For those who don’t know, 801 can be read as ya-o-i in Japanese so, among the otaku masses, August 1st is known as Yaoi no Hi or Yaoi Day. While the phrase yaoi has mostly outstayed its welcome, slowly shifting over to “BL” even in western fandom as yaoi begins to feel more and more antiquated, it’s still a word with a lasting impact so it still feels fitting that this day be referred to as Yaoi Day.

In honor of this joyous occasion, the four members of Renta!’s BLog team have decided to write small personal snippets about our history with BL, and what BL means to each of us!

Like “the real meaning of Christmas,” but make it BL!

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