Thanks very much to Okazu Staff Writer Eleanor Walker for her assist on today’s YNN!
Welcome to a bumper edition of YNN from across the pond, including Anime Expo licensing announcements, toxic yuri and more!
There are lots of new additions to the Yuricon Store, in both English and Japanese!
Yuri Manga in English
How Do I Turn My Best Friend Into My Girlfriend?, Volume 4 Yuzu admits to herself that she’s still in love with Minami but neither wants to ruin their friendship
I Don’t Know Which Is Love, Volume 3 the harem rom-com continues as Mei is roped into acting (mostly kiss scenes.)
It’s All Your Fault, Volume 1 is a Cosplay Yuri rom-com(?) by Merryhachi, out from Yen Press.
The Lying Bride and the Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Volume 1 Naoko Kodama’s classic “lesbian in love with a straight coworker” find her life turned upside down when the former cowerker lands on her doorstep.
Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 13 gets into the extremely important and intense “Red Person” arc, as Sorawo will finally confront her past.
Rainbows After Storms, Volume 4. It’s summer and Nanoha and Chidori are making memories, even if they have to hide their relationship from their friends.
SHWD Complete Yuri Collection, by sono N., is on shelves from Seven Seas. This story about big, muscular women fighting monsters that cause insanity is intense and kind of sweet.
Yuri Manga in Japanese
Anemone ga Netsu wo Obiru, Volume 3 (アネモネが熱を帯びる) and Volume 4
“Furetai” ha Koi no Hajimari, Volume 1 (触れたいは恋の始まり) An idol and a school star – rivals and lovers.
Galette No. 34 (ガレット) is out and “Liberty” is back, with, it appears a bit of a time skip.
In Koharu to Minato: Watashi No Partner Ha Onna No Ko, Volume 3 (小春と湊 わたしのパートナーは女の子) Koharu and Minato decide it is time to make their relationship as legal as it can be in Japan.
Koi ni Koi suru Koibito Kankei, Volume 1 (恋に恋するコイビト関係) Usui Shio’s school story pits the school prince against th Student Council President for another rivals/lovers story/
Koi Yori Aoku, Volume 2 (恋より青く) Girls from two different schools grown closer in this school days story.
Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo ~ Maryoku Zero de Shoukansareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukokuki, Volume 2 (~無力聖女と無能王女～魔力ゼロで召喚された聖女の異世界救国記～) Nana and Princess Luriam are called to a village to defeat the miasma poisoning their food and water.
Tsumetakute Yawaraka, Volume 3 (冷たくて 柔らか) Emma and Takara struggle with their feelings some more. ^_^;
Yuriniko, Volume 1 (ユリノコ) is a “creepy doll and lesbians” story.
Yuri Audiobooks
Adachi and Shimamura, Vol 2 Audiobook hit shelves this May! Volume 1 is also listed on the Yuricon Store.
Thai GL Live Action
Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Frank Hecker, There are two Thai series premiering this month. The first: Only You from Channel 3 Thailand, starring LingLing Sirilak Kwong and Orm Kornnaphat Sethratanapong (LingOrm) as a bodyguard and the celebrity she’s protecting. Beginning July 18 on the 3Plus app. Teaser trailer with English subtitles is up on Youtube.
Harmony Secret from Change2561, starring Lookmhee Punyapat Wangpongsathaporn and Sonya Saranphat Pedersen (LMSY) as business rivals. Beginning July 26 on iQiyi. Teaser trailer also on Youtube.
Yuri Light Novels
Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei, Volume 11 ( 転生王女と天才令嬢の魔法革命) has hi JP shelves.
Courtesy of YNN Sr. Correspondent Sean G we have news of a new Yuri light novel from Toshizou in August. No title or plot as of yet, but they are very excited about it!
Yuri Visual Novels
Two very different new Yuri visual novels are now available on the Yuricon store:
Three Peach Hill is a cozy, feel-good lesbian romance visual novel about a fox spirit and the human girl who woos her.
A Tithe in Blood is a dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.
Via High on Lullabies on the Okazu Discord, we have an ongoing Toxic Yuri VN Jam. I’m not here to yuck anyone’s yum but this is definitely not for me.
We also have a full release of Upwards, Rain! from Studio Elan. I personally reviewed this one as part of a group review of Studio Elan’s Dandelion set last year and enjoyed it a lot so I’ll be getting this new version for sure.
Team ANPIM are bringing us an “Adult Life Yuri Bundle“ which also has my interest and is set to release on the 8th July.
Anime Expo licensing announcements (so far.)
By Alex Mateo on in Anime News Network:
“Yen Press have announced a deluxe hardcover version of The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy At All, a short story collection by the creator of Cocoon Entwined, Yuriko Hara, and another series by Takako Shimura, creator of Sweet Blue Flowers, called Scenes from Awajima.
“Experience the vibrant, captivating story of the rock-loving pair-now in an exclusive, limited-edition hardcover only available from the Yen Press webstore! Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He’s stylish with an air of mystery about him, and his taste in music is impeccable. Little does she know—this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya’s, she can’t help but be extremely aware of the other’s crush. And although she’s afraid to reveal the truth, Mitsuki finds herself talking with Aya more and more.
Yuriko Hara, author of the atmospheric, eerily beautiful yuri Cocoon Entwined, brings us five haunting stories of love and attachment. Ranging from horrific to wistful, these captivating tales, featuring both yuri and Boys Love, are sure to ensnare readers. Fans of her previous work will be especially delighted by the final piece, which provides an extra chapter of Youko and Hana’s story…
Awajima Opera School—where countless girls from across the country flock in hopes of one day standing on the big stage. As they work toward achieving their dreams of stardom, their time at Awajima is filled with as much friendship and admiration as competition and jealousy. The precious feelings of girls who are at once both classmates and rivals, tenderly captured in the portraits of an ensemble cast!”
From ANN’s Rafel Antonio Pineda:
Kodansha USA are bring us a new series from Sal Jiang, creator of the original manga Ayaka Is In Love With Hiroko, which is now a popular drama, entitled Wicked Spot (Volume 1 reviewed by Erica in Japanese) and from author Sometime Suoh, whose previous work Superwomen in Love has been released in English, comes a dark fantasy yuri romcom called Marrying the Dark Knight (For Her Money). Volume 1 was reviewed by Erica in Japanese.
After spending over a century hiding in the shadows, powerful sorceress Sadako stumbles upon the dazzling world of social media and decides to post her way into her first real contact with humanity. She soon becomes an internet sensation, attracting a huge following of doting fans—and shocks them all by announcing she is a witch. The big reveal turns one follower called Hanako, a lonely young woman with seemingly inhuman strength and a curious resistance to magic, into a dedicated hater, and inadvertently sends them both on a whirlwind adventure beyond their wildest dreams!
Clarice’s younger sister is her whole world. In a world of monsters, born into a noble family that’s gone broke, there’s nothing Clarice wouldn’t do for her. So when she gets sick, and there’s only one way to save her, Clarice doesn’t blink! She agrees to an arranged marriage with the Dark Knight, a ferocious warrior who goes everywhere in magical armor—even their wedding! Afterward, Clarice is ready to consummate the marriage and charm her new spouse into paying to save her sister’s life. There’s just one problem: The Dark Knight won’t let her into the bedroom! And Clarice finally finds out why…she’s secretly a woman! With female knights forbidden, the Knight seriously lacking in social graces, a household full of servants scared out of their wits, and monster fights breaking out constantly, Clarice realizes that this wedding of convenience is going to be more inconvenient than she bargained for!
Yuri Webcomic
Again with thanks to High on Lullabies on the Okazu Discord, Yenzu’s webcomic Literary Link has been picked up as a Webtoon Original series.
Yuri Movie
Miyuki Yorita’s Kickstarter to produce English subtitles for her movie Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles, has been successfully funded.
Licensing surveys
Baiheverse is doing a survey on Baihe works and how folks are enjoying them.
New English manga publisher Blupetal also has a yuri specific survey.
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Great news, always happy for more Takako Shimura.