Erica Friedman
@okazu.yuricon.com
Lesbian Icon, Yurijin, Speaker, Writer, Editor, Researcher. Looking for opportunities.
By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga on sale now! https://yuricon.com/product/bys/
By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga on sale now! https://yuricon.com/product/bys/
Celebrate 30 years of Yuri manga with Rica Takashima's "Rica 'tte Kanji!?" exhibit at hetLabo in Brooklyn. Open 1-6 Saturday and Sunday, on weekdays by appt, until Nov 30!
Thanks to Ashley for editing the video!
Thanks to Ashley for editing the video!
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Celebrate 30 years of Yuri manga with Rica Takashima's "Rica 'tte Kanji!?" exhibit at hetLabo in Brooklyn. Open 1-6 Saturday and Sunday, on weekdays by appt, until Nov 30!
Thanks to Ashley for editing the video!
Thanks to Ashley for editing the video!
Rica also taught me how to use screentone! I'd never actually used it before.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Rica also taught me how to use screentone! I'd never actually used it before.
Visited hetLabo to see the Rica 'the Kanji!? 30th anniversary exhibit today!
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Visited hetLabo to see the Rica 'the Kanji!? 30th anniversary exhibit today!
Rica put me to work signing books.
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Rica put me to work signing books.
Today on Okazu – Paris 2025: Musée D'Orsay, The Louvre and Manga at the Musée Guimet
Manga. Tout un Art! at Le musée national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet, was fantastic. Time with some old manga friends and items from the Guimet’s permanent collection!
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Manga. Tout un Art! at Le musée national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet, was fantastic. Time with some old manga friends and items from the Guimet’s permanent collection!
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November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Today on Okazu – Paris 2025: Musée D'Orsay, The Louvre and Manga at the Musée Guimet
Manga. Tout un Art! at Le musée national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet, was fantastic. Time with some old manga friends and items from the Guimet’s permanent collection!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/23/p...
Manga. Tout un Art! at Le musée national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet, was fantastic. Time with some old manga friends and items from the Guimet’s permanent collection!
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Many, many thanks to @resuri.bsky.social and Kris for the "By Your Side" fan art!
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Many, many thanks to @resuri.bsky.social and Kris for the "By Your Side" fan art!
Today on Okazu – Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 22, 2025
Yuri and Baihe licenses & exciting anniversary events: Comic Yuri Hime 20th, Kase-san 15th & Rica ‘tte Kanji, the !st Yuri manga in English turns 30, in news from the global Yuri network!
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Yuri and Baihe licenses & exciting anniversary events: Comic Yuri Hime 20th, Kase-san 15th & Rica ‘tte Kanji, the !st Yuri manga in English turns 30, in news from the global Yuri network!
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November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Today on Okazu – Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 22, 2025
Yuri and Baihe licenses & exciting anniversary events: Comic Yuri Hime 20th, Kase-san 15th & Rica ‘tte Kanji, the !st Yuri manga in English turns 30, in news from the global Yuri network!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/22/y...
Yuri and Baihe licenses & exciting anniversary events: Comic Yuri Hime 20th, Kase-san 15th & Rica ‘tte Kanji, the !st Yuri manga in English turns 30, in news from the global Yuri network!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/22/y...
If you are in the NYC area, don't miss Rica Takashima's exhibit at hetLabo in Brooklyn to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the First Yuri manga ever published in English, Rica 'tte Kanji!? !!
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November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you are in the NYC area, don't miss Rica Takashima's exhibit at hetLabo in Brooklyn to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the First Yuri manga ever published in English, Rica 'tte Kanji!? !!
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Visited the Guimet museum today for their Manga exhibit. It was really fun!
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Visited the Guimet museum today for their Manga exhibit. It was really fun!
Always my favorite
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Always my favorite
You're having a better day than this.
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
You're having a better day than this.
We have Sargented.
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We have Sargented.
2025 was the year of Yuri at Y/CON. Definitely add it to your con schedule, it is full of charming people. ^_^
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November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
2025 was the year of Yuri at Y/CON. Definitely add it to your con schedule, it is full of charming people. ^_^
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Good morning Y/Con Day 2!
November 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Good morning Y/Con Day 2!
Okazu Staff writer Eleanor feels volume 2 is a good continuation of this story of teenagers, gender identity and life.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Okazu Staff writer Eleanor feels volume 2 is a good continuation of this story of teenagers, gender identity and life.
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See you soon, Y/CON!
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
See you soon, Y/CON!
Today on Okazu – A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace, Streaming on Crunchyroll
This workplace comedy about a manga artist’s work, adapted from manga Kuzushiro uncovers issues of editorial abuse, and some great humor and a terrific ensemble cast.
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This workplace comedy about a manga artist’s work, adapted from manga Kuzushiro uncovers issues of editorial abuse, and some great humor and a terrific ensemble cast.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Today on Okazu – A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace, Streaming on Crunchyroll
This workplace comedy about a manga artist’s work, adapted from manga Kuzushiro uncovers issues of editorial abuse, and some great humor and a terrific ensemble cast.
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/13/a...
This workplace comedy about a manga artist’s work, adapted from manga Kuzushiro uncovers issues of editorial abuse, and some great humor and a terrific ensemble cast.
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Today on Okazu – Witches of the Orient: Les Sorcières de l'Orient
The rise of the 1964 Japan's women’s volleyball team from factory to Olympic champions is told in interviews, archival footage and scenes from Attack No.1 anime. A fascinating documentary.
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The rise of the 1964 Japan's women’s volleyball team from factory to Olympic champions is told in interviews, archival footage and scenes from Attack No.1 anime. A fascinating documentary.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Today on Okazu – Witches of the Orient: Les Sorcières de l'Orient
The rise of the 1964 Japan's women’s volleyball team from factory to Olympic champions is told in interviews, archival footage and scenes from Attack No.1 anime. A fascinating documentary.
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/12/w...
The rise of the 1964 Japan's women’s volleyball team from factory to Olympic champions is told in interviews, archival footage and scenes from Attack No.1 anime. A fascinating documentary.
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Today on Okazu – Exordia, by Seth Dickinson
This extraordinary science fiction has excessive violence, original ideas, concepts and world-building, but it’s the characters who drive the story and whose fates you end up caring about.
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This extraordinary science fiction has excessive violence, original ideas, concepts and world-building, but it’s the characters who drive the story and whose fates you end up caring about.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today on Okazu – Exordia, by Seth Dickinson
This extraordinary science fiction has excessive violence, original ideas, concepts and world-building, but it’s the characters who drive the story and whose fates you end up caring about.
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/11/e...
This extraordinary science fiction has excessive violence, original ideas, concepts and world-building, but it’s the characters who drive the story and whose fates you end up caring about.
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Today on Okazu – Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 8, 2025
Tons of new Yuri manga, a new Yuri VN from Japan, old Yuri anime comes back, Baihe hits EN shelves and more this week in news from the global Yuri Network!
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Tons of new Yuri manga, a new Yuri VN from Japan, old Yuri anime comes back, Baihe hits EN shelves and more this week in news from the global Yuri Network!
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November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today on Okazu – Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 8, 2025
Tons of new Yuri manga, a new Yuri VN from Japan, old Yuri anime comes back, Baihe hits EN shelves and more this week in news from the global Yuri Network!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/08/y...
Tons of new Yuri manga, a new Yuri VN from Japan, old Yuri anime comes back, Baihe hits EN shelves and more this week in news from the global Yuri Network!
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Today on Okazu – Rainbows After Storms, Volume 5
Chidori and Nanoha return to school after a busy summer vacation…and their first kiss. The school festival is upon them and one of Nanoha’s kouhai is back, with a raging crush on her. Available now, from Viz Media!
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Chidori and Nanoha return to school after a busy summer vacation…and their first kiss. The school festival is upon them and one of Nanoha’s kouhai is back, with a raging crush on her. Available now, from Viz Media!
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November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today on Okazu – Rainbows After Storms, Volume 5
Chidori and Nanoha return to school after a busy summer vacation…and their first kiss. The school festival is upon them and one of Nanoha’s kouhai is back, with a raging crush on her. Available now, from Viz Media!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/06/r...
Chidori and Nanoha return to school after a busy summer vacation…and their first kiss. The school festival is upon them and one of Nanoha’s kouhai is back, with a raging crush on her. Available now, from Viz Media!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/06/r...
Today on Okazu – Love Bullet, Volume 1
New cupid Koharu is convinced she can find a happy compromise when a fight break out about what pairing should three friends split into in inee’s action story about romance. Pre-order this hit Yuri now from @yenpress.com!
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New cupid Koharu is convinced she can find a happy compromise when a fight break out about what pairing should three friends split into in inee’s action story about romance. Pre-order this hit Yuri now from @yenpress.com!
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November 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today on Okazu – Love Bullet, Volume 1
New cupid Koharu is convinced she can find a happy compromise when a fight break out about what pairing should three friends split into in inee’s action story about romance. Pre-order this hit Yuri now from @yenpress.com!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/04/l...
New cupid Koharu is convinced she can find a happy compromise when a fight break out about what pairing should three friends split into in inee’s action story about romance. Pre-order this hit Yuri now from @yenpress.com!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/04/l...
Today on Okazu – Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court, Volume 9
An excellent action mystery set in a fantasy China-like country is also a magnificent portrait of an intimate friendship.
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An excellent action mystery set in a fantasy China-like country is also a magnificent portrait of an intimate friendship.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Today on Okazu – Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court, Volume 9
An excellent action mystery set in a fantasy China-like country is also a magnificent portrait of an intimate friendship.
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/02/t...
An excellent action mystery set in a fantasy China-like country is also a magnificent portrait of an intimate friendship.
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/02/t...
Today on Okazu – Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 1, 2025
Love Bullet V1 is in the house, new EN Galette is funded, Yuri manga, light novels, live-action, Baihe news and more this week from the Global Yuri Network!
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Love Bullet V1 is in the house, new EN Galette is funded, Yuri manga, light novels, live-action, Baihe news and more this week from the Global Yuri Network!
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November 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today on Okazu – Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 1, 2025
Love Bullet V1 is in the house, new EN Galette is funded, Yuri manga, light novels, live-action, Baihe news and more this week from the Global Yuri Network!
okazu.yuricon.com/2025/11/01/y...
Love Bullet V1 is in the house, new EN Galette is funded, Yuri manga, light novels, live-action, Baihe news and more this week from the Global Yuri Network!
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