Yuri Audiobook
Volume 1 of I’m In Love With The Villainess audiobook is hitting devices on November 16. If you’re a new fan from watching the anime, this will be a great way to get into the LN series. ^_^
Yuri Light Novels & Webnovels
And, while we’re on inori.-sensei’s work, November 10 sees the release of her newest Light Novel, Yuusha ni Naritai Shoujo To, Yuusha Narubeki Kanojo ( 勇者になりたい少女と、勇者になるべき彼女). Melonbooks is offering an acrylic standee figure for sale, as well The Seven Seas’ November reader survey is up, so if you’d like to see this in English, let ’em know!
On Webnovel.com The Vampire’s Priestess is a new Yuri title up for your reading pleasure.
Yuri Anime
The Blu-Ray pre-order for The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess is up and the pre-order gift is a wedding dress image for the main couple. Almost exactly like I’m In Love With The Villianess and MagiRevo. I guess this is how its gonna be now. ^_^
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Yuri VN
The Phantom of the Black Rose Review: Act 1 is now up on the Yuricon Store! Grab a copy of this shoujo manga/Takarazuka/horror mashup by Yamino for pay what you want!
Yuri Manga
FLOWERCHILD’s new release Utsushicha Damena Kao, Volume 1 (映しちゃダメな顔) is out now and once again Melonbooks is offering an acrylic standee figure. Melonbooks is really leaning into the extras these days. It’s a darn good way to distract from Amazon, which doesn’t even offer extra booklets, or illustrations.
Watashi no Oshi ha Akuyaku Reijou., Volume 7 (私の推しは悪役令嬢。) is out in Japan (and, interestingly, was on the shelves at my local Kinokuniya, along with spin-off Volume 1 of Watashi No Oshi Ha Akuyaku Reijou. Maid Kitchen, ( 私の推しは悪役令嬢。 メイドキッチン) AND I’m in Love with the Villainess,Volume 5 in English!
Good news for French-readers, Meian Editions has announced the license of I’m In Love With The Villainess in French. Thank you to YNN Correspondent Mang’Albine for the heads up!
Ichijinsha has launched a new series of promotional videos of some of their top Yuri manga, featuring Rae and Claire’s anime voice actresses, Serizama Yuu and Karen Nanami! Check out the playlist for PVs of Citrus, Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Utau, Odoriba ni Skirt ga Naru, Osoto Gohan o Issho Ni and Inkya Gyaru Demo Ikigaritai! Another sign that this series is popular – they are using these characters to sell other manga. ^_^
Yuri Events
We have a new panel up for Yuricon 2023! Amy Martin and Luce discuss the place Yuri-Adjacent series have in our to-watch lists! This was a wonderful panel and I hope you’ll all enjoy it! All of our Yuricon 2023 panels are available on Yuri Studio. There’s still time to get a panel or presentation application in, if you’d like to be part of this 20th anniversary event. ^_^
This month sees the opening of the There’s No Way I’ll Be Your Lover, Unless… pop-up shop in Japan.
Yuriten is running in Osaka for one more day and that will shutter this year’s Yuri exhibition. They are still taking orders on the store, so grab some goods while they last!
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Yuri Doujinshi
Filipino circle Penlab on Facebook has announced the publication of SILAKBO, an anthology of Filipino Girls’ Love one-shot komiks set in high school.
Speaking of Filipino circles, my great thanks to Yuri/GL Philippines for making it possible for me to get a copy of their Yurilistic doujinshi, celebrating Suletta and Minorine’s wedding (night). ^_^ It will find a home among my global doujinshi collection!
Other News
Via YNN Correspondent Patricia B, we have news of Shàonǚ zhī ài: Táiwān ACG jiè bǎihé mí wénhuà fāzhǎn shǐ 2023 zēng xiū bǎn (少女之愛：台灣ACG界百合迷文化發展史 2023增修版), a Taiwanese look at Baihe fan culture, by Yáng Shuāngzǐ – a pseudonym taken by Taiwanese novelist Yáng Ruòhuī and her twin sister. This is available now from Gaea Books. If you are a reader of Chinese and would like to review this for us, we’d be delighted to have a review!
Mangasplaining Extra has an interview with asexual manga artist Isaki Uta, as a follow-up to their very successful collected volume Kickstarter.
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