Welcome to a whole new year of Yuri. ^_^
Yuri Events
20 years ago, I ran a three-day event to celebrate Yuri fandom. Yuricon 2003 was a small, but world-changing event. Due to – /arms gesturing wildly/ everything – we’re taking our Yuricon 2023 celebration online. We already have nearly a dozen interviews and panels we’re working on, which will be shared throughout the year as they are completed on Yuri Studio. If you would like to run a panel or make a presentation on a Yuri-related topic, for Yuricon 2023 please fill out our Panel/ Presentation Application Form! Treat this like any other event and apply when you want to take charge of your panel.
I have a number of podcasts and events lined up where I’ll be talking about Yuri. I’ll announce these shortly. Suffice to say, 2023 is going to be another busy year!
Watashi no Yuri ha Oshigoto Desu! has a themed cafe at Wonder Parlour Cafe in Ikebukuro in Tokyo from January 15 through February 14 in honor of the upcoming anime. Someone please go there and report back for me!
Yuri Anime
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady has launched on Crunchyroll. During our annual Okazu Patron holiday party, I was requested to do some react videos on all the Yuri anime coming out this year. I just reviewed volume 3 of the light novel series, so I’m in. ^_^
Via Yuri Anime News on Twitter, Hikikomari Kyukuestu-hime no Monmon (ひきこまり吸血姫の悶々) is getting an anime. I am informed that the Yuri content in this series is of the breast-groping variety, in case this is not to your taste. Watch the trailer on Youtube. YNN Sr. Correspondent Sean G has reviewed Volume 1 of the LN for this series on his website, so you may wish to check to see if this is your thing. Alex Mateo has anime details over at ANN.
Birdie Wing Season 2 is coming! And the trailer is 10 out of 10 Birdie Wings. ^_^Egan Loo has the details over on ANN.
Also on ANN, Alex Mateo reports that Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury‘s Season 1 final episode will be delayed on some streaming services.
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Yuri Manga
Volume 5 and Volume 6 of Mayu, Matou (繭、纏う) will be released simultaneously, with a continuous cover (and, it would seem, the correct ending! ^_^). These are both up on the Yuricon Store for print or digital editions. There is no date yet on the English-language edition of these. Volume 4 of Cocoon, Entwined was released last winter by Yen Press.
Via Yurimother, we have news that Ana C. Sánchez’ manga Alter Ego will be getting a sequel this year. Noel Y June will be published later this year in Spanish.
I don’t remember where I found this, but there is a poly Yuri anthology called Fukusuunin Kousai Yuri Anthology (複数人交際百合アンソロジー レモネード) out on Kindle in Japan. It is also available in Japanese on US Kindle. This anthology has 30 contributors including Ajiichi, Utatane Yuu, Mikami Teren, Usio Shio and more!
The Citrus 10th anniversary pop-up shop is now open! There is a link for overseas buying, if the goods look like your thing. I think they did a really nice job on the acrylic standees, honestly.
Joanna Cayanan reports that Sal Jiang’s Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko Senpai ni Koishiteru will be ending with a third volume over at ANN I reviewed Volume 2 last month here on Okazu. It’s been a lot of fun.
Sexiled creator Kaeruda Ameko is writing a new manga. Koucha no Majo no Yuuganaru Kyuutei Seikatsu Chiito o Hita Kakusu Saijaku Madou-shi no Madogiwa Life (紅茶の魔女の優雅なる宮廷生活 チートをひた隠す最弱魔導師の窓際ライフ) appears to be about a maid whose skill at making tea may change the world? The Yuri looks milk (maid in love with her lady-type) but it looks cute. You can read a sample chapter on Comic Zenon. I think I’ll be giving this one a try. ^_^
Yuri Doujinshi
I kept meaning to share this and kept forgetting. Hayate x Blade creator Hayashiya Shizuru (whose ULTIMATE-MAMA) is on my to-read/review pile right now) had a new doujinshi for winter Comiket. Continuing her food + yanki girls beating the heck out of each other Yuri series, Yankoi Shoukudo C Set is available at Melonbooks.
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