YuruYuri is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha's ''Comic Yuri Hime S'' magazine from June 12, 2008, before being moved over to ''Comic Yuri Hime'' in September 2010. An anime ...

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series based on the comedy manga series by Namori, which is published in ''

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''. The series follows the everyday lives of Akari, Kyoko, Yui and Chinatsu who make up the Amusement Club at their school. The first series aired AT-X between July 5 and September 20, 2011 and was simulcast on

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. A second season, titled ''YuruYuri♪♪'', aired in Japan between July 2, 2012 and September 17, 2012 and was also simulcast by Crunchyroll. An

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by TYO Animations, ''YuruYuri Nachuyachumi!'', was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on February 18, 2015. It was followed by two specials, titled ''YuruYuri Nachuyachumi!+'', which aired in August and September 2015. A third season titled ''YuruYuri San Hai!'', also by TYO Animations, aired between October 5, 2015 and December 21, 2015. A new OVA, titled ''YuruYuri, ''(pronounced "YuruYuri Ten"), was announced on April 22, 2018 to celebrate the manga's tenth anniversary. The OVA is animated by

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instead of TYO Animations, with Daigo Yamagishi as director, Takahiro as scriptwriter, and Kazutoshi Inoue serving as character designer and chief animation designer. The new OVA was crowdfunded and completed its goal in February 2019. It was released on November 13, 2019 and had its television premiere on AT-X on February 23, 2020. The opening theme is by Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club ( Minami Tsuda,

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and Yuka Ōtsubo), while the ending theme is by Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. For the second season, the opening theme is by Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club while the ending theme is by Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. The opening theme for episode six of the second season is by Ayana Taketatsu while the ending theme for episode eight is by Tsuda and Ōkubo. The anime has been licensed in North America by NIS America. For the OVA, the opening and ending themes are and , both performed by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. For ''Nachuyachumi! +'', the opening and ending themes are and . For the third season, the main opening and ending themes are and by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. The ending theme for episode 12 is by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. For the 10th anniversary OVA, the opening and ending themes are and , both performed by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. A four-episode original net animation series produced by DMM.Futureworks and W-Toon Studio, titled ''MiniYuri'', began streaming on

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channel from September 25, 2019. The series is directed by Seiya Miyajima, with Takahiro as scriptwriter, and Yasuhiro Misawa composing the music. __TOC__

Episode list

''YuruYuri'' (2011)

''YuruYuri♪♪'' (2012)

''YuruYuri Nachuyachumi!'' (2015 OVA + TV specials)

''YuruYuri San☆Hai!'' (2015)

''MiniYuri'' (2019 ONA)

''YuruYuri,'' (2019 OVA)

References