mizuno_youko ([info]mizuno_youko) wrote,
@ 2008-01-27 12:17:00
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A List of Must-Read Yuri Manga
I put this list together a little while back and was just going to scrap it (a list like this is so subjective that I was afraid it would just inspire a lot of arguments about why people's favorite manga didn't make the list), but some people in #lililicious convinced me to post it today so they could read it.

It's basically just intended as a starting point for people who are new to yuri. To make it onto the list, a manga has to either:
a) Be considered a staple/classic by the yuri fan community; or,
b) Be very popular in the yuri fan community; or,
c) Be so excellent or unique that I personally think everyone should give it a try.
There are no doubt going to be titles on here that you think are total crap and/or don't consider yuri. If you don't like the list as a whole, I suggest you make your own and point people to that instead--whatever saves people from having to list the same old recs over and over again. :)

This list only includes manga that are available in English. Titles with an asterisk (*) after them are commercially available in English (or soon will be).
In some cases, I've linked to http downloads at yurizuki instead of a scanlator's website, for ease in downloading; you can look up scanlators' websites at Manga Jouhou and other such sites.

Full List:
12 Days*
After School
Blue*
Boku no Futatsu no Tsubasa
Chirality*
Concerto
Fun After School
Girl Friends
Happy-Go-Lucky Days
Haru yo, Koi (you need to be a member of [info]daily_yuri to view the posts in this link)
Hayate Cross Blade*
Hen
Honey & Honey
Indigo Blue
Iono-sama Fanatics*
Kannazuki no Miko*
Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~*
Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry-Blossom Pink
Love My Life
Love Vibes
Maka-Maka
Maria-sama ga Miteru
The Miko's Words and the Witch's Incantations
Moonlight Flowers
Oniisama E
Pieta
Plica
Rica'tte Kanji!?*
Sailor Moon*
The Secret Garden
Shiroi Heya no Futari
Shoujo Sect
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Strawberry Panic*
Strawberry Shake Sweet
Sweet Blue Flowers
The Sword of Paros
Tiger Lily
Transistor Venus
Utopia of Homosexuality
Voiceful*
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Yuri Hime, Yuri Hime S, and related publications
Yuri Monogatari 5*


Short List:
Shinigami suggested I also make a list of just 10 for those who only have time to sample a few. All but one of these can be read for free online, so you won't need to go out of your way to find them:
Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry-Blossom Pink (romance, a bit of angst, school stories)
Love My Life (realistic, slice-of-life)
Love Vibes (realistic, slice-of-life, romance)
Maka-Maka (full-color porn with a heavy emphasis on character interaction)
Pieta (realistic, romance, heavy angst, school story)
Rica'tte Kanji!?* (realistic, romance, information on lesbian culture in Tokyo)
Shiroi Heya no Futari (classic, romance, heavy angst, school story)
Strawberry Shake Sweet (comedy, romance, a bit of angst)
Sweet Blue Flowers (realistic, romance, angst, school story)
The Sword of Paros (fantasy, romance, angst)


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[info]shanejayell
2008-01-27 11:19 pm UTC (link)
OOoh, neat!
^_^
There's a few there I don't recognize, maybe I'll try them later.

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[info]mizuno_youko
2008-01-28 05:34 pm UTC (link)
Cool. Hope you like them, if you do end up trying them!

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[info]sei_sama
2008-01-28 01:51 am UTC (link)
W00t!! Moar plz!! I want teh moar yuri. OMG hot lesbians w00t XD
Wait...*cough*...

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[info]mizuno_youko
2008-01-28 01:58 am UTC (link)
Better start the video camera rolling, then--I can only whip you for so long... XD

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[info]sei_sama
2008-01-28 02:01 am UTC (link)
OMG YOU PERV!!! (oh moar plz, moar!)

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[info]chill19
2008-01-28 03:52 pm UTC (link)
thanks for posting the list :D( i'm one of the people who requested it) salamat!! thaks!!!

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[info]mizuno_youko
2008-01-28 05:35 pm UTC (link)
You're welcome! Are you zeta?

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[info]chill19
2008-01-29 03:57 am UTC (link)
nope.. it's gilliandl :D thanks again

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[info]mizuno_youko
2008-01-29 11:37 am UTC (link)
Guess I had a 50-50 chance, lol. :)

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[info]elae
2008-01-28 04:36 pm UTC (link)
It's great to see that Yuri Monogatari 5 made the list! ^^

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[info]downtown_sassy
2008-01-30 03:44 pm UTC (link)
There are a few there I haven't gotten to yet. Nice list.

Glad SSS made the list...

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(Anonymous)
2008-04-19 01:46 am UTC (link)
Thanks for the list, but I thought I should let you know that Sailor Moon is now out of print. :(

http://www.tokyopop.com/corporate/biz_dev/447

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[info]mizuno_youko
2008-04-19 11:57 am UTC (link)
Though it's out of print and their license has expired, you can still probably get used copies of their version. It's also being scanlated (by Starry Heaven), but they aren't up to the point where Haruka and Michiru appear yet. There are text translations of the whole series out there as well.

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