by Erica Friedman, for the Shoujo Arts Society It was approximately the late 1700s when the condition known as “childhood” was created. Until then, children were basically little adults, who…

…these all-yuri lines and appear in a wide range of other magazines aimed for females, males, young adults and older adults. The magazine in which Aoi Hana is published, Manga…

…art styles, are viewed with suspicion. So foreign Yuri creations feature characters who are clearly recognizable as adults. I think that if I had been raised here in New York,…

…really used in Japan – although they understood what was meant if western fans used it. If they did use the word, they meant it in the sense of adults…