Yuri (gender)
Yuri (百合, lit. "lily"?), also known as Girls' Love (ガールズラブ, Gāruzu rabu?), is a Japanese term used to classify romantic relationships between two individuals of the female sex or gender, whether in anime, manga, or any other media. The yuri focuses on sexual orientation or on the romantic and emotional aspects of the relationship, or in many cases both; the latter of which are sometimes referred to as shōjo-ai by Western fans.
History
The genre has its roots in Japanese lesbian fiction from the turn of the XX century, such as Yaneura no Nishojo by author Nobuko Yoshiya. However, it was not until the 1970s that lesbian-themed works began to appear in manga, by artists such as Ryoko Yamagishi and Riyoko Ikeda. The 1990s brought with it new trends in manga and anime, as well as dōjinshi productions, along with a much more open acceptance for this type of content. The same would happen with its analogue, yaoi. >Comic Yuri Hime after the first one closed in 2004.
In 1976, Ito Bongaku, the editor of the homosexual magazine Barazoku used the term "Yurizoku" (lily tribe) to refer to the way he used, the nickname of «barazoku» (the pink tribe) for gays. Since then, the Japanese terms “bara” (rose) and “yuri” (lily) have been widely used to refer to homosexuals. male and female, respectively.
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Sun Magazine published the manga anthology magazine yuri Yuri Shimai between June 2003 and November 2004 published quarterly, ending its cycle with only five issues. After the magazine was discontinued, Comic Yuri Hime was launched by Ichijinsha in July 2005 as the resurrection of the previous magazine, containing manga by many of the authors publishing their work. in Yuri Shimai. Like its predecessor, Comic Yuri Hime is also published quarterly. A spin-off magazine of Comic Yuri Hime called Comic Yuri Hime S was released with the same publication frequency by Ichijinsha in June 2007. Unlike Yuri Shimai and Comic Yuri Hime, Comic Yuri Hime S is targeting a male audience. Ichijinsha will begin publishing light novels adapted from Comic Yuri Hime and original yuri novels under its line of shōjo light novels Ichijinsha Bunko Iris, scheduled for release on July 19, 2008. Some Japanese lesbian lifestyle magazines have yuri manga sections, including the defunct yuri manga. i>Anise (1996-97, 2001-03) and Phryné (1995). yuri called Girl's Only. Additionally, Mist (1996-99), a manga magazine geared towards adult women, contained manga sexually explicit yuri as part of its section dedicated to topics of lesbian interest.
The first company to release lesbian-themed manga in the United States was Yuricon publisher ALC Publishing. His works include Rica 'tte Kanji!? by Rica Takashima, which in 2006 was study material for the anthropology course 166B taught by Professor Kerridwen Luis at Brandeis University, and his annual yuri manga anthology, Yuri Monogatari; both first released in 2003. The latter contains stories by American, European, and Japanese authors, including Akiko Morishima, Althea Keaton, Kristina Kolhi, Tomomi Nakasora, and Eriko Tadeno. These works range from fantastic stories to more tales. realists dealing with issues such as coming out and sexual orientation. In addition to ALC Publishing, Los Angeles-based Seven Seas Entertainment has also dabbled in the genre, with the English version of well-known titles such as the Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl manga and the Strawberry Panic! light novels. On October 24, 2006, Seven Seas announced the departure of its specialized yuri manga line, which includes works such as the Strawberry Panic! manga, The Last Uniform, and Comic Yuri Hime compilations such as Voiceful and First Love Sisters.
Subgenres belonging to the genus Yuri
Today, the Yuri genre is constantly evolving. Since now it seeks to expand its borders looking for new frames, characters and environments where to manifest their stories of lesbian romance taking into account the following factors: age, rank, occupation, social role, race, species, etc, thus creating subgenres derived from this genre or even mixing them to create fascinating and engaging stories for your audience, let's take as an example:
- Yuri between mistress and handmaiden (BBEN)Shujū Yuri(c): He is a Yuri subgen who possibly derives from the traditional Yuri senpai-kōhai relationship. It consists of a lesbian romance between a high-ranking woman (e.g., mistress, princess, queen, goddess or woman manager) and her lower-ranking servant (e.g., maid, warrior, priest, or secretary).
- Yuri between agesToshi no sa Yuri(c): Also called in English Age-gap Yuri, this is a subgender that his name indicates it, is an affair or lesbian relationship between two people with a huge gap between ages The most remarkable example is Onee-loli or Loli-onee: This is a Yuri subgen that, as its name indicates, consists of an affair or lesbian relationship between a young female female: Onee-san: (INO-어, also known as Onee-sama: igno).어: Onee-chan: igno).の:の:。 A child prepuber or puber with a age range is between 5-9 or 15 years old, also called youjo: Loli. His most outstanding works of the Onee-loli are Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! by Kanko Nakamura, Watashi and Tenshi ga Maiorita! by Nanatsu Mukunoki and Happy Sugar Life by Tomiyaki Kagisora.
- Yuri between species and yuri kemonomimi (//animal or beast ears(c): This subgender focuses on a lesbian relationship or romance between a human female and another with distinctive parts of animals (among the most common. tail, ears or horns) or may be an animal or an anthropomorphic mythological being (dragon, cat, pony, etc.). Some remarkable works of this subgender are Manaria Friends of CygamesPictures and Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon of Cool Kyoushinja.