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Welcome back to GL Industry Insider! Today we’re diving into something that’s been SIMMERING in fandom debates for YEARS: the FUNDAMENTAL philosophical war between Thai GL and Japanese Yuri—and why they feel like COMPLETELY DIFFERENT universes.
0:12 Intro & The Core Philosophical Divide
1:34 Class S Origins: How Japanese Yuri Began in the 1910s
3:35 Takarazuka Influence & Classic Yuri Tropes
5:52 Japanese Live-Action GL Breakthrough: Ayaka & Even Though We’re Adults
11:27 Thai GL Origins: Built on BL Industry Infrastructure
12:58 Why Thai GL Demands Happy Endings & Authentic Representation
14:02 Settings Comparison: Schools vs Workplaces
15:34 Identity Politics: Why Yuri Avoids Labels
16:46 Thailand’s Marriage Equality vs Japan’s Legal Gap
17:42 The Khu-jin System: How Thai GL Couples Work as Business Units
20:02 2025 Outlook: Yuri Anime Revival & Thai GL Expansion
22:01 Complementary Not Competing: What Each Tradition Offers
24:15 Recommendations for Exploring the Other Tradition
From Japan’s CENTURY-OLD Class S tradition where Nobuko Yoshiya was publishing lesbian happy endings in 1919—TWENTY YEARS before the West—to Thai GL’s EXPLOSIVE emergence that went from ZERO series to MARKET SATURATION in just THREE YEARS—we’re exposing why one tradition whispers while the other SCREAMS. We break down the Takarazuka theater troupe’s SECRET influence on yuri’s androgynous aesthetics since 1913—and why Thai GL went FULL FEMME-FEMME with NO butch-femme dynamics whatsoever. PLUS: The 2024-2025 Japanese live-action GL REVOLUTION that’s changing EVERYTHING—Ayaka Is in Love With Hiroko delivering EXPLICIT lesbian identity and Even Though We’re Adults tackling the MARRIED WOMAN discovering she’s gay narrative that Thai GL WON’T TOUCH. We decode the khu-jin system’s K-POP-LEVEL monetization generating 85 MILLION DOLLARS annually—while Japanese fans create doujinshi at Comiket with ZERO parasocial expectations. Thailand legalized same-sex marriage with a 400-10 vote while Japan remains the ONLY G7 nation without it despite 70% public support. One tradition says read between the lines—the other says WE WILL BROADCAST THIS LOVE. Neither is wrong. They’re COMPLEMENTARY answers to the same question: what do queer women DESERVE from media? The answer is BOTH.
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