TRIGGER WARNING:  if talk of emotional abuse and manipulation isn't your thing, you get a pass to hang out with a cookie and some juice and sit this one out. 

In this episode, hosts AuthorCarola and AichiYume talk about psychological abuse as a trope in BL and yaoi: why it happens, can it ever be good (in fiction) and if its so bad, why do we keep coming back to such a painful subject for many readers.

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 and get comfy, welcome to The Yaoi Shelf.  

In this episode, let's meet our hosts that will guide us through another mythical season talking about BL, yaoi and shounen ai and go over their top 5 favorite yaoi manga!

TRIGGER WARNING: if talk of fictional noncon (lack of consent) is triggering to you, you may wanna sit this episode out. 

In this episode, hosts MommaluvsManga and AichiYume talk about noncon and dubcon in the BL space. 

Join hosts MommaLuvsManga and AichiYume on a talk about headcanons, fan culture and when it's okay to just have a creative fan imagination. 

Recorded from our FujoCon panel learn how to be the very best possible fujin with Aisha and Amanda! 

In the current drama of the Internet age: there seems to be a war waged between minors who seek to make the internet safe and adult fans who wish to continue making content made by them and for them. Just how did we get here and what happens when children try to play around in an adult toy land?

TW: frank discussions about abuse and trauma 

Well, let's talk about it. Why are so many semes in BL/yaoi so damn abusive? 

Here we go. We tackle the elephant in the room. Join hosts Aisha and Amanda as they finally conquer the topic of representation, the merits of minding your own business and talk about this tricky subject. 

They're all over "mangatube" and a quick and easy content source but are hauls are harmless as they seem?

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Welcome back! It's Season 2 and in light of some...recent events, hosts Aisha and Amanda are going to talk about how to properly have discourse online.