Episode 28: FANTIS, PART TWO

Episode 31: BL That Shaped Us w/ The Yaoi Shelf

Gather 'round, ye weaboomers! What do you get when two BL podcasts collab? Mostly pure chaos. With some ghost twinks. Join the fujin of BL Garden and The Yaoi Shelf in this epic joint venture! (We promise we don't spend the entire episode talking about Gravitation. Just like...part of it.) Titles Mentioned: * Close the Last Door (Yamada Yugi) * Eerie Queerie (Shiozu Shuri) * Fake Fur/Manic Love (Yamagata Satomi) * Future Lovers (Kunieda Saika) * Gravitation (Maki Murakami) * Ludwig II (Higuri You) * Little Butterfly (Takanaga Hinako) * Only the Ring Finger Knows (Kannagi Satoru & Otagiri Hotaru) * Skyscrapers of Oz (Yoshino Somei & Takakura Row)

Episode 30: Chat w/ Majessa from DLsite!

The following is a sponsored reviewed. BL Garden sits down with Majessa from DLsite / EISYS, inc. to chat about DLsite's steamy (and amazingly-titled) works, move to cater to overseas fans, FujoCon debut, and their exciting Translators United initiative which allows passionate fans to contribute to their favorite  artists and communities. Managed by EISYS, Inc., DLsite is one of the largest indie on-demand online download stores in Japan. DLsite garumani is DLsite's brand focused solely on Otome and Boys' Love creative content. As of March 2019, DLsite has over 600,000 products available for sale and registered users exceed 5,000,000. In addition to this domestically focused service, DLsite and DLsite’s Steam publishing services offer international customers easy and instant access to a wide variety of indie products. Through rigorous translation and localization efforts DLsite intends to branch out and provide access to an even wider audience both geologically and linguistically. Titles Mentioned in this Episode All works are 18+. Please mind the tags! * [ENG Sub] Dick-matized Property (Video Version), by play-room [DLsite Official Translation] [https://dlsite.jp/3iii88g] * [ENG] My Childhood Friend Made Me Cross-dress and Femgasm with his Thick Dick, by Market Box [DLsite Official Translation] [https://dlsite.jp/5eoory4] * [ENG Sub] BOYxBOY IDOL COLLECTION!! Yurumu x Mitsuya [Voice drama version], by Garumani Original(BL) [DLsite Official Translation] [https://dlsite.jp/4stb7mh] * [English] BOY×BOY IDOL COLLECTION!!, by circle fuzimuramarinaamarans (Authors: Assa, Okometaro, Kamishima Akira, Takuma, Nakajou Akira, Nobinoniumu, Harekawa Shinta, Fuzimura Marina) [https://dlsite.jp/51lpn48] About Translators Unite * Background of Translators Unite [https://note.com/dlsite/n/n59164172e4df] * Become a Translator! [https://dlsite.jp/babobqc] * Press Release [https://bit.ly/3oDx0j4] * BL Titles Eligible for Translation with the Creator’s Permission [https://dlsite.jp/57xdmhs] Check Out More DLsite Garumani Original BL Works! [https://dlsite.jp/1xwpxym] | DLsite Official Translation BL works [https://dlsite.jp/8stqhpq] | English BL Manga (doujin and commercial!) [https://dlsite.jp/87i81ii] Don’t have a DLsite account? Register and make one for free [https://login.dlsite.com/register?lang=en]! (New users can get a 30% OFF coupon upon registration when using the welcome code shown HERE! [https://dlsite.jp/6ji2w5o])

Episode 29: Beautiful Flowers Have Thorns & Dead Dove: Do Not Eat

This episode is sponsored by Rotten Blossoms. DEAD DOVE: DO NOT EAT! BL Garden sits down to discuss the deliciously dark title Beautiful Flowers Have Thorns by Reo Ohno from Rotten Blossoms & examine why liking "bad things" can be oh so good. This episode contains prolonged discussion of content that may be disturbing. Please be advised. Mentioned in this Episode * Blood Addiction by Reo Ohno * The Boy Who Loved Wicked by C.P. Harris (novel) * The Dark Triad series by Ezra Blake (novel)* * Fallocaust series by Quil Carter (novel) * I May Be Your Big Brother But I Want You To Be Sweet On Me by Antama and Hagi Fukura (Renta serial) * Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin (upcoming horror novel ) * Nitro+chiral (BL VN developer) *Cho mistakenly said The Dark Triad is three books long. It is two books long at time of recording. Rotten Blossoms supports their artists with bonuses once all operating costs are met. Any additional profit is donated to Nijiiro Diversity [https://nijiirodiversity.jp/english/], an organization dedicated to fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Japan. Please consider contributing to the fight for queer rights by donating to Nijiiro Diversity.

Episode 28: FANTIS, PART TWO

It’s FANTI, Part 2: Electric Bigotry! The hosts of BL Garden sit down with Aeri and Cristal Marie to continue the FANTI panel from FujoCon 2021. We answer attendee-submitted questions and discuss the need for preservation of marginalized creator texts and BL academia translation projects, how to protect yourself in fandom, racism in “pro-ship” and general fandom communities, and Fujoshi Law School™. Aeri [https://twitter.com/_queerioes] is a scholar turned erotic fiction author. They are the creator of the BL Fan Project [https://blfanproject.com/], an interview project that documents the voices and experiences of Boys’ Love fans across the world. Cristal Marie [https://twitter.com/cristalmarie] is the co-founder of Beyond the Bot [https://www.youtube.com/c/BeyondTheBot/]and the host of CrunchyRoll’s CrunchyCast [https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/07/12/meet-the-hosts-of-crunchyrolls-new-crunchycast-podcast?utm_source=community_cr&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=crunchycast_en&referrer=community_cr_twitter_crunchycast]. She is the Director of Development of The New Historia [https://www.thenewhistoria.com/]and their Boys’ Love origins and ongoing media database and preservation effort The BLOOM Initiative [https://thebloominitiative.com/]. Next week, BL Garden Patrons get access to additional audio where our hosts delve into deeper (and spicier!) discussion. Join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/blgardendfw] and gain access to behind-the-scenes perks, advanced FujoCon announcements, game nights, and more! Mentioned in This Episode * BobaBoard [https://www.bobaboard.com/] * Blyme Yaoi [https://blyme-yaoi.com/] * Free! * FujoCon [https://www.fujocon.com/] * Genshin Impact * The New Historia [https://www.thenewhistoria.com/] * The Organization for Transformative Works’ Legal Advocacy [https://www.transformativeworks.org/legal/] * Steven Universe Critical [https://fanlore.org/wiki/Steven_Universe_Critical] * Supernatural Resources * Cancelled Resources [https://www.kradeelav.com/cancelled-resources.html]by kradeelav

Episode 27: 801 Day on the 8OH1

Yaoi is our anti-drug. It's 801 Day on the 8OH1 podcast! The BLG crew sits down to contemplate the past, present, and future of BL. Join us as we take a walk down memory lane (bring your Advil!) and discuss reading explicit BL with dial-up on the family computer, compare our past and present favorites, and celebrate the abundance of legally accessible BL in 2021. BL Mentioned in This Episode * Ai no Kusabe by Rieko Yoshihara (anime, manga) * Dear Myself by Eiki Eiki (manga) * Doukyuusei by Asumiko Nakamura (manga, movie) * Given by Natsuki Kizu (anime, manga, live-action drama) * Hand Which by Suzuki Tsuta (manga) * Honto Yajuu by Yamamoto Kotetsuko * Jackass! by Scarlet Beriko (mana) * Jealousy by Scarlet Beriko * Junjou Romantica (anime, manga) * Kozure Ookami by Inoue Satou (manga) * Maiden Rose by Fusanosuke Inariya (anime, manga) * Mo Dao Zu Shi by MXTX (danmei) * Neon Sign Amber by Ogeretsu Tanaka * No Touching at All by Yoneda Kou * Only the Ring Finger Knows by Satoru Kannagi (manga) * Puchitto Hajiketa by Kanda Neko (manga) * Sensitive Pornograph (anime) * Ten Count by Rihito Takarai (manga) * Twitter Birds Never Fly by Yoneda Kou (manga, movie) Non-BL (But Slashy!) Mentioned in This Episode * BobaBoard’s BLockchian [https://robinboob.herokuapp.com/] (our club legally owns the following ships: Heero/Duo, Naruto/Sasuke, Victor/Yuri, Thor/Loki, Tasuki/Chichiri, and Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian) * Fullmetal Alchemist * Gundam Wing