“GilrsLine” is a yuri-themed project newly-launched by KADOKAWA’s light novel imprint Fantasia Bunko. The project’s new brand commercial narrated by voice actor Sayumi Suzushiro (Nijika Ijichi in BOCCHI THE ROCK!) is now available on KADOKAWA’s official anime YouTube channel.
“GirlsLine” project logo
On October 1, Fantasia Bunko launched the “GirlsLine” project as a place to disseminate information and create works of yuri, a genre that has attracted much attention in recent years. The project has already opened its official SNS channels (X, Instagram), saying “Through GLine, we will continue to create a place where yuri-loving readers and writers can get together!”One of the main features of the project is a yuri novel contest. This is a contest by the yuri-loving editorial staff of Fantasia Bunko for novels in the “yuri genre” only, which features a “female protagonist” and in which the relationship between female characters can be enjoyed. Entries will be accepted in three categories — “Yuri x Romantic Comedy,” “Yuri x Fantasy,” and “Yuri x Youth.”The grand prize winning work will be considered for publication in book form. An editor will be assigned to the work, and the goal is to publish the work as a book from KADOKAWA after consulting to see if it can be made into a full-length feature.Entries must be original works of your own creation, and the text must be between 50,000 and 100,000 words. Application period is from February 5, 2025, 12:00 a.m. to March 31, 2025, 11:59 a.m. (JST). More detailed application requirements will be announced at a later date.
Sources: KADOKAWA anime official YouTube channel, “GilrsLine” official teaser website, Kakuyomu
