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[nervousmonolith]

I want to commit a felony.

[crowdsourcedgender]

Hi flag makers

Hi-res flag templates for 3-12 stripes

enjoy!

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[ruporas]

pre-trimax

[merpmonde]

As the maths problems take a break, maybe we can have a brief pub quiz. So...

Q. What's that building on the 10-yen coin?

A. The Phoenix Hall at Byôdô-in, Uji.

Initially built as a villa by a member of the Minamoto clan just before the year 1000, the land was sold not long after to members of a rival clan, the Fujiwaras, who turned it into a Buddhist temple named Byôdô-in in 1052. The most striking feature of the temple is the Amida Hall, which with time gained the name Phoenix Hall due to its overall appearance: the two outer corridors are the wings, and a corridor extending behind is the tail.

At the same time, tea production was picking up in Uji, and by the 14th century, Uji tea had become well renowned. I need to go back there someday, my first visit was just an afternoon flick after completing the climb of Mt Inari in the morning. I thought of going back there in the summer of 2023, but couldn't quite make time for it.

[absolutebl]

Top 10 Best BLs on Gagaoolala

My Beautiful Man AKA Utsukushii Kare

Japan 2021

One of the most Japanese BLs to release in the last decade, as weird and as messed up as any 2000s yaoi: emo af and hella warped, entirely true to itself with no attempt made to modify its POV for modern sensibilities or current BL fandom. It used seriously old school problematic and kinky tropes, like whipping boy, for a truly uncompromising piece that also manages to hit up themes of communication, consent, and self acceptance. It’s a wonderful BL but uniquely dirty and harsh, in the best possible way - Japanese cinema, uncompromising.

I lost my ever loving mind over the ending. This show won the Grand Prix “My Best TV Award” at the 16th Galaxy Awards.

Minato's Laundromat AKA Minato Shouji Coin Laundry

Japan 2022

A classic age gap romance where a high school student pursues the man of his dreams (who runs a laundromat). This BL is so steeped in yaoi nostalgia, not to mention a classic romance arc, that it will overload some, but those of us who love this genre for its DNA will adore it. It made me very happy because it did everything I want a BL to do - there’s not much more I could ask of a show than this. It’s the closest Japan has come to perfect live action yaoi since Seven Days (and I never make that comparison lightly).

Squee watch-along here.

My Ride

Thai 2022

Thai BL grew up with this pulp (the first ever to make my end of year top 10). It’s a truly lovely and special little show featuring the extremely rare pairing of sunshine/sunshine (AKA a cinnamon roll couple) plus mature explorations of relationships using one of the softest, sweetest, and most innocent friends to lovers vehicles. Kindly, overworked doctor meets broken-hearted motorcycle taxi driver in an “other side of the tracks” slow burn romance. The support cast is excellent, making for great friendship groups and family dynamics. With honest queer rep that adds to, but doesn’t impede, the story, and genuine conversation about the nature of class, wealth, and classism, not to mention communication, honesty, and respect for boundaries, you can’t go wrong with this show. In other news, I am a sucker for a single dimple.

Takara & Amagi AKA Takara-kun to Amagi-kun

Japan 2022 I gnawed on my knuckles and squealed a lot with this BL. Reserved cool kid who must learn to communicate to keep the tiny disaster nugget he’s madly in love with. It is beyond charming: soft and gentle, packed with cuteness and high school angst, thirst, & yearning. Was there plot? Not really. Was it emotionally tense and paced well enough for me not to notice? Absolutely. Did I enjoy the hell out of it? Oh yes.

Kiseki: Dear to Me

Taiwan 2023

The plot is totally ridiculous and slightly unhinged, but that’s normal for Taiwan. It involves all the tropes under a very casual framework of gay mafia gangs + food = love. Absolutely every character is queer. There’s a gum-ball machine of cameos, elder gay rep, great chemistry from all pairs, and a KILLER side couple. As a result Kiseki is a poster child for Taiwanese BL, and I happen to love Taiwanese BL. Bonus? They also managed to END IT WELL, which we cannot expect from Taiwan.

My Personal Weatherman AKA Taikan Yoho

Japan 2023

This style of live action yaoi really only works from Japan. Basically: boys who fell in love in college end up living together but both are so repressed they actually don't realize they're in love. It's higher heat than we usually get from Japan's HEA stuff, and that part is also very well done, but it leaned into the "why don't they just talk for fuck's sake?" trope which is only exacerbated into undiluted frustration by the fact that they're already fucking. It's great, but watching requires more patience than usual, even for Japan.

Our Dining Table AKA Bokura no Shokutaku

Japan 2023

A lonely salaryman and talented cook gets accidentally adopted by a college kid and his little brother. I was always gonna love this show if they stuck to the manga (which is very dear to my heart). And they did, paralleling it almost exactly. It’s a quiet & cozy little parable of found family alleviating loneliness. Possibly too slow for some but definitely high up there for me as the best of what Japan can do with softness (like Restart After Come Back Home). It’s only flaw (if I dare say such a thing) is that it is not really “romantic.” Lovely & sweet but the romance beats are being used to build a family relationship, not just couple intimacy, but that's OK with me. This is a very safe show for anyone to watch.

Step By Step

Thai 2023

This was Thailand’s answer to The New Employee, and everything I loved about that show I loved about this one. This office romance between a stern boss and sweet subordinate felt more authentic to cubical work than previous Thai BLs of this ilk. That authenticity added tension to the narrative and its characters development (how novel). I also really enjoyed the charming side characters and the brothers' relationship to each other (although I could have done without that brother's side BL).

Long Time No See

Korea (Strongberry) 2017

Catfishing assassins on either side of a turf war who fall in love not knowing they are on opposite sides. Or do they? Suspenseful plot, good fight sequences, mature characters, hot sexitimes and even hotter beating the shit out of each other and kissing while covered in blog (this came from KOREA?), plus an HEA. One of the hidden gems of the BL genre.

About Youth

Taiwan 2022

A truly lovely little coming of age high school BL with a classic YA low drama but high angst and an earnest depth. I didn’t even mind the singing, and that’s saying a lot. A weak seme/uke dynamic but tons of BL tropes (both rare in a high school setting but common for Taiwan) makes this one feel both sweet and colored by real world authenticity and grit.

Some of these shows ALSO appeared on Viki or iQIYI, but these BLs will appear only once on these round up posts (here for Gaga), not on the other platforms top 10.

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This list updated Spring 2024, not responsible for cool stuff that aired on Gaga (or was taken off the platform) after that date.

This is part of a series more here:

[cowpokefuckingdied]

@pharmafelon

And I can’t even tag his ass either because he’s shadowbanned

[personthattoleratesme]

Obsessed with how silly goofy they made the spon. Yes kings wear the dragon onesies and be a little weird about them that’s how you get our attention

Also the fact that even the spon was nostalgic…

[en8y]

valovarose (vahl-low-vah-rohz) val(entine) + lov(e) + a (or "aro") + rose

an umbrella term for identities centered around lovecore, cupidcore, heart-shaped objects, heart-shaped pupils and the cartoony heart-shaped eyes, both the figurative meaning and literal aesthetic of having "rose-colored glasses", desperation in love or affection, pink and/or red (streaks in one's) hair, things being heart-shaped when they shouldn't be, variations in candy around valentine's day, the aesthetics of valentine's day itself, and/or amatopunk. can also have connections to aromanticism, being arospec, and terms like lovecoric aro, arolovic, lovesick, lovelustic, and/or admiromantic, but doesn't have to. not intended to have connections to obsessive love/yanderes, but can have overlaps if the user desires.

valovarinity - equivalent to masculinity/femininity valovarine - equivalent to masculine/feminine amoretto - a valovarose person (plural: amoretti) rosen - valovarose equivalent to "man/woman/enban" (plural: roseni) sacchar - valovarose equivalent to "boy/girl/enby" (plural: sacchari) VALOViN - valovarose-in-nature hearosy - gender alignment (pr: hahr-roh-see) rosarotian - (valovarose4valovarose; amoretto4amoretto) a valovarose person being attracted to another valovarose person. transrosy - transitioning into valovarinity heartine - a hearosy gender

@radiomogai @liom-archive @obscurian @in-nature-archive @orientation-archive

[kerryweaverlesbian]

What's your favourite *drumroll*...

Also which one do you pledge right now to include in some way in your next faneork that includes Sam. I hope it's gators.

[lilac-hecox]

TOP TEN IANTHONY MOMENTS OF 2023

→ 3.1 : Anthony calling Ian the sun and himself a magnifying glass when talking about their dynamic together. ☀️🔍

<- 10.1 | 10.2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4

Screenshot: @swiftllama  Layout: @jovenshires

[atomicradiogirl]

i love it when two characters are framed like this it scratches an itch in my brain

[hanzajesthanza]

god we need to bring crackfic back. or just short and idiotic ideas that wouldn’t happen but would be funny to read

[magicalshopping]

♡ Y2K Phone Jelly Coin Purse Keychain from Claire's ♡

[gengernoway]

------------------------------------------------- Limerencial + Techrobai combo flag. GL-10 -------------------------------------------------

A flag for those that are both Limerencine (link) and Techrobian (link).

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[the-toxinz-arcade]

🏳️‍🌈emojic ..!

(rainbow-flag-emoji-ick)

a xenogender and emojic identity in which one's gender is related to the 🏳️‍🌈 emoji; apple emoji used in the flag. ₊˚⊹

[littlefleamart]

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