Disclaimer: Everyone has a right to his or her own opinion. You very well may LOVE every single thing that I list. That’s fine with me; I won’t try to stop you. Really, I could care less that you have overwhelmingly bad taste. Lawl.
No, but seriously. I understand that most of the clichés are integral parts of what makes yaoi manga, um, yaoi manga. The Japanese yaoi manga. Which I happen to love. This is all in good fun, I swear.
1. Seme/Uke
Weepy, Wimpy Uke/ Mean, Controlling Seme;
Clumsy, Loudmouthed Uke/Graceful, Silent Seme;
I understand the need for contrast. Especially within a “comic” setting, where it isn’t easy to portray characters with depth or complex personalities, the lovers must ALWAYS have contrasting personalities. But… must the weaker girlier always be the bottom ?
Oh, and the bishounen. Okay. I will admit that I love bishounen. I love manga style. But sometimes it’s just silly; there’s no in between. There’s hulking manly men with big muscular bodies and tiny heads or wispy delicate bois with almond-shaped fingernails and long flowy hair. Gross. I wanna read about a boy not a… girlboy.
And the whole “Wow, [insert beautiful uke’s name] is so beautiful! Swoon!” by fellow STRAIGHT BOY classmates is too… unbelievable. Nobody does that shit. Completely transports me back to reality, where I snort and say, “that’s fucking retarded.”
