Contents

1. Preface to the Japanese Edition
2. Preface to the English Edition
3. Before Reading
   1. Introduction
   2. Class S in Context
   3. Homage to Yoshiya
   4. The Decline of S
   5. The Yuri Tribe
   6. Loving Hierarchy
   7. A Manga by Any Other Name
   8. Lizzy-chan and Darcy-san
4. Notes on Volume 1
   1. A Rude Awakening
   2. “Commuting is Rough”
   3. Old School, New School
   4. Ten(?) Years After
   5. Abusive Relations
   6. Cry Baby
   7. Akira Questions
   8. The Melancholy of Kyoko Ikumi
   9. Takarazuka Time
   10. Yasuko Acts Out
   11. S Is for Sugimoto
   12. Girl Friends and Girlfriends
5. Notes on Volume 2
   1. Shinobu and Ko
   2. Ko and Kyoko
   3. Speaking Up
   4. Exit the Prince
   5. Patriarchy by the Book
   6. New Year, New Girl
   7. Rokumeikan
   8. Adult Concerns
   9. Stuff like That
6. Notes on Volume 3
   1. All Japanese
   2. Setting the Stage
   3. The Play’s the Thing
   4. Akiko and Akira
   5. This Year’s Star
   6. “Such an Old-Fashioned Woman”
   7. Two Characters in Search of an Actor
   8. Abusive Relations Revisited
   9. Hot Springs Episode
   10. Rezubian
7. Notes on Volume 4
   1. This Way of Grief
   2. A Play of One’s Own
   3. Journey to the West
   4. Bloom into Yasuko
   5. Men, What Are They Good For?
   6. Emotional Incontinence
   7. The Halting Problem
   8. Equally Jealous
   9. Four Weddings (No Funeral)
   10. Two Women Together
8. After Reading
   1. Gourd Tale
   2. It’s… Complicated
   3. Yuri After Sweet Blue Flowers
   4. Suggestions for Further Reading
9. Appendices
   1. Appendix 1: Character Index
   2. Appendix 2: Character Relationships
   3. Appendix 3: Errata
   4. Appendix 4: Reviews
   5. Appendix 5: Chapter Titles
10. Bibliography
11. About the Author
12. Colophon