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Give a Gift of Okazu!

November 17th, 2024

A "gift card" facsimile of the Okazu Patreon logo, featuring two women - one with short blue hair and pale skin and the other with shoulder length orange ombre hair, reading books that say in Japanese and English "Yuri'. Patreon has a new feature that I want to share. You can now give an Okazu patronage as a gift to someone else.

Maybe you know someone who loves our Yuri news report or enjoys all of our reviews and you know they would love to be part of the Okazu team. Now you can make that happen for them as a gift!

Gift membership works the same way a regular patronage does – you have a choice of monthly or annual support. Annual support allows you to save a little bit, as well.

Okazu patrons are part of the team that brings you the Yuri coverage we provide here. You’re helping Okazu content to remain free for everyone, and stay ad-free. Your support goes to paying our writers a better wage and helps us support Yuri creators both directly through their crowdfunding and indirectly through purchase of their works.  Your support allows us to do event coverage, guest and staff reviews, interviews, videos and more!

Thank you for being  – and helping others to become – part of the Okazu family!





Health hiatus for Okazu

October 19th, 2024

Hey everyone, you may have noticed that reviews have slowed down a bit. I’ve been struggling with my health this month and don’t have the energy to read, much less write or edit. I hope to feel better soon, but in the meantime, please help yourself to 22+ years of reviews to fill up your Yuri needs. ^_^





Okazu & Yuricon 2024 Goals

January 14th, 2024
Today I updated Okazu Patrons and Supporters on our 2024 Goals. We’re doing a lot. Join us as a paid member and help us make those goals!
 
 
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/post/2024-Okazu-Yuricon-Goals-T6T2TCK5O




Okazu on Hiatus

July 29th, 2023

Hi all, Okazu is on hiatus for a short while. I have some personal things to deal with and some work to catch up on, so no YNN today and probably no reviews for a few days. I’m fine (actually taking care of someone else for a bit) and will be back soon as soon as I am back on my normal schedule!

Thanks for your patience. ^_^





‘By Your Side’ Interview at Kinokuniya NYC

December 2nd, 2022

This week, I had the incredible pleasure of being interviewed a Kinokuniya NYC in midtown New York City. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun this was! Thanks so much to everyone at the store, especially Ariel, the interviewer. We held the interview right as people walked into the store, so we had quite an audience. I signed some books – and even had a few folks there pick some up. Thanks to the folks who came by!

Once again, I’ll ask you to give this video a watch and a “like” on the Kinokuniya Youtube Channel. It helps them and lets them know that they made a good choice to have me. ^_^ Here’s the whole interview:

 

 

If you’d like to share some shorter clips, they also had me do a pitch for my book… ^_^

 

…and then read a short segment.

 

Please feel free to share any of these and comment on YT! Thank you all for making By Your Side a success and thanks again to everyone at Kinokuniya NYC and Kinokuniya USA for their support.

You can find By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga at Kinokuniya, online or at bookstores near you!