I'm a relatively new anime devotee, and I was surprised to find myself particularly enjoying yaoi and slash fics.  However, I haven't been able to really put my finger on why.  Of course, what's not to like about animes, mangas, and fics with lots of hot, steamy sex?  But I mean the yaoi and slash genres in particular.  I know the fandom for these genres is largely young adult women.  Any theories why?
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Yes, several - I'm not sure if any of them is "right", though.\n\nSome friends have suggested to me that it could be something similar to straight males liking lesbian porn - you get to read or write about two characters you like going at it without any women, who a large proportion of the fandom will not be attracted to, involved to get in the way. However, that still wouldn't explain why I like it, since I'm more attracted to other women than I am to men.\n\nIt could partly be the novelty of it - male/male sex and relationships are things that a woman cannot experience in real life so fanfiction could be a good way to explore these things if you're curious about them but don't want to do anything drastic.\n\nIn fandom for some animes/mangas/etc. it could also be partly due to the lack of interesting female characters; if the women aren't interesting in canon you're not going to find them interesting when you read about them in a fic, no matter what they're doing with each other or with the male characters.\n\nA male/male relationship could also seem more equal, and with a same-sex relationship a woman might feel like there was more freedom for the characters not to behave in the way they would be expected to if they were in a relationship with a female (if that makes sense). In a straight relationship there are roles which each person is kind of expected to take based on their sex (maybe not so much in real life, but in things like movies and TV shows), slash may make it easier for a woman to write about or imagine the characters in a relationship without using these roles.
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hey waqts goin on? i love anime too. my fave is dbz lol and i have the same values as you and i'm a guy.lol. finally a girl who is awesome. you have my reassurance
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YES NARUTO ROCKS (i mean the anime not the chariter) kakashi is cool sasuke is hot and... HAKU IS VERY GENDER CONFUSED!  oh and can't forget zabuza is an eyebrowless freak just as naruto said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'd have to agree with the last post. It seems that most men on the down low are there for a reason...becasue they don't feel that they can openly embrace that part of their sexuality.  I also really think it's a culture based thing, too.  I was doing some reading a while back, and you find a lot of this kind of thing in the Japanese, African American and Hispanic communities.  These communities tend to raise their boys to be strong manly men, and no gay love allowed!
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I LOVE RUROUNI KENSHIN! It will forever be my favorite manga/anime!!! ^___^ Rurouni Kenshin rocks! *hi-fives* And also, I really can't chose who's my favorite character in there. But Ruroken is the best! I must get vol. 28.... Please add me through Yahoo Messanger, 360, whatever you want. I love to make more friends especially with RK fans.!!! ^_^
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Yup.  Vampires (at least as they are often portrayed in books and film) are sexy creatures!  They are somehow Gothic and refined and animalistic and suave all at the same time.  They're very much a turn-on!
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I don't know for sure, but it's probably exciting because it's "taboo."  I, for one, *love* seeing two guys make out (although I seem to be the only one...).  I don't know why I think it's so hot, but I absolutely love seeing guys together.  Who really knows?  Different people have different and often random fetishes.
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I personally love Yaoi, and am open to watching some yuri... if I can find it, lol.  And Seto is so slashable... you just know that somewhere under that icy facade is a man wanting loved.\n\nMy favorite pairing is D and Meier Link from Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust. Don't ask me why, but I love it.
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i like anime but i dont draw it. I would go with Pop Manga, but i'm not sure if it's good or not
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Okay...? Sevenzark_7 has a weird answer...! And besides that is not true. Some people (Like myself!) are obsessed of anime/magna because it is more interesting then your normal cartoons, Tv shows, movies and books. The plot is usually crazy, romantic, hilarious, Sci-fi or even very angst's based. Some animes/magnas have several different plots all together (Like for example Inuyasha) and that's what interest people the most because it isn't a double-feature. And the drawings are usually very well drawn and more detailed then American drawings/cartoons. Also sometimes people are obsessed with anime/Magna because it gives them a chance to escape reality for a while or they just don't have a life...! (LOL) And it also might be that you haven't seen any good anime or read a good magna and that's why you thought anime and magnas or very boring. But maybe one day you'll come across an anime or magna that you'll become obsessive over.\n\n\n I also like Kiki's Delivery Service and Spirited Away (They are both very cute movies with a good plot!)
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I was wondering the same thing  ;)\nI am trying to get up to episode 210 on YouTube, im currently watching Tsubasa Chronicle.\n\n\nand can I say, people please lay off the manga stuff, some people actually don't like to read...  \n\n*twitch*\nsometimes that gets to me..
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Love bondage is great! Adding a blindfold to the sex games gives it a whole new aspect. Restraints are fun too, but you have to be able to trust your partner absolutely.\nDomination/submission games are not my thing, but can be fun, or so I am told.\n\nS/M is a whole different thing and that is a point that many people answering your question haven't got yet. Some pain, like ice cubes, love bites, light spanking when somebody is sexually excited heightens the passion, at least for me. \n\nWhy *dump* someone who is into it? What they do in their bedroom is entirely their business. Not mine.\n\nHave fun!
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Theres nothing WRONG with it as such but it would hint at a deeper emotional complexity.It originates from something.\n\nI was once reading adult stories on adultfan.net.amoung the features are stories about the 7th heaven kids(Simon&Lucy).I began to explore further and found many more incest stories about many fictional characters.Soon I found myself using the search engine esepecially for "incest".From there I began fanticizing about my own siblings.\n\nTell your friend not to worry.Try fanticising about other things.Even look up your favourite books/movies on adultfan.net.It may help to explore other physical relationships.Shes not hurting anyone so thats a positive.
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your not the only girl that has a fansty like that, just gotta find the guys to be willing to make it real. i have the same fansty.. i bet it would feel great to be mobbed by men just to please you .. what an ORGASM..  i'm still working on the 3rd person.. lol
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I suppose it depends to which mythos of vampire one subscribes. There are some that say vampires are the undead, they have no sexual feelings. There are some that say vampires are born, as in a unique race of humanoids capable of love, lust and sex. I don't think I've ever seen a horny Nosferatu, come to think of it.\n\nBut I think a general answer would be to say that Hollywood has made vampires a very sensual type creature. The whole act of blood sucking has become a very intimate act. And it's sexy, and we all know that sex sells. :)
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it is the most beautiful thing that happened in my life ^O^. it makes life less horrifying for me at least. i hate realistic things cos they remind me of the screwed world we live in. sorry i sound like a geek. bet i am Left handed and an artist and only a teen >n<. i hope that explains it.\n\nanime rocks,i love how they do hands and hair, im trying but someday i know i will create my own anime and you gayz will love it.
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so far the majority of the people who have answered your question don't have a clue. it is beautiful in its own right. and the girl who wrote that goth and punk are way different is completelly correct. Personally, it suits me. but those who say it is just a phase, or for angsty teens, have no idea what they are talking about.