Yuri Manga
Yen Press announced a new license at MCM London, My Childhood Friend Meows Under the Skirt, about two former best friends, a cat curse and love?
YNN Correspondent Roxie wants you to know that the pre-order for Mage & Demon Queen, Volume 1 in print is up on Amazon! Color-LES says she’ll post more about it when the cover image is revealed.
Exciting news for fans of Morishima Akiko (me, it’s me!). Her stories about older single lesbians living their lives, Hitorimi Desu (ひとりみです) , Volume 1 and Volume 2 had their print debut this week and are on the Yuricon Store!
MangaOh on X says that due to popular demand they are reprinting the Koi Yori Aoku standees for Volumes 2-5.
Hanakage Alt’s Unnie ‘tte Yondemo Ii Desuka?, Volume 2 ( オンニって呼んでもいいですか?) hit shelves this week!
Via Yuri Navi, we have Kore Sousou, “an alluring girl-meets-girl story depicting the encounter between a college student and a mysterious lady,” which has begun serialization online on Comic Days.
Yuri Visual Novels
Yuri Kissaten wants you to know about Gay It Loud, “Dating in the dreamy shopping mall of 1995! Hang out at the food court, have sloppy makeouts in the dressing room, loiter in the arcade, and collect nostalgic toys.” Wishlist it now on Steam or check it out on Itch.io when it hits in January!
落幕之前 Before the Fall on Steam by offers a life path choice, “1990s, Hong Kong. Rookie playwright Shawn Keung finally stages her debut, but this windfall has a price: an estranged friend, a childhood idol, an enigmatic musician, and a broken family. Who is your muse? Who is your ruin? When the curtain falls, will you be the only one left on stage?” @baiyhe on X, wants to promote this so it gets localized.
Possessed By Fate is a Yuri ghost romance VN by sapphicore.
GL Thai Live-Action News
Khom Klang, won Miradas de Asia Award at the GIFIC (Guadix, Spain). This is the first time a Thai production has won a festival award in Spain. “A skeptical Bangkok cop hunts a bulletproof human trafficking kingpin. She travels to Phop Phra, Tak, seeking a master to forge enchanted bullets. Upon arrival, she discovers that the master she sought is her fated soulmate, who has been waiting for her to reunite with her true love all her life.” I’m going to have to watch this, obviously.
Yuri Light Novel
inori’s I’m In Love With the Villainess spin off, I’m in Love with the Villainess: Come On and Notice Me Already, Volume 1 is up for pre–orders. This story follows Rae and Claire’s daughters, the twins May and Aleah, a love triangle and a demon invasion!
Unsung Epics of the Hero’s Journey, Volume 2 is on shelves now. I quite enjoyed Volume 1, and am reading 2 now. ^_^
Other News
Sr. YNN Correspondent Matt Marcus points us to Goodbye, Lara as an intertextual queer retelling by Alex Henderson on Anime Feminist for this week’s reading. ^_^
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