I just want to take a moment to thank Allaine and Dreiser, hosts of Thursday’s BlogtalkRadio show about Yuri and Yuri Fanfic. Dreiser, you are now officially my #2 fan – your encyclopedic knowledge of my fanfic is deeply disturbing. ^_^

You can download the show, if you missed the original call, directly from the website. But only if you want to hear us geek out about Sailor Moon…alot.

Yuri Anime

Be “befriended” by Takemachi Nanoha all over again in high-res detail, with the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Movie the 1st (魔法少女リリカルなのは The MOVIE 1st) in Blu-Ray. This is the Japanese release, but you know it’ll be worth it for the battle scenes and whatever goodies you get (special bag, booklet, pamphlet) to make the cost palatable.

Back here in the West, Funimation is putting together the second season box set for Kaleido Star and it will include the Legend of Phoenix: Layla Hamilton Monogatari OVA. If there was ONE thing about Kaleido Star worth watching it was that OVA! It’s…wow.

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Yuri Manga

Yuru Yuri has a 4th volume scheduled. I boggle.

In the meantime, Ichijinsha will be putting some of their Yuri Hime manga series online, according to the an announcement in Yuri Hime S, Volume 14. (See this report on Yurina Hibi for the picture and info.) They are saying “Yuri Hime” comics, but the series mentioned all look like they are from YHS: Flower Flower, Marriage Black, Cassiopeia Dolce, etc…

Fans of Zettai Shoujo Astoria will be pleased to learn that the first collected volume is due out on October 18th.

Yet another due from Ichijinsha is Sukoyaka Paradigm Shift which since, I have never heard of it, I assume is one of the cell phone manga…or something else. ^_^

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Snatches of Yuri

Yuyu Shiki, a Yuri-ish slice of life thing from Mangatime Kirara continues to be a Yuri-sh slice-of-life thing with characters that “suki” and “daisuki” each other. Volume 2 is out, if you’re interested.

A collection entitled Seinen no Tame ni Dokusha Club has an intriguingly classic Yuri cover, a distressing title and a dubious premise…and I think I want to read it.

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Maria-sama ga Miteru News

Just to recap the news earlier this week, the First Season of Maria Watches Over Us has begun streaming (legally, for free!) on RightStuf/Nozomi Entertainment’s YouTube channel. A chance to fall in love with Yumi and the Yamayurikai all over again. :-)

Bruce McF has started a thread on ANN about Marimite streaming and he’d like everyone’s help in keeping it at the top of the pile, so feel free to weigh in with you’re own version of “squee!”

For folks wondering if the live-action movie is going to be all that, Anonymous writes in with a link to the movie trailer. If you’d like to look at photos of the cast and pictures of the scenery (and who wouldn’t?) here’s the movie homepage. Bizarrely, the trailer isn’t up on that, yet. I think it looks like it’s going to be good – and fun, because Yumi is really laying the ‘deer in the headlights’ act on with a trowel. ^_^

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Yuri Manga

Ichijinsha has some manga coming out I hear. Hakamada Mera’s Kaichou to Fukukaichou, Yoshitomi Akihito’s Futari to Futari, and let us not forget Morishima Akiko’s Renai Joshika.

Also on the shelves this month is one more volume of Yuri Hime S, Volume 14, the last before the big merge.

In October, among other things, there will be a new volume of Yuri Shoujo, which is not sucking and has some talented artists, so you should get it.

And among the hosts of manga arriving in October is Sasamekikoto, Volume 7.

After four Volumes total, Comic Lily/Comic Lily Plus is suspending publication. It’s rough out there – only a small audience, and a lot of competition for their money right now.

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Yuri Anime

For completists, the Simoun DVD Box Set will include loads of extras, even more than the surprising loaded original DVDs. This is available in Japanese only.

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That’s a wrap for this week.

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Thanks to all of you – you make this a great Yuri Network!

Yuri Anime

I still haven’t bothered to figure out what it’s about, but Tamayura is on all the Japanese Yuri lists, and Ogata Megumi is playing one of the character’s mothers, which is all I need to get to me to watch. It’s by the same staff that did Aria, which might help convince some of you. :-)

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Yuri Manga

The next wave of Yuri Manga from the Tsubomi anthology is on the way! Kono Kutsu ha Shirimasenka? by Mizutani Fuuka, has an October street date.

Comic Lily Plus, Volume 2 the “other” Yuri quarterly anthology, also has an October release.

Actually, there’s going to be a veritable Yuri pileup of manga in October. So much in fact, that I’ll be talking October releases all month. Let’s just do one more today…Utena-inspired Shitsurakuen, Volume 4 is also a-coming in October.

…Okay, one more. ^_^ Here’s one for the gender-switch fans here. Trans Gals is, apparently, an actual anthology about, according to YNN correspondent Erin S., CIS women who have been transformed/de-aged into girls, instead of yet another teen gender-switch comedy. If one of you gets it, I’d love to have a guest review!

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Erica In and Around the Internets

I’ll be part of a Yurilicious blogtalk radio show, starring myself, host Allaine and co-host and Yuri Fanfic author Dreiser for an “Anime-ted” discussion about Yuri Fanfic on Femmslash4Fans. The show will be broadcast on Thursday, September 16 at 10PM (EST, I believe). September will be filled with more Yuri interviews with popular Yuri fanfic authors so bookmark this page! And do drop by for a fun conversation about Yuri fanfic. I know it’ll be fun, because Dreiser and I are old drinking buddies and we always have a good time. :-)

Speaking of the Internet, it was my incredible pleasure to be part of a Manga Out Loud podcast with host, blogger and a person I consider it an honor to know, Ed Sizemore. We discussed…wait for it…moe. You think I’m kidding, but I’m not. ^_^ It was a great conversation and we had a lot of fun. Keep your eye out for this podcast early next week on the above website.

Tomorrow, Sunday, my next post for Hooded Utilitarian will publish. This month I talk about Wonder Woman Day at the Best Comic Store in the country. Wonder Woman is totally on topic for Yuri fans, I think. :-)

Lastly, another chance to pimp for MangaNEXT, because they’ve just added alternative Japanese manga artist Kondoh Akino (AX magazine) to the roster of guests. In the last week, I also had the chance to read this incredible exchange about copyright between ManagaNEXT guest Nina Paley and author Cory Doctorow. It was an amazing discussion that blew my brain out as it tried to expand to be half as smart as either Ms. Paley or Mr. Doctorow. As a result of the exchange, I contacted Ms. Paley, introduced myself and suggested a few bits of reading material for her before she arrives at MangaNEXT, so she understands some of the larger issues that we have in the manga world. She’s asked if she can print my correspondence with her, I gave her my permission, so hopefully, you’ll see that on her website sometime soon, as well.

If you are an aspiring manga artist, doujinshi creator or are just really interested in the history and/or industry of manga and sequential art, ManagNEXT is the place to be this year.

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Yuri Manga

Today is “Read Comics in Public Day” and ALC Publishing is celebrating with a contest!

Take a picture of yourself reading any Yuri Manga in public, send us the link to @Yuricon on Twitter, post it on the Yuricon and ALC Publishing page on Facebook or send it to the Yuricon Mailing List, and you’ll be entered to win “I Love Yuri” goods. We’re even giving away one Amazon gift certificate!

Don’t send the picture to me by email, or link to it here. This is a Twitter/FB/mailing list contest only! And by “in public” we do mean where other people can see you, thanks!

Heads up, a Strawberry Panic Omnibus is headed our way in late September! That’s all of the collected chapters of Strawberry Panic, for just over $10 if you pre-order now.

Manga expert Jason Thompson wrote up a very lovely overview of Rica ‘tte Kanji!? and Yuri Monogatari in his ANN Column, “House of 1000 Manga.” Thanks, Jason!

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Yuri Anime

YNN Correspondent Eric P. is very excited to share the news that Section 23 has picked up the licenses for Uta-Kata and Taisho Yakyuu Musume/Taisho Baseball Girls. I very much hope you will all support the second title, as it is a truly remarkable series, for many reasons.

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Snatches of Yuri

A Day Without Me writes in to tell everyone of a Yuri sighting in hentai series Aki Sora and Aki Sora Yume. ADWM says, “Essentially, to sum it all up: Kana has a crush on Sora, Nami’s twin. Nami offers to practice kiss Kana since Nami looks so much like her brother. Nami gropes Kana, who freaks out, but stops when this happens and apologizes. I was totally flabbergasted at this point, since generally this would just lead to coerced sex or flat-out sexual harassment. Nami continues to try to help Kana get her brother after this, although there is a very heartbreaking kind of moment where she does kiss Kana after Kana passes out from accidentally seeing Sora naked.

Now, the second episode of Aki-Sora: Yume no Naka isn’t being released until November, and it is supposed to focus more on Nami and Kana instead of the sibcons. It could very, very easily become totally trashy at that point. But at the moment I am feeling impressed and a teeny bit hopeful, so I thought I’d pass along the information.”

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Other News

Right Stuf/Nozomi Entertainment announces an Azumanga Daioh limited-edition Lithograph available in November.

New YNN Correspondent Jeanette T. writes in to bring our attention to a live-action series called ラブ・コレ~東京 Love Collection Tokyo. It is “not about schoolgirls” and has, as part of the cast a lesbian couple that is portrayed sympathetically – and openly. Here’s a link to the description of the series on Japanese lesbian media site Tokyo Wrestling. I’ll certainly be keeping an eye out for it.

And while we’re on live-action news, the Maria-sama ga Miteru movie Perfect Book, full of photos and stuff is now available! S.Q.U.E.E.

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That’s a wrap for this week.

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Thanks to all of you – you make this a great Yuri Network!