Gengoroh Tagame’s Followers (548)

Gengoroh Tagame

Born

in Japan

February 03, 1964

Website

http://tagame.org/

Genre

Manga, Gay and Lesbian

edit data

Gengoroh Tagame is a Japanese manga artist who specializes in gay BDSM erotic manga, many of which depict graphic violence. The men he depicts are hypermasculine, and tend to be on the bearish side.

Born into a family descended from samurai, Tagame began his career as a manga artist in 1982, while he was studying graphic design at Tama Art University (多摩美術大学). His works have been published in several Japanese gay magazines, including Sabu, G-men and SM-Z. Since 1986, he has used the pen-name Gengoroh Tagame, and since 1994 Tagame has lived off the profits of his art and writings. In recent years, Tagame has edited a two volume artbook series about the history of gay erotic art in Japan from the 1950s to the present, 日本のゲイ・エロティック・アート (Nihon n Gengoroh Tagame is a Japanese manga artist who specializes in gay BDSM erotic manga, many of which depict graphic violence. The men he depicts are hypermasculine, and tend to be on the bearish side.

Born into a family descended from samurai, Tagame began his career as a manga artist in 1982, while he was studying graphic design at Tama Art University (多摩美術大学). His works have been published in several Japanese gay magazines, including Sabu, G-men and SM-Z. Since 1986, he has used the pen-name Gengoroh Tagame, and since 1994 Tagame has lived off the profits of his art and writings. In recent years, Tagame has edited a two volume artbook series about the history of gay erotic art in Japan from the 1950s to the present, 日本のゲイ・エロティック・アート (Nihon no gei, erotikku āto, Gay Erotic Art in Japan) volumes 1 and 2.

All his works contain "virile males, or youths, and their apprenticeship of physical and mental submission". Works of his include: Jujitsu Kyoshi at B Product; Emono, Shirogane no Hana (3 vol.) and Pride (3 vol.) at G-Project.

His manga Gunji (軍次) was translated into French in 2005, followed by Arena in 2006 and Goku in 2009. An artbook of his works has also been published in France by H&O Editions. An exhibition of his works was held in France in May 2009. Tagame is openly gay.

Tagame has been called the most influential creator of gay manga in Japan to date, and "the most talented and most famous author of sado-masochistic gay manga". Most of his work first appeared in gay magazines and usually feature sexual abuse. Tagame's depiction of men as muscular and hairy has been cited as a catalyst for a shift in fashion amongst gay men in 1995, away from the clean-shaven and slender bishōnen stereotypes and towards a tendency for masculinity and chubbiness. Tagame's work has been criticised by notable gay manga writer Susumu Hirosegawa as "SM gekijō" (S&M theater) for its violence and lack of complex storylines.

A small amount of Tagame's work has been licensed in English; a short story, "Standing Ovations", was included in the third issue of the erotic comics anthology Thickness, and in July 2012, Picturebox announced a short story collection, The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame, for 2013 release, which will be the first completely bara work published in English in a print format. The book will collect short works spanning 15 years of Tagame's career, including a new story commissioned especially for the book by book designer Chip Kidd.

(notes : everything else can be read on wikipedia) ...more

Combine Editions
Gengoroh Tagame’s books

Average rating: 4.34 · 32,316 ratings · 4,592 reviews · 112 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (Otouto no Otto, #1-2) by Gengoroh Tagame, Anne Ishii (Translator) 4.34 avg rating — 12,274 ratings — published 2015 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 (Otouto no Otto, #3-4) by Gengoroh Tagame, Anne Ishii (Translator) 4.55 avg rating — 7,442 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (Otouto no Otto, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 3,473 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	弟の夫 3 [Otouto no Otto 3] by Gengoroh Tagame, 田亀源五郎 4.36 avg rating — 1,364 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le mari de mon frère, tome 2 (Le mari de mon frère, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 1,308 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Brother's Husband, All Volumes (Otouto no Otto, #1-4) by Gengoroh Tagame, Anne Ishii (Translator) 4.59 avg rating — 1,139 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le mari de mon frère, tome 4 (Le mari de mon frère, tome 4) 4.51 avg rating — 1,137 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Colors by Gengoroh Tagame, Anne Ishii (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 1,129 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Colorful Days, Tome 1 by Gengoroh Tagame, Bruno Pham (Translator) 3.97 avg rating — 453 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Colorful Days - tome 3 3.88 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Gengoroh Tagame…

Series by Gengoroh Tagame

弟の夫 [Otōto no Otto] (4 books)
by

Gengoroh Tagame

4.39 avg rating — 28,137 ratings

僕らの色彩 / Bokura no shikisai (3 books)
by

Gengoroh Tagame

3.99 avg rating — 2,114 ratings

The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga (3 books)
by

Gengoroh Tagame,

Chip Kidd (Editor),

Graham Kolbeins (Editor),

Edmund White (Introduction)

4.16 avg rating — 461 ratings

La casa de los herejes (3 books)
by

Gengoroh Tagame

3.87 avg rating — 343 ratings

Pride (3 books)
by

Gengoroh Tagame

3.80 avg rating — 163 ratings

More series by Gengoroh Tagame…

Quotes by Gengoroh Tagame (?)

“But what kind of adult says gay people are a bad influence on children? What if their child is gay? What if they want to...come out? If the people closest to them are their first enemies in their new, uncertain life...”
― Gengoroh Tagame, My Brother's Husband, Volume 2

1 likes

“(Kana has been talking about her Uncles with her friends at school and her teacher, Mr. Yokoyama, has called her dad in because he’s concerned that it’s not an appropriate topic for school children and that she may be bullied for it in the future because “her situation at home is a bit unusual”)
Yaichi:
Yokoyama-san, are you concerned that she’s being raised by a single father?
Yokoyama:
Uhhh…
Yaichi:
I appreciate your concern, but it’s really unnecessary. You don’t need to be concerned about a single parent household. At least, no more so than for any other student.
Yokoyama:
No, I meant…
Yaichi: Also, about Kana, if there is anything that makes her different, I… wouldn’t make her change on account of other people. As for the foreigner staying with us, he is my brother’s husband, and Kana’s Uncle. I see absolutely no reason to stop her from talking about her beloved uncle to her friends. If Kana is ever bullied for any of this, I would hope that, as her teacher, you would reprimand the bullies, and not the bullied child for being different.”
― Gengoroh Tagame, My Brother's Husband, Volume 2

tags: acceptance, family, lgbtq

0 likes

“Your dilemma lies in wondering, "How should I act? What will he think about me?" ... But how someone else feels is up to them. You don't have any choice in the matter. ... But how do *you* want to be? That's something you can choose. ... In fact, it's something you *must* choose.”
― Gengoroh Tagame

0 likes

See all Gengoroh Tagame's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
EVERYONE Has Read...: BOTM Suggestions May '18 - Modern Classic/Popular (1970 and after) JAPAN	69	246	Apr 03, 2018 03:50PM
Bookworm Bitches : 2018: Travel the World Challenge	34	143	Jun 14, 2018 12:05AM
A Million More Pages: Fairy Tale Spell-Out ~ see message 6 for a special announcement	214	270	Jul 03, 2018 08:36AM
Around the Year i...: Brandy's 2019 Plan	3	48	Nov 28, 2018 12:34PM
Around the Year i...: Hélène's 2019 plans	3	61	Dec 12, 2018 09:50AM
Around the Year i...: 2019 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge	40	221	Dec 21, 2018 03:56PM
Queereaders: December 2018 - What Are You Reading?	22	50	Dec 29, 2018 08:35AM
A Million More Pages: Graphic Novels/Manga	41	76	Dec 31, 2018 09:44PM
Bookworm Bitches : * 2018 Ultimate Million Pages Reading Challenge	579	292	Jan 02, 2019 11:43AM

More…

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Gengoroh to Goodreads.

Gengoroh Tagame’s Followers (548)

Gengoroh Tagame

Combine EditionsGengoroh Tagame’s books

Series by Gengoroh Tagame

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Gengoroh Tagame’s books