Yuri Anime

How excited was I to read on ANN that Crunchyroll is streaming all 70 episodes of Card Captor Sakura? Ridiculously happy. I have the Tokyopop release, but they had some technical issues with the last two volumes and I’d love to just watch it in HD. NIS is re-releasing the series on 3 DVDs sets (Set 1, Set 2 and Set )3 and a Hybrid Blu-ray set . I’m of the opinion that the BD for this series should be worth it. When CLAMP is good, they are very good. ^_^ The stream starts August 12. I can’t wait!

The Yuyushiki anime series is being released by Sentai Filmworks on DVD and BD, as well.

It’s not Yuri, specifically, but there’s a *lot* of Yuri doujinshi for Kantei Collection, (Kancolle for short)  and it is, not terribly surprisingly, getting an anime. Fujieda Miyabi is spearheading one suchdoujinshi anthology, also not terribly surprisingly. ^_^ (This isn’t being shipped outside Japan, unfortunately. I’d like to see it.)

The good folks at ANN spotted the Yuru Yuri OVA trailer out in the wild ahead of it’s November Japan theatrical release.

Victoria McNally recaps Episode 3 of Sailor Moon Crystal with Yuri goggle set on “not all that high, really” and still sees plenty of Yuri. ^_^

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LGBTQ Manga/Comics

Via YNN Correspondent Elizabeth F., the “Pathfinder comics has a fabulous lesbian couple as the leads.”

Volume 6 and Volume 7 of Shimura Takako’s Wandering Son are, somewhat amazingly, for sale. I’m not sure how these are doing for Fatagraphics, but I’d love to see them blow sales records out of the water.  Volume 7 was as far as I’ve heard about, what with their kickstarter last year. It would be a bloody shame if this series stops short here. Do buy these, please.

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Other News

Because some folks really seem to like this kind of thing, here s Fudanjuku, a “woman as boys” pop idol group video, that feels like the beginning of a bishounen game. ^_^

You may have heard that Cosmopolitan magazine has tried their hand at lesbian sex tips. Well, here’s an actual lesbian’s attempt at using them. (NSFW, funny as hell.)

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Yuri Manga

Pure Yuri Anthology Hirari is ceasing publication immediately, with the shipment of  Volume 14. My copy arrived a few days after the announcement broke. :-(

est em has announced that she’ll be wrapping Golondrina up with Volume 6, now that Ikki magazine is closing shop, ANN reports.  This tale of a young lesbian training to be a matador has thrilled and fascinated me. I can’t wait to see what will happen. There’s always a chance it’ll come out in English. Viz has the Ikki licenses, but there’s other possibilities as well.

Amano Shuninta’s philosophia doujinshi series, has been collected into a single volume and, along with, Mani’s Girl @ Girl, Bousou Girlsteki Mousou Renaiteki Suteki Project, Volume 2 (ボウソウガールズテキモウソウレンアイテキステキプロジェクト(B・G・M・R・S・P)), and Tsuki to Sekai to Etoile, Volume 3,  (月と世界とエトワール) will get a release this month from Yuri Hime Comics

Kämpfer Vol. 2 is now available from DMP on their emanga platform or Kindle.

UDON Entertainment has announced the license for the Kill la Kill manga. I’m reading the first volume in Japanese right now and with the 20 pages I’ve read it seems pretty exactly like the anime.

Takemiya Jin tweeted a link to her new doujinshi titles on Comic Zin. She’s got 5 new ones this year.
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Yuri Novel

Mori Natsuko has a new lesbian novel and this time, it’s illustrated by none other than Morishima Akiko. You can bet I’ll be getting Atashi no Kanojo (あたしの彼女).

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Other News

YNN Correspondent Grisznak spotted these Riddle Story of a Devil goods and wanted to share the news with you.

Japanese publishers are finally announcing a more global push to stop anime and manga piracy.  Manga-Anime Here is a visual site that helps fans find legit sources for the anime and manga they love. It’s not organized well, but the idea is a good one, I think.  Getting a  librarian to organize it would be a great idea.

Folks interested in LGBTQ life in Japan, might want to take a look at Coming Out Letters (カミングアウト・レターズ),  which is a collection of letters from students who are coming out and their parents and teachers to whom they are confiding.

The transcript of the Making A Living in Manga in Japan panel at SDCC, moderated by Deb Aoki, with panelists Lilian Diaz-Pryzybl, Felipe Smith and Jamie Lynn Lano is up on ANN. If you have any interest in becoming a manga artist, or in the industry in general, this is well worth reading.

Bleeding Cool has coverage of the first SDCC panel on Trans issues in media.

Did I post this yet? Well, if I did, I’m posting it again: Check out this magnificent “ninja techniques” video with two high school girls that is really a C.C. Lemon commercial. It’s a hoot.

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Lots of stuff happening these convention days! If there’s a bunch of announcements later this weekend, I’ll do a follow-up post.

Sailor Moon News

I hope you’ve all been enjoying the new Sailor Moon anime as much as I have. ^_^ If you are, ANN mentioned the first new Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal Visual Book (美少女戦士セーラームーン Crystal 公式ファーストビジュアルブック) out from Toei Animation, and I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love the lyrics to the OP, Moon Pride (out on CD and Blu-Ray or CD only. I’m planning on/hoping to pick it up when I’m in Japan.) Here’s the Moon Pride music video/OP for your viewing pleasure.

San Diego Comic Con is in full swing this weekend and already we’re getting some Sailor Moon sign there, as well. Check out this Mary Sue report by Victoria McNally with all of the S.H. Figuarts Senshi figurines (except Pluto, since she’s not out yet)!

Speaking of which, the Sailor Uranus figurine is finally up for pre-order on Amazon. (Not yet on TRSI. I’ll get you that link as soon as I see it there.) It’s slated for release in January 2015. Sailor Neptune is expected in March 2015. Arrgh, so long to wait!

Viz is getting into the Sailor Moon swing of things, with a clip of the new, much improved, dub.

Don’t know if you’ve seen these, but there is a lovely line of Inner Senshi-themed accessory rings, as well. I sob at the thought of the amount of money I am going to spend in Japan this October.

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Yuri Manga

Comic Natalie reports that digital comic magazine Comic Meteor‘s Yuri comedy series Buchou ni Igen ha~, is coming to an end with Volume 3. ( Here are links for Volume 1 and Volume 2)

Seven Seas’ English edition of Gakuen Polizi, Volume 2 by Morinaga Milk-sensei is up for pre-order, with a long lead time before it’s April 2015 release date.

Kämpfer Volume 1 is also available now in the Kindle Store.

Quick reminder that Whispered Words, Volume 2 Pre-order is up on Amazon, not yet on TRSI, with a release date in November 2014. I can assure you that the quality is much improved from Volume 1.

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Random Things of Interest

More info on Japan’s most famous badass female warrior, Tomoe Gozen, with a nice collection of art and media.

A comic about gender roles that is basically exactly what I hear in my head. Thank you, Holly Robin, for expressing my confusion about people’s confusion.

Check out this series from The Mary Sue on “Princess” Tropes in media.

ANN has a link to the second Official Rose of Versailles Trivia Exam.

Heidi MacDonald has a really interesting discussion of women comic readers in the days before, during and after The Comics Code in The Secret of Comics History That People On The Internet Don’t Want You to Know!

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Live Action Yuri

Yet another girl group, Nogizaka46, has a long music video/short movie that has a light Yuri frisson. Here’s Muguchi na Lion (Silent Lion).

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Yuri Anime

Sabagebu! anime is upon us and Crunchyroll News has the previews and some cast updates and is streaming the anime for your viewing pleasure. The anime is only remotely like the shoujo manga I read, so I assume it’s closer to the spinoff version running in Morning magazine. It’s still fun and Sentai Filmworks announced the license for the series at Anime Expo.

We’ve got some of the staff information on Psycho-Pass 2, now, but I still say that we really shouldn’t expect a lot on the Yuri side without Fukami Makoto on board.

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Sailor Moon News

Viz announced the dub cast for the original Sailor Moon anime series at Anime Expo.

Friends in the Los Angeles area, if you can, make it over to Meltdown Comics for a multi-artist Sailor Moon art exhibit the week of August 16th. Send us pictures!

If you deeply cared about the hack job DiC made of the original Sailor Moon dub, check out the dub director’s tell-all book.

The Sailor Moon Musical:  La Reconquista  DVD  trailer is now a thing you can watch! The second musical, Petite Étrangère is so far scheduled for an August premiere.

And, honestly I wanted to know this, so I thought maybe a few of you did, too. The simulcast in 10 languages on NicoNicoDouga had 1 million views in the first two days.

The next high-end accessory from the Sailor Moon money-raking-in team are some lovely Senshi-themed rings.

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Yuri Manga and Comics

Sparkler Monthly is making Denise Schroeder’s adorable little Girl-Meets-Girl comic, Before You Go, available on Kindle, as well as still having some paper copies left. Let’s sell this baby out, so we get more Yuri.

Kawai Roh’s new Yuri manga collection Mikansei Girl (未完成ガール), hits shelves next week.

Solomon Fletcher introduces his new comic, The Forest, about “two queer witches who perform a spell together to save a forest”.

The team that brought you Princeless has page from a new title – Princeless: The Pirate Princess up on their Tumblr.

Comic Flapper is starting up a Yuricest series that reads in Japanese Saiyuri no Imouto ha Tenshi-san, and in English, An Angel Who Has Swooped Down Was My Little Sister.

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LGBTQ Event

If you’re in the San Francisco area this weekend, check out GaymerX, the queer gaming convention. And don’t miss our friend and friend of Yuriko, Regina Buenaobra who is going to be on several panels!

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Other News

Jamie Lynn Lano, who is an absolute doll, has officially published her memoir, Princess of Tennis, which tells of her time assisting the mangaka who creates Prince of Tennis, on her way to becoming a successful manga artist. It’s great stuff, especially if you’re hoping to get work in the Japanese industry.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Silent Mobius, creator Asamiya Kia is debuting new manga series Silent Mobius QD, which will run in Monthly Young Magazine.

Hentai website Fakku has contracted with Wani Publishing (who is responsible for Ikkitousen, among other series) for h-manga online publishing. Whether we actually ever get Onegai Suzune-chan or other actually Yuri manga, remains to be seen.

Oh, look, there’ll be a sequel to that amusingly awful live-action series,  Innocent Lilies.

Take a look at this cute comic on Sailor Moon/Thor/Brave hair issues.

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That’s a wrap for this week! Become a Yuri Network Correspondent by sending me any Yuri-related news you find. Emails go to anilesbocon01 at hotmail dot com. Not to the comments here, please, or they might be forgotten or missed. There’s a reason for this madness. This way I know you are a real human, not Anonymous (which I do not encourage – stand by your words with your name!) and I can send you a YNN correspondent’s badge. Thanks to all of you – you make this a great Yuri Network!