Citrus is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Saburouta. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from November 2012 to August 2018 and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Passione aired from January to March 2018. A sequel manga titled Citrus Plus began serialization in December 2018.
Cover of the first tankōbon volume of Citrus featuring Mei (left) and Yuzu Aihara (right)
Yuri , also known by the wasei-eigo construction girls' love , is a genre of Japanese media focusing on intimate relationships between female characters. While lesbian relationships are a commonly associated theme, the genre is also inclusive of works depicting emotional and spiritual relationships between women that are not necessarily romantic or sexual in nature. Yuri is most commonly associated with anime and manga, though the term has also been used to describe video games, light novels, and literature.
An example of yuri-inspired artwork. Works depicting intimate relationships between school classmates are common in the yuri genre.
A white lily, the de facto symbol of the yuri genre
Writer Nobuko Yoshiya, whose works in the Class S genre significantly influenced yuri
Cosplayers dressed as Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune from Sailor Moon
