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A Lily Is a Lily Is…No Lily? 1  \nChapter 1. The Yuri Genre as Site of a Discursive Struggle 9  \nPart I. Content of the Yuri Genre 31  \nChapter 2.“Sisterhood” before World War II: Hana monogatari and Otome no minato 32  \nChapter 3. From Esu to Distress: Shīkuretto rabu and Shiroi heya no futari 49  \nChapter 4. Fans’ Imagination Galore: Bishōjo senshi Sailor Moon 63  \nChapter 5. The Monumental Text: Maria-sama ga miteru 76  \nChapter 6. Developments in the Yuri Genre after 2003 92  \nPart II. Producing Yuri Manga 104  \nChapter 7. The Yuri Manga Market in Japan 105  \nChapter 8. Interviews with Japanese Manga Magazine Editors 113  \nPart III. Reception of the Yuri Genre 132  \nChapter 9. Characteristics of the Yuri Genre’s Fandom in Japan 133  \nChapter 10. Online Survey among the Fans of the Yuri Genre in Japan 141  \nConclusion. Yuri at the Crossroads 159  \nReferences 163  \nList of Illustrations and Tables  \nFigure 1. Structure of the Yamayurikai (compiled by the author) 78  \nTable 1. Websites from which Respondents Originated 141  \nTable 2. Valid Responses 142  \nTable 3. Respondents’Age 144  \nTable 4. Respondent’s Top Five Yuri Titles by “Sexual Identity” 146  \nTable 5. How Respondents Came into Contact with Yuri Manga/Anime 147  \nTable 6. How Often Respondents Read/Watched Yuri Manga/Anime 148  \nAcknowledgments  \nThis is a revised version of my dissertation (2013, Universität Trier, Fachbereich II) with new material and a newly designed overall structure, and would not have been possible without many individuals and institutions. The generous funding from the German Institute of Japanese Studies (DIJ) in 2011/2012 enabled me to conduct research in Japan, and I would like to thank its administrative staff, its researchers and my fellow Ph.D. students for their support. The final stage of the dissertation writing process was funded through a scholarship provided by the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. I would also like to thank Spielwarenmesse eG and its team for encouraging me and for employing me part-time during the initial three months of my research.  \nDuring my fieldwork in Japan, I was supported by many individuals and institutions. The resources at the Gendai manga toshokan and the Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subcultures were invaluable. Their staff was always helpful and answered even the most obscure questions.  \nI would especially like to thank Fujimoto Yukari who was always helpful and answered my every question on manga. I am especially grateful that she invited me on a research trip to the Kikuyō library in Kumamoto prefecture. Its vast collection of pre-and postwar girls ’magazines gave me a hands-on experience that was invaluable. I would also like to thank its librarian Murasaki Shūzō for opening the collection to us and answering all questions.  \nMy thanks are also due to all those in Japan who helped me conduct my research on the yuri genre. These are first and foremost all the editors who agreed to be interviewed for this study and all the fans who participated in my online survey. This work would not be what it is without them. I am also indebted to all the fans I met at numerous fan works events and who provided me with insights I would never have gotten had I stayed in front of my computer. I would especially like to thank Hanaka, Michiru and Takamune. Thanks are also due to the pretesters of my survey. A special thank you goes to Takahashi Macoto who sat down with me for an impromptu interview at his art gallery in Chiba prefecture.  \nFor their help with","cbCaighA3qwCMRv8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaighA3qwCMRv8","pdf",1332254,183,"English","# Table of Contents\n## List of Illustrations and Tables\n## Acknowledgments\n## Note on Language\n## Introduction. A Lily Is a Lily Is…No Lily?\n## Chapter 1. The Yuri Genre as Site of a Discursive Struggle\n## Part I. Content of the Yuri Genre\n## Chapter 2. “Sisterhood” before World War II: Hana monogatari and Otome no minato\n## Chapter 3. From Esu to Distress: Shīkuretto rabu and Shiroi heya no futari\n## Chapter 4. Fans’ Imagination Galore: Bishōjo senshi Sailor Moon\n## Chapter 5. The Monumental Text: Maria-sama ga miteru\n## Chapter 6. Developments in the Yuri Genre after 2003\n## Part II. Producing Yuri Manga\n## Chapter 7. The Yuri Manga Market in Japan\n## Chapter 8. Interviews with Japanese Manga Magazine Editors\n## Part III. Reception of the Yuri Genre\n## Chapter 9. Characteristics of the Yuri Genre’s Fandom in Japan\n## Chapter 10. Online Survey among the Fans of the Yuri Genre in Japan\n## Conclusion. Yuri at the Crossroads\n## References","[{\"question\":\"What central issue does the dissertation address about the yuri genre?\",\"answer\":\"It treats the yuri genre as a site of discursive struggle, focusing on how female same-sex intimacy is represented and given meaning within Japanese culture.\"},{\"question\":\"Which periods and works does the study use to discuss yuri content?\",\"answer\":\"It traces themes through works such as Hana monogatari and Otome no minato, then later narratives involving Shīkuretto rabu and Shiroi heya no futari, followed by titles including Sailor Moon and Maria-sama ga miteru, and developments after 2003.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the dissertation investigate reception of the yuri genre?\",\"answer\":\"It examines fandom characteristics in Japan and conducts an online survey among yuri fans, and it also includes interviews with Japanese manga magazine editors to connect production and audience dynamics.\"}]","Beautiful and Innocent - Female Same-Sex Intimacy in the Japanese Yuri Genre | PDF",461]