Class S, also known as esu kankei, is a social practice that emerged in early twentieth-century Japan, most commonly expressed as a strong bond or romantic friendship between schoolgirls or between female students and their teachers, and the term is also used for the literary genre depicting such relationships. The S is slang drawn from the first letter of the English word sister.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleHana Monogatari by Nobuko Yoshiya 1 Defining TraitEmphasis on mutual support, personal growth and a requirement of spiritual purity 1 In the Other Atlases
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Class S (Japanese: クラスS, Hepburn: kurasu esu), also known as esu kankei (エス関係; lit. "S relationship") and abbreviated as S or esu (エス) is a social practice that emerged in early 20th-century Japan, most commonly expressed as a strong bond or romantic friendship between schoolgirls or between female students and their female teachers.
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a social practice that emerged in early 20th-century Japan
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Her anthology Hana Monogatari (Flower Tales)
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emphasized mutual support, personal growth, and a requirement of spiritual purity
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