I first encountered this series in 2020 when I found it at Gamers in Akihabara, with bonus clearfile by artist Fly. I reviewed volume 1 and 2 in English and Japanese here on Okazu…then I kind…
May 26, 2023 • Subscribe
More like this
Chasing After Aoi Koshiba
This Manga is a Yuri, about a girl named Sahoko whose popular in just about every way! One day a girl name Aoi catches her eye, and she’s…
Chasing After Aoi Koshiba, Volume 2
Sahoko and her high school friends head out after their class reunion for some karaoke. A friendly dare turns in to a kiss and both Sahoko and Anna…
Chasing After Aoi Koshiba, Volume 1
Sahoko shows up at a reunion for her high school class. As she greets people she hasn’t seen in a while, she’s on the look out for someone…
Thoughts on Chasing After Aoi Koshiba Volume 4
Sahoko anticipates a reunion with Aoi in the fourth and final volume of Hazuki Takeoka and Fly’s Chasing After Aoi Koshiba manga. Will her feelings be reconciled? This…
Thoughts on Chasing After Aoi Koshiba Volume 2
In the second volume of Hazuki Takeoka and Fly’s Chasing After Aoi Koshiba manga, a couple of the characters come to terms with the feelings they have for…
Thoughts on Chasing After Aoi Koshiba Volume 3
Sahoko’s middle school past that she was trying to keep secret catches up to her in the third volume of Hazuki Takeoka and Fly’s Chasing After Aoi Koshiba…
Thoughts on Chasing After Aoi Koshiba Volume 1
Chasing After Aoi Koshiba is a yuri manga, created by Hazuki Takeoka and Fly. More specifically, the former is credited with the creation, whilst the latter is credited…
Chasing After Aoi Koshiba: Notable Newcomers
Spoiler-free Zone Ever since I started collecting manga, I have been on a mission to collect series that focus on LGBT+ subjects, with a particular focus on same-sex…
Chasing After Aoi Koshiba Volumes 1 and 2 Review
If you can get past the bumpy beginning and some of the common tropes, Chasing After Aoi Koshiba is a very enjoyable yuri series so far.
Reader’s Corner: Bofuri, The Catlords’ Manservant, and Chasing After Aoi Koshiba
Love Me, Love Me Not, Vol. 8 Love Me, Love Me Not is a simple story. The characters are basic, and though they have their struggles—as do all…
Kyou, Koshiba Aoi ni Aetara, Volume 2 (今日、小柴葵に会えたら)
In Volume 1, we met Sahoko, who had some kind of feelings about her classmate Aoi. In Kyou, Koshiba Aoi ni Aetara, Volume 2 (今日、小柴葵に会えたら) the story gets…
Kyou, Koshiba Aoi ni Aetara, Volume 2 (今日、小柴葵に会えたら)
In Volume 1, we met Sahoko, who had some kind of feelings about her classmate Aoi. In Kyou, Koshiba Aoi ni Aetara, Volume 2 (今日、小柴葵に会えたら) the story gets…
Thoughts on Chasing Spica Volume 1
Chasing Spica is a yuri manga written and illustrated by Chihiro Orihi. The story focuses on a girl named Serina, who constantly finds herself placing second in exam…
Love After World Domination Volume 4 Review
Fudo and Desumi's over-the-top escapades continue in Volume 4 of Love After World Domination! This time with a wedding cake on top!
Chasing Spica
by Chihiro Orihi In this yuri/Girls' Love drama, a flashy but studious high schooler discovers that her rival, a strict disciplinary committee member, may also be more than…
Yuri Manga: Kyou, Koshiba Aoi ni Aetara (今日、小柴葵に会えたら)
Never let it be said that I am immune to cheap marketing ploys. Well…I am *mostly* immune to them, having worked in advertising and possessing a health dose…
After Dark 40: C-4 Pussy
It's been a while listeners. Ryo has been busy. But now she and Blonde are back with a last minute title that leaves them both bored and consistently…
Dobugawa: Ikebe Aoi
Since I got back to Canada, I’ve been feeling oddly disconnected in a way that I felt back when I first moved to Japan. I used to feel…
Rewatching Aoi Hana
Ive been meaning to do this for a while. You know what? I think nows a good time to rewatch that one 2009 yuri anime called Aoi Hana.…
Yuureitou – Volume 4
It’s been six chaotic years since I last wrote about Yuureitou, yet the work is such a singular, insistent creation that jumping into it was as easy as…
Love After World Domination Volume 5 Review
Love After World Domination's fifth volume continues testing Desumi and Fudo as they continue hiding their relationship from everybody.
Love After World Domination Volume 1 Review
It’s just Fudo and Desumi’s situations are so extreme so they have to keep it a secret, and that's where the hijinks ensue.
Love After World Domination Volume 3 Review
Desumi and Fudo's romance escapades continue as family and love collide in the third volume of Love After World Domination!
Love After World Domination Volume 6 Review
The final volume of Love After World Domination does have some issues, but the Desumi-Fudo pair will be a relationship that will be missed.
Love After World Domination Volume 2 Review
With still wonderous art and its comedic timing, Love After World Domination remains entertaining in Volume 2.
Failed Princesses, Volume 3 & Volume 4
In Volume 1, we met Fujishiro and Kurokawa, girls from completely difference circles in school. In Volume 2, they have started, slowly to figure out who they are…
Branch Line: Ikebe Aoi
I have been waiting so long! I was beginning to think that Ikebe Aoi had hung up her manga hat and gone into a more lucrative, less punishing…
Granbelm episode 6: Chasing the Ideal
Weirdly enough that’s sort of novel these days. I apreciate the show continuing to not be suffering porn. Nene got over her loss last week surprisingly quickly, tracking…
RWBY Volume 4 Review.
So, RWBY’s Volume 4 ended last Saturday and by now I think we—the fans of the show—have all had a chance to watch that last episode and, perhaps,…
Cocoon Entwined, Volume 4
We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the role of “Prince” around here. But what we have rarely considered is the role as a burden that is…
Assorted Entanglements, Volume 4
by Matt Marcus, Staff Writer In the previous volume of Assorted Entanglements, a new couple joined our problematic posse with the 3rd year high school student Sugimoto and…
Ayanashi Volume 4 Review
Ayanashi barrels through its final volume, and despite some unresolved plotpoints and awkward character growth is still a solid shounen manga series.
Cheerful Amnesia, Volume 4
It was painfully apparent from Volume 1 that I am not the ideal audience for Tamamushi Oku’s Cheerful Amnesia series. As the story progressed, so many handwaves had…
Otherside Picnic, Volume 4
At the end of Volume 3 our protagonists, Sorawo and Toriko have managed to free themselves from the clutches of an Otherside cult centered around the figure of…
Girls Kingdom, Volume 4
When I tell you that Girls Kingdom, Volume 4 is worth reading, please understand that I am 100% aware of what I am saying. The series is, thusfar,…
Insomniacs After School Volume 1 by Makoto Ojiro
Sweet Gentle Tale of Two Troubled Youths
It’s Naomi, Okay? After 16 Volume 1 Review
Manabu Kodama's It's Naomi, Okay? After 16 manga has appeal in that it's a older series and that shows content and art wise, for better or for worse.
Shin Mazinger Zero Volume 4 Chapter 4
Wow, it's been a long time coming for this chapter. I've gotta apologize - I never realized I'd get so tied up with real life stuffs before ...
What I Learned After 4 Months of Nier:Reincarnation
Since the English version of Nier Reincarnation is coming at the end of this month I figured I’d make sort of a tips post after playing for 4…
Secrets of the Silent Witch, Vol. 4 ~after~
By Matsuri Isora and Nanna Fujimi. Released in Japan as “Silent Witch” by Kadokawa Books. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Alice Prowse. I had…
Chasing Sunsets on Sakurajima, Kagoshima’s Volcanic Island
View of Sakurajima from the Arimura Lava Observatory. Right before my expedition to Ogawa Falls in the remote city of Kanoya, I decided to make a brief pitstop…
Ikebukuro West Gate Park – 03 – Chasing Views
Like myself, Majima Makoto is the age where he missed out on the big YouTube content creation boom, and marvels how people can make so much money off…
Firechick's Anime Reviews: Aoi Hana
Rating : 87/100 Ive mentioned before that romance isnt really a genre I find myself drawn to. Granted, thats not to say every piece of romance media is…
Sweet Blue Flowers, Smart-san, Ride Your Wave, Skip and Loafer
Retrospectively Reflecting on Aoi Hana
“But two people can love each other and still not belong together, even if neither of them wanted to admit it.” – Shaun David Hutchinson (an author I…
Critic’s Report: Aoi Bunkagaku Series
This anime is awarded: One thing I have learned after finishing this series, that the world and its society is a one cruel place full with violence, madness,…
Mieruko-chan Volume 4 Review
After the events with Zen and the shrine maiden spirits, Miko needs a break, big time. You would think going to the movies with Hana would qualify then.…
C-pia! Magazine Volume 4
Another month has passed, so of course, C-pia! Magazine has a new volume out! I really need to take a break… It’s a lot of work. As always,…
Harukana Receive Volume 4 Review
Nyoijizai's artwork and the many beach volleyball strategies in one match make Volume 4 of Harukana Receive one of its strongest reads yet.