Japanese culture
What does Fujoshi mean?
A fan (usually a woman) of stories about romance between men: a label that began as an insult and became a tribe.
Definition
Fujoshi (腐女子) is rotten girl — irony about people who read BL. There is pride, there is stigma, there is a huge doujin market. Fudanshi is the masculine pair. The lexicon records the name the scene uses. It does not reduce a person to a fetish; it describes a place of reading.
Origin
Japanese 腐女子, 2000s, BL culture and Comiket.
History
From a reclaimed insult to international fandom vocabulary.
How it emerged
The BL reader needed a name the group could wear.
Usage examples
Fujoshi is a place of reading, not an automatic insult.
BL is not the reader's life.
Translations
- pt fujoshi
- en fujoshi
- es fujoshi
Synonyms
- BL fan
- fudanshi
- rotten girl
Related terms
Questions
What is fujoshi?
The reclaimed Japanese term for fans — usually women — of romance between men (BL).
Offensive?
It was born with a rotten tone. Many people wear it with pride. Outside the scene it can still sting.
Fudanshi?
The masculine equivalent.