Yuri Events
Yuricon 2023 continues this week with the first of our “Yuri is their job!” track. I spoke with three professional translators about their work on some of your favorite Yuri titles in Yuri Is Their Job – Translating Yuri with Jocelyne Allen, Kevin Ishizaka and Diana Taylor!
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Yuri Anime
Birdie Wing official has released a new key visual and a premier date in April! Woo~~ Crystalynn Hodgkins has the story on ANN.
ANN’s Joana Cayanan shares the news that Miyamoto Yume will be returning to Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury as Nika.
Yuri Manga
Seven Seas has announced the license for Usui Shio’s Onna Tomodachi to Kekkon Shitemita (女ともだちと結婚してみた。) as I Married My Female Friend. Volume 1 will hit shelves here in December 2023, Volume 3 is out this month in Japan.
Also from Seven Seas, Futari Escape, Volume 2 and Monologue Woven For You, Volume 3 hit shelves this month.
Yuri Doujinshi
Via Yurimother, we learn that Irodori Sakura has released lesbian doujinshi 100% Ice Drop by Pikachi Ohi, creator of Our Teachers Are Dating.
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Baihe News
Via YNN Correspondent Ashley, DouQi’s Twitter account (*the* source for English-language baihe news) announced pre-orders for volume one of the print edition of tomb-raiding baihe novel 问棺/Wen Guan/Reading the Remnants by 七小皇叔 opening on 25 February at 1900 China Standard time! Douqi also shared this book unboxing video series from Weibo, narrated by an audio drama voice actress.
Yuri Visual Novels
ebihime announced a Steam store page, so you can wishlist their new 18+ Yuri VN, Fragile Feelings.
Other News
Honey’s Anime has a terrific interview with Mieri Hiranashi, creator of The Girl That Can’t Get A Girlfriend, which was reviewed this week on Okazu.
On ANN, Rebecca Silverman looks at I Want To Be A Wall, Volume 2.
Utterly tangential, but the creator of my beloved obsession Hana no Asuka-gumi (of which ANN only lists two pieces of the franchise) Takaguchi Satosumi, has a series called Grandma no Yuutsu, which is getting a live-action drama. Joanna Cayanan has the details on ANN. I can’t really complain, Hana no Asuka-gumi had TV show in the 80s and 2 movies…but I want a new live-action series! ^_^
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