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Otherside Picnic, Volume 7
Otherside Picnic, Volume 7 is an excellent read on every level. In fact, please feel free to stop reading right here and just go read the 7th novel in Miyazawa Iori’s scifi-horror series. It’ll be...
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Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru, Volume 1 (君としらない夏になる)
Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru, Volume 1 (君としらない夏になる), subtitled in English “Throw away the suit together,” is one of my favorite reads currently in Comic Yuri Hime magazineright now. So a chance to...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – June 18, 2022
Yuri Manga Viz Media has announced that Mierie Hieranashi’s The Girl Who Can’t Get a Girlfriend will be released in Spring 2023. I’m super excited for that. Global Bookwalker is running a Yuri Festival...
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Galette No. 21 (ガレット)
You can tell that this has been an unusually busy season when I fall behind on a quarterly magazine. ^_^; But hey, I think releasing a new book on the history of Yuri counts as a really great reason...
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Otona ni Nattemo, (おとなになっても) Volume 6
In Otona ni Nattemo, Volume 6, Shimura Takako has done something I’ve not seen before in a manga and I think I like it. ^_^ The main plot revolves around three people, all of whom seem to be very...
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Monologue Woven For You Volume 2, Guest Review by Matt Marcus
Welcome to Guest Review Wednesday here on Okazu – we’re thrilled to have Matt Marcus back with terrific critique. Please give Matt your attention and offer him some kind words in the comments! The role...
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New Video on Yuri Studio!
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,”...
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Even Though We’re Adults, Volume 4
Probably the most remarkable plot of Shimura Takako’s Even Though We’re Adults, Volume 4 is the poignant story about the three elementary school girls. It’s so stark and awful when set at the end of a...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – June 25, 2022
Queer Manga Studies I want to start by thanking everyone who has bought By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga so far. To celebrate Pride Month, we’re doing an offer – send me your...
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Comic Yuri Hime, July 2022 (コミック百合姫2022年7月号)
For a magazine with a big ending, Comic Yuri Hime July 2022 (コミック百合姫2022年7月号) left me feeling very hopeful. The cover sets the mood. Instead of nightscapes and urban decay, our two travelers find...
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Haru Tsuzuru, Sakura Saku Kono Heya de (春綴る、桜咲くこの部屋で)
Haru Tsuzuru, Sakura Saku Kono Heya de (春綴る、桜咲くこの部屋で) is a deeply poignant and touching manga by Tokuwotsumu, an author who does low-key Yuri that I absolutely love. Haruki is despondent. It’s been 5...
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Birdie Wing -Golf Girls Story-, Season 1
From the gritty world of urban decay and underground mafia golf to the well-manicured lawns of elite golf clubs in the shadow of Mt. Fuji, Birdie Wing -Golf Girls Story-, Season 1, has exactly none of...
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A Transition Telegraphed by Yuri: Learning to Love Myself By Reading about...
We’re just squeaking into the last hours of Pride Month and I am so happy to bring you an article that I’ve been dying to read! I spoke to Meru some months ago about an article for Okazu, about...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – July 2, 2022
Yuri Events I’ll be presenting “The First 100 Years of Lesbian-themed Anime and Manga” at Flame Con, August 20-21 in New York City. Looking forward very much to returning to Flame Con. ^_^ If you’d...
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It’s Summertime and the Lucky Boxes’re Easy
I know no one notices this, but I almost always take a new photo of the Lucky Boxes that are going out. ^_^ These are the actual Lucky Boxes that have been put together for this time. This time we have...
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Mizuno and Chayama
CW: Abuse, bullying, violence. In 2020, when I reviewed Mizuno to Chayama (水野と茶山), I called it “a modern Romeo and Juliet,” without the usual ending. I also said, “The art was pretty good – it fit the...
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Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Volume 3
Hinako is an adult woman who has spent her life trying to fit into boxes for the convenience of other people. Asahi is an adult woman who has spent her life living for her sister Subaru. In Volume 3 of...
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The Executioner and Her Way of Life Anime, Guest Review by Megan
Once again, I am extremely pleased to welcome Megan back for a Guest Review here on Okazu. This summer has been magnificently busy and I’m thrilled to welcome Megan back to have her thoughts on this...
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Catch These Hands!, Volume 2
Today Okazu hit a new benchmark – all the reviews this week have been of English-language translations of Yuri manga. Wow. That’s a first. Today, we’re looking at a property that fills me with glee...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – July 9, 2022
Yuri Essay I wrote a short essay for Mary Robinette Kowal’s blog this week, and I’m really pleased with how it came out. ^_^ I hope you’ll take a look at My Favorite Bit: Erica Friedman Talks About BY...
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