Yuri Manga

Kodansha announced the license for I Can’t Say No To The Lonely Girl by Kashikaze at Anime Expo. I haven’t reviewed volumes of that, but I really did enjoy it when it was running in Comic Yuri Hime. It’s a very sweet story about acceptance, friendship and love. I’m glad they picked it up.

Yuri Is My Job!, Volume 11 was released as Expo was underway. Make sure you have a chaser for that one. Phew.

NHK has a special episode on The Rose of Versailles online. English subtitles are available.

YNN Correspondent Patricia B caught that Nekobungi Sumire has a new doujinshi in English up on Amazon. Silhouette of the Sea Breeze appears to be a Juliet and Juliet story about a sky person and a sea person.

If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die, Volume 2 is being released in English in August. I reviewed the Japanese edition in 2016.

We have Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games, Volume 5 on the Yuricon Store.

There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover, Unless… manga Volume 2 hit shelves in June.

The English edition of Akiko Morishima’s short story THE SINGLE LIFE vol.1: 60-year-old lesbian who is single and living alone. is up on Kindle She said this will be part of a series.

Iberis no Hanayome, Volume 2 (イベリスの花嫁) is the conclusion of Akiyama Haru’s series about a wedding planner who falls for a bridezilla.

Gal to Nekula to Kyuketsuu Kankei (ギャルとネクラの吸血関係) is a gal x vampire love-ish story.

Still cranking away at Vampeerz, (ヴァンピアーズ ) this time we have Volume  4  of this schoolgirl x vampire love-ish story.

Yuri Events

Yuri/GL Phillipines announced that they will be returning to the Cosplay Mania event in Pasay, Sept 30- October 1.

Girls Love Fest is returning to Asakusa in Tokyo on October 9th for their 39th event!

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Yuri Visual Novels

YNN Correspondent Patricia B wants you to know about The Chrono Jotter by Orca Layout, a Chinese visual novel “receiving an English translation two years after its original release. The game focuses on a young woman trying to uncover the mystery of her girlfriend’s murder by utilizing her newly acquired time traveling powers. The focus is primarily on suspense and horror aspects, but the main character is still very clearly motivated by her relationship.”

Yuri Audiobook

Yen Press announced at Anime Expo an audiobook format for The Executioner and Her Way of Life. ANN’s Alex Mateo has the details.  This intrigues me. I hope they’ll add one for MagiRevo. I’d like that be re-read to me. ^_^

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Yuri Anime

YNN Correspondent meow wants everyone to know about Volicia of Pluto-Vapor Trail Another Age 2006- a crowdfunded ‘feature-length mecha vampire yuri anime released on 3rd of July.” It appears to be premiering on Youtube tomorrow, July 9, 9PM JT. I’ll try to be up to see it. Check out the trailer also on YT.

Alex Mateo at ANN has casting announcements for the upcoming Hoshikuzu Telepath anime.

Sean Gaffney gives his final thoughts on Birdie Wing, Episodes 1-25 and, as always, his thoughts are worth reading.

History Hermann also has a spoiler-filler review of Birdie Wing, Season 2.

I’m having a hard time finding a way to talk about everything  I want to say about Birdie Wing, so I appreciate these reviewers who can.

James Whitbrook at Gizmodo writes about how Witch From Mercury’s Finale Made One of Gundam’s Most Fascinating Ideas Queer as Hell

Other News

Star Fruit Books announced a new English language manga magazine last year, Comic Bright. They confirmed this year that it is still being worked on. I love the folks there and wish them well, but I am skeptical about the future of print magazines in English that aren’t celebrity gossip.

The Nippon Club is holding an exhibition called JAPAN’S ANIME SWEEPING THE WORLD both in-person and online. This exhibition will include friends June Kim, whom you may remember as the creator of 12 Days and Hiroki Otsuka whose most recent manga series, Backstage in New York, was made into a live action show in Japan.

Nimona creator ND Stevenson has travelogue comics about the Nimona on Netflix Press Tour. Nimona was a nice movie and if you have Netflix, it’s definitely worth a watch. Very good queer rep, among other things.

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