…get my hands on [all three!] issues of Yurisuto [i.e., Yuri-ist], published since 2012, which contains the results and analysis of (not statistically sound) surveys conducted among yuri fans [in…
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Yuri Fandom on the Internet
…used as a catch-all term within which shoujoai is subsumed. Despite the common link made by fans between yuri and explicit sex, again, this relationship is not a simple one….
Manga Panels, Podcast and Talks You Won’t Want to Miss!
…Catch me and James Welker in conversation at Casacon online on Discord, Friday December 17th, 8PM Eastern US time. February 2022 In conjunction with Michigan State University, I will…
Yuricon Autumn 2018 Events Schedule
…but if you catch up to her, do say hi! Newark Museum Second Sundays — Manga Mania – October 14, 2018, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ Erica will be presenting a…
Shoujoai ni Bouken
…but it made a catchy title. In any case, enjoy! ** Walking around Comiket, I noticed very creative uses of English in many titles and circle names, so I feel…
You Choose Which Will Be the First New Yuricon Contest
…decide which kind of contest it will be: Art Contest, Fanfic Contest or AMV Contest. But…there’s a catch. ^_^ The New Yuricon is all about interaction. We don’t want to…
The Impact Of Globalization On Yuri And Fan Activism
…Activism: Taking the Matter into their Own Hands A significant feature of yuri anime and manga is interactivity. The production of manga “involves a number of social actors impinging on…
Women-Loving Women in Modern Japan
…as spiritual rather than sexual. (Robertson “Takarazuka” 69) This belief seems to hold true today as well—it is not unusual for two schoolgirls to hold hands or engage in other…
Persuasion and Opinion in Pop Culture Fandom β Are We the Cart or the Horse?
…fans comment that Okazu is the only blog they’ve ever read where the readers are thanked even when they are disagreeing. <ask audience to raise hands> I have no real…
"Top Ten Dating Tips" by Yuriko
Introduction: Japan’s women are swooning over tall, blonde, handsomeYuriko and with good reason. Not only is she as good looking in a suit and tie as she is in a…
Magical Girls, Miko, and Reincarnated Lovers With a Destiny: How I Became a Yuri Fan
…what happened to them. (I looked at the puzzle pieces in my hands and began to recognize the picture they created, so to speak.) Cue a year of questioning while…
Japan: Fertile Ground for the Cultivation of Yuri
…read everything I could get my hands on, and tried movies and other forms of media, too. But so many of those relationships were confined to the realm of fantasy,…