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''June'' is the earliest [[yaoi]] (BL) magazine, which began in 1978 as a response to the success of commercially published manga such as the works of female artists [[Keiko Takemiya]], [[Moto Hagio]] and [[Yumiko Ōshima]]. Other factors that influenced the founding of June were the rising popularity of depictions of ''[[bishōnen]]'' in the ''[[dōjinshi]]'' market and ambiguous musicians such as [[David Bowie]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref name="Sagawa interview">Toku, Masami (6 June 2002) [http://www.csuchico.edu/~mtoku/vc/interviews_full/Interview%20wi_%20Sagawa.html Interview with Mr. Sagawa]</ref> ''June'' was meant to have an underground, "cultish, guerilla-style" feeling – most of its [[Mangaka|manga artists]] were new talent. [[Frederik L. Schodt]] describes ''June'' as "a kind of 'readers' magazine, created by and for the readers."<ref name="Dreamland June"/> Very early on, Keiko Takemiya became the editor of a section called "Manga School", which instructed readers and amateur manga authors.<ref name="Takemiya June interview">http://www.csuchico.edu/~mtoku/vc/interviews_full/Interview%20w_Takemiya.html</ref> ''June'' magazine ceased operations in 1979, but was relaunched in 1981. [[Azusa Nakajima]] ran a contest in the magazine for readers called "Shosetsu dojo" ("Novel School") which was an important platform for aspiring writers.<ref name=MizoguchiSubgenre>Mizoguchi Akiko (2003). "Male-Male Romance by and for Women in Japan: A History and the Subgenres of Yaoi Fictions". ''U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal'', '''25''': 49-75.</ref>
''June'' is the earliest [[yaoi]] (BL) magazine, which began in 1978 as a response to the success of commercially published manga such as the works of female artists [[Keiko Takemiya]], [[Moto Hagio]] and [[Yumiko Ōshima]]. Other factors that influenced the founding of June were the rising popularity of depictions of ''[[bishōnen]]'' in the ''[[dōjinshi]]'' market and ambiguous musicians such as [[David Bowie]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref name="Sagawa interview">Toku, Masami (6 June 2002) [http://www.csuchico.edu/~mtoku/vc/interviews_full/Interview%20wi_%20Sagawa.html Interview with Mr. Sagawa]</ref> ''June'' was meant to have an underground, "cultish, guerilla-style" feeling – most of its [[Mangaka|manga artists]] were new talent. [[Frederik L. Schodt]] describes ''June'' as "a kind of 'readers' magazine, created by and for the readers."<ref name="Dreamland June"/> Very early on, Keiko Takemiya became the editor of a section called "Manga School", which instructed readers and amateur manga authors.<ref name="Takemiya June interview">http://www.csuchico.edu/~mtoku/vc/interviews_full/Interview%20w_Takemiya.html</ref> ''June'' magazine ceased operations in 1979, but was relaunched in 1981. [[Azusa Nakajima]] ran a contest in the magazine for readers called "Shosetsu dojo" ("Novel School") which was an important platform for aspiring writers.<ref name=MizoguchiSubgenre>Mizoguchi Akiko (2003). "Male-Male Romance by and for Women in Japan: A History and the Subgenres of Yaoi Fictions". ''U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal'', '''25''': 49-75.</ref>


June magazine was named after the French author [[Jean Genet]], with "june" being a play on the Japanese pronunciation of his name. [[Digital Manga Publishing]] has an unrelated BL imprint which is also called June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/8191.html|title=Digital Manga Names New Yaoi Imprint: A Tribute to Jean Genet}}</ref> The magazine's name became an early name for what is now the BL genre,<ref name="aestheticism definitions">{{cite web|url=http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/reference/jpnse_def/index.htm|title= Definitions From Japan: BL, Yaoi, June|work=aestheticism.com}}</ref> as June published male/male ''tanbi'' 耽美 ("aesthetic") romances, stories written for and about the worship of beauty,<ref name="aestheticism definitions"/> and romance between older men and beautiful youths<ref name="Mori Mari">Vincent, Keith (2007) "[http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/L/lunning_mechademia2.html A Japanese Electra and Her Queer Progeny]" ''[[Mechademia]] 2'' pp.64-79</ref> using particularly flowery language and unusual kanji.<ref name="aestheticism definitions"/> Essays about the characteristics of the June genre were published with the manga in ''June''. In 1982, ''Shōsetsu June'' ("Novel June"), a sister magazine to ''June'' began publication. Its content is text-only stories with male romance.<ref name="Dreamland June"/>
June magazine was named after the French author [[Jean Genet]], with "june" being a play on the Japanese pronunciation of his name. [[Digital Manga Publishing]] has an unrelated BL imprint which is also called June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/8191.html|title=Digital Manga Names New Yaoi Imprint: A Tribute to Jean Genet}}</ref> The magazine's name became an early name for what is now the BL genre,<ref name="aestheticism definitions">{{cite web|url=http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/reference/jpnse_def/index.htm |title=Definitions From Japan: BL, Yaoi, June |work=aestheticism.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605111837/http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/reference/jpnse_def/index.htm |archivedate= 5 June 2009 |df= }}</ref> as June published male/male ''tanbi'' 耽美 ("aesthetic") romances, stories written for and about the worship of beauty,<ref name="aestheticism definitions"/> and romance between older men and beautiful youths<ref name="Mori Mari">Vincent, Keith (2007) "[http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/L/lunning_mechademia2.html A Japanese Electra and Her Queer Progeny]" ''[[Mechademia]] 2'' pp.64-79</ref> using particularly flowery language and unusual kanji.<ref name="aestheticism definitions"/> Essays about the characteristics of the June genre were published with the manga in ''June''. In 1982, ''Shōsetsu June'' ("Novel June"), a sister magazine to ''June'' began publication. Its content is text-only stories with male romance.<ref name="Dreamland June"/>


In 1991, Sandra Buckley noted that ''June'' was increasing its coverage of gay culture in response to its gay readership, and she credits the magazine with "playing a role in the construction of a collective gay identity" in Japan.<ref>Buckley, Sandra (1991) "'Penguin in Bondage': A Graphic Tale of Japanese Comic Books", p. 181. In ''Technoculture''. C. Penley and A. Ross, eds. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota ISBN 0-8166-1932-8</ref> As of the mid-1990s, ''Shōsetsu June'' outsold ''June''.<ref name="Dreamland June">Schodt, Frederik L. (1996) ''[[Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga]]'' pages 120-123</ref> In 1996, there were four June magazines - one called ''June'', in a "large format" with many photos of youths, ''Roman June'' ("Romantic June") which contained a mix of stories and manga, intended for an older female reader, ''Shousetsu June'', and the original manga magazine, retitled ''Comic June'', for general [[fujoshi]] audiences.<ref name="Dreamland June"/> Circulation of ''June'' was 40,000 in 1998.<ref name=MizoguchiSubgenre/> As of 2002, June was still running, although the target audience's ages had widened and the style of stories had changed from being "soft love" to occasionally being more overtly "pornographic".<ref name="Sagawa interview"/><ref name="Takemiya June interview"/> The last issue was published on December 28, 2012 (February 2013 issue<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000007657396-00|title=June|last=|first=|date=|work=国立国会図書館サーチ|publisher=[[National Diet Library]]|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>).
In 1991, Sandra Buckley noted that ''June'' was increasing its coverage of gay culture in response to its gay readership, and she credits the magazine with "playing a role in the construction of a collective gay identity" in Japan.<ref>Buckley, Sandra (1991) "'Penguin in Bondage': A Graphic Tale of Japanese Comic Books", p. 181. In ''Technoculture''. C. Penley and A. Ross, eds. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota ISBN 0-8166-1932-8</ref> As of the mid-1990s, ''Shōsetsu June'' outsold ''June''.<ref name="Dreamland June">Schodt, Frederik L. (1996) ''[[Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga]]'' pages 120-123</ref> In 1996, there were four June magazines - one called ''June'', in a "large format" with many photos of youths, ''Roman June'' ("Romantic June") which contained a mix of stories and manga, intended for an older female reader, ''Shousetsu June'', and the original manga magazine, retitled ''Comic June'', for general [[fujoshi]] audiences.<ref name="Dreamland June"/> Circulation of ''June'' was 40,000 in 1998.<ref name=MizoguchiSubgenre/> As of 2002, June was still running, although the target audience's ages had widened and the style of stories had changed from being "soft love" to occasionally being more overtly "pornographic".<ref name="Sagawa interview"/><ref name="Takemiya June interview"/> The last issue was published on December 28, 2012 (February 2013 issue<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000007657396-00|title=June|last=|first=|date=|work=国立国会図書館サーチ|publisher=[[National Diet Library]]|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>).

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JUNE
File:June manga magazine 2013 2.jpg
Cover of the last February 2013 issue of June
EditorToshihiko Sagawa
Categoriesfiction, essays, yaoi, shōjo, josei
FrequencyBimonthly[1]
Circulation80,000-100,000 (1995)[1]
PublisherMagazine Magazine
Founded1978
Final issue
Number		December 28, 2012
February 2013
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

June (Japanese: ジュネ) [d͡ʑu͍ ne] is yaoi magazine published by Magazine Magazine.

June magazine is a toko zasshi, a magazine which mainly publishes unsolicited manuscripts with a small honorarium.[2]

In June, stories are not required to include a "love scene".[2]

History

June is the earliest yaoi (BL) magazine, which began in 1978 as a response to the success of commercially published manga such as the works of female artists Keiko Takemiya, Moto Hagio and Yumiko Ōshima. Other factors that influenced the founding of June were the rising popularity of depictions of bishōnen in the dōjinshi market and ambiguous musicians such as David Bowie and Queen.[3] June was meant to have an underground, "cultish, guerilla-style" feeling – most of its manga artists were new talent. Frederik L. Schodt describes June as "a kind of 'readers' magazine, created by and for the readers."[1] Very early on, Keiko Takemiya became the editor of a section called "Manga School", which instructed readers and amateur manga authors.[4] June magazine ceased operations in 1979, but was relaunched in 1981. Azusa Nakajima ran a contest in the magazine for readers called "Shosetsu dojo" ("Novel School") which was an important platform for aspiring writers.[2]

June magazine was named after the French author Jean Genet, with "june" being a play on the Japanese pronunciation of his name. Digital Manga Publishing has an unrelated BL imprint which is also called June.[5] The magazine's name became an early name for what is now the BL genre,[6] as June published male/male tanbi 耽美 ("aesthetic") romances, stories written for and about the worship of beauty,[6] and romance between older men and beautiful youths[7] using particularly flowery language and unusual kanji.[6] Essays about the characteristics of the June genre were published with the manga in June. In 1982, Shōsetsu June ("Novel June"), a sister magazine to June began publication. Its content is text-only stories with male romance.[1]

In 1991, Sandra Buckley noted that June was increasing its coverage of gay culture in response to its gay readership, and she credits the magazine with "playing a role in the construction of a collective gay identity" in Japan.[8] As of the mid-1990s, Shōsetsu June outsold June.[1] In 1996, there were four June magazines - one called June, in a "large format" with many photos of youths, Roman June ("Romantic June") which contained a mix of stories and manga, intended for an older female reader, Shousetsu June, and the original manga magazine, retitled Comic June, for general fujoshi audiences.[1] Circulation of June was 40,000 in 1998.[2] As of 2002, June was still running, although the target audience's ages had widened and the style of stories had changed from being "soft love" to occasionally being more overtly "pornographic".[3][4] The last issue was published on December 28, 2012 (February 2013 issue[9]).

On April 6, 2006, Koi June was launched, which published 3-4 issues per year[10] which ran for seven issues until January 19, 2009.[11] This magazine included manga, text-only stories and a DVD. A single-issue sister magazine, DVD June, was published on February 9, 2007. Both were subsequently merged using the latters name, with the first issue (DVD June Vol.8) published on June 18, 2009 and still running.[12]

Creators associated with June include Tomomi Kobayashi, Kaoru Kurimoto (both as an author and as a critic), Keiko Takemiya, Mizuki Kawashita and Akimi Yoshida.

Titles

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Schodt, Frederik L. (1996) Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga pages 120-123
  2. ^ a b c d e Mizoguchi Akiko (2003). "Male-Male Romance by and for Women in Japan: A History and the Subgenres of Yaoi Fictions". U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal, 25: 49-75.
  3. ^ a b Toku, Masami (6 June 2002) Interview with Mr. Sagawa
  4. ^ a b http://www.csuchico.edu/~mtoku/vc/interviews_full/Interview%20w_Takemiya.html
  5. ^ "Digital Manga Names New Yaoi Imprint: A Tribute to Jean Genet".
  6. ^ a b c "Definitions From Japan: BL, Yaoi, June". aestheticism.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Vincent, Keith (2007) "A Japanese Electra and Her Queer Progeny" Mechademia 2 pp.64-79
  8. ^ Buckley, Sandra (1991) "'Penguin in Bondage': A Graphic Tale of Japanese Comic Books", p. 181. In Technoculture. C. Penley and A. Ross, eds. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota ISBN 0-8166-1932-8
  9. ^ June. National Diet Library. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Demars, Anne (2008). "Les éditeurs de boys love". In Brient, Hervé (ed.). Homosexualité et manga : le yaoi. Manga: 10000 images (in French). Editions H. pp. 12–16. ISBN 978-2-9531781-0-4.
  11. ^ "恋JUNE・他". June-net. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ "恋JUNE・他". June-net. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

External links

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