Yuri Manga
New items up on the Yuricon Store today:
2DK, G Pen, Alarm Clock Volume 3 ( 2DK、Gペン、目覚まし時計。3) by Ohsawa Yayoi.
The second volume of 12 Minute Etude (12分のエチュード ) by Nakahara Tsubaki.
Kuzushiro’s menagerie of high school girls gag comedy, Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san, Volume 5 (犬神さんと猫山さん)
And Katakura Ako’s dark romance Last Waltz, Volume 2 (ラストワルツ).
I know that Ohsawa Yayoi’s Black Yagi to Gekiyaku Madeline and Strange Babies remain fan favorites in scanlation form, so I hope some of you will consider purchasing the brand new Black Yagi to Gekiyaku Madeline Perfect Volume (ブラックヤギーと劇薬まどれーぬ 完全版). Get this entire web-idol strange romance series in one volume and with new content!
As always, check back regularly for new manga, anime, novels and good on the most comprehensive Yuri store on the internet.
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Live Action News
A new Cutie Honey movie is in the works, according to Komatsu-san over at Crunchyroll News. He has the links for the first glimpse of Mariya Nishiuchi, who will be starring as Hitomi Kisaragi in CUTIE HONEY ~TEARS~ singing the theme song on Avex Mode’s official Youtube channel. It’s the same story over again, but for once doesn’t look cheesy at all. I’m not sure how I feel about that. ^_^ Sister Jill is *finally* awesome, though – I approve completely. All supervillians ought to be awesome.
Anime News
Crunchyroll News has the scoop on the second season of the Sound! Euphonium anime, which is slated to debut in Japan in October.
Other News
This is completely off topic, but it’s so important I thought it worth mentioning. Crunchyroll has the news that Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouen Mae Hashutsujo, known as KochiKame is finally ending after 40 years. If you’ve been to a Japanese bookstore, you’ve probably seen this manga, with it’s distinctive thick-eyebrowed police protagonist. This is an iconic manga and the ending of it marks the end of an era.
Crunchyroll and Funimation announced a joint partnership this week. It’s a good choice for both of them. Funimation was mostly relying on Hulu for streaming, but they’ve just dumped most of their anime and Crunchyroll wants to get into DVD/BD distribution. It’s not a merger, the two are just partnering, and it will be interesting to see where it leads. Justin Sevakis has some great insight into this news over at ANN.
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Interesting. I don’t know very much about Cutey Honey other than that its camptastic and has a fabulous theme song. A serious, edgy take on it seems somewhat of an odd creative choice. Could be cool!
The news about Sound! Euphonium made me wonder if you ever got any farther into the series after you were (understandably) put off by the male-gaze-iness of its opening episode.
Nope. I’m halfway through life now and much less inclined to spend the time I have left on things that don’t make me happy. ^_^