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With a complete focus on
yaoi themes and exclusive related interests, fans of this particular genre did not hold their
breaths when it came to active audience participation. The discussions roamed free and
numerous questions were answered in what was a clear and determined effort to be as
informative and educational as possible about an area that raises many eyebrows. |
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 Bleach: Another great manga series hits the streets and
achieves fandom spotlight. Panelists discussed the Bleach story and characters about
characters from a Soul Society who can see dead people, descriptions of the different
spirits within the series, and explanation of the other details of the popular series
released by Viz Manga and Shonen Jump. |
Yamane Sensei Art Demonstration: Anayo Yamane is best known for her illustrations in numerous BL (boys love) novels and has risen to star status with her premiere manga Finder no Hyouteki in BeBoy Gold, and Ikoku Irokoi Romantan, published by
Drap. Fans of bishounen works got a chance to learn Ms. Yamane's artistic techniques
of yaoi manga styles. |
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| Harry Potter: Just when you think you've seen everything Harry
Potter, there's the *other* side of fandom that beckons to answer the unanswered.
Topics included direction and character development, yaoi thoughts, pure blood vs. half
bloods, and speculation on Rowlings' future chapters for the HP universe and beyond. |
Fanfic Contest: Yaoi fanfiction winners unite! Winners
were announced at the panel and commentary was given by seasoned fanfic veterans about style
and grace, consistent story, character development, discussion on intelligent literature,
attention to detail through thoughtful imagery and sense of place, and much more. |
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| Girls Wanna Know: Beauty and violence and a sense of undiscovered
earthly manliness, qualities of romantic men that girls faint over in happiness. So,
what makes the man a bishounen? The female crowd got their answers from men of all men
with topics including silly love-making, mechanics of gay sex, massage techniques, and much
more. Yup, very yaoi. |
Prince of Tennis: Tennis fans never had it so good, especially
with Prince of Tennis, a current popular anime and manga series that has *surprise surprise*
sexy bishounens playing fiddle to the hearts of their competitors on and off the tennis
courts. Topic also covered character reviews, doujinshis, episode discussions, and
raffle prizes. |
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| Boys Love Seiyuu: Time to get down and under the sheets or in the
boardroom behind locked doors! Fans of Gravitation, Kashono Tsuki, Kizuna, Mirage of
Blaze, and Fujima Orchestra reviewed some choice favorite scenes of bishounen love-making on
the audio. Hey, girls wanna know! |
Saiyuki: Fans got together to talk about one of the most
popular anime series, Saiyuki, that included discussion on the characters and story of
Saiyuki as well as Reloaded, Gunlock, and Executive Committee. Topics also covered
English translations of the manga, nice cover art on the manga, and much more. |
[Panels and Discussions]