It’s been a long tow weeks since the last report and there’s a bunch of great stuff to talk about. The top story at AnimeNYC has got to be the surprise license of Stop! Hibari-kun by PEOW2. This license came as a complete surprise to most of us. I spoke with PEOW2 a bit and […]
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 20, 2022
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 8, 2020
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 21, 2021
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 19, 2023
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 29, 2020
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 27, 2022
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Yuri Manga Yen Press announces the license for Fuzoroi Renri by Mikanuji-sensei (the first 5 volumes of which I have reviewed here on Okazu) as Assorted Entanglements. We’ve…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 12, 2023
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 5, 2023
Yuri Manga Yen Press has announced that I Don’t Know Which Is Love, by Tamamushi Oku, Volume 1 will be hitting bookstores this month! This comedy about a…
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – October 26, 2024
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – July 13, 2024
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – February 3, 2024
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – February 3, 2024
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – December 14, 2024
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – April 6, 2024
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – March 16, 2024
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