Shoujo-ai Manga

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afoia

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Just looking for some good yuri manga to read. Generally not explicit stuff, more romantic stuff like kashimashi or strawbery panic. And if possible maybe some online doujin? or online comics
 
what examples of yuri manga are there except the 2 mentioned cause i don't think i have read any...i know shonen-ai, yaoi, hentail...but i do have a lot of manga so i dunno if some is in my collection
 
rocklee said:
what examples of yuri manga are there except the 2 mentioned cause i don't think i have read any...i know shonen-ai, yaoi, hentail...but i do have a lot of manga so i dunno if some is in my collection
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It's basically lesbian anime porn with a plot.
 
If your looking for some decent Shojou Ai, I am hooked on 2 of these series they are:

Strawberry Panic - set in an all girls school
Iono The Fanatics - about a princess who only has female servants and loves to collect even more
 
Jayme said:
Yuri is commonly quite explicit. You are looking for something Shojo-ai I think. Although I'm not 100% on this one.
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Eh, to be honest it's about as messed up as the whole shounen-ai yaoi definitions at the moment, as both the Japanese and English definitions are undergoing a fair bit of drift... in the end, it's better to just ask explicitly rather than relying on other people to think a word means the same as you in these cases...

Espy said:
It's basically lesbian anime porn with a plot.
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Lies. It has as much plot as yaoi - i.e. none :P .

rocklee said:
okay i haven't got any in my collection...i didn't even know there was such a thing...*plz don't hit me*
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It's very much under the radar at the moment. The fact that yuri/shoujo-ai fans tend not to go round hitting girls with paddles, etc. (j/k)

Anyway... girlxgirl stuff...

The first volume of Iono-sama Fanatics was recently released in english, it's fun read, more comedy than drama. Another series that's in a similar vein is Strawberry Shake/Strawberry Shake Sweet, although that's not licensed.

For more traditional shoujo-ai manga, like the series mentioned in the OP, The Last Uniform, Voiceful and First Love Sisters are all either available now or coming out soon. The Last Uniform has some sweet, low-key stories, but the art isn't as polished as the other series mentioned. First Love Sisters is my favourite of the 3, don't be put off by the name.
Also, if you weren't aware of it, Mari~Mite (a.k.a. Maria-sama ga Miteru) would fit in with these.

A couple of more serious, realistic manga are Aoi Hana by Takako Shimura, and Blue by Kiriko Nananan. The former is an excellent story, and well worth a read whether you're into shoujo-ai stuff or not. The latter I haven't managed to get a hold of, although everyone who's read it seems to speak highly of it.

For more opinions on yuri/shoujo-ai stuff you could have a look at Erica Friedman's blog, which has absolutely loads of stuff on it.

Er, online comics I'm not so hot on, Girly is the only one that comes to mind. EDIT: forgot about Misfile.

Also, if you're really desperate you could always venture into /u/ on 4chan, but I wouldn't really recommend it...
 
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