There’s also an assumption of an obsessive nature to male/male relationships if you’re called a fujoshi or fudanshi, to the point that you’ll go so far as to ship boys in real life if one sits close to another.
Boys’ love hasn’t exactly had the best reputation over the years and the anime doesn’t shy away from the fact that labels like “fujoshi” (which is primarily used to describe women who are fans of boys’ love) and “fudanshi” (the male equivalent) will cause some people to raise a disapproving eyebrow at you.įujoshi and fudanshi are usually said to be fans who don’t necessarily care about actual queer issues and are only interested in the “but there was only one blanket” scenario between two extremely attractive boys who indirectly kiss when they share a water bottle. It’s not just the tropes that get addressed in the anime, but Miyano is frequently embarrassed to admit that he’s into boys’ love, worried what others would think if they found out.
As the summary says, Miyano is an expert in all things boys’ love, so much so that he can identify boys’ love tropes as they happen in real life – except when he’s the focal point of them.
