Have you ever loved a painting so much you wished you could live inside it? This manga made me feel that same pull. Cats of the Louvre is a magical, whimsical manga, following a group of humans that work at the Louvre and the human-like stray cats that secretly live in the museum's attic and come out at night. There's just something about being in a normally-crowded place after closing hours...a feeling like there's more to this world than meets the eye—as the characters very soon find out! The presentation feels lavish, storybook-like, and at just two volumes, it's short like a dream.

I'm pretty sure Amuro and Me is the first Gundam manga I've ever read, which is kind of funny. Anyway. The story, set in 1981 and based on the author's life, follows an elementary schooler who loves Gundam, and occasionally talks to an imaginary Amuro who helps him out.
The art and story are both super cute, and very relatable (as a kid, I used to imagine that characters from TV shows and such were my friends and "hang out" with them, ;p). It's such a heartwarming little manga, I really loved it.

While looking for more manga about visual novels a la 16-bit sensation, I came across Eroge no Taiyou. The titular character, Kanda Taiyou, is a young hard-line businessman who loses everything after getting framed and fired from his job and gets picked up by the owner of a rag-tag eroge company.
The writer previously worked as an eroge developer, so there's many bits of insight about the process here and there, as well as the story of how his company went under. RIP.
It's obviously quite racy, sometimes hilarious, and sometimes genuinely heartwarming—which, to be honest, is also how I would describe a lot of eroge.

A boy who's surrounded by the paranormal starts being followed around by the silent ghost of his recently-deceased childhood friend—the premise of Shibito no Koe wo Kiku ga Yoi is pretty straightforward. The manga is very episodic, with each chapter telling a little horror story centered on the main cast. Some of them are a bit iffy, some are so bizarre they end up being funny, and some are genuinely good concepts that stayed with me. The art style has kind of a cute, retro feeling, and it reminded me of Kazuo Umezu at times.

Drawn in the art style that I've come to associate with strange,dreamy, saccharine 90s romances, Himitsu no Hanazono(The Secret Garden) reads like a classic, run-of-the-mill shoujo—but the love interest turns out to be a girl! It's only one volume, so it's a short read. It's quite a bit dramatic, but also very romantic and sweet—and a neat little piece of yuri history.

In a strange city, there lies a doll shop, selling "plant dolls" that live off of love and warm milk—Dolls is an episodic manga, with each chapter telling the story of a doll and her owner. I always seek out media about dolls, and this manga is one of my favorites in that "genre". The art is beautiful, almost dream-like, and the stories vary from tragic to creepy,from funny to sweet. It really "gets" what I like about dolls, as a concept, and that's the highest praise I can give.

Sea You There and Us was quite a surprise for me. The art was beautiful, with some truly breathtaking moments. The story reminded me a lot of my own childhood, so even the simplest, least dramatic parts ended up being very emotional for me. The tragedy hit hard, even if I could see it coming. Even if I think the end wasn't as strong compared to the rest of the chapters, it's still a beautiful, heartfelt manga about childhood,grief, and moving on.

Focusing on the so-called weird children that stand out in the small world of an elementary school, GOGO Monster is a beautiful, surreal manga that also feels very sincere. It reminded me a bit of Nijigahara Holograph(though it's definitely not as violent).

The first chapter of An Easy Introduction to Love Triangles (To Pass the Exam!) didn't hook me when I first tired reading it a few months ago, but I'm glad I gave it a second chance. Polyamory is a very uncommon theme in Yuri, so this was quite refreshing, besides being a genuinely sweet little romance. I didn't expect it to like it as much as I did,so it was a nice surprise.

Two people who couldn't stay together, but also couldn't stay apart—The Ends of a Dream is a beautiful and heart-wrenching love story about two women meeting and leaving each other across their lives. Definitely one of my favorite yuri manga.

How do We Relationship was very different from what I expected (in a good way). The characters and their relationships are messy, and there's some truly heart-wrenching moments. I don't think I've ever been this invested in a relationship drama. Brb I'm gonna go gnaw on my arm in a corner until the next volume is out

It took me a while to jump on the Yuri Espoir train, but boy, I'm glad I did. The art is absolutely gorgeous (those sparkly eyes!), and the one-off character stories interspersed with the more dramatic main plot make for a really nice combination.

I've recently revisited one of my favorite manga, Aoi Uroko to Suna no Machi. The simpler,delicate art is very charming. The mistery in the quiet seaside town gives the story a hint of magic that wasn't lost in my second read.

I loved Shimeji Simulation a lot, so I knew I had to check out Girl's Last Tour(well, there's also the fact that my friend rec'd it to me back when the anime adaptation came out, and I said I'd get to it eventually. It took a few years but I did!) The backgrounds gave the manga a very nice, lonely atmosphere. I kept hoping for a different ending until the very last second, but that would've been cheap imo, so I'm glad we got the ending we did.