Sweet Blue Flowers, Vol. 2 | 0:e upplagan

Akira Okudaira is starting high school and is ready for exciting new experiences. And on the first day of school, she runs into her best friend from kindergarten at the train station! Now Akira and Fumi have the chance to rekindle their friendship, but life has gotten a lot more complicated since they were kids... Kyoko's fiance invites a group of her friends to join them at his family's summer home. But the trip ends up including more than just ghost stories and horseback riding - Fumi can now confirm that she has feelings for Akira. And Akira learns more than she wants to about Kyoko's private life with some accidental eavesdropping. After this, how can the girls just return to school like nothing's happened? The best-known and most highly regarded series in the yuri genre. * Releases 4 times a year for 4 volumes. Series ends at 4. * Takako Shimura's previous series, Wandering Son, is a critical success and was on the 2012 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. * A 12-episode anime streams on Crunchyroll. * The success of comic series like Lumberjanes and Jem and cartoon shows like Korra and Steven Universe point to a growing market for nonexplicit queer content. * Offers a refreshing alternative to "mean girl" and homophobic narratives that will be invaluable to young queer women looking for role models. * Offering Utena, Sweet Blue Flowers, and After Hours in the same year will generate more momentum for all three yuri titles. * Passes the Bechdel test, the Furiosa test, and the Lexa Pledge. * "A story that has been told a million times, but rarely with this sense of grace, beauty and strength." -After Ellen