Ranobe, yaoi - a variety of popular Japanese literature, which has recently become popular not only in this country, but also far beyond its borders. First of all, in Russia. Moreover, if the ranobe is a literature of almost any genre (including the yaoi style), in which there is a fantasy plot, a large number of vivid illustrations, then specifically yaoi is a special genre that tells about exclusively homosexual relationships.
Ranobe
Today, everyone needs to understand what ranobe and yaoi are, especially those who want to understand how modern Japanese literature attracts so many people.
The main distinguishing feature of ranobe is that these works should be primarily oriented to youthful and teenage audiences. If you try to literally translate the name of this type of literature into Russian, you get a "light novel."
In Japan, they became popular back in the late 80s of the last century. Publishers constantly had to look for new authors, so professional skill contests were regularly organized at which the winners, in addition to enviable cash prizes, also got the opportunity to publish their works. In one of the largest such contests, about two thousand authors regularly participate. True, ranobes are rarely translated from Japanese, especially compared to manga, since the demand for such works is relatively low.
In Japan itself, ranobe books are published in a pocket format, pages in which are of the so-called postcard size.
Distinctive features
Among the distinctive features of the ranobe, it should be noted that these are always books aimed at a youth audience. Therefore, they are necessarily released in a small format with a large number of color illustrations. The text is typed in a larger font than the one that can be found in most ordinary books. Unlike classic short stories, there are a lot of pictures in the runaway, but the text in them is an order of magnitude more than in the comics (manga).
Moreover, some of the characters are complemented with furigans. This is a feature of the letter that gives the words a non-standard reading. The style itself is characterized by the active use of dialogs, which contributes to the rapid reading of the wound.
Yaoi
What is the peculiarity of this genre? In this style, a lot of comics, pictures, series, classic short stories and ranobes are released. Yaoi is a special anime genre in which a romantic relationship necessarily develops between two men. Moreover, heterosexual girls or women, as a rule, become the target audience of such works.
Initially, such novelties arose as examples of amateur creativity in which homosexual relations were idealized. Quickly enough, this topic became extremely popular in anime, manga, and even computer games.
Some may be convinced that yaoi is the actual synonym for the term senen-ai, although in reality it is not. Only in novels written in the yaoi genre can one encounter explicit bed scenes.
"My sexual abuse"
Among the works in the style of Yaoi Ranobe, "My Sexual Abuse" takes pride of place in the list of the most popular erotic novels. Its author is the writer Sakura Momo. The work was first published back in 1993. Three years later, a sequel was published.
Popularity was provided precisely by belonging to the yaoi genre. The My Sexual Abuse Ranobe is about a young employee of a computer company who gets promoted each time solely through sexual intercourse and his attractive appearance. Based on this novel, even a pornographic anime has been published. The translation of the work was done in many languages, you can find this ranobe in Russian. Yaoi belongs to the pornographic genre, therefore, is subjected to strict censorship.
"The Legend of the Blue Wolves"
This work, many may also know under the name "The Legend of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse." Its actions take place in the XXII century, when all of humanity suffers from overpopulation and lack of important resources. To save the population, people begin to actively explore space.
New colonies are being built on other planets in the Universe, but a century later a previously unknown force appears, which is called the horsemen of the Apocalypse. They can infiltrate the body of almost any person, starting to use its shell.
Against the backdrop of this fascinating and mysterious story, relations are developing between the two pilots of the space fleet, who are sent to serve on Ganymede.
"Wedge of love"
Ranobe in the genre of Yaoi "Wedge of Love" first saw the light in 1986.
The story tells about the tragic relationship between two young people who live in a world of the distant future. Events unfold on the planet Amoy, which is led by artificial intelligence, the Jupiter computer.
In the society built here, there is a strict differentiation that defines the main plot moves. In all senior positions, the genetically modified elite, and the majority of citizens, constitute the second estate, which are obliged to be engaged in maintaining order, building infrastructure, and developing industry.