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'''Bara''' is a
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bara_(genre) Bara].▼
Although gay men's general-interest magazines have published occasional manga stories since the 1970s, the first all-manga gay magazines to become commercially successful date only from the early 2000s. The two major commercial publishers at the moment are Furukawa Shobu (a publisher of gay men's magazines) and Oakla Shuppan (a yaoi publisher that also has some bara manga magazines). ''Kinniku Otoko'' (literally "Muscle Man") is one of the manga magazines that focuses on this genre. Gengoroh Tagame is an example of a well-known artist.▼
▲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 [[Yuri]]. See the [[Wikipedia]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bara_(genre) Bara].
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]]).
▲Although gay men's general-interest magazines have published occasional manga stories since the 1970s, the first all-manga gay magazines to become commercially successful date only from the early 2000s. The two major commercial publishers at the moment are Furukawa Shobu (a publisher of gay men's magazines) and Oakla Shuppan (a yaoi publisher that also has some bara manga magazines). ''Kinniku Otoko'' (literally "Muscle Man") is one of the manga magazines that focuses on this genre.
Unlike [[Yaoi Fangirl|Yaoi Fangirls]], Bara fans don't worry about [[Shipping]] and are not so vocal about it either. Monogamy and chastity are usually total non-issues in bara, where [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex]] as easily as they live and breathe, as if it were a hello or a handshake.
Tropes commonly associated with bara are:
* [[All Gays Are Promiscuous]]: Always played dead straight along with...
** [[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" -- a muscular but flabby 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.
* [[Downer Ending]]: [[Manga Ka|Gengoroh Tagame]] is (in)famous for this approach. Some stories of his contain a [[Bittersweet Ending]], but [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on what you consider to be bittersweet.
* [[Kemono]]/[[Furry Fandom]]: A lot of Bara works are also Kemono, or contain Kemono characters. This is by no means universal though.
* [[Leather Man]]: Though by no means required.
* [[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] and [http://yaoi.y-gallery.net/user/ivybeth/ Ivy Beth Gladstone].
* [[Plot With Porn]]: Done very well in most stories.
* [[Rated Mfor Manly]]: [[Precision F Strike|Fuck]], yeah.
* ([[Walking Shirtless Scene|Walking]]) [[Shirtless Scene]]: Sometimes this occurs even before intercourse is engaged
* [[STD Immunity]]: As all the stories are fictitious, condoms don't really matter...[[IKEA Erotica|not that they would hurt either]].
See also the [[Distaff Counterpart]], [[Yuri]]. Contrast and compare with [[Yaoi]]. Example works that aren't Bara but attract a strong Bara fandom are listed under [[Fan Yay]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Legend of the Blue Wolves]]'' is a rare, perhaps the only, yaoi OVA that has Bara elements. It mixes bara and [[Mecha]] together. It tells the story of [[Yaoi Guys|Leonard and Jonathan]], mecha pilots that are fighting in a war against the [[Alien Invaders|Apocalypse]], while they go through all sorts of tribulations such as rape and betrayal. [[Better Than It Sounds]].
* ''Kuso Miso Technique'', a one-shot, was one of the earlier baras by famous mangaka Junichi Yamakawa, and the source of the yaranaika meme. It's [[So Bad Its Good]]. Because of it, the phrase "Yaranai-Ka?" is now synonymous with bara and gay sex (it means "Shall we do it?", but it's used by men only. If a girl uses it, expect laughs), hence its inclusion as the page-quote. A warning that this manga is [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]] ("kuso" = "shit"; "miso" = "a type of soup").
== Comic Books ==
* [[Cable (Comic Book)|Cable]] and [[Deadpool]] come damn close. In fact this could be combined with [[Naughty Tentacles]] in that one scene.
** 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.
* [http://bonesmen.blogspot.com/ J. Bone]'s pin up work definitely counts.
* Ralf König's comics are basically German bara. The film version of his ''[[Killer Condom]]'' series delights in the trope.
== Other ==
* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-men_<!-- 28magazine29 G-men]]'' is a Japanese magazine aimed towards men who prefer 'macho' or muscular men, also including manga. -->
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Quaintance George Quaintance], who is also known for his homoerotic art and was an inspiration to Tom of Finland.
* ''[[Rammstein]]'''s song ''Mann Gegen Mann'' is an ironic ode to this, especially [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQTQHMKFRA0 the video thereof]. Highly [[NSFW]].
== Web Comics ==
* [[Blur the Lines]] is all about chubby chasing and bears. Completely runs on [[Author Appeal]], showing lots and lots of plumber's cracks (he describes it as the gay version of cleavage).
== Web Original ==
* A new [[Tom of Finland]], Israeli [[Deviant ART|Deviant ARTist]] [http://davidkawena.deviantart.com/ David Kawena], is infamous around the internet for making extremely well done and detailed drawings of muscular "Disney Princes" in speedos, also giving them [[If You Know What I Mean|extra packages]]. Please keep your inner childhoods in check. [[Your Mileage May Vary|You will either be inherently aroused or scarred for life]], as [[Rule 34]] is wont to do.
* [[Captain Ger Bear]].
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Chub Pan]]''
* ''[[Meat Log Mountain]]'': A Dating Sim game with phallic & homoerotic imagery and manly men literally everywhere.
* ''[[Sugar Shooter]]'': An [[H-game|erotic]], [[Bullet Hell|bullet hell]] [[Shoot Em Up|shmup]].
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