History Main / BoysLoveTropes

Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLoveGenre. Also see BoysLoveTypes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages. Also see BaraGenre, for the equivalent genre for gay/bi men.
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* BarbieDollAnatomy: This is more common in the less sexually explicit series, but also shows up in the full-on erotic stories, which can be confusing if you're not used to it. Yes, that glowing cone of light is meant to be a penis.
* BastardBoyfriend
** BespectacledBastardBoyfriend
* {{Bishonen}}
* CastFullOfGay: For series that don't go with EveryoneIsBi.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys
* ClosetKey
* DepravedBisexual: Usually villains, although the kinkier {{seme}}s can go there.
* DepravedHomosexual: Ditto.
* EveryoneIsBi: Rule #1 of BL: no guy, however straight, is capable of resisting a [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sufficiently hot other guy]].
* {{Gayngst}}: also {{Angst}}, {{Wangst}}, and {{Melodrama}} in general.
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Ukes typically have wide eyes to show their youth and innocence. Semes typically have narrow eyes to show their maturity and sophistication. Though, today this rule somewhat no longer aplied.
* HoYay
* IfItsYouItsOkay: If neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies, it's likely this.
* IncompatibleOrientation - usually ''very'' temporary.
* {{Keet}}
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* OneHeadTaller: Mostly Seme but some Uke are taller.
* RapeAsBackstory
* RapeStockholmSyndrome
* {{Seme}}
* ShirtlessScene
* SingleTargetSexuality: Also good for those cases where neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi apply.
* StupidSexyFlanders
* {{Uke}}
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Pretty much only for {{uke}}s.
** Not true anymore...
[[/index]]
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Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLoveGenre. Also see BoysLoveTypes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages. Also see BaraGenre, for the equivalent genre for gay/bi men.
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* BarbieDollAnatomy: This is more common in the less sexually explicit series, but also shows up in the full-on erotic stories, which can be confusing if you're not used to it. Yes, that glowing cone of light is meant to be a penis.
* BastardBoyfriend
** BespectacledBastardBoyfriend
* {{Bishonen}}
* CastFullOfGay: For series that don't go with EveryoneIsBi.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys
* ClosetKey
* DepravedBisexual: Usually villains, although the kinkier {{seme}}s can go there.
* DepravedHomosexual: Ditto.
* EveryoneIsBi: Rule #1 of BL: no guy, however straight, is capable of resisting a [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sufficiently hot other guy]].
* {{Gayngst}}: also {{Angst}}, {{Wangst}}, and {{Melodrama}} in general.
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Ukes typically have wide eyes to show their youth and innocence. Semes typically have narrow eyes to show their maturity and sophistication. Though, today this rule somewhat no longer aplied.
* HoYay
* IfItsYouItsOkay: If neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies, it's likely this.
* IncompatibleOrientation - usually ''very'' temporary.
* {{Keet}}
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* OneHeadTaller: Mostly Seme but some Uke are taller.
* RapeAsBackstory
* RapeStockholmSyndrome
* {{Seme}}
* ShirtlessScene
* SingleTargetSexuality: Also good for those cases where neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi apply.
* StupidSexyFlanders
* {{Uke}}
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Pretty much only for {{uke}}s.
** Not true anymore...
[[/index]]
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Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLoveGenre. Also see BoysLoveTypes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages. Also see BaraGenre, for the equivalent genre for gay/bi men.
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[[index]]
* BarbieDollAnatomy: This is more common in the less sexually explicit series, but also shows up in the full-on erotic stories, which can be confusing if you're not used to it. Yes, that glowing cone of light is meant to be a penis.
* BastardBoyfriend
** BespectacledBastardBoyfriend
* {{Bishonen}}
* CastFullOfGay: For series that don't go with EveryoneIsBi.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys
* ClosetKey
* DepravedBisexual: Usually villains, although the kinkier {{seme}}s can go there.
* DepravedHomosexual: Ditto.
* EveryoneIsBi: Rule #1 of BL: no guy, however straight, is capable of resisting a [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sufficiently hot other guy]].
* {{Gayngst}}: also {{Angst}}, {{Wangst}}, and {{Melodrama}} in general.
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Ukes typically have wide eyes to show their youth and innocence. Semes typically have narrow eyes to show their maturity and sophistication. Though, today this rule somewhat no longer aplied.
* HoYay
* IfItsYouItsOkay: If neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies, it's likely this.
* IncompatibleOrientation - usually ''very'' temporary.
* {{Keet}}
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* OneHeadTaller: Mostly Seme but some Uke are taller.
* RapeAsBackstory
* RapeStockholmSyndrome
* {{Seme}}
* ShirtlessScene
* SingleTargetSexuality: Also good for those cases where neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi apply.
* StupidSexyFlanders
* {{Uke}}
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Pretty much only for {{uke}}s.
** Not true anymore...
[[/index]]
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Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLoveGenre. Also see BoysLoveTypes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages. Also see BaraGenre, for the equivalent genre for gay/bi men.
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[[index]]
* BarbieDollAnatomy: This is more common in the less sexually explicit series, but also shows up in the full-on erotic stories, which can be confusing if you're not used to it. Yes, that glowing cone of light is meant to be a penis.
* BastardBoyfriend
** BespectacledBastardBoyfriend
* {{Bishonen}}
* CastFullOfGay: For series that don't go with EveryoneIsBi.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys
* ClosetKey
* DepravedBisexual: Usually villains, although the kinkier {{seme}}s can go there.
* DepravedHomosexual: Ditto.
* EveryoneIsBi: Rule #1 of BL: no guy, however straight, is capable of resisting a [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sufficiently hot other guy]].
* {{Gayngst}}: also {{Angst}}, {{Wangst}}, and {{Melodrama}} in general.
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Ukes typically have wide eyes to show their youth and innocence. Semes typically have narrow eyes to show their maturity and sophistication. Though, today this rule somewhat no longer aplied.
* HoYay
* IfItsYouItsOkay: If neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies, it's likely this.
* IncompatibleOrientation - usually ''very'' temporary.
* {{Keet}}
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* OneHeadTaller: Mostly Seme but some Uke are taller.
* RapeAsBackstory
* RapeStockholmSyndrome
* {{Seme}}
* ShirtlessScene
* SingleTargetSexuality: Also good for those cases where neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi apply.
* StupidSexyFlanders
* {{Uke}}
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Pretty much only for {{uke}}s.
** Not true anymore...
[[/index]]
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Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLoveGenre. Also see BoysLoveTypes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages. Also see BaraGenre, for the equivalent genre for gay/bi men.
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[[index]]
* BarbieDollAnatomy: This is more common in the less sexually explicit series, but also shows up in the full-on erotic stories, which can be confusing if you're not used to it. Yes, that glowing cone of light is meant to be a penis.
* BastardBoyfriend
** BespectacledBastardBoyfriend
* {{Bishonen}}
* CastFullOfGay: For series that don't go with EveryoneIsBi.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys
* ClosetKey
* DepravedBisexual: Usually villains, although the kinkier {{seme}}s can go there.
* DepravedHomosexual: Ditto.
* EveryoneIsBi: Rule #1 of BL: no guy, however straight, is capable of resisting a [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sufficiently hot other guy]].
* {{Gayngst}}: also {{Angst}}, {{Wangst}}, and {{Melodrama}} in general.
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Ukes typically have wide eyes to show their youth and innocence. Semes typically have narrow eyes to show their maturity and sophistication. Though, today this rule somewhat no longer aplied.
* HoYay
* IfItsYouItsOkay: If neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies, it's likely this.
* IncompatibleOrientation - usually ''very'' temporary.
* {{Keet}}
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* OneHeadTaller: Mostly Seme but some Uke are taller.
* RapeAsBackstory
* RapeStockholmSyndrome
* {{Seme}}
* ShirtlessScene
* SingleTargetSexuality: Also good for those cases where neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi apply.
* StupidSexyFlanders
* {{Uke}}
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Pretty much only for {{uke}}s.
** Not true anymore...
[[/index]]
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Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLoveGenre. Also see BoysLoveTypes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages. Also see BaraGenre, for the equivalent genre for gay/bi men.
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[[index]]
* BarbieDollAnatomy: This is more common in the less sexually explicit series, but also shows up in the full-on erotic stories, which can be confusing if you're not used to it. Yes, that glowing cone of light is meant to be a penis.
* BastardBoyfriend
** BespectacledBastardBoyfriend
* {{Bishonen}}
* CastFullOfGay: For series that don't go with EveryoneIsBi.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys
* ClosetKey
* DepravedBisexual: Usually villains, although the kinkier {{seme}}s can go there.
* DepravedHomosexual: Ditto.
* EveryoneIsBi: Rule #1 of BL: no guy, however straight, is capable of resisting a [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sufficiently hot other guy]].
* {{Gayngst}}: also {{Angst}}, {{Wangst}}, and {{Melodrama}} in general.
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Ukes typically have wide eyes to show their youth and innocence. Semes typically have narrow eyes to show their maturity and sophistication. Though, today this rule somewhat no longer aplied.
* HoYay
* IfItsYouItsOkay: If neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies, it's likely this.
* IncompatibleOrientation - usually ''very'' temporary.
* {{Keet}}
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* OneHeadTaller: Mostly Seme but some Uke are taller.
* RapeAsBackstory
* RapeStockholmSyndrome
* {{Seme}}
* ShirtlessScene
* SingleTargetSexuality: Also good for those cases where neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi apply.
* StupidSexyFlanders
* {{Uke}}
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Pretty much only for {{uke}}s.
** Not true anymore...
[[/index]]
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* RapeIsLove

** * BespectacledBastardBoyfriend

Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLoveGenre. Also see BoysLoveNotes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages. Also see BaraGenre, for the equivalent genre for gay/bi men.

** SpectacledSadist

* AnimeAnatomy: This is more common in the less sexually explicit series, but also shows up in the full-on erotic stories, which can be confusing if you're not used to it. Yes, that glowing cone of light is meant to be a penis.

* GoodEyesEvilEyes - Ukes typically have wide eyes to show their youth and innocence. Semes typically have narrow eyes to show their maturity and sophistication. Though, today this rule somewhat no longer aplied.

* SingleTargetSexuality: Also good for those cases where neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies.

* BlueBishonenGhetto

Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLoveGenre. Also see BoysLoveNotes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages.

* BaraGenre

* AnimeAnatomy - This is more common in the less sexually explicit series, but also shows up in the full-on erotic stories, which can be confusing if you're not used to it. Yes, that glowing cone of light is meant to be a penis.

* CastFullOfGay - for series that don't go with EveryoneIsBi.

* DepravedBisexual - usually villains, although the kinkier {{seme}}s can go there.
* DepravedHomosexual - ditto.
* EveryoneIsBi - Rule #1 of BL: no guy, however straight, is capable of resisting a [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sufficiently hot other guy]].
* {{Gayngst}} - also {{Angst}}, {{Wangst}}, and {{Melodrama}} in general.

* IfItsYouItsOkay - if neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies, it's likely this.

* OneHeadTaller - Mostly Seme but some Uke are taller.

* SingleTargetSexuality - also good for those cases where neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies.

* WholesomeCrossdresser - pretty much only for {{uke}}s.

* [[BastardBoyfriend Kichiku]] AKA BastardBoyfriend
** [[SpectacledSadist Kichiku Megane]] AKA SpectacledSadist

* IfItsYouItsOkay - if neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies, it's likely this.

* LongHairedPrettyboy

Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLove. Also see BoysLoveNotes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages.

* CastFullOfGay - for series that don't go with EveryoneIsBi

* DepravedBisexual - usually villains, although the kinkier {{seme}}s can go there
* DepravedHomosexual - ditto

* {{Gayngst}} - also {{Angst}}, {{Wangst}}, and {{Melodrama}} in general

* IncompatibleOrientation - usually ''very'' temporary

* IfItsYouItsOkay - if neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies, it's likely this

* SingleTargetSexuality - also good for those cases where neither CastFullOfGay nor EveryoneIsBi applies

* WholesomeCrossdresser - pretty much only for {{uke}}s

Tropes frequently associated with the BoysLove genre. Also see BoysLoveNotes for characterization and relationship tropes that don't merit their own pages.

* {{Seke}}

* WholesomeCrossdresser - pretty much only for {{uke}}s

* GoodEyesEvilEyes - Ukes typically have wide eyes to show their youth and innocence. Semes typically have narrow eyes to show their maturity and sophistication.

* OneHeadTaller

** Not Actually....

* WholesomeCrossdresser - pretty much only for {{uke}}s