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Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi, Volume 8 ( 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし)
There is no way to review this volume without a few spoilers, so if you would like to skip them, please jump down to after the asterisks. Kitsune, the legendary shapeshifting yokai have a rival among...
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My First Love’s Kiss, Volume 1
by Okazu Staff Writer, Eleanor Walker Content warning: Underage sex work is a prominent theme of this book, although nothing is explicitly described. There is also violence. My First Love’s Kiss is...
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Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Utau, Volume 8 (ささやくように恋を唄う)
In Volume 7, Shiho finally addressed the elephant in her room and admitted that the source of her bad temper was unrequited love. Having shot her shot, it remains for Aki to respond. In Sasayakuyouni...
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Kiss the Scars of the Girls Volume 3
by Christian Le Blanc, Staff Writer Eve dreams to give travel a whirl, While Lucce wants to unite the world. Emille’s dream, less global, She claims is quite noble; Emille wants to spoil younger girls....
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – September 28, 2024
First of all, my very sincere thanks to Luce, who covered YNN last week. It’s always a lot of work and she did a great job! Yuri Manga We’ll pick up right where Luce left off, with the fascinating...
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Movies on a Plane Mini-reviews
I am of an age to remember the classic Justice League cartoon, so was interested in this new version of the team. It was a bit of a readjustment with new characters and new people playing some of the...
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Kininatteru Hito Ga Otoko Janakatta Drama CD, Special Edition (ドラマCD...
Last week, I was able to review the upcoming Yen Press release of Sumiko Arai’s popular manga The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All. It was a pleasure to share that review because Yen had...
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Is You and Don’t Mess with Senior
Continuing our tour of Southeast Asian live-action yuri, we come to Cambodia, a country that has a much smaller population than either Thailand or Vietnam, and a per capita GDP as small relative to...
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Maou to Yuri, Volume 2 ( 魔王と百合)
How DARE this series make me feel things? Back in 2022 I read and reviewed what I considered to be a slightly amusing, slightly forgettable manga called Maou to Yuri, Volume 1. I bought the next...
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How Do We Relationship?, Volume 11
by Matt Marcus, Staff Writer Content Warning for discussions of sexual coercion My grandfather remarried when I was seven years old. This was fantastic news for me, since both of my grandmothers passed...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – October 5, 2024
This week was a veritable cornucopia of licenses and cover reveals, but before we get in to this week’s news, I want to say this – Okazu will not be reporting on, supporting, or listing on the Yuricon...
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Okazu Staff Reviews Studio Élan’s Dandelion Set
Studio Élan has announced a 4-story collection of short Yuri VNs as part of their own internal Yuri Game Jam, titled Garden Variety: Dandelion Set. Each of these stories are developed by a different...
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Girls Band Cry, Guest Review by Cryssoberyl
There’s a show called Shirobako, which began airing exactly ten years ago today, as it happens. A love letter to its own industry, it’s an anime about making anime. In that show, there is a conflict...
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Spoil Me Plzzz Hinamori-san, Volume 1
I’m Luce, one of the staff writers here at Okazu! I hope you enjoy my review of this new Yuri manga! Yaya Suo is the darling of the school: admitted by everyone, she is academic, athletic, and kind, to...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – October 12, 2024
Yuri Manga Sal Jiang has announced a new series, Wicked Spot (ウィキッドスポット), as part of the Candle A imprint from Kadokawa. “Sada is a modern-day witch who is tired of living quietly in the mountains...
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A Magical Girl Retires, by Park Seolyeon, translated by Anton Hur
Every once in a while, I choose a book by it’s cover. ^_^ In the case of A Magical Girl Retires, by Park Seolyeon the title and synopsis piqued my interest, but it was the cover, by Kim Sanho, who also...
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Acro Trip, Streaming on Crunchyroll
Date Chizuko has been moved around a lot in her young life. When he finds herself living with her grandfather in his typical little town, Chizuko is convinced she won’t find anything interesting...
View ArticleHealth hiatus for Okazu
Hey everyone, you may have noticed that reviews have slowed down a bit. I’ve been struggling with my health this month and don’t have the energy to read, much less write or edit. I hope to feel better...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – October 26, 2024
Thanks so much to everyone who was kind about my health the past few weeks. Turns out I was cosplaying as a dying Victorian infant for the season. I’m doing better and we’re back on track! Yuri...
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Bakajo 26-ji, Volume 1 (バカ女26時)
Akko and Yuri have been friends since high school and Yuri has always been a bit of a basic bitch. Akko has bailed her out over and over, but since Yuri got married to a very rich man who beats her,...
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