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Shōjo-ai
, also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction , is a genre of Japanese media focusing on intimate relationships between female characters. While lesbian relationships are a commonly associated theme, the genre is also inclusive of works depicting emotional and spiritual relationships between women that are not necessarily romantic or sexual in nature. ''Yuri'' is most commonly associated with anime and manga, though the term has also been used to describe video games, light novels, and literature. Themes associated with ''yuri'' originate from Japanese lesbian fiction of the early twentieth century, notably the writings of Nobuko Yoshiya and literature in the Class S genre. Manga depicting female homoeroticism began to appear in the 1970s in the works of artists associated with the Year 24 Group, notably Ryoko Yamagishi and Riyoko Ikeda. The genre gained wider popularity beginning in the 1990s. The founding of '' Yuri Shimai'' in 2003 as the first manga magazine devoted ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Yuri Hime
is a Japanese manga anthology magazine published by Ichijinsha. It began as a quarterly publication in July 2005, but was issued bimonthly on odd months from January 2011 to December 2016, when it became monthly. Kanako Umezawa has served as ''Comic Yuri Hime's'' Editor-in-Chief since 2017. It is the successor to '' Yuri Shimai'' and features manga with the same yuri (lesbian) themes. ''Comic Yuri Hime'' was financially dependent upon '' Monthly Comic Zero Sum'', but from 2008 on the magazine has become independent. To celebrate this, the eleventh volume, released on January 18, 2008, included an extra called ''Petit Yuri Hime'', a collaboration of artists from ''Comic Yuri Hime'', '' Comic Yuri Hime S'' and ''Yuri Hime: Wildrose''. ''Comic Yuri Hime S'' was ''Comic Yuri Hime'' male-targeted sister magazine. Serialized works Yuri Hime @ Pixiv ''Yurihime @ Pixiv'' is official Pixiv Pixiv is a Japanese Virtual community, online community for artists. It was first launc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Advertisement
A personal advertisement, sometimes called a contact ad, is a form of classified advertising in which a person seeks to find another person for friendship, romance, marriage, or sexual activity. In British English, it is commonly known as an advert in a lonely hearts column. In India, it is a dating ad or matrimonial ad. The earliest personal ads were placed in newspapers among other classified ads, and typically had matrimony as the objective. As interest in personal ads grew, newspapers provided personals sections specifically for those ads. Later, newspapers and magazines for the sole purpose of personal ads were published. Lonely hearts clubs were organized in the 20th century to provide listings of ads to their fee-paying members. With the advent of the Internet, personal ads began to appear on online sites as well, eventually turning into profiles on dating sites and apps. Personal ads have been described by a researcher as "a valuable way of finding potential mates for tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan (magazine)
was a Japanese magazine published by . Launched in October 1980 as a special issue of the anime magazine ', it became a standalone publication in June 1983, and was discontinued in February 1984. ''Allan'' was one of the earliest commercial publications in Japan to focus on male-male romance for a female audience, and was centered on the concept of (). It launched at a time when ''June'', the first commercial male-male romance magazine for a female audience in Japan (and which was also centered on the concept of ), had temporarily ceased publication. Several artists and writers that contributed to ''June'', including Yasuko Aoike and Akemi Matsuzaki, also contributed to ''Allan''. History The anime magazine ' was launched by publishing company in 1977, in response to the popularity of the anime series ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (1974–1975). A year later, '' Comic Jun'' (later re-named ''June'') was launched by Sun Publishing. ''June'' was the first commercially publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose
A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp Thorns, spines, and prickles, prickles. Their flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through pinks, reds, oranges and yellows. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and Northwest Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrid (biology), hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barazoku
was Japan's first commercially circulated gay men's magazine. It began publication in July 1971 by Daini Shobō's owner's son and editor , although before that, there had been ''Adonis'' and ''Apollo'', its extra issue, around 1960 serving as a members-only magazine. ''Barazoku'' was Japan's oldest and longest-running monthly magazine for gay men. However, it halted publication three times due to the publisher's financial hardships. In 2008, Itō announced that the 400th issue would be the final one. The title means "the rose tribe" in Japanese, hinted from King Laius' homosexual episodes in Greek mythology. The magazine was printed in Japanese only. ''Barazokus Bungaku Itō coined the term for the Japanese lesbian community as ("lily tribe") which the slang term for lesbian '' yuri'' comes from. Features Along with much Japanese gay culture, gay magazines in Japan are segregated by type, aimed at an audience with specific interests. ''Barazoku'', however, attempted to reach a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ito Bungaku
Bungaku Ito (Jap. 伊藤 文學 new characters 伊藤 文学; born March 19, 1932) is a Japanese entrepreneur, founder and editor-in-chief of Japan's first commercially based homosexuality magazine ''Barazoku''. He is the president of Daini-Shobo (Jap. 株式会社第二書房). Biography Bungaku Ito was born in Tokyo in 1932 in a family of publisher Toichi Ito. Ito graduated from Komazawa University with a degree in Japanese literature. He was interested in Japanese poetry and was a member of university literary circles. In 1948, Toichi Ito founded a small publishing house called Daini-Shobo. After graduation, Bungaku Ito joined his father's company and began to study publishing. Daini Shobo was not doing very well at the time: it focused on publishing collections of poetry, and although the reviews of some of them by literary critics were positive, they did not sell much. In 1962, Bungaku Ito, who had almost taken over the publishing house by then, decided to publish a ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Literature
Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or , a Chinese-Japanese creole language. Indian literature also had an influence through the spread of Buddhism in Japan. During the Heian period, Japan's original culture () developed and literature also established its own style, with the significant usage and development of to write Japanese literature. Following the end of the policy and especially during the increasing westernization of the Meiji era, Western literature has also had an influence on the development of modern Japanese writers, while Japanese literature has in turn become more recognized internationally, leading to two Japanese Nobel laureates in literature, namely Yasunari Kawabata and Kenzaburō Ōe. History Nara-period literature (before 794) Before the introduction of kanji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanticism
Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. The purpose of the movement was to advocate for the importance of subjectivity and objectivity (philosophy), subjectivity, imagination, and appreciation of nature in society and culture in response to the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. Romanticists rejected the social conventions of the time in favour of a moral outlook known as individualism. They argued that passion (emotion), passion and intuition were crucial to understanding the world, and that beauty is more than merely an classicism, affair of form, but rather something that evokes a strong emotional response. With this philosophical foundation, the Romanticists elevated several key themes to which they were deeply committed: a Reverence (emotion), reverence for nature and the supernatural, nostalgia, an idealization of the past as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuricon
Yuricon was an anime convention geared toward fans of yuri anime and manga. The first Yuricon event was held in 2003 in Newark, New Jersey with about 200 attending, although Yuricon has existed as an online entity since 2000. The event was organized by Yuricon, LLC., which continues to run Yuri-focused events of its own, collaborates with other organizations to hold unique events, and hosts contests. History In 2000, Erica Friedman founded Yuricon on Usenet with the name of "Anilesbocon" but this was changed to Yuricon in 2003 in an effort to better "celebrate Yuri in anime and manga." In 2003, the organization had a "three-day anime and manga convention" in Newark, New Jersey. Two years later, Yuricon hosted an event in Tokyo and co-sponsored Onna!, together with the Shoujo Arts Society, which focused on women's roles in animation and comics. Two years after that, in 2007, Yuricon ran a small one-day event, named Yurisai, to recreate the feel of the Tokyo event from 2005. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilium Longiflorum (Easter Lily)
''Lilium longiflorum'', often called the Easter lily, is a species of plant endemic to both Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (Japan). '' Lilium formosanum'', a closely related species from Taiwan, has been treated as a variety of Easter lily in the past. It is a stem rooting lily, growing up to high. It bears a number of trumpet-shaped, white, fragrant, and outward-facing flowers. This species, along with most other true lilies, are highly toxic to cats. Features Plants typically grow from about to tall. They have long oval leaves and the vein enters the horizontal direction. From April to June, the plant's flowering season, it produces pure white flowers on top of the stem. The stem has a cylindrical shape, with a diameter of about . Cultivation A variety of it, ''L. longiflorum'' var. ''eximium'', native to the Ryukyu Islands, is taller and more vigorous. It is extensively cultivated for cut flowers. It has irregular blooming periods in nature, and this is exploited in cultivation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Yuri Hime S
was a quarterly '' yuri'' manga magazine published by Ichijinsha. The first issue was published on June 18, 2007. It was the sister magazine of ''Comic Yuri Hime is a Japanese manga anthology magazine published by Ichijinsha. It began as a quarterly publication in July 2005, but was issued bimonthly on odd months from January 2011 to December 2016, when it became monthly. Kanako Umezawa has served as ''C ...''. The contributors were mostly '' shōnen'' and '' seinen'' manga authors. The magazine is aimed at male readers, and included '' moe'' elements. In 2010 it was merged with ''Comic Yuri Hime''. Serialized manga *'' Cassiopeia Dolce'' *'' Honey Crush'' *'' Flower Flower'' *'' Konohana Kitan'' *'' Konohana Link'' *'' Marriage Black'' *'' Minus Literacy'' *'' Nanami to Misuzu'' *'' Otomeiro StayTune'' *'' Otome Kikan Gretel'' (discontinued) *'' Wife and Wife'' *'' YuruYuri'' References External links ''Comic Yuri Hime S official website Readership data for ''Comic Yuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
