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Revue Starlight Anime (English)
From the moment it began, Revue Starlight (which is streaming on HIDIVE) reminded me of something. Centered on a group of young women at a Takarazuka-like performing arts school, in...
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Yagate Kimi ni Naru Koushiki Comic Anthology (やがて君になる 公式コミックアンソロジー)
Looking back on my old Okazu posts, this is the first series-specific anthology I have reviewed here since Maria’s Wink in 2008, and that was not an official work, but a doujinshi anthology. Which...
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Yuri Manga: Atashi no Senpai (アタシのセンパイ)
Back in the day, I used to use Yuri lists and sites to find random Yuri manga I had missed. That switched for a while to blogs and Amazon recommendations as all the old Yuri lists died. Now I’m back to...
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100 Years of the Yuri Genre Anniversary Kickoff!
The end of last month, we officially kicked off our 100th Anniversary of the Yuri Genre series with what I hope will be a saturation of articles, interviews and podcasts. Thanks to the folks at...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – February 9, 2019
Yuri Manga There’s a ton of new stuff on the Yuricon Store this week! Nagashiro Rouge’s Eve x Eve, a dystopian “sexy” Yuri manga, with English edition from Seven Seas. ^_^; Miman’s Yuri is my Job!,...
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Interview with Yuri Visual Novel Studio Élan
Hello and welcome to a very special interview. After the release of Visual Novel Highway Blossoms (which has the honor of being one of two I have actually enjoyed), creator Josh Kaplan launched a brand...
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Yuri Manga: 2DK, G Pen, Mezamashitokei , Volume 8 (2DK、Gペン、目覚まし時計。)
When we left Kaede and Nanami at the end of Volume 7, Kaede was confronted by the fact that she was, in fact, attracted to Nanami. As 2DK, G Pen, Mezamashitokei., Volume 8 (2DK、Gペン、目覚まし時計。) dawns, she...
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Princess Principal Anime (English) Guest Review by Eric P
Welcome to Guest Review Wednesday! Today we welcome back Guest Reviewer Eric P with a spy story. So let us please give him our attention. Take it away, Eric! Early 20th-Century Albion (England in this...
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Yuri Manga: Now Loading…! (English)
There’s an old chestnuty saying that “you should never meet your heroes.” In Mikan Uji’s Now Loading…! this is simultaneously true and untrue at the same time. Takagi has scored her dream job at a...
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Tokyo Journal February 2019, Part 1
Writing to you from beautiful Tokyo, where I have already dropped some cash on stuff I (and you) totally “need.” We’re here for business and pleasure as usual. ^_^ Our trip began with a bit of light...
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Tokyo Journal February 2019, Part 2
Wow, the last couple of days have been a crazy whirlwind, in part because they included peopling. We did Akihabara and found that the Shosen Book Tower’s Yuribu has, if anything, expanded. My wife, who...
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Yuri Visual Novel: Heart of the Woods, Guest Review by Yurimother
As you know, I have had some very positive things to say about Heart of the Woods, and I am looking forward to working my way through it eventually, but I thought you all might be interested to hear...
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Tokyo 2019: The Unbaggening
I’m back from Japan and catching up on sleep, slowly. Before I go back to reviewing, I wanted to share some photos from the end of this trip. Sunday night we returned from Big Sight and decided to eat...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – February 23, 2019
Yuri Events The Yuriten returns! Yuriten 2019, with main illustration visual by Nakatani Nio, main photo visual by Takahashi Minori, is holding their Yuri exhibition and popup shop in 5 cities: Tokyo...
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Live-Action: Colette
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known as Colette, was a noted French author of the first half of the 20th century, who went on to gain fame as an actor and journalist. Her most well-known works are the...
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Yuri Manga: Hana ni Arashi, Volume 1 (はなにあらし)
Nanoha and Chidori are going out, and they are keeping their relationship secret from their friends. But, in Hana ni Arashi, Volume 1 (はなにあらし), their feelings are starting to leak into the open, just a...
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Yuri Manga: Comic Yuri Hime March 2019 (コミック百合姫2019年3月号)
Today’s review is dedicated to all the Okazu Patrons with especial thanks to our newest Okazu no Miko, Pauline! Your support makes this, and all our reviews, possible! Kodama Naoko-sensei’s newest...
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Yuri Manga: Goodbye Dystopia, Volume 2 (グッバイ・ディストピア)
In Volume 1 of Hisona’s peripatetic manga, we met “Asami” who has left her past behind and “Mizuki” who has left home, after having been thrown away. The two women walk and ride their way through an...
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Yuri Manga: Galette Meets, Issue 2 (ガレットMeets)
One of the ways artists in Japan build up their professional chops is through doujinshi. Because these self-published or small press books must be completed to deadline and have print runs and sales...
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – March 2, 2019
Yuri Manga Yuri Anthology ・LiLium (百合アンソロジー・LiLium has opened a crowdfunding campaign and with 17 days left, is at 81%. Good for them! Slice-of-life Comic Yuri Hime manga Tsurezure Biyori ( 徒然日和 ) got...
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