2/3/2024 0 Comments Gay anime couples yuri on ice![]() Queer folks have a torrid romance and then one of them dies, typically in a hate crime, possibly with sexual violence. an out gay person (because they’re always monosexual) meets a person who identifies as straight and then they fall in love, live happily ever after, and no one mentions the pesky “B” word. In “Western” media, the plots seem to be more along the lines of 1. (I tend to avoid these shows because I don’t need that, but you can read about recent examples here, even though the author also forgets bisexuals and bi characters exist). In Japanese mainstream anime and dramas (read: not BL, not manga), there’s a lot of queer angst directed at a partner who doesn’t reciprocate ( Last Friends, IS: Otoko demo onna demo nai sei), and a lot of queer-baiting. I get so tired of “gay” (bi folks exist!) romance stories because the narratives are so tropey and limited. Mild spoilers throughout, major spoiler at end.Īvoiding Tropes and the Relationship Escalator Or, why Yuri!!! on Ice hops off the relationship escalator, disrupts homonormativity, and I CLOSE MY EYES AND TELL MYSELF THAT MY DREAMS WILL COME TRUE Screenshot of Viktor hugging Yuuri before a performance, saying “I love pork cutlet bowls.”
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