Hechama begins our cover story for Comic Yuri Hime, June 2025 (コミック百合姫2025年6月号) June 19th, 2020, GMT +0900, 15 years old. I just finally noticed (duh) that the months are matching the issue’s month. Wow, I smart.

“I’m in Love with the Villainess” heads into the final arc, we start in despair and we end there as well. Thunks are looking bleak for Bauer. I know this will end when we complete the “Revolution arc” but oh how I wish we got Dorothea. If you have a moment, write Icjinjinsha and ask for a second series in Nur!

Takeshima Eku’s “Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Uta,” continues, as Miki remembers Himari’s quandry about love, and decides to date her sempai while she sorts out her feelings. While sempai works on being the best, most supportive girlfriend ever.

In “Chouuchyuu Yori Ai wo Komete,” by Ashidaka Woz, while shopping Lulu and Ten help a little girl,  and  Ten works out that she’s probably been hiding Lulu out of embarrassment. A lock on her heart’s door is opened.

In Utatane Yuu’s “Oodoriba ni Skirt ga Naru,” Michiru ends up helping another girl to dance and Kiki suddenly realizes, finally how MUCH she wants to dance with her. We are set to head in to our final competition!

“Uraniwa Etoile” by Hoshino Kanata  goes over well-worn, but satsfying ground of an uninspired, ie. traumatized, student who sees a girl dancing in back garden, find her to be the strict student president. With the other girl’s helps, she her find her freedom.

Clarice cannot believe what she did, Frost hasn’t slept, in “Gakeppuchi Reijou ha Kuro Kishi-sama o Horesasetai!”  Frost-sama falling asleep on her plate is a very funny visual.

One-shot “Uchyuu wo oshiete My Baby,” is a romantic tentacle monster story that ends with a happy couple expecting a baby monster.

In “Gan no Hime,” Isana and Hime have found Isana’s sister and what they learned was beyond unexpected – this is not the first time they have all met.

Koharu to Minato decide to adopt a dog in “Koharu to Minato. Lots of cute puppy time. ^_^

The rest of the 500+ pages of Yuri is filled with columns, illustrations and more. As always there are stories I read and did not mention and others I did not read, but I am sure that many of you do. ^_^

Ratings:

Overall – 9

The July Issue hit shelves this week. I am once again caught up for the briefest of moments! Next up, getting caught up on Galette. ^_^

Comic Yuri Hime, May 2025 (コミック百合姫2025年5月号) cover by hechima shows our unnamed protagonists on March 23rd, 2018 11:40:52 GMT 1900/ 12 years old as they ask each other “So, any plans after this?” in English.

I find myself somehow comforted by the underlying narrative in Ashida Kawozu’s “Chou Fuka Uchuu Yori Ai o Komete” is about finding one’s self – and using that self to help others find themselves.

Likewise, I am enjoying Tamasaki Tama’s “Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo ~ Maryoku Zero de Shoukansareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukokuki” very much and look forward to seeing what  is the source of the country’s miasma. It’s not all that surprising to me that a story of collaborations being stronger than a person alone is appealing to me. ^_^

Asahi Tetra’s “Magic Hour” is a story in which a girl falls in love with another girl’s vibe and finds she is loved in return. Not original, but cute nonetheless.

No clue how sheepD’s “Kanaria ha Kiraboshi no Yume o Miru” can resolve, but for the moment, Ayano’s fiance seems like he might not be a terrible person. Is there hope for her rescue Tsubaki from a life of prostitution?

Isana and Hime are drawing closer to understanding what happened to their world, when they run into the sister Isana is looking for…but she is not who Isana hoped to find, in “Garan no Hime,” by Korose.

Koharu and Minato investigate same-sex partnerships…and find that the paperwork is a bit more complicated than they expected, but it’s still important for them to be recognized as a couple in “Koharu to Minato.”

As always, there are many stories and  columns I read but have not mentioned and others I did not read.  And, as always, I am glad that there are both. ^_^A solid, but not outstanding issue.

Ratings:

Overall – 7

The June issue is on JP shelves now and waiting for me at the bookstore. ^_^

Comic Yuri Hime March 2025 (コミック百合姫2025年3月号) begins with another documentary photo/illustration. Titled “why is it that I feel so cozy when I am with you?” The subjects are now 19 years old, sitting under a heated table in December. The prisming of the light in this image is just lovely. Hechima’s cover art is a bit moe for my taste, but I am very into the concept. ^_^

Kashikaze’s “Kimi ga Hoerutame no Uta wo” starts taking steps forward as Haru and Yuu go to Karaoke to practice in a safe space and bring Haru face to face with her hopes and fears.

“Watashi no Oshi ha Akuyaku Reijou,” written by inori. illustarted by Aonoshimo, is knee deep into the activating events of the Revolution arc. As Claire, Lily and Rae confront Salas in front of the king, Salas reveals Lily’s  dark secret…and Mt. Sassal explodes. Chaos is about to fall on Bauer.

Shiho and Aki are gonna be okay. In “Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Utau,” they finish their date without their tail of Hima and Yori, and have some important conversations. Even more importantly – they have fun. But don’t worry, there is at least one more couple to pair up in this Yuritopia. ^_^

In “Muryoku seijo to munou Oujo ~ Maryoku Zero de Shoukansareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukoku-ki” the princess is kidnapped, , but more importantly, Arisu gets over herself and begins to truly work with Nana.

This chapter of “Gakeppuchi Reijou wa Kuro Kishi-sama o Horesasetai!” was really kind of wonderful. As Frost-sama in her Black Knight persona is going all out with equal-in-might bodyguard Shion, Clarice is inside winning with her power of conversation, insight and complete confidence in Frost. This battle had two fronts and both were handled beautifully. I’m really enjoying this story by sometime, illustrated by Suoh, in part because the premise is just…part of the story.

“Stellvia no Bouquet” continues to be quite emotional. Liza meets with her mentor, then says goodbye to Ellen now that her protege has graduated. It is a tearful parting that I am 1000% sure will end next chapter. ^_^;

“Kiraware Majo Reijou to Dansou Ouji no Konyaku” ends with the happily ever after we expected. I enjoyed this series, but kept wanting to to do what the Black Knight story does – find an actual story, instead of just having the relationship be the story. Dark magic is recognized as a legitimate form of magic, the end.

Kobara Yuuko’s column “Film ni Saku Yurinohana o Atsumete Kimi ni Okuritai” took a look at the movie based on Shimura Takako’s Dounika Naru Hibi (どうにかなる日々) which I reviewed in 2020 under the English title Happy Go Lucky Days. Like me, they enjoyed the lesbians meet at a wedding scenario. ^_^

I always say this, but I feel it is important to understand – I read about half of this magazine regularly and enjoy roughly a third of the stories, varying from month to month. Of these, I summarize a handful, because not every chapter of every story is notable. I also want to repeat the fact that there are stories I both read and don’t much enjoy or don’t read at all. Why is that important? Because you and I may not agree on the kinds of Yuri we enjoy, so if you understand that Comic Yuri Hime has stories for different kinds of Yuri, maybe you’ll give it a try. ^_^

Ratings:

Overall – 8

The April Issue has already hit JP shelves and is in my current reading pile and some very interesting stuff is happening in those pages! ^_^

Two little girls playing on monkey bars in the snow.

Comic Yuri Hime February 2025 (コミック百合姫2025年2月号) begins with another cover “photo” by Hechima, this one labeled “Hey Let’s Make A Snowman if it snows!” Monday, January 2016 GMT +0900 /10 years old.

In Torii Shizuku’s “Yume to Koi de ha Tsuriawanai” the protagonist is convinced that she cannot fall in love and do well in school…and maybe she’s right, but he love interest thinks she can do both.

 “Watashi no Oshi ha Akuyaku Reijou,”  Rei and Claire fight over marriage expectations. For Claire, marriage is a contract that is not bout love, for Rae, her modern perspective is completely different.

“Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo ~ Maryoku Zero de Shoukansareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukoku-ki ~” Nana and the Princess are committed to saving the village. As they begin tracking down the source of the miasma and seem to get close get close…they disappear.

“Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo ~ Maryoku Zero de Shoukansareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukoku-ki ~” A villainess character has entered our world, but doesn’t seem to care about Machino….why is why is she here and where will she go?

Minato and Koharu go to a friend’s wedding and go all out in style “Koharu to Minato”. They are adorably excited to see each other dressed up.

In Utatane Yuu’s “Odoriba ni Skirt ga Naru” – Kiki and Michiru go for their hatsumode, make wishes, and they clear the air between them. Kiki is committed to their partnership at last.

SheepD’s “Kanaria ha Kiraboshi no Yume wo Miru”  takes a short, but grim look at Tsubaki’s life as a prostitute and presents the shock that her clients are, right from the get-go, women.

“Gakeppuchi Reijou ha Kuro Kishi-sama o Horesasetai!”  – while a war of words rages inside between Clarice and the representative of a merchant clan that wants her to owe them, an actual demonic fight rages outside between their guardians.

Ciel outs herself to save her brother in “Kiraware Majyo Reijō to Dansou Ouji no Kon’yaku.”

I’ve been reading “Gan no Hime”  since it launched and I have to dmit that, while I love the post-apocalypse scif fantasy, I just do not love the art. It’s a great story, though, traveling through the still-living relics of a cultural collapse.

I’m not reading about a third of the magazine, and there are always stories I read, but do not mention. 2/3rd of the magazine being interesting enough to read is a bleeding triumph.

Ratings:

Overall – 8

The March issue is already on shelves and I am ready to read it!