Yuri Events
Flamecon is this weekend in New York City, NY, and I will be there today! I’m not doing any panels or selling anything, just taking a nice relaxing stroll through the event. Hit me up if you’re there and say hello. ^_^
AnimeNYC is at Javits Center on August 21-24, 2025. Once again I’ll be there, covering the American Manga Awards (The Guy She Liked Wasn’t A Guy At All is nominated for an award this year!) on Thursday night, hanging out with manga industry folks on Friday – hitting up the Yen Press Love Bullet pop-up store and trawling Kinokuniya for The Guy She Liked Wasn’t A Guy At All merch. I’ll be back on Sunday for the Geeks Out x ANYC panel: Finding Your Story: Manga Recommendations for Queer Readers at the ridiculous time of 3:30 PM on Sunday, August 24. We would love to have you join us!
Comiket 106 is happening this weekend as well. Check out their Facebook and Twitter feeds for pictures.
I am a guest at Y/Con this November in Paris. My panel schedule is not set yet, but I will have copies of By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga to sign and I am very much looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones, so do drop by!
Yuri VNs
Studio Élan announces the soundtrack and ending theme song for A Tithe in Blood are now available for purchase on Steam! You can find all of the DLC for it on Steam. You can also get the soundtrack on Bandcamp.
Also from Studio Élan, National Park Girls is now available in Chinese. They note that the translation update also comes with a few accessibility updates.
Via Yuri Navi, we have key visuals for a cheerful post-apocalyptic story, Chill Planet (散るプラネット), where “chill” is the verb chiru of scattering flower petals. This is a end of the world adventure game featuring four young woman from developer team aozorite, which is slated for a 2026 Steam debut.
Via YNN Correspondent Patricia B, Iwakura Aria is now available on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
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Yuri Manga
Galette English Issue No.3 is complete and on the way to backers, according to Galette WORKS’ most recent update on Kickstarter. Based on previous campaigns, we should expect Issue No. 4 campaign to begin shortly. I’ve been seeing folks asking about getting back issues. At this point, the new Kickstarters do have add-ons for previous issues, but there is no standalone way to purchase the EN editions.
In Japan, Galette No. 35 cover art has been revealed, on Galette’s official Bluesky.
Via Comic Natalie, Citrus+ is celebrating an anniversary with some Mei and Yuzu merch.
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Yuri Anime
Discotek has announced the classic shoujo sports (and intensely emotional rivalry) anime, Aim For The Ace!
This Monster Wants To Eat Me new trailer teases the opening theme and gives us an October debut date. Crystalynn Hodgkins has the details on ANN.
Curryku announced the 3rd volume of Not So Shoujo Love Story on X. We have Volume 1 up on the Yuricon Store if you haven’t already started this goofy Yuri manga.
Live Action
Japanese Girls at the Harbor (港の日本娘) a 1933 silent film, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu that was cited by the Complete Guide to “Yuri” Films, is now on Youtube!
Other News
The long-awaited classic trans manga, Stop! Hibari-kun!, is available for pre-order from Peow.
Sean Gaffney reviews The Executioner and Her Way of Life: Wish Upon a Star, Pray to a Flower, Volume 9 of the series, over on his blog, A Case Suitable For Treatment.
Quick personal update, I am once again free of the bondage of employment. I am looking for a position with leadership that sets their team up for success. If you’re looking for a marketing/communications person with experience in any number of industries, please reach out.
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