The latest Helluva Boss short: MISSION: WEEABOO-BOO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-NrCcr8Bcg

I feel targeted. >_<

Oh, right, there's a new season coming up

Third season of Love Live Superstar. I don't really expect it to be less gay than the first two

Gun Gale Online is getting another season. I hear the books don't go the yuri route, but it might still be shippable?

Mahoutsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi or whatever it's EN name ends up being looks pretty yuri in the promotional materials. Staff is a bit shit, though

...This is not one of the more promising seasons

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So Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku, Takeda Ayano's series about a high school recitation club is getting an anime adaptation.
I'm honestly p hype about this, it's a great series. Dunno much about Studio Bind but they did Onimai!, which was good, so there's that~

https://x.com/MangaMoguraRE/status/1800837218195431839

Reddit's /r/yurimemes was beating the dead horse that is Hibike yet again but that quote from that interview about Takeda's views on female friendships certainly raised an eyebrow: https://old.reddit.com/r/yurimemes/comments/1fi3yd2/the_source_material_of_hibike_euphonium_also_has/

... l原作の時点で、久 美子が麗奈を見るときの描写って、かな り色艶があるんですよ。でも別に特別な ことではなくて、女の子ってけっこうそ ういう目線で友達とか、同性のことを見 ていたりするので…………と原作者の武田先 生はおっしゃっていましたね。

"In the original work, the depiction of Kumiko looking at Reina is quite sensual. But it's nothing special, and girls often look at their friends or people of the same sex in that way ..... or so the original author, Takeda-sensei, said."

"In the original work, the depiction of Kumiko looking at Reina is quite sensual. But it's nothing special, and girls often look at their friends or people of the same sex in that way ..... or so the original author, Takeda-sensei, said."

Lol. Could it be that Takeda is so deep in the closet that she doesn't even realize the closet is there?

Now I'm going to go off on a tangent to share some thoughts on Hibike Euphonium, which I'm embarrassed to admit is one of my favourite anime.

I really enjoyed the music from the start and, yes, Kumiko and Reina's chemistry, but it completely won me over during the Asuka/sister arc. Hibike's depiction of loneliness really resonates with me. It feels odd that it has finally ended and I was not completely satisfied with the last season if I'm being honest (though part of it might be because of my difficulty in accepting it ended). I do think it needed more time to fully explore its themes than 13 episodes could provide. Plus, it was obvious that they had to cut down on the musical aspect during the last season in order to fit in as much of the story as they could, to the point that I could barely remember any part of the piece they performed by the end of it.

Regardless, I'm certain that this series will always hold a special place in my heart. Even though I can understand people's dislike, I can't even be mad at the queer-baiting it's been accused of, because it was what led me here: I still remember how my frustration at my sinking ship made me look up "anime where girls kiss" —landing me directly to Sakura Trick— kick-starting my journey into the world of yuri. Looking back on the situation, it's funny how I thought I was straight at the time lol.
...And how that persisted for years after I delved into lesbian media. The closet sure can be deep, huh.

New yuri indie short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGe50c5Plds