AGP#116 – Our Yuri Experience with Erica Friedman

The boys get serious this episode as Evan and David are joined by
Okazu’s Erica Friedman (@OkazuYuri) to talk about the history of
yuri manga and its intersection with lesbian identity, then
review Kabi Nagata’s auto-biographical manga My Lesbian
Experience with Loneliness and My Solo Exchange Diary. Get ready
for lots of talk about everyone’s favorite subjects: depression,
loneliness, and dysfunctional family relationships! Topics
include: “after Europe and trains,” the linguistic power of
14-year-old girls, and Google Trends-driven manga publishing



Runtime: 1 hour, 19 minutes


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Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton

Evan and Erica attended AnimeNEXT 2019 in Atlantic City, NJ,
where Erica presented a panel called “100 Years of Yuri.”

Erica name-drops a couple titles:

The first yuri story: Yaneura no Nishojo (Two Maidens in
the Attic)

Revolutionary Girl Utena

The first yuri manga: Shiroi Heya no Futari

Heart of Thomas

The Story of My Tits



First up is My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi
Nagata.

Next is My Solo Exchange Diary, also by Kabi Nagata. That
said, we kind of talked about both in the same discussion.

Twitter: Evan, David, Erica, Ani-Gamers

Mastodon: Evan

Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.

Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.