Category Archives: Yuri Anime and Manga

The Girl Friends of Shoujo: Anna Sui and CECIL McBee

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

It is little secret that Girl Friends is one of my favorite yuri manga ever. After all, this little gem is perhaps the most influential piece in the yuri canon—if there were such a thing—serialized within the last five years … Continue reading →

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On Trying To Tamper Down My Delusions – Just A Little Bit

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

by TheBigN. On my blog, I think I’ve mentioned that I have some yuri-tinted goggles, but since I like keeping a lot of things in rather than letting them out, I don’t say the extent of my thoughts. Like when … Continue reading →

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Sengoku Otome ~Momoiro Paradox~ Review

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

If you were to ask me in another year whether I had seen Sengoku Otome ~Momoiro Paradox~ (Battle Girls ~Time Paradox~), I would most likely say no. It is not that Sengoku Otome is a terrible anime—although it is certainly … Continue reading →

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Honey Crush – The Bittersweet Yuri of a Yurei, the Impossibilities of Some Love

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

It has been a while since I last wrote about yuri manga. After having read so many one-shots and short romances, many blander stories just start to blend together, especially, say, those about two young students in school mired in … Continue reading →

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Taisho Yakyuu Musume Review – Growth and Feminism… and Yuri

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

Set near the end of the Taisho Era in old, modernizing Japan, Taisho Yakyuu Musume juxtaposes a pervasive attitude of the time—women have a set place in society as subservient housewives—with the social changes brought about by a group of … Continue reading →

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