Yuri Events
I’ll be hitting the virtual con circuit in the next few weeks, catch me on Discord this weekend for CasaCon:
8PM EST June 26 for What Goes Into Manga Editing and Translating?
2PM EST US June 27 for the “Secret History” of Yaoi and Yuri.
and I’ll be joining Anime Lockdown on July 10, at 3:30 PM for the first Yuri panel I have done since 2019, How It Began, How It’s Going 100 Years of Yuri Anime. I’m super excited, and wow has a lot changed in 2 years.
Anime Lockdown has a bunch of great stuff – don’t miss Emma Wolfe at 11am when she talks about The Rose of Versailles!
And speaking of Rose of Versailles, I had a chance to chat with the delightful folks of Third Impact Anime about Pride and RoV!
And I’m not the only one out there, Saturday Dentition talked with the lovely Kit and Sarah from Tomochoco on their Yuricast this week! If you’re looking for some fun, take a look at this Yuri trivia game created by Tomochoco’s Kit and YuriMother Niki. ^_^
One more piece of excellent Tomochoco news….they’ve announced an upcoming interview with I’m in Love With the Villainess creator inori-sensei. How awesome is that? Send them questions and they’ll do their best. In any case, make sure you tune in when that is posted. I’m super stoked for them.
August 14th will give you a chance to talk with me, James Welker and Verena Maser about global Yuri fandoms on our upcoming Yuricon anniversary event. Details TBA next month.
If you’re in or near the Tokyo area on September 20, 2021, you’ll have a busy day, with two great comic events happening. Girls Love Festival will be back in Asakusa, and Comitia will be at Big Site. Both those will be in-person, but I’m a good while out from being inside a building with other people. ^_^;
The winners of the 3rd Pixiv Yuri Short Story Contest are online and available for you to read (in Japanese) for free! You may remember I reviewed the 1st contest winners collected volume and was honestly impressed.
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Yuri Manga
By popular demand, we’ve got a few new titles up on the Yuricon Store!
Odoriba ni Skirt ga Naru (踊り場にスカートが鳴る) is a lovely and delightful manga by Uttan Yuu, from Comic Yuri Hime about ballroom dancing, body image and self-esteem. Honestly, I love it so far.
I’ve had a number of folks ask me if I’ll be reviewing Kakeochi Girl, Volume 1 (かけおちガール) and the answer is…I really don’t know. My to-read piles are way backed up. So if you have purchased the book from a legitimate source – not reading scanlations – and you want to do a review, contact me and let me know. This story is about a grad student who encounters her high school love who broke her heart and, their relationship picks up once again.
Watashi no Oshi ha Akujyaku Reijou., Volume 2 (私の推しは悪役令嬢。) is out in Japanese! Claire and Rae throw down during exam time. Will Claire beat Rae? Hahaha, no…Rae is the protagonist of the game!
There’s a ton of Yuri manga news from Japan, but I’ve got a blistering weekend of work ahead of me, so here’s a thing I really want you to take a look at – Uyanotsuki by Kuzushiro – you can read the first three parts in Japanese on Comic-Days.com!
COLOR_Les’s Mage & Demon Queen is back for a Season 3! Check out the Season 3 Trailer on Webtoons and catch up with where we all left off.
Yuri Anime
Netflix has picked up the first three seasons of Sailor Moon Crystal, with a premier date of July 1.
ANN’s Alex Mateo has the news that Blue Reflection Ray anime will not be getting a physical release in Japan. Funimation is streaming it for an English-language audience.
Also from ANN, Kim Morrissy, has a roundup of a panel with Junichi Sato at Annecy 2021 about making anime for girls and women. He’s got some serious street cred in that regard, so give it a read!
Kara Dennison wants us to Feel the Drama with These Takarazuka Inspired Anime Series on Otakusa Magazine.
Other News
If you frequent the Japanese Bookwalker digital manga site, you’re in luck! Bookwalker is running a Yuri Day special through July 1! Eligible items are available for up to 20% off and up to 30% coin back!
Irodori doujinshi site is also participating in Yuri Day Festivities with up to 50% off selected titles.
Latoya Pennington has a look at The Transformative Legacy of Magical Girl Manga over at Games Radar’s GR+.
Hikaru Utada came out as non-binary with an extremely touching video to celebrate this Pride Month. Lynzee Loveridge drops the details on ANN.
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