yuri ratings

titles marked with '*' are tentative placements - series is ongoing order matters in tiers below C is a drop

S

  1. *Bluer Than Love
    review A slow burn with a great story about personal change. Characters and actions have a real sense of weight to them because of the restrained (some might say "exceedingly mundane") nature of the story. Also the art is very nice.

A

  1. *Whispering You a Love Song
    review Main couple's dynamic was great, although I think it was best in the early chapters. I feel like there was not as much depth to Yori as there could have been and I would have liked to see more done with her. Regardless it was pretty enjoyable at all parts with a solid group of characters.
  2. The Summer You Were There
    review sadge

    Also calling this a "yuri-lite" - more of a story about personal growth and friendship than romance specifically. Solid manga regardless

B

  1. Bloom Into You
    review The main conflict of Touko's struggle to find an identity was nicely done. I did think the whole original arrangement where Yuu is "incapable of love" and Touko is into it or whatever was pretty weird though.
  2. I Can't Say No To The Lonely Girl
    review Cute and safe, but doesn't have enough substance to where it could get away with just that like k-on does, for example.
  3. *A Face You Shouldn't Show
    review There hasn't been a full arc resolved yet but from what I have seen the writing relies on the plot more than characters to create a lot of the dramatic appeal which is never a particularly good sign. The art is pretty nice though.

C

  1. Prism
    review The organization of this series was so bizarre that it almost felt like some surrealist artistic choice, although that wasn't supported by any other details in it. What parts do fit are... fine, nothing particularly great or bad.