![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These seven manga are perfect for those looking to dive into this new wave and support the queer storytellers of Japan.ġ. ![]() The increased participation of queer artists in the manga industry has helped break this mold, giving birth to a new generation of realistic and complex works with strong queer themes. Although progressive for their time, these genres have been criticized for failing to explore the realities of living life as a queer person and are often geared towards facilitating escapist fantasies more than anything. Today, most manga readers are familiar with categories such as boys’ love, which packages homoerotic relationships between men for a predominantly female audience, and yuri, a broader genre focused on romantic and sexual intimacy between women. Taking influence from the writing of Mari Mori and Nobuko Yoshiya, artists like Riyoko Ikeda and Keiko Takemiya paved the way for more contemporary genres. Far from being edgy or underground, these manga were published in commercial magazines and enjoyed mainstream success. Starting in the 1970s, manga artists began openly depicting gender nonconformity and same-sex relationships in works such as The Rose of Versailles and The Heart of Thomas. Queer stories have always had a place in Japanese literature, and the last decade in particular has seen a boom in media representation. ![]()
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