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Every week, Kate & Matthew talk about BL and bara. They dive into the tropes, what works, what doesn't, and why we're all so in love with reading messy, chaotic romances. From manga to manhwa and more, they go through it all.

  1. 1 DIC

    28: The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame Vol. 1

    Time for some bara! The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga Volume 1 - Creator(s): Gengoroh Tagame - Chapters: Volume 1 - Where to read it: Fantagraphics & Book Stores https://www.tagame.org/enews/sample-page/english-books/the-passion-of-gengoroh-tagame-vol-1-eng-2022-reissue-edition/ The often violent, visceral, and always provocative style of Japanese manga legend Gengoroh Tagame, one of the originators of Japanese bear culture, comes to life like never before in The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame, a new edition of the artist's first English-language collection. Known as "The Tom of Finland of Japan," Tagame is celebrated around the world for his groundbreaking work, noted for its masterfully crafted imagery and unbridled exploration of bondage, lust, passion, and romance. This first English paperback edition includes ten short stories dating from the late 1990s to the early 2010s, with an introduction by celebrated novelist and biographer Edmund White, as well as an essay and new jacket design by acclaimed novelist and graphic designer Chip Kidd. Featuring intense, explicit, over-the-top scenes of BDSM among hypermasculine men, The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame is a must-have for Tagame fans, as well as fans of bear cultures in general. Produced by veteran "Japanist" Anne Ishii and filmmaker Graham Kolbeins, the book also contains sixteen full-page color illustrations. Where to Find us: Matthew - Bluesky: @matthewglenn.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/matthewglenn.bsky.social - Website: DigitalDaydream.gay Kate - Bluesky: @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/ohmymithrandir.bsky.social - Instagram: @ohmymithrandir - https://www.instagram.com/ohmymithrandir/ Music by Joshua Altman - Bluesky: @crooknook.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/crooknook.bsky.social Visit https://butwhytho.net/support to subscribe and get access to our bonus tier list segment

    46 min
  2. 24 NOV

    27: Lovesick Dog Season 2

    Somehow this romance gets even messier Lovesick Dog - Creator(s): Songhyel - Chapters - Season 2 (25-60) + Side Stories (1-8) - Where to read it: Lezhin https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/lovesick “About 14,000 years ago, certain wolves caught a disease called “lovesickness.” And when they met people, they became their companion dogs.” If one word could encapsulate Noh Ye-gyum, it would be “lovesick.” Despite him loving people with all his heart, Ye-gyum finds himself trapped in an endless cycle of being used, betrayed, and ultimately abandoned. This time proves no different for him, as the family of his current ""master"" Jooyung drives him away to pave the path for Jooyung's advantageous marriage and future spouse. Alone once again, Ye-gyum is left to gather his belongings and leave. Or is he? Suddenly, a mysterious man named Jooin appears, sweeping Ye-gyum away to his home. There, he is fed, clothed, and showered with an overwhelming amount of affection. As Ye-gyum senses the telltale signs of his lovesickness resurfacing, an uncertainty lingers: will this man also leave him, or could he finally hold the cure to this lifelong affliction? Where to Find us: Matthew - Bluesky - @matthewglenn.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/matthewglenn.bsky.social - DigitalDaydream.gay Kate - Bluesky - @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/ohmymithrandir.bsky.social Music by Joshua Altman - Bluesky - @crooknook.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/crooknook.bsky.social Visit https://butwhytho.net/support to subscribe and get access to our bonus tier list segment

    42 min
  3. 10 NOV

    25: Jinx Season 1

    Can you fix him? No you can't! Jinx - Creator(s): Mingwa - Chapters: Season 1 (1-53) - Where to read it: Lezhin https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/jinx_en Physical therapist Kim Dan has been down on his luck for as long as he can remember. Between an ailing grandmother, menacing loansharks, and an old boss making it almost impossible for him to find work, Dan is truly running out of options. Naturally, it feels like a dream come true when he’s finally hired to treat top-paid MMA fighter Joo Jaekyung, especially when the man then calls him out for a treatment the night before a match with an oh-so-tantalizing offer of five thousand dollars. He claims to have a “jinx” in need of a particular type of “treatment," but it's one that Dan isn't quite prepared to offer… You see, Jaekyung may be a beast in the ring, but he’s even rougher in the bedroom, and Dan’s not sure he can survive Jaekyung at his most primal. Nevertheless, the promise of much-needed cash has Dan agreeing to this ill-fated deal... Could a night together be the thing to help Jaekyung break this jinx once and for all? Where to Find us: Matthew - Bluesky: @matthewglenn.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/matthewglenn.bsky.social - Website: DigitalDaydream.gay Kate - Bluesky: @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/ohmymithrandir.bsky.social - Instagram: @ohmymithrandir - https://www.instagram.com/ohmymithrandir/ Music by Joshua Altman - Bluesky: @crooknook.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/crooknook.bsky.social Visit https://butwhytho.net/support to subscribe and get access to our bonus tier list segment

    34 min

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Every week, Kate & Matthew talk about BL and bara. They dive into the tropes, what works, what doesn't, and why we're all so in love with reading messy, chaotic romances. From manga to manhwa and more, they go through it all.