Society History of BL Manga expressions / Mari Nishibara

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How did the "story centered on love and sex between male Character directors", which has been handed down for more than 50 years with changing names since the age of boyhood love, lead to BL which is a part of the huge media industry? How did the types of expression and promises change in the process of establishing it as a genre of popular culture? What makes BL into BL in the first place? It analyzes 2873 works published on a commercial basis from 1970 to 2000 in a wide range of quantities to highlight the characteristics of each period. In particular, it analyzes the trends of the genre as a whole by comparing the characteristics of stories, Character directors, couples, and sex scenes. Then, it grasps the relation with social norms that suppress women behind it. It empirically reveals the changes of genres such as "from tragedy to happy ending of love fulfillment" and "from feminine beauty to men's cuteness", and traces the dynamic history of expression that women have created to survive the harsh reality of each period.