Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 232 - Yuri Manga and Anime: Interview with Erica Friedman – transcript pending
(Originally aired 2022/06/18 - listen here)
Transcript is pending
Show Notes
In this episode we talk about:
- What is Yuri?
- Roots in Japanese girls’ culture of the 1920s
- Common tropes
- How is Yuri related to overtly queer culture?
- Different “flavors” of Yuri for different readerships
- Isekai “light novels”
- Differences and similarities between Yuri and Yaoi or “BL” (boys’ love) media
- How US attitudes towards sexual content have affected the reception of romantic/erotic themes in manga/anime
- The “girl prince” trope in The Rose of Versailles (see Erica’s YouTube discussion)
- How Erica approaches Japanese media as a non-Japanese consumer
- What By Your Side covers
- Publications Mentioned – Note: Links may be to the yuricon.com online store which is Erica Friedman’s website and benefits her financially.
- By Your Side :The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga by Erica Friedman
- Hana Monogatari (Flower Stories) by Yoshiya Nobuko “Two Maidens in the Attic”
- Revolutionary Girl Utena by Chiho Saito
- Boyish 2 (Butch x Butch Yuri Anthology)
- If We Leave on the Dot by Ayu Inui
- Sailor Moon (Hulu, Netflix) – especially season 3
- The Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda (5 vol. of manga, 2 seasons of anime)
- “Yellow Rose” by Yoshiya Nobuko from Hana Monogatari, translated by Dr. Sara Frederick
- Dear Brother by Riyoko Ikeda
- Maria Watches Over Us by Konno Oyuki
- I’m in Love With the Villainess by inori - Isekai “light novel” and manga
- Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress! by Ameco Kaeruda - Isekai “light novel”
- JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World by K? Hiratori? - Isekai “light novel”
- RESISTANCE: The LGBT Fight Against Fascism in WWII by Avery Cassell (Author), Diane Kanzler (Editor), Diego Gomez (Illustrator)
- No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics Justin Hall (Editor)
Edited to add additional titles identified by listeners:
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica (link is to Wikipedia)
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Links to Erica Friedman Online
- Website: http://yuricon.com
- Blog: http://okazu.yuricon.com
- Twitter: @OkazuYuri
- Discord: https://discord.gg/4NPHGH7Vc4
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YuriconALC
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/yuristudio
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Okazu
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