Archive for 2025


Comic Yuri Hime, November 2025 (コミック百合姫2025年11月号)

October 12th, 2025

Two women sit at a low table, eating, smiling and talking animatedly together. The image is laid out so the magazine will need to be rotated horizontally to see it properly. I love when the end of the year in Comic Yuri Hime is strong. There is one manga we’re saying goodbye to in Comic Yuri Hime, November 2025 (コミック百合姫2025年11月号), but we’ll get there in a moment.

To begin with hechima’s cover is homey and warm. We’ve had 11 months with these two young women, they are beginning to feel like friends. I’m hoping the December issue shows them a bit older, but I always hope for older adult representation. ^_^

As mentioned on YNN, Futari Escape is getting a live-action series. I’m very interested to see how they’ll do that, as it was heavy on the goofy, travel and goofy, weird fun and low on the Yuri scales.

The opening series is a new one…and I do not yet know how I feel about it. “Hareta Hi no Dress Code” features a girl who wishes she was brave enough to wear the slacks that her school dress code allows, but she also loves dressing in cute skirt and a girl who does dress in the slack because of scars on her legs, but wishes she didn’t have to. I hope very much that this develops into a story of freedom from gender presentation rules.

“Watashi no Yuri ha Oshigoto Desu!” closes the Kanako x Sumika arc, but in a very humanly imperfect way. I do not know what the characters might face, but I hope Nene gets to meet someone nice now. ^_^

Lulu and Ten are accidentally dragged into the relationship issues faced by another student in Ashiaka Waz’s “Chouuchyuu Yori Ai wo Komete,” and it both puts strain on and opens a new door in their own relationship.

merryhachi returns to Comic Yuri Hime for the first time in years with a very cute one-shot, “Touko Swing-By.” Honestly, it was really sweet.

Somtime and suoh’s  “Gakeppuchi Reijou ha Kuro Kishi-sama o Horesasetai!” comes to an end. It’s a good end, a very solid end, but I don’t want it to end! Oh well. It was nice. I just wish we could have more! Waaah~~~

And props to the comic essay “Film ni Saku Yurinohana o Atsumete Kimi ni Okuritai” for not just talking about the Utena movie, but presenting an interesting fan discussion that the movie is Yuri, but the TV series is not. I agree that Utena and Anthy are not, in the TV series, a couple, but surely we cannot discount Juri and Shiori? Anyway. Good column. 

Once again, there were many stories I read and enjoyed and other I did not, or did not read. It’s an incredibly solid magazine now and I look forward to new series starting.

Ratings: 

Overall – 8

The December issue will be out on October 18. There is no cover image available for it yet, but you can pre-order it on Amazon JP now.





Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – October 11, 2025

October 11th, 2025

In blue silhouette, two women face each other. One wears a fedora and male-styled attire, one is in a dress and heels. Their body language is obscure - they may be dancing, or laughing or fighting. Art by Mari Kurisato for Okazu

Yuri Manga

Yume to Koi de wa Tsuriawanai (夢と恋ではつり合わない) is the story of a girl who believes that she cannot be in love and be successful who, on the eve of exams, falls in love.

Not a manga, per se, but K to M Kamokamen Illustration Collection (KとM　かも仮面初作品集) is a collection volume of online and original art that follows K and M as they are friends, then more.

Galette Vol. 4 Special English Edition Kickstarter campaign is set to go live on October 15. I know we’re all excited to support independent, creator-owned Yuri! 

Via LumRanmaYasha on Bluesky, the Yen Press retailers panel was full of good news for Yuri fans. First, The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All is one of Yen’s Top 10 best sellers with only 2 volumes so far. Compare it to other top selling series which have 2x-10x more volumes. Additionally, Yen is saying that Love Bullet is expected to be their biggest seller of 2025, with a *December* release. It’s not yet on the Yuricon Store, as a cover has not yet been revealed, but you can pre-order it now on Amazon, Bookwalker, Crunchyroll and Bookshop.org. Read the whole thread, it’s good news and we can all use good news.

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All was nominated for a Harvey Award this year. It lost out to Witch Hat Atelier, which…if you gotta lose, that’s a good one to lose to. ^_^

Mangaalerts is doing a Sailor Moon manga box set giveaway. Check out their post on Bluesky for details!

Hanakage Alt took to Bluesky to announce that their manga, On’ni tte yonde mo īdesu ka? (オンニって呼んでもいいですか ?) is #1 on Comic Walker in the Yuri category. Woo!

ANN’s Rafael Antonio Pineda has the news that The Summer You Were There creator Yuama has a new series beginning in  Comic Yuri Hime, Tayutau Koi no Chirigawa ni.

Via YNN Correspondent akatsukinoluna, a new Yuri imprint has launched in Japan. Bunkasha has announced the orSis label. Some of the names are familiar, Nomiya Rion, Yoshitomi Akihito, Akegata Yuu. I am wondering if this is related to the closure of Futekiya’s Manga Planet, as Akegata Yuu’s Tsuki to Suppin had been one of their titles, and Nomiya Rion had also had some work there. Keep an eye on these!

 

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Yuri Goods

The Love Bullet pop-up has reached Kinokuniya’s online store, for those that can’t make it to a con or a Kino location. Grab some fun Love Bullet merch, and check out the The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All shop as well. 

 

LGBTQ Comic & Novel

The Fanboy Factor reports that the sold out Adventure Time Bubbeline College Special #1 is going into a second printing in November. 

Christine Love, game dev known for Ladykiller in a Bind, has a novel out. Star Sword Nemesis is about “the most fashionable girl in a utopian collective of Trans-Neptunian Objects falling in love with her fencing instructor, the deadliest turncoat milf in all of space,” featuring art by Max Schwartz.

 

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Yuri Anime

Anime Feminist’s Vrai Kaiser takes a look at two of this season’s Yuri anime in This Monster Wants to Eat Me – Episode 1 and A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace – Episode 1.

I also reviewed This Monster Wants To Eat Me anime this week here on Okazu, ICYMI. ^_^

 

Yuri Live Action

Via backer notification and Comic Natalie, Yorita Miyuki’s crowdfunded live-action film adaptation of her manga, Kanojo no Kuchizuke Kansen Suru Libido (彼女のくちづけ 感染するリビドー)  is getting a theatrical release in Ikebukuro on November 7. How exciting!

 

Other News

Via Anime News Network on Bluesky, here’s a metal version of the Sailor Moon theme by Powerglove for you to enjoy. ^_^

 

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Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord, Volume 5

October 10th, 2025

Two women stand in the yard of a Japanese home, laundry in a basket behind them on the veranda, as they dance. A woman with short dark hair, draped in a sheet as a dress, laughs as she is dipped by a taller woman with long blonde hair, wearing denim jeans and jacket.It has been a bit of while since we took a look at Suga Asako and her landlord, former idol group leader Miyako. This adult slice of life story by Yodokawa is the perfect manga to sink into for some emotional comfort food. 

Asako and Miyako are comfortable now thinking of themselves as a couple. After visiting Miyako’s family, Asako is looking forward to her days with her landlord, but when Matsuba stops by and makes her truly consider what that future means, Asako finds herself once again at a loss. 

But all that needs to be put aside, because Miyako has been found by paparazzi hanging out with the current Elm members and it has created instability for all of them. Miyako and Elm suggest a bold plan to quell rumors and set the past behind them.

There is something charming and special in this slice-of-not-everday-life. Few among us are ever going to have to live the life of an idol, or be partner to one. (I admit to spending surprising amount of time thinking about just that, as our Yuricon mascot Yuriko is exactly that kind of mega-popular idol and I think about the next novella about her when I am not able to sleep, which is frequently. ^_^;) But there are so many things in this story which might resonate with anyone – navigating complex feelings, letting someone into one’s life, meeting family, building a future. All of that is something any adult might experience, even if one’s partner is not mega- (or even micro-)famous .

Yodokawa’s art has grown into this story, as well. Along with fantastic expressions, body language here is exceptional, particularly as the story builds up to the climax.

Ratings: 

Art – 9
Story – 9
Characters – 9
Service – 0
Yuri – 9

Overall  – 9

This is an immensely satisfying end to an entertaining and satisfying series. I look forward to more from Yodokawa-sensei, for sure. 





Yuri Manga Magazine Galette To Begin 4th Issue Kickstarter on October 15

October 9th, 2025

Two catgirls cuddle intimately. Art by Morinaga Milk.After much consideration and discussion, a survey of backers and mores discussion, Galette WORKS have decided to go ahead with the launch of Galette Special English Edition, Issue 4.

Tariffs on good from Japan have, for the moment, settled at 15%, but shipping costs are going up and it is very likely that after the election, tariffs will rise more as well, regardless of the outcome. But as GW notes, there is no point to waiting on this, because it is not going to magically get better soon.

Therefore, on October 15, Oct 15, 2025  at 9 AM JST, (1AM in the UK,2 AM in Europe,  8PM US Eastern Time) Galette’s fourth Kickstarter will commence. It will be a 15-day campaign once again, so if you are interested in backing the highest levels, you will need to move quickly. ^_^

Once again, I want to affirm my commitment to Galette – not to get something, but to back the work and the creators. In this ever-darkening world, Yuri and queer manga shines a light and I want to support and spread that light. I don’t need physical goods. I need to know that Yuri and queer manga are being written, read and enjoyed all over the world. 

But the standees are cute, too. ^_^

Click to get notified when the campaign goes live on the Galette Volume 4 Kickstarter page!





This Monster Wants To Eat Me Anime, Streaming on Crunchyroll

October 6th, 2025

On dark background of black, blue and blood red, spattered with water droplets that amplify the color, a girl with long black hair and a scaled arm that ends in long-clawed fingers, smiles at use, her eyes glowing, on blue, one gold and inhuman.It can be challenging to go back to the beginning on something you have been following for a long time, to see where – and how – it begins. You’ve watched the story develop, the character mature,  and now you’re back with everyone unsure of the who and what and where. A good example of that is Steven Universe, where a return to the beginning, as Steven is so immature and very, very loud, can be difficult to watch after later seasons.

Not so for This Monster Wants To Eat Me, the anime adaptation of the manga by Naekawa Sae (one of the guests at this year’s AnimeNYC.) 

This story has always been atmosphere first, plot second and the animation really leans heavily into this. One of my favorite things about the visual narrative in the manga is how Hinako is always “drowning.” The darker her thoughts are, the deeper and darker the world around her. Bubbles float past her even in the classroom, as if she takes the deep ocean with her everywhere she goes. 

This is a story about trauma and depression and surviving, and how the horrors of the world take many forms. Including yokai.  Yokai, like vampires and werewolves, are born of fears shaped by the primal dark, the noises of the night,  of getting lost, of the inevitability of death. They are the horrors that we know are not real, but are real enough when we are faced with the truth of the world. A car may go off a cliff and fall into the ocean, but the ocean will not give back what it has taken. If you have ever watched a riptide in the North Atlantic, you may have seen that it is not angry, but it is dark and very hungry. Won’t you come and play in the surf?

This is the vibe of This Monster Wants To Eat Me. 

Something wants to eat Hinako, and Hinako is not opposed, but somehow cannot manage to successfully be dead.

This anime is being spoken of as a “Yuri” anime, but again, I remind everyone that the story is not a romance as such. Yes, Miko’s affection for Hinako is strong, and definitely a kind of love. What Shiori and Hinako may be to one another will not be revealed for a while. In the mean time, sit back, watch the ocean rise up to claim Hinako, and see how her life changes now that Miko and Shiori will vie for her attention…and her life. But not in the way you think.

Ratings: 

Art – 10
Story – 9
Characters – 8, but give it a few episodes
Service – 0
Yuri – This will be debated

Overall  – 10

Beautiful, atmospheric, dark, immensely sad, This Monster Wants To Eat Me, streaming on Crunchyroll, is fantastic.