Otherside Picnic, the Yuri Chair, and NicoMaki: The Struggle to Combine Yuri and Science Fiction Hit light novel series Otherside Picnic is the culmination of shifts in Yuri, sci-fi, and theories from some of the genres’ greatest minds!Read more and discovery how 80s anime, a Love Live fanfic, and convoluted philosophy fanfiction led to a revolution of LGBTQ science fiction!This article is part of The Secret Garden, YuriMother’s exclusive line of articles all about Yuri and queer representation in anime and manga, hosted on Patreon.
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