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"YuruYuri - Happy Go Lily" is a manga series by Namori. The story follows the antics of the three childhood friends, Toshinou Kyouko, Funami Yui, and Akaza Akari, and their fellow club member Yoshikawa Chinatsu as they spend time doing various amusing things joined by their schoolmates in a happy-go-lucky mood.

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YuruYuri (ゆるゆり, lit. Easygoing Yuri) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori, first serialized in June 2008 in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime S before moving to Comic Yuri Hime in September 2010.

The series takes place in Nanamori Middle School in Takaoka, Toyama and follows Akari Akaza, her childhood friends, Kyōko Toshinō and Yui Funami, and her classmate, Chinatsu Yoshikawa who form the Amusement Club along with the school's Student Council which the girls in the Amusement Club often interact with.

An anime adaptation produced by Dogakobo under the direction of Masahiko Ohta aired in Japan in July 2011 while a second series aired a year later. Both series were simulcast by Crunchyroll and later licensed by Nippon Ichi Software America (NISA) for Blu-ray Disc in September 2013 (Season 1) and January 2014 (Season 2).

is another manga series set in the same universe.

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How did Toshinou Kyouko's personality change?

In episode 11 of the first season of the anime, there was a flashback where it was shown that little Toshinou Kyouko was nothing like the current Toshinou Kyouko — she was quiet, shy and even had less presence than Akaza Akari. Yet, the current…
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What is the significance of the lottery box in Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi! OVA? And why are some of the words crossed out?

In Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi!, in the scene where the girls draw lots from the lottery box, the lottery box is shown with some characters crossed out: Searching for めだちた leads me to the dictionary entry for 【目{め}立{だ}ちたがり屋{や}】, which means "attention…
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Is Nishikyougoku Ramuko a word play of Toushinou Kyouko?

When writing doujinshi, Toushinou Kyouko goes by the pseudonym Nishikyougoku Ramuko. Now, her name Toushinou Kyouko is written as 歳納京子. I'm not sure how her pseudonym is written since I wasn't able to find the original spelling for that name, but I…
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How can a clock stop working at 99 o'clock?

Yuru Yuri Season 2, Episode 4, 12:16 It stopped working but at 99 o'clock. If it's just the reflection (image) shouldn't it be 88:88? Even if it is inverted it will be 18:66, 66 min, but it is not inverted and after repair it shows the time as…
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Why did Funami Yui accuse Toshinou Kyouko of playing dirty?

In episode 4 minute 1:35 to 1:45 of the Third season of Yuru Yuri, Yui accused Toshinou of playing dirty after she won against Ayano. From what I understand, they are playing bomberman-like game. What is dirty from Toshinou blowing up Ayano?
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How does this calendar thing even work?

I was enjoying my lunch over the 8th episode of YuriYuri and right at the beginning there was this unusual calendar: Truth be told, this is the first time I see a calendar like that. As you can see, it consists of 3 parts which seem to be made of…
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What is the method used by Oomuro Sakurako in her "lucky color" lottery?

In the last scene of episode 4 of Yuru Yuri San Hai (i.e., the third season of Yuru Yuri anime), Sakurako played with her friends a lottery game for finding out "lucky colors". She did so by drawing a diagram on the ground and following the lines. I…
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Was Kyoko and Chizuru's first meeting ever shown in the manga?

In Episode 8 of Series I of the Yuru Yuri anime, Kyouko and Yui go the library and see Chizuru Ikeda, Chitose's twin, reading alone. Mistaking her for Chitose, Kyouko starts trying to get her attention, and gets more and more persistent as she's…
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What did Chinatsu make?

In the first season on Episode 6, they play with oil clay, and the clay model that Chinatsu make was censored. What exactly did she make? Are there any pictures without the censorship?
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Are the items featured in Yuru Yuri San Hai! cross review based on real items?

At the end of every episode of Yuru Yuri San Hai! (third season of Yuru Yuri), there is a cross-review section (right before the preview of next episode) which features an item used in the main section of the episode. For example, the shirt that…
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What does the word "Akarin" mean?

The word Akarin seems related to the fact that Akari is considered as a transparent person. As an example, every time Akari becomes transparent, the word Akarin appears. What's more, Akari seems to dislike this word. What does Akarin means? What is…
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What is this sheet Toshinou Kyouko is using?

While I was looking for a cute image to post in the chat room, I came across this image I remember in Season 2 Episode 8 - Chinatsu Unrivalled (I think), Toshinō Kyōko gets everyone to help her with her doujin work by doing some shading. From what…
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Is Akaza Akari the same grade as Toshinou Kyouko and Funami Yui?

The wikia page stated that Toshinou Kyouko is 14 years old, Funami Yui is 14, Akaza Akari is 13 and Chinatsu is 13. Chinatsu added the honorific senpai when she called Kyouko and Yui's name. However Akari who is of the same age as her did not. Is…
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Which one is Funami Yui's apartment room?

In Yuru Yuri San Hai! episode 6, there was power outage. Later, the building where Yui lives was shown. Which makes me think that (based on the center of the picture), Yui's room is the one on top right corner with the lights on. However, later on…
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Is Mirakurun based off any particular anime/manga?

Yuru Yuri has a lot of references to a Magical Girl series that Kyōko does alot of successful dōjin of featuring a girl called Mirakurun who Chinatsu looks like. I am wondering if Mirakurun is actually based off any particular anime/manga or just a…
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