What does Tanmei mean?

★Danmei comics:

This is because in Japan, this kind of "gay" comics drawn by female writers for female readers are called "Danmei comics", while Taiwan calls them "Danmei comics". for "B L" comics. So the so-called "Gengmei complex" refers to the B L complex. Specifically, it is BOY'S LOVE, and more specifically, it is the complex of being trapped in a dangerous love affair between a beautiful boy and a handsome man and unable to extricate himself.

★Danmei:

The word "Gengmei" first appeared in modern Japanese literature, another literary writing style presented in order to oppose [naturalistic] literature: [ Danmei Pai]. The original intention of the "Danmei School" was to "reverse naturalism that mainly exposes the ugly side of human nature, and want to find sensual beauty and revel in it to pursue the meaning of literature." This is where the word "Danmei" comes from. Tanbi is pronounced TANBI in Japanese, and its original meaning is "aesthetic and romantic". For example, Tanbiism is romanticism. Later, the word was somehow used in the Japanese comics industry for BL comics, and eventually it was extended to refer to men of all shapes and sizes, as well as love relationships between men that do not involve reproduction, and finally developed into a term for "gay" comics. one.

★The relationship between Danmei and BL

BL is indeed a very important and main genre of Danmei. In many cases, the two can even be used interchangeably. But Danmei also includes martial arts, fantasy, suspense reasoning, modern history... In fact, anything that can give readers a purely beautiful enjoyment is a subject of Danmei. Therefore, BL is only part of Danmei.

★Why is there Danmei?

It is difficult for us to imagine that a person who is hungry would like Tanmei. From the perspective of human evolution, the reason why people have the sense of beauty is to survive. The sense of beauty allows humans to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and is an accelerator on the long road of human evolution. When people no longer run around to fill their stomachs all day long, the sense of beauty generated for survival gradually turns into a need that is divorced from material interests, a need purely for the sake of beauty, and Danmei pushes this need to the extreme . The imperfections in reality have prompted some people to turn to the virtual world of words and comics, where everything is finally possible to be perfect, and as a Danmei author, he finally has the ability to create perfection!

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Danmei related:

☆BL:

BL is from BOY'S LOVE The abbreviation cannot be translated as the love of boys here, but the love between boys. Generally speaking, it refers to the romance between a boy and a boy or between a man and a boy. It pays more attention to the description of emotions, focusing on LOVE and plot development, and the portrayal of psychological characters. Generally more innocent, mostly happiness, Wen Jing's works, there are relatively few H scenes...

☆H:

H refers to things like making love, hey, there will be The plot of the bed sheet is something that children should not ask about. It is not easy to be underage... Do you understand? If you still don't understand, sweat, the weather is so hot.

☆Yaooi:

Before explaining this, let’s first talk about what the 18-year-old ban is - the 18-year-old ban, as the name suggests, means that people under the age of 18 are prohibited from walking. That is to say, this work has restricted scenes (H). The meaning of "Minors are not allowed to read" is sometimes written as NC-17, and the word "Yaooi" is Khan. Even if you are over 18, I advise you to run away as soon as you see it. This is a Japanese word formed by combining the first four letters of the Roman spelling of "no plot, no climax, no ending". This... a story has no plot, no climax, no ending, so what is left? That's H, H, H... Do you understand, this is a word with a higher level than the 18-level ban.

☆Shou:

Although Danmei’s works depict gay love stories. However, since most of them are drawn by female writers for female readers, they inevitably have heterosexual overtones, and one of the two protagonists is always playing a female role. This boy, who is equivalent to a woman in heterosexual relationships, is called "Shou" in Danmei. The reason why it is called "shou" is not only because in Danmei's works, the recipient is always relatively passive.

☆Gong:

This is easier to explain. The opposite of "receiving" is "gong". That is, the person who assumes the male role in a same-sex pairing.

Danmei comics should have first entered mainland China in 1991 or 1992. Most of Danmei's works during this period had relatively subtle content. The representative works were CLAMP's Destiny Trilogy - "Sacred Legend", "Tokyo Babylon" and "X-Men". These three works became popular for their gorgeous painting style and twists and turns and touching storylines. The BL in CLAMP's works is always very subtle. There are not many intimate scenes in the work itself, but it always makes people discover the existence of a relationship inadvertently. For example, in the "Sacred Biography", the emotional entanglement between King Asura and Emperor Shakten was never clearly stated in CLAMP's main story. Instead, it was only briefly touched on in the extra chapter with a vague picture, but such a simple Sometimes it makes a deeper impression. Speaking of CLAMP's Danbi comics, the ones that everyone is probably more familiar with are "TOKYO BABYLON" and "TB-- . The poignant story of the two of them has been well known to everyone and has earned the tears of countless female fans. So I won’t elaborate further here. But I personally think that CLAMP's works tend to be dark and somewhat obscure, so younger readers may not be able to fully understand their connotations. Their works are more suitable for readers above high school.

About 1994, pure Danmei comics began to appear on the market. What must be mentioned here is Danmei's classic work - "Jue Ai" (Ozaki Minami). It is not an exaggeration to call "Jue Ai" a classic of Danmei. Even many people who are not fans of Danmei have watched Jue Ai, and its influence is unparalleled. The two protagonists in "Jue Ai" - Nanjo Koji and Izumi Takuto are undoubtedly considered one of the most classic Danbi combinations. Nowadays, many Danmei fans still regard "Jue Ai" as a major source of fan fiction, and a considerable number of fan fiction is written around "Jue Ai". I believe most people are familiar with the storyline of "Absolute Love". Among them, Nanjo Koji's desperate love for Izumi Takuto is completely different from the implicit love between Shirou and Subaru in TOKYO BABYLON. , this is its major feature and selling point. The sequel to "Absolute Love" is "BRONZE" (also known as "Bronze"). So far, more than a dozen books have been published but it is not over yet. It is available in many rental bookstores. If you are interested, you can go and check it out. There are some H scenes, (H refers to descriptions of sex and erotica.) It is also quite bloody, so those who cannot accept it should consider it carefully. (The VCD of "Jue Ai" is also on the market now. It is basically faithful to the original work and is worth a read.)

At the same time as "Jue Ai" appeared, many heart-warming Danmei comics also appeared, the more famous ones are "The Intimate Lover of a Beautiful Man" (Maiki Yeats), "Slightly Warm and Pure Love as a Boy" (Miyuki Abe), "Diary of a Slightly Worried Youth" (Miyuki Abe) and other works. The plots of this type of Danmei comics are warm and touching, the characters are also very innocent, and the protagonists are mostly high school students or white-collar workers. However, many of them are no longer available for purchase or seen in stores, so you need to be patient to find them. In the following years, Danmei's works remained lukewarm on the counters of various bookstores. Warm-hearted Danmei comics have always occupied a place in the mainland Danmei comics market. Even later, some of the original mainland Danmei literary works were also heart-warming novels. It can be said that they were influenced by these comics.

Since 1997, Danmei novels have entered mainland China. At the beginning, because of "Jue Ai", all Danmei novels were annotated as the works of "Ozaki Minami". It was difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the fake, and it was difficult to distinguish the good from the bad. The large number of danbi novels dazzles people. In fact, the original authors of many novels are very famous. In any case, from then on we began to come into contact with another form of expression of Danmei besides comics - novels. There are many works in Danbi novels that deserve to be called classics, such as "The Wedge of the World" (Keiko Yoshihara), Fujimi Symphony Orchestra (Akiyuki), etc. We can now see Chinese versions of excellent works such as "Far from Eden" (many of which are pirated and not yet finished). "The Wedge" and "Fujimi Symphony Orchestra" have not yet had Chinese versions of their books published, but both works have VCDs. Because the H of "Wedge Between" is too high, there is only an abridged version, and the complete version is only available on burnable discs.

The VCD animation of "Fujimi" is directed by Nishi Kyoko, and is a condensation of the original story.

By 1999, the development of mainland Danmei reached a climax. The monthly Danmei comic magazine "Danmei Season" (edited by AYA) is published. This is the first Danmei monthly magazine, which introduces Danmei comics and novels in detail. At the same time, Danmei comics on the market are also being published in an astonishing number and speed. Many Danmei comics published at this time were works by famous artists, with excellent storylines and painting styles. (Some of them have higher H values) For example, "Lovers Always Knock Three Times" (Asagiri Yu), "LOVE MODE" (Shimizu Yuki), "Descent of Darkness" (Yoko Matsushita) and other excellent works. Among the works by male authors, "The Pleasure Equation" (Aoi Two Leaves, Red Three Leaves) and "Strong Love" (Kodaka Kazuma) are the most famous. Many of these works are exquisite works worth seeing, and I recommend everyone to look for them.

There are also many Danmei VCDs on the market, such as "Bronze", "Moon of Fire Night", "Equation of Pleasure", "Fish in the Net", etc. These VCDs have beautiful pictures and excellent voice actors The performance is also very good. But most of these VCDs are pirated so some of the quality is not the best. There are also many DRAMA CDs of Danmei animations, but because they are in Japanese original sound, you won’t be able to understand them if you don’t have a basic knowledge of Japanese.

At the same time, due to the rapid development of the Internet, a large number of Danmei websites came into being. Many websites have Danmei columns. These websites all have a group of excellent domestic Danmei original and fan authors. Speaking of this, I have to mention "fan fiction", which is a form of new creation by readers for their favorite works. Most of the fan fiction is about "SLAM DUNK" and "Galaxy Heroes". (Because these two works mainly feature male characters), you can see many Danmei works on the above-mentioned websites. In addition, there are many excellent personal homepages, such as "DEVIL ANGEL", "Xuanran Tianji", etc. Each of these personal homepages has its own characteristics and is worth browsing. In these websites, you can publish your own works, check information about Danmei, and learn about the latest Danmei news.

The emergence of Danmei websites has greatly promoted the development of Danmei literature in mainland China. Many Danmei fans have published their works through this channel, and there are many excellent works among them. In particular, mainland Danmei literature is different from Japanese Danmei literature in that many of the original author's works are set in ancient China and have more of the charm of traditional Chinese literature, rather than being mostly set in high school campuses or other settings like Japanese Danmei novels. It's an office romance. In addition, some authors with considerable literary skills have created danbi literature that is biased toward stream of consciousness, which is different from Japanese danbi literature that focuses on plot description. Mainland original authors of Danmei did not blindly imitate Japanese Danmei novels, but created Danmei literature with their own characteristics. It should be said that only at this time can we truly have our own mainland Danmei culture.

This time, Lucifer Club plans to publish a collection of outstanding original/fan works to celebrate its anniversary. We have now selected the outstanding works from the articles published in Lucifer Club over the past year. The final revision and review of the article is in progress. Although some of these articles are still very immature, they each have their own characteristics, and some works are even comparable to Japanese danbi literature. I believe that everyone will soon be able to see these excellent original/fanart works from the mainland.

As we enter the 21st century, the development of mainland Danmei will also enter a new starting point. The rapid development of information and the publication of a large number of excellent Danmei works have created more Danmei fans. In addition, in addition to "Danmei Season", two new Danmei monthly magazines "Favorite" and "Danmei Special Volume" also appear in front of readers. Through these, we can learn more about Danmei and see more excellent Danmei comics and novels. Although in the eyes of many people, Danmei culture is seen as alternative culture, I believe that more people will understand and like this culture.