The Vampire and the Virgin Rose – One-Shot Yaoi Manga Review

Vampire romance could be considered a romance of its own, with classic titles like Bram Stoker's Dracula and the masterpiece that is The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice to the modern movement that one must confess was popularised in the new millennium with the rise and fall of the Twilight fandom and like any romance …

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Yaoi and Boys Love Has a Piracy Problem

This is a subject matter that has been on my mind for over a year now and it is also a subject I have discussed with a few fellow yaoi and boys love fans online. Our genre of choice has a huge piracy problem and I will admit that in the past I like many …

Kizuna: Bonds of Love – Boys Love Classic Review

When Futekiya announced back in September of 2021 that this Boys Love classic manga would be coming to their subscription service to say I was excited was an understatement! First published in Japan in 1992 to 2008 and then being given an official English release by Digital Manga Publishing from late 2010 to 2012 the …

Sasaki to Miyano – Episode 1 Review

Please note that I am going into this anime without reading the manga it is based on, so this is my honest first impression of the show. A cute and oblivious to those around him fudanshi finds himself the centre of his own boys love story and can I just say the first anime of …

We Need To Talk About Minors and Yaoi Again

Yes, I did say again, and please note that this post was not planned and that this is a rant because it seems every couple of months I have to bring this subject up again. A recent video in the TikTok BL and yaoi community has gone somewhat viral and no I will not be …

Meet the Fans – Emori

Since this interview took place, this creator has come out as non-binary and as a fellow non-binary yaoi lover, I have re-edited this interview to match their transition. It would seem there is quite the large yaoi and BL fanbase over on TikTok even though the app is notorious for not liking adult content, that …

This Fluffy Love – First Impression

If you are looking for a light and fluffy boys love to read, then my latest favourite read over on Webtoon might just be the title for you to read. Sarith just wants to spend his school life having fun with his friends and having a peaceful school existence but when the class delinquent Ashen …

BJ Alex – Manhwa Review

I decided at about mid way last month that all the reviews I posted this pride month on Yaoi Playground would only be titles with good LGBTQ+ representation and when I finally finished reading BJ Alex a few weeks ago by the end I came to an amazing conclusion. This is a hardcore boys love …

Exploring the Fascinating World of Tintin Yaoi Fanfiction

I want to do more this year than just recommend fanfiction worth reading in different fandoms and after giving it much thought I decided it might be interesting to take a dive into different fandoms and see the kind of yaoi fanfiction I can find within and see what are the common tropes and themes …

Top 5 Favourite Reads on Futekiya

It should come as no big secret by this point that my absolute favourite subscription service of the last year has been to the amazing site Futekiya, an online library of legally acquired and released yaoi and boys love content! Whenever I have a chance to legally support the genre that I adore so much …