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Universität Trier, 2015. DOI: [https://doi.org/10.25595/1250](https://doi.org/10.25595/1250) .  \nErstmalig hier erschienen / Initial publication here: urn:nbn:de:hbz:385-9447  \nNutzungsbedingungen:  \nDieser Text wird unter einer CC BY SA 4.0 Lizenz (Namensnennung Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen) zur Verfügung gestellt. Nähere Auskünfte zu dieser Lizenz finden Sie hier:  \n[https://creativecommons.org/l](https://creativecommons.org/l)icenses/by-sa/4 .0/deed.de  \nTerms of use:  \nThis document is made available under a CC BY SA 4.0 License (Attribution-ShareAlike) . For more information see:  \n[https://creativecommons.org/l](https://creativecommons.org/l)icenses/by-sa/4 .0/deed.en  \nGenderOpen – Repositorium für die Geschlechterforschung: [www.genderopen.de](www.genderopen.de)  \nBeautiful and Innocent  \nFemale Same-Sex Intimacy in the Japanese Yuri Genre  \nVerena Maser  \nDissertation aus dem Fachbereich II: Sprach-, Literatur-und Medienwissenschaften der  \nUniversität Trier (überarbeitete Fassung)  \nFach: Japanologie  \nDatum der Disputatio: 27.9.2013  \nIn memory of my grandfather  \nGottlob Maser  \nTable of Contents  \nList of Illustrations and Tables iv  \nAcknowledgments v  \nNote on Language vii  \nIntroduction. 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 Fujim","cbCaisKFWYUUWQit","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisKFWYUUWQit","pdf",1341992,184,"English","# 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. 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