Yuri Anime
There’s a bunch of Yuri-ish anime hitting streaming services right now.
Assault Lily Bouquet is streaming on Funimation. I’ve watched the first episode. We will be getting a guest review to cover it. ^_^;
Adachi and Shimamura is definitely not cutting out the alien character, heavens knows why.
Devilman Lady and Battle Athletes will be released in on New Year’s Eve by Discotek. Alex Mateo has the scoop on ANN. These were anime when service involved women who didn’t look like blobs, but they still have plenty of service.
The Hollywood Reporter says that a Lumberjanes cartoon is in the works at HBO Max. Woot!
Yuri Manga
Viz Media announces the release of Revolutionary Girl Utena: After the Revolution, 20th anniversary manga.
J-Novel Club announced more of Ajiichi’s I Love Yuri and I Got Bodyswapped With a Fujoshi! on their website.
YNN Senior Correspondent Eric P. wants you to know that Kabi Nagata’s My Alcoholic Escape From Reality is available for pre-order. We should be seeing that released this winter.
Via Comic Natalie, Kukkorose no Hime Kishi to nari, Yuri Shoukan de Hataraku koto ni Narimashita (くっ殺せの姫騎士となり、百合娼館で働くことになりました。) is about to be serialized in Monthly KiSSCA magazine which, when you go to the website do not be surprised is a nude-tone bikini level above a skin mag. You’ll be able to read a sample chapter in Japanese on the site, when it starts. This follows a man who is murdered, who finds himself in the body of a woman in another world who is given the choice to either become a knight or to work in a lesbian brothel, so chooses both. The Comic Natalie write up calls it a “transsexual story,” and you can see some character designs… and I’m sure we’re all expecting it to be high quality after all that. ^_^
Webcomics
Via Yurimother, we have a a couple of new Yuri webcomics to read!
Magical Girl Academe is now Live on Webtoon Canvas.
Soulmate is being serialized on Tapas.
Yuri Light Novel
Once again, via Eric P., Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress, Volume 2 is now out in print. This LN is by Ameco Kaeruda with art by Shio Sakura.
This week saw the release of the digital version of A Lily Booms in Another World, also by Ameco Kaeruda with art by Shio Sakura. I stayed up late last night to read it, and I can’t wait to review it!
J-Novel Club has also given us a December release date for Otherworld Picnic, Volume 4.
Also via Eric, Roll Over and Die! I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! print edition is up for pre-order with a late October release.
Yuri Visual Novels
Via YNN Correspondent Michaelangelo H. we have a couple of Yuri VN suggestions with short reviews to boot!
Video Panel News
New York Comic Con’s online Metaverse had guests we all know well, Utena director Kunihiko Ikuhara accompanied by Utena manga artist, Chiho Saito, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Revolutionary Girl Utena! Check out the panel. It ran 9AM EDT this morning, but you’ll be able to see the replay on Youtube.
The Metaverse also spawned this fab manga chat between Comic Beat‘s Heidi MacDonald, Brigid Alverson, Debe Aoki, Johanna Draper Carlson nd myself this past week. Check that out on Youtube!
I’m about to guest on a special Japanese animation edition of the Journey Show, the Hugo Award winning science fiction blog, that traces, day by day, the scientific and science fiction history of the 20th century! Registration is free and it gives you a chance to watch playback later. I have no idea what it’ll be like, so check it out. Watch me fumble on a topic I became an expert last weekend. ^_^
If you’re not sick of me yet, I’ve made my most recent video for Yuri Studio public, with captions and notes. Some recommendations from me. ^_^
Other News
Take a few moments and read this amazing compilation, The 100 Most Influential Sequences that Shaped Animation, on Vulture. It was a spectacular effort on the part of the panel such great reading ans watching.
If you’re into My Next Life As a Villainess, check out the squishy pillow choices, for one that is filled with memories of Katarina and the women who admire and desire her on Crunchyroll News.
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!
“Assault Lily Bouquet is streaming on Funimation. I’ve watched the first episode. We will be getting a guest review to cover it. ^_^”
Are you finally interested in this show? And what are your impressions after the first episode?
I guess you missed my point. It’s trash for bottom-feeders. That is why I am getting someone to Guest Review it.
No problem, last time you hinted enough at a low opinion about it. In this case, I would like to clarify, are you going to ask someone specific, or just wanted to say you don’t mind?
There’s an LGBT comic essay by a woman whose spouse came out as a transgender woman being published on the 13th: Otto wa Jitsu wa Josei Deshita (夫は実は女性でした). I’ve read the serialization on Palcy and it’s the most relatively upbeat of the essay manga I’ve seen this year dealing with gender identity and/or sexuality.
Fantastic, thank you.I’m working on an “own voice” LGBTQ manga video, so this is really great. Thanks so much!
A couple of this year’s other essay manga related to gender identity:
https://comic-days.com/episode/13933686331614920167
https://yawaspi.com/yurusumade/index.html
Thank you! I hope this is a trend, not a fad, because it’s great to see so many new voices.
I apologize for the possibly stupid question, but how does a comic essay differ from a regular manga or comic book? You mean something like last year’s “how I figured I was gay”?
Comic essays are autobiographical, non-fiction in manga form.
“Take a few moments” to read the “100 most influential sequences that shaped animation”? I think I’ll set aside a few moments a day for… a while.
Thanks for pointing this out, it looks great!
It was worth the time!
Vol 1 of a manga titled “It’s okay to be loved” about lesbian ‘fuuzoku’ was published yesterday. Its about a woman in her mid 20s suffering sexual harassment at work. A beautiful woman appears before her, and leads her to a Love Hotel… A writeup and preview at Hon Hikidashi here https://hon-hikidashi.jp/enjoy/115427/
Thank you very much. Sounds like it’s well worth looking at.
Sooooo are you in search of a Guest Reviewer for Assault Lily Bouquet? Because if a volunteer is still needed, I do love my utter garbage and intend to watch this to the end.
I’ve got someone working on it. But I will gladly book you for an “end of series” review. Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you. I value your thoughts.