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11	''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.
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13	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 [[ManlyGay 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 also tends to be much more explicit than yaoi.
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15	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 Website/{{Wikipedia}} on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bara_(genre) Bara]].
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17	Although gay men's general-interest magazines have published occasional manga stories since the 1970s, the first all-manga gay magazines to become commercially successful date only from the early 2000s. The two major commercial publishers at the moment are Furukawa Shobu (a publisher of gay men's magazines) and Oakla Shuppan (a yaoi publisher that also has some bara manga magazines). ''Kinniku Otoko'' (literally "Muscle Man") is one of the manga magazines that focuses on this genre.
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19	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, 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.
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21	Unlike {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s, Bara fans don't worry about {{shipping}} and are not so vocal about it either. However, LGBTFanbase 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.
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23	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 LGBTFanbase.
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25	!!Examples
26	[[index]]
27	[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
28	* ''Anime/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.
29	* ''Manga/{{Morefuyu}}'', a spin-off of ''VisualNovel/{{Morenatsu}}'' (see below)
30	* ''Manga/MyBrothersHusband'' is a rare family-friendly bara manga, by Creator/GengorohTagame. Won various awards, including an Eisner Awards, and received a 3-episode live-action adaptation in 2018.
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32	[[AC:Creators]]
33	* Creator/CaptainGerBear is an erotic artist with a penchant 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}}''.
34	* Creator/KijimaHyougo 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!
35	* Creator/GengorohTagame
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37	[[AC:Video Games]]
38	* ''VideoGame/BastardBonds'' -- TacticalRPG featuring a large cast of [[BigBeautifulMan Big Beautiful Men]].
39	* ''Dysmorph: A Sinful Story of Change'' -- A [[InteractiveFiction text-based game]].
40	* ''VideoGame/FenrisHigh'' -- A currently in-development indie game that pays homage to the ''VideoGame/{{Elvira}}'' series and ''VideoGame/Waxworks1992''.
41	* ''VideoGame/{{Grove}}'' -- A game about a dragon cartographer who explores a land and its corruption to other living beings caught in it.
42	* ''VideoGame/{{Gyee}}'' -- {{Gacha Game\|s}}
43	* ''VideoGame/LiveAHero'' -- A gacha game produced by Lifewonders.
44	* ''VideoGame/StrangeFlesh'' -- A BeatEmUp by Greatest Bear Studios.
45	* ''VideoGame/SugarShooter'' -- An [[HGame erotic]] BulletHell ShootEmUp.
46	* '' VideoGame/ParadisoGuardian'' -- A Metroidvania.
47	* ''VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners'' -- A {{Gacha Game\|s}} developed by Lifewonders, noted for being one of the first commercially produced LGBT games to extensively utilize Bara artwork. All of the characters and art are designed by a variety of bara artists.
48	* ''Unleash: A Hank [=McGuinness=] Noir Adventure'' -- A [[InteractiveFiction text-based game]].
49	* ''[[VideoGame/ZapAndAndyGetOuttaHell Zap and Andy: Get Outta Hell!]]'' -- A currently in-development indie game that is a love letter to classic Creator/LucasArts PointAndClickGame titles.
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51	[[AC:Visual Novels]]
52	* ''VisualNovel/ExtracurricularActivities'' -- UsefulNotes/{{Furry\|Fandom}} DatingSim about a tennis team.
53	* ''VisualNovel/KnightsCollege'' -- UsefulNotes/{{Furry\|Fandom}} VisualNovel about a fisherman attending into a prestigious school about knights.
54	* ''VisualNovel/MinotaurHotel'' -- UsefulNotes/{{Furry\|Fandom}} VisualNovel about the blossoming romance between a human and a minotaur.
55	* ''VisualNovel/{{Morenatsu}}'' -- UsefulNotes/{{Furry\|Fandom}} DatingSim about a human man romancing one of his friends--all of them anthropomorphic animals of different species--while on vacation to his childhood village.
56	** ''VisualNovel/HomecomingMorenatsuRevisited'': FanRemake of the above visual novel.
57	* ''VisualNovel/{{Nekojishi}}'' -- UsefulNotes/{{Furry\|Fandom}} VisualNovel about a gay man suddenly discovering three muscular feline spirits in his dorm room.
58	* ''VisualNovel/SuperHealthClub''
59	* ''VisualNovel/TavernOfSpear''
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61	[[AC:Webcomics]]
62	* ''Webcomic/DuskAcres'' -- A mystery-themed webcomic starring a gay polar bear.
63	* ''Webcomic/{{Grant}}'' -- Erotic webcomic about a gay [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]].
64	* ''[[Webcomic/HerosHeart Hero's Heart]]'' -- A gay RPG-themed webcomic.
65	* ''Webcomic/MonsterSmash'' -- A gay erotic MonsterMash webcomic.
66	* ''Webcomic/TwinkieAndMarsBar''
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68	[[AC:Other]]
69	* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-men_%28magazine%29 G-men]]'' is a Japanese magazine aimed towards men who prefer 'macho' or muscular men, also including manga. G-men's publisher also puts out most of the current bara manga magazines.
70	[[/index]]

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