Category: Yuri/GL Philippines

Yuri/GL Philippines Podcast Series is now on Spotify

Yuri/GL Philippines, the Philippines’ most active Yuri and Girls’ Love community organization announced on Thursday that their official podcast series is now on the popular music and podcast streaming platform, Spotify.

Members of the org have announced last September that a podcast series centered on Yuri and GL media was in the works. The premiere episode was uploaded on the official Facebook page in the same month.

Established in 2017, Yuri/GL Philippines aims to unite yuri and girl’s love fans all over the country (primarily through their Facebook group) and also to promote related works by Filipino artists and writers. They are hoping to partner with various groups and institutions to organize more events (and hopefully a convention dedicated to Yuri and Girl’s Love) in the future.

Source: Yuri/GL Philippines Facebook Page

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Yuri/GL Philippines Team Teases of an Upcoming Podcast Series

Last weekend, some members of the Admin, Mod, and Creatives team of the Philippine-based Yuri organization, Yuri/GL Philippines have teased posts and screenshots of a recording session for an upcoming podcast series centered on discussing yuri and GL media. The said content was revealed in the team members’ personal Facebook accounts.

A representative has stated that the series will be posted on their Yuri/GL Philippines Facebook page “very soon” and will be available for listening on various podcast platforms later on. This will be a regular segment for the org as they have announced previously that they have to withdraw from any related events this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the org has been doing virtual events such as giveaways and unboxing videos to provide content for fellow Yuri fans.

Established in 2017, Yuri/GL Philippines aims to unite yuri and girl’s love fans all over the country (primarily through their Facebook group) and also to promote related works by Filipino artists and writers. They are hoping to partner with various groups and institutions to organize more events (and hopefully a convention dedicated to Yuri and Girl’s Love) in the future.

Yuri/GL Philippines Unveils New Logo, Promising More for 2020 and Beyond

Philippine-based Yuri Community Yuri/GL Philippines posted on their Facebook page on Monday revealing their new logo.

The organization recently participated in Cosplay Mania 2019 as one of the convention’s exhibitors. The said event was held at the SMX Convention Center on September 28 and 29. They also confirmed that they would also be participating as exhibitors for Cosplay Mania 2020.

In relation to its new logo, they also released a statement in the caption which is as follows:

𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠, 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧.

We may have just finished with Cosplay Mania, but the team will not be content with simply hosting booths.

Big changes are afoot and we are all super excited to unveil all these plans for you guys!

For now, let this new look be a sign to all our followers of the exciting things that we are cooking up for all Pinoy yuri fans.

See you at our next events and activities! (Yes, in plural form)
*𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒌*

With this new change, Yuri/GL Philippines is now moving forward to more plans for 2020 and beyond for yuri and girl’s love fans all over the country.

About Yuri/GL Philippines

Established in 2017, Yuri/GL Philippines aims to unite yuri and girl’s love fans all over the country (primarily through their Facebook group) and also to promote related works by Filipino artists and writers. They are hoping to partner with various groups and institutions to organize more events (and hopefully a convention dedicated to Yuri and Girl’s Love) in the future.

Source: Yuri/GL Philippines (Facebook)

Yuri/GL Philippines will be at Cosplay Mania 2019!

 

Philippine-based Yuri community Yuri/GL Philippines confirmed in their Facebook page recently that they will having an exhibitor’s booth in this year’s Cosplay Mania. This is the organization’s second time to have an booth dedicated to Yuri and Girl’s Love in the country’s most highly anticipated anime and cosplay convention.

https://www.facebook.com/YuriGLPhilippines/photos/a.2087960891432996/2442587575970324

The said convention will be held at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City from September 28-29, 2019.

Established in 2017, Yuri/GL Philippines aims to unite yuri and girl’s love fans all over the country (primarily through their Facebook group) and also to promote related works by Filipino artists and writers. They are hoping to partner with various groups and institutions to organize more events (and hopefully a convention dedicated to Yuri and Girl’s Love) in the future.

Source: Yuri/GL Philippines (Facebook)

Yuri/GL Philippines Celebrates 2nd Year Anniversary

Yuri/GL Philippines posted a picture on their official Facebook page on Sunday of an ema which contain a handwritten message that says “For Yuri/GL Philippines. Wishing for continuous success and love for the community.” March 31 marks the community’s 2nd year anniversary. The said picture was also posted on Twitter.

An excerpt of the post says:

We are officially two years old today. How time flies. We met very remarkable people, we learned a lot, and we have seen how this group helped people find friends and widen their connections and interest in this beautiful genre.

In behalf of the Yuri/GL PH team, we want to say Thank You for being part of it for two years strong. We have stuff in store for you guys this year and in the future. Let’s continue to share the greatness of Yuri and Girl’s Love together.

Matsuri, the founder of the Yuri/GL Philippines Facebook group also posted her greetings to the community on the same day. An excerpt of here message says:

2 years ago, it was just a wishful thought of mine.
But now, seeing how the group expands and has an ability to create events for the members is making me happy. I never thought that there are lots of Yuri fans out there, in this country rather, and I’m glad to know that lots of people appreciates the art and the beauty of ‘Girl’s Love’.

As of this time, the group has not released any announcements of their next gigs but stated to follow their official Facebook Page and Twitter for announcements. The group recently attended ELBIKON 2019 which was held in the University of the Philippines Los Baños last February.

Two years strong, Yuri/GL PH continues to be the most active yuri and girl’s love community in the Philippines and they are hoping to partner with various groups and institutions to organize more events (and hopefully a convention dedicated to Yuri and Girl’s Love) in the future.

About Yuri/GL Philippines

Established in 2017, Yuri/GL Philippines aims to unite yuri and girl’s love fans all over the country (primarily through their Facebook group) and also to promote related works by Filipino artists and writers. The organization is currently administered by 6 women (with a recent addition of moderators and creatives team).

Express the Yuri Love with Yuri/GL Philippines at Cosplay Mania 2018!

Long time no post! With good reason.

I just got back from almost a week long travel and I will share that adventure I had in another blog post soon.

For now, I would like to share my excitement that I will be at Cosplay Mania this year together with Yuri/GL Philippines. Yes, this is the first time ever that a yuri-centered group will be having its own booth in a popular convention. So if ever you’ll be dropping at the con (which will be on September 29 to 30 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, Philippines) then be sure to find us at L-17 in the lifestyle sections (EX HALL).

Booth at Cosplay Mania

Map guide to our booth in Cosplay Mania

Our last big gig for the year would be our exhibitor’s booth at Cosplay Mania (which will be a couple of days from now). We have some artists and sellers on board like Pun-taas (selling Pun-themed yuri shirts), Ayagracechan (the creator of one of the group’s mascots Yurisa), Noies (creator of one of the group’s mascots Glen), Bebarts, Gantala Press (an indie women literature publication group) and LitYuriture (yuri manga seller). We will be having various yuri and girl’s love merch available (with some possible freebies). 😉

About Yuri/GL Philippines

For the regular visitors of the site, you have probably noticed that I’ve been sharing often about Yuri/GL Philippines. It is one of the most active Yuri and Girl’s Love community in the Philippines. Yuri fans from all over the country can interact and discuss yuri through the org’s official Facebook group or through their organized events. So far, they had one meet-and-greet event last November 2017, a 1st year anniversary event in March this year. This year, they took a step forward and hold their very first exhibitor’s booth in one of the country’s most popular and highly anticipated anime and cosplay event, Cosplay Mania.

With these events on their records, it’s obvious that the group’s purpose is nothing else but to spread the goodness of the yuri fandom and I think that’s what matters.

As one of its administrators (we are 6 so far with mods and a couple of people helping the core team), it feels great to know that the community here is growing. We noticed that yuri groups and communities tend to crumble at times because of conflicts and different opinions. Although we are fully aware of this (and completely inevitable), we make sure that the fully stick to the rules being implemented and reminding them to follow them as much as possible. On our case, we keep everything professional and transparent.

A Place to Call Home

Yuri/GL Philippines is the only yuri group where I can say it is one of the places to call home. I have met so many great people here and it motivates me to keep loving and doing what I do. It was in this group that made me continue blogging about the fandom, its community, and doing other things like podcasts, reviews, and so on. I would have been nothing if it weren’t for this group. It somehow made a great impact on me as a fan and I would like to keep that going and spread that hype to others.

Join Our Community

Every Filipino yuri fan is welcome in Yuri/GL PH. You may join the conversations through our official Facebook group and like our Facebook page for updates and news.

 

See you all at Cosplay Mania!

 

 

The Lily Cat Podcast Episode 2 – Citrus and Community Stuff

The long overdue Episode 2 podcast! XD

In this episode, I talked about the last chapter of Citrus and mention some community-related announcements.

If you love the first two episode podcast, you may consider supporting this show by buying me a cup of coffee.

I will do my best to make this as regular as possible. Hope you enjoy this one. 🙂

Yuri/GL Philippines will be at Cosplay Mania 2018!

Aside from revealing the full colored versions of their mascots, Philippine-based Yuri and GL community Yuri/GL Philippines announced on their official page on Thursday that they will be one of the exhibitors in this year’s Cosplay Mania, an anime and cosplay convention to be held at the SMX Convention Center in Manila on September 29 and 30.

The group will be selling various merchandise along with some members of its community. They are also hoping that the booth will serve as a small meeting place for yuri fans to connect and meet new friends.

Previously, the group organized a small meet and greet in the said convention along with two meet-up events in Maginhawa, Quezon City last November and March (1st Year Anniversary)

About Yuri/GL Philippines

Established in 2017, Yuri/GL Philippines aims to unite yuri and girl’s love fans all over the country (primarily through their Facebook group) and also to promote related works by Filipino artists and writers. The organization is currently administered by 6 women (with a recent addition of moderators and creatives team).

About Cosplay Mania

Cosplay Mania is an anime and cosplay convention produced and organized by Cosplay.ph. This 2018 will be their 10th year in organizing one of the biggest and highly-anticipated otaku convention in the Philippines. It will be held at the SMX Convention Center on September 29 and 30.

The Unforgettable Cute Pair of Mari and Akko from ‘Girl Friends’



This feature is made possible by: Yuri/GL Philippines
To officially kick-off The Lily Cat Pride Month Special, I will be featuring this cute pair in which is still on top of my favorite yuri manga pairings, it’s none than Mari and Akko from Milk Morinaga’s yuri manga masterpiece, Girl Friends.
The Manga that Opened the Fandom Floodgates

I started reading the Girl Friends manga when I was in first or second year of college. This was that particular period of my life when I got back to be hyped in yuri and splurged into different sources to read them. Aside from reading various fanfiction under this genre, it was in Girl Friends where I learned to get sources on where to read and buy manga and get the most updated info as possible.
It’s funny that as I’m writing this now, I remember my first yuri blog (which is now defunct). Imagine this: that particular blog was mostly dedicated to the updates of Girl Friends. Twitter wasn’t really a thing yet so I rely on various yuri sites, forums, and even image boards to get info about it.
About The Manga

Girl Friends is a popular yuri manga series by Milk Morinaga (morimilmil in Twitter. She also has an Instagram account too). The story is quite simple: it’s first centered on an ordinary nerdy girl named Mari Kumakura which is sort of aloof and doesn’t really talk much with her classmates. Then enter the talkative and fashionable Akko Oohashi in the picture. The two became very close. Mari, who never really cared about fashion or dress up became so interested in it. As her friendship grew with Akko, she then realizes that she developing feelings which more than just friendship.
The Fluff, The Story, and Development

What I really like about this manga is the slowly-but-surely pacing which comes out beautifully in the end. The situations that both Mari and Akko face are something that you can relate to. Of course you can never stop a person developing a deep connection to someone who is very important to her and giving her a better outlook in life.
I was one of those people who squealed in the couple of chapters where Mari was slowly growing feelings for Akko and Akko thought it was all nothing but girly friendship fun. During the chapters where it was centered on Akko, this is where I felt that the story slowed down a bit. It took Akko a loooong time to finally get to her emotions that she loves Mari and did all the efforts to confess and date her best friend. But all-in-all the story ended on a good note with the second to the last chapter and the final chapter as my favorite parts of the manga.
The Yuri Magic of Milk Morinaga

Hands down– Milk Morinaga is my favorite yuri manga artist because it was in her works like Girl Friends, Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossom Pink, and so on that taught me that fluff and innocent yuri romance will always get you in the feels every time.
Mari and Akko are just two of the popular yuri characters that I think a lot of yuri fans can relate to. As you flip through the pages, you can feel to how real the emotions are by how much detail the artist put on every page.
Since then, I look forward to any of her projects. Hopefully (I can dream), I will be able to meet her and give my thanks for her works made me such a devoted fan to the genre until this day.
An Unforgettable Yuri Pair

Lately, yuri series are more about sex, taking off their clothes, and have obvious plots which end up having the two characters to get it on in bed. For Mari and Akko, it’s just totally different. You can feel how pure and innocent these girls are for each other and that every time I have the chance to read the manga again, the feels always get me every freaking time.
If you haven’t read Girl Friends yet, I highly suggest that you get yourself a copy. Believe me, these two are just completely cute together and it would surely tug your hearts for more fluffy yuri love.
What do you guys think of Girl Friends? Leave it in the comments~!

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Yuri/GL Philippines Celebrates First Year Anniversary!



Yuri/GL Philippines is now a year old and since then, has been making a name for itself in the local community as the most active yuri and girl’s love community in the country.

As this article was written, its official Facebook group is now at 1,100+ members and its Facebook page now surpassing 600+ likes.

Founded on March 31, 2017, the group’s sole purpose is to unite all Yuri and Girl’s Love fans in the country by organizing meet-ups in comic events and conventions. They have also organized group gatherings last November 2017 and recently on March 25 at Red Monster Cafe in Maginhawa, Quezon City.

The group is also notable for sharing and promoting Yuri/GL works created by Filipino local artists and writers. This year, they have added more plans like a booth in one of the country’s popular Anime and Cosplay Conventions in which merchandise will be sold as well as yuri artists’ works will be featured. Mascots for the group are now also in the works.

Since it was established, more and more yuri fans in the country have stepped up and share their works and love for the genre. Fellow members were also able to meet new friends and widen their connections. Its admin team (composed of 6 women) are hoping to make more activities, events, and partner up with organizations to create more related events in the future. As of now, the group’s biggest dream is to be able to hold its first and own Girl’s Love convention/expo in the country.

All of this was made all for the love of yuri. To the Admin team, members, and future partners, cheers to more awesome years!

For more information about Yuri/GL Philippines or if you wish to partner with us, feel free to contact us via our Facebook page or through our email.


The Lily Cat is your source for the latest updates and reviews on Yuri, GL, anime, manga, cosplay, and more.