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[[File:girlslove.jpg|link=Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo|frame|Since homosexual males are called [[Have a Gay Old Time|"gay,"]] homosexual females should be called "ecstatic."]]
[[File:girlslove.jpg|link=Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo|frame|Since homosexual males are called [[Have a Gay Old Time|"gay,"]] homosexual females should be called "ecstatic."]]


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* [[Teacher-Student Romance]]: While not as popular as the other two couple type, teacher/student pairings can often be found within the genre.
* [[Teacher-Student Romance]]: While not as popular as the other two couple type, teacher/student pairings can often be found within the genre.


In Japan, this genre is popular enough to have found its own mainstream publishing niche. The term "Yuri" was coined by Itou Bungaku, founder and editor of the magazine "[[Bara|Barazoku]]", a Japanese magazine for gay men, wherein he termed men the ''barazoku'', or "rose tribe", and women the ''yurizoku'', or "lily tribe". Occasionally, some fans use ''shoujo-ai'' ("girl's love") and "yuri" to indicate different degrees of explicitness. However, in Japan ''shoujo-ai'' refers to [[Lolicon|liking little girls]]. In Japan, yuri is also known as "Girls Love" ([[Gratuitous English|in English]]), or GL, a term created for paralellism to the male version, "[[Boys Love Genre|Boys' Love]]" or BL.
In Japan, this genre is popular enough to have found its own mainstream publishing niche. The term "Yuri" was coined by Itou Bungaku, founder and editor of the magazine "[[Bara]]zoku", a Japanese magazine for gay men, wherein he termed men the ''barazoku'', or "rose tribe", and women the ''yurizoku'', or "lily tribe". Occasionally, some fans use ''shoujo-ai'' ("girl's love") and "yuri" to indicate different degrees of explicitness. However, in Japan ''shoujo-ai'' refers to [[Lolicon|liking little girls]]. In Japan, yuri is also known as "Girls Love" ([[Gratuitous English|in English]]), or GL, a term created for paralellism to the male version, "[[Boys Love Genre|Boys' Love]]" or BL. However, neither term has particularly caught on like ''yaoi'' and ''Boys' Love'' did, so "yuri" remains used for everything ranging from works that focus on the cute and sweet side of lesbianism to full-on [[Hentai]] whose selling point is lesbians.


This is the genre; couple-specific examples should only be listed below if they're the focus of the series. For yuri-style couples (and unrequited crushes) in other genres, see [[Token Yuri Girls]]. Also see: [[Slash Fic]], [[Everyone Is Gay]], [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]], and [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]].
This is the genre; couple-specific examples should only be listed below if they're the focus of the series. For yuri-style couples (and unrequited crushes) in other genres, see [[Token Yuri Girls]]. Also see: [[Slash Fic]], [[Everyone Is Gay]], [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]], and [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]].
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See also our guide on how to [[So You Want To/Write a Yuri Manga|Write a Yuri Manga]].
See also our guide on how to [[So You Want To/Write a Yuri Manga|Write a Yuri Manga]].


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'''(Sub-)Tropes frequently associated with the genre'''
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=== (Sub-)Tropes frequently associated with the genre ===


* [[Bait and Switch Lesbians]]
* [[Bait and Switch Lesbians]]
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* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]
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'''This is a East Asian-only genre. Please limit examples to East Asian and [[Animesque]] media only.'''
'''This is a East Asian-only genre. Please limit examples to East Asian and [[Animesque]] media only.'''

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== Prolific Creators ==
== Prolific Creators ==
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** ''[[Otomeiro Stay Tune]]''
** ''[[Otomeiro Stay Tune]]''
* Shizuru Hayashiya:
* Shizuru Hayashiya:
** ''[[Hayate Cross Blade]]'' plays the girls love up for comedy.
** ''[[Hayate × Blade]]'' plays the girls love up for comedy.
** ''[[Strawberry Shake Sweet]]'', a Girls' Love comedy manga about teen idols.
** ''[[Strawberry Shake Sweet]]'', a Girls' Love comedy manga about teen idols.
* Shoko Iwami:
* Shoko Iwami:
** ''[[Kanamemo]]'' is an [[Anime]] and a [[Yonkoma]] [[Manga]] where the majority of the [[Fundamentally Female Cast|all-female main cast]] are [[Cast Full of Gay|romantically inclined towards females]].
** ''[[Kanamemo]]'' is an [[Anime]] and a [[Yonkoma]] [[Manga]] where the majority of the [[Fundamentally Female Cast|all-female main cast]] are [[Cast Full of Gay|romantically inclined towards females]].
** ''[[Flower Flower]]''. A [[Everything's Better with Princesses|princess]] arrives in a foreign land to marry into their royal family, but rejects her betrothed as soon as he enters the room [[Cross Dresser|because he's dressed like a woman]]. She instead goes for the other [[Bifauxnen|alleged]] [[Sweet Polly Oliver|prince]]. [[Tsundere|Issues]] [[Culture Clash|come up]] and [[Hilarity Ensues]].
** ''[[Flower Flower]]''. A [[Everything's Better with Princesses|princess]] arrives in a foreign land to marry into their royal family, but rejects her betrothed as soon as he enters the room [[Crossdresser|because he's dressed like a woman]]. She instead goes for the other [[Bifauxnen|alleged]] [[Sweet Polly Oliver|prince]]. [[Tsundere|Issues]] [[Culture Clash|come up]] and [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Morinaga Milk|Milk Morinaga]]:
* [[Morinaga Milk|Milk Morinaga]]:
** ''[[Girl Friends]]'' is a modern classic of the genre with loads of [[Gayngst]] and [[Will They or Won't They?]] for its central pairing.
** ''[[Girl Friends]]'' is a modern classic of the genre with loads of [[Gayngst]] and [[Will They or Won't They?]] for its central pairing.
** ''[[Kisses Sighs and Cherry Blossom Pink]]'' is a collection of stories about the romantic entanglements of the students at a [[One-Gender School]].
** ''[[Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossoms Pink]]'' is a collection of stories about the romantic entanglements of the students at a [[One-Gender School]].
** ''[[The Secret Recipe]]'' is of a more comedic bent.
** ''[[The Secret Recipe]]'' is of a more comedic bent.
* [[Akiko Morishima]]:
* [[Akiko Morishima]]:
** ''[[The Conditions for Paradise]]'', about a [[Long-Distance Relationship]].
** ''[[The Conditions for Paradise]]'', about a [[Long-Distance Relationship]].
** ''[[Hanjuku Joshi]]'', an erotic [[Manga]] about a [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] who explore their first real relationship together.
** ''[[Hanjuku Joshi]]'', an erotic [[Manga]] about a [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] who explore their first real relationship together.
** ''[[20-Year-Old Girl X 30-Year-Old Maiden|Twenty Year Old Girl X Thirty Year Old Maiden]]'', about a [[May-December Romance]].
** ''[[20-Year-Old Girl X 30-Year-Old Maiden|Twenty Year Old Girl X Thirty Year Old Maiden]]'', about a [[May–December Romance]].
* [[Go Nagai]]. While not known mainly for it, has proven himself partial to yuri.
* [[Go Nagai]]. While not known mainly for it, has proven himself partial to yuri.
** ''[[Cutey Honey]]'' is often very heavy on [[Les Yay]]. The ''Re: Cutey Honey'' [[Original Video Animation|OVAs]] having the highest amount of [[Les Yay]], [[Just Friends|almost]] crossing over into the GL zone.
** ''[[Cutey Honey]]'' is often very heavy on [[Les Yay]]. The ''Re: Cutey Honey'' [[Original Video Animation|OVAs]] having the highest amount of [[Les Yay]], [[Just Friends|almost]] crossing over into the GL zone.
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* ''[[Bloomer Blue Maniacs]]'', a oneshot comedy yuri work.
* ''[[Bloomer Blue Maniacs]]'', a oneshot comedy yuri work.
* ''[[Chirality]]'' is a [[Seinen]] Girls' Love manga with a [[Post Apocalyptic]] soft-[[Science Fiction]] setting.
* ''[[Chirality]]'' is a [[Seinen]] Girls' Love manga with a [[Post Apocalyptic]] soft-[[Science Fiction]] setting.
* ''[[Creo the Crimson Crises]]'', a supernatural [[Shoujo|shoujoesque]] Girls' Love manga with a slight cynical edge.
* ''[[Creo the Crimson Crises]]'', a supernatural [[shoujo]]esque Girls' Love manga with a slight cynical edge.
* ''[[Ebisu-san and Hotei-san]]'', a [[Will They or Won't They?]] story about two [[Office Lady|office ladies]], one of whom is a [[Workaholic]] perfectionist and the other being a jealous [[Tsundere]].
* ''[[Ebisu-san and Hotei-san]]'', a [[Will They or Won't They?]] story about two [[Office Lady|office ladies]], one of whom is a [[Workaholic]] perfectionist and the other being a jealous [[Tsundere]].
* ''[[First Love Sisters]]'', a [[Shojo]] GL manga fairly typical to the genre but still a quality work in its own right.
* ''[[First Love Sisters]]'', a [[Shojo]] GL manga fairly typical to the genre but still a quality work in its own right.
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* ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]'' has a [[Love Triangle]] involving three [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] with the added complication that the main character [[Gender Bender|used to be a boy]].
* ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]'' has a [[Love Triangle]] involving three [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] with the added complication that the main character [[Gender Bender|used to be a boy]].
* ''[[Kimochi no Katachi]]'', a [[Manga]] that mixes self-discovery, young love, and [[Gayngst]] with much attention paid to realism.
* ''[[Kimochi no Katachi]]'', a [[Manga]] that mixes self-discovery, young love, and [[Gayngst]] with much attention paid to realism.
* ''[[Kurogane Pukapuka Tai]]'' is a love comedy set on a [[World War Two]]-era [[Imperial Japan|Imperial Japanese]] warship.
* ''[[Kurogane Pukapuka Tai]]'' is a love comedy set on a [[World War Two]]-era [[Imperial Japan]]ese warship.
* ''[[The Last Uniform]]''
* ''[[The Last Uniform]]''
* ''[[Love My Life]]'' is a gentle [[Slice of Life]] story that delves into the gay culture of Japan as it follows the life of a young lesbian who had just come out of the closet.
* ''[[Love My Life]]'' is a gentle [[Slice of Life]] story that delves into the gay culture of Japan as it follows the life of a young lesbian who had just come out of the closet.
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* ''[[Oniisama e...|Oniisama E]]'' is one of the oldest and most influential yuri mangas.
* ''[[Oniisama e...|Oniisama E]]'' is one of the oldest and most influential yuri mangas.
* ''Oniyuri-san and Himeyuri-san'' is about a [[Student Council President]] [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|and her treasurer]] (who both happen to be school idols) in a secret romantic relationship. [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|The title]] [[Flower Motifs|says]] [[Hime Cut|it]] [[Everything's Better with Princesses|all]].
* ''Oniyuri-san and Himeyuri-san'' is about a [[Student Council President]] [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|and her treasurer]] (who both happen to be school idols) in a secret romantic relationship. [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|The title]] [[Flower Motifs|says]] [[Hime Cut|it]] [[Everything's Better with Princesses|all]].
* ''[[Pieta]]'': A [[Josei]] [[Manga]] that contains a dark psychologic yuri story.
* ''[[Pietà]]'': A [[Josei]] [[Manga]] that contains a dark psychologic yuri story.
* ''[[Poor Poor Lips]]'': A [[Gag Series]] [[Yonkoma]] with surprising depth about the lives of a rich, lesbian employer and her poor employee.
* ''[[Poor Poor Lips]]'': A [[Gag Series]] [[Yonkoma]] with surprising depth about the lives of a rich, lesbian employer and her poor employee.
* ''[[Plica]]'' is a slice-of-life four-panel comic about adult lesbians (so it's not really ''girls''' love, but...)
* ''[[Plica]]'' is a slice-of-life four-panel comic about adult lesbians (so it's not really ''girls''' love, but...)
* ''[[Prism (manga)|Prism]]''
* ''[[Prism (manga)|Prism]]''
* ''[[Riddle Story of Devil]]''
* ''[[Saki (manga)|Saki]]'' is a yuri [[Subtext]] [[Mahjong]] anime that holds the record as the series with the most yuri themed [[Luminescent Blush|blushing]]. One interesting note is that the anime plays its Girls' Love up more than the manga.
* ''[[Saki (manga)|Saki]]'' is a yuri [[Subtext]] [[Mahjong]] anime that holds the record as the series with the most yuri themed [[Luminescent Blush|blushing]]. One interesting note is that the anime plays its Girls' Love up more than the manga.
* ''[[Sasameki Koto]]'' happily marries relationship angst with school life comedy.
* ''[[Sasameki Koto]]'' happily marries relationship angst with school life comedy.
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* ''[[Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou]]'': A main plot element falls into this.
* ''[[Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou]]'': A main plot element falls into this.
* ''[[Yuri Monogatari]]'' is not a single manga but an annual anthology of indie yuri works. Also notable for containing yuri manga-style comics produced all over the world (so it's not "manga" in the strictest sense of the word).
* ''[[Yuri Monogatari]]'' is not a single manga but an annual anthology of indie yuri works. Also notable for containing yuri manga-style comics produced all over the world (so it's not "manga" in the strictest sense of the word).



== Original Anime ==
== Original Anime ==
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
=== [[Eastern RPG]]s ===
* ''[[Embric of Wulfhammers Castle|Embric of Wulfhammer's Castle]]'', a rare [[Eastern RPG]] example.
* ''[[Embric of Wulfhammer's Castle]]'', a rare [[Eastern RPG]] example.



== Visual Novels ==
=== Visual Novels ===
* ''[[Amaranto]]''
* ''[[Amaranto]]''
* ''[[Akai Ito]]'' is a Girls' Love [[Visual Novel]] with a heavy fetish for [[Lesbian Vampire|vampirism]] and also goes very deep into Japanese mythology.
* ''[[Akai Ito]]'' is a Girls' Love [[Visual Novel]] with a heavy fetish for [[Lesbian Vampire|vampirism]] and also goes very deep into Japanese mythology.
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* ''[[Limit Panic]]''
* ''[[Limit Panic]]''
* ''[[Maiden Panic]]''
* ''[[Maiden Panic]]''
* ''Safizumu no Gensou'', one of the first Girls' Love [[Eroge|Eroges]].
* ''Safizumu no Gensou'', one of the first Girls' Love [[Eroge]]s.
* ''[[Shojokyuu [[Kurige no Shiofuki Shoujotachi]]]]'', a multi-path yuri [[H-game]] taking place in a conservative catholic all girls' middle school.
* ''[[Shojokyuu ~Kurige no Shiofuki Shoujotachi~]]'', a multi-path yuri [[H-game]] taking place in a conservative catholic all girls' middle school.
* ''Solfege: Sweet Harmony''
* ''Solfege: Sweet Harmony''
* ''[[Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo]]'' (pictured above) is presently considered the definitive Girls' Love [[Eroge]] series and the series has had a [[Hentai]] [[OVA]] based on it released.
* ''[[Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo]]'' (pictured above) is presently considered the definitive Girls' Love [[Eroge]] series and the series has had a [[Hentai]] [[OVA]] based on it released.
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* ''[[Yukkuri Panic Escalation]]''
* ''[[Yukkuri Panic Escalation]]''


== Other ==
== Aversions ==
* The manga ''[[Claudine]]'', written by [[Oniisama e...]]'s author [[Riyoko Ikeda]], is often classified as [[Yuri Genre]]. However, [[Averted Trope|this is a mistake]]. The main character, Claudine de Montesse, is actually [[Transsexualism]]: he searches for female love interests, yet identifies himself as male despite his female body. (And is referred as such by other characters: i.e, his [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] Rosemarie says that Claudine is "a true man, given a woman's body"). Therefore, it'd be technically incorrect to classify ''this'' particular manga as yuri; homosexuality and transsexuality are both LGBQT issues, but are very different.
* The manga ''[[Claudine]]'', written by [[Oniisama e...]]'s author [[Riyoko Ikeda]], is often classified as Yuri Genre. However, [[Averted Trope|this is a mistake]]. The main character, Claudine de Montesse, is actually [[transgender]]: he searches for female love interests, yet identifies himself as male despite his female body. (And is referred as such by other characters: i.e, his [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] Rosemarie says that Claudine is "a true man, given a woman's body"). Therefore, it'd be technically incorrect to classify ''this'' particular manga as yuri; homosexuality and transgenderism are both LGBQT, but are very different.


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Latest revision as of 17:50, 8 February 2024

Since homosexual males are called "gay," homosexual females should be called "ecstatic."

A genre in Japanese media that focuses on female/female romance and can focus either on the sex or on the emotional aspects of the relationship. In Japanese, "yuri" literally means "lily" but has also come to refer to works found within the genre.

In the past, a disproportionate amount of yuri stories have ended tragically or inconclusively. Some would move on to boy-girl relationships with the Romantic Two-Girl Friendship as only a steppingstone. Others were driven insane when the other girl enters a "real" relationship with a boy, and still others stepped back to let their love be happy with another. Luckily, this is changing as more and more couples are allowed to have happy, committed and Canon endings.

There are generally three couple types that can often be found within the genre. The three most popular couples are as follows:

  • Tomboy and Girly Girl: The pairing of a very or relatively masculine girl (frequently Bifauxnen) with a decisively feminine girl. This pairing can emulate a lot of the dynamics of heterosexual couples, a la Seme and Uke, and often shows Takarazuka influences.
  • Sempai-Kohai: A very common in Japanese GL works pairing of two students, one older and one younger. The older girl will generally be more elegant and the younger, more innocent. The former is often a Yamato Nadeshiko and referred to as "Onee-Sama" by the latter, who, in turn, may be a Tomboy (which is considered a childish trait in Japan) to emphasize her relative lack of maturity.
  • Teacher-Student Romance: While not as popular as the other two couple type, teacher/student pairings can often be found within the genre.

In Japan, this genre is popular enough to have found its own mainstream publishing niche. The term "Yuri" was coined by Itou Bungaku, founder and editor of the magazine "Barazoku", a Japanese magazine for gay men, wherein he termed men the barazoku, or "rose tribe", and women the yurizoku, or "lily tribe". Occasionally, some fans use shoujo-ai ("girl's love") and "yuri" to indicate different degrees of explicitness. However, in Japan shoujo-ai refers to liking little girls. In Japan, yuri is also known as "Girls Love" (in English), or GL, a term created for paralellism to the male version, "Boys' Love" or BL. However, neither term has particularly caught on like yaoi and Boys' Love did, so "yuri" remains used for everything ranging from works that focus on the cute and sweet side of lesbianism to full-on Hentai whose selling point is lesbians.

This is the genre; couple-specific examples should only be listed below if they're the focus of the series. For yuri-style couples (and unrequited crushes) in other genres, see Token Yuri Girls. Also see: Slash Fic, Everyone Is Gay, Schoolgirl Lesbians, and Romantic Two-Girl Friendship.

The Spear Counterpart of this genre is the Boys Love Genre (targeted towards women) and the Bara Genre (targeted towards gay men).

See also our guide on how to Write a Yuri Manga.

(Sub-)Tropes frequently associated with the genre

This is a East Asian-only genre. Please limit examples to East Asian and Animesque media only.

Examples of Yuri Genre include:


Prolific Creators


Original Manga

Original Anime


Original Light Novels


Video Games

Eastern RPGs

Visual Novels

Aversions

  • The manga Claudine, written by Oniisama e...'s author Riyoko Ikeda, is often classified as Yuri Genre. However, this is a mistake. The main character, Claudine de Montesse, is actually transgender: he searches for female love interests, yet identifies himself as male despite his female body. (And is referred as such by other characters: i.e, his Unlucky Childhood Friend Rosemarie says that Claudine is "a true man, given a woman's body"). Therefore, it'd be technically incorrect to classify this particular manga as yuri; homosexuality and transgenderism are both LGBQT, but are very different.
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