Animation News
Steven Universe the Movie premieres commercial free on Cartoon Network 6PM Eastern US time on Monday, September 2. If you’re not already a fan, Cartoon Network is leading up to it with all the Steven Universe episodes this weekend (ask me what my plans are!) My wife and I have had this series on on a loop for the last several years. We watch a few episodes every night and when we get to the end, we start over again. It’s basically the thing that’s keeping us grounded these days. Check out the movie trailer on Youtube.
In case you missed it, Carole and Tuesday, has hit Netflix this week. This is not a Yuri story, but it is a beautiful story of a friendship between two women, built upon music – and the music is good. There is a lesbian character early on, but she is a throwaway. Nonetheless, she’s great for the moment she’s in the story. ^_^
Yuru Yuri‘s 10th anniversary opening theme has a PV anime. Check it out on Youtube.
Okazu News
Be -or become!- an active Okazu patron paid through September 5th and you will gain access to a sneak peek from the Big Book o’Yuri! This time, we’re giving you a look at our comprehensive Yuri Events history chapter, which covers from the earliest known Yuri events into the near future, before all this information disappears into the oubliette of SNS obscurity. Subscribe to Okazu on Patreon! Support Yuri interviews, and news, and help pay Guest Reviewers. $5/month makes a huge difference to us!
Yuri Events
The participating circles list is available for Girls Love Fest on September 16 in Tokyo. If you’re going to be there, give me a shout!
Celebrate “100 Years of Yuri” with $10 off every shirt with this coupon. If you get the classic t-shirt, that’s more than half off!
Live-Action News
File this under amazing news about good friends: Lesbian novel Punk Like Me, by author JD Glass, a long-time Yuricon supporter and personal friend, is getting a live-action television adaptation on OUTtv, a Canadian LGBTQ programming channel. You can subscribe to it monthly and it’s available as part of Amazon Prime, so keep your eyes peeled for this exciting series!
Every Xena: Warrior Princess episode is streaming online for free (probably region locked to North America). I rewatched the first episode and was charmed all over again by how goofy and ridiculous it is. Thanks Syfy!
Bonus Xena news, Vita Ayala promises that their Dynamite Entertainment’s new Xena comic series is “even gayer”. ^_^
Yuri Manga
Via Comic Natalie we have a couple of “Yuri Comedy” series to be on the look out for:
Bakeneko Satsuki no Shimai Jiken (化けネコ葉月の姉妹事情) about two girls and a ghost cat.
From Champion Red, (so we know it’s not going to be respectful of women’s bodies or dignity,) comes Ateuma Kanojo (当て馬カノジョ), a story that Comic Natalie paints as a good title if you enjoyed the cuckolding of NTR.
Other News
Via Comic Natalie, Japanese magazine Weekly Bunshun WOMAN is featuring Yuri titles in a special issue “Yuri Manga now is amazing!” The issue includes an interview with Shimura Takako.
To wrap up this week, I want to tell you about a personal project I am very proud of! I was invited to contribute to an exciting publication of mid-20th century science fiction. If you love science fiction amnd/or are looking for great writing by women, this is the book for you! Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958-1963). This collection is available as a paperback on Amazon or as an e-pub directly from the publisher. I hope you’ll read and review this, because this is an important piece of women’s literary history and we want people to know about it!
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