Yuri Anime

Rafael Antonio Pineda has the details and a trailer for the upcoming anime adaption for Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games on ANN.

I have finally had a chance to watch The Rose of Versailles movie on Netflix and…I thought it quite wonderful. I’ll work on a review for this week.

Other News

We have a lot of reading to do this week! ^_^

Speaking of Rose of Versailles, let me recommend this 2023 article from Mehitabel Glenhaber on Anime Feminist, An Inner Revolution Of The Japanese Women: The Rose of Versailles as feminist historical fiction, which is a fantastic read.

Lucas and Steve take a look at anime that center on Cute Girls Doing Cute Things (Cutely) on This Week in Anime: Adorable Young Women Performing Lovable Activities. In 2023, I wrote a piece about that same thing, from the perspective of recovering from Long Covid in The Joy of the Everyday: Emotional Intimacy Between Women in Slice-of-Life Anime.

While I expect that most Okazu readers will be familiar with these, I also want to share Melanie Höpfler’s article on Crunchyroll, Anne Shirley and Other Anime Based on Novels.

While this is not anime-specific, it is the 5th anniversary of The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady novels. Follow the linked hashtag on X for some celebratory art by artists we know and love. ^_^

ANN’s Ken Iikura-Gross has details of a new anime-exhibition in Girls Band Cry Exhibition Brings the Anime’s Locations into the Real World.

Steve Jones look at what might be considered Rock Is A Lady’s Modesty‘s weakest episode and finds that he can’t stop talking about Tina. ^_^

Coop and Chris from ANN take a look at the wonderfulness and availability-  or lack thereof – of Classic Manga in This Week in Anime: Can’t Beat the Classics. They do also discuss The Rose of Versailles manga. ^_^
 

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Yuri Visual Novels

We have two new Yuri VNs on the Yuricon Store. Many thanks to our returning intern Yuzhou for the help getting that section of the store updated before we head into our Yuricon site redesign.

A Witch Is Getting Married, “a story about finding comfort in uncertainty. It is also a story about witches, ghosts, pumpkin-headed parental figures, and weird little bat guys.”

Girls Made Pudding, which was reviewed here on Okazu by Staff Writer Christian Le Blanc, is a post-apocalyptic girls survival game with a cat girl maid and food.

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Yuri Manga

I’ll be playing catch up for a bit on If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die in English, but we have Volume 7 up on the Store!

Don’t miss Gakeppuchi Reijou ha Kuro Kishi-sama o Horesasetai!, Volume 2 (崖っぷち令嬢は黒騎士様を惚れさせたい!) as Clarice finds she actually is falling for Frost-sama. ^_^ 

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Yuri Manga

New on the Yuricon Store, we have Naekawa Sai’s creepy fun school yokai Yuri story, Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi, Volume 10 (私を喰べたい、ひとでなし).

Also on the Store, we have Spoil Me Plzzz, Hinamori-san!, Volume 2. Volume 1 was reviewed last autumn here on Okazu by Luce.

And we have the final volume of  Salvia no Bouquet, Part 2 (サルビアのブーケ（下）) Up on the Store. I enjoyed this really unfocused story of an orphan finding her place in the world with the help of the magician she interned for.

ANN’s Anita Tai has the news that The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Manga Ends, with the last volume of the manga shipping this summer.

Galette Yuri Manga Magazine’s Kickstarter for 3rd Volume Launches on May 15 Adriana Hazra has the details on ANN. (This is a bit circular, as the tip came from me. ^_^) I’m reading Issue No. 2 now and it looks so good. I really hope we break the bank with #3. Tariffs are going to be a thing, though.

Via Yuri Navi, All the chapters of Kimi no Tame no Curtain Call (君のためのカーテンコール), written by Emoda Kiki, illustrated by Satou Shiho, are available to read for free in Japanese on Ichijin Plus.

Via Reddit, Mono’ creator Afro: The Yuri element of Kiriyama is purely for Comedic purpose. Yay?

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Yuri Anime

Joanna Cayanan on ANN has the news, and visuals. for the upcoming anime for See You Tomorrow at the Food Court

 Via kiki’s X account, not only is Roll Over and Die series getting an anime, but also the light novels are going digital only May 5th through final 8th volume.

ANN’s Richard Eisenbeis’s review of The Rose of Versailles film on Netflix works in this new and melodic form.

Live Action

Via Comic Natalie, Ayaka-chan Loves Hiroko-sempai 2nd Act will look at Sal Jiang’s character as they start dating. Undoubtedly hijink will ensue. ^_^

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Yuri Music

On Crunchyroll News, Komatsu-san has the scoop that Girls Band Cry anime has released a new music video, “Belle papillon”

Also from Komatsu-san, we have  the news that singer-songwriter miwa has shared a Momentary Lily anime ending music video. It has to be better than the anime ED itself.  I half think my recent eye troubles are from watching that mess. ^_^;

So, after being annoyed beyond redemption by the end of Aria, the only thing I still enjoy about the series is the music. Luckily for me and everyone else, Aria’s music will be getting a 3-Disc 20th Anniversary Album ARIA The BEST 2005-2025. Read the press release on ANN (because I could not be bothered to post it here. ^_^)

Other News

Reminder to register for the free, online and VERY FUN Queer and Feminist Perspectives on Japanese Popular Cultures Symposium Second Edition event, happening May 19 to 22. I had an absolute blast last year.

Coop Bicknell on ANN has a look at Manga in The Crosshairs: The State of Manga Bans in 2025.

Sailor Moon Opening Plays as Baseball Star Shohei Ohtani’s Walk-Up Song says Ken Iikura-Gross. ^_^ Love it!

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Last post of April already! Time is moving fast this year!

Yuricon News

Two quick items. We have committed to a collaboration with Hand Design Co. to give a new look and functionality to the Yuricon site. This is the first new site we’ll have there in a decade. I coded the first three Yuricon sites myself, then had rebuilds in 2006, 2012ish and now. This will be a big undertaking, so if you love our weekly news roundups, event reports, interviews and reviews, now would be a GREAT time to become an Okazu Patron or Ko-Fi Supporter!We’re starting by getting updates on the Yuricon Store done, we’re on the last few sections now, and I am hopeful that this look will last us another decade. ^_^

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Secondly, here is my speaking schedule thus far this year:

• • CitrusCon – June 20-22 online
  • Flamecon – August 16-17, New York
  • BlymeCon – Aug 31-Sept 1 online
  • University talk (TBD end of October)
  • Y/CON  – November 14-15, Paris

Of course I would love to speak to your organization, class or at your convention! Contact me and we’ll work something out. ^_^

Yuri Manga

Galette No. 33 (ガレット)  is up on the Yuricon Store and so is Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 14 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな ) the final volume of Tamifull’s series.

To backers of Volume 2, Galette WORKS has announced the upcoming Kickstarter for Galette Special English Edition, No. 3. This will launch in May and will have a shortened campaign. I’m reading No. 2 right now and honestly think it looks even better than 1.  I have to find some time to review some of the stuff sitting here that I have already read first!

Baiheverse announced the release of Submission Time: Yes or Yes? manhua with  a series PV on Youtube. Chapter 1 is free to read in English.

Via Okazu Staff Matt Marcus, Battan (Run Away With Me Girl) has a new manga debuting next month in KISS magazine.

Matt also wants you to know about Blue Proustian Moment which is available right now on Shueisha’s MangaPlus app, and at leas Chapter 1 on desktop. He says this feels as if it has a lot of potential.

Not Yuri, but of note:

Seven Seas has announced an EN edition of Kabi Nagata’s My Twisted Eating Disorder.

Via YNN Correspondent Patricia B and ANN’s Rafael Antonio Pineda, Bloom Into You creator Nio Nakatani has a new manga series beginning in Dengeki Daioh magazine in the fall.

Star Fruit Books has licensed classic shoujo sports manga The Final Strike by Chikae Ide. ANN’s Crystalynn Hodgkins and Anita Tai have that news item.

Yuri Light Novels

Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted is here! inori-sensei’s first self-published work is out today. I hope we can all agree that supporting her is a good thing. ^_^ inori-sensei announced on Bluesky that this series is being adapted into a manga by Kadokawa, with art by Nata Ookura, so cool for her!

Via Sr. YNN Corespondent Sean Gaffney, Volume 11 of Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei will be hitting JP shelves in June.

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Yuri Live Action

Matt Marcus points us to X where, Shimura Takako says that episodes 1 and 2 of the live-action adaptation for Otona ni Nattemo is now streaming on Hulu Japan. Check out the trailer on the official Hulu JP site.

Yuri Anime

“Ambivalence” does not cover my feelings about the news that Roll Over And Die: I Will Fight For My Life With My Love And My Cursed Sword, is getting an anime. I expect that the grossness will have to be ratcheted back for time, if nothing else. Maybe it’ll be like The Executioner and Her Way of Life and be better as an anime that it was a novel. Crystalynn Hodgkins has the news on ANN. I reviewed Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 of the LNs, but could not bring myself to read Volume 4 after Sean Gaffney’s obvious distress at having read it.

Not Yuri, but we’ll let it in the club as a friend, the Zombieland Saga movie has cast, staff news and a teaser. Alex Mateo on on ANN has the news.

Look Back anime has won the Japan Movie Critics Award. I keep telling you about this movie, because I really, really  want you all to watch it. ^_^ Rafael Antonio Pineda has this news on ANN.

Yuri Games/VNs

Via YNN Corespondent KatGrrrl, Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate, a Yuri VN by Xso, is on sale for 20% off on Steam.

Yuri Doujinshi

YNN Correspondent Patricia B. wants you to know that aneido’s newest doujinshi in English Kickstarter features two different books: The Soul-Selling Corporate Drone & Other Fanciful Tales and The Snared Siren & Supernatural Stories. Positing this reminded me to back these. ^_^ With 22 days to go, this has already made almost 500% of the initial goal, and the first two stretch goals are unlocked.

Lastly, my very sincere congratulations to our friends at Manga Mavericks for entering the publishing world with a number of new titles including Yuri works Now No One Lurks Beneath the Snow  and The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire by aneido and Senpai no Kohai by Hanakage Alt, all translated by Red String. Great news for all of us!

Bit of a story here. You know that I absolutely love Hayashiya Shizuru‘s work, yes? Creator of Hayate x Blade, Strawberry Shake Sweet, Utimate MAMA and a bunch of other great series, is someone whose doujinshi I also collect obsessively. I am confident that I have most of her books, from back in her earliest years. She had a new doujinshi out at Comiket last winter and I planned on getting it through Melonbooks, but they are no longer able to accept American credit cards for online purchase. This is not their fault. This is part of an endless, ongoing battle by regressive asshats here in the US and Japan to increase censorship using Visa and Mastercard.

Hayashiya-sensei announced her new work and I commented on her Pixiv that I was sad I would not be able to get it this time. The universe folded, as it sometimes does, and 1) Hayashiya-sensei released the entire doujinshi for free on her Fanbox and now on public-facing Pixiv and, 2) Roxie asked if I wanted anything from Japan. Today I have a  hard copy of and you can read a digital copy of original doujinshi Shake Rock Candies, by Hayashiya-Shizuru. It is an idol story…also not really. ^_^

Other News

Check out WONK|Deep Dive: online- GHOST IN THE SHELL concert on the official GiTS channel on Youtube. ANN’s Ken Iikura-Gross has details on the concert series.

Rebecca Silverman reviews A Sinner of the Deep Sea manga series on ANN, which she sums up as what if the Little Mermaid had a friend who would sacrifice everything to save her?

ANN’s Steve Jones gives us the Rock Is A Lady’s Modesty, Episode 1-3 review we deserve.^_^

Comic Natalie has an interview with Kitagata Sahoko, who is a Shueisha Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Cocohana magazine about how she shepherds manga into the world. Good insight from an experienced editor.

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Yuri Events

I am writing this in a post-show haze from an incredible Sailor Moon The Super Live! event. Tomorrow, I’ll write it all up. There are a very few tickets left for the remaining shows in Connecticut, Philadelphia and New York City. If you can, go. It was a great show. ^_^

I am incredibly excited to announce that I will be guest at Y/Con in Paris, France, on November 14-15, 2025. I cannot wait to meet French Yuri fans and folks from all around Europe!

Girls Love Fest 44 Yuri doujinshi event will be held on June 29, 2025 at the PiO building in Ota-ku, Tokyo. I’m already hoping to attend the March 2026 event, because I miss GLFes! Last time we made it to one was 2019 for the 100 years of Yuri Tour.

Baihe

Baiheverse has begun releasing chapters of The Clouds of Past Millennia,  a time-travel tale of fate. They appear to be taking a free-sample-to-paid-chapter model.

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Yuri Manga in English

Ize Press has announced a manhwa license, I Love Amy, by unni, a 4-volume girls love series. Wonhee Cho has the details on ANN. This is Ize’s first Yuri release!

Yen Press has also announced a new Yuri license, Monster-Colored Island. ANN’s Alex Mateo has the news. Mariko S. reviewed Volume 1 in Japanese in 2021 here on Okazu.

We have some new items up on the Yuricon Store!

I Can’t Say No To The Lonely Girl, Volume 6 finishes up this series with a surprisingly warm fuzziness given the beginning premise.

Yodokawa’s Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord, Volume 4 hit shelves in March. This is low-key one of my favorite series of the year, just for the way it does….well, everything.

The Anemone Feels the Heat, Volume 1 is the first of a LOT of volumes following a girl who accidentally missed her chance at the path she wanted to take and now is trying to rebuild, who meets someone who never had those chances at all. Anemone ga Netsu wo Obiru, Volume 2  (アネモネが熱を帯びる) in Japanese is also up on the Store.

The slow, but inexorable, romance between Chidori and Nanoha continues to build in Rainbows After Storms, Volume 3.

There are a lot of monster who want to eat Hinako, but her days with two monsters in paticular are special in This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Volume 4

Assorted Entanglements, Volume 7 by Mikanuji, continues to throw us tidbits of the lives of various women finding their places with each other

 
Yuri Manga in Japanese

I fell very behind on these, in the last few months, so I apologize for the manga dump, but I am now caught up with my previous bookmarks and am starting in on the new ones. ^_^

Watashi no Oshi ha Akuyaku Reijou., Volume 10 ( 私の推しは悪役令嬢。) will be the penultimate volume of this series, which will wrap up the “Revolution” arc. It’s been a great run.

Tsumetakute Yawaraka, Volume 1 (冷たくて 柔らか) by Uozumi Ami is also out now in English as  Pink Candy Kiss, Volume 1 from Viz Media.

Doushi Shoujo yo, Teki o Ute,  Volume 1 (同志少女よ、敵を撃て)  is a dark tale of a girl whose family is killed by the Germans, so she is taken in by Russians to become a sniper, and her intense and violent relationship with the woman who trains her.

Amayo no Tsuki, Volume 9 (雨夜の月) New volume, new volume! I can’t wait to see what happens with Saki and Kanon. ^_^

Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou ~ Ojou-sama no Happy End Shika Katan!, Volume 2 (ギャルメイドと悪役令嬢 ～おじょーさまのハッピーエンドしか勝たん！) When a gal is reincarnated into an otome game as the villainess’ maid, she wants to protect her life and live happily with her mistress.

Koi Yori Aoku, Volume 1 (恋より青く) Two girls meet through a book dropped on a train.

Kimi ga Hoeru Tame no Uta o, Volume 1 (キミが吠えるための歌を、) Haru loves to sing, but is afraid of being mocked for her deep voice, Yu is a “vocaloid”_type singer who wants to write for her.

Kekkonshitai Ryuuguu-san ha Jourikushimashita, Volume 1 (結婚したい竜宮さんは上陸しました) A girl is taken to the Dragon Palace under the sea by a mermaid who falls for her.

Haikei, Arishi Hi ni Saku Sana-tachi e  (拝啓、在りし日に咲く花たちへ) In this books and Yuri story, a girl transfers into a girls school and discovers a relationship from the past in letters hidden in library books.

Kiraware Majyo Reijō to Dansou Ouji no Kon’yaku, Volume 3 (嫌われ魔女令嬢と男装皇子の婚約) Eve and Ciel take on the final boss in this fantasy about magic and society accepting people as they are.

LGBTQ Comics and Manga

YNN Sr. Correspondent Sean Gaffney says fans of LGBTQ manga and Yoshinaga Fumi ought to keep an eye out for Tamaki & Amane from Yen.

Via Okazu Staff Writer Matt Marcus, Kathleen Gros’ graphic novel I HATED YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL “is an enemies-to-lovers story inspired by classic romantic movies—with a queer twist.”

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Yuri Games

Nichegamer wants you to know that The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily, a deception-based turn-based strategy game will available be on Steam this July.

Yuri Anime

Cutie Honey – The Original TV Series – Blu-ray is now available from Discotek. This is Go Nagai’s original vision for the series and, as weird and horny as it is, it also has some amazing moments.

Sentai Filmworks has the Blu-Ray collection for Jellyfish Can’t Swim In The Night up for pre-order, with a May release date.

ANN”s Steve Jones is on point, as usual, with his review of Rock Is A Lady’s Modesty, Episodes 1-3. Series streaming on HIDIVE.

Girls Band Cry Compilation Film announces staff, cast and offers up this teaser on Youtube, says ANN’s Joana Cayanan.

Light Novels

Fans of Hitoma Iruma’s series won’t want to miss Adachi and Shimamura: Short Stories, a collection of shorts that were, as reviewer Sean Gaffney noted, probably extras for print volumes.

Next week we have a brand-new original self-published work from inori.-sensei, illustrated by Aonoshimo, Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted. Don’t miss this fantasy light novel about finding one’s place in life when everything around you is changing.

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Yuri Anime

Just making sure – we are all watching Rock Is A Lady’s Modesty, on HIDIVE, right? ^_^ Class S, Yuri service and rock music make for an amusing series so far. Review to come soon! Kara Dennison over at Crunchyroll News has the creditless opening and closing animation segments for your enjoyment.

Speaking of girl bands, over at ANN Egan Loo has the news that two cast members of Girls Band Cry are resuming recording dialogue for the upcoming first of two compilation movies. If you missed that series it is streaming over at Crunchyroll.

Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time, the six-episode short film series, will be streaming on Aniplex’s YouTube channel starting on April 16, according to Crystalyn Hodgkins on ANN.

From Komatsu-san over at Crunchyroll News, we have Science SARU’s new The Ghost In The Shell anime, which is, for the first time, an adaptation of the manga art style. Check out the trailer on Youtube.

ANN’s Alex Mateo has the news that Gundam GQuuuuuuX anime will be getting same-day dubs. I’m told that, for an Amazon anime, this one has subtitles and translation that are not terrible. ^_^ Today is Gundam day for me. Catching up on my GWitch rewatch and this.

Ken Iikura-Gross has news that the cast and staff of Kaleido Star would *also* like a new anime…and they are hoping to reinvigorate fandom, with a teaser on Youtube to get our blood pumping. As you may recall, I have a complicated relationship with this series, and have a whole category on Okazu filled with my love of Sora and Layla and hate for Yuri and Carlos. ^_^ 

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Yuri Manga

Shin Ikkitousen manga is returning from hiatus. It helps to remember that no matter what the world brings us, this series just never dies. ^_^ ANN’s Rafael Antonio Pineda has the news. Did I ever mention that a friend of mine who is scholar of Chinese poetry once came to my house and was absolutely aghast at my Ikkitousen figurines and wrote a whole article about it? ^_^ Fast Times at San Guo High: a Visit to Erica Friedman of Yuricon.

Daryl Harding at Crunchyroll News says that Girl Crush manga, about two girls who want to become K-pop idols, has passed half a million copies sold! Not a romance, but intense relationship, ahoy! Check out the manga trailer on Youtube.

waffle.zone on the Okazu Discord was pleased to share the news that Inklore has licensed Sora and Haena by Jackbull. They describe this as a “sweet and silly GL.”

Once again, I am playing catchup on adding manga to the Yuricon Store!

Otherside Picnic, Volume 12, which was reviewed by Sandy this week on Okazu.

If My Favorite Idol Made It To The Budokan I Would Die, Volume 5 was reviewed by me this week, as well.

SHWD: The Complete Yuri Collection by sono.N will be headed our way in June, from Seven Seas. Frankly, I think this will be good as an omnibus violume. I loved this action series about beefy, but sweet, adult women fighting monsters.

Hitting shelves this summer from Seven Seas is Tough Love at the Office: The Complete Yuri Collection, Sal Jiang’s violence in the office Yuri series which I really enjoyed for all the right wrong reasons. ^_^ Read it in small pieces…it’s a lot.

A White Rose in Bloom, Volume 4 will be here in June, from Seven Seas. When I reviewed this JP volume in January I called it a “gem” of Rakuen Le Paradis magazine.

I Can’t Say No to the Lonely Girl, Volume 6 came out in March, and is now on the Store! This is the final volume of the series…but not the end, because we also have Lonely Girl Hanataba wo – Kashikaze Short Story Collection (ロンリーガールに花束を 樫風短編集) in Japanese – the collection of shorts and doujinshi Kashikaze has drawn about Ayaka and Sora in college. I’m looking forward to those.

Garan no Hime ( 伽藍の姫 -がらんのひめ-) , Volume 1 and Volume 2, is the one science fiction/fantasy currently running Comic Yuri Hime magazine. I love the story, honestly.

Kiraware Majyo Reijō to Dansou Ouji no Kon’yaku, Volume 2 (嫌われ魔女令嬢と男装皇子の婚約) has a cover that does not do the series justice, but in this volume Eve and Ciel take on society, the rewritten history of their kingdom and a surprise antagonist.

Genjitsu Sekai Demo Shiawasenishite Kudasai Ne?, Volume 1 (現実世界でも幸せにしてくださいね？) is a reverse isekai, about characters from a game coming to our world to meet their hero and get her decision on which route she’s taking.

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Yuri Audiobooks

Seven Seas Siren released Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!, Vol. 2 audiobook this past February.

I’m in Love with the Villainess: She’s so Cheeky for a Commoner (Audiobook) Vol. 3 is on the Yuricon Store, and completes the story. (For now.)

Yuri Light Novels

While we’re talking inori.-sensei’s work, don’t miss Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted, her newest novel, self-published on Amazon, with art by I’m In Love With The Villainess manga artist Aonoshimo-sensei and translated by ILTV translator Kevin Ishizaka! This book will hit Kindle later this month.

Also on the way from inori.-sensei in June, is The Girl Who Wants to Be a Hero and the Girl Who Ought to Be a Hero, Vol. 1. (no EN cover for it yet.) I reviewed this in Japanese last year, where I said about it, “It was a lot of fun. Everything I want in a Dengeki Bunko read – a “light” novel in the broadest sense. It’s small, quickly paced, not entirely predictable and ends just where you want it to.” This is coming out from Yen making inori.-sensei one of the few creators I know who are being published by more than one American publisher.

Yuri Visual Novels

Hat tip to Matt Marcus for news of the Toxic Yuri VN Jam on itchi.io. I have a theory about the trend of toxic Yuri popularity. Back in the day, when all we had were failed relationships, all Yuri fandom wanted was happily-ever-afters. Now that we are used to couple staying together happily, folks are looking for flaws and nuances and failures in their Yuri. ^_^

Studio Élan’s newest Kickstarter is for Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery Visual Novel, which they describe as “…a pair of married magical girls take on one last case together…” This VN has already surpassed the initial goal with two stretch goals to go!

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