ero-guro

Once upon a time, images of female wrestlers could only be found in illustrations that began appearing as early as the 5th century of nude, grappling women or lascivious references in the ero-guro erotic/grotesque literature popularized during the 17th century Edo period.

Sumo WrestleHERS « Gender Across Borders 2009

In fact, there is more than a little ero-guro in Japanese Neo Pop.

Virtual Violence Buruma, Ian 2005

When radical energy could no longer find an outlet in politics, it turned inward, first to extreme violence inside the protest movement itself, and then to ero-guro.

Virtual Violence Buruma, Ian 2005

There were periods of rebellion, of course, but when these came to an end, crushed by the authorities, ero-guro would usually gather force.

Virtual Violence Buruma, Ian 2005

We know about the 1920s, but the 1960s, too, were an ero-guro time, when poster designers, photographers, filmmakers, and playwrights borrowed heavily from the Twenties.

Virtual Violence Buruma, Ian 2005

But Mr Ishii's heart seemed to lie with a hybrid of pink films and horror that the Japanese call 'ero-guro' (short for 'erotic grotesque'), of which remains perhaps the most notorious example.

GreenCine Daily 2009

But Mr Ishii's heart seemed to lie with a hybrid of pink films and horror that the Japanese call 'ero-guro' (short for 'erotic grotesque'), of which remains perhaps the most notorious example.

GreenCine Daily 2009

Certainly, he's one of those sick, depraved ero-guro artists ... but amazingly enough, I find his stories a pretty enthralling and entertaining read.

Anime World Order Podcast 2009