Yuri Anime

The new Sailor Moon anime has added a few more key staff, with director, music and animator positions filled now. If the director has just been announced, I think we’re in for at least one more delay. July seems a ridiculously tight deadline.

Jormungand, the Complete First  and Second seasons are out on Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD combos.

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Questionably Yuri Manga

According to Comic Natalie, a new Yuri assassin comic series is starting up in Comic Bass magazine, Yuri Kuma Arashi. It looks like the love child of Morishima Akiko and Fukami Makoto. ^_^;

Also questionably Yuri, Oshima Towa-sensei is restarting Jyoshi Kousei, which was brought over here as High School Girls. The restart will alternate with a similar story, Jyoshi Kousei-Girls Live, starring a new cast.

Stretch, by Akili, (ストレッチ), which I first mentioned back in June 2013 , is now out as a collected volume. It’s about adult sempai and kouhai who share an apartment, have possible feelings for one another…and therapeutic stretching.

Yuri or not, I will definitely be getting Golondrina, Volume 4 (ゴロンドリーナ). Est Em’s intense story about lesbian Chika learning to become a matador has me captivated.

Moving into less questionable territory…

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Yuri Manga

GEN Monthly returns this month with a Yuri doujinshi, Plastic Blue. GEN manga contracts directly with doujinshi creators,  as I did for Yuri Monogatari. I hope you’ll take a look! I have it here and a review with be forthcoming shortly.

YNN Correspondent Erin S. pointed out this nice little tale of interest, Milkshakes.

Rakuen Le Paradis, Volume 4 (楽園 Le Paradis) hit shelves this week in Japan.

Kanojo to Camera to Kanojo no Kisetsu, Volume 4  (彼女とカメラと彼女の季節) will be out next month.

And do not miss the Kickstarter for the lesbian action fantasy, Bold Riley: Unspun!

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Greetings from the 7th circle of Hell. We have been frozen in place for what feels like an eternity and the despair is palpable up and down the street. Tokyo is likewise in a state of suspended animation (pun intended).  5 weeks until spring.

So, from the midst of despair and misery, I can’t think of a happier thing than Northwest Press’s winter sale! Get Lesbian comic The Legend of Bold Riley and many more exciting LGBTQ works! Support LGBTQ comics, get great stuff to read in a selection of formats until spring comes for 25% off. Go. Buy. Enjoy.

Yuru Yuri is getting a new animation project, which is good news for fans of the series.

AnimeSols previews some of the goods that backers of Dear Brother can look forward to!

Interestingly, after the upcoming release of of the S.H. Figuarts Sailor Venus figurine, the next figure they’ve teased is Sailor Saturn.  Since the art style has so significantly youthened since the days of the original anime, the vote for moe-bait goes to Sailor Saturn. ^_^

If you’ve been watching the Madoka Movies and were wondering when Rebellion is being released, YNN Correspondent Joel K. has the news for you: April 8, 2014 is the street date on the official website. He notes that, like the first two movies, it will be available on DVD and/or Blu-Ray and will be available through RightStuf as well as Amazon. I’ll add links when they become available.

Let’s end today on a positive note with Sarah and Catherine Satrun’s We are all Wonder Woman print. ^_^

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Yuri Manga

Takahashi Mako’s recent one-shots for Comic Yuri Hime are being collected in a volume called Cokytos (コキュートス), which appears to named after be one of the rivers of the Greek underworld, along with Styx, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Acheron, so there’s today’s random Okazu fact for you. You’re welcome. ^_^

Volume 2 of Citrus, the title just licensed by Seven Seas, is looking at a March release.

Leia Weathington Tumblred about her upcoming second volume of The Legend of Bold Riley, with some cover art previews. Here’s my review of Volume 1, so you know why I’m looking forward to Volume 2 so much!

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Other news

Fantagraphics is looking for a Junior Design person. If you want to get into “the industry” and have design skills, hop to it!

K-Books in Akihabara has a series of Sakura Trick sweets. Why not? ^_^

Card Captor Sakura‘s Wand is being realized in diecast metal, for those of us who didn’t spend enough on the series back in the day. ^_^

Respect!Films and Sequart have teamed up to do a documentary on Women in Comics history. They’ve opened a Kickstarter for their She Makes Comics project.

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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!