Bara

Fiction genre entity

A gay fiction sub-genre which depicts romantic and/or sexual relations between masculine men (hairy, beefy, notable body fat, etc.).

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games
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platform

Alternate names: 薔薇, Bears, メンズラブ, Men's Love

Unlike yaoi which is created mostly by females, bara is actually created mainly by males, showing the disparate ideas between genders of what gay men like or are like.

The western concept of "bears" is essentially a part of the bara genre but not the entire thing.

Bara means rose and has no relation to English gay term bear.

Parent group

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

Games by year

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The first Bara video game was released in 2007.

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Platforms

Windows 2