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 No.2624

I mean in my humble opinion everything improves with BL but there are some cases where it would have made more sense from a narrative point of view if it did end with two guys falling in love.
I'm gonna go with something obvious and say Dead Poets Society.
>Takes place at a boarding school which is a classic setting for BL
>They reference Walt Whitman several times. Whitman was gay
>The chemistry between Neil and Todd is insanely good
>The whole theme of the movie is to break free from the expectations forced upon you which can be read as a metaphor for being gay
>The ending can even be a nod to the bury your gays trope if you're reaching hard enough
First time I watch this movie I genuinely thought it was originally written as a romance between Neil and Todd but it was changed due to studio meddling/censoriship. I was really surprised when I found out that was not the case lol
Have anyone else had a similar experience with something else?

 No.2626

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Morbius.

No wait, before anybody thinks I'm memeing- the chemistry between Milo and his boy Morbius was genuinely interesting, and fun. His female love interest literally only existed to be, well, his female love interest. His best friend (Milo) on the other hand, existed because he was an important character in the tale of the man's whole life.

They slept next to each other in the same hospital room, afflicted with the same sickness, and Morbius was looking to cure them both. They call each other brothers, touch each other's faces, and embrace. I am upset that Hollywood, and shounen, make amazing tales of love between men- but they refuse to capitalize on it and call it what it is!

Also I like your observation on DPS as well. I enjoy poetry in my homos flicks.

 No.2628

Scream. Billy and Stu were based off of Leopold and Loeb. It just makes sense.

 No.2629

>>2628
True! Those two were 100% fucking.

 No.2630

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THIS SOVIET SHOW
THE BL UNDERTONES IT HAD WERE TOO STRONG

 No.2631

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 No.2632

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 No.2633

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 No.2634

>>2630
BTW second pic refers to the scene at 3:30

 No.2635

>>2630
We need a furfag thread.

 No.2636

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 No.2637

>>2635
Agreed. Gijinkas are great and all, buuuut…

 No.2638

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I don't care what anyone says, I think Hankcon would have made a lot of sense in the story. Hank and Connor have the most chemistry out of anyone in the game. A romance between an android and a human would have been so interesting to see and could have expanded on the topic of android/human relationships in the game.

 No.2639

>>2630
>>2631
>>2632
>>2633
>>2634
I didn't grow up with Nu Pogodi but I did watch some episodes years ago back when I was obsessed with watching obscure cartoons(or at least stuff that is considered obscure in my own country). I did think there was some BL potential even though I'm not a furry lmao. I was really relifed when I found out I wasn't the only one and they do have a following some parts of the internet.
>>2636
I don't know who they are but the art is gorgeous. Media with military setting just tends to have tons of homoeroticism.probably because they focus on a male cast with few female characters so it's a bunch of men who has to support each other trough traumatic experiences

 No.2640

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Had a talk with my boss about this show today and it reminded me of this thread, it's a good candidate to be a BL and especially with such name as well.

 No.2641

>>2640
lol I actually thought it was BL when I first heard about it because of it's name

 No.2642

>>2641
The title reminded me of that one Girl's Generation song before I looked up what it's about so I'm not any better. I want to watch it but I don't want to give money to Amazon.

 No.2643

>>2642
I watched it on a site called actvid, they have a .com and a .org
The .org doesn't have ads but I think the series is available in .com
If your region is strict about piracy (America and the like) then I don't recommend the website.
123 movies is also available if you have a VPN and a good ad block.

 No.2644

>>2642
same anon as the one you are replying too and that song rules. I would love a BL series where each episode is centered around a girl group song

 No.2646

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>>2639
Those are David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto from Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. I was initially curious about the movie because I'm a big fan of Sakamoto's music, I like some of Bowie's stuff too, but I was surprised because homoeroticism is a central theme of the story. The movie explores the strange relationships that develop between a group of American prisoners and their Japanese captors in an island during WW2. I wouldn't want to spoil it because it's definitely worth watching, also you don't need your goggles in order to interpret the movie as BL.

 No.2671

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There's an old North Korean propaganda cartoon named Squirrel and Hedgehog, and God… Even if aimed at kids it had some seriously homo moments.
The two main characters (showed in image related) constantly hold hands, rub cheeks and noses from time to time and a desperate for each other.
I think it would make a good BL doujinshi.
Plus that cartoon was extremely violent.

 No.3243

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So I started watching a series called Un-go. The character designer for it is Yun Kōga who worked on Loveless and Earthian two popular BL works. With that in mind you'd imagine the series would be fujobait, but I'm more than just disappointed.

So, pic related is a character called Inga, they're an assistant to the detective MC. The character is referred to as male by both the narrative and online sources, but this is only one form of the character. Once per episode he'll transform into a giant voluptuous lady, be handsy with MC and other characters, and the narrative affirms that this is the true form.

I'm only a quarter of the way through the show, but I don't understand why you'd hire a BL designer and make the secondary male lead turn into a women. I'd much rather him turn into a bigger male character, maybe a suave butler or detective?

Like I said, not done with it yet, but I just hate to have potential BL ripped away like this. I've fallen for reverse traps before, but nothing like this.

 No.3244

>>3243
Did you not even read the synopsis before picking it up? Nothing sounds fujo-baity about it, and it's based on a novel written by an eccentric dude that was really into Buddhism and Hinduism, which you can still feel influences of in the anime.

I assume Koga did the designs because she's friends with the director and has worked with him before, and is perfectly capable of designing shit outside BL. Basically saying she's not allowed to do whatever she wants is retarded and a disservice.

 No.3245

>>3244
>Did you not even read the synopsis before picking it up?

Nope bought it for cheap last Black Friday for 2 dollars with a bunch of other discounted anime.


I understand that artists don't have to be pigeonholed into one genre, but it still doesn't mean I'm going to be happy when the only other prominent male character in a show is randomly turned into a women for scenes that feel overly fanservicey. I guess it's my fault that everything I read of hers is BL and that's what I expect.

 No.3247

>>3243
I watched one episode of that show.

It sucked. I agree, the boy turning into a woman really put me off. That said, I love the ED. That song is wicked good, I listen to it once a week at least.

 No.3272

There is this film called 'The Gay Deceivers' it's from 1969 and is about two qts, one is blond the other brunette, pretending to be gay to escape getting drafted for 'Nam. They move into the Village and hilarity ensues.

(And by hilarity I mean also actual consequences of being gay like getting fired from jobs, GF leaving, etc)

Blondie takes the role of homo to the stars and makes friends with his neighbours. He's also the dude who at the start says stuff like 'Don't knock it till you tried it' and also implies there will be consequences if he's not getting any sex. He's a playboy w/sugar momma.

while Brownie is sad, conflicted, and uncomfortable, despite being the guy who started this whole charade.

Oh and there was also an agreement to 'Give up broads for the duration'

I think it would have been greatly improved if the guys had decided they were too far in to quit now, gotten support from their nice gay neighbours and ended up confronting their feelings for each other.

Also blondie spends a lot of time shirtless or undressed. There's a paltry female boob to make up for it, but it doesn't come close to the amount of screentime dedicated to Blondie's chest.

 No.3273

>>3272
Well this one is going on the watch-list.

I see it's listed as a comedy, would you say it succeeded at that or is it mainly just dated?

 No.3274

>>3273
I'd say it succeeds enough. The actors are good enough at acting to sell the jokes, and it's remarkably pro-gay for the period.

Some of the comedy comes from the OOT camp performances of the gay characters, which are genuinely funny if you like that sort of thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOZY7e5XN6s ←– Clip of the film illustrating point in question

Dude in blonde in the clip is Michael Greer, gay comedian who edited the script to make it more gay-friendly, and it shows.

(The whole movie is on youtube.)

 No.3275

>>3272
Nonnie I just started watching the movie. I love the scenography so far.
**When the interviewer asked What do you think of her and showed the sexy picture of the woman, I chuckled from the replies he got from them.**
**Also the way the Blondie took the gay photograph from the man…**

 No.3276

>>3275
Ahhh I'm so glad you like it so far Nona!

Haha yessss the start of the film really gets right to the laughs <spoiler> Blondie's hands were made for grabbing, huh :D I love how you get to see the actual comedic chops of Brownie/Danny, adds some charm to his character.</spoiler>

The whole 'Ivy Leauge'/'upper class East coast' feeling is very aesthetic, is underrated in BL.

<spoiler> Just wait until you see their shared apartment… </spoiler>

 No.4066

The Outsiders. I had to read it for a class in grade school ages ago and I mostly remember coming out of it being convinced Dallas and Johnny were in love with each other (and looking up fics of the ship with my friend afterwards). Why else would Dally essentially commit suicide right after hearing Johnny was dead? I'm actually starting to re-read now but I've been busy with classes so I haven't gotten to the end yet, even though it's pretty short. I can see quite a few pairings already but Ponyboy x Johnny stands out to me too and his brothers. Also I have no idea if I'm making this up but I swear I remember something about the book being controversial for having 'homoerotic themes', maybe that was A Separate Peace though, which I also had to read in grade school and also kind of belongs in this thread.

 No.4206

>>4066
If we're talking assigned school reading, I thought Lord of the Flies had some homoerotic tension. I need to read the Outsiders, I never got around to it

 No.4350

>>2671
How did North Koreans turn into gay furries? Is homosexual furrydom genetic or was this show written by evil Japanese imperialists to brainwash innocent Korean children into degeneracy?

 No.4351

>>4206
Like half of the Lord of the Flies fanfiction on ff.net in the 00s was fanfic high schoolers had to write for homework.

 No.4354

>>4206
Of Mice and Men is my preferred homoerotic assigned reading, but Outsiders is turbo gay. Lord of the Flies is a great novel, but I read it before I had ship goggles.

 No.4355

>>4354
>preferred homoerotic assigned reading
excuse you but that title obviously goes to the great gatsby, especially the chapter where it’s 99% obvious that nick hooks up with the photographer guy and it’s never brought up again. i’m also partial to the catcher in the rye where holden almost gets molested by his creepy teacher and has that one friend who tells him about all the “flits” at their school.

 No.4356

>>4354
>>4355

Can I sell you both on Brideshead Revisited? The first half is dripping with homo, a relative even confirms that she supports 'that kind of relationship' as it's 'healthy as long as it doesn't continue for too long', it's as gay as you can get without explicitely saying 'they were homo' and the TV series just took 'they are homo' and ran with it.

 No.4360

For me it's M R James ghost stories. Adaptations will focus on the spooks and cut it short, but in the text you know the strongest force against an unknown evil is the camaraderie of a fellow man who cares. Men who fool around with women? They can be tried and sent miserably to their death.

 No.5125

>>3243
I remember watching this and liking it. It's not a fujo show though.

 No.6130

dantes inferno. too much potential

 No.6131

>>6130
You're making me think of the potential for a Devil May Cry AU Dante/Virgil fic set in Dante's Inferno.

 No.6132

>>6131
I can definitely imagine a post canon for DMC5 with a narrative similar to Dante's inferno where Virgil and Dante traverse through the circles of hell together fighting demons on the way.

 No.7219

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The level of homoeroticism between these two is absurd. I don't even necessarily ship them, but if one of them were a woman, I can guarantee there would be a lot more people who are able to recognize how their relationship looks to an outsider. You wouldn't even have to change much about the VN to make it BL, and the actual, canon romances were pretty boring. They could've at least capitalized on one of the more interesting dynamics.

 No.7220

>>7219
i love your vision anona, i swear these two were in the top ten for the paring popularity poll too

 No.7222

>>7219
The character designs are pretty cool but I haaaate chuunige so I'll probably never read it.

 No.7223

>>7222
Each their own. I genuinely like them in a "so bad it's good" sort of way.

 No.7225

>>7219
I read dies irae back at the height of it's popularity/switch release and holy fuck the male characters were amazing and these two were so fucking gay. I think the fact that they were planning to give Reinhardt a daki shows that they lowkey knew what they were doing.
The female romances in DI were so bland though. Even if they tried so hard to make Shirou the straightest guy that has ever straighted, him and Ren were still gay as fuck

 No.7226

>>7219
This has been on my 'want to play' list for a while but it's a large list so I haven't gotten to it yet. Now I'm extra interested though.

 No.7258

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i read the paul street boys when i was around 13 and even then i could tell something was up with two guys, i dont remember their names now or exactly what went down, but i do recall fujoing out and googling if there was any reference or possibility of canon homosexuality in the book that i didnt know of from scholars or whatnot, since the book was a hit and is a literature classic.

there wasn't any information on that at all, and it became my secret fujo love for a few weeks until the lack of content washed it away.
but i was baffled and still am, especially because of one specific scene where these two boys were arguing very passionately with each other on something very emotional, and suddenly one of them said something like "you could never understand how i feel for you…" and it was super vulnerable and very gay imo. how did that never raise any discourse?? how did people read that and never wondered and simply moved on… it read like a love confession tbh

anyways, the fact there is a hidden fujo gem made it feel more special to me even though it was upsetting at the time, and i still remember the book dearly, and not only because of BL related reasons.

to answer the question of the thread though, i dont think that it being BL would have made it better. i dont really know why im talking about this, i felt like sharing somewhere

 No.7260

Unironically Fight Club, even though Marla(?) was pretty good for movie standards.

But if MC is obsessed with his alter ego he might as well go full way out and be gay with him as well, hinting at some suppressed homosexuality, like so many other things MC suppressed until Tyler revealed it to him. The woman was good, but she felt a bit tagged on in the second half IMO in order to pander to a wider audience with some romance. Also, self-cest is always nice.

 No.7386

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Making a joke ending where the leads were secretly in love with each other is absolutely crazy. Even the author must've known how gay they came across in the story proper, since he included this. It should've been a legitimate ending because Akane was 100% obsessed with Igarasu, even outside of the secret yaoi ending.

 No.7390

>>7386
kek which VN is this? It's hilarious out of context.

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Ajin is such a sausagefest that it should have been a BL/homobait title from the start. There are NO women of any relevance aside from Izumi - it's all revolving around homosocial bonds of men who prefer to socialise with other men, fight other men, be entertained by other men, conspire with other men, chase other men, save and be saved by other men and talk DEEP STUFF with other men.
I can't conceive a possibility of some male readers being upset at fujoshi calling the manga a feast of undiluted homosexuality when it has a higher male/female ratio than Legend of Galactic Heroes, features an MC being coveted by two dudes of his own age and an old man, and is a uniform fetishism galore. This shit ain't straight, dude.

Personally for me it's Kou x Kei, because of the contrast between them (smart - dumb, emotional - stoic) and because their interactions when they either kill each other or save each other or both at the same time are hot.

 No.7624

>>7386
>>7391
>Nitro plus
>Cute Samurai boys
>Homo end
Definitely going to read this!



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