Does the anime "Descendants of Darkness" (not sure of the japanese title) classify as yaoi or shounen-ai?

Answer 1

Yami no Matsuei is the Japanese title.

It probably does classify as shonen-ai due to some of the elements in it; however, it's mostly "implied" yaoi (granted it is strongly implied).
A lot of sites classify it that way and generally there are a lot of fans who see shonen-ai elements in both the anime and manga.
On the anime dvds there is an extra where "pop-ups" are added to the scenes in the Tarot Card Curse storyarch to give the audience some interesting trivia. Many of those pop-ups deal with double entendres taking place through out the scenes that some viewers may have missed. It's elements like this that generally make me believe that it is shonen-ai.

Personally, I tend to think that it is.

That being said I haven't actually come across an "official" site that said it is. Generally it is referred to as Shojo and left at that. I guess it's a matter of interpretation.

Answer 2

The title is Yami no Matsuei. Be warned, but answer has a bit of mild spoilage.

I would say yaoi, though mostly shounen ai. The chemistry between Hisoka and Tsuzuki and the way Muraki acts towards both the main characters makes it shounen ai. But there is a scene, I believe in the eleventh manga that involves Hisoka's father and tentacles. And the scene of when Hisoka was cursed in the first place gave a rather heated discusion in some of the lists I belong to. Those two scenes I believe are enough to at least consider calling it yaoi.

Answer 3

I agree with the other people. It's mostly shonen-ai, with a few implied scenes (and dialogue) of yaoi. But you don't see anything. That doctor Muraki is flirting with Tsuzuki in several scenes, and even bets that he can have him for the night if he wins a game of poker. It also comes out that Muraki tortured and raped Hisoka before he killed him.

Just for your info, this anime is one of my favorites.