Yomikiri Romance

読切ロマンス (Japanese)

Yomikiri Romance. Special Bondage Edition.

Description

Yomikiri Romance was one of the earliest SM magazines in Japan, transitioning from a Kasutori Magazine between 1951-1952.

Publishing Dates

1949-1950s

Publishers and Editors

1949: Dec. Sunrise Shobo

1951: May. Mutsumi Shobo

History

1951: The editors embarked on a year long plan to add nude bondage photos to the magazine.

1952: Despite pushback from readers, demand for the special bondage "Nude Customs Album" issue from distributors caused Yomikiri Romance to change the issue from a limited special edition to a full special edition.

Interesting points

"Ukiyo-e Album #3" July 1951. Here reproducing the torture scene from Sarayashiki.

While Yomikiri Romance featured bondage throughout its publication run, it also never stopped publishing significant amounts of regular romantic stories, photos and articles.

Yomikiri Romance published its special bondage issue the same month that the word "kinbaku" first appeared in Kitan Club magazine. This was also one month after Ko Minomura published the first Utsukushiki Imashime photo book.

External Links

First Year Shibari Art (English translation)