In April, 2005, I found myself in a cafe with a number of popular or soon-to-be-popular yuri manga artists for Yuricon 2005 in Tokyo. The interviewer asked me, "What is yuri? How do you define it?" I smiled and said, "Of course, anything I like is yuri." Everyone laughed. … [Read more...] about [History] Why we call it “Yuri”
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[Feature] Consider the Lilies of the Field: The Case for Yuri Manga
Yuri manga is an entire genre of comics about girls and women falling in love. So why is it so often overlooked by queer and feminist fans? There are several common concerns, each valid in their own right. But for me, it fulfills a desire to see romance bloom between women in a way that few other mediums can provide. … [Read more...] about [Feature] Consider the Lilies of the Field: The Case for Yuri Manga
[AniFemTalk] Yuri anime and manga
Last week we talked about the erasure of lesbian romance in the dub of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. This week, let's look at lesbian representation in yuri anime/manga and other Japanese pop culture. … [Read more...] about [AniFemTalk] Yuri anime and manga