/bl/ - General BL

>>4820
Hiruhiko is just OK to me. I feel like he hasn't exactly earned the feelings the mangaka wants his audience to have about him. He's too cocky to have failed so often and his position in the story feels like an imposition as opposed to natural development. But I don't hate him either, I think he needs a character who he has believable chemistry with. So far that isn't Chihiro. But he has a cool design so I am not writing him off yet.

I’m so mad. /kgb/ is gone and the post process on 8chan is so slow why does it take so long to add a reply? Is it just strained from all the people recently using it?

>>4861
You can always use the /wsj/ board…

>>4825
Still the same anon as >>4867

To placate Apollo, the Athenians made a ton of religious art and architecture; they started restoration projects for both his temples and his sister's temple. There were statues, additions made to existing temples, and perhaps most famously, the construction of the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae. This temple contains elements in a style more reminiscent of the archaic period, which some historians suspect was intended to evoke older religious traditions as yet another method of appeasing Apollo. It's also unique in its incorporation of all three orders of architecture, which wasn't typically done (in fact, it's the only example we have of this). The guy who designed the Parthenon designed this temple. The Athenians also revived the Delia festival, which was traditionally held in honor of Apollo. The mere existence of this plague and its attribution to Apollo completely changed the Athenians' religious practices and the way they created art.

>I actually like that movie
It's a cute movie! If any modern adaptation of Greek mythology is justified in changing elements in the original story, it's the one directly aimed at children. I don't think anyone's watching Disney's Hercules and thinking, "wow, I bet this is completely historically accurate." It's weird when people take it too seriously when I can think of several stories aimed at an older audience that have done more damage to people's perception of classical mythology.
>the Vestal Virgins in Rome had to live in celibacy while serving Vesta
They're another great example of that phenomenon, despite being later in history. One of my favorite works of art is Pollice Verso, which is that 1800s painting where the Vestals are in the Colosseum cheering on a gladiator standing above his slain enemy kek.

>>4866
>Males with some feminine elements instead.
NTA but Hippolytus is a great play which reflects how the Greeks viewed males who took on a more feminine role in society (more accurately, a man rejecting his role in society). It focuses on a male follower/worshiper of Artemis. If I'm not mistaken, it's one of the only uses of the word for "male virgin" in their writing. Similarly, The Bacchae is less of a reflection of their society as a whole, and more of an isolated incident wherein a man disrespects a god. Pentheus crossdresses at one point, and there are heavy themes alluding to Dionysus possessing some more effeminate traits. It's more about Pentheus's descent into madness due to Dionysus's influence on him. It's well worth a read. As for myths rather than plays, you have Hermaphroditus (the original myth, most commonly known from Ovid's rendition in Metamorphosis, isn't exactly fujo material. However, there are some allusions to a possible relationship with Silenus in other writings. I don't know of any sources offhand, but I know they exist). Orpheus is potentially of interest to you because nobody talks about what happened after his most famous myth involving Eurydice (in Ovid's version, he goes on to invent homosexuality in Thrace). This one is a little less explicit than the other myths I suggested, but he was given some more traditionally feminine traits in Roman writings. It's not at all the central theme, though.

>>4869
>famous myth involving Eurydice (in Ovid's version, he goes on to invent homosexuality in Thrace)
I guess I never cared for Orpheus because ultimately he loved a woman so much and went on to try having other women lovers, which somehow always ended in tragedy

I'm pleasantly surprised that picrel can show uncensored dicks and anus in animated format. Last time I've seen that being the case was I believe Sensitive Pornography, and from what I remembered, it wasn't as detailed as here. I wonder how they got around the censorship…

Either way, a massive step up from the last BL hentai, the Prince one (Atekuse), from last year. However, I wish the actual story side of things wasn't as rushed, but the entire modern hentai industry is like this unfortunately. So beggars can't be choosers.

>>4543
i kinda want a graviation reboot but that may just be the nostalgia speaking

>>4884
>I wonder how they got around the censorship…
Since the English dub is coming out concurrently, maybe they're pushing for more international appeal by only keeping it censored in Asia? I wouldn't mind a push towards more officially uncensored BL instead of giving localizers the extra work of drawing dicks from scratch
>I wish the actual story side of things wasn't as rushed
Ever since Mignon came out I've been hoping for more conventional BL stories that have graphic sex scenes
Netflix and HBO get away with injecting graphic porn into their series, BL animation should strive for the same

a sheltered shy guy gets stuck with an abusive hypersexual guy, bonus if the timid guy is straight but is not necessary

>>4907
"Rojiura Pussycat" comes to my mind

>>4907
My Little Inferno could fit that bill, but the plot takes precedence over any smut.

>>4468
>college
It'd be neat to see ones set in American universities where there are fraternities. Like two guys from rival fraternities foster a friendship and fall in love. Although you'd have to ignore a lot of the grosser crimes committed by fraternity members. It's too bad frat bros aren't more like sorority sisters.
>>4864
If only this wasn't a commercial.

>>4425
>Time Period
Any with samurai or vikings is good, any during wars of the past or eras with knights and monks or the Wild West because first of all I love that shit. Second, the story will be male centered to begin with and involves men that are interesting and inspiring, not blushing high schoolers. Third, it thematizes the essential things like honor, life and death situations and philosophical-ideological issues which is the good shit I want to read about or watch.

Other than that: sci-fi.
Fantasy could be cool if it had a cool concept like Warhammer 40k but you basically never get shit like that so I am not a fan of fantasy cartoons or books and neither generic magic.
>Location
Depends on the period mentioned above. Obviously either Japan, Italy, Denmark, Germany aka the Holy Roman Empire, the wild west era-US or space. Space is the best location for sci-fi IMO.
>Sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary
Historical > Sci-fi >>> rest.
>Character Ages
Anything older than 20 works for me, preferably with a cast of varied ages that contains a bunch of dudes in their 40s. I never liked teens so I will most likely ignore or drop series with them.

I love historical settings. I love danmei xianxia type settings and Lord of the Rings faux European fantasy settings. I don't really like modern, college, or highschool settings. I'll read it of the art is good and the story is sweet. As for best ages… as long as the characters are not visibly old men it's okay. I can't stand wrinkles in yaoi.

>>4889
Same, once I've decided I'm writing a fanfic for a series I force myself to stop interacting with fanworks until I finish at least one because I don't want to subconsciously borrow ideas or be influenced by fandom characteristics. Part of it is definitely insecurity about my own writing, the other half is about "purity" using only the source material as inspiration.

>>4889
>via general osmosios
I've used this exact phrasing before. I'm SO paranoid about it, especially because the fandom and ship I'm writing for is so small. I worry that my ideas aren't unique and I'm sure they've already been written already, but if I close my eyes and post without knowing that, at least I got my work out there…

>>4890
>>4895
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I managed to resist and get my work out there (I'm still resisting since I'm still writing), but more than a few people compared my fic to one of the fandom's most popular. I tried reading it since I was curious, but I couldn't even finish it. I can see why it's popular, and it was released during that Prime Fandom Popularity window which always helps, but I found it extremely OOC. Like the sort of writing in which the early-20-something woman projects her interests/politics on characters that aren't from Earth to begin with. I know I should take the comparison as a compliment, as it's meant to be no doubt, but… get a feeling so complicated.

>>4892
What is this? A Japanese audio drama adaptation?
A rapist Kagami Taiga haha!

>>4893
Yes, MXTX had it too https://x.com/mimifm11 but the jp dub for the anime is different.

>>4885
Mushrooms have different standards for feet, I see.

>>4873
>How was it??
Not good, but it's also high effort so I can't call it bad. Ignoring the art for a second there are unique transitions between scenes and small animated segments so the character designs seem intentionally "bad" according to the game notes they're inspired by Sensitive Pornograph a series I've heard of but never read. Another presentation thing is there are misspellings on purpose notably "u" is used by a lot of characters, but so is "you" sometimes in the same scene so it's a bit weird. It made the story much less fun to read. The sound is great though, I'd listen to the OST on its own.

The story however, is weird and disjointed, it's not sexy and there isn't a lot of build up or or character development it's primary about how the MC alone feels. There are two acts the first one is you meeting Astra and Dei while on vacation with your mom. The second is you in the hospital after the climax of that act and is largely based around the MC coping with trauma and meeting a new boy named Belmo. The second act was way too slow and not nearly as interesting so I was skimming by the end.

I think if you enjoy character studies and vibe with the weird tone you might like it, but I am more interested in relationships and the development of them so the MC focus didn't scratch an itch for me. Another thing is that there are 4 sex scenes and only two choices. 2 of those scenes are in the main story (which is largely kinetic) and are threesome scenes between the MC and Astra and Dei. There is one choice where you choose who to hang out with and get a scene between just MC and the boy, and in the third act there is a choice to either engage in a sex scene or just cuddle with Belmo.

You never feel like you are "romancing" characters and personally I like it when MC is just with one boy for a route because otherwise he feels like a slut and I like "true love" in my stories. So again not a very romantic VN which I'm sure is fine for some people but not me.

I'd give it a 1.5/5

>>4876
Thank you for the summary, nona; you went above and beyond. It sounds interesting, but probably not my cup of tea. I like some focus on the protagonist, but his relationship with the LIs is also a priority for me. I'd probably end up with a similar opinion to you.
> Another presentation thing is there are misspellings on purpose notably "u" is used by a lot of characters, but so is "you" sometimes in the same scene so it's a bit weird
This is such a bizarre choice. It must be intentional, although I would love to know the author's reasoning.

>>4850
I'll believe it when the game is actually in my hands. They blocked an old fantranslation with their announcement and then did jack shit.

>>4859
I wish the old cast returned instead… Everybody here looks so generic.

>>4859
Is that a fucking pallas cat?

>>4881
The art style makes everyone look the same and the outfits are ugly.