The 8OH1 Podcast
Episode 15: Queer Characters
Episode Summary
Is it queerbaiting, or could it be queer-coding, or is it pinkwashing, or is it fanservice, or maybe it's just fujo-baiting? Are the queer characters we love queer in canon or just in fanon? Does it matter? Is blue/green ship a real thing or just something Melissa made up? Find out all this and more tonight on the 8OH1 Podcast. Let us know what you think on Twitter. Where do you place the limit, or perhaps you think the limit does not exist? Tag us at @blgardendfw
Episode Notes
The Anime News Network article: Best LGBTQ+ Characters of 2019
Titles mentioned
NO canon LGBT+ main characters:
- Promare - anime movie
- Naruto - shounen manga and anime
- Supernatural - TV series
- Fullmetal Alchemist - shounen manga and anime
- Sherlock (BBC) - TV series
- Law and Order: SVU - TV series
- Boku no Hero Academia/My Hero Academia - shounen manga and anime
- Free! - sports anime
- Fate/stay Night - visual novel, anime, and manga
YES canon LGBT+ main characters:
- given by Kizu Natsuki - BL manga and anime
- Hoshiai no Sora/Stars Align - sports anime
- Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu/DAKAICHI - BL manga and anime
- Sarazanmai - shoujo anime and BL manga
- Banana Fish - shoujo manga and anime
Still up for debate about LGBT+ characters:
- Yuri!!! on Ice - sports anime - (don’t identify, but generally accepted as having LGBT characters)
Supplemental watching: