Yuri Literature

Mark Your Calendars! By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga pre-orders officially open up on May 2! I’ll launch a page on the Yuricon Store with links for it in print and digitally on Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and digitally directly from the publisher. 

Okazu patrons and Pixiv fans will be eligible for a signed custom bookplates, with original art by Rica Takashima, with proof of pre-order. These have to be limited, my hands aren’t very functional, sorry.)

20 years in the making, By Your Side is the first of it’s kind  – a look at Yuri history, key series, trends, events and changes of the newest genre of anime and manga. Because of the way the book industry works – pre-orders make a huge difference, especially direct from book stores. My publisher Journey Press has connections with independent bookstores around the world, take a look and see if there is one near you!

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Rica Takashima will be celebrating the release of this book with an art exhibit with Beyond New Borders 2020-2022 in Fukuoka, Japan in May. She will be exhibiting her art for Phryne and Anise magazines and will be including her cover art for By Your Side, which she has titled 100 Years of Yuri and 200 Years of Yuri. Okazu Patrons and Pixiv Fans can purchase limited edition signed and numbered prints of this art!

Sailor Moon News

We finally have news of the final arc of Sailor Moon! Sailor Moon Cosmos will be a two-part movie release, for the 30th anniversary of the series! Check out Kim Morrisy’s article on ANN for details.

Don’t miss the (Japanese only) stream of the Sailor Moon 30th anniversary event, while you’re at it! Once again Kim Morrisy has the scoop on ANN.

In addition, Takeuchi Naoko’s landmark work is getting a museum exhibit at Tokyo’s Roppongi Museum. The Sailor Moon Museum exhibit will have three “phases” and runs from July 1-December 30, 2022. Kim Morrisy is our go-to for all our Sailor Moon news. ^_^

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Yuri Manga

Ballroom dancing Yuri manga Odoriba ni Skirt ga Naru, Volume 2 (踊り場にスカートが鳴る) is now out! I love this series.

June 2022 issue of Comic Yuri Hime (コミック百合姫2022年6月号) will be the final chapter of Kaketa Tsuki to Donuts. Sigh.

Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Utau, Volume 6 (ささやくように恋を唄う) is available for some brain-cleansingly sweet Yuri. ^_^

Lilyka is releasing a Yuri artbook called Kiss & Hug, by Hoshizoranshita.

Games and Visual Novels

Via Twitter, ebihime announce Salome’s Kiss, a Yuri VN set in the Victorian era, featuring “cute girls, suffering, and cute girls who suffer.” Available now on Steam and Itch.io. The art looks fantastic.

Super vaguely Yuri adjacent, but what the hell, Queens’ Blade Limit Break battle game is now available on G123.

Studio Élan invites you to their first Élan Festival, celebrating LGBT+ visual novels! Join them on their Studio Élan YouTube Channel, May 14th at 4PM Pacific US time for Yuri VN announcements!

Via YNN Correspondent Youko on Twitter, SukeraSomero’s OshiRabu Yuri VN has launched on Nintendo Switch in four languages! Click the link for SiliconEra’s article.

One last item, via Japanese crowdfunding site Campfire, Yuri VN Summer Love Begins With a Lie (嘘から始まる恋の夏) will be released fully voiced with a Japanese cast. I’m hoping we’ll see this released in English, it looks pretty good.

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Other News

Via Comic Natalie, Maria-sama ga Miteru is getting a new collaboration cafe, the Yamayurikai Cafe, at Stella Map Cafe in Akihabara, from May 17 – May 31. Reserve your spots today (and take pictures if you’re going. I need to live vicariously.)

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