As nouns the difference between yuri and bara
is that yuri is a form of hentai involving two or more females in a homosexual relationship while bara is a genre; homoerotic media, usually manga and often pornographic, made by gay men for gay men in Japan.
As a proper noun Yuri
is A transliteration of the Russian male given name {{term|Юрий||tr=Júrij|lang=ru}}.
yuri
English
Alternative forms
* Iurii
* Yurii
* Yuriy
* Yury
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A transliteration of the Russian male given name .
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bara
English
Usage notes
The term barazoku'' was once relatively more common in the Japanese gay community (the magazine ''Barazoku starting publication in 1971), but has long since gone out of fashion in Japan, having been replaced by terms like ).
The term bara often contrasts with , which is gay male media usually made by heterosexual women to appeal to other heterosexual women. Whereas bara typically emphasizes masculine homoeroticism and frank explicit sexual situations, yaoi typically emphasizes the androgynous bishonen aesthetic and depicts emotional romantic relationships.
Noun
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(label) A genre; homoerotic media, usually manga and often pornographic, made by gay men for gay men in Japan.
(label) Gay male media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.
(label) Any homoerotic media or pornography that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn.
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