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	<description>Discussion &#38; Reviews by Melinda Beasi</description>
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		<title>By: uberVU - social comments</title>
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		<dc:creator>uberVU - social comments</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Melinda Beasi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Melinda Beasi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, that&#039;s quite a request! Many essays and probably academic papers have been written on the appeal of yaoi (none by me) so I won&#039;t claim that anything I recommend can explain this fully. I do have some thoughts, thought.  

1.  Future Lovers by Saika Kunieda, published by Deux Press. It&#039;s a charming (and sometimes hilarious) story about two male teachers finding happiness together. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://mangabookshelf.com/tag/future-lovers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my reviews&lt;/a&gt;)

2. For more of an artsy look at the subject, I recommend either &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/red-blinds-the-foolish/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Red Blinds the Foolish&lt;/a&gt; (Deux Press) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/age-called-blue/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Age Called Blue&lt;/a&gt; (NETCOMICS), both by est em.  

3. Finally, though it is not yaoi, &lt;a href=&quot;http://comics212.net/2010/01/11/manga-milestones-2000-2009-10-manga-that-changed-comics-7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this recent post&lt;/a&gt; by Chris Butcher makes a good case for trying out Fumi Yoshinaga&#039;s Antique Bakery as a way of easing into the genre. It&#039;s a wonderfully charming story, the likes of which I wish was more common &lt;i&gt;in&lt;/i&gt; yaoi. You could also try out one of her actual yaoi works, like The Moon and the Sandals, which is one of my personal favorites. 

Good luck!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, that&#8217;s quite a request! Many essays and probably academic papers have been written on the appeal of yaoi (none by me) so I won&#8217;t claim that anything I recommend can explain this fully. I do have some thoughts, thought.  </p>
<p>1.  Future Lovers by Saika Kunieda, published by Deux Press. It&#8217;s a charming (and sometimes hilarious) story about two male teachers finding happiness together. (<a href="http://mangabookshelf.com/tag/future-lovers/" rel="nofollow">my reviews</a>)</p>
<p>2. For more of an artsy look at the subject, I recommend either <a href="http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/red-blinds-the-foolish/" rel="nofollow">Red Blinds the Foolish</a> (Deux Press) or <a href="http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/age-called-blue/" rel="nofollow">Age Called Blue</a> (NETCOMICS), both by est em.  </p>
<p>3. Finally, though it is not yaoi, <a href="http://comics212.net/2010/01/11/manga-milestones-2000-2009-10-manga-that-changed-comics-7/" rel="nofollow">this recent post</a> by Chris Butcher makes a good case for trying out Fumi Yoshinaga&#8217;s Antique Bakery as a way of easing into the genre. It&#8217;s a wonderfully charming story, the likes of which I wish was more common <i>in</i> yaoi. You could also try out one of her actual yaoi works, like The Moon and the Sandals, which is one of my personal favorites. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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		<title>By: Melinda Beasi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Melinda Beasi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m really looking forward to your contribution!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m really looking forward to your contribution!</p>
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		<title>By: Labo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Labo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey I&#039;ve wondered what is the appeal of yaoi manga and since I&#039;m a man myself, could you recommend a yaoi manga that you like best or that has a story that explains the  attraction of yaoi.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey I&#8217;ve wondered what is the appeal of yaoi manga and since I&#8217;m a man myself, could you recommend a yaoi manga that you like best or that has a story that explains the  attraction of yaoi.</p>
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		<title>By: Katherine Dacey</title>
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		<dc:creator>Katherine Dacey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the link, Melinda! 

I&#039;m looking forward to seeing how the &lt;i&gt;xxxHolic&lt;/i&gt; roundtable develops, too, though I&#039;m a little nervous because I&#039;m not scheduled to contribute until Thursday. Leave something for me to say, guys!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the link, Melinda! </p>
<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing how the <i>xxxHolic</i> roundtable develops, too, though I&#8217;m a little nervous because I&#8217;m not scheduled to contribute until Thursday. Leave something for me to say, guys!</p>
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		<title>By: Melinda Beasi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Melinda Beasi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yikes, thank you for the heads up! How embarrassing! Many apologies to VM!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yikes, thank you for the heads up! How embarrassing! Many apologies to VM!</p>
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		<title>By: Noah Berlatsky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Noah Berlatsky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Melinda.  Just FYI, VM is a she, not a he.

Thanks for the link!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Melinda.  Just FYI, VM is a she, not a he.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link!</p>
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