YURI - 百合 - "Lily"

origin: japanese

coined in 1976 by Ito Bungaku as the lesbian equivalent to "Bara". (read more)

other terms

GL - ガールズラブ - "Girls' Love"

origin: japanese

interchangable with yuri

Shoujo ai - 少女愛 - "Girl Love"

origin: west

"non sexual" yuri. used as a synonym for lolicon in japan

note: isnt it funny how the english use a japanese word while the japanese use an english word?

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shodo kawarazaki - yamayuri - circa 20th century