This paper will delve into the following issues: how the Japanese view homosexual males and how the agency of the reader and/or viewer impacts the depictions of visual displays of intimate behavior by homosexual males. The purpose of this paper will be an attempt to define some sort of answer to each question within the context of the Japanese cultural products of manga and anime. I am going to dissect shifting sexualities as they are represented in two different examples of Japanese anime aimed at slightly differing audience groups. The two shows that I will focus on are: Fushigi Yuugi (predominantly aimed at teenagers, both female and male) and Gravitation, (aimed predominantly at teenage females). Both of these shows address the gender shifting boundaries of male homosexuals and each involves either visuals of cross-dressing, sexual intimacy between two males, or both. It is my contention that the two shows I will be examining offer conflicting views of homosexuality because of the agency of the target audiences. Whereas Fushigi Yuugi, which is aimed at both males and females, degrades it, Gravitation, supremely popular among teenage females, attempts to give a more realistic and, ultimately, progressive representation.