The Yuri Explorer - Reviewing yuri stories through sapphic lens

False Marigold Review: A Disability-centric and Crossdressing Yuri

As a historical romance manga featuring a heavy focus on the gap couple dynamics, False Marigold offers some sobering suicidal and murderous angles tied in with some lighthearted romantic moments.…

Crossdressing, Disability, Gap couple, Historical, Intense, Murder, Romance, Sasuke, Suicidal, Wounded soul

Supernatural

SHWD (Special Hazardous Waste Disposal) – Action Supernatural Yuri

Sawada, a long time veteran of the SHWD team gets a new recruit Koga, an imposing muscular woman who is ready to prove her worth in the male-dominated branch. Koga…

Action, Numb Survivor, Size gap, sono.N, Stubborn Softie, Supernatural, Trauma, Violence, Working Couple

Modern

The Delinquent and The Transfer Student – Sweet Slow Burn Yuri

New transfer student Riri has been up to a little something after school lately, having some alone time with the tough school delinquent Nagumo Atsuko no less. How did Riri…

Comedy, Delinquent, Fujichika, Modern, Overeager Disaster, Romance, School couple, Slow burn, Stubborn Softie

Modern

Love Extraction: Spicy Comedy Yuri

Gangster Chanhee got knocked out by a wisdom tooth pain and woke up seeing an angel? The 'angel' is just dentist Hajin who operates a dental clinic at night so…

Delinquent, Explicit, Love-worn, Mature, Modern, Peer Couple, Roby, Romance, Wounded soul

Modern

Miss Sunflower – Cosy Slow Burn Yuri

Matsuri's life has changed ever since she met Miss Sunflower who owns the quaint bookstore Sunflower Bookery. Miss Sunflower may seems distant with no interest in anything else except books,…

Age gap, Manami Sugano, Pure-hearted, Slice-of-life, Wholesome

Sci-fi

Always Human – Sci-fi Young Adult Yuri

Sunati has a confession. She's been noticing this girl during her commune to work for a while now. The intriguing thing is, that girl has never changed her appearance while…

Ari North, Disability, Futuristic, Gap couple, Self-growth, Stubborn Softie, Wounded soul

Fantasy

Beauty and The Beast Girl – 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…

Age gap, Fantasy, Gap couple, Mature, Monster, Neji, Romance, 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…

Age gap, Clueless Cutie, Gap couple, Life Transition, Modern, Romance, Self-growth, 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…

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…

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