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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – December 7, 2024
Yuri Manga Hakamada Mera announced on Bluesky the launch of her two-volume series Aikata System (相方システム), available through the Galette Web site. I reviewed Volume 1 and Volume…
Oshigoto x Buddy Yuri Anthology Comic (お仕事×バディ 百合アンソロジーコミック)
Last year I had the pleasure of reviewing a Yuri anthology by a new-to-me imprint, LatteComi. TheJoshi-kou no Ouji-sama ha Watashi Shika Ganchuninairashi Yuri Anthology Comic (女子校の王子様は私しか眼中にないらしい 百合アンソロジーコミック)…
When the Villainess Seduces the Main Heroine, Volume 1
Guest review by Paul S. Enns When the Villainess Seduces the Main Heroine, Volume 1 by Kasai Fujii, is a ridiculous bit of fluff, ending with an equally…
I’m in Love with the Villainess: She’s so Cheeky for a Commoner, Volume 3
By the time we get to Volume 3 of the Villainess’ side of the story, is there even anything left to learn? Well, in I’m in Love with…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 30, 2024
Yuri Events Yuriten is ramping up with the opening of their Yuriten Store online. All orders are pre-orders, which will be filled after the exhibition has concluded in…
Comic Yuri Hime, December 2024 (コミック百合姫)
As the year comes to an end, I am, for a brief moment, caught up! As usual with final volumes of the year, Comic Yuri Hime, December 2024…
Otherside Picnic, Volume 11
by Sandy Ferguson, Guest Reviewer Having dealt with the mystery of Kanno Sanuki in Volume 10, Otherside Picnic, Volume 11 consists entirely of “The Whisper Is At-Your-Own-Risk”, and…
The Gift of Love and Queer Joy in Brooklyn, NY on Dec. 10
Join authors JD Glass, Mala Kumar and myself at The Ripped Bodice, in Brooklyn, NY on Dec. 10 for a talk about “The Gift of Love” and queer…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 23, 2024
Short report today, I’m typing this from a waiting room at a hospital. (I’m fine, but it’s been a touch week, tbh.) Yuri Audiobooks Seven Seas has…
Assorted Entanglements, Volume 6
by Matt Marcus, Staff Writer Last we left our ragtag crew of sapphics, dates were “enjoyed”, feelings were revealed, emotional wounds were bonded over. We were left just…
Watashi no Yuri ha Oshigoto Desu!, Volume 13 (私の百合はお仕事です!)
Many lifetimes ago, I was writing a fanfic and I found that after about 4 hours straight of slamming words onto a screen, I had written myself into…
Give a Gift of Okazu!
Patreon has a new feature that I want to share. You can now give an Okazu patronage as a gift to someone else. Maybe you know someone who…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 16, 2024
Yuri Anime The top news this week is the announcement of an anime adaptation for Kuzushiro’s The Moon on a Rainy Night/ Amayo no Tsuki (雨夜の月)! This series…
Throw Away The Suit Together, Volume 2
by Matt Marcus, Staff Writer In the first volume of Throw Away The Suit Together, college students and partners Haru and Hinoto decide to ditch the city and…
Throw Away The Suit Together, Volume 3
by Matt Marcus, Staff Writer In the first volume of Throw Away The Suit Together, college students and partners Haru and Hinoto decide to ditch the city and…
I Can’t Say No to the Lonely Girl, Volume 4
In Volume 3, Ayaka stood up and protected Sora from a neglectful and selfish mother. With Sora no longer dealing with an unkind parent, Ayaka and Sora are…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 8, 2024
Because this week wasn’t bad enough, I have lost my job once more and can face the uncertainty of the future with that to stress about as well.…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 9, 2024
Because this week wasn’t bad enough, I have lost my job once more and can face the uncertainty of the future with that to stress about as well.…
Can I’m In Love With The Villainess Win The Tokyo Anime Award Festival?
In autumn 2023, we got our very first look at the I’m In Love With The Villainess anime. Based on the first two novels of the same name…
Handsome Girl and Sheltered Girl: The Complete Manga Collection
by Eleanor Walker, Okazu Staff Writer When Okuma Satomi’s friend seeks her help wrangling guys for a crossdressing cafe, Satomi winds up with a boyfriend! Sort of. After…
Now No One Lurks Under The Snow & Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles
The last few years has seen a huge shift in the crowd-funding landscape for independent Yuri artists. With the success of the Boyish² Butch x Butch Yuri Anthologies,…
Comic Yuri Hime, October & November 2024 (コミック百合姫)
I received a notification that my copy of the December issue of Comic Yuri Hime has arrived and I still had not finished up the two previous issues…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 2, 2024
Yuri Manga The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All, Volume 1 is just out of the gate, but Yen isn’t waiting on this –…
Bakumatsu Joshikousei – Oni to Yoake, Volume 1 (幕末女子高生 鬼と夜明け 一)
Back a the beginning of the year, I reviewed the second volume of a sequel to this series, Oni to Yoake Yuzikiyo (鬼と夜明け 夕月夜). Given that I knew…
Affair, Streaming on Youtube
After GAP and Blank we now have Affair, a recently completed Thai live-action yuri series available on YouTube. Like those series, Affair is based on a novel by…
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc, Streaming on Amazon Prime
Sakuragi Kana is engaged in the miserable grind of looking for a job after graduating college. She’s smart, energetic, determined and has a great memory, but the companies…
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,…
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.…
Health 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,…
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…
A Magical Girl Retires, by Park Seolyeon
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kininatteru Hito Ga Otoko Janakatta Drama CD, Special Edition (ドラマCD 気になってる人が男じゃなかった)
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All, Volume 1
Because Sumiko Arai’s school life rom-com is absolutely one of this year’s most-anticipated Yuri series in English, I’m going to give it straight to you right up front.…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – September 21, 2024
This week’s Yuri Network News has been written by Okazu Staff Writer Luce. Thanks Luce for stepping in! Welcome to Yuri News Network! I’m Luce, contributor to Okazu,…
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Volume 5
The end is nigh in Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Volume 5. There were never many humans in Ashinano Hitoshi’s story, and now most of them have left. The grass…
The Loyal Pin
It’s been less than two years since Rebecca Patricia Armstrong and Freen Sarocha Chankimha put Thai live-action yuri on the map with their appearances in GAP: The Series.…