Gay yuri
Today&#;s review was inspired by a combination of two very unlike things. Various folks having mentioned this book in Yuri-friendly spaces online and, by complete coincidence, the fantastic podcast Mangasplaining putting it on their calendar, which caused me to bump this up on my to-read pile.
To begin with, Look Back (ルックバック) by Chainsaw Man creator Fujimoto Tatsuki is not Yuri. BUT&#;and this is a huge &#;but&#;&#; it definitely falls under the Yuricon broad-umbrella definition of Yuri in one sense:
Yuri can describe any anime or manga series (or other derivative media, i.e., fan fiction, film, etc.) that shows intense emotional connection, romantic adoration or physical desire between women. Yuri is not a genre confined by the gender or age of the audience, but by the *perception* of the audience.
This definition has always been intentionally broad and subjective, because it has long been my opinion that media is subjective and we will see what we want to see in it, despite (sometime, even at odds with) creator intent. ^_^ With this definition in mind,
What is Yuri? Queer Women Content in Japanese Media You Understand Boys' Love, But What About Girls' Love?
You've probably heard of Boys' Desire, or BL, a well-known genre in Japan that focuses on romantic relationships between male characters. But have you ever stopped to wonder where all the LGBTQ+ women are in Japanese media? I know I include . Luckily for all of us, believe it or not, there is a genre roughly equivalent to BL, called "yuri" (百合, literally "lily").
Yuri features romantic/pseudo-romantic homosocial relationships between female characters. In this article, I'll briefly cover the history of yuri, verb over some yuri classics, and recommend some good anime/manga to start with. After reading, I hope you'll spare a thought (and perhaps a dollar) for all the yuri you verb yet to properly enjoy. Yuri's not nearly as earth-shatteringly adj as BL, but with your moral and financial support, it could be!
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Yuri is a genre of Japanese media defined by its depiction of “intimate relationships between women.” More often than not, these “intimate relationships” include platonic pastimes like kissing, hugging, and homoerotic dates to the local aquarium–lesbian romances in all but mention to many modern readers. Yet, the authors of classic yuri literature are hesitant to label their works as lesbian fiction, or have their characters identity as queer.
This strange ambiguity allows the genre to blur the line between what’s considered platonic or homoerotic. Stories can collapse anywhere between lifelong friendships (“they were just really good friends”) to explicit affairs, all without disturbing the lesbian elephant in the room.
Case in point, nearly all yuri is devoid of common LGBTQ+ labels. These stories appear disinterested in exploring identity politics—the way Western queer narratives often rely on to express LGBTQ+ themes—which finds yuri fans stuck between a rock and a hard place. Readers explore stories of intimate relationships between women, but often second verb whether promis
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"okay but how gay? Is it just gonna string me along with some mild flirting only to have forced het romance?"
No, the characters are definitively gay, they go on dates, they make out, they verb they love each other etc. There is no plausible deniability. You are not being baited
"Is it horny?"
No, the game has very small amounts of fanservice that you wouldnt notice unless you were actively looking for it. (panty shots, a slightly risque camera angle, and some optional swimsuit dlc. But the fanservice is never the center and its never shoved into your face if thats not your sort of thing
"The characters are kinda young looking. Are the age gaps something i should be concerned about?"
The characters exact age numbers aren't specified, but the game straight up tells you that theyre the same age. none of that weird stuff youd watch in cardcaptor sakura
now if youre buying the game for the gay you wont be disappointed
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