{"rewrite":{"id":"r_98e4cba34e52fd7363d45826","clusterId":"c_f6b18c1dbccf0154a3bf0b3b","slug":"a-post-on-bl-and-yuri-reader-demographics-draws-male-readers-into-the-replies","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"A Post On BL And Yuri Reader Demographics Draws Male Readers Into The Replies","summary":"A post submitted to X on November 5, 2026 sorted readers of BL and yuri into four groups by gender and how often the poster sees them, placing men who read BL on the \"never see them\" side. Through November 6, replies gathered from men who read BL describing what they read, and from people who said the poster's placement of women who like yuri did not match what they see.","whyItMatters":"The thread turned a claim about who is visible in BL and yuri fandom into a set of first-person accounts from male readers, which is a different kind of evidence than the observation the original post was built on.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe original post was a personal observation, not a count, and the poster said as much by framing it as how often they see each group. Replies pushed back on two of the four rows rather than the whole list. Men who read BL answered the \u0026#34;never see them\u0026#34; line directly, and several described reading across BL, GL, and TL or moving from original works to derivative ones. Women who like yuri, listed as \u0026#34;rare but I do see them,\u0026#34; also drew replies from people who placed themselves in that row and from at least one who said the group is common enough to sit in the \u0026#34;see them often\u0026#34; line.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The November 5 post sorted BL and yuri readers into four gender-and-frequency groups. The replies are the correction: male BL readers named their own reading, and yuri fans disputed the women's slot.","twitterPost":"The four-group chart put men who read BL in 'never see them.' The replies are men who read BL saying what they read.","threadsPost":"The November 5 post sorted BL and yuri readers into four groups by gender and frequency, and parked men who read BL on the 'never see them' side. The replies through November 6 are men who read BL naming their own reading, plus people saying the women-who-like-yuri slot does not match what they see.","newsletterBlurb":"A post on X sorted BL and yuri readers into four groups by gender and how often the poster sees them, and put men who read BL on the \"never see them\" side. Replies through November 6 included men who read BL describing their own reading habits and preferences. Others said the post's placement of women who like yuri did not match what they see.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/650511\",\"title\":\"Are men who read BL rare? A post about the reader demographics of BL and yuri draws responses from male readers about their reading experiences and differing perceptions\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5617,"outputTokens":763,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793973015,"createdAt":"2026-11-06T13:44:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T13:48:52.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T13:48:52.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f6b18c1dbccf0154a3bf0b3b","canonicalTitle":"BLを読む男性は珍しい？ BL・百合の読者像をめぐる投稿に、男性読者の読書体験や異なる実感が集まる","representativeArticleId":"a_0a6f89708a6ea21a4900c6f7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-06T13:04:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-06T13:04:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T13:48:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Nijimen","url":"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/650511","title":"BLを読む男性は珍しい？ BL・百合の読者像をめぐる投稿に、男性読者の読書体験や異なる実感が集まる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["A post submitted to X on November 5, 2026 divided BL and yuri readers into four categories by gender and how often the poster sees them.","The post placed men who like BL on the \"never see them\" side and described women who like yuri as \"rare but I do see them.\"","Replies through November 6 included men who read BL describing their reading experiences and preferences.","One reply listed reading BL, GL, and TL and said BL became their biggest current obsession after entering their late twenties.","Replies also came from people who said the post's placement of women who like yuri did not match their own observations."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":[],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}