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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Deluxe Edition, Volume 2

In Volume 1 we met Alpha, an android who runs a small coffee shop in what once was Musahino, and is now a wind- and sand-swept landscape. Alpha’s…

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Suizou Ga Kowaretara, Sukoshi Ikiyasuku Narimashita. (膵臓がこわれたら、少し生きやすくなりました。)

In her last book about her physical health, My Alcoholic Escape From Reality, Nagata Kabi-sensei explained the circumstances that landed her in the hospital with alcoholic pancreatitis. We…

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – June 3, 2023

Yuri Survey Tania is currently working on a Survey of Yuri readership in Japan. Feel free to share her link to get more responses to her survey! She’s…

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Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi, Volume 6 (私を喰べたい、ひとでなし)

Shiori confides to Miko how she met Hinako…and how it has ruined Hinako’s life. At last, the pieces of the puzzle that is Hinako begin to fall into…

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Yuri Espoir, Volume 4 Guest Review by Luce

Once again we welcome you to Guest Review Wednesday and welcome Luce back as a Guest Reviewer. This is an ongoing series – we have reviewed Volumes 1-3…

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Assorted Entanglements, Volume 1

In 2019, I first encountered Mikanuji’s Fuzoroi Renri. I followed the series, and have reviewed Volumes 1-5 here on Okazu. Now I’m pleased to take another look at…

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Sailor Moon Sparkling Water – Outer Senshi Edition, Part 2

It wasn’t that many months ago that we encountered news of Ocean Bomb brand’s series of Sailor Moon sparkling waters. I have pursued with otaku single-mindedness getting all…

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – May 27, 2023

Now that I am making a concerted effort to catch up on the Yuricon Store, there are two things we must reckon with: 1) There will be a…

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Chasing After Aoi Koshiba, Volume 4

I first encountered this series in 2020 when I found it at Gamers in Akihabara, with bonus clearfile by artist Fly. I reviewed volume 1 and 2 in…

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Maitsuki Niwatsuki Ooyatsuki – Monthly With Ooya, Volume 3 (毎月庭つき大家つき)

Bing! Bing! Bing! We have a winner of the first annual “Adults Having An Important Conversation Like Adults” Award here at Okazu. Asako is living with her landlord,…

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Comic Yuri Hime June 2023 (コミック百合姫2023年6月号)

Comic Yuri Hime June 2023 (コミック百合姫2023年6月号) begins with a vastly shifted cover story. What was near-monochrome and pensive looks, now has shifted to color and happy expressions of…

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – May 20, 2023

Yuri Manga We have some new items up on the Yuricon Store! Coming this summer, we have If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I…

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Hoshikuzu Telepath, Volume 1 (星屑テレパス)

I have been meaning to read Hoshikuzu Telepath since 202o, but there were a lot of series to get to first. Now that we are getting an anime…

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Sempai, Oishii desuka? Volume 2 (先輩、美味しいですか?)

Huh. It was almost exactly a year ago I reviewed Volume 1 of Mikanuji’s Yuri + food manga. At the time I said, “I can definitely recommend it…

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Doughnuts Under A Crescent Moon, Volume 4

When Kaketa Tsuki to Donuts, Volume 4 (欠けた月とドーナッツ) landed in summer 2022, I said this about it, “…this was the perfect, most exactly correct ending to this series…

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – May 13, 2023

Yuri Anime It lives! I’m In Love With the Villainess will be premiering in October 2023! Check out the trailer on Youtube.  Crystalyn Hogkins has details of casting…

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Comic Yuri Hime, May 2023 (コミック百合姫2023年5月号)

Well, it had to happen. The May volume of Comic Yuri Hime (コミック百合姫2023年5月号) was mostly not of interest to me. There’s a lot of stories that have sex…

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Changes

After 13 years, I’ve been let go from my job.if you enjoy the stream of Yuri news and reviews you get here, I’m asking you to help support…

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Catch These Hands, Volume 4

Decades ago, I was doing a number of community-centered activities, and I noticed that people who came into community spaces often had no idea how to act. In…

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Amayo no Tsuki, Volume 4 ( 雨夜の月)

Well, wow. A whole lot of story happened in this volume. First, Saki finds Kanon’s former best friend – the one Kanon feel betrayed her – and learns…

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – May 6, 2023

Yuri Manga Still catching up on the Yuricon Store, but here’s a start. Definitely don’t miss the concluding volumes of two of my favorite Yuri manga! Catch These…

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Comic Yuri Hime, April 2023 (コミック百合姫2023年4月号)

I know I’m running way behind on Comic Yuri Hime magazine. I have been unable to go to the Japanese bookstore since March, and reading Japanese was too…

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Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 4, Guest Review by Sandy F

It’s Guest Review Wednesday and today we welcome back Sandy Ferguson with his enthusiastic continuing look at the Otherside Picnic manga series. Share your kind words in the…

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The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Volume 6

We just had the pleasure of reviewing The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Vol. 4, a Light Novel that did every thing…

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The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Vol. 4

I’ve talked about the problems with “happily-ever-after” many times on Okazu. And I’ve frequently mentioned that I love media that looks beyond it – “after-happi…

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – April 29, 2023

I want to start off today by thanking all of you who have been sending me support and good thoughts. This is my first YNN report since February…

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Yuri Is My Job! Anime on Crunchyroll

Earlier this year, I started a series on YouTube called Erica Reacts (Not Really) to first episodes of Yuri anime coming out this year. Long Covid has pretty…

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Birdie Wing, Continued, Continued

It’s not that often that I write a review and mere hours later, everything I said was *completely* wrong, but Birdie Wing has done it, by golf! Golf…

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My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over, Volume 6 Guest Review by Luce

Welcome back to Guest Review Wednesday on Okazu. Today’s review is by veteran guest reviewer Luce! In this sixth volume of My Idol Sits The Next Desk Over,…

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Birdie Wing, Continued

The first “season” of Birdie Wing was an absolute triumph that didn’t so much come to an end, as just stopped. ^_^ And now what was being called…

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She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 2

Hi all, I am back with my first review since falling ill and I hope you’ll all keep supporting me and Okazu, as I have a LOT of…

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If You Could See Love, Volumes 1-3, Guest Review by Luce

Welcome to a very special Guest Review today! Luce has returned and is shouldering a three-piece review for us! Given how hard writing even this intro is, I…

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It’s All An Adventure

I know I told you that reviews would be a bit skimpy on the ground for a bit. Well, here is what happened – I planned a vacation…

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Vampeerz – “My Peer Vampires,” Volume 2, Guest Review by Christian LeBlanc

Last week Christian introduced us to the first volume of Akili’s vampire Yuri comedy. This week, Christian is back with a continuation of the series, so grab yourself…

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Galette No. 24 (ガレット)

Galette No. 24 came and went and I kept falling further and further behind! Mea culpa, I’ve had some stuff on my plate. ^_^ This volume was released…

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Yuri Research Club Doujinshi at Comiket 101

Today’s review is sponsored by Rica Takashima who sent me all these treasures from Comiket 101 at Tokyo Bight Sight this past winter. She and I have had…

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Akuyaku Reijou ga Sei Heroine o Kudokiotosu Hanashi. (悪役令嬢が正ヒロインを口説き落とす話。)

Akuyaku Reijou ga Sei Heroine o Kudokiotosu Hanashi. (悪役令嬢が正ヒロインを口説き落とす話。) is a mostly goofy series of manga gags, until it turns quite serious. Then it’s still quite goofy, except…

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Vampeerz – “My Peer Vampires,” Volume 1, Guest Review by Christian LeBlanc

So this girl wants a vampire lover. But first, take a look at this cover! Dappled texture and flaps It in no way detracts From the contents, it…

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Yuri Bungei Shousetsu Contest Selection 3 (百合文芸小説 コンテスト セレクション)

Once again, today’s review requires a bit of context. In 2019, Pixiv and Comic Yuri Hime ran a Literary Yuri Short Story contest. I finally managed to read…

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Yuri Bungei Shousetsu Contest Selection 3 (百合文芸小説 コンテスト セレクション)

Once again, today’s review requires a bit of context. In 2019, Pixiv and Comic Yuri Hime ran a Literary Yuri Short Story contest. I finally managed to read…

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – March 18, 2023

Okazu Needs Your Help! 2023 is a year that is especially full of new creative content for all of us – tons of Yuri manga, light novelsvisual novels,…

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New Yuricon 2023 Video – Making Space: Diversity in Anime and Manga Journalism

Yuricon 2023 presents Making Space:  Diversity in Anime and Manga Journalism in which  I am joined by several folks who have made significant changes in anime/manga journalism, as…

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – March 11, 2023

Yuri Manga ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!, Volume 3 manga is out from Seven Seas, after…

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ULTIMATE-MAMA, Volume 1

One of the minor high spots last year that wasn’t everything to do with launching a book on the history of the Yuri genre (!), was news that…

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Pulse. Volume 1 and Volume 2, Guest Review by Eleanor W

Welcome to Guest Review Wednesday, where you and I both get the benefit of someone else’s voice here on Okazu! This week we welcome back Eleanor W with…

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Watashi no Oshi ha Akuyaku Reijou., Volume 5 (私の推しは悪役令嬢。)

Before we start today’s review, I want to let you know that until May my reviews are going to be less regular. I have a relentless schedule for…

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Asumi-Chan is Interested in Lesbian Brothels! Volume 1, Guest Review by Matt Rolf

It’s Guest Review Wednesday on Okazu and today we welcome back Matthew Rolf who will take a look at this new 18+ manga series from Seven Seas! Asumi-Chan…

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Comic Yuri Hime, March 2023 ( コミック百合姫2023年3月号)

So, what do we think of the cover art story this year by Mebachi? In a sense, the lack of color is a bold choice, after last years’…

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – February 25, 2023

Yuri Events Yuricon 2023 continues this week with the first of our “Yuri is their job!” track.  I spoke with three professional translators about their work on some…

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If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die, Volume 1

Eri is a fan. Not just a regular fan, but a full-on fanatic. Her favorite idol is a singer with Cham Jam, a small, not-well-known idol group from…

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