rose tribe), the same magazine that coined the term Yurizoku (lit.
The term was popularized by a Japanese gay magazine called Barazoku (lit. It is generally considered a separate genre from yaoi many Japanese bara artists would be offended if their works were called yaoi. most of the time the Seme is someone younger and much more "cuter" looking.īara evolved from illustrations and manga in gay men's general-interest (and/or pornographic) magazines, which partially accounts for the differences in style and tone, as well as the generally short story length. It also, usually, tends to avert, subvert or invert the Uke and Seme dynamics eg. Another important characteristic is that bara emphasizes manly and muscular (sometimes hairy) characters with varying degrees of body fat, as opposed to the androgynous and effeminate boys commonly found in Yaoi. Since All Men Are Perverts (doubly so if they're gay) plays it hard here, bara is almost always very explicit, to the point that "Bara Hentai" is a redundant phrase. Bara plots tend to be simple, short, and to cut to the chase, If You Know What I Mean. Bara generally features mature and realistic(ish) relationships, rather than overly melodramatic soap opera plots. In Japan it's more commonly known as "gei comi", "gei manga", or "menslove". it doesn't really get much tamer than this.īara is a genre of manga and art made by gay and bisexual men, for gay and bisexual men. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace.
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