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'''Bara''' is a genre of manga and art made by gay and bisexual men, for gay and bisexual men. In Japan it's more commonly known as "gei comi", "gei manga", or "menslove". Bara generally features mature and realistic(ish) relationships, rather than overly [[
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 [[Girls Love|Yuri]]. See the [[Wikipedia]] on [[wikipedia:Bara (genre)|Bara]].
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Other popular and well-known artists include [[Gamma G|Gamma]], Jin, Kazuma, Manya, Takeshi Matsu, Inaki Matsumoto, Ron-9 (who drew the top picture), Takakunozomu, and Matsuzaki Tsukasa. Outside of Japan, there is also Braford (Argentina), [[Captain Ger Bear]] (Canada), Forge the Wielder (USA), Furry Revolution (Italy), Galen (Spain), Grisser (Thailand), Gez Tank Skunkrat (Mexico), Ralf König (Germany), Kupopo (USA), Kyuuhari (Malaysia), Rrowdy Beast (USA), and [[Tom of Finland]] ([[Captain Obvious|Finland]]).
Unlike [[Yaoi Fangirl
[[Fan Yay]] plays an important role on the bara fandom, since official works were quite rare until recently, so fans have to rely on [[Doujinshi]], [[Fan Art]] and [[Fan Fiction]].
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** [[I'm a Man, I Can't Help It]]
* [[The Bear]]: Optional.
* [[Big Beautiful Man]]: Optional, though there is a particular fetish for "muscle gut"
* [[Bi the Way]]: In quite a number of stories, men have revealed they have interest in or have had long-term relationships with women prior to them hooking up with their present male love interest. A similar situation exists in conventional [[Yaoi]]; [[Everyone Is Bi|bisexual inclinations of any degree are often portrayed as the 'default' situation]].
* [[Carpet of Virility]]: Although it is optional.
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* [[Manly Gay]]: Bara is no country for [[Camp Gay|effeminate]] [[Bishonen|pretty boys]].
* [[Money Shot]]: Could range anywhere from average to anything but
* [[Periphery Demographic]]: Female fans do exist, to the point where a couple short-lived manga anthologies catered to both male and female Bara fans. In Western countries, sometimes the female fans run to Bara to escape the oft-unrealistic depictions of men in yaoi. A handful of female artists ''draw'' bara too, such as [http://yaoi.y-gallery.net/user/dragmire/ Dragmire]{{Dead link}} and [https://web.archive.org/web/20071022040803/http://yaoi.y-gallery.net/user/ivybeth/ Ivy Beth Gladstone].
* [[Plot With Porn]]: Done very well in most stories.
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: [[Precision F-Strike|Fuck]], yeah.
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== Comic Books ==
* [[
** Many muscular superheros who get slashed with each other in fandom could fall under this as well.
* [[Tom of Finland]]'s comics can be seen as an early Western version of bara, as sexually oriented comics by and for gay men with a strong [[Bear]] or [[Leather Man]] aesthetic.
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== Web Original ==
* A new [[Tom of Finland]], Israeli [[Deviant ART
* [[Captain Ger Bear]].
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