What is yaoi, yuri, shounen-ai and shoujo-ai?!


Question: What is yaoi, yuri, shounen-ai and shoujo-ai!?
is it some anime genre!?Www@Enter-QA@Com


Answers:
kinda^^

yaoi and Shounen-ai is boyxboy
example: Gravitation, Loveless

yuri and Shoujo-ai is girlxgirl
example: Strawberry PanicWww@Enter-QA@Com

Kind of!.
It's not so much as a genre vs content/style!.

Yaoi = boy on boy action
Yuri = girl on girl action
Shounen-ai/Shoujou-ai = very beautiful guy/girl (drawn art style)

In terms of Yaoi/Yuri, it is insinuated homosexuality and explicit homosexuality, but the manga/anime doesn't have to be graphic/porn/hentai!. It's just boy/boy or girl/girl 'love'!.

The art style of drawing Shounen/Shoujou-ai styles is typically very skinny bodies, arms and legs, big eyes, big eyelashes, stylish hair etc!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

yes, also manga genre!.you can also go to a manga site to see its genre
such as http://emanga!.isoshu!.com or onemanga!.comWww@Enter-QA@Com

They are genre titles (can be applied to manga, novels, etc!.)

Yaoi - This work usually involves intimate relationships between men!.

Yuri - This work usually involves intimate relationships between women!.

Shounen Ai - Often synonymous with yaoi, this can be thought of as somewhat less extreme!. "Boy's Love"?, so to speak!. "Friendliness"

Shoujo Ai - Often synonymous with yuri, this can be thought of as somewhat less extreme!. "Girl's Love", so to speak!. "Friendliness"Www@Enter-QA@Com

Yaoi and Shounen-ai is the anime that show guy and guy lovers!.!.!. Shounen-ai is lighter than Yaoi!.!.!.
Ex: Kyo Kara Maouh (Shounen-ai)

Yuri and Shoujo-ai is the anime that show girl and girl lovers!.!.!. Shoujo-ai is lighter than Yuri!.!.!.
Ex: Mai-Hime (got a bit of Shoujo-ai)

I never watch Yuri or Yaoi!.!.!.!. So I can't give an example!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

I'd like to make a correction:

Shounen-ai and shoujo-ai (boy-love and girl-love respectively) are kind of outdated terms!. They were used to describe dramatic, angsty stories about young boy-boy or girl-girl relationships!.

These terms are definitely not a "drawing" style!.
That would be bishounen and bishoujo (more or less "pretty boy" and "pretty girl")!.
Of course, most anime girls are pretty, so that term does't crop up too often!.

If you want to talk about the boy-boy genre, a good term is "boy love" or BL!.
Boy love is usually happier, 'more fun' than the old shounen-ai lit!. However, both are and were catered to a female audience!.
(I should add that girl-girl action doesn't appear very often)

Yaoi (male-male) and yuri (female-female) are rather explicit, that is, a lot of sex and not much plot!.

This is all rather complicated; I'd recommend finding a good anime terms glossary!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

Yaoi is a kind of genre that focuses on boy to boy love that is published mainly for female fans!. In Japan, it's called "Boy's Love" or simply BL!. Yuri is the counterpart for yaoi that focuses on girl to girl love and can either focus on sexual or emotional aspects of the relationship!. Shounen-ai is like Yaoi but shounen-ai is less sexually explicit and even sometmes, not at all!. Shojo-ai is also yuri but it focuses on the emotional aspect of the relationship !. !. !. !. all of which are certain kinds of genres!. !. !. !. Hope i helped!!!^_^Www@Enter-QA@Com

Ok simple terms:

Shounen-Ai is Boy X Boy love with maybe some kissing that are typically high school or young boys

Shoujo-Ai is the same as Shounen-Ai just Girl X Girl Love instead

Yaoi is a more intense relationship of Guy X Guy love with maybe some sex scenes

Yuri is the same as Yaoi just Girl X Girl Love instead!.

Some examples of Shounen-Ai:
Gravitation

Gakuen Heaven

Loveless

Kyoh Kara Maoh

Examples of Yaoi:
Kirepapa

Okane Ga Nai

Papa To Kiss In The Dark

I don't know any examples of Yuri or Shoujo-Ai I don't really watch those, sorry!. :) Hope I helped some!. :)Www@Enter-QA@Com



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