In my last part of this series, I talked about LGBTQ+ representation in animation in 2025, from January to mid-April. This post will cover from mid-April to mid-September, focusing on series such as #1 Happy Family USA, Oh My God… Yes!, Maebashi Witches, Lazarus, Once Upon a Witch’s Death, You and Idol Pretty Cure, and A […]
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A year of “Yuridemption”?: LGBTQ+ Representation in Animation in 2025 [Part 1]
In December of 2024, I published my post examining LGBTQ+ representation in Western animation and anime, noting that twenty-six anime with direct, or indirect, yuri themes aired. This included some of my favorites, with yuri subtext, like Dungeon Meshi, Girls Band Cry, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Mayonaka Punch, Pon no Michi, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in […]
Burkely’s Top Twenty Yuri Webcomics of 2025 [Part 3]
As I’ve noted in parts 1 and 2 of this series, yuri webcomics are popular online. This post will focus on teen romance and slice-of-life (Love and be Loved), teen romance (Letters on the Wall), teen drama and slice-of-life (Slice of Life), and young adult comedy and romance (High-Class Homos) comics. As a warning, this […]
Burkely’s Top Twenty Yuri Webcomics of 2025 [Part 1]
I’ve written about various webcomics this year including Literary Link and The Girlfriend Manual. I’ve also talked about webcomics by trans creators (Up and Out, Trans Girl Next Door, Assigned Male/Serious Trans Vibes, I want to be a cute anime girl, and Transincidental). This posting will cover webcomics exclusively on Webtoon. Some fall into the young […]
The “Lumberjanes” Animated Series That Never Was
Earlier this month, ND Stevenson had an announcement. He is a writer best known for helming She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which is an animated re-boot of the classic 1980s series She-Ra: Princess of Power, and for his webcomic (and later) graphic novel Nimona. He told interviewers from Comic Book Club that the animated adaptation of […]
Hazbin Hotel Season One Spoiler-Filled Review
Hazbin Hotel is a mature animated series by Vivienne Medrano. It began as an indie animation by Medrano and her company, SpindleHorse Toons, followed by Helluva Boss not long after, with both in the same universe. The franchise began as a YouTube pilot in October 2019 and garnered over ninety-four million views. Most recently, it […]
RWBY Volume 9 Spoiler-Filled Review
RWBY is an anime-inspired science fantasy action-adventure series, using computer animation, which has run for eight seasons, known as “volumes.” Originally created by animator and writer Monty Oum, in 2013, and continued after his death in 2015, RWBY is the flagship series of Rooster Teeth, a digital media company and subdivision of Warner Bros. Discovery. […]
What the World Thinks of “Velma”
Since its debut on HBO Max on January 12, 2023, Velma, the mature animated mystery horror comedy series has made the rounds either on social media platforms like Tumblr, Facebook, and Tik Tok, or in rants by YouTubers, who are hate-watching the series while trying to monetize off people’s anger. The series reception has been […]
Velma Review
Velma is a mature animated series which mixes the genres of mystery, comedy horror, and thriller. It is based on characters from the Scooby-Doo franchise and is an origin story, of sorts, for Velma Dinkley, before the formation of Mystery Incorporated. The series was developed by Charles Grandy. He previously created Guys with Kids, produced […]
LGBTQ representation in animated series in 2020 and beyond
In the past year, various series have premiered on broadcast television and streaming platforms with LGBTQ characters and diverse casts. While there is still progress going forward, as every single major studio had failing, poor, or insufficient ratings for LGBTQ-inclusive films in 2019, according to the recent Studio Responsibility Index released by GLAAD, there were […]










