Such releases include Banana Fish and Bloom Into You, two series I praised heavily for their storytelling while paying homage to the main LGBTQ couples. They told complex love stories with complex characters, and they touched people past the usual fandoms who sought these genres for fanservice and nothing else. Since then, the anime industry began releasing more series that are more than just what the BL genre had built itself up to be. Yuri on Ice is a sports anime, and there is nothing else to say about its genre apart from that. Thoughts : Yuri on Ice broke a genre barrier back when it aired in 2016 by proving having a gay couple in the forefront does not require a story to be labeled as BL or Yaoi. Genres : Drama, Romance, Slice-of-Life, Music
