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

The MC in Tasokare Hotel seems to have designs on the maid.

Flower and Asura is off to a strong start, they really nailed the impact those recitations have on others, visually. It's probably not gonna happen but it'd be great if they managed to adapt up to ch.21 at least bc i would love to see that scene animated.

I'm 90% sure the account Charlesvew is a bot

Girls Band Cry x Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night collab upcoming?? :0

https://x.com/girlsbandcry/status/1895307941676552416

This Monster Wants to Eat Me confirmed for Fall this year, while Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games is confirmed for some point this year. Note that Watanare is already coming out this summer, and it's likely too late to announce your anime will come out in Spring next month, so we are probably getting two yuri anime in a single season.

Also, since there are not one, not two, but FOUR other upcoming yuri anime, I have hopes we will have yuri anime airing continuously for at least a year. We just need two of those to air Winter and Spring next year.

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^ By my count, your post mentions a total of 7 upcoming anime, but I think there's actually 9

Really? Which ones I missed?
1: Watanare
2: This Monster Wants to Eat Me
3: Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
4: Amayo no Tsuki
5: Gushing over Magical Girls 2nd Season,
6: The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All
7: I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
8: ?
9: ?

^
8: Kamiina Botan
9: Roll Over And Die

9: Roll Over And Die

How have I missed this announcement? Must have died and gone to heaven, clearly...

edit: On further research, probably because it doesn't seem to exist. Unless you can point me towards a source confirming this.

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9: Roll Over And Die

How have I missed this announcement? Must have died and gone to heaven, clearly...

edit: On further research, probably because it doesn't seem to exist. Unless you can point me towards a source confirming this.

I think it was in one or two r/yurimemes posts which I thought were using actual announcements as their respective sources, but now that you pointed out a failure to find an announcement for that one, I'm guessing it was more likely a leak.

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One can only hope that leak is true, then...

this is the leak in question. seems p credible given the account's track record

https://x.com/SugoiLITE/status/1895359910352953346

So Spring 2025 is almost upon us and it looks p stacked with potential~

-Killing Slimes for 300 years Season 2
-Rock is a Lady's Modesty
-A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof
-mono
-Food for the Soul
-Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey
-Maebashi Witches
-Once Upon a Witch's Death
-MIRU: Paths To My Future
-Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

We got fantasy, music, murder, slice of life, travel and food Iyashikei, magical girl idols, big robot sci-fi. Something there for everyone :D

Anybody got thoughts on Princession Orchestra? It's apparently from the creators of Symphogear and produced by TOMY, whom I trust with mahou shoujo stuff. I've been sceptical about SILVER LINK., whose yuri repertoire I mostly associated with ecchi slop (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, Yuri Kuma, whatever Ange Vierge was supposed to be, etc.) but apparently, they also did WataMote and Bofuri. So fingers crossed on that one.

An anime adaptation of Roll Over And Die has just been announced (together with an announcement that the LN will come out of hiatus). This means BV was right, we have NINE upcoming yuri anime, three of which are confirmed to be coming this year.

(together with an announcement that the LN will come out of hiatus)

YES!!!

An anime adaptation of Roll Over And Die has just been announced (together with an announcement that the LN will come out of hiatus). This means BV was right, we have NINE upcoming yuri anime, three of which are confirmed to be coming this year.

I'm shocked by this. I had completely written off that series after such a long hiatus.
It may irritate me at times but overall I enjoy the series for its blend of yuri and horror in a fantasy setting.