Yuri Event
I’m absolutely ecstatic to announce that the Yuriten Yuri Exhibition, which was canceled due to the pandemic last spring has announced a new online event! I’m so delighted that the organizers have decided to do this online…which means with luck, we’ll all be able to “attend” and view the various artworks on display. Depending on how complicated or simple ordering will be, I will consider taking event goods orders for folks and doing some North American distribution. Let’s wait and see what the details are. So far no dates, but the official announcement includes a nice thanks for the efforts of healthcare workers. ^_^
Yuri Anime
The anime adaptation of Adachi and Shimamura is slated for an October 3 debut, reports ANN’s Rafael Antonio Pineda. Check out the trailer on Youtube from Funimation.
Canadian fans will be able to watch Sailor Moon streaming on Crave, reports Jennifer Sherman on ANN.
Variably Yuri, Healin’ Good Pretty Cure and the much Yuri-ier KIRA KIRA☆PRETTY CURE A LA MODE are streaming on Crunchyroll. I have my hands pressed together that we get Heartcatch Precure, which is still my favorite. ^_^
Yuri Visual Novel
Via Yuri Mother, “Korean game company Cinamon Games released its first English Yuri story to its otome game platform Maybe: Interactive Stories. The story, called Flower Lane: A Record of Romance is a one season long story consisting of 19 episodes.”
Yuri Manga
Let’s start with some new license announcements from this week.
Seven Seas announced School Zone, a gonzo Yuri school comedy by Ningiyau.
Tokyopop has announced Alter Ego, “a new addition to both International Women of Manga and LOVE x LOVE imprints. The Girls Love title from Spanish creator Ana C. Sánchez deals with unrequited love and the difficulties of confessing a gay crush to a friend who appears to be straight.” Honestly…you can imagine that this plot made me roll my eyes pretty hard.
Yen Press announced the Adachi and Shimamura manga for a winter 2021 release.
Sasamekikoto/Whispered Words creator Ikeda Takeshi has a new Yuri series, about a voice actress and a scriptwriter living together as roommates, but who become more to one another in Futari ha Daitai konna Kanji (ふたりはだいたいこんなかんじ). I’m super excited to read this.
We have some new titles on the Yuricon Store!
Lonely Girl ni Sakaraenai, Volume 1 (ロンリーガールに逆らえない) is back in print! Ayaka is a great student who hates tests. Her teacher makes her an offer she can’t refuse – “Get Honda Sora to come to school and I’ll give you a good recommendation.”
Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Utau, Volume 3 (ささやくように恋を唄う) continues the charming romance of Yori-sempai and her underclassman Himari.
Fuzoroi no Renri, Volume 3 (不揃いの連理), Heke and Lala get to know one another better online, while they say nothing to each other face to face in the workplace.
Canno Tanhenshuu Mushoku to JK (缶乃短編集 無職とJK) is a short story collection by Kiss & White Lily for My Dearest Girl creator, consisting of her Éclair anthology stories.
The Canelé Souer Yuri Anthology (カヌレ スール百合アンソロジー) is, as it sounds , an anthology of older students and younger at school, bonds that go beyond sisterhood or friendship, a Yuri anthology of “souer” romance.
Crunchyroll Expo and Bookwalker Global are offering 50% on all manga and light novels released by August 4th.
Yuri Light Novel
ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! digital release from Seven Seas hits this week on Kindle and Bookwalker.
Yuri Doujinshi
It’s sale season for those of you looking to fill up your doujinshi collection. Melonbooks is doing a 20% sale, for those of you who want Comitia and Comiket releases from Japan, while Lilyka is also offering 20% off for their translated doujinshi, which includes some new titles. Irodori Sakura didn’t get the sale memo, but does have a new title on offer.
Other News
File this under “Serendipity”: In our most recent Yuri Studio video, “What Makes A Story Yuri?” I discuss manga as Art, and talk about how manga actually stands at a crossroads of “Art” and “Literature,” but is rarely thought of as either by fans. Amazingly this week, the International Society for Education through Art Quinta da Cruz. Estrada de São (InSEA) has release, for free as a PDF, Manga!: Visual Pop-Culture in ARTS Education, edited by Masami Toku & Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase. This is an amazing resource you should all grab a copy and give it a read!
This week, the Goodle Doodle in the USA honored cartoonist Jackie Ormes. She is known as the first African-American woman cartoonist and creator of the Torchy Brown comic strip and the Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger panel.
Via any number of sources Jezebel‘s Angelica Frey has a lovely article on the The Haute Couture History of Sailor Moon.
Austin Asian American Film Festival is presenting a celebration of queer cinema in its virtual six-film series, Prismatic Taiwan.
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