Yuri Manga

Yuri Anthology ・LiLium (百合アンソロジー・LiLium has opened a crowdfunding campaign and with 17 days left, is at 81%. Good for them!

Slice-of-life Comic Yuri Hime manga Tsurezure Biyori  ( 徒然日和 ) got a Volume 2 in February.

Comic Natalie reports that “Meijrobana Saku,” Nakamura Asumiko’s Yuri story in Rakuen Le Paradis is getting a “real start” in Volume 29 I have no idea what that means, but the volume is sitting here waiting to be read, so hopefully, I’ll find out. ^_^ Denpa Books has released Nakamura-sensei’s book Maiden Railways, which includes a Yuri story, this week in English.

Rental Shop no Oneesan wo Rental Suru Hanashi (レンタルショップでお姉さんをレンタルする話) looks interesting, but Mochi Au Lait has disappointed me before.

Comic Natalie notes that the final chapter of Anoko ni Kiss to Shirayuri wo hit Japanese shelves in Comic Alive this week. The story of slacker genius Kurozawa Yurine and over achiever Shiramine Ayaka wraps up after 5 years. 

Finally! Kitta Izumi and Momono Moto’s Liberty (リバティ), from Galette will be released at the end of April. I cannot wait. It’s been one of my favorite stories.

Aoi Hana/Sweet Blue Flowers creator Shimura Takako will have a new Yuri series beginning this month in Kiss magazine according to Yuri Navi. ANN has details.

Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire Part One is slated for a May release. And Legend of Korra: Turf Wars has now been collected into a Library Edition.

Yuri Events/Goods

Yuriten goods are now up for you to browse. There’s no shop yet, but at least you’ll get a good idea of what will be for sale at the event! The Yuriten Event will be hitting 5 cities from March to May, check the event details for the one nearest you.

Comic Cune magazine has announced that February 27 is the beginning of their Yuri Meguri Fair, with special items at various store’s Yuribu. The Animate in Osaka has an announcement of their own about the Yuri Meguri.

Fans of Ikuhara Kunihiko’s work will want to be in Tokyo in late April for Kunihiko Ikuhara Exhibition: The Desire to Connect Us and The Survival Strategy of the Revolution” at Space 634 in the Tokyo Solamachi shopping mall. Check out ANN for details.

Yuri Game

Mangagamer announces the license of the Yuri game Lily Cycle Rainbow Stage. This series follows 15 girls in various relationships. Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!! also features voice actresses you may know. From the press release: 

Juri Kimura (Miyamori in Shirobako), MAO (Flip Flappers, Keijo), Haruka Terui (Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Brave Witches), Shiori Mikami (Attack on Titan, Yuru Yuri), Azumi Asakura (iDOLM@STER, High School DxD), Maaya Uchida (iDOLM@STER, Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Love Chunibyou & Other Delusions), Aya Uchida (Love Live!, Danganronpa 2, Kemono Friends), Rumi Okubo (Astolfo in Fate/Apocrypha, Chinatsu in Yuru Yuri), Aya Suzaki (Kill la Kill, Tamako Market).

To be honest, I have not followed this series at all. Everything about them is geared towards a segment of the audience I do not inhabit. After listening to a few samples at Animate over the years, I’ve just given them a pass. But we’ll see if an English-language release can convince me to give them a try. ^_^

Other News

I received a press release last week that was so spectacular in and of itself, I want to share it with you. That aside, the news it announces is exciting, as well. ComiXology has launched a new Originals line comic, Delver by Spike Trotman, M.K. Reed and Clive Hawken. Here is the opener for this press release. I actually tweeted to Chip to let him know how fabulous I thought this was.

“Special Note: Many of you know Spike Trotman as the woman who raised $1 million dollars for comic book projects on Kickstarter, though sadly her prodigious business skills have overshadowed her prodigious artistic talent. We’re excited to release Delver #1 today to help alleviate that problem. Spike is a “once-in-a-generation” talent, be it on the business side or on the creative side. She’s joined here by the also immensely talented MK Reed and Clive Hawken, delivering a very unique fantasy book that is nothing like what you’ve read before. As always, I’m excited to see how fans react… and excited to have another creator-owned comic series debut from comiXology Originals.

– Chip Mosher, Head of Content, comiXology Originals.”

Global BOOKWALKER has launched new simulpub storefront and adds simulpubs from Kodansha Comics to their lineup.

Leah Holmes posted this fantastic look back at Anime Babes, an early UK women’s anime fan group that had a lasting impact:  Artefacts of Geek Days Past: Anime Babes.

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