Yuri Manga
We have a lot of new titles on the Yuricon Shop, so get yourself a gift or two – you deserve it. ^_^
One of my favorite series in recent years, Ohsawa Yayoi’s Hello, Melancholic, Volume 1 will be hitting shelves in Februrary 2022. Music and romance and healing. 
A White Rose in Bloom, Volume 2 by Nakamura Asumiko. This series took a unique turn in it’s concluding volume and I can’t wait for you all to be able to read it!
Also in February, How Do We Relationship, Volume 5 will be out in English. This is where everything begins to change.
5 Seconds Before a Witch Falls in Love is a cute one-volume story about a with and witch hunter.
School Zone Girls, Volume 3 is out and I am assured it is as fun as the rest of the series!
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Kuzushiro’s school life story about a musician and a deaf girl who changes her and her music, Uyanotski, (雨夜の月) is up on the Store.
Comic Yuri Hime, January 2022 (コミック百合姫2022年1月号) started the year off right.
The Pixiv Comic Rankings were released in Japan and if you scroll down a bit, you’ll see that their number one title for the year was Usui Shio’s Onna Tomodachi Kekkonshitmeta. (女ともだちと結婚してみた。) followed by inori’s Watashi no Oshi ha Akuyaku Reijou.
Another notable winner was in the Futari Gohan category Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna (作りたい女と食べたい女) by Yuzaki Kaomi, about two neighbors who bond over food. It includes depictions of work place harassment and thoughts around sexual identity. This series is ongoing. Volume 1 and Volume 2 are on the Yuricon Store. It’s really quite good. Check out the rest and see what you think. ^_^
Yuri VNs & Games
We’ve added two new items to the store:
OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos ~Love・or・die~, which is available on Steam or from Lilika.
Yuri Ranbo High-speed battle Yuri Harem Strategy Card Game (合乱慕/高速対戦百合ハーレム形成カードゲーム) was too just unique to not list. ^_^
Other News
Egan Loo over at ANN has the details of the first Penguindrum movie which is slated for a spring 2022 opening in Japan.
For those of us who like comparative media analysis, I have two items!
Caroline Kerjean’s memoir and essay on anime and literature, A Bloody Song: How Anime and Literature Collide. I’m looking forward to reading this.
And my pal Mani wrote a brilliant look at Steven Universe and Horror for Kidz on his blog, EYEZ AND TEEF.
One last time, if you missed the Japan Foundation of NY talk Shojo Manga: The Power and Influence of Girls Comics, you can watch it at your leisure on Youtube.
This is the last YNN Report of 2021, so here’s wishing you all a lovely New Year and we’ll see you in 2022!
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