The Yaoi Shelf

The Yaoi Shelf

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The Yaoi Shelf episodes

  • The BL Economy and BL Economics

    Welcome to the start of a brand new season! In this episode, Amanda and Carola talk about fujin spending power, the BL economy and how fujin and fangirls have always been the backbone of fandom.

    Join hosts Author Carola and AichiYume in a fun jaunt to The Yaoi Shelf: an exploration of yaoi, shonen ai, and boy's love while discussing tropes, media criticism and more along the way. Grab a seat and get comfy, welcome to The Yaoi Shelf.
    Important Links: https://theyaoishelf.carrd.co/
    Support The Show: patreon.com/TheYaoiShelf

    2 hr 7 min
  • The Clueless Uke Trope

    Join hosts Author Carola and AichiYume in a fun jaunt to The Yaoi Shelf: an exploration of yaoi, shonen ai, and boy's love while discussing tropes, media criticism and more along the way. Grab a seat and get comfy, welcome to The Yaoi Shelf.

    We did it! An entire year of The Yaoi Shelf is in the books! In this episode, your hosts discuss The Clueless Uke trope, it's reign of terror and how to write better and more complex characters.

    Important Links: https://theyaoishelf.carrd.co/
    Support The Show: patreon.com/TheYaoiShelf

    1 hr 59 min
  • Our Bad Taste in Fictional Men

    Join hosts Author Carola and AichiYume in a fun jaunt to The Yaoi Shelf: an exploration of yaoi, shonen ai, and boy's love while discussing tropes, media criticism and more along the way. Grab a seat and get comfy, welcome to The Yaoi Shelf.
    In this month's episode, hosts Amanda and Carola run from their issues and into the arms of their favorite bad fictional men. We discuss the social aspect of loving not so great fictional men, why we keep going out of our way to say fictional and the implications of calling a fictional man "babygirl".
    Important Links: https://theyaoishelf.carrd.co/
    Support The Show: patreon.com/TheYaoiShelf

    2 hr 26 min
  • The Performative Angst of Early BL Fandom

    Join hosts Author Carola and AichiYume in a fun jaunt to The Yaoi Shelf: an exploration of yaoi, shonen ai, and boy's love while discussing tropes, media criticism and more along the way. Grab a seat and get comfy, welcome to The Yaoi Shelf.

    In honor of Halloween Month, join hosts Amanda and Carola in a trip down memory lane where we discuss how edgy and problematic early fandom was, the need to prove yourself in fan spaces and the lingering scars from years of trying to act tough.

    Important Links: https://theyaoishelf.carrd.co/
    Support The Show: patreon.com/TheYaoiShelf

    2 hr 36 min
  • Queer Representation in BL and Yaoi

    This episode is sponsored by: Filthy Figments! Check them out for diverse and smutty 18+ webcomics! filthyfigments.com
    In this episode, hosts Amanda and Carola discuss the history of queer representation in early BL and yaoi, how far we've come when it comes to queer representation and where readers can find the representation we are all so desperate for.
    Important Links: theyaoishelf.carrd.co
    Support the Show: patreon.com/TheYaoiShelf
    Our 18+ Discord: https://discord.gg/xTjVvf4E4X

    2 hr 11 min
  • The BL Con Scene

    In this episode, hosts Amanda and Carola discuss the yaoi and BL con scene including it's past, present and discuss the fact that BL fandom has always been part of convention culture.
    Join hosts Author Carola and AichiYume in a fun jaunt to The Yaoi Shelf: an exploration of yaoi, shonen ai, and boy's love while discussing tropes, media criticism and more along the way. Grab a seat and get comfy, welcome to The Yaoi Shelf.
    Important Links: https://theyaoishelf.carrd.co/

    Our 18+ Discord: https://discord.gg/xTjVvf4E4X

    Support the Show: Patreon.com/theyaoishelf

    1 hr 37 min
  • The Hetalia Episode

    In this month's episode, to celebrate our birthdays: we're finally talking about Axis Powers: Hetalia, the fandom, the shipping, the less than stellar fan behavior and whether this titan of early fandom is worth watching!


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    Important Links:https://theyaoishelf.carrd.co/Our 18+ Discord: https://discord.gg/xTjVvf4E4X

    2 hr 1 min
  • What's in a Name? MLM Romance vs. BL vs. Yaoi & Shonen Ai

    Join hosts Author Carola and AichiYume in a fun jaunt to The Yaoi Shelf: an exploration of yaoi, shonen ai, and boy's love while discussing tropes, media criticism and more along the way. Grab a seat and get comfy, welcome to The Yaoi Shelf.

    In this episode of The Yaoi Shelf, hosts Amanda and Carola discuss naming conventions in the boy's love and queer media space, talk about how these naming conventions have changed and answer whether this all does or does not fetishize gay men.

    Important Links: https://theyaoishelf.carrd.co/

    Our 18+ Discord: https://discord.gg/xTjVvf4E4X

    Support the Show: Patreon.com/theyaoishelf


    1 hr 50 min
  • An Intro to BL Gaming with Special Guest: Blerdy Otome

    Join hosts Author Carola and AichiYume in a fun jaunt to The Yaoi Shelf: an exploration of yaoi, shonen ai, and boy's love while discussing tropes, media criticism and more along the way. Grab a seat and get comfy, welcome to The Yaoi Shelf.

    In this month's episode, hosts Amanda and Carola are joined by the super talented, Blerdy Otome, to discuss all things BL gaming!
    Important Links: theyaoishelf.carrd.co

    Our 18+ Discord: discord.gg/hqURZnnf

    Find Blerdy Otome: blerdyotome.com

    Support Blerdy Otome's new microphone fund: https://throne.com/blerdyotome/item/3e502a0c-093d-4a20-9b71-b44acd2185b1

    2 hr 12 min
  • The Nakamura Asumiko Special

    In this episode of The Yaoi Shelf, hosts Amanda and Carola talk about the career of famed mangaka Nakamura Asumiko, the perils of recommendations in especially early yaoi fandom and the performative angst that was a huge part of 2000s fujin culture.

    Important Links: https://theyaoishelf.carrd.co/Support The Show: Patreon.com/theyaoishelfOur 18+ Discord: https://discord.gg/CtWwfkUY

    1 hr 51 min

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Join hosts AuthorCarola and AichiYume in a fun jaunt to The Yaoi Shelf: an exploration of yaoi, shonen ai, and boy's love while discussing tropes, media criticism and more along the way. Grab a seat…