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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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== Web Original ==
* A new [[Tom of Finland]], Israeli [[Deviant ART
* [[Captain Ger Bear]].
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