Yuri Events
Top news this week is that Yen Press is running a one-day Yuri Cafe in New York City on February 7. Seats have already filled, so I will not link to the announcement, BUT! Because the event is timed, due to so many people wanting to join, and some folks not getting a seat, I am taking this opportunity to run an impromptu Yuricon/Okazu get-together.
My wife and I will be at the Yuri Cafe from 12-1 PM, and after that, we will be heading over to Mid-town Kinokuniya. They have a small cafe on the second floor and a Yuri section you can browse, plus loads of Yuri merch. We’ll be there from about 1:30-4PM. This is open to anyone, but I am imposing a few ground rules for people who wish to join us:
-This is a place of business. Please do not be overly loud, rude, distracting or in people’s way.
– Buy *something*. A bottle of water at the cafe, ideally a piece of Yuri merch, a book…something. This is not a public space. We need to make sure that we do not invade their space and use their resources for no return. I know you just came to/ are going to a cafe. That is a different place of business.
– Please be kind and friendly. Say hello to other people who join. Introduce yourself! We are all Yurijin.
– Clean up after yourself. This should be obvious, but just in case, if you unwrap something, or eat something, please make sure you throw away the refuse.
Thank you. I look forward to see people and hanging out for a little while. Hope to see you at the cafe and post-cafe meetup. If you are not in or near NYC, and would like to see Yen do this in a place near you, see if they attend a local convention and let them know you’d like something similar.
Via Takashima-sensei’s X account, Animate Gratte is doing a Yamada and Kase-san cafe event on February 2, 2026 in 9 Animate locations in Japan!
Into the New Lily is a combined Baeghab/GL/Yuri festival happening in Seoul, Korea on May 3, 2026. From my understanding this is combining two events into one. This is a reservation-only event, for people 15 years or older.
Yuru Yuri anime is celebrating a 15th anniversary event, says Comic Natalie. The “Yuriyurararara Yuruyuri Broadcast Room 15th Anniversary Event” will be held at Science Hall in Tokyo on April 19th.
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Yuri Manga
Via Aoto Hibiki’s X account, she has a new manga being serialized in Comic Cune magazine, Kono Koi, Ittan Mochikaerasete Itadakimasu (この恋、一旦持ち帰らせていただきます). She says this is an office romance about a career-driven sempai and a warm and fuzzy kouhai. It appears that Cune is ramping up the Yuri once again.
The Princess Flower of Sylph (Volume 1 of which was reviewed here on Okazu by Patricia Baxter) has gone independent and is being serialized on a number of platforms, all of which are on the Yuricon Store. This fantasy story is a great indie work and can use your support!
Muromaki-sensei reminds you on X that Lilies Blooming in 100 Days is on sale now from Yen Press.
GlamBeat is teasing a new Yuri license – one of 12! – announcement coming soon, on their X account.
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Yuri Anime
Is it even a Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha anime if Mizuki Nana doesn’t sing the opening theme? Well, luckily the new series, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance, will fit that bill. Joana Cayanan at ANN has details.
atelier on X has put their Yuri animation No Love 1/2 on archive.org so anyone, anywhere can watch it. This is described as “A cocktail mix of yuri with neo-noir and girls-with-guns.“
Anime Japan’s “Manga We Want To See Animated” Ranking is on and you can vote for a number of Yuri titles! Love Bullet is currently No. 44, Sukeban and Tenkousei (not Yuri, but friendship) is #24, Takane-san and Arashi-chan is #28, and Lonely Girl ni Sakaraenai (I Can’t Say No To The Lonely Girl) is #48!
Other News
Speaking of YNN Correspondent and guest reviewer, Patricia Baxter, check out her new article for Anime Herald! Unmasking Neurodivergence in the Manga World.
I am super excited to share the first three books I am editing for Manga Mavericks! All are up for pre-order now:
FISHGOD by Chlona is a completely wacky story about revenge and corruption and monster fish. Meet Jaytle Nish, a man who lost his parents to those fish as a child and a mysterious woman (?) Kasaco, who appears out of nowhere to help him fight them. This book is crazy fun.
Horon of the Closed Country is my truest love of this batch. This fairytale-like story of three people who have lost something important to them, and are traveling together to find it, is haunting and beautiful. Horon’s cast includes two non-binary characters. It’s outstanding.
Sinbad: This is classic shounen manga based on the Voyages of Sinbad. It’s full of Arabian Nights atmosphere and color, and adventure and Sinbad saving pretty girls. It’s rope-swinging fun.
I’m working with fantastic translators, Trish Ledoux and Mari Morioito. You didn’t hear it from me, but keep your eyes pealed to Manga Mavericks, because Good. Things. Will. Be. Coming. ^_^
On ANN this week I reviewed Wash It All Away, Volumes 2-5. I liked and did not like this series in equal parts.
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