tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105000423075873522.post5975210367875441348..comments2009-03-05T21:55:23.361-08:00Comments on Anime in the Painting Studio: Yuri: Girls Love and IdentityKori Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784166121975517843noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105000423075873522.post-25270400083655838242008-04-21T12:09:00.000-07:002008-04-21T12:09:00.000-07:00Gold:Not quite sure why you've come here for those...Gold:<BR/><BR/>Not quite sure why you've come here for those answers, but I assure you that someone does not need to be gay/bisexual in order to enjoy yaoi or yuri. Its just another genre and the situations inherent in the genre can be enjoyed by anyone.Kori Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784166121975517843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105000423075873522.post-36412156663501606242008-04-21T07:32:00.000-07:002008-04-21T07:32:00.000-07:00now, i'm worry about my girlfriend because she lik...now, i'm worry about my girlfriend because she like to read yaoi nad yuri and i don't know exactly what yaoi and yuri are.i just know yaoi(mean boy x boy) and yuri( girls x girls)<BR/> question: are almost audience of yuri lesbian or bisexsual? <BR/> why do girls like to read it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105000423075873522.post-7855182833149656982008-04-05T11:11:00.000-07:002008-04-05T11:11:00.000-07:00“Question: I've always wondered. Does Yuri, as a m...“Question: I've always wondered. Does Yuri, as a medium, affect Japanese Society? Do these great stories about butch, tough, or even simply audible women inspire anyone? Has Yuri affected your identity as a woman or girl?”<BR/><BR/>< also, a bit of a ramble ><BR/><BR/>First I’ll say that a ‘concept’ as a ‘medium’ is intriguing. It defies the traditional thought and logic of what we suppose a ’medium’ to be. But I digress.<BR/><BR/>If your art is, under your theory, based on first love, that puts me in a somewhat similar and very interesting spot. My first loves were cartoons and comic books, which, while I was growing up, were filled with male leads and strong, masculine role models and sidekicks. All for one and one for all. Willing to lay one’s life on the line for a companion. Working together toward a common goal or dream—usually having something to do with a peaceful life [in the country?]. <BR/><BR/>Therefore, I presume, my first love was man and the complex relationships man can have with men. <BR/><BR/>Conversely, YOUR generation has been raised with MORE females in popular media doing MORE things—similar to the testosterone dominated days of yore: All for one and one for all. Willing to lay one’s life on the line for a companion. Working together toward a common goal or dream—usually having something to do with a peaceful life…<BR/><BR/>See a pattern?<BR/><BR/>Thinking about this, do YOU think something that has slowly been granted more limelight [female relationships], as it were, would influence the culture it’s being extolled upon? Not being familiar with the day-to-day of Japan, but rather living life in the United States, I would venture a guess that yes, YURI [and YAOI] most likely affects society. Just like being gay—only fictitious. <BR/><BR/>Inspiration is relative, but yuri as a concept is certainly starting to leave its mark! As the year progresses, more and more girls’ love can be found and obtained in our market. Seven Seas publishing is releasing a series of girls’ love books under the umbrella ‘Strawberry’ [like Tokyopo and ‘Blu’]. Import magazines are becoming easier to get on eBay and other auction/sales sites. Also of note, ‘Yuri Hime’[like ‘BexBoy’] and ‘Yuri Hime S’ [‘BexBoy Gold’] are the only 'truly' yuri [as in, not man-made porn] manga magazines currently running on a big publishing scale in Japan. ‘Yuri Monogatari’ [insert any title here!] is an anthology that gathers lesbian manga from around the world—including Europe Asia and Africa! <BR/><BR/>See a pattern…? <BR/><BR/>Yuri is, essential, the new YAOI. And I think the people who are growing up with it as an option will most CERTAINLY be influenced & inspired by it.<BR/><BR/>I know this was a bit of a non-cohesive ramble that may not have engaged you in the sense you may have wanted to be entertained in, but it’s what I wanted to say. ^_^<BR/><BR/>And if you have the chance, go watch ‘Simoune’. A society where EVERYONE is born female and, after reaching 16, must decide what gender they want to be? Not too shabby. ~_^<BR/><3<BR/>~dwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com