Samantha
@samanthayurigarden.bsky.social
Aspiring Media Analyst, Yuri Enjoyer, and Bear Cat Egg Mom!
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Hey #Yuri enjoyers! Today's review is on Tough Love at the Office! This is one hell of a violent office drama with some wildly creative art, but it does has some unfortunate flaws...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/tough-love...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/tough-love...
Tough Love at the Office Review
A Delightfully wild Time Until it Wasn’t
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November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Hey #Yuri enjoyers! Today's review is on Tough Love at the Office! This is one hell of a violent office drama with some wildly creative art, but it does has some unfortunate flaws...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/tough-love...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/tough-love...
Hey #Yuri Enjoyers! Today's review is on the manga adaptation of Carole & Tuesday! While this #anime was fairly good, the manga leaves a lot to be desired in multiple aspects. It's also not even a romance, just bait...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/carole-and...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/carole-and...
Carole & Tuesday Review
A Mediocre Adaptation that Doesn’t Stand Out.
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September 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hey #Yuri Enjoyers! Today's review is on the manga adaptation of Carole & Tuesday! While this #anime was fairly good, the manga leaves a lot to be desired in multiple aspects. It's also not even a romance, just bait...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/carole-and...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/carole-and...
Hey #Yuri Enjoyers! Today's review is of Hello, Melancholic! This #romance story might be a bit cookie cutter, but it's a nice little musical journey with a little manic pixie dream girl trope thrown in.
Read my further thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/hello-mela...
Read my further thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/hello-mela...
Hello Melancholic! Review
The Delightful Song of Social Anxiety and Reckless Confidence.
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July 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hey #Yuri Enjoyers! Today's review is of Hello, Melancholic! This #romance story might be a bit cookie cutter, but it's a nice little musical journey with a little manic pixie dream girl trope thrown in.
Read my further thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/hello-mela...
Read my further thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/hello-mela...
Hey again #Yuri Enjoyers! If you're looking for some #moe Yuri, Desperate March for Love isn't the worst thing you can pick I guess. Check out my review if you want to learn more about this standalone manga:
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Desperate March for Love Review
A Moody Muddled Mess of Good Ideas that Barely Hold Together
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June 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Hey again #Yuri Enjoyers! If you're looking for some #moe Yuri, Desperate March for Love isn't the worst thing you can pick I guess. Check out my review if you want to learn more about this standalone manga:
samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/desperate-...
samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/desperate-...
Hey #Yuri Enjoyers! I forgot to post this here when I finished it, but better late than never! If you want to experience the worst Yuri has to offer without forcing yourself to suffer through three painful light novels, check out this review: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/my-first-l...
My First Love’s Kiss Review
A Horrific and Insulting Yuri Nightmare
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June 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hey #Yuri Enjoyers! I forgot to post this here when I finished it, but better late than never! If you want to experience the worst Yuri has to offer without forcing yourself to suffer through three painful light novels, check out this review: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/my-first-l...
Hi #Yuri Enjoyers! I want to make one thing very clear. DO NOT read My First Love's Kiss by Hitoma Iruma. I will do a review, but be aware of content warnings for pedophilia, incest, every kind of abuse, and pretty bad portrayals of it all. It's absolutely fucked.
June 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hi #Yuri Enjoyers! I want to make one thing very clear. DO NOT read My First Love's Kiss by Hitoma Iruma. I will do a review, but be aware of content warnings for pedophilia, incest, every kind of abuse, and pretty bad portrayals of it all. It's absolutely fucked.
Now Out on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Sheep Princess in Wolf's Clothing Review! This comfy and adorable #Yuri mixes animal girls, a Princess X Butler dynamic, and amazing art to make one hell of a lovely series!
Read more about the series here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/sheep-prin...
Read more about the series here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/sheep-prin...
Sheep Princess in Wolf's Clothing Review
A Top-shelf Princess X Butler Romance to Brighten Your Day
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May 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Now Out on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Sheep Princess in Wolf's Clothing Review! This comfy and adorable #Yuri mixes animal girls, a Princess X Butler dynamic, and amazing art to make one hell of a lovely series!
Read more about the series here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/sheep-prin...
Read more about the series here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/sheep-prin...
Hello #Yuri Enjoyers! Today is an exciting day! My review of Alter Ego 2: Noel and June has been posted to #Okazu, a prominent Yuri review site run by Erica Friedman! Check it out Here: okazu.yuricon.com/2025/05/23/a...
Okazu » Alter Ego 2: Noel and June
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May 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hello #Yuri Enjoyers! Today is an exciting day! My review of Alter Ego 2: Noel and June has been posted to #Okazu, a prominent Yuri review site run by Erica Friedman! Check it out Here: okazu.yuricon.com/2025/05/23/a...
Hello Yuri Enjoyers! I have a new review in the works for Sheep Princess in Wolf's Clothing. It might be a few days before it goes up (with a big update).
In personal news, I've had a wild couple weeks full of joyful company, lovely outings, and gourmet food and drink!
In personal news, I've had a wild couple weeks full of joyful company, lovely outings, and gourmet food and drink!
May 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hello Yuri Enjoyers! I have a new review in the works for Sheep Princess in Wolf's Clothing. It might be a few days before it goes up (with a big update).
In personal news, I've had a wild couple weeks full of joyful company, lovely outings, and gourmet food and drink!
In personal news, I've had a wild couple weeks full of joyful company, lovely outings, and gourmet food and drink!
Hello Yuri enjoyers! Today's review is going to be delayed (at the very least) due to a possible opportunity I noticed just before sitting down to write. Now, I know, this seems like a convenient excuse, but all will be explained in time! Keep your eyes peeled here for updates. <3
May 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hello Yuri enjoyers! Today's review is going to be delayed (at the very least) due to a possible opportunity I noticed just before sitting down to write. Now, I know, this seems like a convenient excuse, but all will be explained in time! Keep your eyes peeled here for updates. <3
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Spoil Me Plzzz Hinamori-San! A great setup for a disappointing #Yuri #comedy, but the expressions they make are quite funny, I can't lie.
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/spoil-me-p...
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/spoil-me-p...
Spoil Me Plzzz, Hinamori-San! Review
A Wildly Absurd Comedy with Missed Potential.
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May 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Spoil Me Plzzz Hinamori-San! A great setup for a disappointing #Yuri #comedy, but the expressions they make are quite funny, I can't lie.
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/spoil-me-p...
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/spoil-me-p...
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Transparent Light Blue! A great starting point for anyone interested in #toxic #Yuri or looking for something a bit kink adjacent!
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/transparen...
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/transparen...
Transparent Light Blue Review
Two Short Stories of Yearning with a Dash of Toxicity.
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April 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Transparent Light Blue! A great starting point for anyone interested in #toxic #Yuri or looking for something a bit kink adjacent!
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/transparen...
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/transparen...
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Gakuen Polizi! One of the few #Yuri works of Milk Morinaga that I hadn't read, and I'm glad I waited because it aged poorly and was messy.
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/gakuen-pol...
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/gakuen-pol...
Gakuen Polizi Review
A Goofy, Flawed, and Very Dated Mixing of Genres
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April 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Gakuen Polizi! One of the few #Yuri works of Milk Morinaga that I hadn't read, and I'm glad I waited because it aged poorly and was messy.
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/gakuen-pol...
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/gakuen-pol...
Well, I gotta fess up... I got intensely distracted modding a game console this weekend and then configuring a Proxmox virtual machine all day today... so review should drop tomorrow??? 😅
April 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Well, I gotta fess up... I got intensely distracted modding a game console this weekend and then configuring a Proxmox virtual machine all day today... so review should drop tomorrow??? 😅
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: I Can't Say No to the Lonely Girl! This six volume #romance is an absolute delight. With the familiar structure of classic #Yuri works and modern twists on tropes, it's sure to make you smile!
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/i-cant-say...
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/i-cant-say...
I Can’t Say No to the Lonely Girl Review
A Story that Feels Delightfully Familiar and Fresh.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: I Can't Say No to the Lonely Girl! This six volume #romance is an absolute delight. With the familiar structure of classic #Yuri works and modern twists on tropes, it's sure to make you smile!
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/i-cant-say...
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/i-cant-say...
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Cats and Sugar Bowls, a Yuri anthology by Yukiko that plays with various scenarios of S&M and kink in a variety of ways.
Read my full thoughts on my substack: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/cats-and-s...
Read my full thoughts on my substack: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/cats-and-s...
Cats and Sugar Bowls Review
An Intriguing Variety of Queer Narratives that Dabble in Kink.
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March 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Cats and Sugar Bowls, a Yuri anthology by Yukiko that plays with various scenarios of S&M and kink in a variety of ways.
Read my full thoughts on my substack: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/cats-and-s...
Read my full thoughts on my substack: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/cats-and-s...
The wait is over! My review of Even Though We're Adults is up! If you'd like to read a bit about my thoughts and interpretation of one of the best #Yuri #manga of the decade with minimal spoilers, check out the full article: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/even-thoug...
Even Though We’re Adults Review
A Beautifully Complex Dive Into Love, Guilt, and Personal Autonomy.
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March 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The wait is over! My review of Even Though We're Adults is up! If you'd like to read a bit about my thoughts and interpretation of one of the best #Yuri #manga of the decade with minimal spoilers, check out the full article: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/even-thoug...
Just a heads up, I will be releasing my review for this week a little late. Things have been very tumultuous for me this week, so please bear with me as I take some extra time to get in the right headspace to express my thoughts about Even Though We're Adults, arguably the best Yuri Manga yet.
March 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Just a heads up, I will be releasing my review for this week a little late. Things have been very tumultuous for me this week, so please bear with me as I take some extra time to get in the right headspace to express my thoughts about Even Though We're Adults, arguably the best Yuri Manga yet.
This week on Samantha's #Yuri Garden: Alter Ego by Ana C. Sánchez! This #Spanish #manga proved to be a very interesting and delightful #romance, capturing the feel of Yuri exceptionally well!
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/alter-ego-...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/alter-ego-...
Alter Ego Review
A Delightful and Passionate Spanish Manga with Some Rough Edges
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March 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This week on Samantha's #Yuri Garden: Alter Ego by Ana C. Sánchez! This #Spanish #manga proved to be a very interesting and delightful #romance, capturing the feel of Yuri exceptionally well!
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/alter-ego-...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/alter-ego-...
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: I Love You So Much I Hate You by Yuni. This Office #Romance #Yuri is a nice little trip, even if the title is a bit misleading.
I posted this a bit late, so if you want to see posts asap, follow my substack: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/i-love-you...
I posted this a bit late, so if you want to see posts asap, follow my substack: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/i-love-you...
I Love You So Much I Hate You Review
A Misleading Title to a Fairly Pleasant and Scandalous Office Romance.
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March 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: I Love You So Much I Hate You by Yuni. This Office #Romance #Yuri is a nice little trip, even if the title is a bit misleading.
I posted this a bit late, so if you want to see posts asap, follow my substack: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/i-love-you...
I posted this a bit late, so if you want to see posts asap, follow my substack: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/i-love-you...
This week on Samantha's #Yuri Garden: Throw Away the Suit Together by Keyyang. This #escapist fantasy may look like it has a hopeful ending, but don't be fooled. These pages are far from hopeful.
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/throw-away...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/throw-away...
Throw Away the Suit Together Review
The Seemingly Hopeful Escape that Lied and Ruined my Evening.
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March 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This week on Samantha's #Yuri Garden: Throw Away the Suit Together by Keyyang. This #escapist fantasy may look like it has a hopeful ending, but don't be fooled. These pages are far from hopeful.
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/throw-away...
Read my full thoughts here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/throw-away...
This week on Samantha's #Yuri Garden: Goodbye, My Rose Garden by Dr. Pepperco! This #historical #romance #drama was an absolute joy that I think any romance fan can enjoy!
Read my review of it here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/goodbye-my...
Read my review of it here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/goodbye-my...
Goodbye, My Rose Garden Review
A Familiarly Classic Romance Wrapped in Modern Sensibility
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February 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This week on Samantha's #Yuri Garden: Goodbye, My Rose Garden by Dr. Pepperco! This #historical #romance #drama was an absolute joy that I think any romance fan can enjoy!
Read my review of it here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/goodbye-my...
Read my review of it here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/goodbye-my...
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Monologue Woven for You, by Syu Yasaka! This series is a full color #Yuri Romance that rushes along too fast for its own good. Regardless, I enjoyed it.
Read my post on it here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/monologue-...
Read my post on it here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/monologue-...
Monologue Woven for You Review
A Colorful Story of Rushed Potential.
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February 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This week on Samantha's Yuri Garden: Monologue Woven for You, by Syu Yasaka! This series is a full color #Yuri Romance that rushes along too fast for its own good. Regardless, I enjoyed it.
Read my post on it here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/monologue-...
Read my post on it here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/monologue-...
Time for my first post on Samantha's Other Interests! Here, I'll discuss non-Yuri media that I hold dear.
Let me introduce you to the first entry in the #.Hack franchise, the #anime .Hack//SIGN!
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/hacksign
Let me introduce you to the first entry in the #.Hack franchise, the #anime .Hack//SIGN!
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/hacksign
.Hack//SIGN
My First, Favorite, and Most Precious Anime.
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February 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Time for my first post on Samantha's Other Interests! Here, I'll discuss non-Yuri media that I hold dear.
Let me introduce you to the first entry in the #.Hack franchise, the #anime .Hack//SIGN!
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/hacksign
Let me introduce you to the first entry in the #.Hack franchise, the #anime .Hack//SIGN!
Read more here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/hacksign
This week on Samantha's #Yuri Garden: The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend!
This Autobiographical #manga discusses first love, a difficult breakup, and the healing needed to move on. Read the full review here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/the-girl-t...
This Autobiographical #manga discusses first love, a difficult breakup, and the healing needed to move on. Read the full review here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/the-girl-t...
The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend Review
A Relatable Autobiographical Account of a First Love Lost.
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February 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This week on Samantha's #Yuri Garden: The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend!
This Autobiographical #manga discusses first love, a difficult breakup, and the healing needed to move on. Read the full review here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/the-girl-t...
This Autobiographical #manga discusses first love, a difficult breakup, and the healing needed to move on. Read the full review here: samanthasyurigarden.substack.com/p/the-girl-t...