History Main / BaraGenre

* ''VideoGame/StrangeFlesh'' -- A BeatEmUp

* Creator/CaptainGerBear is an erotic artist with a Penchance for [[BigBeautifulMan Big Beautiful Men]]. Created video games such as ''[=ChubPan=]'', ''Fantasy Football Locker Stalker'', ''See No Evil'' and ''VideoGame/BastardBonds'', and the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Grant}}''

* ''Manga/MyBrothersHusband'', a rare family-friendly bara manga

* ''VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners'' -- {{Gacha Game|s}}

'''Bara''' is a Japanese genre of manga and art for gay and bisexual men, usually (but not exclusively) made by gay or bisexual men. In Japan it's more commonly known as "gei comi", "gei manga", or "menslove". Note that, like most UsefulNotes/MangaDemographics, Bara is defined in terms of the target audience, not the authors or the subject matter; there are women who write Bara and are published in Bara magazines, while the rare few stories by gay male authors about gay men which are intended for a general (presumptively heterosexual) audience are not usually classified as Bara.

* Creator/CaptainGerBear is an erotic artist with a Penchance for BigBeautifulMen. Created video games such as ''[=ChubPan=]'', ''Fantasy Football Locker Stalker'', ''See No Evil'' and ''VideoGame/BastardBonds'', and the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Grant}}''

* ''VideoGame/BastardBonds'' -- TacticalRPG featuring a large cast of BigBeautifulMen

* ''VideoGame/StrangeFlesh'' --

* Kijima Hyougo is a female mangaka who writes a mixture of both yaoi and bara... a major slab of which tends towards the bara end of the scale. Definite notable Bara-focus stories include the anthologies ''Glocatore, Hokaku Keikaku'' and ''Bachi Bachi''. Also includes a fair smattering of not-so-softcore S&M, so please heed the warning!

* ''VideoGame/SugarShooter'': An [[HGame erotic]], BulletHell ShootEmUp.

* ''VideoGame/SugarShooter'': An [[{{H-Game}} erotic]], {{bullet hell}} [[ShootEmUp shmup]].

* ''Build Tiger'': A doujin series written by GammaG.

* ''Kuso Miso Technique'', a one-shot, was one of the earlier baras by famous mangaka Junichi Yamakawa, and the source of the yaranaika meme. It's SoBadItsGood. Because of it, the phrase "Yaranai-Ka?" is now synonymous with bara and gay sex (it means "Shall we do it?", but it's used by men only. If a girl uses it, expect laughs), hence its inclusion as the page-quote. A warning that this manga is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ("kuso" = "shit"; "miso" = "a type of soup").

* ''Build Tiger'' A doujin series written by GammaG.

* ''BuildTiger'' A doujin series written by GammaG.

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* ''LegendOfTheBlueWolves'' is a rare, perhaps the only, yaoi OVA that has Bara elements. It mixes bara and {{Mecha}} together. It tells the story of Leonard and Jonathan, mecha pilots that are fighting in a war against the [[AlienInvaders Apocalypse]], while they go through all sorts of tribulations such as rape and betrayal.
* ''Manga/KusoMisoTechnique'', a one-shot, was one of the earlier baras by famous mangaka Junichi Yamakawa, and the source of the yaranaika meme. It's SoBadItsGood. Because of it, the phrase "Yaranai-Ka?" is now synonymous with bara and gay sex (it means "Shall we do it?", but it's used by men only. If a girl uses it, expect laughs), hence its inclusion as the page-quote. A warning that this manga is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ("kuso" = "shit"; "miso" = "a type of soup").

* ''SugarShooter'': An [[{{H-Game}} erotic]], {{bullet hell}} [[ShootEmUp shmup]].

This article just describes the genre -- '''[[Administrivia/ExampleSectionectomy No Examples, Please]]'''.

Bara 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 is generally considered a separate genre from yaoi; many Japanese bara artists would be offended if their works were called yaoi. The term was popularized by a Japanese gay magazine called ''Barazoku'' (lit. rose tribe), the same magazine that coined the term ''Yurizoku'' (lit. lily tribe) that later became {{Yuri|Genre}}. See the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bara_(genre) Bara]].

Creator/GengorohTagame is an example of a well-known artist. Other popular and well-known artists include Creator/{{Gamma}}, Jin, Kazuma, Manya, Takeshi Matsu, Inaki Matsumoto, Ron-9 (who drew the top picture), Takakunozomu, and Matsuzaki Tsukasa. Takaki Kyou has also got a lot of popularity with the [[BeastMan kemono]] bara crowd. Female fans do exist, to the point where a couple short-lived manga anthologies catered to both male and female Bara fans.

[[quoteright:350:[[{{Website/Pixiv}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bara_example_1303.png]] ]]
[[caption-width-right:350:It usually doesn't get much tamer than this.]]

Creator/GengorohTagame is an example of a well-known artist. Other popular and well-known artists include Creator/{{Gamma}}, Jin, Kazuma, Manya, Takeshi Matsu, Inaki Matsumoto, Ron-9 (who drew the top picture), Takakunozomu, and Matsuzaki Tsukasa. Takaki Kyou has also got a lot of popularity with the [[PettingZooPeople kemono]] bara crowd. Female fans do exist, to the point where a couple short-lived manga anthologies catered to both male and female Bara fans.

Gengoroh Tagame is an example of a well-known artist. Other popular and well-known artists include Creator/{{Gamma}}, Jin, Kazuma, Manya, Takeshi Matsu, Inaki Matsumoto, Ron-9 (who drew the top picture), Takakunozomu, and Matsuzaki Tsukasa. Takaki Kyou has also got a lot of popularity with the [[PettingZooPeople kemono]] bara crowd. Female fans do exist, to the point where a couple short-lived manga anthologies catered to both male and female Bara fans.

This article just describes the genre -- '''NoExamplesPlease'''.

Gengoroh Tagame is an example of a well-known artist. Other popular and well-known artists include {{Gamma| G}}, Jin, Kazuma, Manya, Takeshi Matsu, Inaki Matsumoto, Ron-9 (who drew the top picture), Takakunozomu, and Matsuzaki Tsukasa. Takaki Kyou has also got a lot of popularity with the [[PettingZooPeople kemono]] bara crowd. Female fans do exist, to the point where a couple short-lived manga anthologies catered to both male and female Bara fans.

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bara_example_1303.png]]

Bara 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 is generally considered a separate genre from yaoi; many Japanese bara artists would be offended if their works were called yaoi. The term was popularized by a Japanese gay magazine called ''Barazoku'' (lit. rose tribe), the same magazine that coined the term ''Yurizoku'' (lit. lily tribe) that later became {{Yuri|Genre}}. See the {{Wikipedia}} on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bara_(genre) Bara]].

Unlike {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s, Bara fans don't worry about {{shipping}} and are not so vocal about it either. However, FanYay plays an important role on the bara fandom, since official works were quite rare until recently, so fans have to rely on {{Doujinshi}}, FanArt and FanFiction.

See also the DistaffCounterpart, {{Yuri|Genre}}. Contrast and compare with {{Yaoi}}. Example works that aren't Bara but attract a strong Bara fandom are listed under FanYay.

'''Bara''' is a Japanese genre of manga and art for gay and bisexual men, usually (but not exclusively) made by gay or bisexual men. In Japan it's more commonly known as "gei comi", "gei manga", or "menslove". Note that, like most MangaDemographics, Bara is defined in terms of the target audience, not the authors or the subject matter; there are women who write Bara and are published in Bara magazines, while the rare few stories by gay male authors about gay men which are intended for a general (presumptively heterosexual) audience are not usually classified as Bara.

Bara can cover any topic but most focuses on romance or sex. Bara generally features mature and realistic(ish) relationships, rather than overly {{melodrama}}tic soap opera plots. Bara is more likely to feature manly and muscular (sometimes [[TheBear hairy]]) characters with varying degrees of [[BigBeautifulMan body fat]], as opposed to the [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous and effeminate boys]] commonly found in {{Yaoi}}. It also, usually, tends to {{avert|ed trope}}, {{subvert|ed trope}} or {{invert|ed trope}} the {{Uke}} and {{Seme}} dynamics; e.g., frequently the {{Seme}} is someone younger and much "cuter" looking.

Bara can cover any topic but most focuses on romance and / or sex. Bara generally features mature and realistic(ish) relationships, rather than overly {{melodrama}}tic soap opera plots. Bara is more likely to feature manly and muscular (sometimes [[TheBear hairy]]) characters with varying degrees of [[BigBeautifulMan body fat]], as opposed to the [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous and effeminate boys]] commonly found in {{Yaoi}}. It also, usually, tends to {{avert|ed trope}}, {{subvert|ed trope}} or {{invert|ed trope}} the {{Uke}} and {{Seme}} dynamics; e.g., frequently the {{Seme}} is someone younger and much "cuter" looking.