fujoshit again
When will this fad end?
People read yuri for the cute girls doing cute stuff together and not for the cute girls talking about BL with each other.
Now I am probably the last person on earth to endorse fujoshis... But the stark truth is that fujoshis are the majority of female otaku. Another painful truth is that most Japanese girls who like yuri are straight girls and they tend to also like BL.
Therefore, the intended audience will get a kick out of both worlds here. Also while BL is not needed, the fandom stuff is universally applicable. I've seen this shipping and fanart hype culture in every possible fandom and sexuality.
I just wish some Yuri mangaka would actually write about Himejoshi. Like... it's yuri already. At least acknowledge them.