BISHONEN: Kojiro/James

SHOW: Pokemon

MERITS: That hair! Those eyes! Those dresses!

The Lowdown: All right. James is not a Proven Yaoi. But then, so few of them are. However, the evidence in favor of his homosexuality is almost overwhelming, despite passionate defence of his "love" for Jessie by those who would keep James from the left side of the fence. There was one episode in which he appeared to have a crush on a girl, but he was possessed at the time so it really doesn't count.

1. For the first, he is so enthusiastic about everything. Not to say that being excitable makes a person yaoi, but when a man's eyes are filled with stars at the notion of being able to run his very own Pokemon salon with his friend Jessie, it's time to wonder. His enthusiasm makes him the perfect villian: he is anti-stoic and enjoys chasing Catchum's team, and you can be sure he's not going to travel to Palet City (I think that's the name of Ash's hometown) and kill Ash's entire family in revenge. That's the duty of other, more evil villians.

2. A point that can simply not be overlooked is the matter of James and his versatile clothing styles. Those same people who insist that James loves Jessie will tell you that he dresses in drag for the sake of catching Pikachu. Well, excust me if this is rude, but... Gyah! Ba-ka! Pi-ta! *sticks out tongue* Is it REALLY necessary for James to wear a)a 16th century bustle gown with golden locks b)a school-girl uniform or c)a bikini?! If you say that the only way James can disguise himself and get Pikachu is by dressing like a girl, you might as well say that the only way Meowth could disguise himself is to shave his feet and moo. Besides... the day a plot of Team Rocket works because of James' disguise is the day Misty and Ash give up their differences and join a disco.

James has never been outwardly yaoi, but remember that this IS a show for teeny children and I don't know if that's entirely kosher even in the country that produced Fisheye.

Toji's Note: I had to dress up as James for halloween. I tried my best to act yaoi... (Jasut: Toji, acting yaoi?! no, neeever.) Anyway! I would NOT be surprised if in some future Pokemon episode Koijiro (James) confesses. But would that be such a bad thing? Hmm... This is just a thought, but perhaps Jessie's yelling turned him off to women? And keep in mind that almost all good animes have a yaoi guy. On the other hand, don't be shocked if you don't see James acting yaoi on Saturday morning cartoons.

PS: Hi, my little children, I thought I'd add a comment: Prismpower: and since when does James have the hots for Brock? naaahh if James has a BF then it's someone off-screen...

Hmm... worth thinking about... but then, this is also the person who said Ash and Gary might have a relationship... o_O

*wanders back into room* *reads post* Oou, this was a long time ago... back before I read all those Ash/Gary fics... funny how things change, idn't it *laughs nervously and sneaks out of room*