Éclair Orange: A Girls’ Love Anthology That Resonates in Your Heart, the fifth and final book of the Éclair anthology is a hefty volume full of favorite Yuri creators, with some of the best stories so far in the series.

The cover story by Nio Nakatani follows two women ready to make a significant commitment to their relationship.

Among the many stories we have Miyako Miyahara’s happy accident with two girls who braid their lives together in “Unbreakable Distance.”

Cocoon, Entwined creatorYuriko Hara, whose art is unmistakable, does a fantastic and phantastic story about reliance and dependence.

“Wavering Lips” by Ruka Kobachi is a short poignant story about the path not taken while Taki Kitao’s “Please Go Home” is kind of the opposite, a story about chance encounter leading to a life-changing decision.

Kazuno Yuikawa’s “A New Star” is a stark, powerful science fiction entry that covers a *lot* of territory in a short story touching on freedom and servitude. I quite like this one.

Entries by Kabocha, Canno, Kiriyama Haruka and others explore a number of ways relationships work.

The Éclair series is perfect to introduce readers to a wide selection of Yuri artists and Éclair Orange is a fine conclusion to this fun anthology series that has, I hope, introduced you to a new favorite or two. ^_^

Ratings:

Overall – 8

For those of you who would like to see more Kazuno Yuikawa or Taki Kitao, Kadokawa has put together special collected works volumes for each of those creators in Japanesde: Éclair Special Kazuno Yuikawa Masterpiece Collection (エクレアSpecial 雑草譚 結川カズノ百合作品傑作選) and Éclair Special Sukinano ha Onnonoko Kitao Taki Yuri Sakuhin Kessakusen (エクレアSpecial 好きなのは女の子 北尾タキ百合作品傑作選).