#boys love art

To make up for his lack of experience, Gekko Hayashi set up a telephone hotline at his workplace to hear gay men’s stories and give consultation. He would then illustrate and retell these stories. ~100 pages of “Gekko Theater” included in “The Delight of Boys Love & Masculinity” book. Available for purchase at akatako.

A very prolific artist, Gekko Hayashi completed about 20 artworks per day at the height of his career! A pioneer of the BL (boys love) manga genre, “The Delight of Boys Love & Masculinity” includes a JP/EN profile of the artist. Available for purchase at akatako.

From “The Delight of Boys Love & Masculinity” by Gekko Hayashi a.k.a., Gojin Ishihara. His career started in sci-fi, fantasy, and monsters but in the mid 1970s he discovered homoerotic art and changed focus (even though he was a heterosexual man). Book includes 275+ artworks. Available for purchase at akatako.