When you're not a lesbian but you're a woman who's sexually and romantically attracted exclusively to other women

Naoya Ishikawa (石川直哉＠アニメ監督) loved yuri so much that he created his own homemade yuri anime. He worked almost 11 years in the planning and making of Kuttsukiboshi, and is still producing more indie yuri.

An example of true passion and perseveration 👏

Real love is both girls having the other girl's plushie in their rooms

They say to always make the best out of any situation

There's an unspoken theory that most people who already liked yuri before getting into Love Live read at least one manga that looked like this before watching an anime from the actual series

When handholding actually becomes lewd

Yuri as we know it would literally not exist if it wasn't for Nobuko Yoshiya's Yaneura no Nishojo, and said work isn't even nominated in any of those 'influential' yuri polls.

Those polls may be fun and indicative of current trends, but they aren't accurate sources by any means

It's impressive how they managed to make Tae look so top and badass in this manga

It's always a good sign when they make an entire scene exclusively dedicated to the main girl admiring the beauty of the other main girl

Childhood is ruined

She asked the three for help to confess to her crush, and they assumed it was a guy. Then she nervously revealed the person she liked was a girl.

An organic, natural and beautifully handled coming out scene. No overreactions, questionings, labels. Just acceptance and respect

If you ever wondered what Itsuki Kuro was into years before becoming known for Asumi-chan and lesbian brothels, now you know she was drawing some good old poly yuri doujinshi

No words, no more tears ― just girl kisses

Sensing some potential intertwined hand holding between girls in Shuumatsu Train

That kiss at the end was literally 'wooosh! you're now gay'

This is still the best opening page to a yuri manga I've ever seen so far

Ask yuri fans and we'll probably still choose Quanxi's lesbian harem panel over Fujimoto's magnum opus

Fuuko has some unique skill that makes the most ordinary phrase hit like a dangerous lesbian love bullet