As Galette prepares to step into a tenth year, we are here celebrating the completion of their 9th successful year. In an industry which is very much subject to editorial whims, reader fads, distribution breakdown, declining self space and a host of other disruptions, to see a Yuri magazine committed to consistently to creators telling the stories they want to tell, the way they want to tell them, is extraordinary. Galette is that magazine.

Galette No. 36 (ガレットNo.36) opens with an ending this volume. Morinaga Milk’s “Watashi no Kawaii Neko-chan” comes to an end, as Yuna and Rena take a short trip just before Yuna finally opens her own salon. This feels like an end of an era. It’s also really nice to see a Morinaga Milk story that is left alone right to the *very end* where the characters can actually address the issues and come together as a partnership.  Theclearfile that came with this volume celebrates the end of this story, with Yuna and Rena in wedding gowns on one side and Chibi wearing a ribbon on the other.

“Otome no Shinden” by Nakako Nui, which has been a not-creepy doll story takes an interesting turn as Rikako joins the handicrafts club at school and makes a friend…a friend who wants to see her doll. The doll is all for it, but for some reason Rikako is not. 

“Koi ni Shitakunaina” by Inui Ayu is the second female client falls for a hired escort story already this month. This series takes Momoa and Karen a step closer as they share their real names…but is that really okay in a paid relationship? Momo is thinking that she’s falling too deep.

There are a lot more stories that I genuinely enjoyed in this volume including some new work by artists I  am not familiar with, like Sagami’s swet “Cosmos no Saku Tokoro” and the end of the two-part short story that began in the previous volume, as well as all the 140-character entries including the illustrated one. 

Galette hits more than 200 pages once again in this volume, something I always want to celebrate. I hope more indie artists and writers submit to Galette and we get to see their unique view of Yuri, as well. 

Ratings: 

Overall – 9

2026 is going to be trying for all of us, so it’s really lovely to know that Galetter is here, bringing us more great independent Yuri!

2026 is going to be challenging for many of us,