The following chart lists titles to avoid as recommended by the various members of The Yaoi Review in this discussion. Reasons to avoid range from poor translation to themes that may be more than a newbie can handle or would even want to see. Some additional variables to consider when shopping for yaoi would be if a title is out of print, contains young characters (shota), is an incomplete series or is an anthology (not always a great intro to yaoi). When in doubt, ask a fellow fan!
Titles to Avoid
Novels
Anime
Manga
M/M Erotica
Only the Ring Finger Knows
Blue Wolves
Black Sun
Katana Duet
Ai no Kusabi
Boku no Pico
Viewfinder
Desire
My Sexual Harrassment
Level C
Little Darling
Enzai
Man's Best Friend
Papa to Kiss in the Dark
Ruff Love
Earthian
Vassalord
No Money
Acid Flower
Sensitive Pornography
Ai no Kusabi
Yaoi To Get Excited For!
Now that you know what to avoid you may be wondering how to know what's safe to buy? Again the members of The Yaoi Review have come to the rescue and compiled a nice list of titles they would recommend for anyone new to the genre. To see the entire list you can check out the original discussion here. Since there were so many, I tried to keep the list to those titles recommended more than once. Of course, every person's tastes differ so no list is going to be perfect but if you know what you're looking for as far as type and explicitness, this list should have something for you.
Yaoi Novels: The Guilty (4 volumes), "S" (4 Volumes) and Caged Slave (www.junemanga.com)
Yaoi Manga: Yellow, Age Called Blue, Red Blinds the Foolish, Little Butterfly, Brilliant Blue and Future Lovers. If you already know you're ready for hard yaoi, check out Crimson Spell (2 Volumes)
Global Yaoi Manga: Games with Me by Tina Anderson found on eManga.com
Manhwa: Totally Captivated and U Don't Know Me, both available from Netcomics (www.netcomics.com)
Anime: Junjou Romantica, Embracing Love and Gravitation
M/M Erotica: Blue Ruin & Sleight of Hand by Katrina Strauss; Soft Focus by Jaye Valentine & Reno Macleod; Pawprints V1 & V2 by Anne Cain; Heaven Sent by Jet Mykles
Gender Bender: After School Nightmare (not "technically" yaoi but highly recommended, long series though) (www.gocomi.com)
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