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: […]
Category: Site Updates
New Yuri Research on the Essays Page
With the growing popularity of Yuri as a global fandom, we’re seeing more articles and research on Yuri as a genre, as well as fan studies. Today we have a couple of new useful sources for your Yuri research on the Yuricon Essays page. Starting off under Articles on Yuri, Frank Hecker takes a chronological […]
Save the Date for a Yuricon Community Anniversary Event!
Back in the day, there was a brand-new online community for fans of lesbian characters and stories in Japanese comics and animation. That group was named AniLesboCon mostly as a joke1. By 2001, that name was transitioning to a new name, one that we hoped would re-connect this new genre to it’s ties to Japanese […]
Yuricon Store Update!
We are doing a spring cleaning at the Yuricon Store! It’s already easier to navigate (gee, thanks Woocommerce for hiding some of the settings…) We’ve lost some minor features, but we’ll be making sure links are functioning and updated, tags are consistent, etc. Categories have already been updated. Sincere thanks to the Yuricon First Lady […]
Journey Through the First 100 Years of Yuri Manga with Erica Friedman By Your Side
Yuricon founder Erica Friedman and Journey Press are pleased to announce By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Manga & Anime. The term “Yuri” began life as a coded reference to lesbianism within manga and anime genres, but in the last two decades has been shaped by creators, publishers and fans into a […]
New Videos and Essays added!
We’ve added four new items to the Yuri Essays Page! Yuri Studio Videos from 2020 have been added to the History of Yuri section, so you an now view our look at three common questions from Yuri panels and lectures. In the Yuri and Shoujo, Feminism, Gender and Lesbian Themes section, you’ll find the newest […]
Yuricon & Okazu Updates
We’ve been working hard here to update, upgrade and move forward while we’re all in pandemic lockdowns. With the help of all of our Okazu Patrons, here’s what we’ve accomplished this year! Tech Updates: We had some false security notices recently. It turns out that the SSL certificate we had was no longer sufficient for […]
Yuricon.com Site Revewal
Revisit the history of the Yuricon website, with a look back into the various incarnations over almost 20 years. On Okazu we walk you through the last two decades, so you can see how the site has changed. Then come back and click around to visit the newest incarnation of Yuricon.com!
Yuri Essays Page Renewal!
To assist in Yuricon’s ongoing mission to disseminate information and research about Yuri, we’ve updated and slightly redesigned the Yuri Essays page! Broken links have been fixed, and new resources have been added, as well, to keep this page a one-stop-shop for all the Yuri-related research extant in English. Links to full-text articles exist where […]
Yuri Games and Visual Novels on the Yuricon Store!
We’ve hit a point this year where were have enough English-language VNs and sims that it’s absolutely worth collecting them in one place. To that end I’ve added a Yuri Games & Visual Novels page on the Yuricon Store. Now the Yuricon Store is home to the most comprehensive listing online or off, of Yuri Manga […]
A [Very] Brief History of Yuri video on the Essays Page
The full text and graphics of Erica’s short 100-years-in-6-slides presentation for the Tokyo Rainbow Pride event, Tokyo Comics Showcase, Vol. 1, is now available as a Youtube video! Follow Erica through the origins of Yuri in the ‘S’movement, through mid-century angst and late-20th century magical girls, right up to the present and the Yuri genre […]
New “I Love Yuri” Designs on the Yuricon Store!
Some exciting news for the Yuricon Store! We have two brand new “I Love Yuri” designs up on our Yuri Goods page. Get these fun and stylish designs on men’s and women’s t-shirts and other apparel, phone and tablet cases, mugs, and even soft fluffy pillows to hug. Apparel items can be customized in different colors […]
New Thesis on Yuri by Verena Maser on Yuri Essays Page
New on the Yuricon Essays page, we have Beautiful and Innocent: Female Same-Sex Intimacy in the Japanese Yuri Genre – PhD thesis by Verena Maser, examining the relationship between media content, its production, and its reception in Japanese popular culture in regards to Yuri. (Full text article available at linked page.) Yuri scholarship is really starting to build […]
New Yuri Thesis on the Yuricon Essays Page
With many thanks to James Welker, we’re pleased to have added a new essay on Yuri – Finding the power of the erotic in Japanese yuri manga a thesis by Sarah Thea Arruda Wellington to our Yuri Essays page. We have linked to the abstract, but the full-text is also available from the abstract page. […]
Yuricon Store Grand Opening!
Yuricon Mascots Yuri and Midori would like to welcome you all to the new Yuricon Store, the one-stop shop for Yuri Anime, Yuri Manga, Light Novels, Literature, Goods and more. If you are new to the Yuricon Store, take a moment to read this description of the categories, vendors and features. Our favorite feature is the new search […]
See what’s New on The Yuricon Store!
We are approaching the end of Phase 1 on the new Yuricon Store, in which we backfill all the Yuri from past years that is still available. It’s slow work (and full of decisions like “there’s 1 copy left of this on Amazon JP, do I bother listing it?) but we’re getting there! If you […]
Read “Thoughts on the Representation of Yuri Fandom in Kurata Uso’s Yuri danshi” from Eureka Current State of Yuri Culture issue!
The second translated article from Eureka magazine’s “The Current State of Yuri Culture” issue is live and public on the Yuricon Essays Page! Thoughts on the Representation of Yuri Fandom in Kurata Uso’s Yuri danshi by James Welker, translated by him and published with his permission. I found his take on the subject fascinating (As you will […]
Read “Yuri: A Genre Without Borders” from Eureka Current State of Yuri Culture issue!
The Yuri Essays Page has been updated withe first translation from the Eureka, “Current State of Yuri Culture” issue (Seidosha, December 2104.) We hope you will enjoy Yuri: A Genre Without Borders, by Yuricon founder Erica Friedman. And stay tuned for more translations!
Yuricon Shop Update Project Report!
As I mentioned in my New Year video message, we’re working really hard to get the Yuricon Shop updated and refurbished so, at last, there will actually, really be a one-stop shop for all your Yuri manga and anime needs. You’ll be able to chose from Amazon, RightStuf (Amazon JP for Japanese items, and other retailers […]
Yuri Essays Page Updated!
On Octobrr 16, Yuricon founder Erica Friedman presented a lecture at the International Christian University in Mitaka, Japan at the invitation of Prof. Beverly Curran. The fulltext of the lecture is now available online: Persuasion and Opinion in Pop Culture Fandom – Are We the Cart or the Horse? New Yuri essays, videos and links […]