This week includes a melange of Yuri, Baihe and GL, so just assume “GL, Baihe and Yuri” are in front of all the categories this week. ^_^
I’m also trying to clear out my X bookmarks, so…sorry, lots of links from there. Next week I’ll trawl all my IG bookmarks. But yay, my backlog is much smaller now! ^_^;
Manga News
Yuri Yuri Panic: A Case of Extreme Cuteness Has Occurred!, Volume 1 from Seven Seas is hitting bookshelves this week.
Yen Press has debuted the cover for Contract Sisters, Volume 1, about two strangers who make a contract to be each other’s “sister.”
I know this is not recent, but it’s been resurfaced, so hey, Crossed Hearts‘ Yuri, GL and BL are available on Bookwalker Global!
ANN’s Rebecca Silverman wants you to know about 8 Yuri Manga You’re Missing Out On.
Meiji wants you to know that their new manga “Datte Koi ha Tsukiyo ni Tomorukara” (だって恋は月夜に灯るから) will be serialized in Comic Yuri Hime starting in the October issue.
Very exciting, Candle A announced on Twitter that Morishima Akiko’s Hitorimi Desu, Volume 1 and Volume 2 are getting print releases from Kadokawa. If you haven’t been following this series about older lesbians, drop everything and go take a look at the English chapters on Amazon of The Single Life: 60-year-old lesbian who is single and living alone.
Webcomics
Via ESJ_Art‘s X account, they have a GL comic on postype called Wangnyeonim-eun ♥♥Hagosip-eo!! (왕녀님은 ♥♥하고싶어!! ), which translates to The Princess wants to ♥♥!!. Drop by their page to read chapters 1-11 in Korean. Very nice art.
Vampire x Maid Yuri webcomic Lora is complete with 4 chapters on Tappytoon.
Light Novel News
While at AnimeNYC, Crossed Hearts announced the license for Ink Soaked Ashen Paper, a fantasy Korea LN, in which a victorious Queen demands a spouse as the price of peace. Unfortunately the kingdom only has a princess to send.
Yen Press has Buying a Classmate Once a Week, Vol. 1 : Our Time Together and the Five-Thousand-Yen Excuse coming out in October. Javafefe on X has the trailer for an upcoming anime.
Vis Sr. YNN Correspondent Frank Hecker who says that if confirmed, this is major news: “Per QiyansPillar on X, the North American rights to the novels Clear and Muddy Loss of Love (usually abbreviated JWQS) and Female General and Eldest Princess (FGEP) have reverted to the author.” This means that someone else can now license them, since North American rights were previously held by Monogatari…a company that promised a lot, but never delivered on any of their Baihe titles.
Crossed Hearts is also doing a Kickstarter for Enemies With Benefits, a Thai GL novel about “Two women who can’t stand each other. One unforgettable night. One arrangement that was never supposed to mean anything more.“
Visual Novels
Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Ashley, The Intro for Maarika’s VN, That Bitch Stabbed Me has launched! Download it fro her Patreon at the link. She describes is as “…imagine if Vlad the Impaler was a lesbian vampire who was having a bad day and taking that out on two humans bc they mentioned her ex. “
Studio Élan’s newest VN, My VTuber Rival is Actually Cute?!, has already meat its initial goal on Kickstarter, with 28 days to go.
Live-Action News
Via YNN Correspondent, Baihe series Legend of Yunze, The Vampires, has been put on the Internet Archive with fan subtitles.
Via douchilove on X, Taiwnese novel Her Lips, Her Kiss (She and Hers) is being adapted into a live-action series. Sworn rivals in business, who fall in love.
LAURA DEAN KEEPS BREAKING UP WITH ME is getting a live-action movie! I reviewed this comic in 2019 here on Okazu. It was very good. ^_^
Yuri Events
Via the folks at Anchor Cafe, Aterlier Lilium is holding a retrospective 大沢やよいのおしごと展〜The Work of Ohsawa Yayoi, from October 23 – November 4! This looks so great. I love Ohsawa Yayoi’s manga. Even ore exciting, voice actress Aya Suzaki (voice of 2DK, G Pen Mezamashi Tokei‘s Kaede in a live reading event and Ohzawa-sensei will be doing a talk event on October 31!
Other News
Shuieisha Plus is running a survey in 6 languages about what you want to see on their service. You should let them know. ^_^
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