Yuri Is My Job! Explained

Yuri Is My Job!
Ja Kanji:私の百合はお仕事です!
Ja Romaji:Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto Desu!
Genre:Comedy, yuri
Type:manga
Author:Miman
Publisher:Ichijinsha
Magazine:Comic Yuri Hime
First:November 18, 2016
Volumes:13
Type:tv series
Music:Megumi Ōhashi
Licensee:Crunchyroll
Network:AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, BS NTV
First:April 6, 2023
Last:June 22, 2023
Episodes:12
Portal:yes

is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Miman. It has been serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime since November 2016, and is licensed in English by Kodansha USA as the company's first yuri release. An anime television series adaptation by Passione and Studio Lings aired from April to June 2023.

Plot

Hime Shiraki is a high school girl who deeply cares about her image as a sweet, helpful princess but on the inside only cares about herself. So when she accidentally injures a café manager named Mai Koshiba, she is willing to cover some shifts to keep her façade intact. Hime ends up working as a waitress at a place that is part café, part theater, where all the waitresses pretend to be students at a fictional all-girls boarding school known as Liebe Girls Academy. Hime finds herself drawn to another waitress at the café, who in front of the customers gives Hime love and devotion like she has never known. However, behind the scenes, the girl seems to hate her guts.

Characters

The following names represent a character's real name / Liebe Girls Academy name:

Hime dreams of marrying rich and living an easy life of wealth. To achieve this dream, she always presents a charming persona to endear herself to others, leaving few to know her true character.
A beautiful and graceful girl who plays the role of a kind senpai at the salon. She very quickly comes to dislike Hime, since unbeknownst to Hime, the two are old friends who parted on bad terms.
A shy girl who has been Hime's friend since middle school and actually knows Hime's true personality. Kanoko comes to work at the café after following Hime there. Kanoko is secretly in love with Hime to the point where she is obsessed with her.
Sumika plays a cool and collected senpai in the café. However, outside of work, she is considered a gyaru. Sumika becomes more involved with Kanoko once she begins to believe that Kanoko may harbor unrequited feelings for Hime.
The manager of the café. Mai guilts Hime into working at the café after Hime accidentally injured her arm.
One of the first waitresses hired at the café alongside Sumika. However, she has since moved to become part of the kitchen staff instead.
A former member of the café. When she worked there, she played a seductress character who got between Nene and Sumika's personal and professional lives.
A new member of the kitchen staff who works alongside Nene. While she does not fully understand the concept of the café, she still finds it charming.

Media

Manga

Yuri Is My Job! is written and illustrated by Miman. It began serialization in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime on November 18, 2016.[1] Ichijinsha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on June 16, 2017. As of January 17, 2024, thirteen volumes have been published. Kodansha USA licensed the manga in English as the company's first yuri release.[2] [3]

Ichijinsha published an anthology of the series, titled, on May 17, 2023.[4]

The manga went on hiatus on May 17, 2024. A month later, it was announced the hiatus was extended indefinitely due to Miman's health issues.[5]

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 14, 2022. It was produced by Passione and Studio Lings, and directed by Hijiri Sanpei, with scripts written by Naoki Hayashi, character designs handled by Taisuke Iwasaki, and music composed by Megumi Ōhashi.[6] The series aired from April 6 to June 22, 2023, on AT-X and other networks.[7] [8] The opening theme song is by Yui Ogura, while the ending theme song is by Ogura and Sumire Uesaka.[9] [10] At Anime NYC 2022, Crunchyroll announced that they had licensed the series.[11]

Episodes

Reception

Manga

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network gave the first volume an overall B+ grade. Silverman noted that the first volume was "much more interested in the parodic aspects of the story, though, so readers should be prepared for more humor than actual yearning glances, and a certain degree of familiarity with Class S yuri is probably going to make the book more enjoyable".[12] Anime UK News gave the first volume 8/10, praising its strong setup and additional German translation notes.[13]

In 2018, Yuri Is My Job! was part of the top 20 finalists featured in the Niconico and Da Vinci's Next Manga Awards.[14] The series has also been featured on BookWalker's top-selling manga for 2019 and 2020.[15] [16]

As of May 2023, Yuri Is My Job! has 1 million copies in circulation.[17]

Anime

The anime was received positively. Alex Henderson of Anime Feminist reviewed the first episode, stating that there is "fun to be had" with the show's premise, with a potential for satire and meta commentary in the show's cafe, arguing those working there are "literally performing an idealized girlhood", argued it had a premiere with "potential", and said she is excited for the series going forward.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:コミック百合姫、ついに月刊化！怒涛の10本新連載が巻頭カラーで始動. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/209604. Natalie. November 18, 2016. April 26, 2023. ja.
  2. Web site: New year, new yuri & BL! Featuring Yuri is My Job! Plus interview with Comic Yuri Hime's Editor-in-Chief!. January 22, 2019. Kodansha USA. March 4, 2019.
  3. Web site: Deb. Aoki. Hotter than Ever, Anime Expo 2018 Attracts Big Crowds. Publishers Weekly. July 12, 2018. January 17, 2021.
  4. Web site: 私の百合はお仕事です！ 公式コミックアンソロジー. Ichijinsha. May 15, 2024. ja.
  5. Web site: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. Yuri Is My Job! Manga Extends Hiatus Indefinitely Due to Creator's Health. Anime News Network. June 19, 2024. August 19, 2024.
  6. Web site: Loo. Egan. Yuri Is My Job! Romance Manga Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. May 14, 2022. May 14, 2022.
  7. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Yuri Is My Job! Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members, Spring 2023 Debut (Updated). Anime News Network. November 11, 2022. November 11, 2022.
  8. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Yuri Is My Job! Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, Main Visual, Opening Theme Song, April 6 Debut. Anime News Network. February 14, 2023. February 14, 2023.
  9. Web site: Loo. Egan. Yuri Is My Job! Anime's New Video Unveils Ending Song, More Staff. Anime News Network. December 24, 2022. December 24, 2022.
  10. Web site: ja:私の百合はお仕事です！：テレビアニメが2023年4月スタート 新ビジュアルにリーベ女学園生徒勢ぞろい. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20221224dog00m200047000c.html. Mantan Web. December 24, 2022. December 24, 2022. ja.
  11. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Crunchyroll Licenses Hell's Paradise, The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2, Yuri Is My Job!, More Anime. Anime News Network. November 19, 2022. November 19, 2022.
  12. Web site: Yuri Is My Job! GN 1. Anime News Network. Rebecca Silverman. February 3, 2019. March 4, 2019.
  13. Web site: Yuri is My Job! Volume 1 Review. Anime UK News. January 17, 2019. March 4, 2019.
  14. Web site: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii, Senpai ga Uzai Kōhai no Hanashi Take Top Prizes at Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards. Anime News Network. Lynzee Loveridge. August 23, 2018. January 17, 2021.
  15. Book: Best of 2019 BOOK☆WALKER Ebook Ranking - Manga Top 25. BookWalker. January 17, 2021.
  16. Book: Best of 2020 BOOK☆WALKER Ebook Ranking - Manga Top 30. BookWalker. January 17, 2021.
  17. Web site: Komatsu. Mikikazu. Miman's Yuri Is My Job! Manga Surpasses One Million Copies in Print. Crunchyroll. May 5, 2023. May 5, 2023.
  18. Web site: Henderson. Alex. Yuri Is My Job! – Episode 1. Anime Feminist. April 6, 2023. April 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407022733/https://www.animefeminist.com/yuri-is-my-job-episode-1/. April 7, 2023. live.

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