Receiver
| Synonyms: | Uke (somewhat), Neko (somewhat) |
| See also: | Sex Position, Uke, Neko, Bottom |
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Receiver (受け)「うけ」is a term used by Japanese-speaking media fandom to indicate the role of a character placed on the right in a coupling notation, that is to say, a ship's bottom. It's rather synonymous with uke, though the two terms have different connotations and use cases. The opposite of a receiver is an Attacker.
In NL couplings, it's always assumed that the man/boy of the relationship is the attacker, even if he is submissive to his partner. In Japanese-speaking media fandom, exceptions are usually only made if the woman/girl is made into a futanari for fanworks. Exceptions are also made if the pairing is Onee-shota, or in other words, an older woman with a boy. In GL couplings, the attacking and receiving roles are often ambiguous. Most are reversible and are considered combi, meaning non-romantic, and romantic interpretations are often few and far between for fanworks. The terms tachi and neko may be used for attacker and receiver specifically for Yuri/GL couplings.
Uses
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For now, please read Circle Paradisearmy & Doujin Yougo no Kisochishiki's article linked below for a first-hand explanation of receivers' portrayals in fanworks.
Variants
Receivers have many variants.
- 襲い受け lit. osoi uke
- means the receiver is often physically aggressive and demanding. May refer literally to receivers who push down their attacking partner to the point of falling down. These receivers may resort to rape to get what they want.
- 男前受け lit. otokomae uke
- means the receiver acts very masculine
- 乙女受け lit. otome uke
- means the receiver is feminine and like a maiden
- オヤジ受け lit. oyaji uke
- means the receiver is old enough to be considered an oyaji, meaning father, and more commonly, father-esque
- 俺様受け lit. oresama uke
- means the receiver is self-centered and arrogant. Receivers in this category may be confused for joou-sama uke
- 筋肉受け lit. kin'niku uke
- クール受け lit. kuuru uke
- means the receiver is kuudere or sunao kūru
- 健気受け lit. kenage uke
- means the receiver admires the attacker no matter what they do
- 小悪魔受け lit. koakuma uke
- means the receiver has an impish personality and likes to mess with the attacker's head
- 誘い受け lit. sasoi uke
- means the receiver "invites" or otherwise temps the attacker to have a physical relationship with them. AKA, this receiver is flirtatious. May later evolve into osoi uke
- 女王様受け lit. joou-sama uke
- means the receiver is overbearing and very prideful, queen-ish, though unlike hime uke, they are likely not treated as such by others
- ショタ受け lit. shota uke
- means the receiver can be considered a shota
- 初老受け lit. shorou uke
- means the receiver is a middle-aged or otherwise elderly man
- 総攻め lit. sou uke
- 年上受け lit. toshiue uke
- means the receiver is older than their partner. The partner in a relationship like this is 年下攻め lit. toshishita seme, meaning attacker who is younger than their partner
- ビッチ受け lit. bitch uke
- means the receiver likes to sleep around. Unlike in English, the word bitch has no connotations with being rude in Japanese
- 姫受け lit. hime uke
- means the receiver is like a princess who needs a lot of care and attention
- 不細工受 lit. busaiku uke
- means the receiver is ugly and otherwise not conventionally attractive.
- 平凡受け lit. heibon uke
- means the receiver is not conventionally attractive and just your average person
- モブ受け lit. mob uke
- when the mob characters receive
- わんこ受け lit. wanko uke
- means the receiver has a dog-like personality. By coincidence, this is similar to the idea of a golden retriever boyfriend