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bleghxy · 5 months

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More GL manga recs:

Summary: Aya is a high school student who is captivated by the mysterious "Onii-san" who works at a CD store. The real "Onii-san" is actually Mitsuki, a girl in her class with whom she had never spoken to before.

Review: This is a very cute read!!! The story doesn't drag out any drama. When I first started reading this, I was afraid it'd drag the secret of Mitsuki being the "Onii-san" but it doesn't. It's very well paced while also being a slow burn. They're both very well written.

Status: Ongoing

Summary: Bubbly, energetic first-year high school student Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after hearing her band perform on the first day of school. Himari tells Yori she just loves her, and to Himari's surprise, Yori says she loves Himari back! But when Himari realizes that she and her senpai are feeling two different kinds of love, she begins to ask herself what "love" really means...

Summary: They're both so adorable!!! I love their relationship sm. There's a lot of other wlw relationships in this manga so that's a plus point. There's also some angst here and there. It also has an anime adaptation coming out next year!

Status: Ongoing

Summary: England, the early 1900s. Alice, a young noblewoman, has a Japanese maid named Hanako working in her household. The two have a fairly typical relationship…until the day Alice begs Hanako to kill her. As Hanako tries to figure out why her mistress would make such a terrible request, she and Alice grow closer until an entirely new feeling begins to blossom between them.

Review: The summary doesn't really do justice to the manga's plot but I don't want to say much because I'll mistakenly give out spoilers so I'll just say it's angsty so prepare yourself for that. Both of the characters and the relationship between them are very well written.

Status: Completed

Okay this isn't a manga, it's a manhua(chinese comic). I haven't read enough GL manhua to make a list about it so I'm putting it here. This manhua is called Tamen de Gushi. I think the English translation of the story name is called "Their Story"/ "SQ begin w/your name"

Summary: The funny romantic story of how Qiu Tong and Sun Jing met and fell in love.

Review: It was one of my first GLs so it has a very special place in my heart. I laughed a lot while reading this. It's mostly on the comedy side. Qiu Tong and Sun Jing's relationship is so so adorable. The side characters in this story are also lovable. The characters in this feel very relatable. Unfortunately due to censorship in China the author had been told to remove the confession scene of the main characters in the physical copies and the author rejected to do that. Because of this, the manhua doesn't have proper chapters anymore but the author still does post little snippets of their life together on weibo and twitter. However there's still 200+ chapters of wholesomeness so please do give it a read!

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alexissara · 5 months

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Quick Review: She Loves To Cook And She Loves To Eat Volume 2

She Loves To Cook, and She Loves To Eat is a true master piece. A piece of art like no other manga or comic I've read. Volume 2 continues to capture the raw horror of being a lesbian in a heteronormative society. It so boldly captures the media, the social, the societal and even the online aspects of being a lesbian who is figuring out her shit. Not to mention it also talks about so much more like sexism and other issues all while remaining a fairly cute and light hearted series. It's further proof that getting into the weeds and moments that are rough don't take away from an overall wholesome and sweet package but instead add to it, reality adding to the sweetness.

The romance is still in it's early stages in this volume but it becomes clear both women have feelings for each other. Both realizing that what they want is romantic but neither having verbalized it. They have so much chemistry, they are fairly different people but also very similar too and it's a really nice way to see how they add to each others life. It's also nice to see adult women in love and the adult life's effects on their time together and everything.

IT's so heartening to see Nomoto put her foot down with her mother about coming to visit and it's so sweet to see her spend time with Kasuga. It's also really nice to learn more about Kasuga's life, her history. While the series slightly leans into Nomoto's perspective we get both and I think it strikes a good balance since Kasuga is more subdued.

12/10 one of the best comics that exist.

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saibas-yuri-review · 5 months

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Yuri haul! The last one is wrapped... exciting!! Can't wait to write my review on this series, but first, I have a pretty scathing review on a certain oneoff coming up. Stay tuned!

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the-yuri-librarian · 4 months

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Review: After Hours by Nishio Yuta

Summary: After Hours starts in media res, at a club at the beginning of the night. Asahina Emi enters the club on the phone, trying to find her friend Meyumi. She doesn't find her, and instead has a chance meeting with a self-described clubbing afficinado named Kei. By the end of the night, Emi goes home with Kei, who ropes Emi into helping her DJ at a club later. Emi reluctantly agrees, but, when she actually goes through with it, she falls in love. From there, Emi and Kei become close, their new relationship just starting to bloom. But, not without tribulation, as Emi is struggling with the aimless path her life is on, her own insecurities, and coming to terms with her feelings for this woman she has now become entangled with.

Review below the cut (trying out a new format too!)

If there is one word that can be used to describe After Hours, it is potential. From the moment Emi and Kei meet, this manga feels special. The backdrop of Tokyo nightlife serves as a beautiful canvas where Emi can explore who she is, who she wants to be, and exactly wat Kei means to her. She is shy, yet bold, a personality combo that causes her to thrust herself into the story before really considering the consequences of her actions. Kei is also incredibly well-written, not only as Emi's love interest, but also as her narrative foil. A little older, she seemingly has everything figured out. But, there's trouble brewing beneath her cool exterior, and as her and Emi both struggle against their own problems, they are forced to grow, sometimes when they're not ready.

Unfortunately, potential is where most of the good of After Hours ends, and it is also where the problems begin. Near the beginning of the story, a large group of Kei's DJing friends are introduced, and they all have various histories with her and work well as the main supporting cast. But, they are severely under-utilized in the story. Not only that, but all of Emi's problems are under-developed and, quite frankly, a little vague. She doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, she has a boyfriend who is never on screen, and she has never been romantically interested in a woman in her entire life. And, while many of these issues are resolved by the end of the story, their resolution is as fleeting as their introduction. Thus brings forth the biggest problem with After Hours; it is too short. Sitting at 17 chapters, this story could easily double in size without having to introduce any new story elements. As it is now, the story ends as quickly as it starts, and it leaves a empty disappointment once it is over.

Before it ends, however, it does hit a high note in chapter ten. Chapter ten contains scene where Emi and Kei's relationship becomes more concrete, and it is beautiful. Half-make up, half confession, it is a heart-warming and genuine to a surprising degree. As Emi and Kei tenderly embrace, their affection for each other shines, becoming the real highlight of the story.

Overally, After Hours starts out incredibly strong, and held back by its length, peters out at the end. Despite this, I still reccomend this series due to chapter ten alone. Combine that with the Amex vibrant setting and charming characters, and this manga becomes a real treat.

Rating: B

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gentlygenderqueer · 3 months

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yuri-ray · 8 months

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No-Spoilers Review #1: Otherside Picnic (Urasekai Picnic)

Content Warnings: guns, general horror genre themes and visuals

Starting with a series I own in print, it's Otherside Picnic by Iori Miyazawa, a novel series with manga and anime adaptations. This series is half horror and half yuri romance, about two university students exploring and being harrowed by a world full of urban legend horrors.

Is it good? Yes! I recommend it very highly to anybody who can take a little horror.

After all... as the author said himself... "This too is yuri."

Before I start, yes, it's THAT Iori Miyazawa who popularized the concept of "yuri of absence" in a batshit crazy pair of interviews. I think a lot of people would read that and assume that his actual work, Otherside Picnic, is full of bait and subtext. It's not. It's a slow-burn, sure, but it's legitimately canon and it's really good, OK? This guy knows what he's doing.

Anyway...

Our two leads are two university students, Sorawo Kamikoshi (the brown-haired girl in the art) and Toriko Nishina (the blonde girl). All of Otherside Picnic is told from Sorawo's perspective. While urban exploring, Sorawo stumbles upon a portal to the Otherside, a dangerous realm of urban legends and internet horrors (imagine famous Japanese creepypastas). She meets Toriko and they explore the Otherside and how its horrors leak into the real world and their perceptions, pulling them in and becoming more dangerous over time.

What I love most about Otherside Picnic is how complicated Sorawo and Toriko are as people. Sorawo is both extremely relatable at times and also extremely unrelatable at others. She is not a self-insert protagonist in the slightest, and she's not even a good person. She doesn't care about others very much. Meanwhile, Toriko has some difficulties with social situations and is overall a pretty normal (in comparison) likeable person with realistic worries. The two of them become closer organically and, yes, they do kiss eventually. No one is an idiot and all of their conflicts make sense.

The horror is also good and well-executed. It's decently scary and the world of the Otherside is intriguing and unpredictable, but not in any bullshit way. The horror drives the plot just as much as the romance does, and the manga does an amazing job bringing the novel's descriptions to life with creative paneling and art.

A supporting character, Kozakura, is that classic maligned trope of an adult that looks very young because she's short. However, Kozakura genuinely acts like a normal independent adult, and is a very likeable character who is the voice of reason.

As a side note, Iori Miyazawa also happens to like guns. The leads carry them as defense against malicious Otherside entities and there's a scene where Sorawo expresses pretty abject disgust at a tank designed to kill civilians, so it's not pro-military or whatever. It doesn't go in-depth because neither Sorawo nor Toriko care for them.

Final thoughts:

THE ANIME IS REALLY BAD. It totally misses the point and all of the things that really makes this series stand out--the episodes got shuffled for no reason which caused plotholes and character progression issues galore, and it cuts out all of the scenes where Sorawo and Toriko actually talk properly to each other. Plus the budget is like, one corn chip.

THE MANGA IS REALLY GOOD. It takes a lot of care to really adapt everything from the novel, which means that although updates are slow, you get to see everything Sorawo feels and thinks.

This series is one of my top favorite yuris, which I recommend to basically anyone who likes romance and doesn't mind some spooky visuals (or anyone who likes horror and doesn't mind some girls navigating complex feelings). It has close to no explicit gore. I'm currently up to date on everything... I can write a lot more on this, but these are my spoiler-free thoughts. The title references Roadside Picnic (the inspiration for the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.) which is an inspiration for the series, but as I've never read it, I can't say more than that.

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yuri-review · 6 months

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Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (2020 - ?)

Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games is a currently 5 volume long ongoing yuri manga series by Ejima Eri. It's an unhinged tale set in an all-girls school where gaming is strictly forbidden, but our main characters, Mitsuki Aya and Yorue Mio, ignore that and game it out anyways! Could the mutual love for 2D fighter games blossom into something more?

(The answer is... yeah, probably! Full review under the cut!)

The writing and plot: 3.5/5

In terms of plot, Young Ladies at the start has very little actual plot, focusing more on gaming as is appropriate! The later volumes introduce a tournament arc and more complicated character relations, which are a welcome addition after getting acquainted to the characters and the mechanics of the game they play, Iron Senpai 4. Did I mention that there's a made up game with all the fleshed out mechanics and character roster of a fighting game? It brings with it a LOT of explanation of game mechanics, which are a fun read if you're even mildly interested in it, but not completely relevant if you're not. Overall, I enjoy the writing!

The characters: 4/5

As is often the case with less plot heavy manga, the characters serve as one of the main pulls to this manga, and they serve their part well! Our main duo has a fun dynamic and individually unique personalities. By unique I actually mean that characters like them don't show up all too often! Aya and Mio are very distinct characters with fun and exaggerated traits to them, but they're still grounded in reality. The rest of the cast is enjoyable as well, and I particularly like Yuu! Oh, and might I mention that in the spirit of True Gamers, the characters are all incredibly intense to varying levels! As my final comment on this category, I'll mention that the character designs are super cute ^^

The yuri: 3.5/5

We're not quite there yet but I know we're getting close to the full yuri experience and ohhhhh I cannot wait! Aya has been a gay mess from the very start, and SPOILERS with an apparent awakening to these feelings, she's becoming more and more of a mess.

Various short segments:

The humor: 4/5, it's a fun manga! The jokes hit most of the time, not that much to say about it.

The art: 5/5, I can't believe I've forgotten to include this segment in my previous reviews! I love how intense the art can be, and the designs of the fighting game characters are so fun!

Conclusion: 3.5/5

I read it all in one go, and I have no regrets! It's very enjoyable for SURE but I hesitate to give it a higher rating before it ends. Go give it a shot though!!

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tabloidfootprints · 1 year

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The Girl I Want Is So Handsome is sold as a big 'ol double volume. A first year has a crush on her senpai who presents slightly more masculine than the other 3 characters. Also there's basketball but it doesn't really matter.

The characters are as new and complex as unbuttered toast. Most of the book's length is standard "Oh? She said she likes me, but does she *like* me??" plot.

It still manages to be cute and I did like seeing girls kiss. It was fine.

Rating: 3/5

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lgbtpopcult · 5 months

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Best WLW animated shows 2023

Harley Quinn

The Owl House

I'm in Love with the Villainess

The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady

Rwby

Disenchantment

Yuri is my Job

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bleghxy · 5 months

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GL manga recs:

Summary: Maki's first love was her high school classmate, a girl named Midori. But Midori broke up with Maki at graduation, saying they were now "too old to be fooling around dating girls." Ten years later, Maki still can’t get Midori off her mind, and when the two women reconnect after a chance encounter, Maki realizes that, while her feelings haven’t changed, Midori has long moved on—in fact, she's engaged. Yet the more Maki hears Midori talk about her soon-to-be-husband, the more red flags she notices. And Midori has another secret, one she hasn’t yet shared with Maki. Will it be the last blow to Maki's hopes that their romance might be rekindled? Or will it be the push that sets them on a new path—one they'll travel together?

Review:

There's so much depth to this. At a glance it looks like a simple story. You read the summary and think oh well it's the same old plot of getting back with your ex but it's not. It deals with heavy topics like abusive relationships, comphet and the fear of being alone. It's very realistic in its portrayal. Both of the women are very well written especially Midori.

Status: Completed

Summary: Cooking is how Nomoto de-stresses, but one day, she makes way more than she can eat by herself. And so she invites her neighbor Kasuga, who also lives alone. What will come out of this dinner invitation?

Review: This manga is such an excellent read. There's so much that I love about this manga. I don't wanna spoil it so I'm gonna let you find out on your own. It points out the troubles women face due to the stereotypical portrayal of them in society. There's a good amount of discussion on lgbt especially on Nomoto's end. I won't say much about Kasuga because I don't wanna mistakenly spoil her past. There are also new characters in vol 3 who are as well written as the main characters. The women in this story are very well written! I really recommend this one! Also trigger warnings are given before anything heavy or disturbing is mentioned in this manga.

Status: Ongoing

Summary: Dani's promising future as an elite athlete is cut short when, during the middle of the television broadcast competition, her heart collapses. This ordeal will not only affect her health, but also destroy her relationship with her mother and skip her tennis career. In order to get away from the hustle and bustle of the big city and all its problems, she decides to go with her cousin to the small coastal town Levant and it is there where she will meet Blanca, a girl full of life and love for astronomy who will remind her that life can be beautiful and that Dani can shine again as the stars do.

Review: This is very short but still a good read. Even though I wished it were longer, it still managed to carry out the development between the two main characters. The only issue I had with this is, since the manga is very short, it fails to properly carry out the development between Dani and her mom.

Status: Completed

If you want more GL recs:

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alexissara · 3 months

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She Loves To Cook And She Loves To Eat Vol 3 Quick Review

At the end of each volume of She Loves To Cook and She Loves to Eat, I find myself saying "This is a fucking masterpiece" and well, I said it at the end of this volume too. No other series masterfully captures the little things that people take for granted as normal that are utterly traumatic to women and in particular lesbians. It captures that pain so masterfully and yet also manages to maintain a tone of a sweet and soft lesbian romance. No other series feels so real to lesbian love, the bits of trauma flash backs just make me think like this is how it is talking with a group of queer people someone is thinking about their trauma at any given moment if not sharing it. It doesn't mean it's so sad that it's a downer, that joy isn't to be found but it informs why the moments of joy are so sweet, why it matters so damn much.

This series expands the cast taking it from a two character event to a four character event with both our leads gaining a friend which helps them feel even more complete and allows us to see more aspects of their personalities. Both new characters are utterly charming, their sweet, endearing, and add a lot. I in particular really love our asexual lesbian queen Yako. The friendship between Yako and Nomoto feels so real to my own friendship being mutuals with someone for a long time and it finally turning into a real friendship and getting a lot deeper and closer really fast thanks to this shared familiarity. It was just so sweet to see the bounding in watching lesbian films followed by a talk about how no lesbian is the same like no asexual is the same and how each queer person is gonna be queer in their own special way. It is one of the best moments in manga.

I love the way the story handles sensitivity warnings giving them before the chapter they take place in and allowing you to brace yourself for the volumes different heavier topics of talking about verbal abuse from parents and eating issues. The series really cares about it's readers and it is very clear in the way it is handled that they do. It is really nice to have the verbally abusive parents abuse called what it is too as someone who has suffered through similar it was really nice to see it fought back against in fiction but also knowing the author understood that this was no okay.

The romance really is blooming in this volume with both of their feelings feeling ever so closer to a confession on both ends to the point I would be shocked if in volume 4 if they weren't dating each other. The slow burn is not painful though given that it went slow to really establish a theme moving forward of found family which is literally spoken about in the text. This expansion really is going to make the romance feel even better.

The artwork is fantastic, the food looks so yummy, if the art was in color I might have to take a bite of the book. Of all the series I am reading this is the one I think is the biggest masterpiece, a true showing of understanding of the lesbian condition, the human condition, etc and with a clear set of amazingly good takes about things. 12/10, a masterpiece. If you enjoy these reviews you can read more, I write lots of them and if you really enjoy them I can always use support over on Patreon and Ko-fi.

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saibas-yuri-review · 1 month

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yuri haul 🤩🤩🤩

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animereviewsxx · 1 year

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Bruh Anya is the best.

She'll have moments where she is the coolest kid ever.

And leave poor little Damian speechless.

Followed immediately by moments where she looks like this.

She's a gremlin. I love her.

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yurimother · 7 months

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'I'm in Love with the Villainess' Anime - Episode 1 Review

An astounding and hilarious first outing for the series with the power to revolutionize Yuri

We are finally here, the long-awaited and much anticipated first episode of Platinum Vision’s I’m in Love with the Villainess anime aired on Tokyo MX and is streaming everywhere outside of Asia with a plethora of dubbing options, including English, on day one on Crunchyroll.

The first outing covers most of the events of the light novel’s first chapter, or the first three chapters of the manga, at a rapid but steady and not overwhelming pace. At this rate, the anime should be able to cover much of the series’ first arc, or the first two out of five books, in a single cour. Perhaps a bit less, depending on which of the story’s various adventures it elects to include. This is an exciting possibility, to be sure, as the story is a character-driven, socially mindful, and expertly written and, despite its fantasy setting, an exceptionally relevant tale of romance, socio-economic inequality, and of course, queerness.

While the first arc of Villainess is a triumph, it would be a shame not to see at least some of the developments from the extra chapters that lead into the second story, like (spoilers for the end of volume 2) Rae and Claire’s wedding and their adopted twin daughters May and Aleah. If we are lucky, perhaps they will appear in the final episode or, dare to dream, a second season (end of spoilers).

Now, onto the show itself. For those who, for whatever reason, have not read Inori’s masterpiece, I’m in Love with the Villainess follows Rae Taylor. A salary worker who dies and is reincarnated as the protagonist of her favorite otome game, Revolution. However, Rae has no interest in any of the game world’s three eligible royal bachelors and has eyes only for the game villainess Claire François. Armed with exceptionally magical ability, Rae sets out determined to secure a happy ending for her beloved Claire against the coming revolution and perhaps win her heart in the process.

Now, the opening of I’m in Love with the Villainess is the series' weakest moment in all mediums, which, considering episode one’s outstanding quality, only highlights just how superb the Yuri masterpiece is as a whole. Even with its need to establish the setting, characters, and premise of the series, the premiere managed to be an excellent introduction and set the bar high with lots of laughs, entertainment, and service between our two leads.

I watched the Japanese audio, and Yu Serizawa and Karin Nanami are fantastic in these roles, with Serizawa playing up Rae’s teasing adoration and borderline masochism at full blast, and Nanami explicitly giving voice to Claire’s arrogance and frustration. She even manages to deliver a perfect Ojou-style laugh to seal the character’s elite status and lean into the show’s use of otome tropes. And having the leads sing the excellent opening and ending themes is just icing on the cake.

Speaking of tropes, while Ironi’s original work is a genre-defying masterpiece that broke the Yuri mold, it is never afraid to play with the genre’s iconography and its otome game setting. Every other scene had another allusion, including to the book’s cover. As always, I am likely overeager to see connections, however intentional they may be, but the academy’s halls harken to otome staples, the bells and strings of the first scene's soundtrack conjured blistering memories of Strawberry Panic (perhaps a sacrilegious comparison to make but I digress), and even an areal shot of the campus was another check mark on my “Scenic Yuri” theory.

Now, as mentioned, I’m in Love with the Villainess has to establish the groundwork here, and narratively, these are the weakest moments, often direct exposition, with a few exceptions like Rae’s conversation with her roommate Mash about maintaining Claire’s attention. The narration is at least accompanied by relevant and creative, if perhaps limited, animation. But to their credit, these moments are succinct, existing only as long as they have to in order to provide the necessary information and get out of the way for what matters most: the characters.

Rae and Claire are front and center from the very get-go, and there is little time wasted in showcasing Rae’s intense bottom energy or establishing Claire’s elitism and bewildered anger towards Rae’s excitement in the face of Claire’s carefully calculated cruelty. It is a montage of silly and fun competitions between the two that had me laughing and smiling all the way through, as the Yuri was present in full force, and gives glimpses at the mutual obsession the women have for each other that will soon blossom into a wonderful romance.

These early story beats have a light tone and focus on the bullying, teasing, and rivalry between Rae and Claire, a dynamic that previously and understandably made a subset of readers somewhat uncomfortable. However, assuming the anime unfolds in a similar manner to the manga and light novels, the narrative will explore meatier, heavier subject matter and a far deeper lesbian romance, all without losing its sense of fun and adventure. The next episode or two will be incredibly telling - as the source material is perhaps the most profound and forthright depictions of LGBTQ identity in Yuri, and that all starts with a pivotal conversation that, if it is included, will be coming up shortly.

Overall, I am incredibly excited for this series. The first episode is everything I had hoped for out of an adaptation of one of my favorite works of all time, save the animation, which is average at best. While there is a lot more to see, and we will have to wait to know if I’m in Love with the Villainess lives up to its incredible potential and source material, I am extremely hopeful. We have one of the funniest, most thoughtful, and queerest works of Yuri transformed into a stunning anime project unlike anything that has come before and offers the chance at not just a new Yuri “gateway” but to continue the work of its source material in revolutionizing the genre.

Ratings: Story – 8 Characters – 10 Art – 5 LGBTQ – We shall see… Sexual Content – 3 Final – 8

I'm in Love with the Villainess is streaming on Crunchyroll with English sub/dub.

Review made possible by Avery Riehl and the rest of the YuriMother Patrons. Support YuriMother on Patreon for early access, exclusive article, and more: patreon.com/yurimother

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yuri-ray · 8 months

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No-Spoilers Review #8: The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All (Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko Jyanakatta)

Content Warnings: none!

A really long title, but this one's super viral and pretty new at the time of writing. The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All is a yuri manga published on Twitter by Arai Sumiko. It's about a girl who sees a handsome-looking guy at the records store and gets interested right away, and then it turns out that... wasn't a guy at all. (Who could have guessed!) There's a big focus on their shared love of rock music, and I'm sure most English-speakers will recognize most of the names they talk about!

Is it good? Yes! The art is great and the bright green is super iconic, and the character writing is fun and sweet. For a good time with a good rom-com that keeps it short each chapter, this series is super great.

Mitsuki Koga (black hair) is a loner at school. She's not exactly shy, just introverted and quiet; She wants to go to school peacefully and not stand out. Outside of school, she works at her uncle's tiny music and records shop and grew up a huge fan of rock music. Aya Oosawa (lighter hair) meanwhile is a stereotypical popular gyaru, or fashionable girl. She loves rock music, but it's a VERY rare hobby for a Japanese schoolgirl, especially such a trendy-looking one, so she's kept this interest to herself after getting disrespected for it before. (Major bands like Nirvana, Foo Fighters, and Aerosmith get name-dropped, if you happen to be a fan too!)

Mitsuki and Aya grow closer and bond over their shared interests with a lot of rom-com hi-jinks along the way, and it's just plain cute and fun! And the deception doesn't last forever, of course. Mitsuki's accidental handsome suaveness is both funny and nice to look at, while Aya's reactions are cute... That said, there's more to their relationship than just fluff! After all, Mitsuki's literally lying to Aya, you know? When it gets figured out...

Anyway, the supporting characters, Mitsuki's uncle and Narita, are also really likeable and fun, which some might not expect considering they're male characters in a yuri LOL. (It's fairly common nowadays, but that wasn't always the case.)

Final Thoughts:

There's about two volumes of content out right now, and the author releases about one 4-page chapter a week, give or take! Honestly I can't imagine anybody who wouldn't like this series. Like, genuinely. I know I say this a lot with the stuff I recommend, but I'm super serious this time. It's got great art, fun writing, and a deep earnestness.

There's no official English translation yet, but all of the chapters are posted publicly in Japanese right to Twitter.

#yuri review #the guy she was interested in wasn't a guy at all #ki ni natteru hito ga otoko janakatta #comedy #romance #high recommendation

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ladyloveandjustice · 3 months

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My Favorite Continuing Manga I Read in 2023

I went into the brand new manga I read in this post, but here's an update on some great continuing series!

Shout out to She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat for having phenomenal storyline about find the courage to cut toxic family members off, which is pretty rare to see (in manga especially)! The story explores how your family can impose a relationship with food that harms you in many different ways, and how finding acceptance of your food habits helps you heal. It also continues to be a lovely exploration of queer adults finding themselves that makes the point that your experiences don't have to fit in a box. And I appreciate that they included a character who doesn't like eating that much for me to relate to! See my first review here,

Now for a quick word about the other great continuing manga I read:

- I Want to be a Wall really upped it's game and included a nuanced discussion about asexuality that I loved seeing. See first review here.

- Yuri is My Job is still the best lesbian drama manga around and hits hard. See previous discussion here,

- A Man and His Cat is still the sweetest and Yona of the Dawn is as action packed and intriguing as ever...I feel a climax slowly coming!

- A Bride’s Story is still wonderfully done historical fiction with lush art while How Do We Relationship continues to develop its web of queer relationships nicely.

- Witch Hat Atelier is still a wondrous story of magic, creativity, accessibility, and struggling under unfair systems, all told in a fascinating fantasy setting with loveable, complex characters and incredible art.

A lot of manga I like concluded this year too, so let's take a slightly longer look at the conclusions!

Dungeon Meshi- The conclusion to one of my favorite fantasy manga ever was fittingly bombastically weird and fully satisfying. It filled you up like good food should. Live well instead of being consumed by fear of death and loss. Eat well instead of working yourself to the bone and neglecting your needs. Follow your own path, but cherish your connections and get together for a good meal. This series and its intricate world and wonderful characters will stay with me for a long time.

Catch These Hands- See my first review here. I enjoyed the cute conclusion to this series, and it was nice to see a little ace rep and a message about not conforming to society's expectations of "adulthood". It's an ode to delinquent girls that a sukeban stan like me can get behind! A lot of the stuff that annoyed me in the second volume was mostly dropped for the third and fourth, so that's also nice.

Run Away With Me Girl- See my first review here. I wish this had been a little longer, but the conclusion worked well and was cathartic.

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon- See my first review here. A nice conclusion to a cute, slow-paced little romance series, with yet more ace rep!

The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This- see my first review here. This conclusion felt a bit rushed, with plot lines still dangling, like it was cancelled early or something. But the series is still good overall, and I'll miss it.

My Love Mix Up -This sweet-as-pie series about cute gay misunderstandings leading to romance comes to a fittingly sweet conclusion. It's sad waving goodbye to these silly, good-hearted kids, but I'm satisfied with where they ended up.

#year in comics #manga #yuri #dungeon meshi #yuri is my job #witch hat atelier #she loves to cook and she loves to eat #a man and his cat #a bride's story #how do we relationship #doughnuts under a crescent moon #the two of them are pretty much like this #run away with me girl #my love mix up #akatsuki no yona #yona of the dawn #my reviews

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