Are you guys READY?!?! It’s time to check out what yuri animes are on the horizon!! hahaha Now put those yuri goggles on!!! Grab the nearby magazines lying around!! LET’S GO!!! HAHAHAHAHA
So what do we have waiting on our horizon this season!?! I’ve seriously zoomed into this and with the help of my trusty yuri circle, we’ve narrowed it down to a few key ones!! If we’ve missed any, PLEASE PLEASE do let me know!! Baka me for leaving some out!!! hahaha Now here it goes!! (Btw, I relied on hashihime’s amazing summary of this season’s anime!!)
Starts 7 October
This is surely THE YURI anime of the SEASON!!! HANDS DOWN!!! AHAHAHA Sasameki Koto, translated as ‘Whispered Words’, is a story on Ushio and Sumi who are classmates / best friends at school. The twist to the story is that Sumi likes Ushio…yep…more than just a friend. In comparison to Aoi Hana, this is definitely a lot more light hearted with sporatic instances of comedy but never fails to to capture “take-your-breath-away” moments. The art is super impressive in the manga. There are some pages where they are just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO touching – more so than Aoi Hana in my opinion. It’s definitely a must watch!!
(b) Mahou Sensei Negima “Another World”
Starts 17 September
I have not been following this magical girls anime but I believe there is a yuri pair that lurks in the background! It’s Konoka x Setsuna, who are voiced by Ai Nonaka and Yu Kobayashi respectively!! Oooooh!! Definitely not part of the main story though. : ( I’m not actually sure how much coverage there will be in this season. If anyone can shed more light, please let me know!! Other notable seiyuu are Rie Kugimiya, Mamiko Noto and Yui Horie!!
Starts 15 October
According to ANN’s summary (getting lazy here!! >_<), the story is set in the Star Century year 0379, roughly two centuries after the original Kiddy Grade anime and about five centuries after our present day. The spirited Asukūru and serious Ku Fīyu work for the galactic government known as GTO. The two girls are members of ES, GTO’s finest secret agents with special abilities — or, rather, they are training to become ES.
This anime is a spin off from another anime, Kiddy Grade – hmm…not sure whether you need to watch that one to understand this one but I’m guessing not!? I figured I need to include it when I saw the home page pic!!! hahaha *BLUSH* But space adventure + moe!? Interesting…I don’t really recognise the seiyuu though… : (
I think there’s potential… *grin*
Starts 1 October
This is not entirely my style of anime but I’m pretty sure there’s going to be some yuri in some form or another so it will need to be mentioned…
Supposedly a romantic comedy with some fighting involved, a boy wakes up to find himself transformed into a girl! 0_0 And it doesn’t stop there!? He gets told by some stuffed tiger that he needs to go fight other girls?! You get the idea!! I’m a bit (actually QUITE) unsure about this one and I’ve already heard that episode 1 is WEIRD! But I will give it a go…BUT, seiyuu cast is not bad with Yuri Horie, Nana Mizuki and Mamiko Noto.
Starts 2 October
This supernatural action comedy is set in Academy City, where 80% of the 230,000 citizens are students.
In the super high-tech Academy City, students train to hone psychic powers. Enter Judgment, a group of psychics who keep the peace in Academy City via some nifty gadgets and flashy powers. I’ve already had confirmation that there are DEFINITELY some yuri scenes in episode 1. Thanks to k1y0! It seems a bit crazy though…I’m a little cautious…
Notable seiyuu here include: Rina Satou and Aki Toyosaki (Yui from K-ON!)!!
Starts 27 October
Ok so I’m not usually a fan of ecchi (hmm *pause* …thinks Gokujou Drops etc…hahaha :P ) but I saw the seiyuu cast and I just figured that I couldn’tleave it out!! haha
As hashihime puts it:
This show is all legs, boobs and guns, with a bit of plot to hold it all together.
HEHEHEHE HILARIOUS!! You get the idea!! Luckily it has a pretty amazing seiyuu cast including Koshimizu Ami and Noto Mamiko so that might make up for the lack of plot.
I will at least check out the first couple of episodes…worth a peek!! hahaha
Starts 18 December
Seriously I don’t get the Japanese at times. What’s with the whole obsession on INCEST!?! ARGH!! Makes me sick but then I admit to watching Candy Boy. -_- My argument is that they looked NOTHING like sisters so I didn’t see them in that way but still…*sigh*
Well the same kind of story here. Sisters that always say “I love you” to each other…might turn out to be something more? *Hypnotise myself: they’re not sisters…they’re not sisters…*
WAIT!! Aaaaah! I just realised that this is from a manga and apparently the contents were bordering onto HENTAI! 0_0 Hmm….I’m not so sure now…unclear as to how close the anime will be to the manga…Oh dear…
Starts 24 September
My only reaction to this anime –> 0_0 …I’m not following but some of you may be interested!! hahahaha It does have an impressive cast…oh and no picture either!! haha For obvious reasons!!!
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Ok, now other anime that I don’t think have yuri but I will follow at least to begin with:
(a) Tatakau Shisho ~ The Book of Bantorra
Starts 2 October
This is a fantasy shounen anime where all the dead people of the world have been turned into “books” stored in the Bantorra library. Colio, a boy, with his memory erased, is sent to kill Hamutz, the world’s most powerful librarian. Guess what? Hamutz is voiced by Paku Romi!!! HAHAHAHA and AS EXPECTED (hehehe), he falls in love at first sight with her. I can see that happening! With that voice!?! ::faints::
This story sounds pretty creative! And with Paku Romi! I HAVE to check this out!! hahaha
Starts 23 October
This continues on from the previous 2 seasons of Shakugan but will only be a 4 episode OVA. It’s meant to be the FINALE to the series!! I haven’t watched this supernatural + moe series before but I HAVE been meaning to watch it! I heard it’s good and Rie Kugimiya voices the main character!!! ^____^ Sounds like a must see for Shakugan fans!!
Looks like there’s PLENTY to check out this season!! But I must say that the only one that looks promising is Sasameki Koto!!! Can’t WAIT!!! >_< Just a few more days to go!!!!
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October 4, 2009 at 4:19 pm
karloring
Nice list of anime list you’ve put up
kamfer isn’t that bad and it’s hilarious…
i cant believe that they’re animating aki sora
i’ve seen the manga before and its practically Hentai X.X
i wonder how would they animate it? there isn’t much chapters anyway
Sasameki Koto is defintiely on my must watch list
although the manga itself is already causing me way too much agony lol
cant wait 3 more days!!!!
October 4, 2009 at 5:24 pm
thearchlich
Kämpfer has pretty much confirmed “yuri” content; the main guy is interested in this one girl, but she falls in love with the guy’s female form. A kind of heaven and hell situation for him.
Also, in Aki Sora, they’re not sisters, as Sora is in fact a boy. His twin sister Nami, however, has a one sided crush on another girl who is more interested in Sora. Since Sora is dressed up as a girl so much, it could look like yuri if you squint, a lot.
October 4, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Astrojensen
Hi Sleepy
Umm, have you read Mahou Sensei Negima? Konoka x Setsuna is actually very much part of the main story, and yes, they’re canon and have kissed in the manga (ch 252)
http://www.onemanga.com/Mahou_Sensei_Negima!/252/14/
http://www.onemanga.com/Mahou_Sensei_Negima!/252/17/
Just wondering, is all. I do wonder wether such a hot scene will make it into the anime???
Astro
October 4, 2009 at 6:23 pm
SAHA
LOL! Ohh~ Aki Sora huh? Well~ That isn’t bordering on hentai, the manga is classified as hentai I think.. . At least I think it is from what i saw while I was skimming through it.
The story consists of a set of twins (boy & girl) their older sister & a couple of other high school girls at the school they all attend.
The incest is actually between the boy twin & his older sister. The Yuri part of the story comes from the twin girl who falls for her best friend who, coincidentally enough, has a thing for her twin brother.
This manga kinda got on my nerves, & I’m with you when you say you’re not comforatble with the whole “incest” thing.. . Although I also watched Candy Boy.. . LOL! I think it’s the fact that I would much rather prefer Yuri incest than straight incest.
October 4, 2009 at 6:40 pm
k1y0
@Astrojensen
I agree that KonoSetsu is the main story!!! Negi and the rest are just filler characters. XD
October 4, 2009 at 6:42 pm
k1y0
@Astrojensen
And oh, have you watched “Mahou Sensei Negima ~Mou Hitotsu no Sekai~” yet? Setsuna is sooooooo awesome!
October 4, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Azu~nyan Panda~~
*drools* I have my eyes on a few of them… hehehe….. I’m looking forward to their release dates!! MWAHAHHA~
October 5, 2009 at 12:42 am
TsundereHunter
k1y0-san: Yes, Setsuna is sooooo aweeesssooomeeee!!! Always to the rescue for her beloved Ojou-sama!!! =)) But um…I kind of think she works good with Asuna too… >8DDDD If not, then Asuna and Eva…*shot*
MIKOOOTOOOOO!!!! RAILGUUUNNNN~~!!!! BIRIBIRI~~~!!!! I seriously can’t wait for episode 2…XD It’s a MUST WATCH…rawr…XD
October 5, 2009 at 2:26 am
Ghost In The Shell
I’m following Kämpfer and Railgun. The ‘yuri’ in Railgun is just for fanservice purpose, it’s not my style, I’m watching ignoring the yuri haha
October 5, 2009 at 3:33 am
Twilight
ummm just caught the first episode of Railgun and there is pretty huge/real potential with two of the 4 girls. 2 of the pairings are fanservice yuri like you said. It’s a good show though lots of action and comedy. And Mr. Froggy is back:).
October 5, 2009 at 4:32 am
glothelegend
Shakugan no Shana!!!!!! Woo!
October 5, 2009 at 7:36 am
peach
Er…. I just have to say I almost vomited reading Aki Sora….. is a HENTAI manga and it hasn’t yuri at all, All the plot is about this stupid guy (that looks more girly than his female twin). EVERYBODY just wants to have sex with him. I think you should not watch the anime/ovas or whatever, you’re gonna hate it (as a yuri friend, trust me)!
October 5, 2009 at 7:56 am
peach
Ohh and I don’t think it should be compared with Candy Boy, because c’mon! Candy Boy was CUTE! .< … hehe sorry, I just have to say that :P (but it's true)
October 5, 2009 at 8:05 am
peach
Ohhh! And! something else! haha *feels like a spammer* … Maybe you should add to the list Koihime Musou, seems like we have more of those series this season, and I know they have yuri (as fanservice), at least in the previous series they had (oh yeah). The list in anizeen -> http://www.anizeen.com/showthread.php?t=19435
October 5, 2009 at 11:59 am
venne
Aki Sora? Why in god name is there an anime for this one?
I got very annoying and disturbing readint parts of the manga..and it’s very hentai…It’s all about sex, so I don’t understand why it’s animated unless it’s category as hentai…I’ll passed on this one.
Sasameki Koto – no question…I have been waiting endlessly for this one.
Right now, I’m following Railgun and it looks promising…there are some yuri services and Biri Biri is just sooooo coool!
Negima -KonoSet…i didn’t know there’s something about them coming out this month..I’m missing this inform…I’ll definately be waiting for this one too since I’m a diehard fand of their :D
October 5, 2009 at 12:01 pm
venne
Oh, I’m also following “Tatakau Shisho ~ The Book of Bantorra”…I’m getting all excited reading the summary so I watch and actually like it…esp. the part where he’s going to kill her but fall in love with her first sight…ah..
October 5, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Junimond
I’ve read Aki Sora and I say after I read the manga it kinda made me angry – everyone apparently falls for the twin brother and that scene with Satsuki Runa in chapter 06 made me nearly loose all my interest in manga/anime. I’d say this series doesn’t really qualify as Yuri. I’m still going to watch the anime though because I really want to see how they animate “THAT”.
October 5, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Nakayo
Thanks for everyones’ comments! It’s good to see that my post is not completely wasted! It took me so long to write!
Hi Astrojensen! Sorry but I don’t follow Mahou Sensei Negima though I’ve heard quite a bit about the pair and the infamous chapter where they kiss! haha I will check it out…one day…when I have time!! >_<
Hi Peach! Thanks for your numerous comments! Reminded me of someone for a second. haha Candy Boy is cute and I deliberately did not include Koihime Musou! It's been recommended to me in the past but I'm not a big fan of the story and the Chinese backdrop just doesn't work for me! But I agree it should "technically" be on the list!!
Finally just as a round up, thanks to everyone who provided their view of Aki Sora, it's safe to say that I'm kicking it off my list!!! haha Thanks guys!!
October 6, 2009 at 2:41 am
peach
hehe you’re welcome :P
October 6, 2009 at 3:46 am
Sapphire
I agree with Peach. Where’s Koihime Musou!?! *tempted to stick it in there somewhere* :P
October 7, 2009 at 7:00 am
Yaya
This is very bizarre, but did you watched this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0frRHp62k
October 8, 2009 at 2:14 am
Nakayo
LOL Yaya!!! This IS HILARIOUS!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAA Thanks for posting this link!!! Though obviously nothing beats the REAL K-ON gang!! hahaha
October 8, 2009 at 7:45 pm
k1y0
Sigh. TMA. -_-
October 8, 2009 at 7:59 pm
ninnypanties
i hanged myself watching this. please stab me to make sure im dead.
October 9, 2009 at 12:04 am
TsundereHunter
WHAT IN HEAVENS IS—
*stabs ninnypanties-san and hangs herself*
October 9, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Sapphire
Yaya – That vid IS EXTREMELY bizarre and teetering on disturbing for me for some reason. X_X
October 9, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Nakayo
Ok – I’ll admit that I watched like the first 30 seconds which I thought was amusing enough but not enough to watch the rest…
October 11, 2009 at 9:31 pm
k1y0
Not sure how many people here watch Seitokai no Ichizon, but there’s some yuri in there. The way Chizuru is always manipulating Kurimu to get close to her.
The girls:
http://rinerei.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/snapshot20091011191739.jpg
The only down side is that people who dislike a show that spoofs other anime, or with a lack of plot should stay away from this. As for me, I find this show epic.
October 11, 2009 at 11:22 pm
karloring
@Yaya o.o!!! i want my mio chan back!!!!
lol
it’s disturbing
especially the ep
lol but thanks for sharing!!!
November 14, 2009 at 8:03 pm
wintermint
how about strawberry panic! ?