Isekai Boys Love Visual Noves

A man from our world waking up in the world of an otome visual novel is a common trope in BL isekai light novels, but there are surprisingly few actual boys love visual novels using isekai plots. Here are a few of the games that do exist.

9 months ago   •   2 min read
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Boys Love Visual Novels set in Schools

School, often boarding school in particular, is often the backdrop for the more gothic kind of boys love visual novel. Here are some games featuring an academic setting. 

9 months ago   •   2 min read
sweet pool

Boys Love Vampire Visual Novels

Vampires are a staple subgenre of BL in any medium, and visual novels are no exception. From the earliest days of VNs, boys love and vampires have combined to make sizzling games that are worth playing. 

10 months ago   •   3 min read
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A brief history of Boys Love anime

The history of Boys Love anime is a complex one, with a variety of genres and levels of explicitness appearing over the decades. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but rather a cross-section of the work available since the earliest days of BL anime.

2 years ago   •   4 min read

Boys Love gaming: past, present, and future

Boys Love has flourished as a genre in gaming since the early 2000s, with new titles coming out all the time and new publishers regularly appearing in the industry, both in Japan and around the world.

2 years ago   •   3 min read
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