<p>Yuri is a <em>genre</em>.  It, like any other genre - drama, action, romance, adventure, slice-of-life, etc - is part of what will define the particular plot the show will have.</p>

<p>It by itself isn't a <em>demographic</em>, which is what defines the target audience.</p>

<p>Many yuri-centric works actually do have a demographic attached to it explicitly.  For example, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Friends_(manga)">Girl Friends</a> is listed as seinen,  and <a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=52593">Collectors</a> is listed as Josei.  They may also have a demographic attached by virtue of the manga that they're published in, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannazuki_no_Miko">Kannazuki no Miko</a> being a shounen manga, due to it being published in a shounen magazine.</p>

<p>In general, the demographic will vary, but I've noticed it by and large be seinen.</p>

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<p>The origin of <strong>yuri</strong> comes from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_S_(genre)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Class S</a> novels.
This genre was created 100 years ago.
In this time, the main readers of Class S novels were girls.</p>

<p>In 70s, the word <strong>yuri</strong> is created by the editor of Barazoku (rose tribe, the magazine for gays). But Yuri still targets girl or lesbians.</p>

<p>In 90s to 00s, these yuri novels/manga were <em>found</em> by fanboys.
Ex. Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena and Maria-sama ga Miteru.
These novels/manga were targeted for girls, but got interest from fanboys also.</p>

<p>In 00s, many yuri manga/anime were created for fanboys, like Kannazuki no Miko, Kashimashi and others.</p>

<p>Currently, yuri for boys has bigger market than yuri for girls.</p>

<p>Wikipedia's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_(genre)#Thematic_history" rel="nofollow noreferrer">history of yuri</a> section has more details.</p>

<p>Added: I forgot to mention about <a href="http://myanimelist.net/manga/29631/Yuri_Danshi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yuri Danshi</a> (The yuri man).</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Hanadera is a high school boy who loves yuri to the point he
  constantly watches his female classmates and just lets his imagination
  run wild. He's living the fabulous life of a man obsessed with yuri,
  but this is also source of personal conflict: if a yuri-filled world
  is so perfect, where does he fit in as a man?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Yuri Danshi is meta fiction story about a man who likes yuri.</p>

<p>One of the chapters is about a yuri-only conference.
(Sorry I didn't remember the chapter number.)
The protagonist is planning to visit the yuri conference, but he is afraid that he will be the only male visitor of that conference. But finally he found most visitors were male.</p>

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By "funboy" and "finboy", do you mean "fanboy"?
nhahtdh
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Oh no, I forgot about yuri danshi. Added.
kumagoro
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Apart from the imagination running wild bit Hanadera sounds like me. ofcause back in High School i was in the closet about being an Otaku because i was already being bullied
Memor-X
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<p>I know that yaoi is famous for its fangirls, but I was wondering what the case was for yuri.</p>

<p>I have only occasionally seen yuri fangirls being referenced in anime, and these shows have a cast that is fully female.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LFWOf.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p><em>Inspiration!</em></p>

<p>Researching it, there seems to be many subcategorys of yuri, which are targetted towards men, women and younger girls. But I was wondering - which is the <strong>main</strong> target audience for this genre?</p>

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Don't forget there are some fan guys of yaoi too....just in hiding. :p
Izumi-reiLuLu
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Lesbians? Or people who are into lesbians?
Peter Raeves
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And I don’t even want to get to traps... :-)
Smar
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@PeterRaeves well, yes. but i mean more of a men/women & age group thing
Toshinou Kyouko
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boys, of course. yuri to fanboys is just like yaoi to fangirls
laike9m
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Who is the main target audience of yuri titles?
# Who is the main target audience of yuri titles?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-08-17
I know that yaoi is famous for its fangirls, but I was wondering what the case was for yuri.

I have only occasionally seen yuri fangirls being referenced in anime, and these shows have a cast that is fully female.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/LFWOf.png)

*Inspiration!*

Researching it, there seems to be many subcategorys of yuri, which are targetted towards men, women and younger girls. But I was wondering - which is the **main** target audience for this genre?
**Tags:** anime-production
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Don't forget there are some fan guys of yaoi too....just in hiding. :p  
> **username_2**: Lesbians? Or people who are into lesbians?  
> **username_3**: And I don’t even want to get to traps... :-)  
> **username_0**: @PeterRaeves well, yes. but i mean more of a men/women & age group thing  
> **username_4**: boys, of course. yuri to fanboys is just like yaoi to fangirls  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_6 on 2014-08-17. Score: 14 | Accepted answer
The origin of **yuri** comes from [Class S](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_S_(genre)) novels.
This genre was created 100 years ago.
In this time, the main readers of Class S novels were girls.

In 70s, the word **yuri** is created by the editor of Barazoku (rose tribe, the magazine for gays). But Yuri still targets girl or lesbians.

In 90s to 00s, these yuri novels/manga were *found* by fanboys.
Ex. Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena and Maria-sama ga Miteru.
These novels/manga were targeted for girls, but got interest from fanboys also.

In 00s, many yuri manga/anime were created for fanboys, like Kannazuki no Miko, Kashimashi and others.

Currently, yuri for boys has bigger market than yuri for girls.

Wikipedia's [history of yuri](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_(genre)#Thematic_history) section has more details.

Added: I forgot to mention about [Yuri Danshi](http://myanimelist.net/manga/29631/Yuri_Danshi) (The yuri man).

> Hanadera is a high school boy who loves yuri to the point he
> constantly watches his female classmates and just lets his imagination
> run wild. He's living the fabulous life of a man obsessed with yuri,
> but this is also source of personal conflict: if a yuri-filled world
> is so perfect, where does he fit in as a man?

Yuri Danshi is meta fiction story about a man who likes yuri.

One of the chapters is about a yuri-only conference.
(Sorry I didn't remember the chapter number.)
The protagonist is planning to visit the yuri conference, but he is afraid that he will be the only male visitor of that conference. But finally he found most visitors were male.
> **Comments:**
> **username_7** (2014-08-17): By "funboy" and "finboy", do you mean "fanboy"?  
> **username_6** (2014-08-17): Oh no, I forgot about yuri danshi. Added.  
> **username_8** (2014-08-28): Apart from the imagination running wild bit Hanadera sounds like me. ofcause back in High School i was in the closet about being an Otaku because i was already being bullied  
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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-08-17. Score: 15
Yuri is a *genre*. It, like any other genre - drama, action, romance, adventure, slice-of-life, etc - is part of what will define the particular plot the show will have.

It by itself isn't a *demographic*, which is what defines the target audience.

Many yuri-centric works actually do have a demographic attached to it explicitly. For example, [Girl Friends](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Friends_(manga)) is listed as seinen, and [Collectors](http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=52593) is listed as Josei. They may also have a demographic attached by virtue of the manga that they're published in, such as [Kannazuki no Miko](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannazuki_no_Miko) being a shounen manga, due to it being published in a shounen magazine.

In general, the demographic will vary, but I've noticed it by and large be seinen.
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