On June 29 Yen Pressed released manga shorts and illustration collection Farewell to My Alter in English digitally and in print. The manga collects one-shots written by Nakatani Nio, best known for her hit Yuri series Bloom Into You. Farewell to My Alter includes ten short stories, some Yuri others not, published in Dengeki Diaho, the Éclair Yuri anthologies, doujinshi by Nakatani, and one work produced exclusively for this collection. The image featured on the cover is from the title story, which follows a girl at the funeral of her identical twin sister. In this collection, Nakatani explores deep nuances of loss, identity, and matters of the heart.The volume also includes several insert illustrations by the author. Notably, several of the stories in the volume were previously published in English by Yen Press in the Éclair anthologies. The manga was published in Japan by ASCII Media Works in February 2020 under the Dengeki Books label.You can check out Farewell to My Alter know digitally and in paperback: https://amzn.to/3jGxjsDReading official releases helps support creators and publishers. YuriMother makes a small commission from sales to help fund future coverage.
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