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theirisianprincess · 1 year
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“I don’t mind that you’re gay, I just think you have shit taste in women” lmao
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The Gates of Jackson | Joel Miller x F!Reader - Chapter 2
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You showed up at the gates of Jackson with hands covered in blood and no memory of how you got there. That was two years ago. Since then, you've become Maria's right-hand woman and the person in charge of Jackson's logistical backend. Patrol schedules, inventory—all your purview. When a patrol gone wrong forces you to get to know Joel, memories of your past begin resurfacing—along with their consequences.
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pairing: joel miller x f!reader
rating: 18+, minors DNI
word count: 1.0k
tags: no use of y/n, eventual smut, no beta we die like sarah, jackson era, other additional tags to be added, slow burn, ellie needs a hug, joel lives, good parent joel, reader-insert, reader insert, forced proximity, only one bed trope, nightmares, childbirth, hurt/comfort, emotional hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, soft joel, cuddling & snuggling, fluff, masturbation, pining, joel falls first, possibly demisexual reader (tbd), ptsd, ptsd flashbacks, panic attacks, amnesia
chapter warnings: childbirth (mentioned)
chapter summary: A detour finds you and Joel lost in the woods and in need of shelter for the night.
Chapter 2
It was foggy today. Cold and foggy. You resented the low visibility, but Joel didn’t seem to mind. He followed behind you on Chestnut, an older mare named for her lovely, dark coat. While you focused on the trail, he watched the trees. Even if infected were rare out here, he wasn’t about to be caught off guard.
You made it about four miles before dust began to mix with the fog, making you cough until you pulled your shirt over your mouth and nose to block out the debris.
“Rockslide,” you called back to Joel, the sound of pebbles still clattering to the ground confirming your assessment. “We need to find an alternate route. I usually send patrols up this way three times a week, but no one’s come up this way since last Thursday. It’s overdue for a checkup.”
Joel was unfazed. “The river narrows to a stream about a mile back. We can cross over, loop around.”
You nodded, “Lead the way, Miller.”
Letting Joel lead was a mistake. Between the detour and the fog, you were hopelessly, utterly lost.
“If we die out here, I’m gonna kill you,” you told him, your annoyance beginning to slip towards downright anger.
“We’re not gonna die out here, Doe. Calm down.”
“We need to find high ground—figure out where we are, get above all this fog,” you said.
Luckily, you were headed uphill. But uphill didn’t last. Just as the fog began to thin, you reached a lake. Beside it stood a cabin, one you hadn’t seen on your patrols before.
The siding had once been painted a bright, cheery yellow, but time and the elements had stripped away much of the color. There were no signs of life, no broken windows. It had probably been abandoned long before the outbreak. Either that, or occupied by people who knew how to keep a low profile.
You eyed Joel, and with a sharp nod, he dismounted. You tied the horses just inside the treeline and approached, slowly and quietly climbing the stairs to the enclosed porch.
You squatted down to pull out your lock pick, but before you could even retrieve it, Joel was winding up to kick the door down. You stopped him with a gentle hand on his thigh. He looked down at you, eyes wide, and you answered his unspoken question by raising your lock pick. 
You made quick work of the lock, standing to push the door open. You motioned for Joel to head inside, but he opted to hold the door for you instead. “After you, ma’am.”
You were tempted to roll your eyes at that, but honestly, you kind of liked it. You led the way, clicking on your flashlight to investigate.
It wasn’t untouched, like you had initially suspected. There were signs of past occupants between the outbreak and now, but whoever it was hadn’t stayed long. The cabinets were still mostly stocked, though none of the cans were of your preferred variety. The curtains were drawn and dusty, having been left that way for some time. You opened them, letting in a dull beam of late-afternoon light. It glinted off liquor bottles strewn across the carpet by the couch.
“Looks like somebody hunkered down here for a bender,” Joel said, toeing a half-empty bottle with his boot.
“You got all that from liquor bottles and a carpet covered in dried vomit? Very observant, Miller,” you teased, taking a seat on an old barstool.
“I’m surprised they didn’t start breaking shit.”
“Not every drunk’s a violent one, Joel. Some of them just get sad. Or horny.”
“Or both.”
You huffed at that. He wasn’t wrong. You were stretching your neck when Joel made the call.
“It’s getting late,” he said. “We should settle in here for the night.”
“That’s not–” you started, before realizing he was probably right. If you kept going, you’d likely end up going in circles, just getting more lost than you already were. And even with all the floor vomit, that couch looked comfy. “Fine,” you sighed. “Get a fire going, figure out some food. I’m gonna head up to the roof, see if I can get a radio signal.”
Joel nodded, setting his pack down by the fireplace. You climbed the ladder up to the small loft space, looking for roof access. There was a small skylight, and with luck, it pushed open.
You crawled out onto the roof, leaning back against a weathered gable. You could just barely get a signal on your long-range radio.
“Doe to base camp, come in,” you spoke into the mouthpiece.
“Copy, Doe. This is Mike at the main gate. Over,” a voice crackled through the speaker.
“Joel and I hit a rockslide along the Mountain View lodge trail earlier. We took a detour and got lost in all the fog. We’re at a cabin near some lake up here. Looks like we’re gonna be stuck here for the night. Over.”
“But you’re alright otherwise? No injuries or anything? Over.”
“Fine, Mike. We’re fine. Should probably get a group out this way soon, though. The place is well-stocked, practically untouched. We’ll probably be back sometime tomorrow afternoon, assuming this fog clears and we can get our bearings. Over.”
“Copy that, Doe. All good over here.”
“Copy. Over and out.”
“Over and out.”
You scrubbed a hand over your face, your bones heavy with exhaustion. It had been a very long day.
“Soup’s on!” Joel called up from the living room.
“Be right there!”
You gathered your things, starting your haphazard slide back toward the skylight when a thought hit you.
“Hey, Mike?” you asked into the radio.
“Yeah?”
“How’s Maria?” 
You waited anxiously for his reply. Childbirth had never been without its risks, but in the apocalypse, it was easy for things to go wrong.
“She’s good,” Mike said, “Delivery went smoothly.”
Good, you thought, letting out a sigh of relief. That’s good.
The radio crackled back on, and Mike added one last detail to his report.
“It’s a girl.”
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yurimother · 1 year
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Yen Press Licenses Yuri Harem Series 'I Don't Know Which is Love'
On February 17, Yen Press announced that it is acquired Oku Tamamushi's Yuri comedy series I Don't Know Which is Love (Dore ga Koi Ka ga Wakaranai) for English release. The first volume will be released in August 2023.
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The publisher describes the manga:
With high school graduation approaching, Mei Soraike tries to confess her love to the best friend she has long harbored a secret crush for…only to have her hopes crushed instead. But a little heartbreak is fine—because she’ll absolutely, definitely, without a doubt get a girlfriend in college! Just as Mei sets her resolve, potential prospects start sidling up to her one by one…?!
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I Don't Know Which is Love began serialization in Comic Cune in 2021. Media Factory publishes two volumes of the series in Japanese.
Tamamusi is a Japanese Yuri manga artist known for her series Akarui Koiku Soushitsu (Bright and Cheery Amnesia). Tamamusi has also contributed to Éclair and Whenever Our Eyes Meet (Shakaijin Yuri Anthology), both of which are also licensed by Yen Press. She has also contributed to Yuri Drill.
You can check out I Don't Know Which is Love when its first volume releases in English this August.
Source: Press Release
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hikari-ni-naritai · 9 months
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hello emily. may i please ask for a recommendation for a yuri manga. i remember you were recommending a vampire one a few months ago
Oh yeah that was "seifuku no vampiress lord", which is really good. Even though it got fucking canceled after one volume and they had to cram 6 volumes worth of content into 2. It's fine. I'm not bitter. I'm not filled with rage. It's about a girl who becomes a vampire and starts sucking her best friends blood in a horny way.
Anyway idk what your preference is but if you want something that's not rushed and badly translated in the second half, I'll give you a few of my other favorites.
"Even if it was just once, I regret it" (also known by its woefully worse title "I can't believe I slept with you") is really good. It's about a girl who gets really drunk after losing her job and sleeps with her lesbian landlord bc she can't afford rent. One of the ones I reread every once in a while.
"Handsome girl and sheltered girl" is about a girl who's incredibly fucking hot who accidentally ends up dating a girl who thinks she's a hot guy. There's a lot of gendery vibes in it. Another reread candidate.
"Bloom into you" obviously. Obviously. It's a masterpiece so if you haven't read it, it's really good. A girl who can't fall in love has to deal with the perfect student council president falling in love with her (specifically because she told her she could never fall in love).
"Bright and cheery amnesia" is about the world's dumbest and horniest lesbian getting amnesia and finding out she's dating a hot girl and being very excited about it. The first couple pages of that used to float around Tumblr so you might've seen them.
"Useless Princesses" is a fuckin, personal favorite bc every single character is really unhinged and the drama between them gets escalated to unnecessary proportions. A girl who gets bullied ends up becoming close friends with the most popular girl in school.
Those are all, iirc, finished works, but there's a couple others that aren't finished yet if you're OK with them.
"After School" I think it's called? Is about a girl who starts kissing another girl after school for no reason. It's good kissing. I reread it every once in a while.
And "I love amy", which. Frankly needs a few trigger warnings probably, bc despite the incredibly cutesy art style, it features things like kidnapping, attempted child murder, killing a dog, child abuse, etc. It's about a very plain looking girl who falls in love with an adorable yandere girl who dreams of kidnapping a cute boy and keeping him in her basement. There is A Lot going on in it but I love it. It starts out feeling pretty het but that's very much changed in recent updates.
Anyway I hope this helps! Love u anon happy yuri'ing!
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pensbridgrton · 1 year
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Daffodil (for the prompt) x
Written for @polinweek Day 2's prompt "Amnesia AU"
Read on AO3.
When Penelope opens her eyes, the first thing she sees is the vase filled with daffodils.
Bright and cheery, the yellow feels harsh against her swimming vision. Her eyelids flicker, not quite ready to be open again, as she takes stock of her body. Toes can wiggle, she can breathe deeply, and her legs feel almost too warm, tangled in cloth. Slowly, Penelope tries to sit up.
And immediately stops.
Her head pounds beneath her fingers as she pushes strands of messy red hair away from her temple. The dull ache feels like sharp pins against her skin and Penelope winces when she pushes gently against the pressure. "Ow," she groans in displeasure.
"You're awake."
The voice startles her - not only because it breaks the heavy silence in the room - but because she recognizes it. Frowning, Penelope blinks, trying to clear away the cobwebs and dust in her mind to just focus - and perhaps if she pondered on that for a moment she would wonder why it was so difficult to get her mind to steady - only to suddenly realize...
She does not recognize this bedroom.
The surroundings are all unfamiliar - sheets that her mother would have never allowed, a window wide open with curtains that are tasteful and practical. The scent - it smells clean, not unlike the rooms she stayed in during her family's visits to the countryside. But no smog of the city or whine of a busy Ton active and awake.
Everything feels - peaceful.
But then Penelope sees him.
And she frowns. "Colin? What are you doing here?" A moment passes before her eyes widen, sudden shock filling her system. She grabs the blankets around her and does her best to cover herself. "You can't be in here!"
The sad smile confuses her more than Colin ignoring her protests. Instead, he sits at the edge of her bed, giving enough space to feel respectful but almost as if he couldn't bear to be further away. Sighing, his hand hovers over her leg before returning to his lap. "Do not worry, love, I've seen it all before." While his smile widens, almost to a familiar brightness, his eyes remain cloudy. Resigned. "And I am here because this is our bedroom."
"Our bedroom?" Penelope blinks again, hoping a gear will click into place, that an answer will suddenly be found. Because it does not make sense for her to share a bedroom with Colin - her best friend's brother, her childhood friend, her not-so-long-ago unrequited crush. If nothing else, Penelope has only just debuted to society and is very much unmarried - the scandal that could follow - "Colin, what is going on?"
"Pen, love..." Another sigh, long and deep and to the depth of his soul. "You hurt your head. The doctors - " He closes his eyes, as if he can feel the same pain beneath her skull, pounding in a dull ache. "You may not remember much of the past several years."
"Why do you call me love?" Because if Penelope thinks too hard, it hurts, and if she wonders too hard, it hurts, so she asks the first question that falls from her lips because maybe something will make sense soon -
"Because it would be silly if I didn't love my wife, would it not?"
Perhaps Penelope is still dreaming, after all.
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lunar-wandering · 1 year
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[more morning asks]
Since your Giggle Glow AU is so flexible, is there a continuity that you like to see the most or that you like to explore the most?
mmmmmmm
not really?? hm. tbh when making scenarios in the giggle glow au i like to just stick to the basic “Wukong and Macaque glow when they laugh” and then diverge off from there into as many scenarios as I like.
I kinda wanna make a few set in what actually happened in season 3. (grabs Amensia Rules by the shoulders) do you know how funny it would be if this ep was when the group finds out because Past!Wukong sees no real reason to hide it from ‘Bajie’ since he would already know? Losing my mind over it. Macaque accidentally gets outed when he’s tied up in ropes during the special.
and with MK before Amnesia Rules the others just think it’s Just An MK Thing cause like.... if you didn’t know better one WOULD expect it to be an MK thing wouldn’t they. He’s bright and cheery it kinda just makes sense.
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Best Yuri Competition: Round 2
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We hit round 2!
A pretty straightforward first round, with the top seed Bloom Into You winning against If I Could Reach You despite a very impassioned plea (don't worry @grandgobbobarb I agree, it's so good!). Maybe it'll win in the twitter extra!
Green Tea Bitch beat second seed Her Tale of Shim Chong is a genuine surprise for me. Well done little gay girls!
We had a pair of very hotly contested results in Kase San vs Bright and Cheery Amnesia and Even if it was Just Once, I regret it vs An Easy Introduction to Love Triangles, to Pass the Exam! Thanks for everyone who voted.
And finally, Citrus fell, as I expected it to, but that vote in particular got a lot of attention, and a lot of it was unnecessarily mean. Here's hoping that Still Sick keeps that support in future rounds. I mean, how embarrassing would it be to vote in a poll just to make the option you don't like lose?
I don't know what compels people to be shitty about a media property that other people obviously like, but I know what it compels me to do.
Citrus is now our reigning champion, whoever wins this competition will be replacing them.
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yuribuny · 1 year
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yuri reccs pls (preferably a complete story not a work in progress, long if possible, with one of them or both being more masculine or butch)
thanks!
As far as JP recs go there is either bright and cheery amnesia Handsome Girl and sheltered girl (which is 13 chapters) or the recent Boyish² butch x butch anthology. There's also whatever the fuck Renai Idenshi XX has going on. I don't read as many long strips myself but I remember the finished For Garbage, and the ongoing Love thy Neighbor.
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batgirlcatgirltits · 4 months
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Okay after much thought here is miras top 10 manga
Murcielago
Sousou no Frieren/Frieren at the Funeral
Majo no Geboko to Maou no Tsuno/The Witch's Servant and the Demon Lord's Horns
Kabushiki Gaisha Magi Lumiere/Magilumiere Co. Ltd.
Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo/The 100 Girlfriends who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
Akarui Kioku Soushitsu/Bright and Cheery Amnesia
Hourou Musuko/Wandering Son
JK Haru wa Isekai Shoufu ni Natta/JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World
Franken Fran
Creature Girls
Other manga I love:
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toskarin · 2 years
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i could give a million yuri recs but in particular i would say, in addition to what's been mentioned:
That Time I Was Blackmailed By the Class's Green Tea Bitch (chinese schoolgirl yuri, very galaxy brain)
Lilies, Voice, Wear Wind (cool non-romantic thing exploring what being gay is like when someone is also asexual or aromantic or both)
Kase-san (the gold standard of yuri fluff)
Shinozaki-san Ki wo Ota Shika ni! (gay Precure otaku)
Bright and Cheery Amnesia (fluffy romcom that's incredibly gay)
Run Away With Me, Girl (the title says it all here)
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studentofetherium · 1 year
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what are some yuris that you think are very cute?
Kase-san and Bright and Cheery Amnesia are both really cute
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ghcstvalleychief · 2 years
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Is there a genre/plot story you would love to see mileapo do?
Okay, so here's the #1 thing you guys need to know about me - I am not the girl salivating over the idea of hardcore angst, so I'm not into anything like that. I will never be the one rooting for angsty stories with sad/ambiguous endings.
Going into the weird depths of my mind, I don't mind anything too dark just as long as the love is the most important aspect of the story. I'm a romance kind of gal. That's the only genre I prefer to engage with when it comes to the media I consume, especially with TV shows. You could give me a story where one of them is downright obsessed with the other and they're murdering anyone who wrongs them or stands in the way of them being together and I'll still be there front and center rooting them on. You could give me a story where one of them experiences some horrific trauma and they experience amnesia and the other is dedicated to helping the other remember their love for each other. You could give me something more kinky and dark but not Vegas kinky because that's too much and that can easily alienate the audience if done improperly.
I honestly don't care how dark they get just as long as one of them has a line they're not willing to cross when it comes to the other. You can have a serial killer who's pining away for the detective who's obsessed with catching the other one and they're fascinated by this person who will not stop until they catch them, a la Hannibal or Killing Eve. I don't mind the dubcon/non-con scenes like with what we got from KP in Episode 4, but only if it's shot, acted, and directed more along the lines of how KP's first sex scene was done. That's the only way I could stomach something like that. BL dramas have a tendency to do this weird dubcon/non-con thing where one half of the ship is asleep (or have been plied with a ton of alcohol so they're in the in-between of semi-conscious and sort of not) and the other character straight up assaults them in their sleep and a LOT of the dramas have done that and I'm not sure what that's about, but I'm not into that either.
I don't want whatever projects they do to trickle over into the stereotypical BL drama avenue where the lighting, tone, and overall environment is cheery and bright because I find those types of shows to be extremely sanitized, too tame, too shallow and juvenile for my liking. On the other hand, I don't want them to trickle too far into the plot heavy territory where interpersonal relationships don't matter and the characters barely interact with each other if not for the plot. Yes, there's a show that fits the latter that was highly recommended to me (and the fandom loves it) and I quickly discovered that I absolutely hate that type of show. You know me - I don't give a fuck about the plot, I care about the characters. Honestly, anything that's more similar to KP in terms of overall tonality is good with me. I just need a more cohesive, consistent story with better pacing than what we got from KP.
Maybe, less BL drama and more LGBT+ drama? I learned a little while ago that these two things are actually two different things and KP would fall in the latter for reasons I cannot explain at the moment but it made sense once I thought about it. Whatever they do, I think they can pull it off beautifully. While I don't care about the plot that much, I still want a good story too. It's just low on my list of priorities when it comes to what I want.
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roxylalonde · 2 years
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dynasty-scans.com pretty much specializes in adorable yuri.
My favorite was Bright And Cheery Amnesia
ooooh thank u
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animebw · 3 years
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Big Massive Yuri Manga Recommendation List
So, I’ve been reading a lot of yuri manga lately. Like, a lot of yuri manga. Outside of One Piece, yuri manga basically makes up my entire manga diet. And the thought occurred to me: if I’m reading this much yuri manga, and if I’m really loving a lot of them, why don’t I make a big-ass recommendation list so my followers can learn about some titles that might have slipped under their radar? Well, that’s just what I did. Here before you is a list of the best yuri manga I’ve read, the ones that made the biggest impression on me and have stuck with me the most. Give it a read and see if you pick up anything new for your reading list! I’ve also included each manga’s current chapter count, whether they’re finished or ongoing, and how much spice they have going on. It turns out, yuri manga can be veeeeeeeery sexual when it wants to be.
One last thing: don’t expect to see any of the big names on this list. You don’t need me to tell you to check out Bloom Into You, Kase-san, and Adachi and Shimamura. Those manga already have plenty of exposure, not to mention superb anime adaptations (though to be clear, those titles are all fantastic and you should absolutely read/watch them as well). This is a list of more obscure titles, stuff you probably haven’t heard about and likely won’t ever get an anime. I prefer anime over manga as a general rule, so if a manga seems bound to get an anime, I prefer to wait until the anime comes out and experience it in anime form. But I doubt any of these manga will ever get the silver screen treatment, which means it falls on me to be their hypeman. You probably haven’t heard of many of them, if any at all, but they absolutely deserve your attention just as much as the ones you have heard of. Give them a shot, and you might be surprised just how many of them steal your heart away.
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A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow
On the one hand, I hesitate to list this as a yuri manga because it’s very much operating in the real of frustratingly ambiguous subtext. The main relationship between Konatsu, a girl who moves to a new town by the sea, and Koyuki, the girl who welcomes her to the school’s aquarium club, is deep and intimate and absolutely dripping with unspoken emotions, but the ultimate conclusion leaves it up for you to decide whether it’s simply a very close friendship or something more. If you prefer manga that are actually explicit about depicting WLW love, this might not be for you. On the other hand, if you don’t mind rolling with that ambiguity, I cannot recommend Tropical Fish highly enough. This is a beautiful coming of age tale, both in its serene artwork and the deep, aching sincerity of the emotions it explores. It’s a story about what it means to be alone, how to forge meaningful connections in a world where time is forever marching on, and the tragedy of knowing that nothing can last forever, but that’s no excuse not to hold fast to the things that matter most to you. There are moments in the back half of this manga that will absolutely fucking destroy you, in heartbreak and happiness alike. And it doesn’t need any huge displays of emotions to do it; all it needs is the quiet, understated agony of everyday life, how the most mundane moments can give way to the most overwhelming surges of feeling. It might require a decent set of yuri goggles to technically classify as yuri, but as long as you don’t mind that, it is absolutely worth checking out.
STATUS: Finished, 34 chapters
SPICE LEVEL: Wholesome as can be. Handholding is the lewdest it gets.
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Bright and Cheery Amnesia
What happens when the love of your life gets amnesia in an accident and no longer remembers you? Well, in the case of Bright and Cheery Amnesia, that just means you get to fall in love all over again. This is pure fluff, following grown-ups Mari and Arisa as they reforge the relationship that memory loss took from them. Don’t expect much in the way of deep plot, complex characters, or even accurate portrayal of medical amnesia. Just get ready to put a big smile on your face as these adorable lovebird’s antics work their way into your heart.
STATUS: Finished, 69 chapters (nice)
SPICE LEVEL: Pretty high. Characters talk often about sex and do sexy acts to each other on a fairly regular basis, though there’s no explicit nudity.
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Can’t Defy the Lonely Girl
So apparently, there’s a subgenre of yuri called “blackmail yuri” where one girl asks another girl for romantic/sexual favors in return for some kind of help. You’d think that would lead to nothing but trash, but to my surprise, that setup has served as the starting point for some of my favorite entries on this list. Case in point? Can’t Defy the Lonely Girl. Top student Ayaka is tasked with making her delinquent classmate Sora stop skipping school. Sora agrees, under one condition: for every day she comes to school, Ayaka must perform one favor Sora asks of her. And the first favor she asks for is a kiss! What follows is a short, streamlined, no-bullshit rollercoaster of a rom-com that spins a far more emotional story from that premise than you might expect at first glance. There’s some fantastic character work exploring the main leads and their various hang-ups, and their dynamic together is solid gold from the very first chapter. Add to that an equally fun supporting cast and a relationship that blossoms swiftly without feeling hurried, and you have yourself the perfect bite-sized treat. This one seems to be approaching its end, with the latest chapter reaching what feels like the story’s big climax, so there’s no better time to check this one out.
STATUS: Almost finished, 16 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: No sexual content.
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Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon
Some of the yuri I read takes a decent chunk of chapters to get going. This one, in contrast, sunk its claws into me from the first moment and never let go. On the one side, there’s Hinako, a repressed lesbian who throws herself into makeup and fashion and romance with guys to try and turn herself into a “normal” woman, the failure of which only deepens her self-doubt and aching existential loneliness. On the other side, there’s her co-worker Asahi, a sensible woman who devotes so much of herself to taking care of her teenage sister that the thought of having a life for herself barely crosses her mind. When a chance encounter makes them take notice of each other for the first time, they begin to grow closer, first as friends, then increasingly as something more intimate... and more terrifying. This is a fantastic story about two lost souls finding their missing pieces in each other’s company, all the aching emotional serenity (and gorgeous artwork) of Tropical Fish with explicit romantic tension and a powerful focus on the societal pressures faced by women who don’t fit society’s standard of “normal.” It’s heartwarming, delightful, often devastating, at times breathtaking, and nothing short of remarkable at every turn. And considering it’s only just begun, there’s the potential for this to end up an all-time great, so consider checking it out now so you can say you were a fan before it was cool.
STATUS: Ongoing, 12 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: No sexual content.
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Even if It Was Just Once, I Regret It
Another surprising triumph from the “blackmail yuri” genre, this time focused on adults. Chiyo has lost her job and retreated into a hikkikomori shell, and it’s not until her nineteen-year-old landlord Ritsuka bangs on her door that she realizes she’s desperately behind on rent. Ritsuka’s solution? They’ll live together- and have sex- until Chiyo’s able to get back on her feet. And yes, even with a premise as full of minefields as that, Ichi Dake Demo is an absolute delight. It dives headfirst into adorable character interactions and heavy emotional drama alike, mining real pathos from Chiyo’s depression, Ritsuka’s fear of emotional vulnerability, broader societal prejudice, and the strength it takes to rise above a rotten situation and forge a life worth living for. There are moments in this manga that took me by surprise in so many different ways, and by the time the climax rolled around, I was genuinely close to tears at points. This one’s really fucking good, y’all. So don’t mind the concerning premise and give it a shot; it might just surprise you like it surprised me.
STATUS: Finished, 19 chapters
SPICE LEVEL: High. Sex and nudity are both present in generous dollops.
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Failed Princesses
Out of all the manga on this list, Failed Princesses probably took the longest to get its claws into me. The story of a shallow popular girl who suffers a bad breakup and finds solace in the quiet, bookish girl she once turned her nose up at takes a while to shake off the discomfort of feeling like these two just aren’t good for each other. Nanaki is deeply disrespectful of Kanade even after they begin to make nice, and it feels like the narrative is inadvertently embodying the exact kind of shallowness it’s trying to critique. But then around chapter 14, it finally starts leaning into the lesbian side of the equation, and I swear, the quality just fucking skyrockets. It turns out, Failed Princesses was way smarter than I gave it credit for, and it absolutely knew what it was doing with all those uncomfortable moments and ideas. This is a story of genuine transformation, where characters change so radically from the people they used to be that you almost don’t recognize them by the time it’s wrapping up, but every stage of that development makes sense and packs a real, affecting punch. From internalized homophobia to harmful beauty standards, from the bullshit power structure of high school cliques to the way women and girls of all walks of life are hurt by patriarchal expectations, this manga tackles so many weight subjects with precision, thoughtfulness, and above all else, impact. The final chapter is almost upon us, and the most recent developments had me practically shaking with emotions, so there’s no better time to get on board and experience this wild ride for yourself.
STATUS: Almost finished, 33 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: No sex or nudity.
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Futaribeya
At first, you could be forgiven for thinking that the yuri tag on Futaribeya is misplaced. This manga starts out looking like any generic cute-girls 4-koma, centered on the wacky misadventures of two high school girls who share the same dorm room. Plenty of cute moments, to be sure, but nothing outside the realm of obvious shipteasing. That is, until Sakurano kisses Kasumi out of nowhere in a drunken haze, and that’s when the breaks truly come off. Futaribeya isn’t content to just stay in the never-ending high school bubble; it takes its characters through graduation, college, and even into the world of working adults, maintaining its 4-koma slice-of-life energy all the while but constantly pushing the status quo forward. New characters enter our protagonists’ lives and old characters leave it behind, relationships blossom and develop all around, simple fun-time hijinks start to share the space with deeper, more soul-searching episodes. And at the center of it all is Sakuranoa and Kasumi, two girls fumbling through their feelings in a space that isn’t quite romance yet but sure as hell can’t be classified as friendship. Not with all the kissing, hand-holding, declarations of love and casual intimacy that are springing up between them. This isn’t a manga to go to for rip-roaring romantic development; this is a slow-burn focused on individual snapshots of an expansive life that feels like it’s still only just begun. But if you’re in the mood for something as uniquely expansive as it is adorable, Futaribeya might be worth checking out.
STATUS: Ongoing, 68 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: No sex or nudity.
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Hino-san no Baka
Score three for the blackmail yuri genre! This one is pure Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, centered on the titular delinquent slacker Hino-san and the goody two shoes Koguma whom she mercilessly teases in return for going to class. It’s not particularly deep or emotional, but my god is it entertaining. The core comedic loop of Hino getting Koguma all hot and bothered, only to reveal her actual request was something far less lewd than she made Koguma believe, makes for a constant stream of hilarious gags and adorable moments. There’s even some nice character development as the two start becoming more aware of how much they mean together and start becoming more honest with their feelings. It’s been running for a long time, but it’s still just as fresh, funny, and squee-inducing as when it started, if not more so. Check it out for a good time, no braincells required.
STATUS: Ongoing, 75 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: Surprisingly raunchy. Very little fanservice, but many bawdy gags and sexually charged situations, often with a great deal of embarrassment for poor Koguma.
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How Do We Relationship?
Here’s one for the lovers of college romance in the audience. Shy introvert Miwa and loud extrovert Saeko are both lesbians who’ve struggled to accept their identities thanks to heteronormative pressure from all sides. When they meet in college, equally unlucky in love, Saeko suggests they just start dating each other, because hey, not like they’ve got many other options, right? But what starts as a relationship of convenience quickly blossoms into something much more genuine, and soon they both have to content with all the perils and pitfalls of navigating their first real romance, pressures exacerbated by the heteronormative bullshit that refuses to leave them the hell alone. It’s a refreshingly honest look at a lesbian relationship, documenting moments good and bad and everything in between with a frank refusal to shy away from the less pretty sides of love. It’s hilarious and hard-hitting in equal measure, and it’s very well worth your time.
STATUS: Ongoing, 28 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: Very high. Sex and nudity are frequent, explicit, and important factors in everyone’s character and development.
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I Wanna Be Your Girl
Looking for a yuri that really dives headfirst into tackling the struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance? Look no further than the story of childhood friends Hime and Akari. Hime’s nursed a crush on Akari pretty much since they met, and not even Akari coming out to her as a trans girl has changed that. But now that they’re in high school, Akari’s decided to take the huge step of living openly as a trans girl, and Hime’s determined to stick up for her friend no matter what prejudice or ignorance they face for it. But Hime’s got baggage of her own to work through, and she very quickly comes to realize how little she understands about what it means to be a good ally, especially when her own romantic feelings are a constant nagging presence in the back of her mind. I Wanna Be Your Girl pulls no punches, exploring heavy topics like transphobia, homophobia, harmful allyship, internalized LGBTQ+ self-loathing, the dehumanizing effect of gendered expectations for girls, and even acephobia. It’s rarely gentle and never compromises, but it wears its heart on its sleeve and always pushes forward towards acceptance and self-love, with kindness and compassion for the curable ignorance in all of us. It’s a hell of a read, and if you can handle the aforementioned content warnings, I highly recommend it.
STATUS: Finished, 50 chapters
SPICE LEVEL: No sexual content, but lots of heavy topics and emotionally taxing moments.
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Mage and Demon Queen
Okay, I am absolutely cheating on this pick. I have mentioned M&DQ many times before on this blog, it’s one of the most popular comics currently on Webtoon, it’s already plenty well-known and beloved. But I don’t care, any chance I get to shill Mage and Demon Queen, I will shill Mage and Demon Queen. This isn’t just my favorite yuri manga (or Webtoon, I guess), this is my favorite manga period. At once a tooth-rottingly adorable fantasy rom-com between two disaster gays, a stirring fantasy epic set in the rare JRPG world that actually works as a setting, a deeply compelling character drama between two damaged people learning to be better, and a showcase of the best comedic sensibilities I’ve ever seen in the medium of manga, Mage and Demon Queen is an unqualified triumph on every front. It makes me laugh, it makes me cheer, it makes me squee, and it consistently delivers on a story that’s only getting bigger, better, and braver without ever losing the adorable yuri mushiness at its core. So please, I am begging you, read Mage and Demon Queen. It’s currently on break after the incredible season 2 climax, so this is the perfect time to catch up before season 3 starts up later this year. I promise, you won’t regret it for a second.
STATUS: Ongoing, 126 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: Some kinky stuff, but no sex or nudity.
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Our Teachers are Dating
This one I don’t have much to say about: it’s just pure fluff and exactly what it says on the tin. Two lady teachers working at the same school fall in love, start dating, and their relationship is the most adorable thing ever. But just because I don’t have much to say about it doesn’t mean it’s not worth checking out. Trust me, it’ll put the biggest smile on your face.
STATUS: Finished, 24 chapters
SPICE LEVEL: Very high. Lots of (cute and fluffy) sex and nudity.
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She is Also Cute Today
Welcome to the world of Chinese Manhwa! This is another story about a model student falling for a delinquent slacker who doesn’t fit in with their school’s model of success, albeit without the “blackmail” angle. It’s a very slow burn and takes its sweet time getting anywhere, but it’s packed full of hilarious, heartwarming moments, and it’s even setting up a MLM relationship on the side which promises to be just as adorable as the main ship. Also, the artwork is fucking beautiful and I want to swim in its color palette. Oh, and its reference game is second to none. I’m talking Jojo’s references that put all other Jojo’s references to shame here. Come expecting a good time and you won’t be disappointed.
STATUS: Ongoing, 84 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: Very wholesome, no sex or nudity.
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Still Sick
This manga combines two of my favorite yuri tropes; working adults, and rediscovering your passion later in life. Office working Makoto writes yuri doujins as a side hobby, a secret she keeps from everyone until her fellow co-worked Maekawa stumbles across her at a con and reveals that she used to be a manga writer herself, before burnout and self-loathing forced her out of the profession. As their relationship develops, they push each other to recommit to the things they love, and watching them blossom together is nothing short of incredible. I also love how to explores the fandom side of yuri, and how many real WLW use yuri as a medium to explore their feelings and understand themselves a little better. It’s short, sweet, and absolutely delightful, so give it a look if you’ve got the time.
STATUS: Finished, 23 chapters.
SPICE LEVEL: Mild. Some steamy bits, but no sex or nudity.
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The Two Sides of Seiyuu Radio
This one’s only just gotten started, but I think it has the potential to be something really special. On air, voice actors and radio personalities Yuugure and Utahani are best friends, two high school girls in the same class pursuing their dreams of becoming stars together. Off air, though, the real girls behind those personalities, loner Chika and gyaru Yumiko, are polar opposites that can’t stand each other’s guts. Their chemistry is electrifying; every sparring match and moment of connection hits like a lightning bolt. I could watch them talk about anything, butting heads and slowly coming to understand each other, and it would make for some of the most exciting conversation I’ve read in manga. Add to that some fantastic artwork, hilarious gags, an equally compelling supporting cast, and a fascinating look at the realities of entering the seiyuu industry in Japan, and you’ve got a recipe for one hell of an entertaining read. Climb aboard the bandwagon while it’s still fresh; something tells me this is gonna be one to remember.
STATUS: Ongoing, 8 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: Very mild. The most recent chapter has a bath scene, but there’s no sex or explicit nudity... yet.
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Their Story (Tamen de Gushi)
If you check out one Chinese manhwa from my list, make it this one. Their Story is Kase-san of the Chinese yuri market, a story so simple and yet so instantly iconic it might as well be the mascot face for the entire damn genre. Sun Jing is reckless, athletic and feisty. Qui Tong is pretty, feminine and sweet. The first time they meet, Sun Jing falls and falls hard. Thus begins, as the title says, their story, as they grow closer together, work through their feelings, eventually make it official and begin to navigate life as a couple. What it lacks in originality, it makes up for in absolutely god-tier execution. There are so many moments from this manhwa that are permanently etched into my mind, whether adorable romantic chemistry or gut-busting comedy, and every chapter has at least one moment that leaves me giggling like an idiot for long after I finish reading. It’s not the best structured story ever, but as a collection of snapshots in the lives of these two girls and the many equally lovable dorks around them, it’s incredible, and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
STATUS: Ongoing, 203 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: No sex or nudity.
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Whisper Me a Love Song
What happens when you take the emotionally intense boy’s-love band show Given and turn it into a cute, fluffy yuri manga? You get Whisper Me a Love Song, and unsurprisingly, it’s pretty damn great. It’s a story of love at first sight between excitable high school freshman Himari and her cool senpai Yori, who gets roped into playing guitar for her friends’ band at the start-of-year talent show and absolutely sweeps Himari off her feet. The artwork is stunning, the romance is tooth-rottingly adorable, and the background plot of Yori discovering her love of songwriting makes for sequences of playing music that you can all but hear, they leap off the page so expressively. Whisper Me a Love Song is a manga that hits you with big, melodramatic emotions and nails them all with fist-pumping joy, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up getting an anime of its own eventually. It's so vibrantly realized already that it might as well already have motion and sound. I had a fantastic time with it, and I suspect you will too.
STATUS: Ongoing, 22 chapters currently
SPICE LEVEL: No sex or nudity.
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