Some of the best LGBTQ+ stories in anime are found in shojo ai or yuri, also called Girls' Love. Strictly speaking, yuri refers to series involving explicit girl-on-girl romantic relationships.

Combining figure skating expertise with a positive, uplifting queer romance between skater Yuri Katsuki and his coach Victor Nikiforov, it’s the antidote to dark, gritty TV. And along with all the ...

I remember sitting in my college dorm and seeing a trailer for Yuri on Ice, a figure skating anime releasing later that fall. While I made a mental note to check the show out, I didn’t realize I’d ...