Yuricon Announces "Yuri-Only" Event in Japan!

December 15th, 2004

Yuricon, a celebration of shoujoai and yuri in anime and manga, is pleased to announce a special yuri-only event on April 16th, 2005 in the heart of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district!

Meet Japanese fans of yuri, enjoy conversations and panels with popular yuri artists and buy yuri manga and doujinshi at our all-yuri comic market, in an informal and fun setting in the Shinjuku Nichoume on Saturday, April 16th, at Advocates, from 12-5! Cosplay your favorite yuri characters, display your yuri art, and then come karaoke with us until dawn. Rica Takashima, creator of ALC Publishing’s Rica ‘tte Kanji!?, will be our special guest at this historical all-yuri event!

Join Yuricon for the Yuri Revolution tour in Tokyo, April 12-17, as we visit popular tourist, shopping and anime/manga sites around Tokyo. To “register” simply join our Yuri Revolution Mailing List.

For more information about the Yuri Revolution event and tour, please visit the Yuricon Calendar of Events or email us at yuricon@hotmail.com.

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What do we mean by yuri-only?

Many anime and manga events in japan are organized around a single series or genre. These are known as “whatever-only” events. For instance, if an event was only for fans of Maria-sama ga Miteru, the event would be advertised as “Marimite-only.”

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