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. ^_^
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!
Thanks to my Patrons for the idea. As a final celebration of reading, watching, and writing about Yuri here on Okazu, we have a new video up on Yuri Studio: S03 E05 Top 10 Changes In Yuri From 20 Years of Okazu!
In this video I think about all the things I’ve seen change in Yuri and Yuri fandom and celebrate each and every step forward. So join me and let’s talk about some changes we’ve seen in Yuri!
Your likes and kind comments on YouTube make a huge difference to the algorithm sharing my videos and are very much appreciated! I hope you’ll subscribe and get notifications, as well, because these are things YouTube judges me on. ^_^
Thank you so much to all my YNN Correspondents, Guest Reviewers, commenters and readers here on Okazu. Happy 20th Anniversary to the Okazu Family!
(Also, note the excellent new t-shirt! It’s up on the Yuricon store. ^_^ When you go to Redbubble, the image shows up blank on the page header because Redbubble won’t let me show the image with background color. Scroll down and check out the items to see the image.)
Hello and happy 20th Anniversary Okazu! Wow. 20 years of this blog, this community and this passion for Yuri. ^_^
At 15 years, I wrote a post that traced the first 15 years here on Okazu. Since then, our most major accomplishment has been the publication of By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga! ^_^
To celebrate 20 years and BYS, I would like invite all of you to a celebratory Yuri Treasure Hunt!
Here’s how to play:
1) Grab your copy of By Your Side (which is now available on 10 online platforms or at a bookstore near you) and head over to this page, where there is a 10-question Yuri History Trivia Contest. Fill out the answers!
2) Send in the form and get a “Yuri Master” badge for participating.
3) All participants will be entered into a drawing. Winners will receive t-shirt – design of your choice – from the Yuricon Store. The only limitations are the countries Rebubble can’t ship to.
I hope you’ll all enjoy this game for fun and prizes, as we celebrate 20 years of Okazu. Thank you all for reading and commenting and writing.
Here’s to 20 more years of Okazu and Yuri. ^_^
On August 14, 2002, I posted the very first post here on Okazu. ^_^
For our fifteenth anniversary I wrote a retrospective history of this site.
Now we are heading towards what will be the 20th anniversary of Okazu, and while I have what I think is a fun way to celebrate, our Okazu patrons also asked for some new goods! Of course that’s fraught, because I can go ahead and get badges or patches or coins and then find, reality check, people really like the idea of them, more than actually getting one. Talking through Patron ideas, I came up with two new t-shirt designs I want to share with you now. These are up on the Yuricon Redbubble store with all the other I Love Yuri (original, designed by Althea Keaton and Ali Khan) and 100 Years of Yuri, our Okazu Mascot Design and more (you can see all the choices on the Yuricon Store under the Apparel and Goods category!
Today I want to introduce you to two new designs! These are available on shirts and selected goods (the available goods different for each design.)
The Yuri Couples Design proclaims your love for some of the key couples of Yuri history!
This slick shirt can come in up to 19 different colors depending on the style you choose on Redbubble. Everyone who knows Yuri…will know you know Yuri. ^_^
You’ll proudly display the names of:
Simone & Resine from Shiroi Heya no Futari
Haruka & Michiru from Sailor Moon
Anthy & Utena from Revolutionary Girl Utena
Shizuma and Nagisa from Strawberry Panic!
Mei & Yuzu from Citrus
Kase-san & Yamada from the Kase-san series
Rei & Claire from I’m in Love With the Villainess
Eve & Aoi from Birdie Wing
I know I’m placing a bet with that last couple, but I think it’ll pay off. ^_^
But if just couples aren’t enough for you, the Yuri Hearts Design let’s you wear the entire history of Yuri right there on your shirt!
Again, up to 19 colors, up to size 3XL, in a variety of styles and goods, I think the Yuri heart design came out fantastic. It has series, and couples and key words from our history in one cute word art design!
I’ve gone with a neutral shirt for the example, but this will look great on most colors. Maybe not neons, though, sorry. ^_^;
I hope you like our new line of physical goods to celebrate Okazu.. I’m working on a treasure hunt for our actual birthday. Stay Tuned! ^_^
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