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Commander Cello@commandercello.bsky.social · 2w ago

Doing some research… Um. They do Not call themselves that. (Okay, I actually did some research—it seems "yaoista" is a Spanish term that is used to this day, but there's nearly no record I can find of it in English sources. Like one GameFAQs walkthrough and that's about it.)

An image of a text passage from "The Americanization of Anime and Manga: Negotiating Popular Culture" by Antonia Levi. The text is as follows: "But the 'Yaoistas,' as some of them like to call themselves, tend to be more Japanophile than any other fandom. The reason is probably because they are still in the same situation that anime and manga fans were in ten years ago. Yaoi has not yet mainstreamed on the Cartoon Network and..."
Commander Cello@commandercello.bsky.social · 4w ago

In Japanese, 裏 (ura) is often used in video game contexts, like 裏ボス (ura-boss) meaning "secret boss." When I was researching this, I learned that Japanese has the term "ura-menu." * Kris, you need to order a 4x4! We need to get another Shadow Crystal! ❤️ Protein Style® Animal Style® * NOOO!!!

An image of the "not-so-secret menu" from In-N-Out Burger, notably containing both "Animal Style" and "Protein Style."
Commander Cello@commandercello.bsky.social · 4w ago

I'm imagining a guy who studies Japanese going to a Japanese In-N-Out (?) and getting annoyed when they don't act like it's normal when he says he wants it "dōbutsu-fū" instead of "animal style."