English Yuri Manga
Still doing some catch up on the Yuricon Store, but I’m mostly through the back log now and heading into the final stretch, at which point, I’ll be hustling to catch up to what’s coming out now. ^_^
Coming out this month, we have The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Vol. 4 of the manga. Annis, Euphie and Tilty embark on discovering the mysterious power of Lanie Cyan.
ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!, Volume 2 of the manga is up. Follow Flum and Milkit on their (kinda gross) adventures!
Futari Escape Volume 2 and Volume 3 are up, so let’s get goofy and kills some time learning about dinosaurs and eating food, while pretending it’s winter in the summer.
If I Could Reach You, Volume 7, the final volume of tMnR’s series, will land on shelves this month from Kodansha. In conversation on the Okazu Discord, Hyperart Marcus-san noted that there is a doujinshi that was available with th final volume in Japan that provides an epilogue. I did some digging and found that doujinshi as a digital read on Bookwalker JP! If you want to see what will become of Uta and Kaoru, check out Tatoe Todokanu Itoda to Shite mo “Tsumuida Ito no Sono-saki de” (たとえとどかぬ糸だとしても『紡いだ糸のその先で』). This is in Japanese. I always choose Bookwalker because it has global reach, in case you wonder. ^_^ Also, check out Luce’s overview of the series this week on Okazu!
The climactic final volume of Superwomen in Love! Honey Trap and Rapid Rabbit, Volume 5 will be out this month, from Seven Seas! What will become of our heroes and their quest to protect humanity from X’s Antinoids?
Japanese Yuri Manga
Sal Jiang’s violent tale of two women in an overly competitive battle for supremacy in the workplace wraps up with 白と黒~Black & White~, Volume 3. We’ll be getting Volume 2 of Black and White: Tough Love At The Office in February 2024.
YNN Correspondent Patricia B wrote in with the news of a new Yuri manga Tsurugi by indie yuri mangaka Nerikomi Tōkichirō, who has self-published yuri manga in the past and contributed to the “Boyish2” anthology, that is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter. Patricia says “It looks like a fun fantasy story with political intrigue” and she hopes it’s successful.
Yuri is My Job! Official Comic Anthology (私の百合はお仕事です！公式コミックアンソロジー) has some amazing contributors! Ohsawa Yayoi, Hara Yuriko, Yuama, Yoshimurakana (!) and others.
Shimura Takako’s series Ottona ni Nattemo (おとなになっても) will be ending soon, but Volume 8 is up on the Store for you to enjoy! Akari and Ayano move in and have to face the reality of their relationship.
Mikanuji’s Fuzuroi no Renri (不揃いの連理 ), Volume 7 seems to focus on deliquent Shizuku and schoolgirl Saori’s relationship under pressure. You can find out who these two are in Assorted Entanglements, Volume 1 and Volume 2 – which is out this week from Yen Press!
Kuchibeta Shokudou (くちべた食堂) is another Yuri and food story that I’m looking forward to reading. It’s been 5 years since this customer has been here – will she find what she’s looking for?
The delightful Yuri Monogatari, (はなものがたり) about two older women bonding over makeup and building a new life, will be ending in July for a 3rd volume of the manga. ANN’s Rafael Antonio Pineda has the details. Volume 1 has been reviewed here on Okazu.
Yuri Light Novels
We’ve got Qualia the Purple up, for those of you who would like to read a popular science fiction LN about a girl who sees things differently.
Yuri Tama: From Third Wheel to Trifecta The Second is listed on the Store. Interestingly, while the first and third volumes are on Amazon, this one is not. Grab this poly story and let us know why.
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Yuri Animation
Via Manga Mogura on Twitter, they introduce The Summer, a Korean Yuri animation by Red Dog Culture House. Check their twitter link for the trailer. On the Okazu Discord, Frank turned up that The Summer is apparently an adaptation of a novella by Choi Eunyoung. It’s available in a Korean-English bilingual edition: The Summer. Frank also noted that according to a summary he found, The Summer is not just a high-school story but extends into adulthood. And he found an interview with the author on Pen.org. Thanks Frank, great work!
Yuri VNs and Games
It’s time to pre-order Birdie Wing for Nintendo Switch! This game has a multiplayer mode and a story mode, with mini-games with “gimmicky putting.” It sounds like this really might be great.
Akaiito HD Remaster is a classic Yuri VN adventure. Kei sorts through her late mother’s things and learns of her inheritance deep in the mountains.
Aoishiro HD Remaster is a series set in the same timeline. Syouko goes to a temple with her kendo club for training and finds a girl washed up on the beach.
Noodletub Games’ GOOD LUCK BABY! is now up on the Store. This is a “heartwarming, comedic and emotionally-driven yuri visual novel about love, found family, and saving the world. “
Via Yuri Navi, Lycoris has released the key visual for their upcoming Yuri VN, Uso Kara Hajimaru Koi No Natsu (嘘から始まる恋の夏) on Twitter.
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Other News
Briana Lawrence at Crunchyroll News has put together a weekly list of manga suggestion in Pride Month Reads.
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