Yuri Manga
I am super excited to share Seven Seas’ new licensing announcement with you: Sal Jiang’s Black & White. I loved this extremely violent and unpleasant Yuri story of dominance in the office. ^_^ I raved about it in my review and I’m thrilled for us to have a Sal Jiang book…and hopeful that we’ll seem more Comic Ruelle & Comic Jardin titles in days ahead.
Out now from Seven Seas is Syrup: A Yuri Anthology, Volume 2. I remember thinking this volume superior to the original, with a number of excellent contributors, including Takahashi Mako, Whispered Words‘ Ikeda Takashi, Amano Shuninta, and Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl creator, Canno.
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Adachi and Shimamura manga Volume 2 is also on shelves now, from Yen Press!
Alex Mateo has the news that RightStuf and Tokyopop have reached the goal for a printing of Aria the Masterpiece. It definitely looks like thy are planning this to be a one-print run, so if you want this, order now. It is genuinely lovely – hardback volume, with beautiful covers. I’ve been staring at it for ages in Kinokuniya.
Mira Ong Chua is running a new Kickstarter for her newest story Vampire Blood Drive. If you enjoyed Chua’s ROADQUEEN, and vampires, this looks like a good bet.
Yuri Anime
Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall anime is slated for a Spring 2022 premier. according to ANN’s Rafael Antonio Pineda. I’m listing this under “Yuri” because I live in hope that the promise of the original will be fulfilled, not because I think it will be. ^_^
Kim Morrisy has the scoop on the Madoka 10th Anniversary Exhibit over at ANN.
Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls has a Blu-Ray release from Funimation headed our way!
Other News
The 4th Yuri Bungei Shousetsu Contest is on! Comic Yuri Hime, Pixiv and SF Magazine are once again sponsoring a Yuri short story writing contest on Pixiv. Past winners have been reviewed here, are published on Pixiv and have found their way into Comic Yuri Hime and SF Magazine.
Letter Sara Linsley has developed an adorable new font for lettering called SS Pretzel and has released it for “pay want you want.” (Suggested: $10.) It’s on my to-buy list and I just wanted to share it with you, because it’s so nice!
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The new Shooter’s writer has some notable yuri manga and anime in his portfolio (as well as a script for subsequent incarnations of Psycho Passport), so if the creators want to, I don’t think that will be a big problem. By the way, if we started talking about Passport, then perhaps you will be interested in the novelization or the last seasons, since their yuri couple really got serious development in it.
Yes, Fukami Makoto does love his lesbians, and I am feeling hopeful today, generally. ^_^
You, Erica, are a terrible person! *LOL* :D
You have caused me to spend so much money on so many manga, anime, and novels over the years with your reviews and information! *huge grin*
I just clarified with Right Stuf that the “Aria: The Masterpiece” includes both the prequel: Aqua, and all 12 volumes of “Aria” which I had no clue that it had that many! (I have up to vol. 5 and thought it was mostly complete)
Needless to say, I have pre-ordered the whole bundle! I, too, want those beautiful covers! And I’m currently re-watching the anime over on Funimation! (the dubbed version which I’ve never heard before)
Oh, please continue to help me deplete my savings to increase my reading (and watching) entertainment! :D *LOL*
Thanks for the clarification! I was hoping that they’d include some of the new content, too, which would be the only reason I would get them.
I’m glad I’m that kind of terrible person. Enjoy!
Oh, and P.S. – I subscribed to your Patreon, and I think I tipped the funding over the next $50!
You did and you did! Thank you very much.
It’s going to be a long eight months waiting for Black & White…
It’s a great excuse to learn Japanese!
Are the reprint Aria the Masterpiece volumes hardcover? I bought the previous run and they are big and beautiful but not hard cover.
The JP editions were, the EN ones probably are not.
While the English editions of Aria are not hardcover, they are gorgeous. I bought the first run, and they are well worth the money. The only issue I have with them is that the Masterpiece versions don’t include the “afterword” pages from Kozue Amano. That’s a real shame, and is why I am still keeping my original EN versions of Aqua 1 and 2, and Aria 1-6.