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| ]'''''Ero-guro''''' (エログロ) is a genre of ]ese ] and ] involving ], ], ], ], ], ], or ]. The term is ] derived from the ] phrase "erotic grotesque", and is frequently shortened to simply '''''guro'''''. | |||
| Examples of well-known guro artists include ] and ]. | |||
| The modern genre of ] began within the category of ero-guro (although it has roots in older Japanese art), but was so successful that it is now usually considered separately. | |||
| A similar western example would be the ]. However, ero-guro is primarily drawn or animated, and does not involve the death or mutilation of real living humans. | |||
| Some more extreme examples of guro include images of people with their limbs removed, often through force; creative uses of chainsaws; and other violent imagery, including rape, dismembered persons packed in suitases, and death. | |||
| ==Sources and external links== | |||
| *''<nowiki>http://www.gurochan.net</nowiki>'' An english ] dedicated to guro. '''Warning:''' this is not linked due to the graphic nature of the site. Proceed at your own risk. | |||
| * The homepage of the book, the "Asian Horror Encyclopedia" (ISBN 0-595-20181-4). | |||
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