Tales of lilies and girls' love. The depiction of female/female relationships in yuri manga

Yuri manga are focused on the representation of sentimental relations between girls. Despite still being a niche within the manga landscape, the popularity of this genre in terms of number of productions and fans is increasing, and in the last few years its fame has been expanding outside Japan as w...

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Main Author: Fanasca, Marta (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Florence Firenze University Press 2020
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