Sailor Uranus
By the 1990s, tragic story formulas in manga had declined in popularity. 1992 saw the release of two major works for the development of "yuri": "Jukkai me no Jukkai" (1992) by , which began to move the genre away from tragic outcomes and stereotyped dynamics; and the anime adaptation of "Sailor Moon" (1991–1997) by Naoko Takeuchi, the first mainstream manga and anime series to feature a "positive" portrayal of a lesbian relationship in the coupling of Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune. The immense popularity of "Sailor Moon" allowed the series to be adapted into anime, films, and to be exported internationally, significantly influencing the "shōjo" and "yuri" genres. Uranus and Neptune became popular subjects of "dōjinshi" (self-published manga, analogous to fan comics) and contributed to the development of "yuri dōjinshi" culture.