Hello! I’m Lys, a library worker and BL manga fan. I hope this blog is not only helpful for those who are unfamiliar with BL, but existing fans as well!
Category: BL Info
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BL Manga for Beginners Main PagePart 04: BL Events in Japan✧ Part 06: Recommendations for Teens Last updated: 07/11/2026Last year, I wrote a blog post on BL publishing in English, which has some outdated information now. This is essentially a new version of that post, with a narrower focus on Japanese BL manga. These publishers…
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BL Manga for Beginners Main PagePart 03: Japanese BL Manga Serialization ✧ Part 05: BL Manga Publishing in English Long time no post!! In Part 4 of BL Manga for Beginners, I’ll be talking about BL events in Japan. While the topic is more tangential to the series, I do feel like it’s worth learning…
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BL Manga for Beginners Main PagePart 02: BL Stories and Conventions ✧ Part 04: BL Events in Japan Hello! Today’s topic of BL Manga for Beginners focuses on commercial manga serialization and comics releases in Japan. A lot of the information I mention here I’ve learned over time as I’ve gotten into different magazines/labels, purchased…
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BL Manga for Beginners Main Page Part 1: Introduction ✧ Part 3: Japanese BL Manga Serialization and Releases Welcome to Part 2 of BL Manga for Beginners! I actually had planned to upload this much sooner, but I really spent a lot of time mulling over this post… Because ultimately the question “What makes a…
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BL Manga for Beginners Main Page Part 2: BL Stories and Conventions Happy New Year, all! Today I’ll be starting a little series of posts called BL Manga for Beginners. To be honest, I’ve been thinking for a while about what information would be important to someone who has limited knowledge of the genre… While…
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I can’t believe it’s the end of the year already! I started this blog in April/May but have been only irregularly posting due to work and grad school. I am happy to share that I have finished my program~ While the degree conferral date has passed, I still have a bit to wait for my…
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As an American manga reader, I can say with confidence that many others here in the US love and prefer print manga. With the majority of digital purchases of media only granting a license rather than ownership, there are a few concerns. Access to digital media can be easily revoked from platforms when a license…
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Last Edited: 02/18/2026 – Some titles mentioned were licensed since this post was written, so I’ve changed the license status of those! In a few of my posts, I mentioned some titles have ranked in the 2025 Chill Chill BL Awards. So today I’ll finally talk about them! In short, Chill Chill is a database…
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Many publishers in the US (and overseas!) have been licensing more and more BL in English in recent years! Tokyopop’s LoveLove imprint is overwhelmingly BL. Seven Seas Entertainment‘s weekly Wonderful Wednesdays licensing announcement often have BL, occasionally making up nearly half of the announced titles. They have been known for licensing many Chinese BL novels…
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