Yuri Manga

It’s here! Volume 1 of The Rose of Versailles is getting a super-limited release in selected US Kinokuniya stores on December 17, and more general release on January 28, 2020. Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 are already available for pre-order. Want to see what it looks like? I posted a short video on Twitter. ^_^ It’s a real beauty. I’m so very proud of what we accomplished with this definitive release of a long-awaited book.

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Yuri Doujinshi

Lilyka, DMP’s licensed translated Yuri doujinshi store, has a free special offer! They are offering a free 2-story download, SHWD 1st Anniversary. The download comes in multiple formats, and are short side stories to this action tale of beefy women who hunt down anti-human weapons called Dynamis.  I admit, I quite like SHWD.

ANN’s Jennifer Sherman reports on Iridori launching non-erotic doujinshi line, one of which is Yuri. Sherman writes, “Witness the silly shenanigans of Sachiko as she finds all manner of ways to milk as much money out of her girlfriend, Miho, as possible!” in “Of Girls, Love and Money.”

The collaboration known as Yuricon has just released a new issue. Yuricon Tabemono to Joshiben (ユリコン 食べ物と女子編) with four of my fave Yuri artists out there: Kitao Taki, Seta Seta, Takemiya Jin and Riru. I must own this, but won’t be back to Japan until next summer. Yuri and food is the future I want.

Yuri Events

I’m pleased to announce that my panel was accepted to the next Mechademia conference in Kyoto, May 29-June 1, 2020! I’m pretty stoked (and nervous as heck) about this. I’ll be joined by James Welker and Verena Maser, as we talk about Yuri crossing borders. That will be the perfect endcap to any 100 Years of Yuri festivities and a whole new challenge for me, as I have never before presented at an academic conference.

Yuri Visual Novel

Studio Élan is teasing a new story with this “news report.” So far I’ve really felt that their work is worth taking a look at. I wish I like VNs more than I do, because theirs are really well done. Keep your eyes peeled for a new Yuri VN from them in days to come.

Yuri Light Novels

A hashtag has appeared on JP Twitter – Make Yuri Light Novels Popular #ラノベの百合流行れ which I find really fantastic, because it really shows what we’re struggling with in regards to Yuri content. Many of the LNs suggested are, frankly, terrible, often with the most tenuous connection to Yuri. ^_^; But at least I learned about  Hito no Jidai ha Owatta Keredo, Soredemo Onaka ha Herimaasuka? (ヒトの時代は終わったけれど、それでもお腹は減りますか?) in which they eat tank meat and poisonous mushrooms. Is it Yuri? I doubt it, but I might read it anyway. ^_^ I’m reading an LN right now that is so utterly dreadful I doubt I’ll be able to fully describe how limited it supposes the imaginations of it readers are.  In any case the hashtag has a lot of leads if LNs are your boom. Thanks to Frog-kun for the heads up on this!

Other News

For a limited time only, 25% off the ‘100 Years of Yuri’ t-shirt design on the Yuricon Store. Classic tee comes in 16 color choices! Other styles available, too. Use the code: OUTFITS25

Via YNN Correspondent, Alice D, Thai Yuri artist Ratana Satis has opened an online store where all her books and goods are now available for purchase! I’ve reviewed several of her works here and think she is exceptionally talented.

Kim Morrison over at ANN had a very good review of Fragtime, which basically said the same thing I said – the anime ignores any of the potential interesting psychological drama for obsession with underwear.

Grab your DVR controls, because Steven Universe Future is premiering tonight at 8PM Eastern US time on Cartoon Network! (I still owe you a review of the Movie, too.) Check out this promo video on Youtube.

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