Tagame is a bit of a trailblazer in that his web-presence has been English-friendly for years and years now, much moreso than any other gay manga artist (or almost any manga artist in general). I heartily recommend checking out his website at and for the strong-willed and strong-stomached, check out his galleries. The majority of Tagame’s work is marked by strong themes of B&D and S&M, even leading into some verrrrry extreme situations.
This is pretty great as it’s a rare thing for a mangaka to have an English language blog, and Tagame is one of the most talented and easily the most famous mangaka producing gay-themed work (real gay, as opposed to yaoi-gay).įor those of you who not in the know, Tagame is best recognized for the muscular physique he gives his characters, which echoes the North American “Bear” gay subculture and the Japanese “Gachi Muchi” gay subculture, and is generally referred to as “Bara”. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised this week to discover that the insanely talented gay manga artist Gengoroh Tagame has a blog, and one in English at that! You can find it online at.
Cover Detail from the September 2010 issue of Japanese Gay Men's Magazine 'Badi', a special spotlight issue on Gengoroh Tagame.
