/bl/ - General BL

>>5404
Replacing Boruto with Kawaki, that's cheap, Moon

>Lament about my favorite brocon being dead on lc
>Unintentionally makes another nonna obsess over him
Anyways I'm gonna bump this thread to see if there are any kgb anons left. Saw the leaks and I'm interested in Uruha and Natsuki's relationship. I like Natsuki's little brother complex it's so cutee!!

>>5503
Too many new characters, wish Uruha and Hakuri got to do some cool things as a duo for two chapters at least…

>>5503
>>5504
I agree, too many new characters and the fujopandering feels too over

>>5658
I remember praising the pandering and character relationships for being natural early on, but now it really feels like a character gacha with blatant bait. Can't blame the author because fujos seem to be a very big part of the paying fanbase but still…

Is WSJ finally returning to the proud tradition of homobait?

>>5666
This series in particular is absolutely full of it

>>5660
Natsuki seems to exist for the sole purpose of fujopandering and it makes me dislike him. Honestly need to see the cast trimmed down, there's too many characters going on. I remember people complaining about how small the cast was but I preferred it to what we have now.

>>5667
>I remember people complaining about how small the cast was but I preferred it to what we have now.
Same. I wouldn't mind big cast if everyone got enough time to shine but that's not the case, even for "main" characters.

I don't have screenshots or anything but in a new magazine, maybe Nikkei entertainment and there was an interview with Yuuichi Nakamura about his role as Gojo from JJK and he's so close to saying Gojo was is love with Geto I think the reason why nobody wants to say it explicitely is because they signed an NDA. He's saying things about how Gojo was cursed by Geto with even more parallels between them and Yuta cursing Rika because he loves her. I'm sure the voices actors who know what that muted line is when Gojo says one last thing to Geto before executing him will have huge problem is they spill the beans. Even the American Gojo VA is just saying vague but obvious hints like "it's a sentence with three words" I know they all signed an NDA. A few years after the JJK anime will end we'll finally know what that line was and Gege will finally tell us the true nature of their relationship the same way Togashi confirmed Sensui and Itsuki were dating all along which was so obvious it didn't even need a confirmation in the first place.

>>5668
I need Natsuki, Uruha, Hokuto and at least one more Hishaku to die.

>>5669
Are people that invested in yet another dead gay ship

>>5671
Dead or not, it's one of the better ships that came out of jjk. I never really shipped them in the traditional sense but I enjoyed their relationship a lot, it was good.

>>5671
You mean "dead" as in, not canon or actually dead and burried characters? Because depending on what you mean my answer will be different. Honestly they don't even strike me as mere fujobait for once, their faggotry is way too plot relevant to be dismissed as just crumbs given by editors to starving fujoshi to boost sales.

Nice bait. I want more promos like that.

>>5768
I just bought my cinema ticket for the movie yesterday and will watch it in December in my country. I heard it's very good and we also finally know who Naoya's voice actor is. It's Koji Yusa.

All of them.

>>5773
Update: I watched the movie in theater some weeks ago and it was good. The Shibuya arc compilation was awkward because of how long the arc is compared to how short the compilation was but I was only there for the season 3 episodes. The animation is really good, the Naoya fight scenes looked great. I'm sure Mappa knows what they're doing in terms of fujobait as well, they made the scene where Yuji and Megumi are reunited gayer and a lot more melodramatic especially with Yuji looking way more desperate when it comes to not putting Megumi in danger and Megumi grabbing Yuji's by the wrist to try to make him get up. I'm looking forward to the rest of season 3. I also like to pretend Modulo doesn't exist but that's another topic.

>>5987
>I'm sure Mappa knows what they're doing in terms of fujobait as well, they made the scene where Yuji and Megumi are reunited gayer and a lot more melodramatic
I still won't forgive them for binning YoI.

>>6058
Me neither. I wish we knew what happened behind the scene with the movie cancellation at least but I bet it will stay a secret until like 10 or 20 years later where they will spill the beans in passing in some exclusive interview about something else.

>>6067
I think it's been discussed here before, but the most likely reason is too many hands in the pot. YOI had a number of companies (including Avex and Sony) involved in its production, and paying them out would be more expensive for MAPPA than just carrying on with their own projects where they gain the largest chunk.

They talk a bit below about the show not bringing them much money, which was likely because of that split. They also mention creative reasons, but the thing is, being unprofitable encourages them to shrug and let it die the second those come up.
https://comicbook.com/anime/news/anime-producer-reveals-why-long-awaited-sequel-was-canceled-there-was-a-situation/

>>6070
I know about the business side of why the movie will never happen but I really want all the details about the creative differences that also made it impossible. If we ever find out we still won't get any details.

>>4762
>I say you should at least finish the first arc (up to chapter 18) before deciding to drop it.
I finally got around to reading this (up through volume 4) and am engaged. Chihiro is so funny, I love his perpetual stone face. I also really love the fish, they make me so sad. ( ; ω ; )
>>4758
>Chihiro/Hakuri
>Hakuri/Soya
>the mangaka likes to feed his fujo fans
As I was reading vol 4 I had to stop at a few panels and be like "really?????" after what feels like years of "shonen mangaka have studied the blade and now know how to identify and withhold fujobait if they don't want fujos". Soya's a freak, when I finally catch up with everything I hope there's some good noncon brocon with a side of Chihiro/Hakuri out there.

Right now no ship has reached "brainworm" status but I think I will enjoy chewing on this basic bitch one as it develops.

How good is MHA in terms of fujobait? What if I decide to only read it for this reason? I ddecied to give JJK a try at the beginning of 2024 because at that point spoilers were impossible to avoid and I couldn't wait for the manga to end anymore before starting it to read it at my own pace but I never had this issue with MHA.

By the way, since I downloaded the official Manga Plus app on my phone I started following more recent Jump manga. So far I haven't started Kagurabachi because it was too new at the time but there are now enough chapters for me to read it and see if I like it. I'm also all caught up with Ichi the Witch, I thought the characters looked good and I love occult stuff but honestly… I think I will only keep reading it for the female characters. Especially for Desscaras. I find Ichi cute but very boring, his one track mind doesn't appeal to me so far. He feels less like a character and more like a safe audience surrogate for teenage boys who think reading a manga about cool women having cool fight scenes will give them cooties. Gokuraku is ugly as fuck too. The fujobait doesn't appeal to me so far but this could change later. It's not a WSJ manga but instead I've really enjoyed Gokurakugai so far. I love the art style and the atmosphere, I like the main characters so far and I wonder what's up with the main antagonist but it's too early to tell. I quickly stopped giving a fuck about Drama Queen, I'd rather die than read Dandadan, Sakamoto Days looks boring like the typical comedy manga that's forced into becoming an action manga to boost sales, etc.

I could give Chainsawman a try but from what I heard I doubt I'll like it. I'm just going to stick to Ichi the Witch, Gikurakugai and maybe try Dogsred. Hunter x Hunter is also on the app but I would need to pay for a subscription to read the chapters so I'll just borrow them at the library near my workplace. I also bought the first volume of Slam Dunk not too long ago after a lot of fujoshi recommended it to me online and irl and I would love to read Eyeshied 21 again for the first time in like 15 years but I can't find volumes in my favorite bookstore so maybe not now.

>>6190
>MHA in terms of fujobait
If you end up liking any of the remotely popular ships you'll feast on Ao3/pixiv. On Ao3 a lot of it is outright AUslop but Sturgeon's law (~10% of all MHA fics is 40,000!) and good filtering still means you will be reading way more compared to any other weeb fandom you might have. If you end up liking Bakugo/Deku you win because it becomes the bakudeku show about halfway through (some would argue it becomes this at the expense of everything else, and I agree even though bkdk #1).
>JJK
This is next up on my list, how would you say it goes for fujobait? I have some spoilers though fandom osmosis and honestly I think some of the dudes I see shipped are too ugly for brainworms to take hold haha. Maybe it's just the art style.
>>6083
Caught up on this. I liked vol 3+4+5 so much I might get physical copies. Hiyuki is my favorite! Chihiro/Hakuri is cute!! Swords are cool!!! I agree with everybody saying they hope for some filler in the anime. This shit has NO downtime. IMO the cast is getting a little too bloated, but that's kind of a hallmark of shonen.

>>6191
The way everyone talked about bakudeku including straight guys when the manga ended in the magazine until some new epilogue was released made it look like it was almost a canon pairing kek so I admit it made me curious at the time. A friend of mine shipped them back in 2016 but some of her recommendations were a total disappointment back then like Voltron so I never gave anything else she talked about a try. Do you recommend the MHA manga or the anime? Or maybe it's just a matter of preference? In that case I'll read the manga.

>how would you say it goes for fujobait?
Honestly without spoilers, the fujobait is subtle but it does feel intentional for some pairings. It's a case of when you really think about it, it's really fucking gay between some of the characters and how gay they are for each other is too plot relevant to be ignored. I won't go into details because part of the fun is to find out by yourself. I thought people were exaggerating when they joked about satosugu before I started the anime but it was all truly fucking gay. The first season is straight forward, a bit too cliche and some parts look like the marketing team and the editor forced Gege to copy Naruto here and there, but it gets better and gayer with the second season imo.

>I think some of the dudes I see shipped are too ugly for brainworms to take hold haha. Maybe it's just the art style.
It could be the art style. I think the beginning of the manga looks ugly, and the style in season 1 is very unflattering as well. Seasons 2 and 3 look way better and if the first season and the JJK0 movie had the same style and direction I would have watched it as soon as it was released. Plenty of fanarts make the guys look way cuter or more handsome without making them different from how they canonically look as well. But Gege's art eventually improves.

>>6192
>some new epilogue was released
The only people who care about this chapter (431) are anti-fujos, everybody else ignores it. If you get around to it you will also experience the vibe of 431 being completely off from anything that ever came before it.
>friend of mine shipped them back in 2016 but some of her recommendations were a total disappointment back then like Voltron so I never gave anything else she talked about a try
Understandable. I've only watched season 1 of the anime (it's fine I guess) and I think the manga falls off kinda hard around ~200 chapters. I only kept up with the manga beyond that point so I'd have context for the fanfiction. Also it was fun to observe Horikoshi evolve as an artist, so I reckon I will enjoy this aspect of JJK as well.

If your friend was shipping it in 2016 she was in the trenches for sure! If you still talk to her you should ask her how it feels to go from the underdog m/m ship to complete and utter domination.

>>6083
have you read the latest chapter? If you like Soya you will like the latest chapter.

>>6083
>Right now no ship has reached "brainworm" status but I think I will enjoy chewing on this basic bitch one as it develops.
I'm all in on those Chihiro and Hakuri look up figs. It became a very charming ship to me.
>>6255
I'm all caught up! Insane choice but I am not complaining. The sweet vanilla that is Chihiro/Hakuri being under threat of a truck of a man fueled entirely by noncon brocon is absolutely exquisite brainrot.

I'm liking the flashback arc so far too, which is really rare for me. I do hope we get some bonus chapters about the present soon though.

What are your guys' hopes for the anime next year? I really, really want a Rakuzaichi movie. All the fights that night were so cool.
>>6193
>I reckon I will enjoy this aspect of JJK as well.
I just finished vol 26 and the only thing Gege seems to have learned is making sure everybody knows Gojo has insane eyelashes.

Official anime design.

>>6702
I'm not a fan of how it looks tbh… especially the nose. it's closer to the current manga look that the teaser but doesn't improve it much aside from making ears smaller.
Well, it's probably going to look different animated so I'll have to wait for the anime to come out to see if it works or not.

>>6702
I think he looks handsome

I'm in tears, Naruto is the one anime that's the right mixture of intensely homoerotic & terribly developed het ships that even dudebros are conceding it's gay. This past week has been various clips getting popular and people calling Naruto & Sasuke faggots.

>>7374
It made even less sense that he married Hinata, unless he was settling.

>>7377
Accordingly, there's also been a NaruSaku renaissance because people have realized that, even on LC people in the Naruto thread are into it.

>>7377
I still find it funny how they had to make a movie full of retcons where Hinata genjutsus Naruto for them to make a bit of sense.

>>7382
I wonder if pandering to NaruHina shippers even paid off financially.

>>7382
I don't get how they couldn't have given even half of Sakura's connection/moments with Naruto to Hinata. Don't get me wrong their friendship is nice but at least give something on Naruto's side for Hinata…? The interview where the mangaka said he killed off Neji to bring them closer together [paraphrasing] was circling around too kek and people got mad.
>>7386
Well there are thousands of Hinata attack dogs out there, so I guess so. A lot of people will just go with whatever's canon even if it doesn't make sense and make content for it. They just like the joy of stability rather than possibility. Also, SS is weirdly huge overseas so I think it was also a process of elimination, whose good wife material that doesn't have a pre-established partner, and has always been good/loving to Naruto? Really only leaves her and God Forbid a shonen MC doesn't get married and have kids (well I heard this happens in Black Clover but who gives a shit about it tbh).

>>7387
The boruto manga artstyle is so ugly kek is that supposed to be Hinata?

>>7388
Yes apparently, she doesn't even look like herself anymore and instead wayyy younger, meanwhile Nard is balding.

>>7387
Sakura sucks and Hinata does too. Boruto doesn't exist.

>>7390
To turn Sakura into a kissless single mother was a choice.

I hate Salad-Naruto shippers (yes, they do exist) btw.

>>7387
What the fuck happened to Hinata's massive plots? Why does she look 7? She didn't even look like this when she was 12 in the OG manga. This is awful.

>>7388
Ikemoto can't fucking draw. The way he changed Sarad's design from Kishi's initial version is a legitimate war crime. Tries to ape Araki and fails from every single angle. Kawaki was the best thing to come from Boruto and I wish his whole arc/character could be transplanted into something else.

>>7387
THAT'S Hinata?!? Jesus Christ, I thought it was one of her kids! I know next to nothing about Boruto and now I wish I knew less.

>>7394
Artist is a lolicon and somethingsomething Japanese trope of sex appeal vanishing once a character becomes a mother. Her frumpy haircut and clothes do no favours either.

>>7387
I refuse to believe that's Hinata. She was cute in the original manga even if she wasn't very important. How do you fuck her up like that? I ended up disliking Naruto and never finished reading the manga, I gave up on it a little bit after Pain's arc and I forgot to read the next chapters each week, but at least the art was pretty good, what the fuck.

>>7390
Not into these types of shounen but watching it from a distance it's amusing to see how much they suck at depicting het romances. Like is it supposed to be cute that the girls became mothers without even kissing the husbands? Because men are so super asexual right, it's always the horny women begging for sex and the guy providing it out of mercy, because they are above such feelings lol - Goku and Chichi's marriage is equally fucked.

Different but similarly shit is that Inuyasha sequel where Sesshomaru has apparently fucked that girl that accompanied him in the original series who was literally a little girl back then and he impregnated her when she was, like what, 14? If I understood that correctly, that is. I never watched any of these series.

Say about OP whatever you want but IIRC Oda once said that he would never pair any of the mains up and I think this is the right choice.

>>7390
I don't know shit about Boruto but to be fair some parents would rather not talk about any of that with their children because they think kissing and holding hands with your own wife or husband is embarrassing. Don't ask how I know. And Naruto is mostly a manga for Japanese teenage boys, I can already imagine the editor or Kishimoto himself trying to not put them off by making sasusaku not too romantic.

>>7412
At least for this couple a confirmation of strong feelings was needed seeing how they were portrayed in Naruto (Sasuke not giving a shit, both trying to kill each other for dumb reasons and for Naruto to preach some more, Sasuke and Naruto orbiting each other like a classic enemies to lovers homo pairing). Unless Kishi wanted to confirm Sasuke to be gay/asexual?

Naruto not being a homo romance manga: challenge impossible