| No new Amber Teahouse this month--too bad. |
[Jul. 4th, 2009|06:42 am] |
Fujieda has announced on his blog that he did not contribute to this month's issue of Yuri Hime (or REX). He says he'll work hard on the next one.
So don't look forward to a new Amber Teahouse chapter until October.
There is a lot to look forward to in YH17, though--works from several BL artists (Zaou Taishi and Eiki Eiki, plus two newcomers to YH whose names didn't ring a bell for me), plus the usual regulars. It's the fourth anniversary of the magazine, so they're promising special (probably send-away, probably limited to a few lucky winners instead of "everybody gets one") treats. |
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| A list of realistic yuri manga |
[Jun. 9th, 2009|07:40 am] |
Every time someone raves about how Octave is new and different for having realism, I wonder how they managed to miss all the other realistic yuri manga that are out there. Manga like this was difficult to find in English half a decade ago, but it is ridiculously easy to find these days. So I've made a list:
Realistic Yuri Manga Available in English
This list is even more subjective than the ones I've done in the past, so I'm sure there will be a lot of disagreement about what belongs on the list and what doesn't. I'm sorry.
Note: With some ongoing series, I'm waiting to see how they turn out before adding them to the list.
Everything on this list is either licensed or scanlated (though not necessarily complete). I've put asterisks after the ones that are available entirely in English.
( List behind the cut. )
Titles I'm torn on:
Baku Ai
GirlxGirlxBoy
Pure Water Adolescence
Any opinions on whether those should be on the list? |
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| Some brief information on Itoshi Otome |
[May. 19th, 2009|11:22 am] |
Itoshi Otome (ISBN: 4758070504) is the other Yuri Hime cell phone manga that came out in tankoubon format yesterday. Here's some info about it (from Yuri na Hibi) that I posted somewhere else:
It’s a period piece, set in the Heian period (the time The Tale of Genji took place, if that gives you an idea of what Japanese society was like at the time), about a girl, Sakura, who is told to be a bride or consort (hard to tell which from the description) for the emperor but is in love with another girl, Tachibana. She agrees to go to the emperor because his power is absolute and he could hurt her family and friends if she says no. But ultimately, she and Tachibana end up defying the emperor. What will become of them…?
Tachibana is 14 when the story begins; her first love passes away and asks Tachibana to take in her daughter, Sakura. The two girls end up falling in love, but the review doesn’t appear to say anything about the time frame, so yes, there may be underage (by current standards) sex. |
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| Amber Teahouse volume 1 has been pushed back again |
[May. 18th, 2009|10:42 am] |
Ichijinsha has now pushed back the release of volume 1 to June (it was originally scheduled for April, then May).
Aww. I hope whatever problems they're having get cleared up.
(The other books for this month--Gokujou Drops 2 and Itoshi Otome, both from their cell phone manga line--both appear to have come out today.) |
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| Some good news for fans of Zaou Taishi and Eiki Eiki |
[Apr. 28th, 2009|02:23 pm] |
According to the latest issue of Yuri Hime, they'll have a new series in the magazine starting next issue (issue 17, due out July 18).
No word about Hayashiya Shizuru or Syouoto Aya (the artist of Epitaph) in this issue. Maybe next time.
Volume 1 of Amber Teahouse has been pushed back to May 18 (no wonder it still said "pre-order" when I tried to buy it on April 18...). Gokujou Drops volume 2 and another cell phone manga (set in the Heian period; could be interesting) are both due out that day, too. Several YH books are due out on June 18: Creo the Crimson Crises volume 2 (which will also have a special extra in the next issue of Yuri Hime S), a Kurata Uso collection, a Natsuneko collection, and a Yoshitomi Akihito collection.
I think that's it for news from issue 16. |
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| Marimite doujinshi |
[Apr. 15th, 2009|06:48 am] |
Just dumped the rest of my raw Marimite doujinshi folder on mediafire (Maria-sama ga Miteru doujinshi (raw) -> non-adult (not all yuri)).
Most of the scans came from Japanese peer-to-peer programs. No batch files--I prefer the flexibility of folders. Sorry! You can come get an older batch file from me on IRC if you'd like.
I dumped the whole folder, including things that have been (or are being) translated by people, so see the usual suspects (plus the "Maria-sama ga Miteru doujinshi (English)" folder on that same mediafire page) for lists of what's been/being scanlated.
I recommend having a good anti-virus program and maybe even an ad-blocker when using sites like mediafire, just in case.
Please spread these files around. |
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| Hanjuku Joshi volume 2 pushed back |
[Mar. 20th, 2009|02:27 pm] |
Morishima announced on her blog today that the release of volume 2 has been pushed back to July 18 (it was originally scheduled for this spring).
By the way, March 20 is Morishima's birthday. I hope everyone wished her a happy birthday!
Edit: The company has now pushed the release back again--it will be coming out on August 18 along with her second collection of Yuri Hime stories. |
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| Doujinshi scan: Utena |
[Feb. 28th, 2009|03:11 pm] |
Delicate, an Utena doujinshi by Yakan Hijou. Not worksafe. Raw. Please spread it around!
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) olaurainao, I hope it's okay that I picked one with smut in it. |
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| Doujinshi list updated |
[Feb. 25th, 2009|10:51 am] |
I've updated the doujinshi scan request list.
Notably:
-some Marimite books by Penpen-Gusa Club, UA, and RAID
-some Sailor Moon books by Jesus Drug (Hayashiya Shizuru) and Mirage House (Makise Renko)
-some Utena books, mostly by Teikoku Club
-some original books by Hibiki Reine and Sakura Shio
-some books by Morinaga Milk, mostly yaoi Odoru Saisousasen (Rhythm and Police) stuff
-another Star Trek book (TNG)
I just have one request left to fulfill now (I picked Rose Garden for you, dearears), so feel free to make some more even if you already got one. Please continue to make them on the first post, though, so they're all together. |
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| Doujinshi scan: Original (Sakura Shio) |
[Feb. 16th, 2009|10:41 am] |
Honey & Citrus, an original doujinshi by Boys Kingdom (Sakura Shio, who did the illustrations for the Yurimm Fairy Tales series; see here for links to those, and here for another original doujinshi by her). It's a collection of sketches, some of characters from the Yurimm Fairy Tales series. Raw. Mostly worksafe, but there is a bit of nudity at the end.
Please spread it around! |
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| Doujinshi scan: Marimite |
[Feb. 14th, 2009|07:20 pm] |
Quartet Game, a Maria-sama ga Miteru doujinshi by PenPen-Gusa Club (Katase Minami; see here for a scanlation of one of her other doujinshi, and here for a scan of another). Raw.
Please spread it around! |
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| Doujinshi scan: Utena |
[Dec. 11th, 2008|03:30 pm] |
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Utena, an Utena doujinshi by Myao (Morinaga Milk). Raw.
Please spread it around!
FYI, Lililicious will be scanlating a couple of other Utena doujinshi by her: Bluebird and Garden. |
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| Doujinshi scan: Sailor Moon |
[Dec. 4th, 2008|09:13 am] |
be bound, a Sailor Moon doujinshi by Yamada Mario (Studio Canopus). Raw. Scanlation is here.
Please spread it around!
See here and here for more Studio Canopus works.
Sorry about the lack of scans lately--between the new dog (she's adorable, I'll post pictures of her sometime) and the new computer (not quite as adorable, but sorely needed) I wasn't able to scan at all for a couple of weeks. Both are pretty much settled in now, so things should go back to normal. :)
In other scan-related news, assuming this doesn't get lost in the mail, it should be interesting (it's a Strawberry Shake Sweet/HayatexBlade doujinshi by PenPen-Gusa Club). I probably overpaid for it, but I wasn't sure when I'd get another chance to buy it. Oh, well. |
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| A note for Tsuda Mikiyo (Zaou Taishi) fans |
[Nov. 27th, 2008|09:10 am] |
Akadot Retail is currently having a sale on DMP books. I picked up Day of Revolution 1-2 for $3 apiece and Family Complex for $7. Princess Princess is on sale too (though I don't think there's any yuri subtext in that one aside from the "Prince Prince" short manga on the covers). So if you've been waiting for them to go on sale to pick them up, now might be a good time. :)
The Day I Become a Butterfly and Robot aren't by her, but yuri fans might want to check those out too since they contain one-shots with a bit of yuri subtext. |
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