Shoujo-Ai Archive

The Shoujo-Ai Archive was a archive and forum for shoujo-ai/yuri fanfiction, created in 2001. The site's "About" page stated:
:"ShoujoAi.com's mission is to provide a number of helpful and enjoyable facilities for the yuri fandom.
:Ever since our founding in 2001, fanfiction (fan-written stories about anime and manga characters) has been a central focus of the site. Our Fanfiction section contains hundreds of yuri stories of all varieties from many anime and manga titles, and also includes original works.
:Also a primary attraction is our forum. From comparing favorite couples, discussing shoujo-ai classics, and speculating about new and upcoming anime and manga, our hope is that you will find our community active and welcoming. There are also areas to discuss both serious and lighthearted non-yuri topics, as well as an official chat room for more conversational yuri discussion.
:Finally, for those with a taste for a more interactive yuri experience, we offer a fully functional roleplaying environment in the Shoujo-Ai MUSH. In this text-based setting you will be able to create a character and explore Yuriba, a small island that is home to a thriving lesbian community."Shoujo-Ai Archive: About Us (Accessed Jan. 24, 2012)
==History==
=== 2001 - 2007 ===
In September 2001, Philip Mak created the Shoujo-Ai website and forums for those who enjoyed shoujo ai and yuri anime and manga. The fanfiction archive hosted over 800 works for a multitude of anime and manga series, with Sailor Moon being of the most popular. In 2007, Philip passed away from a sudden brain aneurysm. After some scrambling, the admins of both Shoujo-Ai and Shoujo-Ai MUSH (Sonata, sec, and Yuriko) managed to rescue the files from the server so as to allow them to continue the site.
=== 2007 - 2014 ===
Over the next number of years, some of the old guard of the forums drifted away to other things, leading to Sonata to retire in May 2009, and eventually culminating with sec's later death in January 2014, leaving the forums bereft of administration as Yuriko was primarily associated with the MUSH. Despite managing to retain backups to almost everything, lack of access to acquire control of the shoujoai.com domain, alongside little motivation to put in the effort needed to restore the forums and related parts of the website whose userbase had been slowly declinng over the years, left little chance of shoujoai.com returning.
The possible loss of the website was noted by fanssufficient velocity forums (Accessed 16 Sep 2016) and while the site remained accessible for a time in 2014, a browsable copy was made.browsable copy of Shoujo-Ai Archive (Accessed 16 Sep 2016)
== Forums ==
In a tribute to Shoujoai.com, OG-Man of Yuri Nation wrote the following about some notable areas in the forums:
The forums, however, were not without their problems. Debates could flare up into arguments very quickly due to strong opinions and tempers, and pairing fights were not unheard of. One particular writer created major drama when her fic was heavily criticized by forum regulars VoidStar and Andy00.Ancient FFX yuri wank
== Shoujo-Ai MUSH ==
Yuriba MUSH writes in the legacy of the Shoujo-Ai Archive, how Shoujo-Ai MUSH first came to be:
==Resources==
* Mirror copy of the Shoujo-Ai Archive
* Yuriba MUSH
== References ==
Category:Anime & Manga Fandom
Category:Yuri Archives
Category:Femslash Archives
Category:Yuri Websites‎
Category:2000s Websites
Category:Social Media Feature