Yuri Manga

[Boyish²] Butch×Butch Yuri Anthology has made its Kickstarter goal with more than a month left! That means you have plenty of time to back this anthology. With so much support they are considering doing a print volume, as well as digital.

Via Fayorei on Twitter,  Bookwalker is running a coin boost sale on Inori’s I’m In Love With the Villainess Manga and Light Novels! (These are both affiliate links, so I get a pittance of coins if you pick something up with them.^_^) The sale ends Oct. 20th.

While we’re talking ILTV, Sekai Edition has just announced a Spanish edition of the Me Enamoré de la Villana light novels!

We have some new items up on the Yuricon Store, which means these are all, again, affiliate links.

Zaou Taishi and Eiki Eiki’s early 2000’s Yuri series for what was then Yuri Hime magazine, are being reissued as complete editions. Love Gene Double XX Complete Edition  and Haru, Natsu, Aki, Fuyu Complete Edition (春夏秋冬 完全版) both include new pages and new cover design.

Lonely Girl ni Sakaraenai, Volume 4 (ロンリーガールに逆らえない) is hitting Japanese shelves this week. I am so glad this story didn’t just wrap up after Sora and Ayaka started to go out. It feels more substantial, somehow.

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Yuri Navi is reporting a new Yuri series starting in Comic Cune magazine. Lily-Lily-La-La-Land, is set at a private girls school and begins with a confession.

Also via Yuri Navi, Kimi to Shiranai Natsu Naru by Keiyyang, will begin and get color pages in the New Year’s first  issue of Comic Yuri Hime.

Again via Yuri Navi, Mikanuji’s new Yuri + food manga Sempai, Oishii Desu ka? (先輩、美味しいですか？) has begun on Young Ace online. I kind of found the premise a bit depressing, so I hope our protag gets to eat whatever she wants.

Via Aki Yanagi on Twitter, another food + Yuri manga that has really intrigued me, Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna,  (作りたい女と食べたい女) by Yuzaki Sakaomi, has been given a content warning – something that is very rare in JP manga. But this, Aki-san, says, is done as a kindness by the author, as it includes scenes of sexual harassment. This was part of a great conversation with translator Jocelyne Allen, who noted a single chapter in Witch Hat Atelier which was likewise tagged with a CW in Japan.

Events

AnimeNYC is on the way and – if everything works out – I’ll be attending on Saturday, to cover the event as press and be part of a GEEKS OUT panel on queer manga. Vaccines and masks will be required, so make sure you’re sorted. If you are there, say hi after the panel. ^_^

I’m also going be recording a session for the New York Public Library, with a whole lot of much more qualified folks, to talk about LGBTQ+ Manga in the Library. The livestream will be Nov. 17 and I’ll drop the link as soon as I have it.

It looks like we’ll be doing our cover reveal for By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga as part of our annual Okazu Patron Online Holiday Party. My publisher will be a special guest. Dates will be chosen on the Okazu Patreon. We’ve been doing this the last couple of years and it’s a lot of fun!

Spring 2022 is already lined up for a bunch of interesting things, so stay tuned!

Anime News

In another example of how the universe is unfair, Wataten is getting an anime film. Egan Loo has the details on ANN. While that mess gets money poured into it, I’m in Love With the Villainess remains unanimated thus far. (I still have hope.)

Kakegurui XX has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks, with a Q1 2022 projected release.

Other News

ANN’s Lynzee Loveridge reports on a Sailor Moon-themed at illumination at Sagamiko Resort. The resort’s official website has an image that makes it look kinda fun! I know I’d go, if it were doable. ^_^

I know I keep mentioning this, but. Via Yuri Navi, the 4th Yuri Bungei Shousetsu Contest is live! Pixiv, Comic Yuri Hime and Hayakawa Publishing have been sponsoring this short story contest and we’ve gotten a fair amount of decent works so far. I just went and bought the print versions of the second and third contest winners from Booth.pm. ^_^

ANN’s Kim Morrissy has this great article: TMS Entertainment’s 1st Female Producer Explains How the Anime Industry Can Improve For Women. Well worth reading.  ^_^

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Yuri Manga

I am super excited to share Seven Seas’ new licensing announcement with you: Sal Jiang’s Black & White. I loved this extremely violent and unpleasant Yuri story of dominance in the office. ^_^ I raved about it in my review and I’m thrilled for us to have a Sal Jiang book…and hopeful that we’ll seem more Comic Ruelle & Comic Jardin titles in days ahead.

Out now from Seven Seas is Syrup: A Yuri Anthology, Volume 2. I remember thinking this volume superior to the original, with a number of excellent contributors, including Takahashi Mako, Whispered Words‘ Ikeda Takashi, Amano Shuninta, and Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl creator, Canno.

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Adachi and Shimamura manga Volume 2 is also on shelves now, from Yen Press!

Alex Mateo has the news that RightStuf and Tokyopop have reached the goal for a printing of Aria the Masterpiece. It definitely looks like thy are planning this to be a one-print run, so if you want this, order now. It is genuinely lovely – hardback volume, with beautiful covers. I’ve been staring at it for ages in Kinokuniya.

Mira Ong Chua is running a new Kickstarter for her newest story Vampire Blood Drive. If you enjoyed Chua’s ROADQUEEN, and vampires, this looks like a good bet.

Yuri Anime

Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall anime is slated for a Spring 2022 premier. according to ANN’s Rafael Antonio Pineda. I’m listing this under “Yuri” because I live in hope that the promise of the original will be fulfilled, not because I think it will be. ^_^

Kim Morrisy has the scoop on the Madoka 10th Anniversary Exhibit over at ANN.

Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls has a Blu-Ray release from Funimation headed our way!

Other News

The 4th Yuri Bungei Shousetsu Contest is on! Comic Yuri Hime, Pixiv and SF Magazine are once again sponsoring a Yuri short story writing contest on Pixiv. Past winners have been reviewed here, are published on Pixiv and have found their way into Comic Yuri Hime and SF Magazine.

Letter Sara Linsley has developed an adorable new font for lettering called SS Pretzel and has released it for “pay want you want.” (Suggested: $10.) It’s on my to-buy list and I just wanted to share it with you, because it’s so nice!

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Yuri Manga

Added to the Yuricon Store, we have Bloom Into You Anthology, Volume One, now available from Seven Seas. Volume Two is available for pre-order, with a January release date.

I hadn’t even realized this Comic Yuri Hime story was licensed until Luce mentioned it! Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games, Volume 1 will be out shortly in print and is already on Bookwalker!

Ichijinsha is putting out Matching App Yuri Anthology (マッチングアプリ百合アンソロジー) which includes a short by Canno.

Hero-san to Moto Onna Kanbu-san, Volume  4 (ヒーローさんと元女幹部さん) hit shelves earlier this summer. We’ll get Volume 3 of Superwomen in Love this December.

Galettemeets 16 (ガレットmeets16) is now available!

If you’re looking for serialized Japanese-language Yuri manga you can read free, look no further than Yuri Navi’s list of serialized Yuri manga. Most of these have the first chapter or two available for free, then current chapters free for limited time and the embargoed chapters are either collected into volumes or cost money to read. You can get along reading the current chapters free, with exceptions.

Which brings me to this exciting news, via YNN Correspondent Thomas Baudinette! A manga I have been reading online has just been collected into the first volume. Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna, Volume 1 (作りたい女と食べたい女) is a story of a woman who likes to cook to relieve stress, but can’t eat as much as she cooks. She invites her larger, more muscular female neighbor over and they become friends. In chapter 16 (which is still free to read until Chapter 18 comes out at the end of the month), Nomoto comes to the conclusion that she is a lesbian and is interested in Kasuga. Thomas’ news is that there is an interview with the editor of this series on Wezz-y. It is a very good interview about the lack of characters who identify as  – or even use the word  – lesbian in Yuri manga.  Yuzaki-sensei always wanted this manga to be Yuri/GL and Lesbian and, meant it to be for women, not just about them.

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Yuri Visual Novels

Studio Élan has some news:  First Snow, a free lesbian visual novel developed by Salty Salty Studios that they published last year through Bellhouse is getting a partial voice update this winter, followed by some merchandise. Additionally, to celebrate Highway Blossoms’ 1st anniversary last week, series merchandise is 15% off on their store. 

MangaGamer has a sale through October 4th on selected Yuri and other Visual Novels. Check out their Mangagamer Catalogue Spotlight for deals!

Crystalynn Hodgkins reports on ANN that Blue Reflection: Second Light game has a new trailer!

Yuri Doujinshi

Lilyka has a new title available now – Epigonen by nyankokawaigari. Lilyka describes this as a Yuri Thriller.

Anime News

Shoutout to the “other” Yuri, from Dirty Pair. ^_^ The Dirty Pair TV series is now streaming on Retrocrush.tv, or Crunchyroll reports Rafael Antonio Pineda on ANN. Those of you looking for DP on home video, can now back a dub version on Kickstarter!

ANN’s Kim Morrisy reports on a recent interview with the writer and producer of Zombieland Saga on the subversive elements of Lily as an trans idol.

Alex Mateo reports that Discotek will be releasing Cutey Honey The Live on home video for ANN. That was a pretty fun show overall.

Other News

I just did a podcast with Shojo & Tell about Rose of Versailles, and wanted to share this fun news: Scientists decipher Marie Antoinette’s redacted love notes. Turns out, it appears that Fersen himself did the redactions. This was very cool, not least because they have a new technology to do the ink analysis.

If you’re interested in the letters, check out Evelyn Farr’s video on them on YouTube, “I LOVE YOU MADLY”. (Don’t forget to give it a like!)

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Yuri Manga

Yen Press has licensed If You Could See Love, about a girl who can see who is in love with her…in a girls’ school. Alex Mateo has the details on ANN.

We’ve got a bunch of new Yuri on the Yuricon Store! I am almost caught up from the last month of being behind on this…until the next batch drops. ^_^

Mikan Uji’s Fuzoroi no Renri, Volume 5 (不揃いの連理”), which continues several odd couple Yuri tales that are fun and a little poignant. I just reviewed Volume 4 this week.

2DK, G Pen After Time Ohsawa Yayoi Short Story Collection (2DK、Gペン、アフタータイム。大沢やよい 短編集). I’m super looking forward to this. In part because Ohsawa-sensei’s art and story telling has matured since 2015 when this series debuted (and I dd not like the first volume at all. ^_^ Times and opinions change.)

Shimura Takako’s Otona ni Nattemo, Volume 5 (おとなになっても) is another book I’m really looking forward to.

Erie and Wako’s story continues in Futari ha Daitai Konna Kanji, Volume 3 (ふたりはだいたいこんなかんじ). Wako’s new anime role will be scripted by Erie!

The Japanese volumes for Kimi ni Tsumugu Bouhaku, (君に紡ぐ傍白) Volume 1 and Volume 2 are up on the Store. This series is being released in English as Monologue Woven For You, by Seven Seas. Volume 1 head your way this winter.

Last week we added Volume 3 of Usui Shio’s Kaketa Tsuki to Donuts ( 欠けた月とドーナッツ)  and now Crystalynn Hodgkins on ANN reports that this series will wrap up with Volume 4. But don’t worry, Volume 2 of Doughnuts Under A Crescent Moon has just come out in English, so we have some time to go with this lovely series. ^_^

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The funny thing about Yuri ni Hasamarete, ESPer! (百合に挟まれて、エスパー!) is that, although I haven’t read more than a sample chapter of this, I feel like I know it, as it’s been on the to-put-on-the-Store list for a really long time. ^_^

It doesn’t look it, but, U-temo’s Kyou ha Mada Futsu ni Narenai (今日はまだフツーになれない) is about adult and whether everyone has to be involved in romance and sex to be “normal.”

Aisarete mo Iindayo, Volume 2 ( 愛されてもいいんだよ) Amano Shuninta’s fiction about being a lesbian sex worker is out now in Japan. I found Volume 1 interesting.

Via Comic Natalie,  Koi no Koukishin (恋の好奇心) is a story about two girls’ journey through all the most tedious tropes,like Pocky game and skirt flipping(?!) in the name of love and comedy. You can read a sample in Japanese on Comic Natalie and see if it’s for for you. Pro tip: Skirt flipping is not a sign of affection. It’s a form of sexual harassment.

Yuri Yuri creator namori and Mayu, Matou creator Hara Yuriko are contributing to a an upcoming Yuri issue of seasonal mook ES magazine (百合特集の季刊エス) reports Comic Natalie.

Yuri Interview

Yuri manga creator Inui Ayu is doing a live interview as I type this on Yuri Lovers Salon at the Asagaya Loft. Tickets to list to the interview are available through October 9.

Yuri Light Novel

Yen Press announced the license for The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, a manga I coincidentally started this week (or maybe it was my Yuri magic?) Alex Mateo’s ANN article has the specs on this item, too.

Yuri Games

XSEED Games has officially announced new same-sex marriage features for Rune Factory 5. Read their localization blog for the whole story. It makes for some really interesting reading. Rafael Antonio Pineda has the trailer and some more game details on ANN. I hope someone will review this for us when it becomes available, it looks cute.

Yuri Anime

ANN’s Alex Mateo made my day with news about the second cour of Aquatope of White Sand, with new characters and a new OP.

Other News

Oku Hiroya has sold some of his art from Yuri series HEN as an NFT. Kim Morrisy has the story at ANN.

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Yuri Studio

I’m doing a special of recording of the next Yuri Studio! Tomorrow at 3PM Eastern US time, I’m going to address two great questions, I got from Okazu Patrons. They both are questions about literature and writing and Yuri and I want to talk about them at length, so join me on Yuri Studio Live tomorrow!

If we have time and energy, I’ll be taking a few questions after, as well. ^_^

Yuri Manga

We have a pile of new titles up on the Yuricon Store. I’ve been working diligently to clear the backlog.

We start with THREE new manga volumes from Usui Shio!

Kaketa Tsuki to Donuts, Volume 3 (欠けた月とドーナッツ) is out in Japan this weekend. Will Hinako and Asahi figure out what they are to each other? You can read Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Volume 2, now out from Seven Seas!

Ususi-sensei’s story about two friends who get married and life for them begins to change, Onna Tomodachi to Kekkonshitemita, Volume 1 (女ともだちと結婚してみた。) is also out now in Japan.

Last, up is Kimi no Tame ni Sekai ha Aru (きみのために世界はある), a collection of 6 shorts by Usui-sensei.

Takeshima Eku’s charming school life girl band story, Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Utau, Volume 5 (ささやくように恋を唄う) is out now in Japan. Whisper Me a Love Song, Volume 3 is out from Seven Seas in English!

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 7 ( 付き合ってあげてもいいかな)  hit Japanese bookstores this week and you can read How Do We Relationship, Volume 4 next month and *finally* we can talk about it again.

This one is a don’t-miss for me, Sal Jiang’s office romance Ayaka-chan ha Hiroko-sempai ni Koi Shiteru (彩香ちゃんは弘子先輩に恋してる).

Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata, Volume 2 (君と綴るうたかた) continues this story of PTSD and love by Yuama.

Sayonarajaneeyo, Baka. (さよならじゃねーよ、ばか。) is a collection of Yuri stories by Akiyama Enma, that include a “business Yuri” idol story.

Mermaid horror Yuri, Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi, Volume  2 (私を喰べたい、ひとでなし ) is on the Store. I’m reading Volume 1 now and I think I like it. ^_^ Take a look at this fabulous Promotional Video from Kadokawa for the series. This is one of the two best I’ve seen.

Kyou, Koshiba Aoi ni Aetara, Volume 3 (今日、小柴葵に会えたら) is on shelves now in Japan. Volume 2 of Chasing After Aoi Koshiba is available in English!

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Yuri Anime

Pretty thinly on the line for “Yuri” but Funimation has added Aria and Gakuen Alice to their catalog, reports ANN’s Alex Mateo.

ANN’s Kim Morrissey reports on Netflix sharing some of the key animation drawings from the Sailor Moon Eternal movies in a short video, with multiple language subtitles. Kim also reports on another exiting Sailor Moon tidbit, as DiC’s Sailor Moon dub cues and soundtrack have been resurrected from oblivion and shared around.

ZeroReq011 has a nice look at Takarazuka-inspired anime over on ANN. Obviously they are more familiar with current series, as the major franchise in that category has been left out…hopefully for someone to write something comprehensive about. Sakura Wars is a multiple-genre franchise since 1996, with games, anime, manga, live action-plays and is wholly rooted in Takarazuka and Taisho mecha.

Queer Manga and Comics

Seven Seas announced a new license fox X-Gender, by Asuka Miyazaki, an autobiographical comic essay manga about nonbinary life and love.

Today at 1PM is a free online event. Illustrating Identity: Visual Language & Queer Stories. You do need to register, but the event is free.

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