Yuri Manga in English
Kodansha took to the socials to let people know Sal Jiang’s Wicked Spot will be headed our way in May!
I managed to squeak out a few minutes to add some items to the Yuricon Store!
Monster-Colored Island, Volume 2 is headed our way from Yen Press in May. I reviewed Volume 1 here on Okazu* last November.
A Curtain Call For You, Volume 2 is out now from Vertical/Kodansha. I really enjoyed Volume 1, when I reviewed it here on Okazu* last autumn.
Crossed Hearts on X announced a new Yuri license for Time is a Closet, about two time travelers who love fashion.
Battan announced on X that two of their manga have been picked up for EN editions. I’m betting that one of them is Fatale Game (ファタールゲーム), which I just reviewed here on Okazu.*
Yuri Manga in Japanese
Galette Illustration Book 05, the next collection of cover and color art from Galette is out in print and digital.
Watashi-tachi no Koi ga Hanahiraku Toki Isekai Renai Yuri Anthology (私たちの恋が花開くとき 異世界恋愛百合アンソロジー) puzzles me. This is a collection of”Another World” Yuri romances…but the cover characters look like typical attendees at a *this* world school for rich girls. So more of the same…in another world? Of course I’ll have to find out. ^_^
Aruiwa, Watashi no Meitantei, Volume 1 (或いは、私の名探偵) is a Comic Cune series about a girl who dreams of becoming a great detective. I don’t know if it is Yuri, but there’s always a chance with Cune series.
Ibara-hime no Oyasumi (いばら姫とおやすみ) is an adult life novel about an insomniac girl who finds she can sleep… with a career woman next to her.
Prism Garden on X noted that that Melonbooks will carry their acrylic standee for Nekotarou’s The Fed-Up Office Lady Wants to Serve The Villaness (限界OLさんは悪役令嬢さまに仕えたい). Volume 1 and Volume 2 have been reviewed here on Okazu*. It is probably a good thing for me that Melonbooks no longer takes US credit cards, or I would have a house stuffed with these standees.
ANN’s Rafael Antonio Pineda has news of a new Shimura Takako series, based on the novel Danchi no Futari, about two women in their 50s.
Yuri Manga in Spanish
Planeta Cómic announces the license of Taguchi Shouichi’s Futari Escape in Spanish as Escápate Conmigo.
Yuri Kickstarters
The Vol. 5 Galette Special English Edition Kickstarter will launch tonight for those of us in the US. According to their official Bluesky, they have 370 people waiting for the news. That’s more than double last time, so I expect that all the higher levels will be sold by the time I get there. ^_^
BluPetal is also launching with a Yuri Kickstarter. This new venture has some experienced names behind it, including Del Rey and MANGAMO’s Dallas Middaugh. They are Kickstarting Let Me Fix You by Sakura Kurihara. This has already surpassed it’s goal. I have some concerns about the wages they have listed on their website for writing and podcasting. I’m hoping to get in touch with someone there to see what the story is. While it is nice to see another publisher, this has a DMP feel, where KS funds don’t go to paying folks who do the work.
Yorita Miyuki’s Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles, Volume 3 Kickstarter has surpassed the second stretch goal…with 9 days left on the ticker.
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Yuri Light Novels
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Vol. 9 is up on the Yuricon Store, sans a Crunchyroll link. When that’s available, I’ll add it. We’re getting this volume this summer! I very much enjoyed Volume 8.5 when I reviewed it this winter here on Okazu*.
Unsung Epics of the Hero’s Journey,Volume 1 follows a woman chosen by the divine blade on her journey with a mercenary adventurer. This is headed our way from J-Novel Club in May. I was eying it in Japanese, I’ll wait. ^_^
Yuri Visual Novels
Parupuro Studio on X says that they are looking for 2D artists to help them with an upcoming “wlw visual novel game” that they say is the first in Vietnam.
Studio Élan’s Witch You Want is available on Steam or itch,io and listed on the Yuricon Store.
ebihime is working with Studio Élan on Our Home, My Keeper, according to their Bluesky account.
Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Matt Marcus, The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition is releasing for FREE March 18th, 2026 from Team CETACITY. Check out their post on X for details and a trailer.
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Other News
Via lexie on X,Yuri Zine 3 is taking applications from creators who want to share their work in this multi-media ‘zine.
The Northern Ballet is premiering Gentleman Jack, a ballet based on the Diaries of Anne Lister! If you get to see this, do let us know how it is. It is running in Lister’s own home area of Northeast England, and London.
We’ve just stopped reeling from the The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All x Sanrio collaboration (of which I managed to nab some goodies for upcoming Lucky Boxes!) and now we are floored again at Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Utau x Sanrio collab! Look at Sanrio in their Yuri era. So cute.
March 7 marked the 34th anniversary of the premiere of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon on Japanese televisions. Toei celebrated on X.
Of interest to readers here. Yen is releasing
I reviewed Baki The Grappler, Volumes 7-8 on ANN, which were *so* violent that even someone inside the manga barfed.
The Spring Manga/LN/K-Comics/18+ Guides are about to begin on ANN and I am reading and writing my heart out. Keep your eyes peeled for my name all over those. ^_^ I just did an interview that was ridiculously fun for them, as well.
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