Typically, I would be writing an event report for today, telling you about all the great stuff I did, but this year, for the first time in almost a decade, I was behind a table the whole time and saw almost nothing of the actual event. But there’s a fair chunk of Yuri news out of AnimeNYC, so I thought I’d run those down for you in short order.

First of all, thanks very much to AnimeNYC for inviting me and all of you who came by and bought copies of By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime And Manga! And thanks to those who brought your copy to be signed. That was fun. ^_^

Zack Davisson commented that it was ballsy that I had a pre-printed sold-out sign…but I knew you folks could do it. ^_^ It was a blast hanging with him and paneling with Zack and Abby Denson.

Secondly, thanks to my next door neighbors in the artist alley, the world-class Patabot. I totally picked up a “In the name of the Moon, I will fuck you up!” t-shirt, but they also have awesome pins and stickers. Do check them out. Trust me, you’ll love them!

So let’s get on to the good stuff.

First thing I saw was Global Bookwalker’s TATESC  vertical scrolling service is launching with, among other titles, Lilies, by Yuto Komiya. The first chapter can be downloaded for free.

HIDIVE had this banner for The Executioner And Her Way Of Life, which was nice to see. Sorry for the unedited images but I have some Thai Yuri to watch and no patience with formatting today. ^_^

The Gundam installation included a lovely display of the mobile suits and Suletta from The Witch From Mercury…and a giant Aerial model!

Which, by the way is why I have decided that, while I may buy Miorine and Suletta figuarts, I won’t be getting Aerial. After looking at so many Gundam models I realize they all look exactly the same to me. Don’t @ me. ^_^

News at Anime NYC was fantastic!

Crunchyroll is going to be streaming Yuri Is My Job! anime in spring 2023. Looking forward to seeing how this does. It’ll be funny, but will it work?

Kodansha licensed one of my favorite series right now, Kuzushiro’s Amayo no Tsuki as The Moon on a Rainy Night. (image from OASG on Twitter.) I have been waiting on this announcement for a while. You can read my reviews of Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 here on Okazu. I think this is an outstanding series and I’m thrilled we will get it in English.

I thought I’d wrap this up with a reminder that By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime And Manga is lesbian approved and you should totally get it. ^_^

I’ve spent the last week reading my head off, so more reviews to come this week!