I foolishly took New Year’s Day off, so we have a LOT of news to get through today. Ready? Let’s have at it!

Yuri Manga

Seven Seas has announced the license of Ratana Satis’ Yuri webtoon, Pulse. And they seem to be specifically launching a new Seven Seas Webtoon‘s section of their website.

Via YNN Correspondent Laurent L, French manga publisher Taifu Comics has licensed Takeshima Eku’s Sasayakuyouni Koi o Utau as Whispering You a Love Song. This was among my top series for 2021, so yay French readers!

While I’m gathering up some amazing news about the international licensing scene, I want to add this piece of non-Yuri news: Webtoons is publishing a comic by Princess Jellyfish creator Higashimura Akiko. Alex Mateo has the news on ANN.

Tokyopop has licensed a new title, this one from Comic Ryu – Yuri Espoir. The OASG broke the news on Twitter. I think Ryu titles suit them and hope to see them pick up some others.

The Adachi and Shimamura light novel series will reach Volume 8 next month, with a release from Seven Seas and, based on the summary alone – will have not moved forward at all as a plot. Reminder kids, being obsessed with someone to the point that you are incapable of handling anything else or them interacting with anyone else, is super duper unhealthy and not at all romantic.

We have a few titles in Japanese and English that are on the Yuricon Store!

Heading our way soon is Miyako Miyahara’s I Can’t Believe I Slept With You!, Volume 1, from Seven Seas (originally known as Even If It Was Just Once, I Regret It).

Chasing After Aoi Koshiba, Volume 3 is now fully loaded with affiliate links to various print and digital vendors. No clue why, but Bookwalker just wasn’t coming through with that.

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Also on the Store:

Yuzaki Sakomi’s Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna, Volume 2 (作りたい女と食べたい女), which I just finished reading, is so good. ^_^ YNN Correspondent Patricia B has written in to let us know that this series was voted #2 in manga for female readers by “Kono Manga ga Sugoi!.” Look Back, which I reviewed recently, turned up at #1 on the list for male readers. Alex Mateo has the whole list over on ANN.

We have Inui Ayu’s adorable autobiographical comic Kyou mo Hitotsu Yane no Shita, Volume 1 (今日もひとつ屋根の下) in print or digital format on the Store. It’s just so charming. ^_^

From webnovel to light novel to manga and back to revised light novel, Watashi no Oshi ha Akuyaku Reijou. -Revolution-, Volume 1 (私の推しは悪役令嬢。-Revolution-) is Ichijinsha’s rebooted light novel for inori’s series, now with illustrations by Aonishimo-sensei, who does the art for the manga. My copy should be arriving today! Can’t wait to see it.

Ane no Shinyuu, Watashi no Koibito. (姉の親友、私の恋人。) by Fujimatsu Mei is a complicated story of a woman with a siscon who falls for her sister’s friend. Via Yuri Navi, there is a 18-minute long voice comic on Youtube for this story. Having listened to it, I am really waffling on how I feel about the whole thing. ^_^;

Akuyaku Reijou to Ai No Tamenara Nan Demo Suru Onna – Ane Ido Hyaku Go Sakuhinshu (悪役令嬢と愛のためならなんでもする女 姉井戸・百合作品集). This collection of work by Ane Ido has a title story of a woman summoned to another world to meet her favorite character, the “villainess.” I love the cover art and plan on giving it a try.

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Via Comic Natalie, the first volume of Yuri love comedy, Oshi V ga Oshiego de Watashi ga Mama de!? (推しVが教え子で私がママで!?) Volume 1, is available for those who may enjoy the hijinks between a student teacher and her student Vtuber.

Also via Comic Natalie we have news of Volume 1 of Anata ga Watashi wo Terasu kara. (あなたが私を照らすから。) from Comic Cune, by Muku. In this cute-by-design story, the school holds a “best couple” contest to determine the Student Council President and VP. Akie has fallen for Yuki, will they be the next best couple?

Yuri Anime

Egan Loo at ANN reports on new details of cast, staff, music and more for the spring debut of The Executioner and Her Way of Life.

Via YNN Correspondent dm, Kodansha’s series My Master Has No Tail is getting an anime! This is a great choice. I have no doubt it will make a fun anime. Egan again has the report on ANN. I’ve reviewed Volume 1 and Volume 2 in Japanese here on Okazu. Check out the trailer on Youtube. The novels are available from Yen Press, and I have reviewed Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Yuri VNs

Bad Faith is a “solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel about sanctuaries, secrets, and serious consequences.” This new Yuri VN looks like a pretty dark take on the private school trope. It comes with content warning as soon as you hit the page, so they ain’t playing around. Still, it looks interesting if that’s your cup of tea. If you are giving it a whirl, let me know, I’d love a review.

Yuri Doujinshi

Lilyka has a new title, A Manga About An All Girls’ College Student by Yuriemon. “Miwa Wakamatsu is a female college student who is interested in studying psychology…? and LIKES GIRLS! One day she goes out to casually confess her love but is immediately turned down, which makes things very awkward.”

Other News

It was a week of mergers and acquisitions in the anime world. AMC has acquired Sentai Filmworks and HIDIVE, and Cinedigm has purchased RetrocrushTV. I expect that to kill the free-with-ads model for Retrocrush, so watch what you want to see now if you’re opposed to paying for anime. As Justin Sevakis noted on Twitter, this makes Discotek the only independent anime distributor now.

If you’re looking for something to read with no pictures, check out this list of 10 LGBTQ Mystery Books by CJ Connor on Book Riot.

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