76. Chat with Erica Friedman, I'm Good At Titles (Unless I'm Not)

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This week, Erin & Erin are joined by Erica Friedman: speaker, writer, editor, and researcher of all things yuri, and the creator of ALC publishing and Yuricon.

We discuss Erica's book, By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga, available now! Erica tells us about exciting current yuri series (like I'm In Love With the Villainess; She Loves To Cook, She Loves to Eat; and Birdie Wing). We talk about online fandom spaces including Erica's blog, Okazu, the oldest and most comprehensive blog on lesbian-themed Japanese cartoons, comics, and related media. Erica also tells us about their experiences with convention spaces, like Yuricon 2003 (NJ) and 2005 (Tokyo), Yaoicon, Flamecon, and other shoujo, queer, and BL conventions.

Buy Erica's Book: https://www.yuricon.com/product/bys/

Okazu Patreon: https://patreon.com/Okazu

Okazu Blog: https://okazu.yuricon.com/

Okazu Top Yuri of 2022: https://okazu.yuricon.com/2022/12/31/okazu-top-yuri-of-2022/

Erica's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OkazuYuri

Erica's Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@EricaFriedman