We’ve looked at Yuri’s roots in lesbian social movements and Japanese girls’ literature, but there’s an aspect of our history we haven’t addressed. Today we’re going to take a look at some series in which lesbianism is linked, either directly or indirectly, with an unstable mental state. There will be spoilers ahead, but mostly for […]
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – April 29, 2017
Loads of wonderful things this week from the Yuri Network. I barely know where to begin. ^_^ So, let’s start with… Yuri Manga YNN Correspondent Verso S has written in with a ton of news about the upcoming Kase-san manga volume. I’m going to editorialize a bit first. The Kase-san manga is a real success […]
Yuri Manga：Oshi ga Budokan Ittekuretara Shinu, Volume 2（推しが武道館いってくれたら死ぬ）
In Volume 1 of Hirao Auri’s new series, we met the idol group Charm Jam, and the otaku who “idolize” them. In Volume 2 of Oshi ga Budokan Ittekuretara Shinu,（推しが武道館いってくれたら死ぬ) we are given a sobering glimpse of the rigors of that fandom. The popularity rankings have arrived and we find that they are driven not […]
Takarazuka: Chicago at Lincoln Center
We’re finishing up Takarazuka Week here on Okazu with the reason we started in the first place – the iconic all-female revue troupe is performing Kander and Ebb’s Chicago at Lincoln Center in New York City. There are still three shows, two today and one tomorrow and if you are near, in or can get to […]
Tokyo Journal 2016, Part 3 – Comitia
Comitia is…amazing. I mean, yes, it looks like every other comic event in Japan, with various circles seated at little tables, that you find by navigating rows with letters and numbers, but…but…at Comitia all the work is original. Comitia fills East Halls 1-3, which doesn’t sound like much, but we were there for a chunk […]
