Yuri Anime
The top news this week is the announcement of an anime adaptation for Kuzushiro’s The Moon on a Rainy Night/ Amayo no Tsuki (雨夜の月)! This series about disability and queer life has been one of my favorites since I read the first volume in Japanese. I look forward to seeing Kuzushiro’s work animated.
Whisper Me A Love Song / Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Utau (ささやくように恋を唄う) episodes 11 & 12 have been scheduled for broadcast in Japan on December 28. I’m very glad the production company is able to complete the series. I know we were all getting a little worried.
ANNs Alex Mateo reports on Amazon Prime streaming Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back anime film. This Week in Anime has Steve and Lucas discussing the film, with the lens of their own recent loss of Nick, and Jairus Taylor provides a glowing review for the film. I have still not watched it, as I am not in an appropriate emotional state to cope just yet.
I’m In Love With The Villainess / Watashi no Oshi ha Akuyaku Reijou. (私の推しは悪役令嬢。) anime has slipped to third place on the Tokyo Anime Awards. Still respectable, but inori.-sensei has asked that if you want to, please consider voting by December 2. Bandai Channel is showing the whole series, which I hope helps.
GKids has obtained N. American right to Liz and the Blue Bird. Alex Mateo has the news on ANN.
ANN’s Rafel Antonio Pineda has the news and trailer for Witchy Precure!!: Mirai Days sequel anime.
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Yuri Events
Comic Academy 25 will be held at Tokyo University and the Tokyo University Yuri Club will be selling their magazine Liliest, Volume 8!
Comitia is going to be at Tokyo Big Sight on November 17th in the East Halls 3, 4, 5, 6,and 7.
I’ll be moderating a talk on December 10 at The Ripped Bodice in Brooklyn, NY! Authors JD Glass, Mala Kumar and I will be discussing the Gift of Love and queer joy! There is a small charge, but you’ll get it back in store credit. Hope to see you there. ^_^
Winter Comiket will be at Tokyo Big Sight on December 29 & 30.
Yuriten will be in Tokyo from January 25- February 2, and in Osaka from February 8- 16.
Yuri Manga
Éditions Akata has formally announced several new licenses, including schwinn’s senior Yuri series, Hana Monogatari for French readers.
Aoto Hibiki has a series being translated and serialized on Manga Planet: First Love Story: Shino x Asuka Story.“Ever since Shino saw Asuka take the stage to lead the freshman pledge, she knew they were in completely different worlds. Intelligent, endlessly talented Asuka is the type who’d only be friends with fellow preppy girls – never ordinary girls like her! The correct plan of action for Shino to take for her high school debut is to fit in by sticking close to her old friends, getting through academics somehow, and snagging herself a boyfriend – but when Asuka herself asks Shino to be her friend, does fitting in even matter?”
Aneido-sensei posted a short comic about a woman who sells her soul to the devil on Bluesky in English, and asks us the question – what is the soul after all?
Galette No. 32 (ガレットNo.32) is going on sale officially for Comitia 150. You can buy it digitally or in print from the different options on the Yuricon Store.
Akiyama Haru, creator of Octave, has a new series, Watashi no Blue Garnet (私のブルーガーネット) which is getting an acrylic figurine on MangaOh. This series follow Ai and Kon. Kon is looking for a former lover when their lives become intertwined.
U-temo has a new series beginning this month at Manga-Action, Okawari Itadake Darouka? This is a horror story about a girl who can summon spirits by eating and a classmate who eats spirits. Honestly, this looks kind of fun in a dark way.
Yatosaki Haru has an new online comic on Comic-Days called Haha to Keiyaku to Akuma (母と契約と悪魔) about a girl whose heart is broken after her girlfriend breaks up with her. She meets a beautiful girl who she falls for, only to learn that the beautiful girl is a succubus.
Via Yuri Navi, Fujimoto Remochi has a new “cool boyish” Ikemen x Ikemen Yuri manga, Makoto-sempai no mae de ha Kakko Tsukerarenai!(真先輩の前ではかっこつけられない！) on Web Ace.
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Yuri Light Novel
J-Novel Club has announced a new Yuri LN, The Hero-Killing Bride written by Aoikou with art by Enji. ANN’s Crystalyn Hodgkins has the details. Sure it’s lascivious crap, but I dunno, I might read it. ^_^
Yuri Visual Novel
Ebi-hime has another Yuri VN for you! Shut-In Vampire, is about a secret Vampire who is behind on the rent and only has two weeks to pay up
Quill Yuri offers up Death Becomes You: Yuri Onsen Vacation on Steam. “Alice and Sophie finally have the time to go on an onsen retreat. However, their trip gets inturrupted [sic] by mysterious magic. The last straw: “MY FOOD!!!” Will the couple be able to find the culprit and finally enjoy their vacation? “
Other News
I’ve moved the Yuri Manga Bot to Bluesky. This is where I make up plots for Yuri manga as the mood takes me. ^_^
Melon Books will no longer be accepting Mastercard or Visa from December 19. This appears to be something they are trying to fix, but for now, you’ll need Amex, JCB or another card on file. Joana Cayanan has the details on ANN.
Lycoris Recoil has an aquarium-themed museum shop in Tokyo Skytree from November 22 to December 8. And Crunchyroll now has the ClariS music video of the series OP, Alive.
Please enjoy this video pow put to music by Miyo for inee’s manga LOVE BULLET! on X.
Crunchyroll now has translated Newtype magazine Crunchyroll edition online for free – check out the flipbook.
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