AniFem Round-Up Romantic Killer – Episode 1 The clunky focus on the importance of making babies suuuuucks. Chainsaw Man’s beautiful depiction of platonic relationships At the heart of CSM’s story about adolescence and trauma is the friendship between Denji and Power, which stands out all the more in a genre often uninterested in platonic m/f […]
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News round-up: Late October, early November 2020
Shueisha will publish Golden Kamuy’s first fanbook, called 探究者たちの記録 (Tankyuusha-tachi no Kiroku), on 19 November 2020. The book will include Noda-sensei’s answers to questions selected from those …
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 26, 2022
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 12, 2022
I’ll be at Table D04 in the Artist Alley at Anime NYC. Details of a con exclusive to come later this week! Yuri Anime Watashi no Yuri…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 5, 2022
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – March 26, 2022
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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – October 22, 2022
Yuri Live Action Big News! Via Yuri Navi, Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna is getting a live-action TV series on NHK in 2023! This manga is out in…
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Yuri Visual Novels & Games Via Audrey on Twitter, who subbed the game, Square Enix is releasing Towatsugai, a Yuri VN about a couple finding each other over…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – October 8, 2022
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