The one thing that can incontrovertibly be said about the Yuri Hime Wildrose anthology series is that they embody my definition of Yuri as “lesbian content without lesbian identity.” They are filled to the brim with “plot, what plot?” type stories that are constructed with minimal character development and maximum sexual activity. These volumes are Yuri […]

Does 2010 count as a “the past” yet? If so, Yuri Hime Wildrose, Volume 7 (百合姫 Wildrose) anthology is a blast from the past. The last original volume, Yuri Hime Wildrose 6, was released back in 2010,  and there was a selected re-release  of curated stories in 2011, Wildrose Re:Mix disk a and disk b. And, I […]

I know, I know. I said I was done with this series. I say that sometimes. But then I need another item or two to make an order on Amazon JP worth it, so… Anyway, here we are in Yuri Hime Wildrose, Volume 6 (百合姫 Wildrose) and while I am not dancing a joyful “this […]

Girl A – /meets/is in love with/argues with/falls in love with/is going out with/drugs/ – Girl B. They have sex. The End. That’s it. I’m totally done with this series. I don’t get why anyone likes this crap, it’s irredeemably dull and utterly unsexy. I think I’ve been more than patient with this series, waiting […]

It’s pretty evident that I’m not the average Yuri fan. I don’t read Yuri looking for titillation, I don’t particularly care if a story has sex in it or not. What I’m looking for is a good story. Short stories are harder than long ones. You have less time to make a reader care about […]