Speakers

Agatgame – Animaniak – Mokis – Ophélie – T. Pralinus

Agatgame

I’ve been a fan of manga and anime for almost 25 years, and BL for almost as long, and I’ve been taking part in Japan Addict in Strasbourg regularly for about 15 years, creating and running quizzes, games, etc. I also almost always have a stand selling fanwork and raffles. I also almost always have a stand selling fanwork and raffles. 

Two years ago I had the idea of doing some animation on the theme of BL, so I created/adapted some games along these lines. I then proposed them for the 2023 Y/CON, which I took part in. This year I’m back with even more games!

Animaniak

Created in 2016, the Animaniak association aims to offer entertainment (karaoke, blind tests, quizzes) related to Japanese popular culture at conventions and local events.

Mokis

Library of Asian BL series.

I deliver humorous and sociological analyses of BL / LGBTQIA+ / Yuri series produced in Asia, but also in the West, all with humor and self-mockery.

Whatever the BL series or film, you can be sure I’ve seen it. And above all, I do a lot of lives discussing series, films, as well as the industry or events related to BL / Gay / Lesbian.

At the same time, with a friend, we’re making a project called Cherries Project, our amateur yaoi manga, as well as a light novel, PREFERATI.

Ophélie

A fan of BL manga since I was a teenager, I don’t have much experience of animation but I’m very keen to share my interest in homo-fiction and board games with visitors!

T. Pralinus

T. Pralinus is a video artist, cartoonist, author of novels and comics, and above all a researcher specializing in Yaoi/BL in France, who is preparing a thesis on the subject and has published several articles on the subject. He is also interested in queer and girly pop culture.

Bibliography:

Academic:

• De l’homosocialité à l’homoérotisme, le décodage yaoi queerisant du manga L’Attaque des titans in Cultural Express n°2, 2019, Représentations et traductions du corps parlant dans la culture de jeunesse.
• Les fujoshi (fans de yaoi) dans les mangas grands publics, un retour négocié à l’hétéronorme in GRAAT on line october 2019, Le corps dans tous ses éclats.

Fiction:

• Webtoon Queen Cendrillon (Dargaud Ono) with Helsenn as illustrator
• Independent works: Le Club Goudourothée (fanzine collective), Boys will be Boys (webtoon)