Erica Friedman

Websitehttps://ericalfriedman.com/ Bloghttps://okazu.yuricon.com/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/OkazuYuri Erica holds a Masters Degree in Library Science and a B.A. in Comparative Literature and is a fulltime researcher for a Fortune 100 company. She has lectured at dozens of conventions and presented at film festivals notably the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. She has participated in an academic lecture series at MIT University of Illinois University of Michigan Michigan State University Harvard University Kanagawa University and others. She has edited manga for JManga Seven Seas and Udon Entertainment most recently Riyoko Ikedas epic historical classic The Rose of Versailles. Erica has written about Yuri for Japanese literary journal Eureka Animerica magazine the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Dark Horse and contributed to Forbes Slate Huffington Post Hooded Utilitarian The Mary Sue Anime Feminist Anime Herald and Anime News Network online. She has written news and event reports interviews Yuri creators and reviews Yuri anime manga and related media on her blog Okazu since 2002 and is the author of By Your Side: The First 100 Year of Yuri Anime and Manga out now from Journey Press.