Ninjobon is a pre-modern Japanese literary genre founded and developed in the early nineteenth century, derived from the earlier sharebon and kokkeibon genres and classed as a subgenre of gesaku. Commonly called sentimental books, ninjobon works focused more on erotic relationships than their predecessors and featured illustrations and vibrant covers, generally aiming at young female readers with plots centered on love, suicide, relationships and family.
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a pre-modern Japanese literary genre
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The ninjōbon (人情本) is a pre-modern Japanese literary genre.
Subgenre Of: Gesaku, Lead
Founded and developed in the early nineteenth century, this style of books derived from the early sharebon and kokkeibon genres and is a subgenre of gesaku.
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