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The Yuri Visual Novel, Folklore of Kudan, will be getting a remastered  version that will be released in English.

It is unclear whether the game will be available to purchase on steam, which company could be localizing it for a western release or if the developers themselves will include English support, and release date is also Unknown.

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Seven Seas is blessing us more with a western release of 'Syrup: A Yuri Anthology'. Currently Available for Pre-order with the release date of August 11, 2020 Not only that but Amazon has Volumes 1-3 also available for pre-order. 

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Fruitbat Factory is having a sale on Steam for up to 75% off their games. Now would be a good time to get ahold of Seabed, a Yuri Visual Novel.

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New BL Visual Novel gets a Western Release on July 23. It is currently available to add to your wishlist on Steam

Youtube Trailer

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YESTERDAY WAS YURI DAY :{

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Éclair Bleue is now currently up for purchase online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and RightStuf amongst other places.

Being the 3rd in ASCII Media Works's A Girls' Love Anthology featuring some well known authors. If you haven't already do check out the other two volumes within the anthology + the 4th volume is up for pre-order on amazon

1. Clair - https://amzn.to/3i2NEEL 2. Éclair Blanche - https://amzn.to/2NBJ0Q5 4. Éclair Rouge - https://amzn.to/37V8TDD

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Kodansha 2021 LGBT+ Releases.

Kodansha is providing us with more delightful lgbt+ content for Spring 2021 with the English release of, The Summer of You and Chasing After Aoi Koshiba. 

More information about these series and info of their other licenses within this lineup can be checked out on their Youtube Channel and Official website

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Her Tale of Shim Cheong is officially over 😭😭

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be there or be square

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AAwww man, they really sold out fast for the physical limited edition copy of Her Tale of Shim Chong. It came with a box containing Volume 1- 7 plush a bunch of goodies.  Unfortunately the physical release was only in Korean but you can still purchase the English digital chapters online at tappytoon and it is possible to purchase the volumes individually on global interpark in its original language. Though it seems like the series is split into two names: 她的Shim Chung | Her heartache

I was totally hoping it was still gonna be up for grabs for at least 2 months lol

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TappyToon Pride Sale

Currently Tappytoon is doing a sale for pride month featuring a few of their lgbt+ webtoons. With the cost of coins being reduced up to a certain chapter on said series, readers can save up to purchase more.

For those of you who don't know tappytoon prides itself as a place to read and support creators of their webtoons (Pun intended) The way the website works, depending how you access the site, you can purchase some coins/points which can be exchanged to read episodes/chapters. Purchase of coins/points and viewing of Mature content differ from app and browser. Make sure you check their Help before making any purchases. 

Pride sale:

Hyung, You're My Idol

Ari, JzongBomBom

As the youngest member of hit idol group LoverU, Ryeojoon never suspected that a book gifted by a fan would be... riveting fan fiction starring himself and the other LoverU members! Drawn deeper into the mysterious world of fanfics, he just can't stop himself anymore... How long can this bookworm keep his not-so-innocent hobby a secret? Superstar turns superfan as Ryeojoon walks a dangerous line between idol and fanboy! Genre: BL

Behind the Desks [Mature]

Day7, Evy

*18+ & 16+ version Available

On his first day working as a new teacher at his alma mater, Sunny Day Boys High School, Lee Taesung is welcomed by the bright and sunny smile of Seo Sunny, a warmhearted chemistry teacher. Feeling immediately drawn to Sunny, who resembles his first love from high school, Taesung tries to hold back his feelings by keeping his distance. But still, Taesung can't help but be pulled in by Sunny's irresistible charm... An official comic series expanding upon characters and stories from the popular Korean BL dating-sim game, Love is Addiction (also coming soon to English). Genre: BL, Romance

ENNEAD [Mature]

Mojito

*18+ & 16+ version Available

The once peaceful land of Egypt has been stained with blood under the tyrannical rule of Seth, the god of war. Horus, son of the god Isis but not yet one himself, rises to challenge the throne and put an end to the chaos and destruction. Although the confrontation between Seth and Horus began with hatred, in time it becomes blurred by obsession and desire... The ancient mythology of Egypt comes to life as you've never seen it before in this compelling fantasy BL.

Gone with the Bubbles

Dagwa, HeaWon

As an unexpected descendant of a cursed family of mermaids, Eunwoo's only hope of survival is to never fall in love. For years this was easy enough, until one day he's forced to confront his childhood friend and first kiss, Taeho. But why has he come back, toying with Eunwoo's heart? Can Eunwoo resist Taeho's pull or will he succumb to his hidden feelings, and ultimately, disaster? Genre: BL, Romance

Tame That Bad Boy

Team Haejang

Se myeong is the brash young son of a mega corporate CEO. But the stubborn teaching assistant Yi Yeon refuses to break for him. Determined to win him over, Se myeong will spare no expense -whether it's wads of cash or a dose of crazy persistence! Is he just another guy that's fallen for Yi Yeon's pretty face? Genre: BL, Comedy, Romance [Series Complete]

What Does the Fox Say? [Mature]

Team Gaji

*18+ & 16+ version available

As the newest hire of a game dev studio, beautiful Sungji draws all the attention of her coworkers - but it's her bossy and blunt team leader Sumin that intrigues her. Love is a whole new game for Sungji, and with company president Seju breaking (or was it laying?) down the rules, this new girl's got her work cut out for her if she wants to win. Will she be able to give Sumin what she wants? The hit workplace GL series has officially returned for a proper finish, with a new and improved translation. Genre: GL, Romance

Seasons in Bloom

Anla, Gori

Two young girls at a renowned boarding school depend on and despise each other for the attention they both desperately want-and the love they cannot sustain. Every rose has its thorns, each dazzling flame burns in this period thriller set in turn of the century Seoul, during Japan's colonial occupation of Korea. Genre: GL, Romance, Drama, Mystery, School [Series Complete]

Room To Room [Mature]

Lee Aru

*18+ only

Despite having a secret crush on Chamin, Dowan lets him move into his spare room, and the two become housemates. Until one night, Chamin comes into Dowan's room and wants... to have sex? The problem is, Chamin doesn't remember a thing each morning after. Turns out he has something called sexsomnia?! What is Dowan supposed to do now? Genre: BL, Romance, Comedy

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In light of recent events within the USA itchio is hosting a bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. With a minimum Donation of 5USD you get over 1,000+ content from games to rpg editors, all the way down to pdf books.

And as the days pass more content creators are adding to the bundle. Once you buy, anything new added will automatically be yours. A few noteworthy games within in the bundle are:

Night in the Woods

A new life

Highway Blossoms: Remastered

2064: Read Only Memories

Do head on over to the website to check out the full list of content and if nothing from there is to your taste but would still like to support the BLM movement then please consider donating directly.  

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Devilman Lady / Devil Lady.

                       When Yuri is so scarce you gotta dive into the classics

    I’m pretty sure you have all heard of the controversial yet popular Netflix original series ‘Devilman Crybaby’ which is the latest within the Devilman series. The Franchise spanning manga, anime, movies, ovas, Novels, video games, live action and a spin-off all starting way back in 1971  with Go Nagai’s Demon Lord Dante.

    While there’s so much to unpack from each series I want to focus on one specifically that gives tones of tasteful Yuri goodness; Devilman Lady / Devil Lady, which has lots of peak Yuri moments or undertones, depending on sub or dub. Though I will be talking about the 1998  sub version of the anime. There is a manga as well yet it heavily differs from the anime.

                                               Summarized Plot:

   Jun is a 22 year old model who’s pretty popular amongst the industry. Even with the popularity Jun is a kind person who mostly keeps to herself and has very few close relations with people. Our story generally begins with her being approached by Asuka who leads her to a warehouse thus introducing us to Beast and the discovery that Jun herself is also a Beast. She gets provoked into wakening up her beast gene by the means of survival and the harsh rebukes from Asuka to fight. Without much of a say for herself she is forced into a whole new world of fighting, uncontrollable urges, and dealing with the psychological repercussions. 

                                                  Main Characters

   Despite there being plenty of consistent characters throughout the show each leaving some form of impact on Jun.  The main cast, with Yuri undertones, can be narrowed down to 3.

                                 Jun Fudo | Protagonist | 22 | Model

                    Kazumi Takiura | Low-Key Love Interest | 18 |  Model

                Lan Asuka | Bitch Ass Hoe | 23 | Head of Human Alliance

                                              Where’s The Yuri

   Finally, We have few instances of Yuri. Starting off with our first (and my personal favorite) is Jun and Kazumi. In just a few episodes in jun is confronted by a beast who calls out Jun for being romantically interested in her kohai even practically stating they are lovers. Kazumi doesn’t make it any better. After some circumstances she forces her way into Jun’s home and  teases Jun about them sharing a bed together. Like a cute little puppy in love she often feels excluded when she realizes that Jun is changing and has starting to distance herself emotionally. The more Jun pulls away the more Kazumi tugs creating a very unhealthy cycle between the two.

                                                                Our Second couple brings up nothing but bittersweet memories of a time long past. Being a minor character yet having a deep impact and realization to Jun's feelings, is her former Classmate. As the two meet and begin to reconnect Jun confronts the past and acknowledges the downfall of their friendship. In snippets of flashbacks it is revealed that the classmate had feelings for Jun, not being able to contain herself she begins to slowly fondle at Jun while unconscious. Coming too and realizing what is happening to herself Jun tries to run away and begins a struggle with her friend resulting in an life-long injury an thus the deterioration of their friendship.

   Lastly, Jun and Asuka. While I have debated on adding this pairing to this category not just because of my totally distaste for this toxic relationship but because of some important facts that contradict the pairing yet not wanting to giveaway too much spoilers for those who wish to watch the series to experience themselves.

   Asuka is just unsympathetic to those around her most likely seeing them as nothing more than stepping stones to get what she wants; Including Jun, who she often berates, chastises, degrades and demeans, seemingly all coming from her disdain for beast in general. Though she shows no hesitation of relying on Jun to fight other beast, of course, not without making some form of comments of Jun embracing her true nature - a violent blood-thirsty beast.

   Jun constantly has to remind Asuka that she isn't anybody's Lapdog, fights of her own free will, and is still human regardless of the recent changes. Asuka does show some concern when the MC fights turn dire but it just seems superficial as minor actions shows that Jun is nothing more than a trump card for Asuka's questionable plans...

                                                                                                                                         Worth the Watch?

   If your watching for just the Yuri there is a lot of great scenes, solid dialogue (at least in the sub case) Just be mindful that the Anime also falls under the categories of:

            Horror | Psychological |  Violence {at least in the 1972 sense)

    Plus a shoot tone of angst with a sprinkle of tragedy an a pinch of *SOL. Can you smell the depression? Is it worth the watch? Well that’s up to you to decide

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Sources

https://devilman.fandom.com/wiki/Devilman_(Franchise)

https://devilman.fandom.com/wiki/Demon_Lord_Dante

https://devilman.fandom.com/wiki/Devilman_Lady

https://devilman.fandom.com/wiki/Lan_Asuka

https://devilman.fandom.com/wiki/Jun_Fudo_(TV)

https://devilman.fandom.com/wiki/Devilman_Lady_(Anime)