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abstract"> <h2 class="label">Abstract</h2> <p>Today, people who are referred to as <em>fujoshi</em> exist in every part of the world. Especially in Japan, many women admit to liking genres such as yaoi and boys' love (BL). In the new millennium, the word <em>fujoshi</em> has traveled beyond fannish circles and has come into general use in Japanese popular media, reflecting the fact that <em>fujoshi</em> are no longer necessarily an underground phenomenon. Here, I trace the origins of the word <em>fujoshi</em>, consider whether reading of male-male romance was established before the word appeared, examine research on fujoshi in Japan, and finally look at why <em>fujoshi</em> have become an object of study.</p> </section> </div> <div class="entry_details"> <div class="item galleys"> <h2 class="pkp_screen_reader"> Downloads </h2> <ul class="value galleys_links"> <li> <a class="obj_galley_link file" href="https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/462/386"> HTML </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="item published"> <section class="sub_item"> <h2 class="label"> Published </h2> <div class="value"> <span>2013-03-15</span> </div> </section> </div> <div class="item issue"> <section class="sub_item"> <h2 class="label"> Issue </h2> <div class="value"> <a class="title" href="https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/issue/view/14"> Vol. 12 (2013) </a> </div> </section> <section class="sub_item"> <h2 class="label"> Section </h2> <div class="value"> Symposium </div> </section> </div> <div class="item copyright"> <h2 class="label"> License </h2> <p>TWC Nos. 25 onward are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (<a title="Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC by 4.0</a>). 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