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Tales of Zestiria the X Anime Guest Review by Eric P.
I’m winging my way to celebrate Okazu’s 15th anniversary at Yurithon in Montreal. I really hope I’ll see many of you there. If you are a reader, please come up to say hello if you see me. I would love...
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Yurithon in Montreal Day 1
It is said that first impressions are important. In that regard, both Montreal and Yurithon have been excellent. I really hope to meet a lot of Okazu friends here at Yurithon, but we’ve already made...
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Introducing Yuri VN Creators Studio Élan
This past weekend, Yuri VN Highway Blossoms creator Josh Kaplan announced the creation of a new studio, Studio Élan, specifically to work on Yuri VNs. I asked him to tell us a little bit about it....
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Yurithon in Montreal, Day 2
I’m just going to start today’s post off with a repeat of something I said yesterday – get out and see the place you’re in. We began our day with a visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal....
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Yurithon in Montreal, Day 3
Saturday at Yurithon was lovely. We started our day with a purpose – get as much time in the Dealer’s Room as possible. It’s been a while since I’ve been at an anime and manga con (as opposed to cons...
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Yurithon in Montreal, Final Thoughts
Home from a really lovely time in Montreal with the folks at Yurithon. I give the event two thumbs up. Because Yurithon and Yaoithon are programming tracks under the auspices of the larger general...
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LGBTQ Manga: Shimanami Tasogare, Volume 1 (しまなみ誰そ彼 1)
A few months ago, YNN Correspondent Brennan B suggested I read a series that follows a gay high school student as he comes to terms with himself and his sexuality. That sounded good to me, so here I am...
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Why We Call It “Yuri” on Anime Feminist
In the 20 years I’ve been watching, reading, writing and speaking about stories of lesbians and lesbian relationships in anime and manga, a lot of things have changed. In the 1990s, western fans were...
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LGBTQ Comic: Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part One
Legend of Korra: Turf Wars is a continuation of the Legend of Korra animated series, co-created by by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, illustrated by Irene Koh, published by Dark Horse...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 12, 2017
Yuri Manga From Birz Comics, Planet Closet (惑星クローゼット) by Tsubana is a “Yuri-ish” sci-fi story involving two girls from alternate dimensions, giant monsters and a threat to humanity. Huh. Sounds pretty...
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Revolutionary Girl Utena 20th Anniversary Manga: After the Revolution...
“I…I have to go.” “Go where?” “To look for Lady Utena. When she and I meet once again…that is when this will begin. The world…awaits the Power of Dios… And that power begins with us…!” 20 years have...
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Happy 15th Birthday, Okazu!
On August 14, 2002, I created the domain okazu.blogspot.com and wrote, Welcome to Okazu! “Okazu” (おかず) is Japanese for appetizers – and is slang for lesbian sex because, you know it’s not *real* sex....
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Yuri Artbook: Toccata II by Shilin Huang
Thanks to everyone who offered birthday thanks this week! I’ve been thinking hard about what I wanted as my first post-birthday review, and decided that today, I’m talking about something that fully...
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Yuri Anime: Yurikuma Arashi The Complete Series, Disk 1 (English)
In early 2015. Yuri fans were treated to a dream collaboration – Morishima Akiko and Kunihiko Ikuhara were working on a blatantly Yuri anime and manga series, Yuri Kuma Arashi. I reviewed the anime in...
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Yuri Manga: Comic Yuri Hime September 2017 (コミック百合姫2017年9月号)
While the management of Comic Yuri Hime focuses on their blitz of creepy Yuri anime this summer, the rest of the reading audience might be expected to just suck it up in front of the promotional wave....
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 19, 2017
LGBTQ Comics Event August 19 and 20 (today and tomorrow) is Flamecon, NYC’s only all-LGBTQ comic event! I’ll be presenting the Discovering Yuri Manga (which they have inexplicably named “Into the...
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Discovering New Yuri 2017 Presentation
At Yurithon 2017 I did a presentation called Must-Read/Must-Watch Yuri. At Flamecon 2017, the same presentation was presented as Discovering The Best New Yuri Anime and Manga. I promised to put the...
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Yuri Manga: Azuma-san to Itakura-san ha Koi wo Suru. (吾妻さんと板倉先輩は恋をする。)
Being the manager of the Chorus club is a lot of work. Itakura-san is in charge of new members, keeping the chorus together during practice and keeping the energy high as they get close to competition...
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Yuri Doujinshi: Yuricon Jimoto Hougenhen
Today’s review is not so much about content as is about form. Yuricon Jimoto Hougenhen, available in Japanese as ユリコン: 地元方言編, is a Yuri doujinshi collection based around characters who speak in...
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Yuri Anime: Yurikuma Arashi The Complete Series, Disk 2 (English)
While watching Disk 1 of Yurikuma Arashi, the collaborative effort between Ikuhara Kunihiko and Morishima Akiko, I spent most of the time searching for meaning. While watching Disk 2, I gave up on that...
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