Yuri Network News – August 20, 2011

August 20th, 2011

Yuri Anime

Hidamari Sketch anime gets a 4th season in which nothing happens cutely. Hidamari Sketch SP is slated for fall.

Nozomi/RightStuf announces the third and final Revolutionary Girl Utena Box set pre-orders and the nifty Rose Seal Ring extra. For a limited time, while supplies last, folks who order all three of the box sets will get a replica of Utena’s ring. I’m still weak at the knees that they managed to get us the ring!

Aniplex debuts the Puella Magi Madoka Magica trailer, subtitled. I like the focus on sweet, and the complete obfuscation of the entire story. This will be the anime equivalent of a 2’x4′ to the back of the head for some, I imagine.

Arca Jeth was first with the news that Sentai Filmworks has announced that they have licensed Project ICE. The DVD will come with a dub. Excuse me while I giggle at the idea of sitting through this anime again. Hee-hee. ^_^;

***

Yuri Manga

Brand new YNN Correspondent Tomo K. wanted to share the news that Takemiya Jin-sensei has a new doujinshi for Comiket, starring Satomi from Kila Kila. When the doujinshi series is reprinted, Comic Zin will be running it. Great news for all Takemiya fans.

***

Canadian Border / Manga Case

I mentioned last week that I was going to flog this issue for the next few weeks, so here we go!

I wrote a guest post for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund on the Issue: This Is Not A Pipe

Okazu Superhero Bruce McF wrote a fantastic piece for Daily Kos about the issue: Civil Rights and Comics Books: What’s on YOUR Laptop?

If you decide to write a piece exhorting your friends, fans, readers to support CBLDF, send me the link!

***

Other News

If you’re in Tokyo between now and the 28th of August, you can visit the Yuru Yuri-themed cafe in Akihabara. I’m not sure if I’m relieved that it will close before I get to Tokyo. ^_^;

LGBT comics consortium Prism Comics announces that the deadline for their Queer Press Grant is September 1, 2011. Get your submissions in to be eligible. And, if you like the idea of LGBT comics, consider donating to the grant itself and support independent LGBT artists.

Hot Topic, home of ripping off pop culture and fine art to sell to mall-goers at premium prices, has announced that they will have a Sailor Moon costume for Halloween this year. Check out the video at ANN for a nasty-feeling cosplay party filmed by creepy guys ad a grainy screenshot of what looks like a cheaply made Sailor Moon costume. ^_^;;

***

That’s a wrap for this week.

Become a Yuri Network Correspondent by sending me any Yuri-related news you find. Emails go to anilesbocon01 at hotmail dot com. Not to the comments here, please, or they might be forgotten or missed. There’s a reason for this madness. This way I know you are a real human, not Anonymous (which I do not encourage – stand by your words with your name!) and I can send you a YNN correspondent’s badge.

Thanks to all of you – you make this a great Yuri Network!

2 Responses

  1. Anonymous says:

    Also see another comics and free speech case at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14665113 :

    “…One of the best-known cartoonists in the Arab world has been beaten up by Syrian security forces, activists say.

    “Ali Ferzat, whose work is critical of the government, was forced from his car in Damascus and badly beaten…”

Leave a Reply to Anonymous