Of Volume 3, I wrote “This volume is, in my opinion the strongest of what Viz will release as four volumes. We can see the progress the young women make as people, before the story turns back into itself to fulfill the requirements of a romance series.” Volume 4 of Takako Shimura’s Sweet Blue Flowers, […]
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Yuri Manga: Sweet Blue Flowers, Volume 3 (English)
Today’s review is a special sneak peak at a piece of writing for the “Big Book o’Yuri”! Thank you to all my Okazu patrons for making this possible. If you want to support my work – and to get another patron-only sneak peek from the book this spring, be part of the Okazu family! Deborah […]
Yuri Manga: Sweet Blue Flowers, Volume 2 (English)
A good translation of a manga can be a little bit like magic. You pick up a book and without effort you are able to read this story created in a different country, in a different time or place. It’s an extraordinary feeling. The Viz Media edition of Takako Shimura’s Sweet Blue Flowers is a […]
Yuri Manga: Sweet Blue Flowers, Volume 1 (English)
Third time’s the charm. In 2012, JManga did a digital-only translation. Towards the end of 2014, Digital Manga Publishing also tried putting Shimura Takako-sensei’s new classic Yuri manga out as a digital publication. Now, in 2017 we have what is very likely to be the definitive English-language translation for the series, in omnibus format. Thanks […]
Yuri Anime: Sweet Blue Flowers / Aoi Hana Disk 3 (English)
Disk 1 is about beginnings and Disk 2 is about endings. I’d sum up Disk 3 of Sweet Blue Flowers as somewhere between “what does not kill us makes us stronger” and “time heals all wounds.” Disk 3, is, in fact, about growing up and moving on. Sugimoto’s sister’s wedding has arrived and with it, the house of […]
