Yuri/Baihe Live Action

It is official! Tsukiatte Agetemo Ii Kana / How Do We Relationship is getting a live-action drama! The official X account kicked off this week with the announcement and a piece of art by Tamifull and a Key visual.

Via Reddit folks on r/Baihe reports that My Darling Is the Cutest! live action will air on Tencent video. The manga, as poster laine4466 notes, is out from Tokyopop as She Is Still Cute Today, Volume 1.

YNN Sr. Correspondent Matt Marcus points to casting calls for extras for a live-action adaptation of Otherside Picnic is being reported (this via Yanaken on X.)  

Yuri Anime

The Animate Times reports that we’ll be getting a MURCIELAGO anime for 2027.Yay!  Here is the teaser on Youtube.

I notice that The Moon on  Rainy Night anime we were supposed to get this past spring has been silent. No casting or staff news. Boo.

r/anime on Reddit is still working on that Simoun 20th anniversary rewatch. It’s a great series full of giant world-building holes. I loved it. Simoun has the honor of being the very first anime to be marketed as “Yuri” in the US. (Not at all coincidentally, I have the very first DVD that came off the press. The folks at Media Blasters all signed it for me. ^_^)

Takanori Uno announced on LinkedIn a Brazilian Portugese edition of Sal Jiang’s Black and White, from Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd.

Sylvia Jones reviewed A Hundred Scenes of Awajima on ANN and like everything else she writes, it’s worth reading.

For several days this week, Kamiina Botan Fully Blossoms When Drunk disappeared from Crunchyroll (which is heavily into shittifying itself right now, so I will not be adding links to their store any more to the Yuricon Shop) and people were *pissed*. But it is back, so watch it already. (This last is a note to myself. ^_^)

The first episode of I Want To Love You Until Your Dying Day is up on Crunchyroll. Feedback has generally been positive. ^_^

Yuri Manga

This came in too late last week to make the Anime Expo round up. Seven Seas has licensed I See You, Aizawa-san!, a story about a girl who can see ghosts and he ghost of a former classmate who makes her heart pound.

Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Sean Gaffney, the fantastic Renee Scott has reviewed The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All for School Library Journal’s Good Comics For Kids. Renee aka The Library Lady is great: “if you’re not a fan of The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy At All, allow me to help you get out from the rock you’ve been living under.” 

Baihe Novels

Seven Seas also announced three(!) Baihe novels at Anime Expo, Matrilocal Marriage: Ruzhui about “a time-traveling woman who lost everything and the mysterious heiress she comes to marry out of convenience.  Also by creator of A Clear and Muddy Loss, Qing Jun Mo Xiao, they have My Wandering Spirit Lady, about  a woman and ghost! Feels like a theme. ^_^

Lastly, I am very pleased about Miss Forensics: Wo Qinai De Fayi Xiaojie by Jiu Nuan Chun Shen, about “a forensic doctor and the cold detective she works with.” 

Yuri Visual Novels

Two days left to get your submissions into the Toxic Yuri Game Jam 2! 

Via YNN Correspondent Roxie, Lyyycaena on X pointed to their new Horror Yuri game Kickstarter for Mermaids are Food, with the intruiging tagline “A horror sim and visual novel with yuri and 10+ endings. Are mermaids more like fish, people or monsters?”

Studio Élan announced that Twofold:First Snow “will be coming to Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation 4 & 5 soon—in fact, you can play the Twofold demo on consoles right now!” They also have a Kickstarter running for My VTuber Rival Is Actually Cute?

Max Schwartz on X note that 1000x Resist and Heaven Will Be Mine are being bundled on Steam for 20% off right now.

LGBTQ+ Comics

Via  Matt Marcus, we have news of  BEAST’S LIBATION – A Dark Butch/Femme Werewolf Romance a new comic Kickstarter from Miki Brewster. This is a “296-page dark f/f romance between a cursed servant and her divine queen. For 18+ readers.”

Other News

Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Ashley, here is a fascinating article about Nüwu, a genre in Chinese novels centering women, without focusing on romance. Read Fan Yiying and Mao Rui’s No Woo: At China’s Top Anime Convention, Love Takes a Back Seat.

Once again via Matt Marcus, Manga and women’s service agencies team up to tell untold stories looks at the specific sex work service Kabi Nagata’s My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and Amano Shuninta’s Aisarete mo Iindayo.

 AnimeNYC is now on the horizon. Crossed Hearts has already announced their first-ever Industry panel. They are goin all-out with goodie bags, prizes and a new imprint! The schedule is not out for the public, but I know Manga Mavericks will also have a panel, and I am likely to be on it. ^_^

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It’s Anime Expo weekend, let’s celebrate all the amaziiiiiing licenses thus far!

Yuri Anime

Our top story this week is the The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All promotional video is real and up on Youtube.  In a stunning indication of a Yuri anime getting real money invested, Nirvana’s “Breed” is the OP animation by Cloverworks

The announcement came paired with a video of Arai-sensei handing over the anime playlist to Dave Grohl and getting his feedback.  This will be streaming on Crunchyroll in January 2027. 

As Sr. YNN Corespondent Sean Gaffney so cogently put it:  

2001: “Those two girls sometimes stand next to each other. Yuri? I should write a fic.” 
2026: “Yeah, the new yuri anime based on a bestselling manga has Breed by Nirvana as its OP and it was introduced at the con by Dave Grohl.”

We are entering a whole new era. Let us pray that no Yuri anime is ever poorly funded again. Amen.

MediaOCD is releasing a Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles Complete Collection Blu-ray set. This is the entire 40-episode television series for under $50. Unbelievable.

Via YNN Correspondent Patricia Baxter, here is a link to Mitwa, a short sapphic animation that was shown at the Annecy Festival. Set in In Southern India in the 60s, two lovers find time with each other among the hubub of festival preparations.

ANN’s Joanna Cayanan has news that the Maebashi Witches Emoemories: Blooming Witches Compilation Film Opens in Japan on October 23.

Sr. YNN Correspondent Sean Gaffney  AnimeAnime reports the results of their Favorite Yuri poll. Giant Robots for the win. ^_^

Yuri Manga In English 

Huge news out of Anime Expo for manga!

Manga Mavericks is working on a beautiful deluxe print edition of The Sword of Paros!  This queer fantasy is epic and personal and gorgeous. I am editing the book and could not be happier. Pre-order direct from Manga Mavericks for North America and UK.

Inklore has entered the ring with Ikoku Nikki by Yamashita Tomoko! Yay! I started reading that ages ago but never finished. I love Yamashita’s work and thought the anime adaptation, Journal With Witch was fantastic.

Kodansha announced the license for Battan’s Fatale Game. I reviewed Volume 1 of that recently here on Okazu.

Meian announced a French edition of The Fed-Up Office Lady Wants to Work for the Villainess to be released in September

BluPetal announced The Black World is Dyed in White Chalk. This story brings two girls who have suffered trauma together to find healing.

And Yen Press announced Takane-san and Arashi-chan, a school life Yuri.

The Death-Dying Princess Creates a Yuri Harem to Survive is up for pre-order. This Yuri spin on the Villainess subgenre looks fun.

Anita Tai on ANN notes that Stardust Telepath manga will be ending with 7 volumes.

A little late on my part, sorry, but Glam Beat sent Pride Month off with a post that all their Yuri manga is now available on MangaPlaza (which is subscription-only,) and Bookwalker!

Yuri Manga In Japanese

Yuni’s Anata Mitai ni, Volume 1 (あなたみたいに) adult life romance is up on Bookwalker!

And Boyishna Kanojo ni Numatteku! ? Yuri Anthology  (ボーイッシュな彼女に沼ってく!? 百合アンソロジー) is  as advertised on the tin. ^_^ This is out from Comic Growl, which is a new name to me.  ^_^

Aoto Hibiki’s office romance Kono Koi, Ittan Mochikaerasete Itadakimasu! Volume 1 (この恋、一旦持ち帰らせていただきます!) is out!  Link to Bookwalker JP.

Volume 1 of Kuzushiro’s  30 Made Hhitoridattara Isshonikurasōoutte Itta Yo ne? (30まで独りだったら一緒に暮らそうって言ったよね? ) is out. Two women make a drunken promise that if they don’t have a lover by 30, they’ll move in together. Link goes to Amazon JP, but it is serialized on Bookwalker.

Yuri Merch and Pop-Ups

Via Sr. Correspondent Matt Marcus wing is releasing figurines for Gujo and Chin-lan from Kamiina Botan.

Yuri Podcast

This Week In Fandom History celebrated Yuri Day with me! Check out our conversation on June 25: Yuri Day (百合の日) with Erica Friedman. We had a lovely conversation.

Yuri Visual Novels

via YNN Correspondent Akatsukinoluna, Carmilla: Crimson Moon now has a demo up on Steam. ” A dark yuri horror visual novel inspired by a classic gothic novella. When the enigmatic Carmilla arrives, Laura is swept into a fever dream of obsession. Is this stranger the cure for her loneliness or a herald of corruption? And what caused the mysterious deaths of two girls in the nearby village?” So, it’s straight up Carmilla. ^_^

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Yuri/Baihe Reading

Baiheverse offers up this short disussion of Baihe vs Yuri: What Is the Difference? where they make a very solid argument that when readers call Chinese WLW media Baihe, reader keep the cultural context of the work. I absolutely agree, honestly. I’m not for policing you, personally, but knowing and using the words used by a community shows respect and understanding of that community…something we know to be true in the queer community as well. ^_^

Sean Gaffney gives us his thoughts on Kamiina Botan Fully Blossoms When Drunk on his own blog. Sean’s posts are always worth reading.  

We added two articles to the Yuri Resources Page under the Fan Studies section, by Burkeley Hermann and Mayo Chiki. If you have Yuri research or essays, let us know and we’ll get them up on our Resources page.

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Yuri Day Week

To celebrate Yuri Day, we’ve collaborated with Bookwalker Global to offer up a Yuri Trivia Contest on their Instagram. Answer the questions, comment on their page, and be in running for coins to spend on their Yuri Day Sale! The context runs through June 29, the sale goes through July 8!

The Toronto Japan Foundation is doing a Hybrid Yuri Manga Book Club! To start off, they are celebrating Battan’s recent visit to Toronto for TCAF with her Run Away With Me, Girl.

The Yuri Hime Editorial Desk is participating in Hoshi ni Onegai wo Day 1 [星に願いを 2026 -day 1-] for portfolio review.

For folks at Anime Expo, Yen Press is celebrating Yuri cosplay with exclusive pins!

Yuri Manga

Via Comic Natalie, from Yoshitomi Akihito, creator of Blue Drop,  Volume 1 of Nazo no Eureka (謎のユリイカ) is out now from the orSIS imprint. Two girls, one a writer, one an artist find each other’s fantasies, are the same.

Henai Shijou Shugi Iwami Kiyoko Sakuhin-shuu (偏愛至上主義 岩見樹代子作品集) is a collection of short stories by the creator of My Girlfriend’s Not Here Today.

Ikuta Hana’s Comic Yuri Hime series has been collected into a volume, Hone ni Negai o, Hoshi ni Noroi o, Volume 1, (骨に願いを、星に呪いを). Twin sisters with different personalities. One day, one of them goes missing….

Schwinn posted a few panels of her new senior Yuri series on X, with a link to more on her Patreon.

Via YNN Correspondent akatsukinoluna,  we have news of the Tsumi ni Oboreru Crime Yuri Anthology (罪に溺れるクライム百合アンソロジー) from Takeshobo, who traditionally did not market things as Yuri. This anthology looks at dirty deeds done in the name of Yuri. Obviously, I’m going to have to read this.

Yuri Anime

The Kimi wo Tsumugu (君を紡ぐ) short anime trailer is up on Youtube ahead of the manga Let Me Fix You from Blu Petal.

The new Ghost In The Shell trailer on Youtube looks pretty darn good. It will be interesting to get a look at the manga, animated at last and Science Saru has shown themselves to be the right team for the project.

Amazon is selling an exclusive Strawberry Panic: The Complete Series Blu-Ray set, says YNN Sr. Correspondent Sean Gaffney. Get all 26 episodes of this influential, yet also derivative in a million ways, fanfic of an anime. ^_^

And speaking of old and beloved Yuri anime, on This Week in Anime, Christopher and Sylvia say Happy 20th Birthday, Simoun! Apparently, it is streaming on Darkroom.

Adventure Time: Bubblegum and Marceline is getting an HBO Exclusive. Check out this promo on Instagram, because squee!

Friends in the UK,  a Sailor Moon Season 1 Steelbook is headed your way from Disc-connected.

Via green body realness on X, an Ur-text for fans of Utena, Pastoral to Die, directed by Terayama Shuuji. Check out the post for  aha! moments.

Another news item for fans of the the Utena movie, vas YNN Correspondent Thomasina Pontier – GKIDS has released the graphic for the movie poster so you can download and print one for yourself!

Thai GL Novels

Via YNN Correspondent Patricia B, The Beguiling in Toronto has begun carrying Thai GL Novels in English! Sr. Thai GL Correspondent Frank Hecker notes that the translations for these can be uneven, so just be forewarned.

Yuri Light Novels

To celebrate Yuri Day, German publisher Dokico announced a new work from inori.-sensei, Dem Mond das Gift, der Nacht die Medizin. This is Dokico’s first  of their “original novel” line.

Yen Press debuted the cover for Buying a Classmate Once a Week, Vol. 1.

LGBTQ+ Comics

Respected comics researcher Paul Gravett has written up a look at the Queer As Comics Exhibition in London on  Graphic Memoir Blog.

Yuri Merch and Pop-ups

Angless.ig posted this video retrospective of The Green Yuri Market in LA on instagram.

Melonbooks is doing a standee of Koharu and Minato for Volume 4(!) of Koharu to Minato – Watashi no Partner ha Onna no ko (小春と湊 わたしのパートナーは女の子). Here’s a link to the series on Bookwalker JP. No standee, but still a nice series.

Atelier Lilium teased two original mascot characters on X for the cafe. Panels for photos will be up at the cafe (and I bet there will be goods for sale.)

Gamers is holding a Sakura Trick (桜Trick) Fair where special goods for the series will be available. Everything old is new again, now that Yuri is so much more popular!

MangaOh is doing a Kimi ga Hoeru Tame no Uta wo  (キミが吠えるための歌を) Volume 4 showcase with acrylic standee.

Atre Akihabara is doing a collaboration with Kimi ga Shinu Made Koi wo Shitai (きみが死ぬまで恋をしたい) ahead of the series’ anime debut.

Yuri Live Action News

Via YNN Sr. Correspondent Matt Marcus, there are calls for extras for an upcoming Japanese live-action GL series, that takes place at a college. The production team gave us Ayaka Loves Hiroko…and the vibes very much sound like a How Do We Relationship drama is on the horizon.

Sailor Moon Super Live is heading out on a new tour of North America and London! This was a lot of fun. Go see it, if you can.

Other News

Yuri couple VTuber HanaLiLial will begin streaming shortly. Follow their channel on Youtube.

Via 90’sanimefashion on Instagram, a look at Worldbuilding in Revolutionary Girl Utena.

The New York Public Library put together a IG slider with queer comics for adults that includes some Yuri manga!

Fun news via YNN Correspondent wall on X, a retrospective of Taiwanese lesbian literature is being published. You can get Dào Huǒ Jí: Yī Bù Cóng Jìyì Chūfā De Táiwān Nǚ Tóngzhì Wénxué Shǐ (盜火集: 一部從記憶出發的臺灣女同志文學史) on any site that sells Taiwanese books, but I have linked to the same site wall used.

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Yuri Anime

Tomorrow! Revolutionary Girl Utena Movie: The Adolescence of Utena in theaters across North America! Don’t miss this opportunity to see this on a big screen.

Yuri Manga

Via The OASG on X, A Couple Drifting In The Wind, Volume 1, by Puebro, pre-orders are live. I reviewed this in Japanese this past winter here on Okazu.

Also via OASG, Yamada and Kase-san ,Volume 5 pre-orders are live.  I reviewed that this past April in Japanese on Okazu. ^_^

By Asahina Shou, Kawaii ha, Tokidoki Kurushii is a manga about a woman who is trying to find herself and the gender presentation that suits her. Unusually a makeover allows her to be more butch, rather than femme. You can read sample chapters on Gangan Online, and Volume 1 and Volume 2 are available on Bookwalker JP. 

The American Manga Awards 2026 nominees have been announced! Stop! Hibari-kun has a nod for Best New Edition of a Classic Manga and inee’s Love Bullet for Best New Manga. Sean Gaffney and I will be reporting from the AMA’s this August for Anime Herald, once again. ^_^

Speaking of Love Bullet, inee drew an image of the Cupids enjoying phở, to thank her Vietnamese fans, and the image and the news made mainstream Vietnamese media, according to himejoshiris on X.

Taifu Comics is regretfully allowing some of their titles to go out of print. Many of these are older titles, and a few are Yuri.

Via Comic Natalie, Musume ga Kanojo o Tsuretekita Hanashi (娘が彼女を連れてきた話), Volume 1, by Kurasaki King, out from orSIS tells the story of a girl who brings her girlfriend home, not sure how her single dad is going to take it, only Dad is a huge Yuri fan (Yuri pig, is how he is described.) It’s on Bookwalker if this sounds like you’d think it’s funny. ^_^

Also via Comic Natalie, Shimura Takako will be contributing a story to Comic Yuri Hime for the July issue. 

Pride Month Sales

Along with Tokyopop and Yen Press Pride month sales and Kodansha’s Humble Bundle…
Baiheverse is running a June Sale!

By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga is on sale through June 30!

Yuri Events & Cafes

This past week, Morishima Akiko and Rica Takashima had a talk event at Loneliness Books in Nakano. Our JP Corespondent Sasori was there and will have a write-up about it, but in the meantime, Morishima-sensei shared some pictures of Rica’s art exhibit at the store on X. Rica showed all of the Yuri Monogatari books, and our edition of Rica ‘tte Kanji!?, the first Yuri work in English, as well as By Your Side, for which she did the cover art! Check out the pictures. I couldn’t be there, but I felt well-represented. ^_^

Via their official X account, Raspberry Heaven is set to open as a GL manga cafe in Seoul, Korea.

Yuri Novel

Via YNN Staff Matt Marcus, syasendou announced on X that their story, Kaijuu (回樹) from the 2023 collection of the same name is free to read on Hayakawa Books! The entire collection can be found on Bookwalker JP.

This is from 2023:  Kono Ginban o Kimi to Tobu  (この銀盤を君と跳ぶ) is a Yuri novel about two ice skaters, by Ayazaki Jun, available on Bookwalker.

Looking for some beach reads? The 2026 Lambda Literary Awards Winners have been announced. That’ll get you some new perspectives.

Yuri Visual Novel

From the folks over at YuriEureka we have a trailer for NSFW  Exhibition of the Heart is “a nsfw yuri visual novel about love, exhibitionism, and being true to your heart. It follows the story of Alice, a shy university student who never got over her first crush from high-school: the upright and diligent Sylvia. She was regarded by their school as a gifted student, destined for success, a shining star that Alice felt she could never hope to reach. Even three years after graduating, she still can’t stop herself from thinking about her first crush.” The trailer is not explicit, but the VN is.

Studio Élan is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Highway Blossoms, the breakout hit Yuri VN that lead to their creation. Check out their free Patreon post to learn all the news of their celebration. Congrats to everyone at Studio Élan!

Live-Action News

Via Sr. YNN Correspondent Frank Hecker, Fairway of Love, a Thai Drama bout two golfers is on the horizon. Also via Frank is an article from Bloomberg about the popularity of Thai GL and Bl Dramas: Why Millions Are Falling for Thailand’s Same-Sex Romance Dramas. (This link is imperfect, but will get you most of the article.)

Other News

Via YNN Correspondent Sheila Webber, the lecture Kyoto International Manga Museum as a Hub of Knowledge and Community is up on Youtube.

Via YNN Correspondent Manga’albine, check out littleblossomdarling on Instagram talking about gay Victorian fashion plates. ^_^

Your support for Yuri journalism and research has never been more important than right now. Patreon and Ko-Fi are where we currently accept subscriptions and tips.  Our goal is to raise our guest writers’ wages to above industry standard, which are too low!

Your support goes straight to paying for Guest Reviews, folks helping with videos, site maintenance, managing the Yuricon Store and directly supporting other Yuri creators. Just $5/month makes a huge impact! Become part of the Okazu family!

Become a part of the Yuri Network, by being a YNN Correspondent: Contact Us with any Yuri-related news you want to share with us.