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Event: NYU Lecture by Akiko Mizoguchi

March 8th, 2004

Meet me at NYU

I’m taking off early today for a lecture tonight in Manhattan:

Homophobic Homos, Rapes of Love, and Queer Lesbians in Japanese Yaoi Comics – A Lecture by Akiko Mizoguchi

5:15 – 6:15 PM

New York University – 725 Broadway
Rm. 312

Our fave yuri mangaka, Rica Takashima (author and artist of ALC Publishing’s Rica ‘tte Kanji!?) will be there, and she wants me to meet the lecturer. Drop by and join us for a fascinating look at yaoi comics from a lesbian perspective.





Events: BFI Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

February 15th, 2004

The Utena Movie at the BFI Lesbian & Gay Film Festival in London, UK, on March 30 & 31, 2004

In one of those utter coincidences that rules my life, I happened to be planning a trip for entirely personal reasons to the UK in March. So, I will be once again presenting the Utena movie to a bewildered audience in London, England, on Tuesday, March 30 as part of the British Film Institute’s 18th Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

I have no details yet, about time or place, but you can be sure I will let you know as soon as I have any. Tentatively, there is a Q&A session planned for after the movie, for those of you interested in discussion the state of gay, lesbian, yaoi and yuri anime and manga. (One of your questions can be to ask me why I think those are not the same thing. LOL)

My presentation is short, but I really hope I’ll get to meet alot of you British yuri enthusiasts on March 30!





Events: Shoujocon 2003

August 19th, 2003

Shoujocon Schedule

As promised, Yuricon will be at this year’s Shoujocon, the largest convention celebrating girls’ and womens’ anime and manga. We’ll have a table in the Dealer’s Room, selling out high-quality shoujoai and yuri manga and dispensing wisdom and humor as always. if you’re going to be there and want to join the fun, drop by anytime!

Here’s my schedule for the weekend:

Friday:
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Yuri Panel

Saturday:
3PM – 4PM Writing Fanfiction Workshop
7PM – 8PM Reality in Fanfiction

And, if you’re feeling energetic, there’s an Images and Symbolism in Yuri discussion group Saturday night at midnight (although, what kind of coherent discussion we could have beyong roses and lilies at midnight, I can only guess. LOL)

So definitely stop by our table and say hi to myself or Kun. (When you pick up a copy of Yuri Monogatari, make sure you get her to sign the cover she drew for it!)

And don’t forget – the “So you think you know shoujo mangaka?” contest, round two is still on. I’ve had no takers yet. Three series, at least one untranslated, from this well-known author who has been writing popular shoujo manga for decades. See below for details. be the winning entry, get a little prize!





Events: Autumn 2003

August 5th, 2003

The One-Armed Bandit

Wow. Having a broken arm totally sucks, let me tell you.

Now that I have basically able to type with both hands again, I can update you on the Yuricon/ALC Publishing schedule for the next few weeks:

Otakon – August 8-10, Baltimore Convention Center

Yuricon will be sharing a table with our friends from Anime Next and Shoujocon. Which means that ALC Publishing will be on hand to sell you good, high quality English- and Japanese-language shoujoai and yuri manga! How cool is that. No panels or lectures this time – you’ll find me in the Dealer’s Room or tagging along behind one of the three women in this world I worship.

Shoujocon – August 22-24, Rye Hilton

ALC Publishing and Yuricon have a table in the DR, so you’ll see us there, you can be sure. We’ll have more manga for you – maybe even a sneak preview of our next publication! More importantly, you’ll have a chance to get your fill of shoujoai and yuri in the many panels, discussion groups and workshops that I’ll be doing. You know I love to meet you all, so stop by and say hi.

Important Animerica Scoop

The September issue of anime and manga monthly, Animerica has been taken over by Yuricon!

I wrote an article about yaoi/yuri, which dovetailed into a detailed conversation with Editor-in-Chief Julie Davis about shoujo anime and manga, which became a second article with which I assisted her (and in turn was assisted by Jenn Dittrich and Paulette Hodge, two very fine shoujo KOLs.) To top it all off, check the New Manga section for a release notice for Rica ‘tte Kanji!? our delightful second manga, by Rica Takashima. All in all, it’s a Yuricon-filled issue. And you hear it here first. :-)

Don’t forget to stop by at Otakon, buy some manga, say hi to the Erica and leave presents. I’ll see you there!





Summer 2003 Events Calendar

July 4th, 2003

Yuricon is back on the road!

After a very exciting and successful 3-day event, we’ve decided to mooch off other cons for a while. Here’s the next few months worth of where we’ll be when:

August 8-10 – Otakon – Baltimore, Maryland – Yuricon will be in the Dealer’s Room, with our wonderful yuri manga, Yuri Monogatari and Rica ‘tte Kanji!?

August 22-24 – Shoujocon – Rye, NY – You bet we’re gonna be recruiting at the country’s largest venue for girl’s and women’s anime. Catch me at panels, workshops,discusssion groups and generally making a nuisance of myself in and around the con.

August 29-31 – BAAF – New York, NY – Yeah, I wasn’t going togo, then they invited me to do an industry panel…how could I say no? I mean – industry. That, like, makes me official. LOL

I’ll try to post more often now…how about I tell you the story of what it’s like publishing a doujinshi? Would you like that? I thought you might.

Next time: So you wanna publish your own doujinshi…