Two days to go before we attempt the impossible, our Yuricon tour and event in Tokyo, the Yuri Revolution.

We’re mostly packed (and very close to the international weight limit for luggage!) and I *still* have about a hundred things to do before I leave.

Last night I forked over money for a digital camera, so hopefully you’ll all be able to read daily updates and see pictures on how much fun we’re having, blundering around Tokyo and making complete fools of ourselves.

Before I leave I just wanted to drop a hint of some exciting new news on the ALC Publishing side….

Shoujoai ni Bouken: The Adventures of Yuriko, Volume 1, is nigh on complete. At last! you will be able to read Yuricon’s hunky mascot, Yuriko’s, adventures in life and love in illustrated (and edited!) form.

Keep your eyes on the Yuricon Shop for pre-order information for the first of what we hope will be three volumes.

I have to say that the illustrations, drawn by Kelli Nicely, are all super nifty. I’m really pleased with them – and I think you will be, too.

Onna! is pleased to announce the first ouf our confirmed guests!

Paige Braddock, creator of “Jane’s World”, is one of the few women to have a comic strip syndicated in major metropolitan daily newspaper, and the only artist with a gay/lesbian main character to ever do so. Paige and “Jane” will bring years of experience and success in the demanding business of syndicated comic strips to share with Onna! attendees.

Sin Comix is a New York-area circle of artists who publish both online
and print works. Their unabashedly mature comics, (which cover everything across the spectrum,: straight, yuri, yaoi, etc.,) experience in self-publishing, and great sense of humor make this group of women special.

Onna! also welcomes fan circle Lililicious, the shoujo and shoujoai-themed scanlating and fansubbing group.

For more on Onna! guests, check out the Events section at the Onna! website.

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I’ll be out of state the next few days, so you’ll just have to amuse yourselves by reading some of my older entries. ;-)

Yuricon, a celebration of shoujoai and yuri in anime and manga, is pleased to announce a special yuri-only event on April 16th, 2005 in the heart of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district!

Meet Japanese fans of yuri, enjoy conversations and panels with popular yuri artists and buy yuri manga and doujinshi at our all-yuri comic market, in an informal and fun setting in the Shinjuku Nichoume on Saturday, April 16th, at Advocates, from 12-5! Cosplay your favorite yuri characters, display your yuri art, and then come karaoke with us until dawn. Rica Takashima, creator of ALC Publishing’s Rica ‘tte Kanji!?, will be our special guest at this historical all-yuri event!

Join Yuricon for the Yuri Revolution tour in Tokyo, April 12-17, as we visit popular tourist, shopping and anime/manga sites around Tokyo. To “register” simply join our Yuri Revolution Mailing List.

For more information about the Yuri Revolution event and tour, please visit the Yuricon Calendar of Events or email us at [email protected].

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What do we mean by yuri-only?

Many anime and manga events in japan are organized around a single series or genre. These are known as “whatever-only” events. For instance, if an event was only for fans of Maria-sama ga Miteru, the event would be advertised as “Marimite-only.”

AnimeNation is hosting a lecture on Saturday, October 9 at 2PM.

I’ll be speaking about the current state of yaoi and yuri in Japan and America, specifically focusing on publishing ventures here in America, like Be Beautiful, ALC Publishing and Drag Queen Manga.

AnimeNation’s retail store is located in Tampa, Florida – here’s the map and directions.

I hope that you’ll all come, visit with me, and pick up some Yuri and BL manga and anime (I’ll be glad to make recommendations!) from the folks at Animenation. I’ll see you there!