Yaoi — Japanese comics featuring romance and/or sex between men — is currently one of the most popular genres of manga in the U.S. Non-fans are often baffled by the popularity of yaoi with female readers, especially teenage girls. But fans love yaoi as romance, as drama, and as fantasy fodder. Whence comes this girly fascination with male homoeroticism? Our own Shaenon K. Garrity has been holding forth on the subject all week. Monday, she took us on a tour of the history of yaoi; Tuesday, she investigated the appeal of the genre itself; yesterday, she looked at the sexual contents of some of the books. Today, a recommended reading list … after the break!

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Yaoi — Japanese comics featuring romance and/or sex between men — is currently one of the most popular genres of manga in the U.S. Non-fans are often baffled by the popularity of yaoi with female readers, especially teenage girls. But fans love yaoi as romance, as drama, and as fantasy fodder. Whence comes this girly fascination with male homoeroticism? Yesterday, Shaenon Garrity took us on a tour of the history of yaoi. Today, she investigates the appeal of the genre itself … after the break!

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