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7:07 am, Aug 17 2011
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hmmm.. Well i was wondering about yuri and yaoi manga.. Do they target readers of spesific gendre or gender does not matter confused

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To the best of my knowledge:
A lot of yuri targets guys, but certainly not all of it.
Pretty much all yaoi targets women.

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well.. I thought that too at the begining but then i started doubting that roll cuz i met guys who read yaoi and are fans too.and also girls who love yuri manga..

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Well it's kind of like girls reading shounen. By definition it's aimed at young males, but that doesn't mean people outside of the demographic won't read it on ocassion

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The targer demographic or yaoi is females, yuri's target demographic is males.
Then you have bara and, which is targeted at homosexual males,
h-shota which is targeted at hetero males.

Why does it matter though?
Just read whatever you find interesting.

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I know that bara is made by gay men for gay men. Is there anything similar in yuri, like a specific sub-genre of yuri made by lesbians for lesbians?

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1:54 pm, Aug 17 2011
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wouldnt that be scary?

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5:45 am, Aug 18 2011
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what would make it scary? i think it would be cool to have more variety in yuri

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10:31 am, Aug 18 2011
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yuri is scary?

well its not.. but im a girl so i dont like reading it (im straight)

and it was a jokebigrazz

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I know that bara is made by gay men for gay men. Is there anything similar in yuri, like a specific sub-genre of yuri made by lesbians for lesbians?


Some people use the word "bian" for works along those lines, though it's a loose category. I've seen Takeuchi Sachiko's Honey & Honey categorized as "bian" when it's meant for general audiences; same for Yamaji Ebine's yuri works.
The only works that are definitely made for queer women are the ones from queer women's magazines like Anise and Phryne.

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