Okazu Patrons asked for more video content for the 20th anniversary of Okazu, and I am absolutely planning on something for that. In the meantime, here’s a fun, little short video that I’ve wanted to share for a while…about the times I appeared in manga!
As always, a like and kind comment on Youtube is appreciated! And please subscribe to Yuri Studio. I’m hoping to reach 2000 subscribers this year. ^_^
Yuri Studio Season 3 Episode 4 Sports in Yuri Anime & Manga is live on YouTube! This video is in honor of the greatest Yuri sports anime to date. ^_^
I know I ask you this every time, but a “like,” and a comment on Youtube makes a difference – so does watching the whole video all the way through. Every comment and like the video gets means it’s likelier to be shared through the algorithm.
YT actually starts to pare off watching hours if you go too long without a new video, isn’t that nice? (It’s not nice.)
I hope you enjoy this new video and let me know what you think over on YT!
June always presents a host of conundrums, among them how best to mark Pride month – this year I’m going with the historical precedent of rioting against cops as our spiritual ancestors did – and, for the first time, how best to celebrate my own achievement of writing a book on the history of the Yuri genre, as well. ^_^
For the remainder of this month, I am giving a signed digital bookplate away to anyone who has purchased a digital copy of By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Aime and Manga in a digital format! (Click the link for all the online sites I have links for and for Bookshop.org if you want to support a local bookstore. Any legitimate digital format is allowable, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, or directly from the publisher.
All you need to do is send me a copy of your receipt for the e-pub, Kindle, etc, to [email protected] and I’ll send you back a signed digital bookplate with original art by Rica Takashima, especially for By Your Side!
20 years in the making, By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga, is a ground breaking history of the Yuri genre.
Factual, funny and highly entertaining, By Your Side is a series of interlocking essays, articles and lectures from Yuricon founder Erica Friedman’s work on Yuri anime and manga. Meant to be approached as informal discussion in the manner of convivial conversation over multiple dinners, or panels at an anime convention, through these essays, readers will become familiar with the key creators, tropes, concepts, symbols and titles of the first 100 years of the Yuri genre. Walk by our side as we journey through the past, present and future of Yuri!
By Your Side will be released out in time for both Pride Month and the 20th anniversary of Erica’s blog, Okazu!
Here’s what early readers have had to say about By Your Side:
“By Your Side is the complete Yuri resource I only ever dreamed could exist. Decades in the making, this glorious collection surveys, analyzes, and contextualizes Yuri with unparalleled detail and enthusiasm. Friedman graces readers with illuminating insights as they follow her through a century of the genre’s evolution and revolution. By sharing her extraordinary knowledge, she provides inquirers, scholars, and aficionados alike with a deeper appreciation and understanding of lesbian anime and manga while galvanizing them towards the next era of Yuri.”
-Nicki Bauman, Yurimother
“The first in-depth study of Yuri in English.”
-James Welker, Professor of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Order your copy of By Your Side today!
In honor of murata’s Catch These Hands! out now from Yen Press, I take a look at some popular girl gang anime and manga and talk about why I like them so very much. ^_^
As always, please consider subscribing and following the channel and a like and a kind comment on YouTube is a big help, thanks!
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