Kadokawa’s “White Lilies” series of anthologies have been good and goofy and fun and sad. White Lilies in Love Watashi ga Yoishireru no ha, Natsu no Hizashi to Anata Dake. Shakaijin Yuri Anthology (White Lilies in Love 私が酔いしれるのは、夏の陽射しと貴方だけ。 社会人百合アンソロジー) is more of the same and happens to also include some of the top adult life Yuri creators in the biz right now, which makes for a really pleasant read. This member of the series of vaguely seasonalish collections is subtitled in English “Drunk Only To The Summer Sunshine And You.” Prepositions and particles are complicated and we understand the sentiment, so that’s fine.

Inui Ayu starts the collection off with a sweet (pun intended) story about women who bond over shaved ice. It was, frankly, adorable. Women meet on vacation and at work, they meet after long separations, and fall for each other after being together day and after day. The collection includes work by Suzuki-sempai, Seta Seta, Hazuki Ruri and Kurukuruhime, all names we’ve become familiar with here on Okazu.

Without a doubt the final story was my favorite. Called “Blue Well he Youkoso” by Yuki Yukiko, it is a by-the-shore love story that has a surprising ending. ^_^

Ratings:

Overall – 8

A strong collection in terms of story and art. This would make a great collection for Yen to put out if they wanted more adult-life stories. It’s one of those anthologies that makes you really enjoy anthologies. ^_^