If you sent in a suggestion for Okazu's next ten years, take a look - you're a winner! ...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 15, 2012 12:27 am
That is a shame. If you're still having that issue, please let JManga know....
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 15, 2012 12:28 am
Thanks for the heads up! ^_^...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 16, 2012 8:07 pm
Today on Okazu I look at What a Query Letter is, How they are used, and Why you need to know about them if you are an aspiring artist. ...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 18, 2012 2:34 pm
Tom Spurgeon gives great interview. Here's his discussion with Alison Bechdel on her new book "Are You My Mother?" on Comics Reporter. Alison's nuanced...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 18, 2012 7:35 pm
It's that time of year again. I'm working on my Top Ten Yuri Lists for 2012. What were *your* top Yuri series, creators, magazines, companies or people of the...
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Grisznak
sethite_20
Dec 21, 2012 11:19 pm
Good question... Let me think... I would mention "Otoboku: Futari no Elder", because of the very good lesbian character, although she wasn't important, but she...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 21, 2012 11:23 pm
*No* good anime? I guess we like very different things. And I don't mean Yuru Yuri, which I have not watched. ^_^ My Top Yuri Anime list will post after...
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iatheia
Dec 22, 2012 12:28 am
Utakoi had an amazing yuri-filled episode. It had a very deep portrayal of lesbianism in Heian era and what it meant to the parties at hand. Nyaruko and Ebiten...
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mandy_girl_78
Dec 23, 2012 2:25 pm
... Can you give an educated guess in terms of percentage that your query will be accepted? I have no plans of doing query writing, and I prefer the Web...
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mara_papimer
Dec 24, 2012 2:28 pm
Jmanga. In one year Jmanga went from something I had a subscription to to read about two things to my main source for a whole lot of my truly enjoyable manga. ...
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Erica Friedman
atheniag
Dec 25, 2012 8:33 pm
Hi Mara - I agree wholeheartedly. There's room for growth there, but I find myself turning to them often now. Cheers, Erica...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 25, 2012 9:50 pm
I am terribly sorry, my hand slipped and I quite accidentally deleted your comment. But I'll respond to it in any case. Whether you liked any of them or not,...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 25, 2012 10:00 pm
ore new Yuri up on JManga! First is Yuru Yuri, Volume 2 by namori: http://www.jmanga.com/yuruyuri/2?mailmagazine=vol84&121220 And extra special good is Hanjuku...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 26, 2012 8:07 pm
... Yes, about 99% of Query Letters are rejected. Many of them are not even read. Famously writer Theodore Sturgeon is credited with the creation of...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 26, 2012 8:13 pm
Get those red pens out, becuase today on Okazu, what (some of) you have been waiting for! Top Ten Yuri Anime of 2012: ...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 28, 2012 1:11 pm
The most amazing thing about this year's top Yuri anime countdown is that all of it was available legally in English through streaming and a chunk of it coming...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 28, 2012 7:21 pm
Always my favorite list to write, this year's is no exception, with more really fantastic Yuri than ever before. Here is the Okazu Top Ten Yuri Manga list for...
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Shane
shanejayell2000
Dec 29, 2012 7:39 am
Pretty much agree with this list... I dunno if I would toss Sailor Moon in, frankly. Old series. But... it IS a long time fave of the fandom. :D...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 29, 2012 6:11 pm
... It's brand new to many fans who weren't around when it came out the last time. ^_^...
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Shane
shanejayell2000
Dec 29, 2012 8:42 pm
... I now feel REALLY old. Thanks Erica. *lol*...
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Samuel B Adkins IV
sbadkins4
Dec 29, 2012 8:43 pm
Yeah, that was my thought too......
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 31, 2012 3:58 pm
明けましておめでとうございます! Feliz Ano Nuevo! Bonne annee! A Happy and Healthy New Year from everyone at Yuricon & ALC Publishing. ^_^ ...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 31, 2012 7:52 pm
... Anytime. ^_^...
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EricaF
atheniag
Dec 31, 2012 7:53 pm
... There's always young at heart. ^_^...
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Samuel B Adkins IV
sbadkins4
Jan 1, 2013 5:15 am
No, that would definitely be wrong; at heart/head I've always been the old man yelling "get off my lawn!" at kids....
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EricaF
atheniag
Jan 3, 2013 1:26 pm
In thanks for being named #1 Yuri Manga of the year, Nishi UKO-sensei sent us the most lovely thank you starring Shinobu and Takako from Collectors! ...
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EricaF
atheniag
Jan 4, 2013 9:33 pm
I take a first look at the new R.O.D. series today on Okazu: http://okazu.blogspot.com/2013/01/rod-rehabilitation-manga.html With links to a "trailer" for the...
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EricaF
atheniag
Jan 5, 2013 6:37 pm
Today is the first YNN report of the year. Let's see what the Yuri Network has found, shall we? ^_^ ...
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Grisznak
sethite_20
Jan 5, 2013 8:17 pm
As for news, I'm not sure if you mentioned it before at Okazu or not, but at the end of december 2012 two yuri games get english translations. Both, "Sono...