In 2019, Japan’s premier science fiction magazine, SF Magazine launched a special Yuri issue. It was an immediate best-seller and legitimized Yuri science fiction as a subgenre. Followi…
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Yuri Anime Crunchyroll has picked up Liz and the Blue Bird, say ANN’s Alex Mateo. I really hope you’ll watch this, if you haven’t already. It was quite…
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Yuri Anime Via YNN Correspondent Patricia B, you should take a moment to watch the Hoshikuzu Telepath trailer. This anime about friendship and going to space has an…
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Yuri Manga My Wandering Warrior Existence, the next autobiographical comic essay by Kabi Nagata, is out from Seven Seas. This look at her relationship to sexuality, gender, and…
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Light Novel News Seven Seas has announced that they are doing an audiobook edition of I’m In Love With The Villainess! Click the link to pre-order and to…
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Yuri Manga Everything old is new again! Ninin ga Shinobuden returns in a sequel. Crystalyn Hodgkins has the scoop over at ANN. You can take a look at…
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