Yuri Anime
Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Patricia Baxter, we have a release date for A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace based on a manga by Kuzushiro. Joana Cayanan has the news at ANN. I’m waiting on tenterhooks for announcement of the spring debut of The Moon On A Rainy Night anime. ^_^
Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Sean Gaffney, Manga Mogura says that Futari Escape will be getting an anime in autumn 2025. The protagonists will be voiced by Nogizaka46 members Iwamoto Renka and Tomisato Nao.
The folks at Empty Movement have posted the first post-series official Revolutionary Girl Utena art by Chiho Saito on Bluesky.
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Galette WORKS is delaying the Galette Volume 4 Kickstarter because of the tariffs imposed on all items from overseas, by the idiocracy that current runs our country. Call your representatives and let them know that importing manga and supporting small businesses are both important and these tariffs are absurd.
Via YNN Correspondent Burkely Hermann, Yen is offering a Rock Is A Lady’s Modesty Calendar page for this month!
Ichijinsa’s Comic Yuri Hime is partnering with the Eizan Electric Train for a collaboration, in two parts, each celebrating different Comic Yuri Hime series.
Yodogawa’s newest manga Neko ni hakuchō, hotaru ni koban (猫に白鳥、蛍に小判) is on Comic Walker.
Via Okazu Staffer and YNN Correspondent Matt Marcus, Bookwalker is hosting a one-shot set in Tikkili’s Drifting Into Summer universe, Sky Full Of Stars.
LGBTQ Comics
Sr. YNN Correspondent (and as of this week, official Okazu Staff Writer! Wooo~~~!!) Ashley, wants you to know about
Good Morning, Salwa (BUUZA!! Volume 1), an original graphic novel by Shazleen Khan from Abrams. This is a collection of their Ignatz Award–winning YA webcomic. ” Zach, a down-on-his-luck phone operator, receives a misdialed call from a distressed man named Zhen which sparks an undeniable connection. Zach is thrown into a search for his mystery man that stretches across multiple cities and a tangled web of exes, missed connections, and frenemies.”
The Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced and Navigating with You by Jeremy Whitley, Cassio Ribeiro & Nikki Foxrobot (Maverick/Mad Cave) is a cute little F/F story that i picked up at Anime NYC to read. And The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All was nominated for the Best Manga category! The awards will be held at the Small Press Expo on September 13-14 in Bethesday, MD.
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This month is a Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival on Steam and we have a couple of groups that have written in to tell you about their titles:
Red Bean Taiyaki Studios wants you to take a look at the demo for Distant Oceanic Getaway. They say “Play as a heartbroken soul determined to move on from a cheating ex. There are only seven other single sapphics on board the cruise ship—could one possibly be your soulmate? You’ll have 10 days aboard the ship to explore, interact with characters, and have fun. Get drunk at the bar and pass out after having three drinks! Contemplate the meaning of life with a stranger you just met! There are endless choices for you to make and infinite opportunities for you to explore! And… perhaps even a secret hidden storyline for you to uncover?
Our game is choice-heavy, with lots of different options and branches for sailors to explore! You can also customize Maeve’s personality, which affects the choice options. We recommend it for players 16+ who are looking for something light and funny. “
And Cross Couloir is excited to introduce you to the demo of Comet Angel, “a sci-fi yuri visual novel with puzzle elements that tells the story of two teenage girls going through an emotional journey of self-discovery after they make the world’s first alien encounter.” Full game is coming October 28.
Studio Élan wants you to know that Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery releases September 30.
Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Patricia Baxter, Crunchyroll is making Black Lily’s Tale available to Premium members. This coming-of-age story is by Fukahire.
Other News
For those of us at Anime NYC, Seven Seas reports on the results of the Best Girl Character Poll they did for There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover, Unless….! The winner is Koto Satsuki! I voted on behalf of the Staff for Ajisai. ^_^
On ANN’s This Week in Manga, Coop and Chris think the best comic in Kodansha’s English-language Young Magazine was Gaku Keito’s sequel, Boys Run the Riot – IN TRANSITION. As a reminder you can read this whole issue *for free* on Azuki. Or drop in to a local Kinokuniya and grab a physical copy if there are any left.
I still haven’t had a chance to write my Anime NYC report for Okazu, but here is a look at this year’s festivities by me for The Comics Beat in Anime NYC 2025 Is The Room Where Everything Happens, For Manga and Anime.
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