/bl/ - General BL

>>1479
Fuck yeah, I'm almost always in rarepair hell,

One of my favorite ships from Altus is Archie/Todd from Catherine. Without spoiling anything about the game (since you should all play it if you like persona!), it's a boss/ underling ship where one party is a womanizer and the other is mostly indifferent to woman. I love this dynamic and love the idea of one party pining for someone who they know would show no interest.

I was hoping when Fullbody was announced we'd get more development of the Stray Sheep patrons. While there is a lot of elaboration on Katherine and Vincent's backstory and college days, and I like Rin as a character it just wish some of the bar guys got more love.

I'm such a fan of these two.

>>1489
who are they anon?

>>1491
Shiro and Sendak from Voltron! It's the only ship I liked in the entire fandom.

ReuenthalxSchenkopp. It's just a really fun escenario.
They are really similar, yet completely different. Both womanizers, both men of action, they just go on a completely different way about it. Schenkopp has his own personal issues to deal with, however, his outlook on life is a lot brighter compared to Reuenthal who is just a much more bitter person, wich is the key difference.

They're also in two diffent sides of a war, so in my mind it would play out with one of them being in captivity, wich is really fun to me.
How the dynamic works is kinda hard to explain without spoiling anything, but the jist of it is that Schenkopp would take the whole captivity thing in stride while frustrating the shit out of Reuenthal who can't take any sort of information out of him, and it would build up from there abuse, rape, etc

There is a little bit of fanart, but none of it is really worth posting, and not going to even bother with fanfic since I already have a very specific thing in mind. Maybe I'll write it myself one day, but I'm not really willing to put in the time right now.

I really loved Banjo and Kaneki's relationship. I really wish more people were into this ship. There are only 6 fics on AO3.

>>1482
Hell yeah, someone else ships this! :D I like how their problems complement each other, would like to see something where Todd takes Archie out to hit on women, and ends up going home with him instead as bros, only yo realize a pesky protective feeling in his chest, maybe he doesn't want Archie to go home with a girl, after all…

>>1498
What is this?

Jin and Mugen could have made it work. A little time apart after canon events and they would have realized it. It hasn't worked out with anybody else for them and it never will.

>>1646
Baka to Test. The show actually has a lot of cute guys but you'd be forgiven for not realizing it since the marketing only shows the girls

>>1658
Hey, I liked it! And I shipped it! Is one of them canon gay!? Ffffu, how could I miss that ;__;

>>1658
Oh wait, this is Kubo isn't it!? Man, this brings back memories. FWIW, I shipped it too and was sad the fanbase never went there despite copious yaoi jokes.

Not sure if it counts as obscure since Albatross had a large following among the people who watched/read it. But Senyuu is an underappreciated series that needs more love. And more seasons or a new adaption to cover more of the story.

>>1674
This post made me jump holy shit. So happy to see another Senyuu on this board. I love these two so bad. I gave up on a season 3 for the anime, but I want another MQ volume to happen, especially for it to cover Senyuu Web's chapter 4.
Their dynamic is simple at first glance as boke and tsukkomi, Ross (boke) often inflicting ""light"" pain on Alba (tsukkomi) and messing around, but it gets so good with seeing their relationship develop over the years. It's hard to discuss them more without giving vague plot spoiler though, [spoiler]so I'll tag it. I adore how by the late episodes of chapter 1, they care about each other to the point of sacrificing their well-being despite their squabbles. Chapter 2… well, Alba literally almost puts the world at risk to free Ross. His actions speaks for how much he cares about him. The scarf too. Never forget the scarf. And then in chapter 3, their dynamic starts shifting from a weak hero and an overpowered soldier to a very overpowered hero and a retired hero coach. By the end of chapter 4, they have a domestic life kind of feel. It's cute. Also bringing up the scarf again. That damn scarf by his waist all this time…[/spoiler] There's also great moments in + and F5 like their travel stories back in Alba's Hero #45 days and that one body exam chapter that will forever stay in the creases of my mind, but this is already too much in this section.
It's a really flexible ship too considering the popularity of the AUs - specifically the ones based off of hrhr's doodles. My favorite AU is 2P since I'm a sucker for a carefree guy next to a brooding, shady guy. I love all the AUs though. Even the completely fandom original ones.
Even though the fandom's kinda small, it doesn't feel like that after being in it for a while. There's usually a few pieces of fan art made a day from the JP and KR fans. I know only a handful of English-speaking fans that post though. It's a shame there's not many since almost all of its iterations are fully fan-translated in English. Not to mention the creator himself stated he wants to continue the series for a long time.
I'm super passionate about this series and these two. They're sweet and I'd love to hear others' thoughts about them. Sorry for the wall of text. It's been a while since I typed something about them on a somewhat public place

>>1698
Do you have any advice for getting into the series? Any good fan content recs?
I watched the anime and liked it, would love to see more! These two are super cute

>>1703
Due to post limit, I'm splitting this into two posts.
First and foremost: Read the web manga! It's what the anime adapted and is the primary focus of the series. For the web manga, there's the initial manga spanning four volumes, then getting short chapters in an extra volume called Senyuu+ (but it's not actually extra since it's canon) and a reboot volume known as Senyuu F5 that's currently ongoing. If you want to read the first two volumes of the web manga in a traditional manga format, Senyuu MQ covers that portion of the story while adding additional details. Due to its closeness to the source it's considered canon. There's also a canon doujinshi called "The Hero of Port City" about how Ross and Alba met if you want to see that. It even got a drama CD! Everything in the main series is almost fully translated with SQ's Part 2 being the exception.
Then there's the side content such as Senyuu SQ, Haruhara Channel, and the other official (but not canon) doujinshi SQ is a solely comedic take on Senyuu with party hijinks increasing alongside Ross and Alba's relationship becoming more extreme. HC is like +, but less refined and not canon. Some popular AU ideas come from here too. It's a shame some chapters in there aren't canon though. There's some that include really cute scenarios between Ross and Alba…. Then there's the other doujinshi. There's one for SQ that's like an after story and a few others with "what-if" scenarios. There's a lot of material to look at since the series is a decade old and most of it is translated. There's a couple other things, but those are the more prominent side content.
Side note: If you want to know more about the AUs, I recommend looking through this giant post. Beware of spoilers, though!
https://floofiestboy.tumblr.com/post/626013871015149568/senyuu-au-masterpost
And another link to a Tumblr blog featuring translations and Senyuu-related things. It also includes the drama CD :)
https://theherowrites.tumblr.com/

>>1703
As for fan content, there's plenty of JP + KR content arranging from goods, fanfiction, doujinshi, videos, and other things. English content is lacking, but there are some goodies. I definitely recommend floofboy's fanfiction for wholesomeness and good writing on AO3 and Suzu's doujinshi for expanding the characters and neat art on Pixiv. Suzu is technically on the JP side, but has some of her works translated with permission. Her Pixiv ID is 25120006 if you're curious.
The majority of the fandom is on Twitter and only a handful post their works on art websites like Pixiv. I started out by following the aforementioned AO3 fic writer on Twitter and that helped finding others on the platform. My favorite fan-artist by far is Shiro (SR_00_SR). They also create and release plenty of physical goods like art cards, doujinshi, stands, keychains, and other miscellaneous stuff. If their art is too cutesy for your taste, there are plenty others that focus on different aspects of Senyuu. Mostly Albatross though lol. Even if the fandom is more active on Twitter, there are still plenty of works to see on Pixiv under the main tag and ship tags (ロスアル for Ross/Alba and アルロス for Alba/Ross).
Hope this helps! I tried putting the majority of my knowledge about the fandom and official content. Like I said, I'm super passionate for this series and am glad it's getting fan-translated by dedicated fans. Despite its age and active status, it's remarkable how the series still continues despite it being a little obscurer and made by mainly one guy working on other projects at the same time. It's also amazing seeing how much its small community enjoys Albatross in different ways. Some prefer focusing on their growth together over time, some focus on the (literal) power dynamic, others focus on how much they unyielding protectiveness over each other, and all of them show their jokey sadist/masochist and boke/tsukkomi dynamic.

And as a bonus, have another ship with significantly less attention than the main boys: Elf/Alf! They get their moments late in the story, but they're so cute. I'm a sucker for best friend dynamics. Ignoring the Cecily plot point, they really care for and trust each other, but not enough to have total faith in their plans. In a way, they're similar to Albatross where they both would rather sacrifice the world in order to see their partner again. Even if it's mainly Elf that does it, it's sweet.

I love Weevil/Rex especially factoring in the anime-only Seal of Orichalcos Arc. Good potential for angst and I love the idea of two characters being brought together though continued failure. While it is a rarepair I'm glad the fan content that exists for it is serious in nature and doesn't just treat them as jokes.

>>1711
Thanks so much for the detail overview, looks like I have lots of reading to do…!! It's really helpful, I appreciate it!

they have so much chemistry but i rarely see this ship which confuses me sm

Look I like Sig/Klug as much as the next guy, but I think the western Puyo fandom is really sleeping on Schezo/Satan.

Both characters are chasing Arle's affection, I love the trope of two romantic rivals become lovers themselves.
They are also both much older than a majority of the cast, leading to bonding over experiencing the passage of time differently than most characters.
Both put on a façade persona that hides their true emotions.
They've known each other a long time! Much longer than Schezo/Lemres, which is a pairing I don't understand at all.
And lastly I just think two overly flamboyant characters are cute together.

Madou cast already doesn't get enough love from the western fanbase, I'd love to see more BL works with them, or honestly just stories in general

>>1748
you rarely see it because people think mayoshino is a like pedo ship, but this is basically what mayoi can get away with without being an actual pedo, so it's not. people genuinely make alternative accounts to hide their liking for mayoshino when there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

anyways, i find this ship to be not obscure? maybe i'm used to following enough mayoshino-focus accounts to satisfy me.

I read this comic waaaaay back in the day when it was first put on the interwebz, subsequent reread and a trip to the fanfic section of AO3 a few years back had me shipping this.

The sad thing is, I don't think this would have been much of a problem if I'd only gotten into it back when the comic was first published, people were still reading Hellsing and Schroedinger was a sex symbol. Now, I'm stuck shipping a pairing that antis would have me strung up for.

>>1825
To explain more about the two, they're a sergeant and an officer in the German army during WWII. Tall officer guy is cowardly and really bad at being an officer since the men don't respect him, short sergeant guy grew up on the streets and doesn't take shit, bad things happen to him a lot.

They hate each other, but can forge occasional truths with varying degrees of success. They end up saving each other's bacon a few times.

>>1825
>>1826
This is like the definition of obscure. Looks pretty interesting too. Is the comic still out there?

>>1827
>>1827
It really is, and it's a homo comic to boot, the main couple is really cute too. It's probably the happiest media about gays in WWII that exists.

It was gone from the net for a while, now it's at https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-desert-peach/list?title_no=298262&page=3

You might have to enter your age first, but once that's done, you can search for 'Desert Peach' and it'll show up, or you can just reload the page.

Happy trails if it turns out to be up your alley!

>>1498
I remember watching this with some friends back in the day. I was the only fujo in the group so I was the only one who shipped the guys, buh
>>1658
>The show actually has a lot of cute guys
I remember thinking the exact same thing. It's been years since I watched it and I can't remember whenever or not there was fanservice in it

>>1829
>I remember thinking the exact same thing. It's been years since I watched it and I can't remember whenever or not there was fanservice in it
I'd say it's an equal-opportunity show. Fanservice on both sides.

>>1828
Not the anon you were talking to but thanks for the link! I love WW2 themed media and this looks very interesting.

>>1825
More than antis, the issue is that the fandom is infamous in fanfic circles for having real-life nazi supporters in it, hence why even proshippers hesitate to touch it.

It's a shame the developers had no idea what to do with Spacelords because I really like Lycus and Schneider, even after the game turned to shit. They're a mercenary with robot arms that does most of his thinking with his dick and a super horny teenage engineer, they're both awful and they deserve each other.

I know they only had one scene together but I'm still surprised there isn't any content of these two, they go so well together aesthetically

pray that the pic shows up in the right order it feels weird calling this ship obscure since Fire Emblem is a popular franchise and Fire Emblem Echoes sold well as far as I know. Still it doesn't have a big fandom specially compared to other games in the franchise. Tobin and Kliff don't get much focus in the game(and by the fandom) but we do get some hints of their personal lives and personalities. Their support is really sweet. Kliff wants to close himself of to other people but Tobin wants to break trough that barrier. You can tell that Kliff also respect Tobin for his openness and he appreciate how Tobin is not giving up on him. Both characters have some insecurity issues and I think they could lift each other up. It's tragic that I can't find more fics or fanart of these two as a couple because I'm starving

>>2159
No iirc Echoes sold badly because it's a remake of an old game people already didn't give a shit about, and it got released not long before the Switch came out. It's not even like FEH could help you with them because they're not popular enough to have alts.

>>2175
so my rarepair was doomed from the beginning ;-;