Yaoi and King of Fighters (The Rant of a Yaoi Fan)

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<a href="http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/gaming/kof/kof.htm" target="_blank">http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/gaming/kof/kof.htm</a>

This review comes from a site that I, up until recently, did alot of business with.

Okay, I'm a yaoi fan. I like the various pairings in King of Fighters. However, I'm also a massive fan of the gameplay, the plot, the music, and especially the characters, male or female. I doubt the writer of this review's even played the game.

She mentions that Chris will be alot cuter when he grows up. This is proof that she didn't bother playing. If she did she would know that Chris didn't exactly live after KoF '97. She fails to even mention Shermie, who's one of my favorite female fighters. Why? Because she's a girl and not worth mentioning. Yaoi fans don't want to hear about that, right?

Wrong.

Ryo and Robert??

I would only see these two as a gag pairing. King and Yuri rock their worlds, and that's how it should be, with the yaoi kept to a halt.

This reviewer needs to actually sit down and play the King of Fighters series. That way she can appreciate it for the various other aspects of the game, and not just for who would be cute together.

to the mods: You may move this if needed. I thought my fellow SNK fans would like to read this and rant as well.
 

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Ok you two krappers (at least i know one of you is a krapper). No Yaoi!!!
 

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We are both of Krap descent. :p

But this isn't about the yaoi factor, it's about the writer of that article who makes all yaoi fans look like idiots.

I admit that I like the yaoi factor in the game, but I keep playing for the amazing plot, the great music, and of course my Vice and Mature.

The idea that she thinks, "we should play this game because there are cute guys in it" sickens me. For the first time I'm actually considering flaming her for this. And it'll be for undermining the yaoi audience's intelligence.
 

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This may be a dumb question...but,

What does "Yaoi" mean?
 

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Yaoi is basically romantic (and sometimes sexual) relationships between two fictional men. It has quite a following, but there are those who are just as bad as people who attack us for liking what we do.
 

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Domino-chan:
Yaoi is basically romantic (and sometimes sexual) relationships between two fictional men. It has quite a following, but there are those who are just as bad as people who attack us for liking what we do.
I had a feeling it had something to do with homosexuality. I had seen some manga (if thats what you call it) on ebay that said "Yaoi" on it. I thought it looked kinda strange, cuz...ya know...where the fuck is mai? or yuri?

lol, alright.
 

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Ahhhh, WHERE should I -even- begin with this????

It's totally obvious to me that the writer of the article of KOF yaoi, and possible "pairings" hasen't played ONE full match of KOF!! This is a joke to me, and grates on my nerves.

Look, I will freely admit that the attractive-looking and likable characters of KOF first caught my attention 5 years back. But, it was the FULL-PACKAGE of what KOF encompasses that's kept me an avid fan to this day, and will hopefully for years to come. It's not all about "a pretty face" so to speak.

On the other hand, I am also a fan of yaoi AND yuri parinigs in KOF, and have over 100 KOF doujinshi's in my collection; most of them bought in Tokyo, at Mandarake in Shibuya. I've got all types..Comedy/gag ones, light yaoi, hard yaoi..light yuri, VERY hard yuri. There are LOTS of good possible pairings in KOF that I find interesting, and you know what??? Kyo and Iori are NOT on my list, anywhere!!! It's been SO OVERDONE, it's stupid. I'm also OVER Mai, Yuri Sakazaki, and Athena, I could live happily if I never saw another one with them in it.

You know WHAT, tho??? Straight KOF pairings are the rarest to find, i've found. Why IS this??? It baffles me to NO END. The only 2 i've found, and bought have been good, tho.

Yashiro and Shermie
Ralf and Leona

Okay, so the Ralf X Leona was actually Ralf X Leona X Clark, but who's keeping track!?

I'd LOVE to get some Terry X Blue Mary, and also Ryo X King. I'm also a sucker for anything with Joe Higashi, but remember..He NEVER gets the girl, and is used mainly as comic relief.

My #1 yaoi pairing as of 2 years ago has to be K' X Maxima
My #1 yuri pairing has allways been Vice and Mature, but Leona and Vanessa are good characters to involve, IMHO.

The female who wrote that article is a JOKE. She needs to be kicked. Hard, and multiple times.


Back to your regularly schedulded programming...


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<small>[ March 02, 2003, 04:50 AM: Message edited by: Honeychan ]</small>
 

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Domino-chan:
Yaoi is basically romantic (and sometimes sexual) relationships between two fictional men. It has quite a following, but there are those who are just as bad as people who attack us for liking what we do.
I see. I found out what yaoi is the hard way (by searching for Gundam Wing on ebay :p ).

But what does the word "Yaoi" mean translated from the Japanese? I know "yuri" means "lily" but I don't know what yaoi means. help

By the way, welcome back, Honey- and Domino-chan.
 
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Honeychan:
Ahhhh, WHERE should I -even- begin with this????

It's totally obvious to me that the writer of the article of KOF yaoi, and possible "pairings" hasen't played ONE full match of KOF!! This is a joke to me, and grates on my nerves.

Look, I will freely admit that the attractive-looking and likable characters of KOF first caught my attention 5 years back. But, it was the FULL-PACKAGE of what KOF encompasses that's kept me an avid fan to this day, and will hopefully for years to come. It's not all about "a pretty face" so to speak.

On the other hand, I am also a fan of yaoi AND yuri parinigs in KOF, and have over 100 KOF doujinshi's in my collection; most of them bought in Tokyo, at Mandarake in Shibuya. I've got all types..Comedy/gag ones, light yaoi, hard yaoi..light yuri, VERY hard yuri. There are LOTS of good possible pairings in KOF that I find interesting, and you know what??? Kyo and Iori are NOT on my list, anywhere!!! It's been SO OVERDONE, it's stupid. I'm also OVER Mai, Yuri Sakazaki, and Athena, I could live happily if I never saw another one with them in it.

You know WHAT, tho??? Straight KOF pairings are the rarest to find, i've found. Why IS this??? It baffles me to NO END. The only 2 i've found, and bought have been good, tho.

Yashiro and Shermie
Ralf and Leona

Okay, so the Ralf X Leona was actually Ralf X Leona X Clark, but who's keeping track!?

I'd LOVE to get some Terry X Blue Mary, and also Ryo X King. I'm also a sucker for anything with Joe Higashi, but remember..He NEVER gets the girl, and is used mainly as comic relief.

My #1 yaoi pairing as of 2 years ago has to be K' X Maxima
My #1 yuri pairing has allways been Vice and Mature, but Leona and Vanessa are good characters to involve, IMHO.
You know what? I also hate people who write about things they have ABSOLUTELY NO knowledge of. A few months ago, I was stumbling around the web, looking for sites that sold KOF doujinshi, and lo and behold, I come across one fan site that has scans of KOF doujinshi. But what's this? The writer says she's never played KOF before. After reading that, I jumped ship, knowing that everything else she probably said might've sounded stupid and highly innaccurate. The lesson here, kids: write ONLY that which you know, NOT that which you pretend not to know.

Welcome back, Honeychan. Believe it or not, I've got some KOF doujinshi (all non-hentai) that have the following pairings:

Robert x Yuri
Kensou x Athena
K' x Kula (SURPRISE! I've got proof, too!)

I also saw a Ryo x King doujinshi on eBay last summer (got outbid, unfortunately). Below are two doujinshi that I was supposed to have gotten, but alas, never got:

<img src="http://www.magicalgirl.com/series/OCT4/JUNKOCT4/OCT4junk001/DSCF0167-w440.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.magicalgirl.com/series/TATI/023/conv0061.JPG" alt=" - " />

As for yaoi, I absolutely HATE it! (But then again, I'm a guy, so that should be obvious.) But hey, if it gets people into playing the KOF series, then why should I complain?

Here are some pairings I'd pay good money to see:
Chris x Kula
Kim Sue Il x Rosa
Shingo x Kasumi
Shingo x May Lee
Kyo x Yuki

Honeychan, please check your PM. Domino-Chan, the big doujinshi sale starts in seven days. Be prepared...
 
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EvilWasabi:
did you buy those from "MagicalGirl" aka "FishEye"?
DING! DING! DING! Correct! I was "supposed" to have gotten them from him, but about a week after I had placed my order, I received an e-mail from him telling me that the two KOF doujinshi I had ordered (along with a bunch of Slayers, Final Fantasy 7, and Samurai Spirits doujinshi) were "missing". He gave me a refund for the missing items + shipping (which I later used to place another order recently). Don't get me wrong; he's an excellent seller, but I'm not surprised with the mistake he made (he has to deal with hundreds of his own eBay auctions every week, and he's got an online store to run, which explains why he's a little slow at times in replying to e-mails).
 

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I had a deal with him too. Everything arrived as promised, and he added a plus alpha sticker sheet, so I can't complain ... much. wink

His image display style is easy to pick up on.
 

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Taken from: <a href="http://www.geocities.com/jerr_conner/animeterms.html" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/jerr_conner/animeterms.html</a>

Yaoi is sort of an acronym for "yama-nashi, ochi-nashi, imi-nashi", which can be literally translated into "no climax, no resolution, no meaning".

It can also mean, "YAmete!!! Oshiti ga Itaaaaai!" That literally means, "Stop it! My butt hurts!"
 

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Domino-chan:
Taken from: <a href="http://www.geocities.com/jerr_conner/animeterms.html" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/jerr_conner/animeterms.html</a>

Yaoi is sort of an acronym for "yama-nashi, ochi-nashi, imi-nashi", which can be literally translated into "no climax, no resolution, no meaning".

It can also mean, "YAmete!!! Oshiti ga Itaaaaai!" That literally means, "Stop it! My butt hurts!"
ooooookay....

don't take offense, but, you're gay.

loco
 

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Domino-chan:
Taken from: <a href="http://www.geocities.com/jerr_conner/animeterms.html" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/jerr_conner/animeterms.html</a>

Yaoi is sort of an acronym for "yama-nashi, ochi-nashi, imi-nashi", which can be literally translated into "no climax, no resolution, no meaning".

It can also mean, "YAmete!!! Oshiti ga Itaaaaai!" That literally means, "Stop it! My butt hurts!"
Oh, okay. Thanks. eek_2
 

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Eeeeeew!! yaoi, but if any of you like it then it's all good by me...I just find yaoi disturbing.
 

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EvilWasabi
ooooookay....

don't take offense, but, you're gay.

loco [/QB]
You're so silly. tickled

I'm actually bi, and a female. It must be the Anji Mito avvy. ::Pets it::
 

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Domino-chan:
EvilWasabi
ooooookay....

don't take offense, but, you're gay.

loco
You're so silly. tickled

I'm actually bi, and a female. It must be the Anji Mito avvy. ::Pets it:: [/QB]
That's cool. I'm asexual.

And an alien.
 

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KOF yaoi is so passe.

I'd like to see some yaoi based on World Heores.

A chance encounter between Rasputin and Brocken becomes a date with passion... Mudman and C.Kidd torn by the rivalry that binds them, yet strangely bonded by the power of love... romance, not victory, becomes the goal of J.Carn when he squares off with Muscle Power...

and Hanzo and Fuuma... God, how they would put Kyo and Iori to shame.

I can't write anymore. My hands are quivering and my heart is all a flutter. I'd better take a cold shower.
 
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