Welcome to Yuricon!

Creating, disseminating and celebrating Yuri in anime and manga since 2000

Yuricon was founded in 2000 by Erica Friedman with the mission of bringing together fans of lesbian narrative in Japanese animation and comics to discuss and create stories that represented an entire continuum of lesbian experience. Yuricon community members participate in panels, write articles and conduct lectures all over the world, in order to expand the global Yuri community.

By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga

by Erica Friedman

The Untold Story of Lesbian Love in Japanese Animation and Comics.

Erica Friedman has been writing and speaking about Yuri anime and manga for 20 years. This book is a collection of her essays, lectures and opinion pieces collected into one volume. By Your Side traces the history of the Yuri genre from early 20th century roots to the present. 

Recent Yuricon News

January 7, 2026

2025 Was a Year of Yuri!

2025 was a heckuva year! Yuricon celebrated a 25th birthday in summer with a brand new web site design. Check out the new look at https://www.yuricon.com/ Our Okazu staff grew to 7 amazing humans. Erica was a guest at Blymecon and CitrusCon online and Y/Con in Paris. For posts about that last experience and about […]

November 10, 2024

New Articles On The Yuri Resources Page

We’ve given the Yuri Resources page a bit of a visual refresh with some images by A.L.R. Keaton. And we’re pleased to announce three new articles on the Yuri Resources page today, all by Alexandra Arana Blas on the Yuri and Shoujo Manga, Feminism, Gender and Lesbian Themes – Research  with Intersections with Yuri section: […]

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