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In episode 4 of _Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu_ , there's a gag where Sakaguchi
mentions "the emperor [or empress?] of BL, Mori███████yuki". Judging from the
bleeping-out of the name, I assume this is a reference to a real person who
draws BL manga. But who?

I had a look through [all the people on MAL whose family names begin with
"Mori" and whose personal names end with
"yuki"](https://myanimelist.net/people.php?q=mori%20yuki) and didn't come up
with anything.


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Who is the "emperor of BL"?


This is likely to be a reference to veteran male voice actor [Morikawa
Toshiyuki](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiyuki_Morikawa)
([森川智之](http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E6%A3%AE%E5%B7%9D%E6%99%BA%E4%B9%8B)). He is
known to have done dubbed voice-overs for many famous (and handsome) Hollywood
actors, as well as the
[voices](https://myanimelist.net/people/6/Toshiyuki_Morikawa) of several well-
known bishounen anime characters such as Griffith from _Berserk_ , Sephiroth
from _FF7_ , and Naraku from _Inuyasha_.


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Based on the name, the one dubbed as the Emperor of BL is Toshiyuki Morikawa.
There is an [interview in
MAL](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2009-08-27/interview-toshiyuki-
morkiawa-voice-of-d.gray-man-tyki-mikk) that supports this.

> Q: We've got many, many female fans today. In addition to regular anime,
> you've been playing many roles for female-oriented drama CDs. What's the
> major difference between the two types of performance, and how did you feel
> when you first started voicing female-oriented drama CDs?
>
> A: I'm very happy to see so many female fans, but I also noticed a few guys
> among them. At first I worried for them, fearing that they might feel
> uncomfortable in the overwhelming female crowds, but I was relieved when I
> saw them enjoying the autograph session very much. **As for boys-love (BL)
> drama CD: you know that I've played many BL roles, and I love those titles
> very much, for their storytelling are often superior to those of regular
> anime, plus I wouldn't be able to play so many different roles without BL
> drama CDs.** The most memorable performance was with my good friend
> Shinichiro Miki in Embracing Love: Cherished Spring (Haru wo Daiteita),
> which had two actors as male protagonists, thus in addition to playing the
> character we had to deliver the message of the work as well.

As far as I know, he don't draw BL manga, but he do voice many of them as he
said himself.


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