Yuri Hime
Encyclopedia
is a quarterly manga
anthology
magazine published in Japan
by Ichijinsha
. The first volume was published in July 2005. It is the successor to Yuri Shimai
and features manga with the same yuri (lesbian
) themes. Comic Yuri Hime was financially dependent upon Monthly Comic Zero Sum, but from 2008 on the magazine has become independent. To celebrate this, the eleventh volume, released on January 18, 2008, included an extra called Petit Yuri Hime, a collaboration of artists from Comic Yuri Hime, Comic Yuri Hime S
and Yuri Hime: Wildrose. Comic Yuri Hime S is Comic Yuri Himes male-targeted sister magazine. The readership of Comic Yuri Hime is approximately 70% female.
released under the Yuri Hime label are collections of one-shots that a manga author
drew for the magazine.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
magazine published in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
by Ichijinsha
Ichijinsha
is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was first established in August 1992 as a limited company under the name Studio DNA which main purpose was to edit shōnen manga. In January 1998, Studio DNA became a public company and...
. The first volume was published in July 2005. It is the successor to Yuri Shimai
Yuri Shimai
was a manga anthology magazine published quarterly by Japanese publisher Sun Magazine. It was part of what still is a small niche market, with only a few manga magazines in Japan that specializes in the yuri genre. The magazine also contained one-shots and light novels. The anthology was...
and features manga with the same yuri (lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
) themes. Comic Yuri Hime was financially dependent upon Monthly Comic Zero Sum, but from 2008 on the magazine has become independent. To celebrate this, the eleventh volume, released on January 18, 2008, included an extra called Petit Yuri Hime, a collaboration of artists from Comic Yuri Hime, Comic Yuri Hime S
Comic Yuri Hime S
is a quarterly yuri manga magazine published by Ichijinsha. The first issue was published on June 18, 2007. It is the sister magazine of Comic Yuri Hime. The contributors are mostly shōnen and seinen manga authors. The magazine is aimed at male readers, and includes moe elements...
and Yuri Hime: Wildrose. Comic Yuri Hime S is Comic Yuri Himes male-targeted sister magazine. The readership of Comic Yuri Hime is approximately 70% female.
Serialized manga
The majority of the manga in Yuri Hime are one-shots, but there are several serialized stories. Many of the bound volumesTankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
released under the Yuri Hime label are collections of one-shots that a manga author
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
drew for the magazine.
- Ameiro Kouchakan Kandan (Miyabi Fujieda)
- Aoi ShiroAoi Shirois a Japanese adventure game by Success Corporation, released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on April 5, 2008 and was later ported to Microsoft Windows with extra content...
(Tomoyuki Fumotogawa and Pochi Edoya) - Apple Day Dream (Nene Jounouchi)
- Clover (Hiyori Otsu)
- Creo the Crimson Crisis (Takewakamaru)
- Epitaph (Aya Syouoto)
- First Love SistersFirst Love Sistersis a Japanese manga originally conceived by Mako Komao with original art designs by Reine Hibiki, and illustrated by Mizuo Shinonome which was first serialized in the now-defunct yuri shōjo manga magazine Yuri Shimai on June 28, 2003 under the title . The manga was transferred to Comic Yuri Hime,...
(Mizuo ShinonomeMizuo Shinonomeis a Japanese manga artist responsible for artwork in First Love Sisters and the manga adaptation of Princess Tutu.-External links:...
) - Hanjuku Joshi (Akiko Morishima)
- Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu (Taishi Zaō and Eiki EikiEiki Eikiis a Japanese manga artist who has been creating manga since 1998. Most of her manga are written under the yaoi genre. One of her good friends, also a fellow manga artist, is Mikiyo Tsuda, otherwise known as Taishi Zaō. They often co-author manga together, display their art together, and have...
) - Himitsu Shōjo (Chi-Ran)
- Kawaii Anata (Hiyori Otsu)
- Kotonoha no Miko to Kotodama no Majo toKotonoha no Miko to Kotodama no Majo tois a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Miyabi Fujieda. It began serialization in 2004 in Sun Magazine's Yuri Shimai as . It moved to the magazine's successor Comic Yuri Hime in 2005 where it continued and concluded under its new title.-Plot:A witch named Reti, an architecture...
(Miyabi Fujieda) - Kuchibiru Tameiki SakurairoKuchibiru Tameiki Sakurairois a Japanese yuri manga anthology collection of seven one-shots by the manga author Milk Morinaga. The first five chapters were originally serialized in the now-defunct yuri manga magazine Yuri Shimai between June 28, 2003 and November 17, 2004, published by Sun Magazine...
(Milk MorinagaMilk Morinagais a female Japanese yuri and pornographic manga artist born in Tokyo, Japan. Her works have been published in Yuri Shimai, Comic Yuri Hime, Comic Hot Milk, and other yuri and adult manga magazines. She made her professional debut as an illustrator for Cobalt Bunko, a shōjo novel imprint from...
) - Mermaid Line (Renjūrō Kindaichi)
- Nanami and Misuzu (Sunao Minakata)
- Otome Cake (Mako Takahashi)
- Rakuen no Jōken (Akiko Morishima)
- Shōjo Bigaku (Chi-Ran)
- SimounSimoun (anime)is a Japanese anime television series that was broadcast in Japan in 2006. It ran for 26 weekly episodes from 3 April to 25 September.A manga adaptation was published in three issues of Comic Yuri Hime. The manga shared the same characters and setting as the anime, but presented a different storyline...
(Hayase Hashiba) - Strawberry Shake SweetStrawberry Shake Sweetis a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Japanese manga author Shizuru Hayashiya. It was originally titled Strawberry Shake while it was serialized in the manga magazine Yuri Shimai, though the title was changed when the manga began serialization in Yuri Hime. The first bound volume was...
(Shizuru HayashiyaShizuru Hayashiyais a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her Hayate X Blade series which is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, and the manga adaptation of the anime Please Teacher!....
) - Tokimeki Mononoke Jogakuen (Banana Nangoku)
- VoicefulVoicefulVoiceful is a Japanese yuri manga by Nawoko. The first chapter was serialized in the manga magazine Yuri Shimai under the title Voice, and the next three chapters were serialized in Comic Yuri Hime under the title Voiceful. The bound volume, released in Japan on May 18, 2006, was also published...
(Nawoko) - Yoruzora no Ōji to Asayake no Hime (Mera Hakamada)
- YuruYuriYuruYuriis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Comic Yuri Hime S from June 12, 2008, before being moved over to Comic Yuri Hime in September 2010. An anime adaptation by Dogakobo aired in Japan between July and September 2011.- Plot :YuruYuri follows...
(Namori) - ZettaixRoman (Moony Muttri)