Boys Love Manga and Beyond: History, Culture, and Community in Japan

by Mark McLelland (Editor), Kazumi Nagaike (Editor), Katsuhiko Suganuma (Editor)

• New

  Illustrated
  2014

  $128.20

  Looks at a range of literary, artistic and other cultural products that celebrate the beauty of adolescent boys and young men. In recent decades, Boys Love (or simply BL) has emerged as a mainstream genre in manga, anime, and games for girls and young women. This collection provides the first comprehensive overview in English of the BL phenomenon in Japan.