This is the performance of a fujoshi.

[Edit this paragraph] The definition of fujoshi

Fujoshi is the abbreviation of "fujoshi", and "fujo" means hopeless in Japanese. But it's not a curse word like "otaku", but a self-deprecating self-identification.

People’s most common understanding is that “fujoshi” are those deep “otakus” who are dedicated to the creation of doujinshi.

Fujoshi or fujoshi mainly refers to women who like BL, which is the fantasy of male-male love. In addition to ACG works, TV series, movies, etc. (regardless of whether the work itself is BL), some fujoshi will also have reverie about the relationship between men in the real world, such as idols (Japanese J-ban and many visual groups) , historical figures (Japanese Shinsengumi or Tokugawa figures, ancient Chinese literati, emperors, etc.) and so on. In short, fujoshi are creatures that rely on love to sprout their small universe.

First of all, people's most common understanding is that "fujoshi" are those deep "otakus" who are dedicated to the creation of doujinshi. This statement is actually correct, but strictly speaking, among such otakus, those who really like BL are the real fujoshi. In addition to otakus, there are also some women who like singers and stars. They usually have the bad taste of "whether it is a 2D fictional character or a real person, in any case, they first match men in their minds and imagine them falling in love." In other words, regardless of whether they are otakus or not, any woman who has this tendency can be called a "rotten girl". All in all, fujoshi are divided into three versions: "women who simply refer to otakus and have no special love for BL", "otakus who like BL" and "women who are not otakus but are interested in tight male relationships". So some people say, "I am a fujoshi, but not an otaku". When a woman calls herself a fujoshi, it is difficult to tell whether she is a "BL manga lover", a "character lover" or a "BL paranoid girl" with just one sentence. (Category Three)

In fact, the term fujoshi originated very early, and it began to appear and spread around the second half of the 1980s. The word "otaku" was mostly used to refer to male anime fans at the time, while women were called "otaku". These women simply called themselves fujoshi out of self-deprecation and self-abuse. As a result, the word gradually became fixed. However, unlike the encounter with the word otaku, the word fujoshi has not been popularized. In the final analysis, this is because this word is first and foremost a special word for them to refer to themselves (for example, in many famous Japanese doujinshi, female writers She was the first to call herself a fujoshi), and the term does not mean to belittle oneself. In other words, unlike "otaku", fujoshi only have the function of self-deprecation from the beginning and cannot become a vocabulary used by external forces to attack them. As a result, the scope of use of this word can only be limited to the narrow scope of "fandom", and it is even less likely to be quoted by mainstream media.

Therefore, fujoshi is just a self-identification, and there is no strict unified definition.

At present, most of the domestic understanding of "fujoshi" is women who like BL among the three categories.

Recently, the term "fujoshi" has gradually begun to attract attention from the anime media. Even at the recently concluded C72 (Japan's 72nd Doujinshi Sale), the power of fujoshi was overwhelming for the first time. Otaku. However, the term fujoshi itself is not actually a new product. Its birth can be traced back to the 1980s or earlier.

There is a theory that the first issue of comicJUN released in 1978 is its origin, but there are also contrary opinions that the word "fujoshi" appears in it. There are overwhelming opinions that the etymology is from doujinshi, but specific information does not exist.

As for the reason, if you read comics about heterosexual love and see the entanglement between the male protagonist and the heroine, you will feel that the heroine is very annoying and constantly tortures the handsome guy. But when you read love novels about gay men or The comics don't have this feeling. Instead, they feel that the more they torture each other, the better it looks, because both parties in the relationship are handsome guys they like. The love stories described in such "bl" novels can satisfy their desire to imagine "perfect alternative" love. However, introverted girls who lack love experience should read "bl" novels with caution. They rarely socialize, are lonely, and lack love experience. They are likely to rely on fantasies about plots in novels to satisfy their desire to fall in love with a "perfect" spouse, without being able to distinguish between reality and fantasy.

[Edit this paragraph] Necessary materials for fujoshi

From the end of 2006 to the present, "Neighbor 801" (also translated as "Fujoshi around you"), known as the "female version of "Eneshaman"" "Gremlins", originally written by Ajiko Kojima) attracted widespread attention in Japan and a live-action TV series was filmed.

After the first volume of the novel titled "The Rotten Woman" was a hit, a second volume was released in 2007.

The fujoshi work "Zombie Loan" has been adapted into a TV animation, which will be broadcast from July 3.

A famous Japanese publishing house that owns BL magazines and BL professional websites has published a special research book on fujyo girls, "Fujyo We Care".

Japan’s first fujoshi portal is opened:

As men saturate the comics, animation, and game markets, the company Toruko, which has a sense of making money, launched their website yesterday. The fujyo special portal website http://fujyoshi.jp/ has received great attention and praise in the short time since its launch. It seems that this market has always been in demand, but no one has touched it.

It is estimated that many women don’t like their fujoshi attributes being discovered, or being called fujoshi by others. Therefore, although fujoshi novels, comics, game animations, etc. are easy to sell, there is a lack of communication. way, so the portal website for this purpose was born (if there is a demand, there will be a response--)

The temporary column of this portal website is: "Fujyo Symposium, from the beginning, there are only rotten girls." "Women's BL Topics", "Fujyo Sumaju-kei" where fujyo girls are introduced to each other, and "Fujyo's Thorough Analysis" on BL terminology for those who are in contact with BL Chuu, etc. Since it is a Japanese website, all the above are in Japanese. , domestic fujoshis may be worried, but keep reading.

The BE-BOY fujoshi portal website appeared, a community site mainly focusing on fujoshi creations, fujoshi BLOG, and fujoshi dating.

It’s all normal, don’t worry, don’t feel any pressure, just don’t do stupid things. More detailed answers are in the Fujoshi Baidu Encyclopedia.