![]() ![]() Gei-comi/bara isn't the same as yaoi or Boys' Love, which traditionally depicts slender bishonen and is targeted at a female audience. Tagame is a pioneer of the "gei-comi" (gay comic) genre, often refereed to outside of Japan as "bara." Tagame has criticized the term "bara" as negatively describing gay manga, but did later clarify that the word can be convenient when describing certain body types. Tagame is a co-founder of the G-men magazine and an openly gay artist. His stories and art range from graphic, pornographic depictions of BDSM and hypermasculinity to all-ages manga addressing homophobia and unconventional families in Japan. Both as a mangaka and an art historian, Tagame has paved the way for different types of gay representation in the medium. Gengoroh Tagame is widely regarded as Japan's most influential creator of gay manga.
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