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Yuri Visual Novel: Kindred Spirits
When Okujou no Yurirei-san was licensed by Mangagamer, I promised that when it came out in English I’d make an effort to get all the way through so I could do a real review of it. Here we are, at the...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – February 27, 2016
Yuri Anime We begin today with an ANN report on a series from Comic Cune (of which I have reviewed an issue or two.) The ever-so -vaguely Yurish Pan de Peace!, with cute girls hugging each other cutely...
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New “I Love Yuri” Designs on the Yuricon Store!
Some exciting news for the Yuricon Store! We have two brand new “I Love Yuri” designs up on our Yuri Goods page. Get these fun and stylish designs on men’s and women’s t-shirts and other apparel,...
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Artbook: Hoshino Lily Illustration Works (星野リリィイラスト集 宝石廻廊)
You can always tell when I love an artist to distraction…I buy their artbooks. ^_^ I have so many that I never tell you about for lack of Yuri, like One Rainy Day by Wakamatsu Kaori – another artist...
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GATE Anime (English) Guest Review by Jennifer L.
It’s Guest Review Wednesday here on Okazu! (One of several coming up, yay us!) Today we’re welcoming back Guest Reviewer, Jennifer L.! Please give her a warm welcome. The floor is yours, Jennifer! The...
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Yuri Manga: Comic Yuri Hime March 2016 (コミック百合姫2016年3月号)
I’m kind of liking the mix that fills the March 2016 Issue of Comic Yuri Hime (コミック百合姫2016年3月号). I actively don’t like a few stories, don’t care about a few, like a few and like a few very much. It...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – March 4, 2016
Yuri Event Please join me at Baruch College for an Alt-manga Symposium, including a discussion of Yuri, BL, Bara and trans comics. Thursday, April 7, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave. New York, NY....
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Sailor Moon Crystal Season Three Trailer
Take a deep breath. Via YNN Correspondent and the First Lady of Yuricon, and from Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Twitter account, the trailer for Sailor Moon Crystal‘s 3rd season is here!...
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Heartcatch Precure! Novel (小説 ハートキャッチプリキュア!)
Imagine for a second your favorite kid’s cartoon, turned into a dark adult novel. Okay, well that doesn’t work for me, because my favorite kid’s cartoons were already pretty dystopian, like Star...
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Alt-Manga Symposium at Baruch College, NYC, April 7th
Please join me for the “Alt-Manga Symposium” on April 7th (Thursday) at Baruch College, presented by Japanese Program at Baruch College and Baruch Japan Club. I’ll be talking about BL, Yuri, Bara,...
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Yuri Manga: Comic Yuri Hime January 2016 (コミック百合姫2016年1月号)
Woops! Apparently I had not reviewed the January issue of Comic Yuri Hime (コミック百合姫2016年1月号) before I gave you all an overview of the March issue. I don’t know if I’ve ever done that before. So, woops –...
View ArticleTaking the Day Off
I’ve got a backlog of stuff to do, and instead of doing any of it, I went out today for a long walk in town. If it’s nice weather by you, I suggest taking a long walk. It does wonders for the mind and...
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Yuri Manga: Junsui Adolescence Perfect Edition (純水アドレッセンス 完全版)
Through 2007 and 2008 an interesting little manga was running in the pages of then-quarterly Yuri Hime magazine. I hadn’t realized it was an actual serial for quite a few chapters, but in 2009, when...
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Original Okazu “I Love Yuri” Design on the Yuricon Store!
Wahoo! For the first time in 14 years, Okazu has it’s own “I Love Yuri” design, which is now available to be customized on shirts in many cuts and colors, mugs, journals, pillows and more through...
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Western Comic: Rat Queens, Guest Review by Faps
Today is one of those extra-special wonderful Wednesdays – it’s a Guest Review Wednsday! And today we have a brand new Guest Reviewer, Faps! I’d like you all to welcome her warmly and comment...
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Lesbian Live Action Movie: Carol
One of the goals here at Okazu is to not only give fans of manga and anime a broad idea of everything that’s available to them, but also to provide historical and critical perspective on the things...
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Comic Cune December 2015 (コミックキューン2015年12月号)
In previous issues of Comic Cune, we’ve established that this magazine is for that vast swath of fandom that likes impossibly cute girls doing nothing, eating baked goods and hobnobbing with...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – March 19, 2016
Live Action News Wahooooooo! ANN reports that Sentai Filmworks has licensed the live-action Arch Angels, a crazy movie based on a cute shoujo comic Warau Daitenshi Mikaeru. I heaped praise upon this...
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Rose of Versailles Manga, Volume 12 (ベルサイユのばら)
Rose of Versailles, Volume 12 (ベルサイユのばら), is composed of two stories. One following the hapless Florian F Girodel (no one knows what the ‘F’ stand for,) as he watches, but does not participate fully,...
View ArticleEvent: Gay/Lesbian/Yuri/BL/Bara Manga Discussion at Rainbow Pride Week in Tokyo
I am pleased and excited to announce that I will be participating in a discussion of Gay/Lesbian/Yuri/BL/Bara manga in Tokyo on May 3rd as part of Rainbow Pride Week events. The discussion will be at...
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