Danmei
| Synonyms: | 耽美 |
| See also: | Dangai, Boys' Love |
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Danmei (耽美) is a Chinese genre of literature and other fictional media revolving around homosexual men and their romantic relationships. Danmei primarily derived from the Japanese translation of "aestheticism," the term became widely used in Chinese culture with the spread of Japanese Shōjo manga and doujin culture in the late 20th century. Prior to that, China possessed a distinct history of homoerotic literature, and even today, the application of this term varies within the cultural contexts of both Chinese and Japanese traditions. It is typically created by and targeted towards a heterosexual female audience, but has fans of all genders and sexual orientations. Currently, in the Chinese context, danmei commonly refers to the cnovels published on the popular site JJWXC and when it amasses a large fandom, which gets the opportunity to be produced into a donghua, manhua, cdrama, or all of the above.
Etymology
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Chinese Danmei Examples with Fandoms
- Er Ha He Ta De Bai Mao Shi Zun (The Husky and His White Cat Shizun)
- Mo Dao Zu Shi (The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)
- Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)
- Tian Guan Ci Fu (Heaven Official's Blessing)
Fannish Works
- Danmei Podfics With Gem - A a mature, 18+ podfic podcast dedicated to transforming mulitfandom danmei (Chinese "Boys Love," also known as "BL") fanfiction into audio stories.
Fannish Events
- Danmei Fanworks Exchange (2022, 2024)
Further Reading/Meta
- Fansplaining: Episode 176: Liang Ge, Archived version (June 22, 2022)
- Futekiya: What is Danmei?, Archived version (June 19, 2020)
- the rise of the danmei fandom by ColeyDoesThings (Feb 6, 2023)