June 25th is “Yuri Day” in Japan! So happy Yuri to all of you! ^_^ Check for sales on Yuri at Bookwalker Global and Bookwalker JP.

Yuri Event

Anime Expo will be holding a premier of Episode 1 and 2 of the I’m In Love With The Villainess anime, in conjunction with Aonoshimo-sensei’s appearance.

Yuri Manga In English

The Summer You Were There, Volume 3 by Yuama came out this month. Kaori gently forces to Shizuku to clean up her Akashic ties.

Volume 3 of Akili’s Vampeerz: My Peer Vampires will be hitting shelves in August.

Not Yuri, but possibly of interest to the Okazu audience, MMA manga Teppu has been licensed by Kodansha for digital release. It’s on Bookwalker and Kindle. The OASG on Twitter has the scoop!

Yuri Manga in Japanese

Speaking of Vampeerz, we have Vampeerz, Volume 2 (ヴァンピアーズ ), in Japanese up on the Yuricon Store – we’ll get caught up on this shortly.

Futari Escape, Volume 4 ( ふたりエスケープ), the final volume, is out in Japanese. Volume 3 hit shelves in English-language bookstores this month.

A spin-off from Mizutani Fuuka’s Love At Fourteen, follows classmate Aoi and her relationship with school doctor Hajima-sensei in Reliance, Volume 1 (リライアンス). I was surprised at the development of this relationship in the original manga, but it wasn’t the only problematic side story in this series.

Kono Yo De Ichiban Sutekina Owarikata, Volume 1 (この世で一番素敵な終わり方) is the historical Chinese zombie Yuri we didn’t know we needed. Now we need one with beautiful women and long flowing everything, rather than cute moe art.

A-shi to Watashi Gal x Yuri Anthology ( あーしとわたし。 ギャル×百合アンソロジー) is, as it says a Gal Yuri Anthology. But I note that “gals” have changed a lot in the last 20 years. They used to be way edgier and a bit scary, now they are kind of normalized. This collection has a few creators whose names are familiar to us here.

Yuri Light Novels

The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Volume 5 will be hitting shelves and devices in August. I can’t wait. Euphie and Anis go on a dangerous mission…or is it their honeymoon?

Sorawo finally decided to understand her enemy in Otherside Picnic, Volume 7. Now we are all ready for the upcoming Otherside Picnic, Volume 8, headed our way in August.

Yuri Tama: From Third Wheel to Trifecta The Third adds a new complication to this already complicated polyamory series.

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Yuri Visual Novels

We’ve added a bunch of Yuri VNs to the Yuricon Store! This week we’ve added:

 Fragile Feelings by ebi-hime – an intriguing story of illness and recovery.

Yumeutsutsu Re:Master -&- Re:After – This story is set in a small game studio, which now includes 5 stories that happen after the main story concludes.

A Summer’s End – Hong Kong 1986 just looks amazing. It “is about seeking identity and meaning in a rapidly changing world where conflicting worldviews and cultures collide.”

From YuriEureka, Kiss The Demiurge is a story about a girl who is hiding magic for a secret society.

Lycoris Works has released the key visual and details for their upcoming Uso Kara Hajimaru Koi No Natsu (嘘から始まる恋の夏). This is via Yuri Navi, which has more details and a trailer.

Yuri Anime

Birdie Wing has ended, but it will live in our hearts forever. Sr. YNN Correspondent Sean G. has found a somewhat spoilery interview with the Producer, Sekiyama Akihiro, on Season 2 of the anime. Part 1 | Part 2 in Japanese.

Richard Eisenbels has a review over at ANN on the final episode of Yuri Is My Job. I’ll do a review (and maybe a video) on it shortly. What was your opinion of this series?

Sailor Moon Cosmos has a fabulous new retro anime OP, a la S season season, to “Moonlight Densetsu.” Now I hope they do one to the “Sailor Star Song,” the original OP to the Stars season. ^_^

Yuri Live-Action

Via Yuri Daily, the Polish Yuri news page on FB, we have news of She Is Still Cute Today, an upcoming Chinese Yuri drama based on a webtoon of the same name.

Korea seems to be gearing up for a Yuri summer with the movie The Summer, which is racking up awards and profit unusual for Yuri animation. Manga Mogura has the trailer.

Via YNN Correspondent Frank H, we have news of a something new starring GAP Theory stars Becky and Free. Uranus2324 thus far has only a few visuals. After some consultation with a Thai-speaking colleague, this appears to be an advertising campaign.  Shipping in Thai BL is a big deal and FreenBeck fandom is going strong since GAP was announced. ^_^

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Other News

Via Nastuo Mutsumi on Twitter, a crowdfunding campaign has opened for Women Wearing Men’s Kimono Photograph Collection. Natsuo-sensei says their partner is one of the models. Of course, I funded this right away, but even if you aren’t funding them definitely check out the photos on the page. For one thing, the kimono styles are terrific and are designed for everyday wear by the kimono artist. For the photographer and artist, this seems like a life work, rather than just a bunch of pictures. Among the rewards for backing the book is be part of a photoshoot yourself (for folks in Japan, but it looks like they are at least thinking about how to make it work overseas.)

Women Write About Comics has a very thoughtful discussion about LGBTQ manga in the Pride Month Roundtable, Manga Edition.

Until I Love Myself  is a comic essay about a non-binary manga artist. MrAJCosplay has written a well-considered review of this difficult manga at ANN.

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Event News

I’m In Love With The Villainess and Aonoshimo-sensei has announced their participation at Anime Expo, July 1-4 in Los Angeles Convention Center.

If you are attending, please let us know how it goes!  There’s no way I can attend this year, but I will be thrilled to live vicariously through your experiences. ^_^

Yuri Anime

Hoshikuzu Telepath trailer is up on Youtube. Introverted girl meets “alien” and her life begins to change. In stories like these, it is my belief that the sped-up anime is good for the story.

The big news this week was the announcement of the seiyuu for Sailor Cosmos in the second Sailor Moon Cosmos movie.  They’ve gone with a voice who was there from the beginning and helped make this franchise what it is, so welcome back Kitagawa Keiko, the original Sailor Mars, to the story! I’m pretty happy with this choice. She retired from voicing anime fairly early on (although apparently she continued working in games), so having her back for this is a nice touch. Alex Mateo has details on ANN. Check out the second Cosmos trailer on Youtube.
 

Yuri Manga in English

YNN Corespondent Luce wants you to know that Bookwalker Global is running a Yuri Showcase, with 30% discount and 30% coin back on selected titles.

Run Away With Me Girl, Volume 2 by Battan is up on the Yuricon Store and was reviewed on Okazu this week by Matt Rolf!

My Future Starts Today ~Miku Kyoko~: Volume 2 finishes the story begun in Volume 1, which was reviewed by me this week, as well.

Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games, Volume 4 is up on the Store.

Qualia the Purple Complete Manga Collection hit shelves this week.

ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!, Volume 3 of the manga is also on the Store. (This is about where I thought – hey, I’m almost caught up and then realized that no, haha. I’ll never be caught up. There is too much Yuri to keep up with. ^_^)

You can get My Date Is A Total Ike Woman, as print or digital, in English and Japanese editions by author Mutsumi Natsuo. Don’t miss this charming butch x butch doujinshi.

Manga Mogura announced on Twitter that Futaribeya will finish up with Volume 10 which will be released in Japan in July. Tokyopop will be releasing the final volume in English in September.

Rafael Antonio Pineda reports on ANN that Kiss the Scars of the Girls, which will be out in English from Yen Press in November, has ended it’s run in Comic Newtype.

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Yuri Manga in Japanese

It’s the 25th anniversary of Yuru Yuri by namori-sensei and to celebrate, Volumes 1-15 are available for free on Bookwalker JP!

Morninga Milk’s Watashi no Kawaii Neko-chan, Volume 2 (私の可愛い子猫ちゃん) is already sold out as a print volume but is available in digital format. Volume 2 of My Cute Little Kitten will be hitting EN shelves in January 2024.

Taguchi Shouichi’s Futari Escape, Volume 3 (ふたりエスケープ) is s fun frolic of food and adult life avoidance.

A new series in Comic Yuri Hime, Osoto Gohan wo Go-issho ni (おそとごはんをご一緒に) Volume 1 is up on the Yuricon Store. This series is about food and friendship.

From Galette magazine, we have Watashi no Naka de Ichiban ni Hikaru, Anata ( 私の中でいちばんに光る、貴方), a collection of shorts by Yatosaki Haru.

The Yuribute Yuri Hime One-Shot Story Collection (ユリビュート 百合姫読切再録集)  is a “Yuri tribute” to one-shot stories that ran in the original Yuri Hime magazine from 2004-2010.

Yuri Doujinshi

Last week, YNN Correspondent Patricia B. had mentioned this, but it bears repeating – new high-fantasy WLW doujinshi, Tsurugi by Nerikomi Tōkichirō is kickstarting… and has already passed it’s initial goal!

Hitorimi De: 60-sai Lesbian No Single Seikatsu, Issue 1 (ひとりみで: 60歳レズビアンのシングル生活) is  a short about an older lesbian at 60, with no lover or family, by Morishima Akiko.

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LGBTQ Live-Action

Amazing news out of NHK! The She Loves To Cook, She Loves To Eat live-action series is getting a sequel! Crystalyn Hodgkins has the details over at ANN.

In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction, a film by Lisa Marie Evans & Marianne K. Martin with interviews with major lesbian fiction writers of the 20th century, will be showing at the Frameline Festival and streaming June 24- July 2.

Yuri Light Novels

Volume 1 of the Light Novel series There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless…,  is up on the Yuricon Store.

Yuri Webcomics

Mage & Demon Queen creator COLOR_LES, and Galatea are teaming up with singers Hayley Kiyoko, while other artists are partnering with Ava Max and MAY-A, for a new webtoon called Love Stories. Here’s the full press release from Business Wire.

Yuri Visual Novels

Studio Élan’s Please Be Happy has joined the listings on the Store. I’m making a concerted effort to expand these Yuri VN listings, so if you know of a great Yuri VN and would like to see it listed – or would like to review a Yuri VN – contact me!

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English Yuri Manga

Still doing some catch up on the Yuricon Store, but I’m mostly through the back log now and heading into the final stretch, at which point, I’ll be hustling to catch up to what’s coming out now. ^_^

Coming out this month, we have The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Vol. 4 of the manga. Annis, Euphie and Tilty embark on discovering the mysterious power of Lanie Cyan.

ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!, Volume 2 of the manga is up. Follow Flum and Milkit on their (kinda gross) adventures!

Futari Escape Volume 2 and Volume 3 are up, so let’s get goofy and kills some time learning about dinosaurs and eating food, while pretending it’s winter in the summer.

If I Could Reach You, Volume 7, the final volume of tMnR’s series, will land on shelves this month from Kodansha. In conversation on the Okazu Discord, Hyperart Marcus-san noted that there is a doujinshi that was available with th final volume in Japan that provides an epilogue. I did some digging and found that doujinshi as a digital read on Bookwalker JP! If you want to see what will become of Uta and Kaoru, check out Tatoe Todokanu Itoda to Shite mo “Tsumuida Ito no Sono-saki de” (たとえとどかぬ糸だとしても『紡いだ糸のその先で』). This is in Japanese. I always choose Bookwalker because it has global reach, in case you wonder. ^_^ Also, check out Luce’s overview of the series this week on Okazu!

The climactic final volume of Superwomen in Love! Honey Trap and Rapid Rabbit, Volume 5 will be out this month, from Seven Seas! What will become of our heroes and their quest to protect humanity from X’s Antinoids?

Japanese Yuri Manga

Sal Jiang’s violent tale of two women in an overly competitive battle for supremacy in the workplace wraps up with 白と黒~Black & White~, Volume 3. We’ll be getting Volume 2 of Black and White: Tough Love At The Office in February 2024.

YNN Correspondent Patricia B wrote in with the news of a new Yuri manga  Tsurugi by indie yuri mangaka Nerikomi Tōkichirō, who has self-published yuri manga in the past and contributed to the “Boyish2” anthology, that is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter. Patricia says “It looks like a fun fantasy story with political intrigue” and she hopes it’s successful.

Yuri is My Job! Official Comic Anthology (私の百合はお仕事です！公式コミックアンソロジー) has some amazing contributors! Ohsawa Yayoi, Hara Yuriko, Yuama, Yoshimurakana (!) and others.

Shimura Takako’s series Ottona ni Nattemo (おとなになっても) will be ending soon, but Volume 8 is up on the Store for you to enjoy! Akari and Ayano move in and have to face the reality of their relationship.

Mikanuji’s Fuzuroi no Renri (不揃いの連理 ), Volume 7 seems to focus on deliquent Shizuku and schoolgirl Saori’s relationship under pressure. You can find out who these two are in Assorted Entanglements, Volume 1  and Volume 2  – which is out this week from Yen Press!

Kuchibeta Shokudou (くちべた食堂) is another Yuri and food story that I’m looking forward to reading. It’s been 5 years since this customer has been here – will she find what she’s looking for?

The delightful Yuri Monogatari, (はなものがたり) about two older women bonding over makeup and building a new life, will be ending in July for a 3rd volume of the manga. ANN’s Rafael Antonio Pineda has the details. Volume 1 has been reviewed here on Okazu.

Yuri Light Novels

We’ve got Qualia the Purple up, for those of you who would like to read a popular science fiction LN about a girl who sees things differently.

Yuri Tama: From Third Wheel to Trifecta The Second is listed on the Store. Interestingly, while the first and third volumes are on Amazon, this one is not. Grab this poly story and let us know why.

Okazu News

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Yuri Animation

Via Manga Mogura on Twitter, they introduce The Summer, a Korean Yuri animation by Red Dog Culture House. Check their twitter link for the trailer. On the Okazu Discord, Frank turned up that The Summer is apparently an adaptation of a novella by Choi Eunyoung. It’s available in a Korean-English bilingual edition: The Summer. Frank also noted that according to a summary he found, The Summer is not just a high-school story but extends into adulthood. And he found an interview with the author on Pen.org. Thanks Frank, great work!

Yuri VNs and Games

It’s time to pre-order Birdie Wing for Nintendo Switch!  This game has a multiplayer mode and a story mode, with mini-games with “gimmicky putting.” It sounds like this really might be great.

Akaiito HD Remaster is a classic Yuri VN adventure. Kei sorts through her late mother’s things and learns of her inheritance deep in the mountains.

Aoishiro HD Remaster is a series set in the same timeline. Syouko goes to a temple with her kendo club for training and finds a girl washed up on the beach.

Noodletub Games’ GOOD LUCK BABY! is now up on the Store. This is a “heartwarming, comedic and emotionally-driven yuri visual novel about love, found family, and saving the world. “

Via Yuri Navi, Lycoris has released the key visual for their upcoming Yuri VN, Uso Kara Hajimaru Koi No Natsu (嘘から始まる恋の夏) on Twitter.

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Briana Lawrence at Crunchyroll News has put together a weekly list of manga suggestion in Pride Month Reads.

Our dear friends at Cheapmanga.com are retiring after 30 years of cons We’ll miss them, but you can help them clean out the store – go to Cheapmanga.com and get 20% off you order with the code Clearance20. 20% off a copy of By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime And Manga is a great deal!

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Yuri Survey

Tania is currently working on a Survey of Yuri readership in Japan. Feel free to share her link to get more responses to her survey! She’s really hoping to get some significant numbers. 

Of course I’d love to see the results of this survey and how they contrast with the responses to our own Global Yuri Fandom Survey here. The results of that were gratifying, but there’s a lot yet to be learned.

Yuri Manga in English

Yen Press announced a new license, Kiss The Scars Of The Girls, which is a vampire Yuri title. I have seen the cover, but not read it myself, for vampire reasons. ^_^

Seven Seas announced the license for How Do I Get Together With My Childhood Friend?, by Syu Yasaka, creator of Monologue Woven For You.

August will see the release of Yokohama Shopping Log Deluxe Edition, Volume 3. I’ll be reviewing Volume 2 of this brilliant and melancholy series next week.

Even Though We’re Adults, Volume 6 is on the way this month. I hope you’re all following this terrific series about complicated relationships.

Still playing catch-up on the Store, and have added MURCIÉLAGO, Volume 20! Amazingly, I am still reading this series.

The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Volume 3 manga is up and Annis and Euphie are about to take on a dragon!

Collaboration manga by Teren Mikami and Takeshima Eku, There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless…, Volume 1 is up. There is also a LN and I’ll work on getting that added, as well.

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Very exciting news – we’ll be getting Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna, Volume 4 (作りたい女と食べたい女) in just a few weeks. I cannot wait to see the collected volume for this. Creator Yuzaki Sakaomi was right on Pride Month with a charming image of Kasuga-san and Nomoto-san celebrating on Twitter. ^_^

Now that everyone has been enjoying the early days of the Yuri Is My Job! anime, we can emotionally prepare ourselves for the dramatic crisis that is Watashi no Yuri ha Oshigoto Desu!, Volume 12 (私の百合はお仕事です).

Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi, Volume 6 (私を喰べたい、ひとでなし) was reviewed this week on Okazu. Amazingly good creepy story.

Also hitting shelves this month is SHWD, Volume 3 (シュード) the final volume of this action story about large-muscular women fighting demons of the mind and body. Volume 2 will be out in English in February 2024.

Tamifull’s Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 10 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな) is out and I’m behind again. ^_^ How are Saeko and Miwa doing in their new relationships?

One of Ruriko’s acquaintances, Rio, has asked to stay – will her jealousy of Kurumi cause problems? Find out in Onna Tomodachi to Kekkonshitemita, Volume 3 (女ともだちと結婚してみた。)

Canno-sensei announced on Twitter a doujinshi call Shimai-tachi ga Watashi no koto wo Suki-sugiru! (妹たちが私のことを好きすぎる!) In English, “My Sisters Love Me!”

Via Comic Natalie, this feels very much like a throwback to olden days of Yuri. Houkenshitsu ha Futarikiri (保健室はふたりきり) is a series of trysts in a high-school medical office, by Rokoko.

Also from Comic Natalie, Yuri ni ha Kimaru Otoko ha Shinebaii!? (百合にはさまる男は死ねばいい!?) is a LINE manga about jealousy and desire in a school band.

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Yuri VNs

Heart of the Woods has been a standout queer hit for Studio Élan. You can get it on multiple platforms. We’ve got it linked up on the Yuricon Store!

Aikasa Collective’s sapphic fairytale Red Rebellion has made it’s Kickstarter goal and is in development. You can play the demo on itch.io and wishlist on Steam!

The next entry in the Blue Reflection franchise launched this past February. Blue Reflection Sun isn’t yet subbed for English-language but if you’re motivated it looks quite pretty.

Other News

I was buzzing around the Internets when I encountered this utterly delightful-sounding comic, The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich.  A fairy tale with the tagline “love should be cheesy” and a funny sapphic story, I thought I’d bring it to everyone’s attention here since we all deserve a happily-ever-after.

The Sound! Euphonium franchise is moving into another season with the Ensemble Contest arc. Even I can see that money was spent on this season – they have noses. Egan Loo has the details on ANN.

I would like to end today’s report with a wholehearted recommendation for YA readers of any age who like to science fiction. My publisher at Journey Press has written a fantastic, queer, science fiction trilogy called The Kitra Saga. The third book, Hyvilma, has just been released as an e-book. These would make great beach reading – I read the first book and thought it fantastic. The second is on my to-read pile. You know I’ll be reading Hyvilma as soon as I can.

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Now that I am making a concerted effort to catch up on the Yuricon Store, there are two things we must reckon with: 1) There will be a lot of additions in this week’s report and 2) There is SO MUCH Yuri coming out that, a week into the update, I have added as many items to my “to be added” list in my bookmarks as I have added things to the Store. ^_^; We are surrounded by an abundance of Yuri riches. So buckle in, we have a lot of cool stuff this week to get to!

Yuri Anime

The Lycoris Recoil Blu-Ray box set will be available in late August. It looks adorable. Save %30 with a pre-order on RightStuf.

Yuri Figurines

From the fine folks at Yuri Daily on Facebook, we have the news that Furyu is putting out two Yuri Is My Job! figurines. You can get our leads in their salon personas – Ayanokoji Mitsuki or Shirasagi Hime for about $130 USD each. These figurines are eerily life-like-to-the-anime.

Yuri Manga

Seven Seas announced the license of How Do I Get Together With My Childhood Friend?, by the creator of Monologue Woven For You, Syu Yasaka.

How Do We Relationship?, Volume  9 will be hitting shelves in late July. Miwa and Saeko’s relationship has gone through a lot, but they are still finding their best ways to be themselves.

Chasing After Aoi Koshiba, Volume 4 gave us an unexpected ending to the series. I reviewed it yesterday here on Okazu.

Superwomen in Love! Honey Trap and Rapid Rabbit, Volume 5 also completes this sentai Yuri series. Can a suited heroine and her arch-nemesis save the day?

From Blue Drop creator Akihito Yoshitomo My Future Starts Today ~Miku & Kyoko~, Volume 1 was picked up and translated into English by MediBang! as a digital license. Does anyone remember Blue Drop besides me, at this point? I liked it – especially the Drama CDs.

Qualia The Purple Manga Collection is now available on the Store, as well. Without question, the people who loved this story, love this story. I mean that in a kind way.

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Galette, No. 25  (ガレット) has been out since March and is available from a number of sellers. I am still positive about this creator-run quarterly Yuri manga magazine and would love to see it continue for 5 more years!

Akiyama Haru’s Iberis no Hanayome ( イベリスの花嫁) is about a wedding planner who finds herself falling for the bride.

Lily & Ivy – Ken-couple Yuri & Sex Anthology (リリー&アイビー ~ケンカップル百合×性愛アンソロジー~) is for fans of series like Black & White, with a little rough love in the mix.

Fukusuunin Kousai Yuri Anthology (複数人交際百合アンソロジー レモネード) is a poly anthology, with relationships of 3 or more people.

Yuri Short Story Collection wiz (百合小説コレクション wiz) is a collection of winning entries from the Yuri Literary Short Story Contest on Pixiv.

Nagata Kabi has more to say about her life in Suizou Ga Kowaretara, Sukoshi Ikiyasuku Narimashita. (膵臓がこわれたら、少し生きやすくなりました。) I’m reading it now and will get back to you shortly.

I’m In Love With The Villainess News

Crunchyroll has announced that they will be streaming the I’m In Love With The Villainess anime, which is headed our way in October. Rafael Antonio Pineda has the details over on ANN.

On her Pixiv Fanbox last week, inori.-sensei announced a new spin-off project I’m In Love With The Villainess. Maid’s Kitchen (私の推しは悪役令嬢。メイドキッチン) The art for this cooking comedy starring Rei, Claire and Lene, will be by Tsuke-sensei. It will also run in Comic Yuri Hime magazine. Take a look at the cover here on inori.-sensei’s twitter!

There are two more voiced comics for Wataoshi from Ichijinsha. You can find there here and here. That completes the series, I believe.

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Queer Comics

“Blood! Bounties!! & Badass Babes!!! reads the tagline for Blade Maidens, by Zoe Tunnel and Valentine M. Smith. Queer trans and NB protags and lot of action. It’s fun. ^_^

Yuri Visual Novels

Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Ashley, two classic Yuri VNs have been remastered and are available on Steam! Akai Ito HD Remaster and Aoi Shiro HD Remaster, are set in the same universe. Ashley reviewed the latter for Okazu 13 years ago!

ebi-hime has a new game, It gets so lonely here, “a yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?” CWs for violence and cannibalism. Available on Steam and itch.io.

Other News

Also Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Ashley, Takarazuka’s Casino Royale is coming to screens with a live online performance on June 11. The live version is 1:30PM JST on June 11, while the online “restreaming” is at 4AM JST (so 3PM EST) on June 26. There is no video on demand. You’re buying a ticket to a show. There will be EN subtitles on the restream.

Lilyka is running a 41% off Yuri doujinshi sale, with the code “41” right now. More importantly, the Lilyka website is being deprecated soon (no date has been given.) emanga.com has already rolled the Yuri works from Lilyka into their GL collection.

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