YMC #85: Some Non-Japanese Asian Yuri Comic Recommendations

So yes. Recently other Asian countries besides Japan such as China, South Korea and Thailand have shown us that they too can write appealing stories about women falling in love with other women. The West is getting plenty of pie thanks in due part to Lezhin. I figured why not share some of the ones I have been enjoying quite a bit. Now I could go into detail and write YMC reviews for each one but since none of these are finished yet as of this writing, consider this post a semi-recommendation of what other peeps can check out if they so choose.

While most of these can be found on Lezhin there are a few that are not included. Also obvious choices like Lily Love, What Does the Fox Say, Their Story and some other well known ones will not be included because I imagine many are up to date with those stories.

Pulse

Pulse: Let us start with an easy recommendation. From the creator of Lily Love comes a tale about a romance between a renowned heart surgeon, Mel, and a patient who is in dire need of a heart transplant, Lynn. Mel spent most of her free time “eating” her sexy co-workers and other hotties but that all changed when she got stuck with Lynn. Imagine Pulse as Lily Love with far fewer restrictions: Featuring a more dramatic storyline, more sexy time, the only thing being covered is the “sacred garden”, all in the alluring art style Ratana Satis is known for. Plus this time it is in full color!

The Love Doctor

The Love Doctor: This one is about Jung Erae, a college student who does not notice when men are hitting on her or want to start a relationship with her. After a recent misunderstanding got her unfairly fired from her part-time job she sought the help of a so-called “Love Doctor”, Cha Yoon. The doctor agreed to do what she could to help Jung Erae get a better idea about dating but as time passes Jung slowly begins to realize that her problem was never her lack of understanding men or not getting when she is being courted by them…Of course the good doctor is also someone who is not devoid of personal problems.

Daily Witch

Daily Witch:  The tale of witches and other supernatural beings (mostly witches) and their misadventures throughout space, time and other realms. Without giving too much away its narrative feels like a blend of One-Punch Man, Spinnerette and Stray Little Devil, meaning that threats are not faced or overcome like one would expect. As for yuri, similarly to Stray Little Devil one must be patient but best believe the patience will pay off big time.

White Angels Have no Wings.

White Angels Have no Wings: This is an…acquired taste kind of story. Think of it as something like Scum’s Wish where the cast (for the most part) are not meant to be likable or written as such. At least that is how I see it because I do not like a single character in this manhwa…and yet I cannot look away, a feeling I imagine is familiar to everyone who watched Scum’s Wish while it aired. The ONLY thing I will give away about the story is in regards to the above brunette. She is a side-character. It can be said the albino girl is not the main character either. Big star, yes but not the top star. Also the approach to the bullying thing is different than one would initially expect.

Right about now readers will tell me, “What about the other yuri stories on Lezhin?” to which I respond, I have not read them yet.

Here are a few stories not found on Lezhin as far as I know:

Jaeliu’s Beloved.

Jaeliu’s Beloved.: Not to be confused with Jin Takemiya’s My Beloved. Jaeliu’s “Beloved.” is the tale of Dr Wei who one night at a bar met a lovely lady she fancied and…you know. Unfortunately for her she later found out the lady in question was a high school student. A familiar age-gap yuri setup between “medic X student” but an intriguing one nonetheless. It also helps that the art style is REALLY GOOD.

Another story with a “medic X student” setup that I would also recommend to people who do not mind is Dear My Teacher.

It has been a while since I read this one but there is also this one comic I read about a girl who is in love with her aunt, while said aunt already has a lover yet struggles with her romantic feelings for her niece. That is also a good one.

Well for now those are the Non-Japanese Asian comics I have been enjoying recently and when able I will check out the others on Lezhin I am missing such as Her Pet.