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bara

bara

9.9
A style of Japanese comics showing muscular men made for gay men
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːrə/
  • NSFW
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  • The manga artist specializes in creating bara that appeals to the gay male audience.

Examples

  • Yaoi is still written mainly by and for heterosexual women, and men's love for gays is called bara and has its own tropes.

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  • Many fans of bara appreciate its unique storytelling and the focus on muscular male characters.

  • At the convention, we saw several panels dedicated to discussing the themes present in bara works.

Surface Forms

bara singular
baras plural

Etymology

Bara comes from the Japanese word bara meaning 'rose' and was used by a men's magazine, so the name came to mean manga made for a gay male audience, often showing muscular male characters.