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Not just fujobait: An information guide on fujoshi, BL fandom, and shipping

16 pages, approx 4.25in x 5.5in. This zine can be downloaded for print (black and white) and digital (colour) via itch.io.

References:

• Boys’ love manga and beyond : history, culture, and community in Japan, edited by Mark McLelland, Kazumi Nagaike, Katsuhiko Suganuma, James Welker

• Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia, edited by James Welker

• Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It by Anne Ishii (Editor), Graham Kolbeins (Editor), Chip Kidd (Cover Art)

• “Girls and Women Getting Out of Hand: The Pleasure and Politics of Japan’s Amateur Comics Community” by Rachel Thorn

• What are Fujoshi, Fudanshi & BL? (fujoshi.info)

• Futekiya blog: What is Geicomi? (web archive)

• Fanlore: Fandom

• Fanlore: Slash

• Fanlore: A Fragment Out of Time

• Comic Market 104 (Summer Comiket 2024) Event Report

• BL Chil-Chil 2024 Webtoon ranking results

• The Three Laws of Fandom by ozhawkauthor

• ピクシブ百科事典/ pixiv encyclopedia: ゾロサン, サンゾロ

• コミケの時代の終わり―BLも、ニッチな本も消えていく―

• 「コミックマーケット」から女性作家が消えている？…ファンの声から見えてきた「同人誌即売会の闇」

• 日本のオタクに知って欲しい、西洋のオタクスラング「Proship」という単語の意味と「Proshipper」という概念 by maromi, translated by orangiah ( Must-know for Japanese fandom: the meaning of “proship” and the concept of “proshippers” in Western fandom)

Social media links:

• Twitter: “fujoshis are kind of like those plants that can thrive even when they’re growing out of a sidewalk”
• Twitter: “you post about BL while twitter burns to the ground. Really normal”
• Reddit: Fujo artists have found KGB. We’re gonna make it