Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – February 6, 2025

February 8th, 2025

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The Kickstarter for Miyuki Yorita’s EN-language translation of Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles, Volume 2 has 16 hours to go, as of writing, and has met all of the stretch goals except the final one. Another 364,150¥ (about $2400) will do it.

We have a bunch of new items up on the Yuricon Store!

Shio Usui’s I Married My Female Friend, Volume 4 wraps up the series from Seven Seas.

Viz Media is releasing Ami Uozumi’s Pink Candy Kiss, Volume 1  in April. “After 20 years apart, Takara reconnects with Ema, the girl she nearly kissed in middle school—who’s now a beautiful, married woman.”

Kase-san and Yamada, Volume 4, which is the ninth volume of the Kase-san series(!) is headed our way in April, also from Seven Seas.

 

Kininatteru Hito Ga Otoko Janakatta, Volume 3  (気になってる人が男じゃなかった) will be hitting shelves this month in Japan. Many hijinks and dress-up moments await in Arai Sumiko’s runaway hit series.

Fuzoroi no Renri, Volume 9 (不揃いの連理) focuses on Shizuku’s relationship with Saori.

The final volume of Osoto Gohan wo Go-issho ni, Volume 3 (おそとごはんをご一緒に) has food and camping and goodbyes.

Via Comic Natalie, Yuri no ha Hajimari Dorei kara, Volume 1 (百合のはじまりは奴隷から), tells the story of a girl who is asked to confess for a schoolmate and is sucked into a slave/master relationship with the object of the other person’s desire.

Twinstar Cyclone Runaway, Volume 2 of the manga was  released in December.

With Galette, No. 33 on the horizon, Galette No. 32 (ガレット) is on the store! We’re still waiting for a Bookwalker JP link, but you can get it digitally on Booth, and physically from the Melonbooks and Booth if stock is still available.

 

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Yen Press announced the license for Lycoris Recoil Official Comic Anthology: React. Alex Mateo at ANN has the details.

Joana Cayanan on ANN has the news that Suzu Akeko will end Love Shitai Tatsunomiya-san wa Jouriku Shimashita manga in the 2nd Volume. This manga is about a mermaid who falls in love with a woman and moves in as her neighbor.

 

 

Anime News

Via Comic Natalie, the Citrus anime will be streaming for free on Youtube on Valentine’s Day. This will probably be without subtitles, as it is meant as a JP campaign.

In “This Week In Anime” on ANN, Lucas  and Coop cover Anime That Feels Like A Bad Trip, featuring Momentary Lily and Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Speaking of the damned, do NOT watch episode 6 of Momentary Lily, but DO read James Beckett’s horror story/review of it. Seriously, do not watch it.

Girls Band Cry 2-Part Compilation Film Project Opens on October 3, 2nd Film Screens on November 14, ANN’s Alex Mateo has the details 
 

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Yuri Audiobook

Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!, Volume 1 Audiobook from Seven Seas Siren is on the Yuricon Store. Volume 2 will be out soon.

 

Yuri VN

Autumn Wright at PC Gamer magazine takes a look at Studio Élan‘s National Park Girls in A yuri VN about national parks that turn into anime girls is, somehow, the most relatable game I’ve played in my 20s.

 

Other News

Bookwalker is merging with Dwango, says Crystalynn Hodgkins at ANN. Kadokawa says the service will remain the same, but we’ll see.

 

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