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Recapping RomantasyMinisode: The TikTokification of FanfictionEmma, Tabitha, and Maura chat about two of their favorite things: TikTok and fanfiction.
New to fanfic? Or maybe you’re an AO3 pro. Either way, welcome! We’re getting into the academic weeds with the history of fanfiction: what it is, what it’s become, and where it’s going. Also learn about our obsession with Supernatural and Dramione. There might also be a shout out to Dark Angel if you squint.
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FujojocastFujojocast No. 16 – Confronting BL Misconceptions
This is long overdue.
When I started as a BL fan in my teens, my curiosity for the genre was fed by highly informative websites such as Aestheticism(dot)net and communities on Livejournal that outlined the foundations of BL and the different expressions its community created. In many ways, that community has fuelled my personal and professional decisions in making BL a central aspect of my identity and life. Had I been a BL fan in this day and age, I doubt this website would exist or that I would be motivated to do what I...2023-10-151h 00FujojocastFujojocast no. 15 – Diversity through FutekiyaFutekiya’s Library
When things look glum, it’s nice to find the light at the end of the tunnel. If there is one thing great about the world right now is that BL is growing and has become increasingly accessible.
When English-translated BL used to be handled by a select number of companies, some of which have consistently given us heavy hitters while others have broken our hearts, in the last few years, there are more publishers eager to publish BL works and distribute globally online. Sublime and Renta have been staples in our comm...2020-08-011h 15FujojocastFujojocast No. 14: When Asian Fans Socially Distance because of Cultural Tensions in FandomPhoto of a circle. Taken by the author at Comic Frontier 2018.
In case you missed the memo, fandom is not a safe place, especially for BIPOC fans.
It’s something that we Asian fans have been keenly aware of since our engagement online. It’s something that has been documented by scholars. In the last week, as different organisations respond to justice and equality, the Organisation for Transformative Works also made an effort to address racism in fandom. Of course, there are people who felt these promises are empty as there is no promise of stru...2020-06-211h 12FujojocastFujojocast No. 13: A Thai BL Primer with Thomas Baudinette
BL is taking an interesting turn and it’s not happening on the shelves of Ikebukuro but on television broadcasts and streams in Thailand. Thai BL has become a hot topic in recent years and as someone invested in boys love culture, the world of boys love in Thailand has definitely piqued my curiosity. My enabler for this is none other than Dr. Thomas Baudinette who has watched every Thai BL ever released and was more than happy to give me the lowdown on Thai BL.
Show Notes
As mentioned in the podcast, Th...2020-05-1400 minFujojocastFujojocast #12: Gay Manga Dialogues with Thomas Baudinette (Part 2)Herculion’s Full Service. Illustration by Mazjojo
I am finally back from check republic ((as my students call final markings)) with the second part of my conversation with Thomas Baudinette on gay manga.
In the last episode, we talked about Tom’s research, how he stumbled upon gay manga, and how this genre is consumed by readers in Japan. As for this episode, Tom and I will continue and conclude our discussions on gay manga as it moves in transnational spaces.
In this Episode
Thomas and I continue our disc...2017-12-1954 minFujojocastFujojocast #11 – Gay Manga Dialogues with Thomas Baudinette (Part 1)Geshuku no Oniisan by Nohara Kuro
Even when my life since last year has been moving forward like a jet plane, I always make an effort to do something special for Yaoi no Hi! That’s August 1, and that is today!
For this Yaoi no Hi, I decided to upload a podcast featuring my awesome friend and colleague, Thomas Baudinette (or Tom, as I call him in the show) about gay manga in Japan and its place in gay and women’s culture. We brushed on various related topics to gay manga such as gei komi...2017-08-0153 minFujojocastFujojocast #10: Building a BL starter kit!
So I posted last weekend about pooling people’s recs for a BL starter kit! If you’ve got a few titles in mind, that’s great! Let me know about it!
However, if you’re still thinking how to go about it, let Airin, Maija, and I help you build a criteria for your BL starter kit! In this podcast, we share our thoughts on BL titles we think is accessible for curious readers! It may have been recorded last year but I think our selection still holds! Listen in and I hope it inspires y...2016-09-0850 minFujojocastFujojocast #9 – Clearly, we can’t stop talking about Free!
Has it really been a year? Is the eternal summer really over?
Well, clearly, Nozmo, Airin, and I cannot have enough of Free! Now the second season came and went with fantastic new characters who even made some of us cry in misery. The second season also showed us our boys’ attempt in sorting out their future. There were meat pies, cute dogs, adorable little bros, and AUSTRALIA! So if you feel like reminiscing over the season that came and went, feel free to listen to this episode!
OP/EP Music: Fu...2014-11-241h 18FujojocastFujojocast #8: 801 Special, Beautiful Things in BL
Hey fujojo! Happy Yaoi no Hi!
As always, I wish you all the best when it comes to BL! Itâ€s been a good year for BL with many exciting titles released in English, Japanese, and online! But as BL fans, weâ€re probably familiar with a lot of criticism with regards to our beloved genre. Weâ€ve seen it here and there how BL is unsophisticated because itâ€s all about sex. Sometimes, we as readers are also seen as virginal women who have no critical thought because we enjoy shameless boy bonking. And the list goe...2014-08-011h 08FujojocastFujojocast #7 – Give what’s due to Saezuru
This is a podcast about the fans who love an author’s work and a publisher who has been a bit of a hit and miss when it comes to maintaining the quality of their titles.
Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai (Twittering Birds Never Fly) is a work written by Yoneda Kou that features the relationship of high masochist yakuza boss and his loyal bodyguard. It is possibly the most popular title of Yoneda Kou to date, one that is loved dearly by many BL fans in Japan and abroad. It also has one of the mo...2014-07-291h 25FujojocastFujojocast #6 – Shipping wars, doujin scanlations, and the IP blocking mess we’re inPerhaps this is the first “breaking news” podcast I’ve done. Not that this is completely breaking news but it, nonetheless, an interesting development in things that we do in fandom.
Last week, there was a bit of a stir when it was made public that a particular scanlation group has said that they’re blocking Japanese IPs so that publishers and doujin creators can’t access their works. Clearly, this doesn’t sound right on all angles but in this podcast, Nellie, who works for Crunchyroll and is an editor genre fiction, discusses with me the complex stor...2014-07-031h 09FujojocastFujojocast #5 – Yowamushi Pedal
You gaiz knew this was gonna happen.
You probably sniffed it when I was talking about too much pedal over at twitter and tumblr. I was so bad at this that I decided to dedicate all my pedal feels in a separate twitter (@pedalbaka)
But then again, here I am with my friends Nozmo (@bakemono91), Mickey (@yowamickeypedal), Yeehun (@_yeehun_), and Megumi (@onkeikun) spazzing about this series that has destroyed our lives at the start of the year and continues to do so. We talked about Yowamushi Pedal, Watanabe Wataru’s shounen manga that ru...2014-06-081h 20FujojocastFujojocast #4 – These 2013 Manga are Awesome!
Fujojocast is back for the new year!! In this show, my comic nakama, Yue, joins me as we look at the 2014 Kono Manga ga Sugoi award (This Manga is Amazing!), 2013 Comic Natalie Awards shortlist, and Kono BL ga Yabai 2014 (This BL is Dangerous!).
OP/EP: Life by Fujifabric (OP of Silver Spoon season 2)
In this show, we talked a lot about the winners such as  Sakamoto Desu Ga? (But isn’t that Sakamoto?) and Ansatsu Kyoshitsu (Assassination Classroom), some of our favourites like Smells Like Green Spirit and Gin no Saji (Silver...2014-01-311h 42FujojocastFujojocast #3 – Holiday Gift Guide & Upcoming Cons
Hi everyone! Fujojocast is back! YAAAAAAY!
So happy to do another Fujoshicast. This time, my guests are Rotch from Magnetic-rose.net and Blush, Ebichuu making weird sounds and murmurs, and Pirotess from Room801!
Fujojocast No. 3: Fujoshi Gift Guide for the Holidays
OP: 12 days of Yaoi
Fujoshi Gift Guide
1. Amazon Gift Card / SublimeÂ
2. Kobo – Guilt Pleasure Works (I keep on saying Nook but it turns out to be in Kobo!)
3. Pairing Figures
– Hot Toys (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Loki)
...2013-12-151h 15FujojocastFujojocast #2: What we love about FreeSo gather 5 girls in skype to talk about Kyoto Animation’s and mayhem ensues.
Well… we tried to behave.
Kyoto Animation’s summer offering, Free, just ended last week and while our feels were still fresh, I gathered some friends to talk about their thoughts and emotions about the series.
With me are some friends from tumblr: Kat (batgirls), Taka (takanye), Airin (icecreambat), and Nozmo (junjouprince). And we spent a good time talking about abs, olympics, Australia, and this series just exceeded our expectations.
In case you guys haven’t caught up to sp...2013-10-051h 21Fujojocast#801MMF – Fujojocast no. 1: Not enough BL in the world!Right-o! Put three fujojos in a room and they talk about pr0n. Even in a skype chatroom.
For the 801 MMF, I’m happy to share some time with Anne Lee from Chic Pixel and Jocelyne Allen from Brain vs. Book to talk about something close to our hearts: Boy’s Love Manga
Anne Lee’s translated a number of titles for DMG and she’s currently doing her PhD on Boy’s Love. Jocelyne Allen is also a translator for Sublime but she’s got a roster of BL titles under her belt. On the other ha...2013-08-091h 07FujojocastOishinbo MMF: Manga Foodie PodcastPut four mangavores (Ed Chavez, Erin Finnegan, Noah Fulmor, and myself) in a show talking about food manga, Japan’s foodie culture, and the future of food manga and you’ll definitely have another batshit crazy edition of Mangacast and Ninjaconsultant shenanigans.
I greatly apologize for some recording trippings. ;3; podcast n00b much!
File Download: Manga Foodie Podcast
Opening theme: Sora from Chuuka Ichiban
Ending theme: To all you dreamers from Yakitate!! Japan!
The Manga Foodie Podcast Index
00:00 – 1:00 – Introduction
01:00 – Popularity of Food Manga in Japan  Â
04:00 – Anpanman as Food manga? Â Ma...2012-05-241h 09