This episode is sponsored by Rotten Blossoms.

DEAD DOVE: DO NOT EAT! BL Garden sits down to discuss the deliciously dark title Beautiful Flowers Have Thorns by Reo Ohno from Rotten Blossoms & examine why liking "bad things" can be oh so good. 

This episode contains prolonged discussion of content that may be disturbing. Please be advised. 

Mentioned in this Episode

• Blood Addiction by Reo Ohno
• The Boy Who Loved Wicked by C.P. Harris (novel)
• The Dark Triad  series by Ezra Blake (novel)*
• Fallocaust series by Quil Carter (novel)
• I May Be Your Big Brother But I Want You To Be Sweet On Me by Antama and Hagi Fukura (Renta serial)
• Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin (upcoming horror novel )
• Nitro+chiral (BL VN developer)

*Cho mistakenly said The Dark Triad is three books long. It is two books long at time of recording.

Rotten Blossoms supports their artists with bonuses once all operating costs are met. Any additional profit is donated to Nijiiro Diversity, an organization dedicated to fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Japan. Please consider contributing to the fight for queer rights by donating to Nijiiro Diversity.

Yaoi is our anti-drug.

It's 801 Day on the 8OH1 podcast! The BLG crew sits down to contemplate the past, present, and future of BL. Join us as we take a walk down memory lane (bring your Advil!) and discuss reading explicit BL with dial-up on the family computer, compare our past and present favorites, and celebrate the abundance of legally accessible BL in 2021.

BL Mentioned in This Episode

• Ai no Kusabe by Rieko Yoshihara (anime, manga)
• Dear Myself by Eiki Eiki (manga)
• Doukyuusei by Asumiko Nakamura (manga, movie)
• Given by Natsuki Kizu (anime, manga, live-action drama)
• Hand Which by Suzuki Tsuta (manga)
• Honto Yajuu by Yamamoto Kotetsuko
• Jackass! by Scarlet Beriko (mana)
• Jealousy by Scarlet Beriko
• Junjou Romantica (anime, manga)
• Kozure Ookami by Inoue Satou (manga)
• Maiden Rose by Fusanosuke Inariya (anime, manga)
• Mo Dao Zu Shi by MXTX (danmei)
• Neon Sign Amber by Ogeretsu Tanaka
• No Touching at All by Yoneda Kou
• Only the Ring Finger Knows by Satoru Kannagi (manga)
• Puchitto Hajiketa by Kanda Neko (manga)
• Sensitive Pornograph (anime)
• Ten Count by Rihito Takarai (manga)
• Twitter Birds Never Fly by Yoneda Kou (manga, movie)

Non-BL (But Slashy!) Mentioned in This Episode

• BobaBoard’s BLockchian (our club legally owns the following ships: Heero/Duo, Naruto/Sasuke, Victor/Yuri, Thor/Loki, Tasuki/Chichiri, and Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian)
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Gundam Wing

This episode is sponsored by Irodori Sakura.

BL Garden discusses the manga This is Love & This is Love - After Dark by Ziki Masaya and its portrayal of demisexuality, queer identification in BL, and what it means for a work to be "genuinely queer."

Note: While PuzzleSavant is asexual, she would like to make it clear that she does not speak for the entire asexual community (because it's no one person does).

Mentioned in this Episode:

Titles

• Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku (manga)
• Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! by Yuu Toyota (manga, drama)
• Doukyuusei by (manga, movie)
• Love Nest by  Minaduki Yuu (manga)
• No Touching At All by Yoneda Kou (manga, drama)
• Ossan’s Love (2018 drama)

Other

• “Gackt to hold concert just for men”

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BL Garden sits down with Dr. Khursten Santos to discuss her article “On the Bitches of Boys Love: the pornographic response of Japan's rotten women.” Featuring R18 tax cuts, incoherent sex scenes, and the magic of futekiya.

 Check out Dr. Santos's blog and be sure to follow her on Twitter!

Titles Mentioned in This Episode

• The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese by Setona Mizushiro
• GATAPISHI by Arai Niboshiko
• Finder by Ayano Yamane
• Fourth Generation Head by Scarlet Beriko
• Gaps by Sato Tsubame
• Give Me a Nickname. by Arai Niboshiko
• How to Kill a Heart by Kashio
• I Peeped at my Childhood Friends Having Sex by DRAW TWO
• Isino Aya’s works at futekiya
• Jealousy by Scarlet Beriko
• Katsutoshi by Ueno Poteto
• Minori No Te by Scarlet Beriko
• My Beast Son’s in Heat by Sanche
• Snip, Snail & Puppy Dog Tails by Yamashita Tomoko
• While Being Seen Off by Campanella by Kyoyama Atsuki
• Yarichin Bitch Club by Ogeretsu Tanaka

Other things mentioned in this episode:

• BLushCon
• Queer Affective Literacies: Examining “Rotten” Women’s Literacies in Japan by Dr. Kristine Michelle L. Santos
• SOTUS (Thai BL series)
• Tom of Finland (Finnish artist)
• Dr. Tom Baudinette’s Y research

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceInrbGPqbFCRvdnknIWabynra_6-BzlgyFVkX8_ua3g-bWw/viewform

1) Haru o Daite Ita ALIVE (Embracing Love ALIVE) by Nitta Youka  @saruboboko - unlicensed

2) Old-fashioned Cupcake by Sagan Sagan @wofjfh - unlicensed

3) Happy Kuso (Shitty) Life by Harada @harada_info - Coolmic (new since time of recording)

4) Koi o Suru Tsumori wa Nakatta (I Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love) by Suzumaru Minta @__bell_minta - Futekiya

5) 25ji, Akasaka de (At 25:00 in Akasaka) by Natsuno Hito @natsunohiro - Futekiya

6) Fujimi no Meinichi (Fall of an Immortal) by Mushiba @64ba_a - Futekiya

7) Shinnai naru Gene e (Dear Gene) by Azuma Kaya @azuma_kaya - unlicensed

8) Achira Kochira Bokura (no Arekara to Korekara) by Thanat @sonokitomajima - unlicensed

9) Shigatsu no Tokyo wa (Tokyo in April) by Haru @gender1004 - unlicensed

10) Given by Kizu Natsuki @kizu_ntk - SuBLime

11) Sonna ni Iu Nara Daite Yaru (~I’ll hold you if you say so) by Niyama @niyamabl - unlicensed 

12) Meppou Yatara to Yowaki ni Kiss (~Absurdly, recklessly, and timidly kiss) by Koshino @kosino_j - unlicensed

13) Ookami e no Yomeiri ~Ishu Konintan~  (Marriage to the Wolf: the Tale of an Inter-species Union) by Inui Hana @Hana_Inui - Futekiya

14) Kaniteki (Simplified) Pervert Romance by Sekihara Neg @sekinghara - Futekiya

15) Itsuka Koi ni Naru Made by Kurahashi Tomo (Someday I’ll Fall for You) @oishi_otoufu - Renta

16) Coyote by Zariya Ranmaru @zaria_ranmaru - SuBLime

17) Blue Sky Complex by Ichikawa Kei @k_ickw - unlicensed

18) Sukebe no Seishun (~Perverted Youth) by Hata Takashi @hata_butter - unlicensed

19) Cupid ni Rakurai Tsuigeki (~Thunderbolt from Cupid) by Suzumaru Minta @__bell_minta - unlicensed

20) Anti-Romance by Hidaka Shoko @hidaka_shoko - unlicensed

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The 2020 Yeet! List: the top 10 titles that were released 1) in print, 2) in English, and 3) in North America in 2019

1. Given vol 1,2 AND 3 by Natsuki Kizu 

2. Therapy Game vol 1 and 2 by Meguru Hinohara 

3. Liquor & Cigarettes by Ranmaru Zariya 

4. Secret XXX by Meguru Hinohara

 5. Jealousy vol 1 and 2 by Scarlet Beriko 

6. Yarichin Bitch Club vol 2, 3 by Ogeretsu Tanaka 

7. Birds of Shangri-La vol 1 by Ranmaru Zariya 

8. Caste Heaven vol 1, 2 and 3 by Chise Ogawa 

9. Dekoboko Sugar Days by Yusen Atsuko

10.Twittering Birds Never Fly vol 4 by Kou Yoneda

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Other Titles Mentioned in This Episode

• 10 Dance by Inouesatoh (vol.6 coming September 2021 from Kodansha, pre-order not yet available)
• Bad Boys, Happy Home by Hiromasa Okujima (vol.1 coming July 2021 from SuBLime pre-order available)
• Birds of Shangri-La by Ranmaru Zariya (vol.2 coming July 2021 from SuBLime, pre-order available)
• Candy Color Paradox by Isaku Natsume (vol.5 coming April 2021 from SuBLime, pre-order available)
• Castle Heaven  by Chise Ogawa (vol.6 coming June 2021,  pre-order available)
• Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! by Yuu Toyota (vol.3 coming May 2021 from Square Enix, pre-order available)
• Richard Dick Fight Island by Ike Reibun (vol.1 coming May 2021 from SuBLime, pre-order available)
• Don't Be Cruel Plus by Yonezou Nekota (vol.2 coming May 2021 from SuBLime, pre-order available)
• Honto Yajuu by Kotetsuko Yamamoto (licensed by futekiya)
• I Hear the Sunspot: Limit by Yuki Fumino (vol.3 coming April 2021 from ONE PEACE, pre-order available)
• Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu by Mito (vol.2 coming May 2021 from Seven Seas, pre-order available)
• Monster and the Beast by Renji (available from Yen Press)
• Toritan: Birds of a Feather by Kotetsuko Yamamoto. (vol.2 available now from SuBLime)

Other Things Mentioned in This Episode

• @boysloveparty's BL Release Schedule (also check out their podcast!)