What is Yaoi? Yaoi is a Japanese acronym for "No point, no meaning, no climax." (or something like that) It concerns anime or manga characters, usually pre-established ones, in a male homosexual story or art. Some yaoi is original, but most concerns established male characters, such as the boys off of Final Fantasy. Yaoi is very established in Japanese cultures, and even has a formula for the relationships. In yaoi, one male partner is always dominant, while the other is always submissive. The word "seme" is used to describe the dominant partner, while "uke" is used to describe the submissive. In a pairing, the first name is the dominant, while the second is submissive. "x" or "+" symbols even indicate the type or pairing in yaoi. "x" indicates a sexually explicit story, while "+" indicates a non-explicit, more romantic story. Seifer x Squall is an explicit story where Seifer is seme and Squall uke. Squall + Seifer is a romantic story where Squall is seme and Seifer uke. There are many types of yaoi. Shounen-ai translates into "boy's love", which is a romantic story between two males. There is also "lemon" stories, which is a sexually graphic story. PWP stands for "Plot? What Plot?" which is basically a story that's merely an excuse for getting the characters to have graphic sex. Lemon stories can be shounen-ai, though shounen-ai will never be lemon. PWPs rarely have shounen-ai, but can, and as with lemons, shounen-ai will never be PWP. There are other types of yaoi stories, but I'm not going to get into that, as it is mostly repetition of what I have outlined. Bishounen translates into "pretty boy", and are usually featured in yaoi, though not always. Bishounen don't nave to be in yaoi and are often featured in "normal" anime or amange, such as every guy off of "Sailor Moon". Yaoi is usually featured in yaoi doujinshi in Japan. Doujinshi is manga produced by amateurs in limited print. It is not necessarily yaoi, and can be about any subject. Some is even original, though most is fanworks. Yaoi should never be confused with yuri which is the lesbian version of yaoi. You will not find yuri on this site, as no chicks are allowed. You won't find hetero hentai on here, either. Sorry. Strictly dickly, baby.