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Oct 25, 2011 11:31 PM
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If you could even remember, what was the very first bara manga/doujin/etc. you've ever read and how did you get into this fabulous genre?

For me, it was "Judo Boy" by Kowmeiism. Since I found it in full color, it caught my eye and I immediately read it in one go. It's a tad bit shota, but there's a lot of muscle to distinguish it as bara. :P As for when, I really don't know, haha! I was... young. Ahem. Honestly, I think it was the first form of manga I've ever read; I didn't even really know what manga in general meant at the time! Eventually, I literally read just about every bara manga I could find and feeling the need to read more, I had to be less picky and venture into yaoi... for girls (which was hard for me!). I hesitated at first, but it grew on me which surprisingly helped in finding even more bara! Fastforward to today and I get a good mix of manservice in my manga-reading life with bara as my main forte. ♥
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Oct 26, 2011 7:55 AM
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I have no idea what It is called.. I have it saved onto my desktop loolz.. Just looking at the pictures..

And how did I get into this.. From this club loolz.. I was going through random peoples profiles on mal.. I think.. Not sure... And then I saw this club.. And thought the guys look hot.. So I joined.. Found out a bit about bara.. and Yea.. Still very new though.. >
Oct 27, 2011 2:19 PM
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I know that Ashita mo Koko de Aou by Uchida Kaoru and Cold Rain of Happiness by Hibakichi were among the first ones, though I don't remember which one was the actual first (maybe a third one I don't remember at all...).
I got curious about these sexy muscular men and started to look for the genre and then I read a lot from mostly Matsuzaki Tsukasa and Matsu Takeshi. I can't stop since then. :)
Nov 10, 2011 7:55 AM
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I believe my first BARA manga was Naruto doujinshi by Takeshi Matsu. I think it's called Real Talent or Natural Talent or something like that. :t

How did I get into bara? I loved yaoi. I loved Shikamaru. I loved Asuma. I loved Shikamaru and Asuma. Therefore i found Natural Talent dj. When I saw that it's got amazing art, I searched for more Takeshi Matsu mangas. And here I am.
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Nov 11, 2011 12:06 AM
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"Hamamu", really love it :D!
Dec 2, 2011 8:57 PM
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It was probably Beef Jam, or some Takeshi Matsu doujinshi
Mar 13, 2012 11:50 AM
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Creampie. I think its by mentaiko
May 23, 2012 3:24 PM
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my first bara was hey doctor uchida karou. she is female, but her work is manly like bara so i consider her part of the bara club.

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Aug 1, 2012 7:30 AM
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Some work of Gengoroh Tagame - couldn't read japanese back then, so can't really tell for sure which one it was.
Nov 7, 2012 10:17 PM

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Hmmm... I think that is was something by Takeshi Matsu. It was on some random website. I not even sure what it was named. I probably found it while looking One Piece yaoi doujinshi....
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Jan 19, 2014 11:55 AM
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I dont know exactly if I remember correctly but I think it was Natural Talent or this manga by Tsukasa Matsusaki in wich a man has an orgy with 2 coworkers and some trucker with pearls (WTF!?!) inside his d*ck(forgot the name)^^
From there I marched on to Gengoroh Tagame :D
Jan 20, 2014 7:02 PM
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Cream Pie by Mentaiko, at the time I didn't care for it but now Mentaiko is my favorite Author/Artist.
Sep 16, 2014 7:46 AM

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I really can't recall. I think it might be either Priapus by Mentaiko or Saigo no Sangatsu by Tsukumo Gou.

And yea, Mentaiko is my favorite as well. His character design looks super hot. Though Tsukumo Gou shotas are awesome as well :D
Sep 16, 2014 5:32 PM

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cant recall but believe it was from Takeshi Matsu manga wise, but artwork from furry bara artists like Rackun, Bomb, Braford and others was what drew me to the genre to begin with.
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I'm not sure which one it was, but I thought it was one of Takeshi Matsu or Mentaiko Itto's work. Well, I was really happy when in was printed in English that I directly bought it.
I was really shocked when I read bara for the first time. I sat their with my mounth open and shocked, I searched for more. Well, everyone knows how difficult it is to find bara on the net.
Dec 6, 2015 3:24 AM

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Mentaiko, like everyone else on the planet...lol.
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Dec 20, 2015 4:58 AM

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I remember my "first bara" if I could call it that was about guys hooking up in public bathrooms in Japan, I think it was by Gengoroh Tagame. I was like "wtf"? The rawness shocked me so much I didn't finish it, shame on me. As for the first bara I read and I actually liked was itai ITAI itai by Mentaiko because it actually had a plot and not only smut, I felt for the character's struggle. Tabun Sore ga Love Nanjanakarou ka was pretty good but not as much as itai ITAI itai.
Oh yeah, I also read a doujinshi with Doflamingo x Crocodile by the doujinshi circle Lovely Hollow, it was under bara so I think it counts.
I also love Naono Bohra's older ukes and younger semes, her art shows men with muscular bodies so I consider it more bara than yaoi.
Can somebody recommand me a bara like itai ITAI itai that actually has some story and not just smut?
Dec 20, 2015 8:00 AM

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animefreak0007 said:
my first bara was hey doctor uchida karou. she is female, but her work is manly like bara so i consider her part of the bara club.

I agree, especially Ashita mo Koko de Aou and Damatte Naiteiru no desu seem very bara-esque.
May 4, 2016 8:14 PM

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I think my first bara was from Tatsu gai. I don't really remember much.
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Oct 3, 2016 3:07 AM
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My very first bara was"Priapus" it actually wasn't too long ago. I discovered the artist through 4chan(i know how this looks, but please don't judge me >.>), and through various different searches i found his work and discovered MyReadingManga aka the holy grail of bara. Ever since then I've been going through them left and right. I've forced myself to slow down because i'm afraid of running out T-T, so if you have any recommendations, feel free to let me know!!
Nov 17, 2016 9:30 PM
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My first Bara manga was "Katsu" by Jiraiya when I was 16. I was so excited that day 'cause I could find manga that fitted my sexual preferences. I ended up reading a lot more from Jiraiya's fantastic work and that's how I am a big Bara fan now :) ♥

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My first one was Priapus. Pretty hardcore for my first bara, but I still loved it - awesome manga
Oct 25, 2021 1:25 PM
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My first Bara would have to be Pheromone Boy. I had just recently discovered Yaoi and found this manga which is what lead me to learn about Bara. Now Bara is what I mostly read.
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