The Yuri Explorer - Reviewing yuri stories through sapphic lens

Beauty and The Beast Girl – A Fantasy Romance Yuri

Heath has always been staying away from town, carrying a dark past that keeps her at a distance from others. But her life starts to change when she met a blind girl Lily in the…

Fantasy, Gap couple, Mature, Monster, Neji, Romance, Self-growth, Stubborn Softie, Wounded soul

Modern

After Hours – Review of a Slice-of-Life Night Scene Yuri

Emi is 24 and should be having the time of her life. But she's unemployed, stuck in a relationship, and just got ditched by her friend who brought her to a club. She got drawn…

Clueless Cutie, Gap couple, Life Transition, Modern, Romance, Self-growth, Slice-of-life, Stubborn Softie, Yuhta Nishio

Modern

How Do We Relationship? – Review of a Drama Relationship Yuri

What happens when new first-year university friends Miwa and Saeko both find out that they are into women?! They got into a relationship shortly, but will this uncertain compromising grows into love? Relationship Context 💥…

Drama, Life Transition, Mature, Modern, Peer Couple, Self-growth, Stubborn Softie, Tamifull

Modern

Wife and Wife – Review of a Fluffy Slice-of-Life Yuri

Kinana and Sumi finally got to live together! So what if they are not married (on paper) yet? Follow along this yuri couple's daily sweet interactions as they navigate their ordinary days with hope and…

Comedy, Minamoto Hisanari, Modern, Overeager Disaster, Slice-of-life, Steady soul, Working Couple

Modern

The Girl That Can’t Get A Girlfriend – Review of a Self-growth Comedy Yuri

Self-confessed otaku Mieri finally has her first relationship with her dream girl Ash, a fellow androgynous butch! From reciprocal romantic feelings to a first heartbreak, follow along Mieri’s (exaggerated!) autobiographical story and watch over her…

Autobiographical, Comedy, Gap couple, Hiranishi Mieri, Modern, Overeager Disaster, Self-growth, Slice-of-life, Steady soul

Modern

Don’t Fall In Love! – Review of a Comedy and Slow Burn Yuri

Junghyun has the tendency to act before thinking, and recently landed a talent manager role for actress Heera whom she promptly falls in love with. Now she has to battle with herself to not confess!…

Adult Life, Comedy, Drama, Modern, Showbiz, Slow burn, Song Ha, Stubborn Softie, Working Couple, Wounded soul

Modern

Catch These Hands! – Slow Burn Comedy Yuri

Feeling left behind by fellow rebel friends of her past, Takebe decided to stop being a delinquent! That's when her old-time nemesis Soramori reappears in her life proposing one final fight. Takebe has never won…

Comedy, Delinquent, Modern, Murata, Overeager Disaster, Peer Couple, Slice-of-life, Slow bloomer, Slow burn

Fantasy

Mage & Demon Queen – Flirty Fantasy Yuri

Usually adventurers want the demon queen Velverosa dead, but young human mage Malori got a serious case of love-at-first-sight and wants to marry her instead. Watch how Malori tries again and again to ask Velverosa…

Age gap, Color_Les, Comedy, Overeager Disaster, Role-playing game world, Slow bloomer, Slow burn

Modern

Cheerful Amnesia – Fluffy Romcom Yuri

When Arisa loses her memories from the last three years, her girlfriend Mari worries this means the end of their two years relationship. Turns out Arisa falls in love all over again upon meeting Mari…

Age gap, Comedy, Memory Loss, Overeager Disaster, Romance, Slice-of-life, Steady soul, Tamamushi Oku

Modern

Ayaka Is in Love with Hiroko! – Modern Comedy Office Yuri

What happens when Ayaka becomes obsessed with a manager at work, but her superior Hiroko keeps viewing Ayaka as an overly friendly straight colleague? Can Ayaka ever convince her Hiroko senpai that she is in…

Age gap, Comedy, Gap couple, Modern, Office, Overeager Disaster, Romance, Sal Jiang, Wounded soul