Yuri Manga
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All, Volume 1 is just out of the gate, but Yen isn’t waiting on this – The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All, Volume 2 is already up for pre-order. Because they were kind enough to give me a review copy of Volume 1, I picked up a copy of the Kinokuniya exclusive with the variant cover and signed image board. I haven’t even had a chance to open it yet. ^_^; I’ll get V2 up on the Store when it has a EN cover. ^_^
Catching up on the manga for the series, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Vol. 5 is up on the Yuricon Store, with Volume 6 headed our way in December. I’ll get that up as soon as it has a EN cover, as well.
Kuzushiro’s Amayo no Tsuki, Volume 8 ( 雨夜の月) is headed to JP bookshelves this month! I always look forward to this manga so much.
Ikuta Hana, creator of the Bakumatsu high school girls series Oni to Yoake, that I quite randomly reviewed this past week, has a new Yuri series Ryuu to Ryuu no Kekkon (竜と龍の結婚), starting on webcomic site Shiori. This follows two Dragon Princesses from different Dragon Kingdoms who marry to bring peace to their lands.
Creator of Octave, Akiyama Haru’s new series Watashi no Blue Garnet () will be hitting shelves in Japan at the beginning of December. Interestingly, this does not appear at the moment to have a digital option.
The next to last volume of Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 13 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな) hit shelves last month in Japan. Miwa and Saeko go on a trip together.
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The Gundam franchise has announced the next series on their official X account. Mobile Suit Gundam ALC ENCOUNTER (機動戦士ガンダム ALC ENCOUNTER) appears to be starring two female leads once again…and, as some of you may remember, ALC Publishing was the very first Yuri manga publisher in the world! I ran ALC – which was short for AniLesboCon – from 2003-2010. So I’m giggling, imagining that they named the next Yuri Gundam after my ALC…which, they most likely did not. ^_^ Fun coincidence, though.
And for fans who can’t get enough Mobile Suit Gundam The Witch From Mercury, check out Mecha Girl of the Day’s account on X for these fab matching jackets for Suletta and Miorine from Bandai! I would get one, but nearly $400 a piece is a bit above my budget for my obsessions for anime and jackets.
I know I mentioned this last week, but it bears repeating, Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi, will be getting an anime in 2025. Check out the beautiful trailer on Youtube. I absolutely love this manga and have high hopes for the anime. Reviews of the manga are here on Okazu, through Volume 8 in Japanese, and Volume 1 and Volume 2 of This Monster Wants To Eat Me, out now in English from Yen Press.
The Rose of Versailles anime movie has paired up with a florist in Japan to present themed flower arrangements. Check out the official account on X to see the Oscar, the Marie Antoinette, the Fersen and the Andre. ^_^
The official X account for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise has announced a trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis no Kaiten Part 2: SIDE Homura.
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Studio Élan has launched a demo to their upcoming Yuri VN, Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery.
Ebi-hime has also released a new game this week for Halloween, The end of an obsession is “a short yandere yuri horror vn where you play as a princess trapped in a tower. Your only company is your kidnapper: a witch who seeks to torment you. Will she ever let you escape?“
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Also headed our way this month is The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Vol. 8, in which Anis and Euphie continue to build their city of dreams, only to run in to obstacles.
Kadokawa is mining the step-sister Yuri mines with new novel Atarashiku Dekita Onee-san ha, Yuri Toiu no Suki Mitai, (新しくできたお姉さんは、百合というのが好きみたい). You can pick it up on Amazon JP or Bookwalker – and if you do and want to review it, let me know.
Other News
Dark Horse announced on Bluesky that STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES PHASE III–THE WEDDING SPECTACULAR, will feature a wedding between Lula Talisola and Zeen Marla. IGN has an article about the pair.
The Tokyo University of Science Yuri Lovers Club is participating in the Ritsumeikan University Festival with snacks, mocktails and their new publication, mock tale. Check out the cover and announcement on their X account. And can we have a moment of pure joy that the Tokyo University of Science has a Yuri Club?!
Kyodo News reports that a Tokyo High Court has (once again) decided that the lack of same-sex recognition in Japan is unconstitutional and the Diet really ought to do something about. Recent elections has gutted the LDP stranglehold on power, so maybe we might see some change in our lifetime.
For those of us in the US, here’s an awesome event you can be prat of – everylibrary is celebrating Manga Day 2024, tomorrow on November 3 at 7PM Eastern US time on Facebook and Youtube, featuring speakers from Viz, Kodansha, Fantagraphics and Yen Press! Great people talking about great manga. Register for free!
Castlevania is getting a Takarazuka adaptation! If they go with the Netflix anime for inspiration, we might even get some lesbian vampires out of it. Probabaly not, but it would be nice.
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