Moon Archive 115.5: Crying Rules Actually 01 - Toxic Yuri Jam '25 [Part 1]

Welcome to Crying Rules Actually, a podcast about taking a short break from our extremely important work talking about BB in order to cover the under-examined world of English language visual novels! For the next three Saturdays we'll be releasing a deep dive dive into the 2025 itch.io-hosted Toxic Yuri Visual Novel Jam. Scroll down for a full list of works discussed on this episode, timestamps for when we discuss them, and links to all the available TYJ games we cover this episode!Next week, we'll return with even more toxic yuri! Our normal schedule is on pause but CCC coverage and our normal Yuri Teatime segment will return on October 11th.For similar evn jam game coverage, see our menhera jam episodes: moon archive 86 & 87Featuring co-hosts Benn Ends (@bennends.itch.io) and fen (@fenic.moe).Support the show and get access to bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/cryingrulesLink to the fate/moon archive new and improved schedule: http://moonarchive.art/scheduleSECTION TIMESTAMPS:intro - 0:00toxic yuri boston definition - 0:56your glass heart in my hands - 40:19with reckless abandon - 44:55wish on this flower - 47:55weird girl science - 51:01the girl who was hypnotized to huff armpits (& other stories) - 55:28we can't keep doing this - 1:02:45frew/hort - 1:05:58victims & vessels - 1:14:15victim soul - 1:38:11upon graves of ashen snow - 1:43:20watashi no hatsukoi aite ga kiss shiteta & my girlfriend isn't here today - 1:47:47trip to the milky way - 1:58:26the vampire's pet - 2:02:24the lonely dog yearns for love - 2:04:17the black lily theatre company - 2:09:32flesh and pressure - 2:13:16teeth of the wicked - 2:17:46syzygy - 2:24:03devotion - 2:30:43suburb hell vampire - 2:43:17the perfect human - 2:51:47strange animals - 2:56:44offsuit pair - 2:59:54sieve - 3:06:26they once had names - 3:10:07seller's market - 3:14:40queen and knight - 3:19:58play our roles - 3:23:33melt - 3:27:55maybe next year - 3:36:11lilith compolex (prototype) - 3:39:07let's go to heaven - 3:40:50junk mail demo - 3:47:03juliet's sol - 3:49:02in your flesh - 3:51:03if it's by my hand - 3:54:49miso shiru - 3:57:09i want to rip off your **** with my teeth - 4:05:06haunt holy - 4:11:17gash rabbit - 4:16:54forever yours - 4:24:21fear of darkness - 4:28:54diving bell - 4:31:34distant sunlight endless regrets - 4:38:33different echos - 4:41:18demonize on date - 4:49:32dead end system: prelude - 4:57:39curled in ice - 5:01:02cicuta - 5:15:29blood of the future - 5:18:24beaconing: a lost cause - 5:21:15bad apples - 5:28:53astral battler crux: gilded lily - 5:31:52aletheia - 5:36:30outro - 5:39:18LIST OF NON TYPE-MOON WORKS REFERENCEDyour glass heart in my handswith reckless abandonwish on this flowerweird girl sciencethe girl who was hypnotized to huff armpits (& other stories)we can't keep doing thisfrew/hortvictims & vesselsvictim soulupon graves of ashen snowwatashi no hatsukoi aite ga kiss shitetamy girlfriend isn't here todaytrip to the milky waythe vampire's petthe lonely dog yearns for lovethe black lily theatre companyflesh and pressureteeth of the wickedsyzygydevotionsuburb hell vampirethe perfect humanstrange animals [demo]offsuit pairsievethey once had namesdiaries of a spaceport janitorseller's marketqueen and knightplay our rolesmeltmaybe next yearlilith complex (prototype)let's go to heavenjunk mail demojuliet's solin your fleshif it's by my handmiso shirui want to rip off your **** with my teethhaunt holygash rabbetforever yoursfear of darknessdiving belldistant sunlight, endless regretsdifferent echoesdemonize on datedead end system: preludecurled in icecicutablood of the futurebeaconing: a lost causebad applesastral battler crux: gilded lilyaletheiaThis episode carries content warnings for discussions of pedantry, negativity, everything you'd expect from "toxic" yuri, etcEmail us at [email protected] with questions, comments, and compliments.Cover art by Benn Ends, intro music by Benn Ends, remaining music from works covered.