This jam encourages creation of all genres of games and not just visual novels.ġ. Let's MEAT Adam (A game with muscles and sex but the focus was discussing the trappings of perceived masculinity etc.).My Brother's Husband (It's a show/manga but its spirit is appropriate).Here are some other great examples of titles that are BARA without the traditional leanings of bara focused on sex: For example, a story centering around a non-bara character's love of bara manga would be acceptable. I will not be policing this jam strictly, but please be respectful of the theme.Īlso, to be clear, bara need not have NSFW content and submissions can simply discuss themes related to the essence of bara to qualify. So although Bara can mean different things to different people, a good summary of this jam is a focus on non-bishounen characters, a reflection of varied body shapes and comfortable masculinity. While this jam is, of course, open to all participants/audiences of any gender, please be mindful that your submissions have the characterizations of BARA which lean to containing a character(s) who are muscular, bear-like build, possibly hairy or rugged.
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In contrast, bara is considered a subgenre - for gay males - rather than ones for female readers." commentators sometimes refer to bara as "yaoi", but yaoi is largely created by and for women and features idealized bishōnen. "Bara - is a Japanese technical term for a genre of art and fictional media that focuses on male same-sex love usually created by gay men for a gay male audience.īara can vary in visual style and plot, but typically features masculine men with varying degrees of muscle, body fat, and body hair, akin to bear culture in gay culture. So what is bara? Here are the most informative snippets as taken from Wikipedia: BARA JAM is a 1 month long game jam dedicated to creating male and/or male-relationship focused games that feature the "BARA" influence.