Erica Friedman
@okazu.yuricon.com
Lesbian Icon, Yurijin, Speaker, Writer, Editor, Researcher. Looking for opportunities.
By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga on sale now! https://yuricon.com/product/bys/
By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga on sale now! https://yuricon.com/product/bys/
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Erica Friedman
@okazu.yuricon.com
· Nov 8
Just a reminder that I wrote a book on the history of the Yuri genre which was then published by the wonderful publisher @journeypress.bsky.social, which you should definitely buy and support us both!
By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga
www.yuricon.com/product/bys/
By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga
www.yuricon.com/product/bys/
Visited hetLabo to see the Rica 'the Kanji!? 30th anniversary exhibit today!
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Visited hetLabo to see the Rica 'the Kanji!? 30th anniversary exhibit today!
Rica put me to work signing books.
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Rica put me to work signing books.
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See a book recommended and are curious about it? Want to read it? You could go buy it! 🧵
Money tight at the moment or you're just frugal? See if it's available from the library & request it (if it's not, suggest that your library get it).
www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
Money tight at the moment or you're just frugal? See if it's available from the library & request it (if it's not, suggest that your library get it).
www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
Download the Libby App: ebooks & audiobooks FREE from your library
Bring the library to you! Free digital books, magazines and more! Available for iOS and Android devices.
www.overdrive.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
See a book recommended and are curious about it? Want to read it? You could go buy it! 🧵
Money tight at the moment or you're just frugal? See if it's available from the library & request it (if it's not, suggest that your library get it).
www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
Money tight at the moment or you're just frugal? See if it's available from the library & request it (if it's not, suggest that your library get it).
www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
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Probably the coolest thing from AnimEigo's newest episode of "The Anime Business", about @media-blasters.com, is that John Sirabella credits @chrisbeveridge.bsky.social with helping get MB back to the company it is today... by simply assuring him that people will indeed buy hentai on BD.
a man with glasses and a red shirt says " the man 's a genius "
ALT: a man with glasses and a red shirt says " the man 's a genius "
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Probably the coolest thing from AnimEigo's newest episode of "The Anime Business", about @media-blasters.com, is that John Sirabella credits @chrisbeveridge.bsky.social with helping get MB back to the company it is today... by simply assuring him that people will indeed buy hentai on BD.
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Great news! Anime Herald Magazine is now printing and we're shipping digital copies this week. Thank you so much for your patience. We hope you enjoy it. 🥰
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Great news! Anime Herald Magazine is now printing and we're shipping digital copies this week. Thank you so much for your patience. We hope you enjoy it. 🥰
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
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A new anime magazine blasts past the typical industry gloss and digs deep into the genre's storied history.
Anime Herald Leaps Gloriously Into Print - Pop Heist
A new anime magazine, stemming from a popular website, blasts past the typical industry gloss and digs deep into the genre's storied history.
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A new anime magazine blasts past the typical industry gloss and digs deep into the genre's storied history.
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Dyke cartoonists raising hell. Alison Bechdel & Diane DiMassa in Conversation. Moderated by Jennifer Camper. Brooklyn Book Fest 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKp1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKp1...
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Dyke cartoonists raising hell. Alison Bechdel & Diane DiMassa in Conversation. Moderated by Jennifer Camper. Brooklyn Book Fest 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKp1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKp1...
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If you are in the NYC area, don't miss Rica Takashima's exhibit at hetLabo in Brooklyn to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the First Yuri manga ever published in English, Rica 'tte Kanji!? !!
x.com/AliensNewYor...
x.com/AliensNewYor...
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you are in the NYC area, don't miss Rica Takashima's exhibit at hetLabo in Brooklyn to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the First Yuri manga ever published in English, Rica 'tte Kanji!? !!
x.com/AliensNewYor...
x.com/AliensNewYor...
Today on Okazu – Paris 2025: Musée D'Orsay, The Louvre and Manga at the Musée Guimet
Manga. Tout un Art! at Le musée national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet, was fantastic. Time with some old manga friends and items from the Guimet’s permanent collection!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/23/p...
Manga. Tout un Art! at Le musée national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet, was fantastic. Time with some old manga friends and items from the Guimet’s permanent collection!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/23/p...
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Today on Okazu – Paris 2025: Musée D'Orsay, The Louvre and Manga at the Musée Guimet
Manga. Tout un Art! at Le musée national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet, was fantastic. Time with some old manga friends and items from the Guimet’s permanent collection!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/23/p...
Manga. Tout un Art! at Le musée national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet, was fantastic. Time with some old manga friends and items from the Guimet’s permanent collection!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/23/p...
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Cover of a Butch x Butch yuri (NSFW) comic from around 2022.
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Cover of a Butch x Butch yuri (NSFW) comic from around 2022.
I majored in comparative lit, then a Master's in Library Science, so 30 years as a researcher and a writer about manga was just using my degrees.
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I majored in comparative lit, then a Master's in Library Science, so 30 years as a researcher and a writer about manga was just using my degrees.
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Many, many thanks to @resuri.bsky.social and Kris for the "By Your Side" fan art!
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Many, many thanks to @resuri.bsky.social and Kris for the "By Your Side" fan art!
Today on Okazu – Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 22, 2025
Yuri and Baihe licenses & exciting anniversary events: Comic Yuri Hime 20th, Kase-san 15th & Rica ‘tte Kanji, the !st Yuri manga in English turns 30, in news from the global Yuri network!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/22/y...
Yuri and Baihe licenses & exciting anniversary events: Comic Yuri Hime 20th, Kase-san 15th & Rica ‘tte Kanji, the !st Yuri manga in English turns 30, in news from the global Yuri network!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/22/y...
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Today on Okazu – Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 22, 2025
Yuri and Baihe licenses & exciting anniversary events: Comic Yuri Hime 20th, Kase-san 15th & Rica ‘tte Kanji, the !st Yuri manga in English turns 30, in news from the global Yuri network!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/22/y...
Yuri and Baihe licenses & exciting anniversary events: Comic Yuri Hime 20th, Kase-san 15th & Rica ‘tte Kanji, the !st Yuri manga in English turns 30, in news from the global Yuri network!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/22/y...
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「ブッチ組 ～夜露死苦異世界 我等真武親友 悪鬼滅殺仏血義礼組 （よろしくいせかい われらまぶだち あっきめっさつぶっちぎれぐみ）～/ 二発目」コミックノーラ
nora.gakken.jp/comic/page-b...
二発目が公開されました！ たぶんですけど来月の更新時にはこの回は見られなくなると思われますのでぜひとも今のうちに読んでください✊✊✨
nora.gakken.jp/comic/page-b...
二発目が公開されました！ たぶんですけど来月の更新時にはこの回は見られなくなると思われますのでぜひとも今のうちに読んでください✊✊✨
ブッチ組 ～夜露死苦異世界 我等真武親友 悪鬼滅殺仏血義礼組 （よろしくいせかい われらまぶだち あっきめっさつぶっちぎれぐみ）～ | コミックノーラ
おもしろさ無限大。Gakken発エンタメ漫画サイト
nora.gakken.jp
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
「ブッチ組 ～夜露死苦異世界 我等真武親友 悪鬼滅殺仏血義礼組 （よろしくいせかい われらまぶだち あっきめっさつぶっちぎれぐみ）～/ 二発目」コミックノーラ
nora.gakken.jp/comic/page-b...
二発目が公開されました！ たぶんですけど来月の更新時にはこの回は見られなくなると思われますのでぜひとも今のうちに読んでください✊✊✨
nora.gakken.jp/comic/page-b...
二発目が公開されました！ たぶんですけど来月の更新時にはこの回は見られなくなると思われますのでぜひとも今のうちに読んでください✊✊✨
If you are in the NYC area, don't miss Rica Takashima's exhibit at hetLabo in Brooklyn to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the First Yuri manga ever published in English, Rica 'tte Kanji!? !!
x.com/AliensNewYor...
x.com/AliensNewYor...
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you are in the NYC area, don't miss Rica Takashima's exhibit at hetLabo in Brooklyn to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the First Yuri manga ever published in English, Rica 'tte Kanji!? !!
x.com/AliensNewYor...
x.com/AliensNewYor...
Don't miss this adorable comic!
"Yuzuki doesn't think!" is a 2021 work. This story about butch and tomboy working in a men's clothing cafe won Shueisha's Newcomer Manga Encouragement Award. It is available for free.
Yuzuki doesn’t think!【English】 | TOMBOYS #booth_pm tomboys.booth.pm/items/5970708
Yuzuki doesn’t think!【English】 | TOMBOYS #booth_pm tomboys.booth.pm/items/5970708
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Don't miss this adorable comic!
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Reminder: project proposals for the Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award for 2026 are due in two weeks.
cartoons.osu.edu/collections-... Up to $2,500 for researchers (US only) who needs to travel to Columbus, Ohio to use the collections of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.
cartoons.osu.edu/collections-... Up to $2,500 for researchers (US only) who needs to travel to Columbus, Ohio to use the collections of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.
Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award
cartoons.osu.edu
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Reminder: project proposals for the Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award for 2026 are due in two weeks.
cartoons.osu.edu/collections-... Up to $2,500 for researchers (US only) who needs to travel to Columbus, Ohio to use the collections of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.
cartoons.osu.edu/collections-... Up to $2,500 for researchers (US only) who needs to travel to Columbus, Ohio to use the collections of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.
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How My Cute Girlfriend and I Started a Love Story by Nomiya Rion
Yoshiko Yokozawa is an office lady who loves cute things and being cute herself. Because of this, she is often not taken seriously and she is fed up with it.
Yoshiko Yokozawa is an office lady who loves cute things and being cute herself. Because of this, she is often not taken seriously and she is fed up with it.
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
How My Cute Girlfriend and I Started a Love Story by Nomiya Rion
Yoshiko Yokozawa is an office lady who loves cute things and being cute herself. Because of this, she is often not taken seriously and she is fed up with it.
Yoshiko Yokozawa is an office lady who loves cute things and being cute herself. Because of this, she is often not taken seriously and she is fed up with it.
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Gonna be real: I have a critical medication that, with GoodRx, is going to be $700 and I have $50 in my account after pay day. I’m in real need of help to afford any of my meds.
Tipping and supporting me allows me to not only have support while I work with the state to get health care but also means I can continue to care for mixed as a disabled trans person. That includes being able to set aside time to write queer and trans articles.
Pay Cypress Catwell using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/cycatwell and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Gonna be real: I have a critical medication that, with GoodRx, is going to be $700 and I have $50 in my account after pay day. I’m in real need of help to afford any of my meds.
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Oh hey, @sam-animeherald.bsky.social sent me a couple of teaser photos of Anime Herald Mag #1! 🥰 Lookit it, I still can't believe it's real
You can get a copy of your own below
Digital ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
You can get a copy of your own below
Digital ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Oh hey, @sam-animeherald.bsky.social sent me a couple of teaser photos of Anime Herald Mag #1! 🥰 Lookit it, I still can't believe it's real
You can get a copy of your own below
Digital ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
You can get a copy of your own below
Digital ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
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WEBサイン会よろしくお願いします🌱
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x.com/shosenyuribu...
書泉百合部 on X: "【WEBサイン会】 祝15周年！『山田と加瀬さん。⑤』発売記念 高嶋ひろみ先生WEBサイン会 本日は購入特典のSAMPLE画像を大公開!! WEBサイン会お申込みでW特典が付きます！ ・書泉百合部限定ペーパー ・WEBサイン会応募者限定複製サイン入りペーパー お申し込みはこちら→https://t.co/j0X49w9olq https://t.co/xTBR6KHnwD" / X
【WEBサイン会】 祝15周年！『山田と加瀬さん。⑤』発売記念 高嶋ひろみ先生WEBサイン会 本日は購入特典のSAMPLE画像を大公開!! WEBサイン会お申込みでW特典が付きます！ ・書泉百合部限定ペーパー ・WEBサイン会応募者限定複製サイン入りペーパー お申し込みはこちら→https://t.co/j0X49w9olq https://t.co/xTBR6KHnwD
x.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
WEBサイン会よろしくお願いします🌱
x.com/shosenyuribu...
x.com/shosenyuribu...
I'm heading home today. Paris was, as usual, so wonderful an @ycon.bsky.social was an incredible time. Online friends met, new friends made. This is why anine & manga people are the best.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I'm heading home today. Paris was, as usual, so wonderful an @ycon.bsky.social was an incredible time. Online friends met, new friends made. This is why anine & manga people are the best.
Reposted by Erica Friedman
The greatest comic short story of all time. The original Peanuts strip that inspired the masterpiece. From Detective Comics 500 by Len Wein & Walt Simonson
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The greatest comic short story of all time. The original Peanuts strip that inspired the masterpiece. From Detective Comics 500 by Len Wein & Walt Simonson
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Via @gillj.bsky.social and fairsubmissions.co.uk a #shortstory #prize for Black and African writers located anywhere in the world. This year's theme is 'transitions'. Read the information carefully, follow the guidelines and enter your story by 23 December 2025.
www.afritondo.com/call2026
www.afritondo.com/call2026
fairsubmissions.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Via @gillj.bsky.social and fairsubmissions.co.uk a #shortstory #prize for Black and African writers located anywhere in the world. This year's theme is 'transitions'. Read the information carefully, follow the guidelines and enter your story by 23 December 2025.
www.afritondo.com/call2026
www.afritondo.com/call2026