Hi all – 

My apologies for the long silence.

I know it’s been slow around here, but while I had an amazing time at Flamecon and ANYC, the latter struck me down with the most significant con crud I have ever had. A week and some days later, I am still barely functional.  Remember what I said about chronic illness making everything just that much harder in my initial review of Although I Am An Inept Villainess? Well…I’m in it. And it sucks. 

I have 2 weeks of 4 jobs to catch up on, but I hope to be reviewing again in the near future. 

See you in the days ahead and hopefully, we’ll have some staff posts, in the interim.

24 years ago today I started posting here on Okazu. I had a vague idea of tracking things that seemed interesting to Yuri fans, and writing about the evolution of the first 3-Day Yuri event, that would become Yuricon 2003. And here we are, 24 years later, with more Yuri news than ever and a staff of 8 people trying to keep up. ^_^

If you ask us what we’d like at Okazu for our birthday, the answer is…you!  If you love Okazu for the reviews or the news, or just keeping you on top of Yuri, Baihe and GL from around the world, I hope you will support our work. If you chose to support us on Patreon, and go with the annual pre-paid support; we’ll get sustainable amounts that go to our writers as better wages and you get a month free!  On Patreon, you can also get a gift subscription for a friend who loves Yuri.

Please become one of our Patreon Patrons and Ko-fi Supporters.  We only need about a dozen $10/month sustaining members to hit our annual goal.

This year, we’re doing something a little different. Annual pre-paid patrons at $10/month or more get an exclusive Okazu Supporter/Patron t-shirt. This features our mascots on the front breast and Okazu-syle ratings on the back. For annual pre-paid patrons of $20/month or more, you can choose your own ratings! 

These t-shirts are soft weave and come in fitted (women’s) and unfitted (unisex) styles. They come in 9 colors each in different palettes, and sizes S to 3x, although some colors and sizes combos may not be available. I sadly have absolutely no control over that.

All patrons and supporters will be able to purchase one of these shirts for themselves, as well.  ^_^ I hope that this will bring in the dozen or so new supporters/patrons we need to make our year goal this year. If we do, I promise to stop can-shaking until the new year. ^_^

Special thanks to all our staff: 

Christian LeBlanc
Frank Hecker
Luce
Matt Marcus
Ashley Payne
Sasori
Eleanor Walker

and of course, my beloved wife, the Yuricon and Okazu First Lady.

We thank all our patrons, new and old, and look forward to doing even more for our 25th year!

As I mentioned in yesterday’s YNN report, this week, Okazu turns 24 years old! 

We’ve had some fun in the last 24 years.  ^_^ I’ve traveled the world preaching the gospel of Yuri, meeting so many of you and having great conversations and panels at events. The last couple of years we at Okazu were focusing on writing for publications in English (coming in 2027!) and Japanese. Last year we picked new Staff members and welcomed new Guest writers! And this year I have some fun things on tap this summer and autumn, beginning with a Yuri Figure Drawing salon with Rica Takashima in Brooklyn at Yume Brooklyn on Saturday Aug 15 from 1-3, Anime NYC, and wrapping up in the UK in November.

All of these things are possible because of our Patreon Patrons and Ko-fi Supporters.  We are very very close to our annual drive goal. If you love Okazu for the reviews or the news, or just keeping you on top of Yuri, Baihe and GL from around the world, I hope you will support our work.If you chose to support us on Patreon, and go with the annual pre-paid support; we’ll get sustainable amounts that go to our writers as better wages and you get a month free!  It’s win-win. ^_^ On Patreon, you can also get a gift subscription for a friend who loves Yuri.

This year, we’re doing something a little different. Annual pre-paid patrons at $10/month or more get an exclusive Okazu Supporter/Patron t-shirt. This features our mascots on the front breast and Okazu-syle ratings on the back. For annual pre-paid patrons of $20/month or more, you can choose your own ratings! 

These t-shirts are soft weave and come in fitted (women’s) and unfitted (unisex) styles. They come in 9 colors each in different palettes, and sizes S to 3x, although some colors and sizes combos may not be available. I sadly have absolutely no control over that.

All patrons and supporters will be able to purchase one of these shirts for themselves, as well.  ^_^ I hope that this will bring in the dozen or so new supporters/patrons we need to make our year goal this year. If we do, I promise to stop can-shaking until the new year. ^_^

Thank you all for your support of Okazu for the last 23 years – here’s looking forward to the next!