Cancellation of yuri event comes mere days before scheduled opening in one of Tokyo’s major anime fan neighborhoods.
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Tokyo lesbian love anime art/photography exhibition cancelled, thighs suspected as sticking point
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Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2018 - Tweet
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Fans wonder if children’s show Pretty Cure’s next season will go “full lesbian”
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Master Blaster
Dec 2, 2017
This long-running children’s series may not be doing it on purpose, but is making significant strides in LGBT acceptance in Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • LGBT • Pretty Cure • television • Toei Animation • yuri)
Delve into Japanese lesbian manga with new book “The Introduction to the World of Yuri”
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Oona McGee
Oct 26, 2016
New book introduces 140 titles from the yuri genre that explore the topic of lesbian love.
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