Yuri Manga

The OASG reports that free previews for the 20th Anniversary Revolutionary Girl Utena manga, After the Revolution, is available on Viz.com. Here’s something to pay attention to…letterer Sara Linsley notes that she “did all the sound effects by hand, trying to recreate the original style as closely as possible.” Let her (and VIz!) know you appreciate her efforts!

Our Teachers are Dating, by Pikachi Ohi is out from Seven Seas! (Review to come shortly.) I hope you will find this version of Hayama-sensei to Terano-sensei ha Tsukiatteru, Volume 1 (羽山先生と寺野先生は付き合っている ) as delightful as I do.

Days of Love at Seagull Villa Vol. 1 by Naoko Kodama is now available for pre-order, as well.

Yuri Visual Novels

Studio Élan announced the release of Highway Blossoms: Next Exit, a new chapter for for the Highway Blossoms characters. Right now you can get it for 15% off on Steam or Itchi.io. Highway Blossoms had the honor of being only the second VN I’ve ever made it all the way through, and I hope to have a guest review of it, soonish. ^_^

I’m always open to pitches for reviews of VNs as I just don’t have the time or attention to commit to them. If you know of a good Yuri VN that you’d like to review, please check out our Submission Guidelines. Reviews are paid, with the help of our Okazu Patrons!

Become an Okazu Patron today – we’re only $31/month away from being able to give our reviewers a raise!

Yuri Anime

TBS offers up Adachi to Shimamura anime promotional videos from Shimamura’s point of view, voiced by Ito Miku and from Adachi’s point of view, voiced by Kito Akari.

Digital Queer Comics

Via YNN Senior Correspondent Louise, take a look at Open Mats, a comic about queers and Karate. ^_^

Lilyka is selling a limited number of signed original artworks by one of their creators, Ruri Hazuki, so if you’re a fan of her Shakaijin Yuri series, take a look. Some customization is available, but Hazuki-sensei will be choosing the characters she’ll draw.

Here’s a fun idea! Galette Online is offering up work by various creators for free, and making it possible for you to purchase an Amazon JP gift card to send them in thanks. It’s a pretty concrete way to show your support for your favorite artists!

I don’t know when I’ve ever going to get around to this, but I’m going to *have* to read Hoshjii Nanaoku’ Girls Love of the Dead  (ガールズラブ・オブ・ザ・デッド) “comic novel” series, with illustrations by Morishima Akiko. I mean, really. It’s available on Bookwalker Global and Amazon JP Kindle.

Free on BookWalker Global right now (in Japanese) is issue 1 of U-temo’s Yuri-ota ni Yuri ha Gohattou Desu!? {百合オタに百合はご法度です!? 分冊版) about a Yuri Otaku who finds herself at private girls’ school! Goofy fun.

Comic-Days has chapter one of  Tsujiichi’s  Dramatic Doll (ドラマティック・ドール) up online for free in Japanese.

Other News

Nicki “Yurimother” Bauman has written a fantastic opinion piece for ANN on How Bloom Into You Defies and Reinforces Yuri Tropes. It’s worth a read. I agree completely with her points, of course. ^_^ Since Volume 1, I’d been cautioning people from identifying Yuu as aromantic, when clearly this *was a Yuri romance.* And I also so strongly agree that its strength is in Sayaka’s story and the fact that a positive, established adult lesbian couple exists as a role model for not only Sayaka, but eventually Yuu and Touko. Take a look and giver her some support and feedback.

Creative team CLAMP is doing a collaboration and lottery to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Choo Sum Lee has the details on ANN.

From our friends at Unseen Japan, “The Takarazuka Music School is working to abolish a set of unwritten and abusive “traditions” after discovering several years ago that juniors were losing sleep b/c seniors were forcing them to keep voluminous notes on cleaning & other school activities.” This comes after decades of harsh hazing-like behavior towards junior students, as reported in pretty much everything ever written about the school.

Become a YNN Correspondent by reporting any Yuri-related news with your name and an email I can reply to – thanks to all of you – you make this a great Yuri Network! Special thanks to Okazu Patrons for being an important part of the Okazu family. I couldn’t do it without you!