My sister is turning 17 (again, this time hopefuly for real) soon and I'm still looking for yuri manga or anime that she might enjoy. Preferably in german, but english is also okay.

Her taste is mostly sports anime (especially of the fujobait variety) and whatever is currently mainstream-popular in the anime season (think MHA). There's Birdie Wing and Harakuna Receive, but the former afaik was a let down and the latter is, eh, fanservice-y.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I just realized I don't think anyone has recommended hana to hoshi yet. It's table tennis yuri! The rest is off the top of my head and may have been pointed out to you before.

I think Princess Principal is one of my favorite original animes. It's also more on the shojo ai than yuri but had a decent story. Spy x family similarities (in terms of what's popular mainstream)

Lycoris Recoil is another original action anime. The plot was a little iffy near then end but overall still a good watch. I'd def call it yuri but no explicit kisses or anything like that.

Saki is fanservice-y and as explict as subtext can get as a mahjong anime that's strangely intense. (Sport anime intensity)

Gamma is one of my favorite action yuri pieces. It's got some saucy scenes and definitely some fanservice but I was a big fan, personally. It seems to have made a difference to people so spoiler no incest

Murciélago is definitely gay. More dark, violent, and grizzley action manga. I like it but take a look at the content warnings and tags before deciding if it's a good fit.

That's all the action/mainstream/sports esque manga and anime I can think of right now. Hope any one of them looks decent!

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Every now and again I check in like "is this still really messy? Yeah? Lovely" then scamper away until enough chapters build up again.

It's also not Philippines and I wouldn't call either of the main couple super nerdy but Ring My Bell came to mind.

It’s crazy how quick people are to label a woman as a villain for having a messy relationship. The possibility of a sort of psuedo beard type relationship with her husband is tantalizing, but seems unlikely. Ema was in love with Takara as a kid but got abandoned out of nowhere during a time when she was the only person who Ema could open up to, which left her alone and adrift while dealing with her shit mom.

Hario comes into the picture as someone who is kind to her and willing to support her, and he offers her a way away from her horrible mom and is able to “protect” her from her mom in some ways. They got married when they graduated college and then there was a decade or more until she reunited with Takara. Even if she’s a lesbian who never felt love for Hario, they still have a decade of marriage together and that whole time presumably he was her support to stand against her mom and have freedom.

Of course she’s still relying on him while also behaving ambiguously with Takara! She’s got basically no fucking support network outside of her husband, and now suddenly her childhood friend who she’s in love with too! Clearly she’s still not in a place where she can just say “I’m gonna change everything around me and leave behind the husband who cherishes me and who I’ve become dependant on for the last decade”. That’s not how any of this works.

And to put it in simple terms, none of this is her fault, she did the best she could in the situations she was forced into, and it just so happens that she’s gotten into a really difficult set of relationships because of it.

Just want to 1000% agree.

Just adding another 1000%

I'll tack on a third 1000%

On top of that another 1000%

4 is unlucky so I'm taking another 1000% on

It's this whole nuanced situation that keeps me coming back. I don't have any real projections or expectations on how this story will end because it's not as cut and dry as cute-little-highschool-childhood-friend-crush is. I'm super curious on how this will go and I'm just hoping for the least painful (but not wildly unrealistic) ending for everyone

I remember when the first chapter made its way on here and being like "oh okay, silly premise but I'll bite" and now being absolutely feral for updates because everything was done so well. 10/10 progression

Mitsuki you're literally dating--it's okay to grin about your girlfriend ya doof!

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The tag changes make me nervous guys

Not type O! The most common blood type!

So I'm looking for some Yuri thats about a girl who either thought they were straight but realize that their actually gay or a girl that develops a crush/falls for another girl despite thinking they were straight.

Kinda like Crescent Moon and Doughnuts

Doesn't matter if it's a One shot, Series, or Doujin

Thanks ;)

Lol, there's plenty of this lovely troupe for sure but I just recommended Ring My Bell so it's at the forfront of my mind. Sora and Haena! Is also great and has a side couple that I feel matches well but uh. Def less in the sweet direction and more of an adult themed romance.

If you want lots more, I'll go through and make a real list but it might take me a while. Hope one of those tickles your fancy!

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All great series, but I don't think I wanna go with those. I wanna introduce her to the genre so I definitely want something shorter, something with multiple seasons might scare her off.

I really wanna introduce her to the genre as a whole so want something kinda formulaic hitting the classic troupes. Big props for something along the vibe of young adult fantasy or historical drama since those are the kinda novels she reads. But student is what comes to my mind for a classic for GL genre so that'd also be good.

I want something with really mature art and even mature scenes. She's like a closeted sucker for those spicy moments in SUPER moderation. Gore can be plentiful though if it's like war or vampires or something.

Also, I think I really am leaning into the idea of a Korean comic.

The only one I can this of right now is Soulmate. Ring my Bell is fun too. Most GL korean webcomics I've read that are good are either incomplete at this time or super long (80+ chps).

It's not Korean but maybe A Love Letter for a Marching Puppy.

I wanted to recommend to my wife who doesn’t read comics like I do a GL comic. Her stipulations are it must be completed. I’m quick to forget the names of things I’ve read in the past and everything at the forefront of my mind is currently being serialized.

I’d prefer a web comic since it’s way better on your phone and I don’t think she’d want to read on a desktop. Somewhere I can get on a site without adds. Like here or mangadex or on a licensed apps, or Webtoons.

Also, she’s not that exposed to anime or manga so super referential things from a Japanese comic she won’t get, but she does watch k-dramas so she’s probably likely to recognize referential things like a Korean web comic

Let's just start her off with Mage and Demon Queen, Muted, and Always Human

All 3 completed, free, and require really no knowledge of asian media (cause they're western lol) which match the format you want and have varying levels of plot seriousness.

All 3 of those are a bit long so if she finishes them anytime soon and would like more or expresses more interest with a bit more specificity pleade let us know! I've got loads and loads of recs to share.

I see! Glad I could help. Since you mentioned you've read most of the yuri manga available out there (which is really impressive), I have a few new yuri manga from China, Korea, and Thailand that I could recommend to you as well. ^v^

Lol, upon closer inspection, I have read nearly everything on your list (or am already following in the case of the ongoing ones) and just didn't recognize the names (either I only knew the Japanese name and you listed english or vice versa haha).

I reread a couple and the three series I hadn't heard of yet (thank you muchly!). I would greatly appreciate the China, Korea, and Thai recs please. Webtoons are also fine, I just think I've read most of the greats already and everything I haven't feels like they were written by a middle schooler.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any specific hankerings. I'll build a list of recs in return

Hi friends,

I've been reading sapphic material voraciously for over 10 years now and am in dire need of help finding something I haven't read or something I haven't read in years.

I've been exposed to less chinese/korean/thai works so if anybody has adult life, college life, or general post-high school recommendations which are more niche but still great, I'd super appreciate it.

Preferably no love triangle or dub con but most anything else goes, including age gap and fandom-blind fanfiction.

Thanks!

@SrNevik also put together a great, extensive list of adult yuri manga on page 56, feel free to check it out!
Here are some more adult life yuri manga recommendations on my behalf. The list is quite long, so no need to rush, just pick whatever catches your interest. Hope this helps ^v^

• Sherbet Above the Sea of Fog
• Her Shim Cheong (historical)
• Blooming sequence ( has a tiny bit of love triangle but it doesn't really effect the main couple)
• The Girlfriend Project
• Partition (really cute and great)
• Lower Dynasty
• Gakeppuchi Reijou ni Kurokishi sama no Horesasetai! (Fantasy)
• Akumade Amai Watashi no Kanojo
• My Cute Little Kitten
• Kamina Boten, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana
• Still Sick
• Yuri to Koe to Kaze Matoi
• Dousei Seikatsu
• Composing Spring in This Room Where Cherry Blossoms Bloom (pretty sad)
• Model and Quiet Manager
• Today, We Continue Our Lives Together Under the Same Roof
• Now Loading!
• Teiji ni Agaretara
• After Hours
• Housekiiro no Koi
• Tsuki to Koi wa Michireba Kakeru
• Bright and Cheery Amnesia
• A Handsome Tanned Girlfriend Who’s Easy to Please
• Handsome Girl and Sheltered Girl
• She Becomes a Tree
• A Girl Like A Pilgrim
• After Losing My Job, I Met Miss Mermaid at the Beach
• Long awaited feelings

I saw that! I've read nearly everything on SrNevik's (beautiful) list and a very good chunk on yours too
I see a couple I don't recognize and am super excited.

Thank you!

Hi friends,

I've been reading sapphic material voraciously for over 10 years now and am in dire need of help finding something I haven't read or something I haven't read in years.

I've been exposed to less chinese/korean/thai works so if anybody has adult life, college life, or general post-high school recommendations which are more niche but still great, I'd super appreciate it.

Preferably no love triangle or dub con but most anything else goes, including age gap and fandom-blind fanfiction.

Thanks!

Holy shirt match made in heaven.

Be safe kids! Use safe words!

Idk guys but for some reason the title "is this what you like?" Keeps making me think of the iconic dropout quote "does this look fun to you?"

For all you thirsty gays: https://youtu.be/WGVEoX4jR4k?si=Zxghoct8cU32ZeGX

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA the ex returned!

very advanced level of "technically correct"

Made me snort

Guys.

"I knew this before I even talked to her but she's a shallow, vulgar, woman.."

Is an absolutely insane sentence. Imagine explicitly stating you're judging someone purely based on looks and calling them shallow in one sentence. Manager is actually batshit.

Thanks for the chapter! I stumbled on this one's raws a while back and have been burning to read the real dialogue ever since.

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"A little self centered" was generous lmao. Looking forward to the character growth of Jiang but also to all the shenanigans she's gonna get up to before getting there.

Well, that sure was an excellent way to shoot your own foot...

With what, a grenade launcher??

That made me laugh audibly. Shen ate with that response. I'm excited to see how their relationship is going to progress now with that massive bomb..

It's such a genuinely good series and I feel the retitled "how do we relationship" matches it perfectly. It's not just talking about romance, it's how do we navigate family, friends, society and, broadly, expectations. I think I can trust the author to take these characters wherever they need to go and I'll be satisfied regardless of their relationship statuses.

I'd definitely recommend stopping 2 pages before the end...

I just read the second chapter few days ago.
I thought that was the end of it.
I can't believe a refresh will get a third chapter today.

By the way, what does the MC mean when she said
...The feelings those girls had, the ones that had to disappear, or they had to give up on, it doesn't feel like someone else's problems.. ?

And dear Kiyoko san, I really hope that you live a life that's according to your fairytale.
I would be extremely happy for you TvT...

Does the flower plant imply that Kiyoko san is dead and she was buried as a small plant?

She's relating to the characters in the story. It doesn't feel like someone else's problem--it feels like hers.

I believe the flowers are supposed to be sweet peas.

What a fucktwad. Who opens and reads other people's journals? Then spreads it around? Crazy.

Um. Where did you find this? I've reread Lass at least 5 times and I don't recall that plot point. I'm not going as far to say it's not true, but point me to your source please.

Mentioned in an earlier chapter and again in this chapter. It's not a major moment. It's mentioned in passing and is part of Yunduo's early motivations for "protecting" Xiaoen.

Found it again, if you want it: chapter 32.

And to the first point. I say read my previous post. The title "little brother" is given for any male in the same generation and younger than the speaker. It has nothing to do with actually being related in asian languages.

That and the names aren't enough to rule out their being related, especially considering what's being shown, discussed in chapter and her adoption.

Thanks for finding it! I get what you're saying, and it totally is possible they are related, I'm just saying it's also possible they aren't (as in the honorifics ised aren't evidence to blood ties either).

Honestly I don't tend to think too hard when reading pretty things. Whichever way it goes I'm hoping for more pretty panels and fluffy gays from Tracy Lu.