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The Categorization Project is an attempt to categorize boys' love manga titles to enable readers to quickly identify titles they may want to read or purchase. It is not a general manga listing.

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Angels Religious angels; Creatures with angelic wings	Horror/Macabre Horror; Blood and Gore; Creepy; Bone-chilling
The Arts Theater; Acting/dancing/music/art schools; Ballet; Classical Music; Painting	Kinship Love Incestuous love between father/mother/son/brother/half-brother; Love between adopted/step-siblings; First cousin love
Bad Boys School delinquents; School gangs; Playboys with bad reputations; Feared/unsmiling/silent loners	Love Triangles/Multiples Romantic triangles, quadrangles, pentangles; Multiple Characters loving the same person
Bondage & Sadomasochism S&M toys; BDSM	Master & Servant House servants; Housekeepers; Caretakers; Butlers; Family retainers; Slaves
Childhood Love Past childhood friendship/love affecting present relationships	The Mature Man Characters over 30 yrs of age
Crime & Espionage Non-supernatural mystery; Private detective; Police; Master thief; Spy; International Crime; for organized crime and gangs see Gangs and Gangsters	Men in Uniform Men wearing cool uniforms or military costumes, eg Nazi, Navy, Airforce and Army
Cruel, Insane & Abusive Relationships Vicious/cruel semes; Sexual abuse; Real rape and aftermath; Emotional slavery and trauma	Occult & Supernatural Sorcery/occult; Supernatural ghosts/spirits; ESP/psychic powers
Destiny & Reincarnation Preordained/joint destinies; Reincarnations; Past lives	Physical Combat Martial arts; Physical fighting/training; Detailed one-on-one fighting scenes
Domestic Life Family issues/relationships; Child care; Divorce/marriage/death in family; Having a live-in guest	Professional Men in Love Businessmen; Politicians; Lawyers; Doctors; Small business owners/workers; Writers and Comic Artists
Dormitory Life Dormmates; Housemates; Roommates	Reversibles Characters switching sexual positions with the same partner in a coupling or with other people
Dreamworlds & Enchantment Magic; Imaginary kingdoms; Fairyland	The Sex Trade Host/escort clubs; Prostitution; Rent boys; Kept Boys; Okama/cross-dressing; Porn actors/writers
Entertainment Business Fashion/Modeling; Music industry; TV; Movies	School Life Teacher/teacher; Student/student; Teacher/student; Platonic school friendships
Fantastic Beings Immortals; Vampires; Demons; Mythical creatures	Seductive & Sexually Aggressive Ukes Inviting/seductive ukes; Sexually confident or bold ukes who make first advances
The Futuristic & Science Fiction Virtual reality, Futuristic/alternative societies; Robots; Time machines; Laboratory/scientific experiments; Space; Aliens	Shota-Complex Love for elementary school kids; Love between elementary school kids
Gangs & Gangsters Yakuza; Mafia; Motorcycle gangs; Street Gangs	Smut PWP sex; Sex and lots of sex
Gay Issues Gay life; "Coming out" issues; Family/friends/societal acceptance; Self-discovery	Sports Professional/amateur sports; School sports clubs
Historical Past Historical fiction/non-fiction; Biographies; Established ancient myths/legends	Younger Semes Kouhai x sempai; Student x teacher; Younger x older relative

Visual Explicitness Rating (definition)

0	No sex. Longing looks, holding hands, chaste kissing.
1	Mild foreplay; kissing, some petting. Off-panel or really discreet/indistinct sex. Sex under the sheets, fade to black (taking the clothes off and then voila, the next morning).
2	Heavy petting/masturbation (handjobs/blowjobs). Sex with no or very vague penetration shots, glowing cones, etc. Nobody can deny they had sex, but you can't give a blow-by-blow account of the event.
3	Sex with invisible penises, glowing cones, penetrating fingers. Penetration shots with indistinct sex organs. Isolated shots of visible sex organs. Also, dripping penises, lots of fluids ...
4	Sex with penetration by detailed visible sex organs.

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Aspects (definition)

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Setting & Timeline
Literary Tone
Plot Devices and Themes
Relationships
Characterization
Sexual Themes

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Setting & Timeline (definition)

Timeline

Future	Past - Japanese:	Heian and medieval
Current/Modern		Warring States/Feudal
Past/Historical		Edo
		Bakumatsu and Meiji (Bakumatsu-WW1)
		Taishou and pre-war Shouwa

Location

China	Middle East, Central Asia, Arabia	Fantasy Lands/Kingdoms
Europe	Other Asia	Space/Other Planets
Japan	North America	Other

Literary Tone (definition)

Angst

Comedy

Drama

Gag

Dark

Romance

Plot Devices & Themes

Historical

Biographical

Fantasy

Angels	Mythology/ Legends/ Fairy Tales	Reincarnation/ Transmigration/ Joint Destiny
Demons/Immortals/ Monsters	Occult/Psychic Power	Spirits/Ghosts/ Supernatural
Magic/Sorcery	Royalty/Aristocracy

SF/
Futuristic

Aliens	Experiments
Cyberpunk, virtual reality	Robots/Androids
Dystopias	Time travel

Miscellaneous

Coming of age stories	Gay issues:	Gay - Coming Out
Rich/Poor		Gay - Everyday Life
Identities (secret, memory loss, etc.)		Gay - Self Discovery

Action/
Adventure

Crime	Mystery/ Suspense	War
Fighting/Combat	Nazi	Yakuza/Gangs
Fugitive	Police/ Detective
Military	Spy/Espionage

Entertainment

Clubs	Theater/Stage
Dance	Music:	Classical Music
Fashion		Popular Music
Movies/TV

Sports

Baseball	Judo/Karate	Track & Field
Basketball	Kendo	Volleyball
Boxing	Swimming	Other
Hockey	Soccer/ Football

Home life

Child care	Inheritance	Parent(s)
Family conflict	Live in guests, visitors, relatives
House sharing	Marriage, Divorce, Death, Adoption

School life

Dormitory life/ boarding school	School deliquents, gangs, hazing
Private tutoring	Student councils
School clubs	University life

Work life

Corporate, Office	Manual Labor	Politics, government, public service
Family/small business	Prostitution/Escort Services/Rent boys
Hospital	Part-time

Relationship

Number of Sets/Couples

One Set

Multiple Sets

Seme X Uke

Brother X Brother	Father X Son	Son X Father
Seme X Seme	Master X Servant	Servant X Master
Student X Student	Master X Slave	Slave X Master
Teacher X Teacher	Senior X Junior	Junior X Senior
Uke X Uke	Supervisor X Subordinate	Subordinate X Supervisor
	Teacher X Student	Student X Teacher

Type of Relationship

Betrayal/Jealousy	Love Triangle	Pseudo marriage
First/Childhood Love	Musical beds	Revenge/Retribution
Devotion/Reverence	Obsessive	Successful love triangle (menage a trois)
Friendship	Romantic
Kinship	Physical/Lust

Characterization

Reversibles

Cold/Distant/ Indifferent	Intelligent	Sexually Aggressive
Cruel/Vicious/Abusive/ Crabby	Inviting/Seductive	Shy/Timid
Funny/Frivolous/ Puppy-like	Loud/Brash	Sullen/Petulant/ Protesting
Gentle/Kind/Polite/ Self-Sacraficing	Persistent/Earnest	Tramatized/ Self-destructive
Height Violating	Promiscuous/Lustful	Weepy/Weak/ Bullied
Innocent	Protective

Semes

Aloof/Cold/Distant	Persistent/Earnest	Tramatized/ Self-Destructive
Cruel/vicious	Protective	Younger
Funny/Frivolous/ Puppy-like	Promiscuous/Lustful	Weepy/Weak/ Bullied
Gentle/Kind/Polite	Shorter (violates the height rule)
Loud/Brash	Sullen/Petulent/ Protesting

Ukes

Crabby/grouchy/ abusive	Intelligent	Shy/Timid
Distant/Indifferent	Inviting/Seductive	Sullen/Petulant/ Protesting
Funny/Frivolous/ Puppy-like	Loud/Brash	Tramatized/ Self-Destructive
Gentle/Kind/ Self-sacrificing	Promiscuous/Lustful	Weepy
Innocent	Sexually Aggressive

Profession/
Background

Aliens/Robots	Law	Scientists/Futuristic professions
Angels/angelic wings	Medical (MDs, Med students, Vets)	Shopkeepers/Business Owners
Corporate/Salaryman	Middle Aged/Old Men	Sickly/Delicate
Demons/Monsters	Military/soldiers/ mercenaries	Social outcasts (murderers, drug abusers, thieves, beggars)
Food	Noble savage/ Jungle boy	Spirits/Ghosts
Furry	Non-Human	Spy/Master Thief
Hip/trendy kids	Police	Transexuals/ Cross-dressing/ Okama
Hotel business	Religious professions	Writers (Novelists, Mangaka, Porn writers)
Immortals/Wizards	Royalty/ Aristocracy	Yakuza/Gangsters

Sexual themes

Bondage	3 or more people	Sex toys
Consensual	Rape	Sexual abuse
Forceful/Forced Seduction	Romance	Shota/Shota-complex
Gang bang	Sadism/Masochism	Tentacles
Incest	Seduction	UST (unresovled sexual tension)

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