Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast: Recent Episodes
Anime Feminist
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up a stunning spring season in a year of anime that just keeps getting better!0:00:00 IntroNeutral Zone0:01:33 Ramparts of Ice0:10:57 Daemons of the Shadow Realm0:15:24 Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms While DrunkIt's Complicated0:23:57 Needy Girl OverdoseFeminist Potential0:24:23 Witch Hat Atelier0:30:52 MARRIAGETOXIN0:35:27 Kirio Fan Club0:42:46 A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA0:44:27 Go For It, Nakamura-kun!0:47:44 Even a Replica Can Fall in Love0:49:17 Always a Catch!0:53:05 Akane-Banashi0:54:28 Agents of Four SeasonsSequels and Carryover1:02:32 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 41:04:07 Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 41:11:30 Dorohedoro Season 21:16:35 OutroDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialCaitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 25th July 2026Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the 2026 Spring season where they actually get to spend most of their time talking about Feminist Potential titles!0:00:00 IntroNeutral Zone0:01:36 MAO0:10:05 Daemons of the Shadow Realm0:16:28 Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When DrunkIt’s… Complicated0:22:16 Nippon Sangoku0:27:53 Needy Girl OverdoseFeminist Potential0:30:15 Witch Hat Atelier0:36:41 MARRIAGETOXIN0:44:08 Kirio Fan Club0:51:45 A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA1:02:52 Even a Replica Can Fall in Love1:05:34 Always a Catch!1:08:35 Akane Banashi1:11:14 Agents of the Four Seasons1:16:32 OutroDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialCaitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 17th May 2026Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Carryover0:53:54 Love Through a Prism0:55:01 Fate/strange Fake0:56:04 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End S20:57:35 Hell’s Paradise S20:59:31 JUJUTSU KAISEN S31:01:46 Kaguya-sama: Stairway to Adulthood1:02:55 Release that Witch1:06:23 Medalist S21:07:06 GNOSIA1:09:54 OutroVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 26th April 2026Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Dee, and Peter meet to discuss the 2026 Winter season’s absolute cornucopia of shojo, josei, and romance anime!0:00:00 Intro0:02:07 You and I are Polar Opposites0:06:05 Sentenced to Be a Hero0:08:03 Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary!0:13:17 Wash it All Away0:16:21 Shiboyugi0:20:20 ROLL OVER AND DIE0:24:05 In the Clear Moonlit Dusk0:33:56 Hana-Kimi0:40:44 The Darwin Incident0:41:24 Tamon’s B-Side0:48:24 The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-be-Wife0:55:01 The Holy Grail of Eris0:58:45 Journal with Witch1:02:22 Bean Counter1:07:13 Champignon Witch1:13:47 OutroVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 1st March 2026Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Tony, Vrai, and Destiny return for Part 2 of their NANA watchalong, covering episodes 8-17, where they discuss Hachi’s sexuality, the vilification of women in rock, and the reality vs the mystique of Nana O! 0:00:00 Intro0:01:29 The story until now0:02:18 Jackson Hole is REAL0:06:41 Hachi’s big city fantasy vs reality0:18:41 Shoji sucks0:25:41 Hachi’s sexuality0:30:45 Hachi’s awakening0:33:36 The girls are fighting but ALSO reconciling0:35:37 Hachi is hated???0:38:11 Junko is hated0:48:55 Anime vs manga framing0:50:49 Nana O’s mystique0:58:46 Woman in rock being vilified1:02:11 The music1:06:03 Nice things1:12:18 Yasu rocks1:17:02 OutroTony: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.socialVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialDestiny: https://bsky.app/profile/gettinganimated.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Thursday 22nd January 2026Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Tony, Caitlin, and ANN’s Sylvia get together to talk about Paru Itagaki’s madcap dystopic LGBT romance battle shonen featuring a sexy Santa Claus, Sanda!0:00:00 Intro0:01:53 Paru Itagaki0:07:07 Whomst is Santa0:10:21 Wish fulfillment0:14:35 Black Santa0:18:50 The “Trauma-free Curriculum”0:31:08 Oshibu0:34:55 Puberty and body horror0:37:59 Furuyama’s Body0:42:04 All the metaphors0:45:41 Enforced heteronormativity0:48:44 Bury your gays?0:56:59 Bury your gays1:02:39 Itagaki’s unpredictability1:04:33 Hopes for season 21:08:49 Closing thoughts1:09:24 OutroTony: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.socialCaitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialSylvia: https://bsky.app/profile/vestenet.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Thursday 29th January 2026Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the year 2025 with a recap of the 2025 Fall Season’s solid line-up!0:00:00 IntroNeutral Zone0:01:47 A Wild Last Boss Appeared!0:05:08 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days0:06:51 Wandance0:10:51 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days0:15:51 A Star Brighter than the Sun0:18:46 My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s0:20:42 The Fated Magical PrincessIt’s Complicated0:22:24 With You, Our Love Will Make it Through0:25:29 SandaFeminist Potential0:34:26 This Monster Wants to Eat Me0:40:07 May I Ask for One Final Thing?0:49:50 A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace0:52:46 GNOSIA1:00:26 The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess1:06:22 Ranma 1/21:10:09 SPY x FAMILY1:12:57 OutroDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialCaitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 3rd January 2026Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Tony, and special guest, the Getting Animated podcast’s Destiny-Senpai, begin their multi-part watchalong of the shoujo classic, NANA. Destiny will be our expert as Vrai and Tony experience the story for the very first time, just in time for its 25th anniversary.0:00:00 Intro0:03:00 About NANA0:05:11 Personal histories0:10:51 Yazawa’s style and other works0:14:12 Plot summary0:15:32 Music, fashion, and identity0:37:18 Love, Sex, and CompHet0:50:25 The boys0:57:53 Hachi1:00:20 NANA glazing1:02:05 Theorycrafting1:06:38 Lightning round1:14:59 OutroVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialToni: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.socialDestiny: https://bsky.app/profile/gettinganimated.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Monday 15th December 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Toni, Vrai, and Peter return for part 5 of their Monogatari watchalong with the Neko Black OVA series and Neko White (AKA the Tsubasa Tiger arc from Monogatari Second Season) to follow Hanekawa’s twin story arcs and a new Araragi-less face (mostly) for Monogatari!0:00:00 Intro0:02:42 Watch order0:03:45 Monogatari without Araragi0:07:49 White as a redo for Black0:10:38 Timeline0:11:58 Hanekawa house reveal0:14:58 Bisexuals0:20:40 Adaptation decisions0:24:08 Hanekawa x Senjogahara0:26:51 Haircuts0:28:58 Neko Black’s ending0:37:58 Hanekawa, buddhism, and the tiger0:39:35 Hanekawa’s development0:46:41 Autism coding0:52:42 Senjogahara’s handshake0:53:57 Araragi’s mom0:58:16 Oshino’s senpai1:01:20 Bad horny1:03:22 Hanekawa and rules1:06:22 Mayoi1:08:29 Monogatari’s structure sans Araragi1:14:45 Future plans1:15:45 OutroToni: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.socialVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Tuesday 2nd December 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Cy, and Peter check-in on a season jam-packed with shojo, LGBTQIA+, and ‘90s revival anime!0:00:00 IntroNeutral Zone0:02:22 A Wild Last Boss Has Appeared!0:06:47 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days0:08:43 WanDance0:16:04 Touring After the Apocalypse0:18:14 Tojima Wants to be Kamen Rider0:23:34 A Star Brighter than the Sun0:26:40 Pass the Monster Meat, Milady0:28:22 My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’sIt's Complicated0:31:11 With You, Our Love Will Make it Through0:38:12 Sanda0:46:39 Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love0:52:26 Mechanical MarieFeminist Potential0:53:02 This Monster Wants to Eat me0:56:14 A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace0:56:34 Gnosia1:10:40 The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess1:16:06 May I Ask for One Final Thing?1:17:39 OutroCaitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialCy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 23rd November 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex, Vrai, and Toni go elbow deep exploring the queer themes and rural horror of The Summer Hikaru Died.0:00:00 Intro0:01:01 Summary0:02:29 Personal experiences0:08:11 Making anime scary0:11:27 The Netflix of it all0:15:35 BL as a genre piece0:20:20 The gay ‘90s0:24:03 A horror genre piece0:27:40 Showing vs telling queer rep0:34:06 Cronenberg0:42:53 “Supporting” cast0:44:58 Penguindrum and Venom0:51:27 Asako0:55:29 Rie and queer acceptance1:05:42 Hikaru’s entity1:10:57 Final thoughts1:13:47 OutroAlex: https://bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.socialVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialToni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Tuesday 21st October 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Dee, and Peter return to wrap-up a summer season full of excellent smaller titles, sequels, and contender for Anime of the Year!0:00:00 IntroRed Flags0:02:22 ClevatessYellow Flags0:04:40 Ruri RocksNeutral Zonne0:07:49 Dealing with Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze0:12:28 Turkey!0:19:21 Secrets of the Silent Witch0:23:57 Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror ShowIt’s Complicated…0:30:35 There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...0:36:13 Gachiakuta0:42:59 CITY the Animation0:47:17 Betrothed to my Sister’s ExFeminist Potential0:52:45 The Summer Hikaru DiedSequels1:00:52 Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun1:04:50 DAN DA DAN1:13:33 Anne Shirley1:19:58 Call of the Night1:22:37 My Dress-Up Darling1:29:04 To Be Hero X1:30:21 OutroVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Monday 29th September 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Dee, and Peter have quite a bit to say about the 2025 Summer season along with notes from Cy, Toni, and Alex!0:00:00 IntroRed Flags0:02:24 ClevatessYellow Flags0:07:49 Ruri RocksNeutral Zone0:13:34 Turkey! Time to Strike0:21:35 Secrets of the Silent Witch0:27:21 Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show0:32:34 Bad Girl0:35:19 Let’s Go Karaoke!It’s Complicated0:43:54 There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...0:50:58 Takopi’s Original Sin0:55:09 Gachiakuta1:01:14 CITY the Animation1:05:10 Betrothed to My Sister’s ExFeminist Potential1:07:35 The Summer Hikaru Died1:11:44 See You Tomorrow at the Food CourtDark Horse1:15:40 Dealing with Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze!1:21:15 OutroVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Tuesday 19th August 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Peter, and Toni belatedly regroup to finally recap the 2025 Spring season’s many triumphs and one, big, blunder. 0:00:00 Intro0:02:13 A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof!0:08:04 WITCH WATCH0:09:13 mono0:10:40 Food for the Soul0:12:05 Apocalypse Hotel0:19:35 TO BE HERO X0:25:08 LAZARUS0:30:44 Kowloon Generic Romance0:42:09 The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl0:43:00 The Too-Perfect Saint0:43:32 Rock is a Lady’s Modesty0:48:21 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX0:51:15 Maebashi Witches0:54:31 Anne Shirley0:57:50 The Apothecary Diaries S21:00:25 Aharen-san ha Hakarenai S21:02:06 WIND BREAKER S21:12:14 OutroVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialToni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 20th July 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Toni, Cy, and Chiaki get the band back together to look back at the latest in the BanG Dream franchise, Ave Mujica!0:00:00 Intro0:02:56 What is BanG Dream0:08:32 The writing0:13:14 Differences from MyGo!0:18:29 Songs serving the story0:22:51 Reasons to create art0:29:33 Camp0:33:58 Uika0:40:34 Intrusive thoughts0:44:48 Mutsumi0:47:48 Pluralism0:55:21 Trauma dumping1:02:32 Sakiko1:13:31 Hopes for the sequel1:15:15 Favorite music1:18:59 OutroToni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.bsky.socialCy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialChiaki: https://bsky.app/profile/terrible.moeAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 11th May 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Peter, and Tony gather to check-in on the Spring 2025 season with a lot of nice titles and a few that are perhaps taking on way too many concepts outside of their scope. 0:00:00 Intro0:02:18 A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof0:07:25 Mono0:08:33 Food for the Soul0:11:43 The Beginning After the End0:12:06 Apocalypse Hotel0:15:20 TO BE HERO X0:21:23 Lazarus0:27:45 Kowloon Generic Romance0:39:47 The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl0:40:25 The Too-Perfect Saint0:43:17 Rock is a Lady’s Modesty0:51:43 Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX0:56:37 Maebashi Witches1:01:37 Anne Shirley1:12:08 OutroVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialToni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 17th May 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The classic AniFem combo of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai get together to talk about the standout anime of 2025 Winter and AOTY hopeful, a meta throwback to ‘90s shojo isekai, ZENSHU!0:00:00 Intro0:02:25 Background0:03:38 Production0:06:51 Personal experiences0:09:54 Sub and dub0:12:59 The beginning0:13:50 ‘90s shojo isekai vibes0:16:43 Adult isekai0:18:44 Industry conditions vs individual relationship with art narrative0:23:18 Destiny and Memmeln0:36:00 Natsuko drawing from her inspirations0:37:48 Tsuruyama0:43:23 Transformative fandom0:47:08 Justice0:54:14 Natsuko’s relationships and romance1:01:58 QJ1:05:17 Luke1:09:27 The ending1:14:58 Letter scores1:19:55 OutroDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialCaitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 26th April 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Tony, Vrai, and Peter return to conquer the nadir of the Monogatari series so they can enjoy Tony's promised greater pastures in Neko White and Black. Enjoy all our thoughts on the infamous toothbrush scene!0:00:00 Intro0:01:52 Why are we doing this?0:05:55 It’s not good0:06:46 Vrai and Tony see the egg GIF0:07:36 Obligatory Senjougahara glazing0:12:47 Karen’s place in the narrative0:16:06 What’s Hanakawa up to?0:19:49 Mayoi’s moments0:25:18 The toothbrush scene actually isn’t that bad0:35:12 Kanbaru as a model lesbian0:36:20 Araragi’s “relationship” with his sisters0:40:00 The Shinobu bathroom scene0:44:41 Sexualizing sibling relationships and Shinobu0:46:14 The “Nisemono” in Nisemonogatari0:53:45 Itamura’s direction0:56:47 Falseness and buddhist mental formations1:05:10 Ononoki1:06:00 Final thoughts1:08:16 Next episode1:08:59 OutroToni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialVrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 29th March 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Tony, and Peter return to reflect on the 2025 Winter Season’s new anime as well as its many many many many MANY sequels!0:00:00 IntroRed Flags0:01:18 OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s SayingNeutral Zone0:05:48 Sorairo UtilityIt’s Complicated0:07:09 I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on TimeFeminist Potential0:09:14 ZENSHU0:11:16 Medalist0:19:58 Honey Lemon Soda0:28:57 From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated!0:31:54 Flower and Asura0:34:37 Note on Ave MujicaSequels & Carryover0:35:07 Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 40:38:18 The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You0:48:55 My Happy Marriage Season 20:53:08 The Apothecary Diaries Season 20:58:54 Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 21:09:57 OutroDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialToni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 30th March 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Colleen, and Megan return to complete their rewatch of the Magic Knight Rayearth anime!0:00:00 Intro0:01:49 Content Warning: Grief and loss0:02:33 Production0:04:09 Mech designs0:08:11 New songs0:10:03 The writing0:13:01 Personal reactions0:14:52 Lantis x Eagle x Hikaru0:16:32 Plot Mess0:24:25 Umi romance0:26:27 Umi and Fuu have nothing to do0:33:19 Anime vs manga ending0:38:18 Themes + motifs0:44:49 Value of shojo0:49:23 Shojo mecha0:50:46 Contradictions0:55:36 Final thoughts0:59:42 OutroCaitlin: bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialMegan: bsky.app/profile/brainchild129.bsky.socialColleen: bsky.app/profile/colleensmangarecs.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 13th October 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Colleen, and Megan return to review the first half of Magic Knight Rayearth’s second season!0:00:00 Intro0:02:55 New writer0:05:54 Major changes in second season0:09:38 Narrative passivism0:12:32 The dub0:15:28 Differences from the manga0:17:16 New designs0:19:15 New music0:20:51 Eagle Vision0:28:26 Aska0:30:13 Tatra and Tarta0:35:14 The anti-monomyth0:38:10 Trauma0:39:56 Alcyone0:43:42 Nova and Lady Debonaire0:47:39 Hikaru as protagonist0:50:28 The people?0:55:34 Final thoughts0:58:00 OutroCaitlin: bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialMegan: bsky.app/profile/brainchild129.bsky.socialColleen: bsky.app/profile/colleensmangarecs.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 18th August 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Tony, and Peter team up to check-in on the A to ZENSHU of 2025 Winter anime, discussing the surprisingly top-heavy season!0:00:00 IntroRed Flags0:01:45 OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's SayingYellow Flags0:07:02 Sakamoto DaysNeutral Zone0:11:40 Sorairo UtilityIt's Complicated0:13:19 I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on TimeFeminist Potential0:19:27 Medalist0:31:05 Honey Lemon Soda0:40:47 From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!0:47:59 Flower and Asura0:53:51 ZENSHU1:08:39 OutroDee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialToni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 15th February 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Due to some technical issues with the first episode audio, Caitlin jumps into part 2 of a watchalong of Magic Knight Rayearth with special guests Megan and Colleen0:00:00 Intro (special note)0:02:21 Sub vs Dub0:08:35 The story so far0:11:30 Greatest anime betrayals0:16:30 Visuals and pacing0:19:38 Ferio0:21:51 Caldina0:23:40 Zagato0:25:36 Inouva0:29:58 Individuality in isekai0:38:31 Girlhood and innocence0:45:53 Womanhood and villainy0:48:04 Romance0:51:38 Final thoughts0:53:23 OutroCaitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialMegan: https://bsky.app/profile/brainchild129.bsky.socialColleen: https://bsky.app/profile/colleensmangarecs.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 17th August 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex, Cy, and Peter return to close out 2024 by wrapping up the Fall season, including a number of shojo titles and some surprise shonen favorites!0:00:00 IntroRed Flags0:01:56 Yakuza Fiance0:09:11 The Do-Over DamselYellow Flags0:11:49 TsumaSho0:14:04 I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in HistoryNeutral Zone0:15:01 Orb: On the Movements of the Earth0:20:40 Negative Positive Angler0:24:00 Demon Lord 20990:27:15 Acro TripIt’s Complicated0:30:41 Ranma remake0:36:16 Nina the Starry Bride0:48:42 Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc0:55:05 How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer1:03:57 DAN DA DANFeminist Potential1:09:40 Girls Who Can’t Be Magicians1:10:09 365 Days to the Wedding1:18:28 OutroAlex: https://bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.socialCy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 5th January 2025Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Cy, and Anime Herald’s Samantha get together to look back at a unique anime featuring adult romance and the consequences of burnout, Recovery of an MMO Junkie!0:00:00 Intro0:02:20 Synopsis0:03:48 The why0:06:05 The controversy0:11:15 Relatability0:24:05 Similarities to Isekai0:36:45 The gender of it all0:44:02 Queering het0:46:20 Koiwai0:50:03 Moriko’s presentation0:56:08 Final thoughts1:01:19 OutroCaitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialCy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialSamantha: https://bsky.app/profile/sam-animeherald.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 16th November 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Toni and Cy meet to discuss Anime Feminists core values and our plans going forward post-election.0:00:00 Intro0:01:40 Not throwing anyone away0:10:36 Safe place to express and explore community0:14:47 How we discovered Anime Feminist0:26:40 How anime helps and has helped us0:47:35 Why we create these communities1:03:19 Recommendations1:15:10 OutroToni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialCy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 7th December 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex, Cy, and Peter check in on the 2024 Fall season’s surprising number of magical girls, enjoyable het romances, and girls hitting the sailor moon pose!0:00:00 Intro0:02:41 Yakuza Fiance0:09:46 The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor0:15:07 TsumaSho0:16:39 I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History0:18:12 Orb: On the Movements of the Earth0:24:56 Negative Positive Angler0:28:23 Acro Trip0:31:01 Ranma 1/20:38:38 Nina the Starry Bride0:46:34 Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.0:52:55 How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer1:00:21 DAN DA DAN1:09:59 The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians 1:10:55 365 Days to the Wedding1:15:13 OutroAlex:https://bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.socialCy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialPeter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Friday 8th November 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The fantastic LOOK BACK, based on Fujimoto Tatsuki's one-volume manga, is available on streaming as of today!Toni, Caitlin, and Peter got together to talk about burnout, relationships with creative peers, and grappling with mourning. Check out the rest of this episode or read the transcript at our Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/c/animefeminist
Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki gather to talk self-actualization and automobiles for the final episode of their Revolutionary Girl Utena watchalong covering the Adolescence of Utena film!0:00:00 Intro0:04:04 Content warnings0:04:29 Colorism and Anthy0:10:08 Standalone or sequel?0:12:36 Chiho Saito manga0:13:42 First touch0:14:33 Akio0:21:11 Sexual assault0:23:17 General horniness0:26:29 Toga0:30:10 Shiori0:33:52 Kissing0:39:35 The car0:48:44 Epilogue0:54:15 Where’s Nanami?0:56:03 Reflections1:02:15 Empty Movement1:04:15 Girls Revolution Utena1:07:27 Revolutionary Girl Ursula1:10:44 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialChiaki: bsky.app/profile/terrible.moeAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Wednesday 20th October 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the 2024 Summer season with a number of romcoms with good to questionable execution…0:00:00 Intro0:02:56 No Longer Allowed in Another World0:03:17 VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream0:03:41 Pseudo-Harem0:07:22 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian0:08:36 SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary0:11:41 The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible0:12:04 My Deer Friend Nokotan0:12:24 Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools0:13:58 Suicide Squad Isekai0:16:02 Senpai is an Otokonoko0:22:29 MakeIne: Too Many Losing Heroines!0:31:59 ATRI - My Dear Moments -0:38:00 Twilight Out of Focus0:43:11 Narenare -Cheer for you !-0:46:58 MAYONAKA PUNCH0:57:27 Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction0:59:49 MONOGATARI Series OFF & MONSTER Season1:02:41 Oshi no Ko Season 21:09:28 YATAGARASU1:11:32 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCaitlin: x.com/alltsun_noderePeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 12th October 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Take a peek into what's happening over on our bonus feed!Last year on Patreon, Toni talked about their feelings on Made in Abyss season 2 and how it explores abuse survivor narratives. But there's a lot more to dig into. So Vrai and Lizzie did their homework, and now we've got a full season retrospective for your listening/reading pleasure.Wanna hear the rest, or read the transcript? Just head over tohttps://www.patreon.com/animefeminist
Vrai, Peter, and Toni look back the anime adaptation of Inio Asano’s sapphic apocalypse, Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction!0:00:00 Intro0:01:28 Also there’s a manga0:03:11 Spoiler warning0:04:09 Content warning0:04:29 Content vs tone0:07:41 Anime vs manga0:10:12 Oba and the aliens0:17:34 Facism, colonialism, the military industrial complex, and corporate complicity0:22:14 Activism and futility0:28:13 Kenichi and Hiroshi0:30:29 Collective vs individual action0:35:21 Kenichi by way of Naomi Klein0:39:28 Dostoevsky has entered the chat0:40:23 Time for metatext0:46:35 Watchmen-like narrative structure0:51:25 The anime is gayer?1:01:37 Makoto appreciation1:06:39 The english dub1:09:37 Adaptation quality1:15:05 Final thoughts?1:19:29 About the title1:21:22 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialToni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Monday 23rd September 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Chiaki, and Cy return to wrap up the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series. Revelations are had. Tears are shed. Only the movie remains.0:00:00 Intro0:02:47 Reactions0:03:58 Utena’s place in queer media0:0838 Juri’s line: “Pure” vs “genuine”0:14:43 Anthy’s storyline / rewatchability0:16:44 Portrayal of race / WOC as the universal scapegoat0:25:04 The stabbing0:33:56 Akio0:39:23 Anthy’s transformation / Utena’s realization0:45:30 Movie expectations0:49:31 Final thoughts?0:52:26 Trans readings0:53:44 Final thoughts00:55:42 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialChiaki: bsky.app/profile/terrible.moeAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Tuesday 16th July 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter convene to discuss the current state of the 2024 Summer anime season!0:00:00 Intro0:02:20 VTuber Legend0:05:25 Pseudo-Harem0:08:01 The Elusive Samurai0:14:34 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian0:17:44 Wistoria: Wand and Sword0:19:29 The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army Was a Human0:20:04 SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary0:22:12 Ramen Akaneko0:26:27 Quality Assurance in Another World0:28:44 The Ossan Newbie Adventurer0:30:23 My Deer Friend Nokotan0:31:14 Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools0:33:16 Suicide Squad Isekai0:33:54 Senpai is an Otokonoko0:39:59 Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!0:44:56 ATRI - My Dear Moments -0:49:53 Narenare - Cheer for you! -0:54:34 MAYONAKA PUNCH0:58:07 DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION1:06:24 Delico’s Nursery and True Beauty1:08:29 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCaitlin: bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Saturday 17th August 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Things are heating up, both narratively and literally, as Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki return to peak trauma with Part 4 of our Revolutionary Girl Utena watchalong!0:00:00 Intros0:01:51 State of the retrospective0:03:58 Initial impressions0:05:05 Juri0:13:25 Akio0:15:30 What is Touga doing?0:20:41 Nanami0:25:36 Episode 330:37:43 Anthy and Akio0:44:17 Prejudice, exoticism, and Anthy0:55:18 Utena’s memory1:04:24 OutrosVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialChiaki: bsky.app/profile/terrible.moeAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 30th June 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex, Toni, and Peter return to wrap-up the 2024 Spring anime season!0:00:00 Intros0:01:50 Mysterious DIsappearances0:06:09 Train to the End of the World0:09:54 Tonari no Yokai-san0:10:28 Go Go! Loser Ranger0:10:56 Kaiju No. 80:13:47 WIND BREAKER0:18:28 Tadaima Okaeri0:24:00 Spice and Wolf0:25:39 Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night0:36:11 YATAGARASU0:39:35 Whisper Me a Love Song0:43:00 A Condition Called Love0:50:04 Black Butler0:52:46 DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION0:58:19 Delicious in Dungeon1:06:17 Laid-Back Camp1:07:48 Sound! Euphonium1:08:31 OutrosAlex: https://bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.socialToni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeministAniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeministRecorded Sunday 30th June 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Peter, and Vrai join together to share some of their favorite historical manga!0:00:00 Intros0:02:15 Fast Pitch: Goodbye, My Rose Garden - Dee0:04:02 Two to Mango (Side A): House of Five Leaves - Dee, Vrai0:13:30 Love It Or Loan It: Golden Kamuy - Peter0:23:46 Antique Roadshow: The Rose of Versailles - Dee0:30:53 Team Huddle: Innocent - Peter, Vrai, Dee0:39:20 Bless This Mess: Requiem of the Rose King - Vrai0:52:18 Two to Mango (Side B): A Bride’s Story - Dee, Peter1:03:11 Hit Me With Your Best Sell: My Dear Detective - Dee1:08:43 OutrosDee: bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Sunday 23rd June 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Toni, Vrai, and Peter return to their Monogatari watchalong with the ultra-violent 3-part movie trilogy Kizumonogatari!0:00:00 Intros0:01:25 Watch order0:02:25 Suffering and gore0:06:20 Visual style0:12:35 Impressions0:15:44 Hanekawa0:22:35 Araragi’s savior complex0:28:14 THAT scene0:36:44 Sexualizing Hanekawa and Shinobu0:41:33 Ending0:44:44 Self-sacrifice vs self-destructiveness0:47:41 Bodily autonomy0:51:37 Scars/bonds0:53:17 Edgelord deconstruction0:55:52 Vampire mythology0:59:22 Buddhist themes1:02:26 Final thoughts1:03:48 OutroToni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Friday 17th May 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex, Toni, and Peter check in on a number of eyebrow-raising romances and some science fiction series with big but as-of-yet unrealized potential in the Spring 2024 season!0:00:00 Intros0:02:05 DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTIONRed Flags0:08:31 Mysterious DisappearancesNeutral Zone0:11:36 Train to the End of the World0:16:54 Tonari no Yokai-san0:18:14 Kaiju No. 8It’s Complicated0:26:26 Tadaima, Okaeri0:36:19 Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF0:40:34 Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the NightFeminist Potential0:50:39 YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master0:53:02 Whisper Me a Love Song0:59:06 A Condition Called Love1:08:43 OutroAlex: bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.socialToni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Friday 24th May 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Toni, Vrai, and Peter return for Nadeko Snake and Tsubasa Cat, talk about examination versus exploitation, and anguish over the now-unfinished streaming status of the series.0:00:00 Intros0:01:39 Lost media0:02:59 Ranking OPs0:08:53 Sexual assault imagery0:11:18 Tsubasa cat0:21:08 Apparitions and metaphors0:27:05 Hanekawa’s victimization0:30:58 Nadeko Snake0:35:54 Dramatic reading0:44:46 Araragi and Senjogahara’s date0:53:18 The Oshino question0:57:02 Pacing, temporarily, and influence1:02:55 Official girl ranking1:11:40 OutroToni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Thursday 4th April 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Peter, and Alex take a much delayed look back on the 2024 Winter anime season where some of our bottom titles managed to pull out some good content before the end and top titles that took an absolute nosedive in the second half.0:00:00 IntrosRed Flags0:02:11 The Witch and the BeastYellow Flags0:06:49 BUCCHIGIRI?!Neutral Zone0:12:52 Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord0:15:11 ‘Tis Time for Torture, Princess0:16:36 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!0:17:20 Mr. Villain’s Day Off0:17:52 Demon Prince of Momochi House0:22:56 Deliciousness in DungeonIt's Complicated0:27:00 Solo Leveling0:29:13 Sengoku Youko0:31:40 Metallic RougeFeminist Potential0:39:29 Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!0:46:42 Brave Bang Bravern!0:53:22 A Sign of Affection0:57:56 The Dangers in My Heart1:03:23 The Apothecary Diaries1:08:04 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End1:12:41 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAlex: bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Saturday 47th April 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Toni leads Vrai and Peter on a watchalong through the first 8 episodes of the late ‘00s collaboration between NIsioisin and Studio SHAFT that was as infamous as it was influential, Bakemongatari!0:00:00 Intros0:00:54 Toni’s justification for doing this0:02:53 Bakemonogatari in the anime zeitgeist0:10:34 Copycats0:14:22 Visual style0:22:53 Hanekawa0:25:00 The male gaze and Ararai’s ahoge0:28:58 Senjougahara’s sexuality0:35:52 Portrayal of sexual abuse0:38:22 Mayoi Snail (briefly)0:41:07 Kanbaru0:51:55 Suruga Monkey0:56:25 BaruHara1:00:54 Final thoughts1:05:49 OutroToni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Sunday 17th March 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki return to cover the conclusion of the Black Rose arc, the beginning The End of the World, and Akio being both the worst and relentlessly sexy on convertibles.0:00:00 Intros0:01:03 Content warnings0:02:08 Feelings0:05:59 Keiko0:09:46 Mikage0:22:45 End of the World0:29:02 Akio0:32:36 Cycles of abuse0:35:49 Kozue and Daddy Longlegs0:41:30 Anthy and Utena0:45:17 Nanami0:49:10 Toga0:56:34 Ohtori’s OSHA compliance0:59:12 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialChiaki: bsky.app/profile/terrible.moeAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Tuesday 12th March 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Cy, and Chiaki, and Vrai return and dive into the Black Rose Saga, the importance of the secondary cast, and Anthy's deepening characterization. 0:00:00 Intros0:02:34 Content Warnings0:03:09 Note on translation0:05:05 Catching Up0:07:00 The economic bubble0:08:37 Filler0:11:52 Nanami episode0:14:22 Anthy0:24:15 Symbolism0:26:52 Adult content0:29:12 Shiori0:38:53 Wakaba0:41:00 Saionji0:46:30 The Onion Prince0:53:25 The death tower?0:55:36 Next time…0:57:34 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialChiaki: bsky.app/profile/terrible.moeAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Sunday 11th February 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Alex, and Peter check-in on the 2024 Winter season where quite a few titles with a lot of potential have a lot riding on their second halves!0:00:00 IntrosRed Flags0:01:30 The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil0:02:09 The Witch and the BeastYellow Flags0:02:29 BUCCHIGIRI?!Neutral Zone0:11:47 The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic0:14:25 Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord0:18:03 Tis’ Time for Torture, Princess0:18:44 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!0:19:47 Mr. Villain’s Day Off0:20:16 Ishura0:21:23 Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp0:22:52 The Demon Prince of Momochi House0:26:56 Delicious in DungeonIt's Complicated0:30:51 Solo Leveling0:35:06 Sengoku Youko0:36:50 Metallic Rouge0:41:56 Fluffy ParadiseFeminist Potential0:42:31 Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!0:51:58 Brave Bang Bravern!0:56:09 A Sign of Affection1:10:11 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCy: bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Friday 16th February 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
We're celebrating 200 episodes! And what better way than for mega Utena fan Vrai to talk Cy and Chiaki through their very first viewing of the series?0:00:00 Intros0:04:02 Past experience0:10:08 Utena in modern culture0:12:26 Series info0:17:55 Favorite character0:19:20 Sub vs Dub0:25:18 Abuse of Anthy0:32:30 Saionji0:35:31 Incest0:41:53 Learning how to watch Utena0:46:44 Experience with Ikuhara0:50:32 Utena’s gender and sexuality0:56:47 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialChiaki: bsky.app/profile/terrible.moeAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Sunday 29th October 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Toni, and Peter wrap-up another Fall season with a few hidden gems, a few series that failed to stick the landing, and a bunch of sequels!0:00:00 IntrosPit of Shame0:01:37 A Girl and Her Guard DogYellow Flags0:03:06 Protocol: Rain0:06:03 KamiErabi GOD.app0:07:34 The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love YouNeutral Zone0:14:25 The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons0:14:51 Tearmoon Empire0:17:44 Shangri-La Frontier0:18:57 Paradox Live the Animation0:22:26 OVERTAKE!0:25:55 My New Boss is Goofy0:28:33 Migi&Dali0:35:58 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End0:39:26 Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange0:39:42 BULLBUSTERIt’s… complicated0:45:10 Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me0:47:26 I’m in Love with the VillainessFeminist Potential0:48:44 SHY0:54:48 PreCure: Full Bloom0:55:14 The Apothecary Diaries1:00:47 16bit Sensation: Another LayerSequels and Carryovers1:06:19 Hypnosis Mic Season 21:07:13 SPY x FAMILY Season 21:08:34 The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 21:09:01 Zom100: Bucket List of the Dead1:14:23 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialToni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialPeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Monday 15th January 2024Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Cy, and Toni discuss Hayao Miyazaki’s latest (last?) movie, its callbacks to his career and themes, and Robert Pattinson.0:00:00 Intros0:01:50 Favorite Ghibli film0:07:08 Sub or dub0:12:18 The title0:15:52 SPOILER WARNING0:16:57 Summary0:18:06 It’s an isekai0:22:33 What is this sekai?0:27:39 WWII0:29:22 Takahata0:30:58 Goro0:33:20 The birds0:37:40 The Wind rises0:43:34 Hime0:46:59 Natsuko0:55:43 Mahito1:04:22 OutroVrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.socialCy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.socialToni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Friday 29th December 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex, Caitlin, and Toni talk the new Scott Pilgrim Takes Off anime and how it matches up as a new take on the decades old comic and movie!0:00:00 Intros0:01:14 Backgrounds with the franchise0:05:41 The franchise’s background0:07:25 The vibes0:09:39 The plot0:12:53 The twist0:16:43 Different Scotts0:18:11 Comic vs movie0:21:31 Casting0:24:08 Manic pixie dream girl narrative0:27:53 Protagonist Ramona0:30:00 Exes and disposability politics0:38:12 Giving the exes nuance0:41:19 Wallace get some0:43:10 Knives Chau0:47:34 Scott’s midlife crisis0:49:58 Time travel0:54:59 Aging with O’Maley1:04:33 OutroAlex: bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.socialCaitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodereToni: twitter.com/poetpedagogueAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Saturday 2nd December 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Toni, Caitlin, and Peter try and fail to check-in on the biggest anime season ever in a reasonable amount of time.0:00:00 Intros0:02:06 A Girl and Her Guard Dog0:03:26 The Kingdoms of Ruin0:05:16 Protocol: Rain0:07:52 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love You0:15:08 The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons0:17:33 Tearmoon Empire0:19:22 Shangri-La Frontier0:20:11 Paradox Live THE ANIMATION0:25:27 OVERTAKE!0:27:23 My New Boss is Goofy0:31:42 Migi&Dali0:42:20 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End0:49:10 Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange0:51:48 BULLBUSTER0:56:48 Our Dating Story1:00:36 I’m in Love with the Villainess1:04:03 SHY1:10:28 The Apothecary Diaries1:16:40 16bit Sensation1:20:39 OutroToni: twitter.com/poetpedagogueCaitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_noderePeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Saturday 18th November 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Toni, Caitlin, and special guest Annie discuss the themes of nonviolence, abolition, and meaning in part 2 of our 2-part retrospective on VINLAND SAGA!0:00:00 Intros0:01:15 Hot boys0:12:20 Lief0:23:06 The myth of the good enslaver0:33:53 Olmar0:37:50 Arnheid and the experiences of enslaved women0:44:27 Slavery rooted in hate vs love0:48:14 Portrayal of violence0:52:16 Ideas of empire1:00:16 Thorkel vs Ylva1:04:51 OutroToni: twitter.com/poetpedagogueCaitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodereAnnie: twitter.com/MsPhanLearnsAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Saturday 23rd September 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Toni, Caitlin, and special guest Annie discuss the themes of nonviolence, abolition, and meaning in part 1 of our 2-part retrospective on VINLAND SAGA!0:00:00 Intros0:01:13 Background0:13:03 Emptiness vs meaning0:24:01 Askeladd0:28:08 Forgiveness vs compassion0:39:04 Love as a form of discrimination0:40:54 Models of leadership0:45:32 Ideals vs material conditions0:47:37 Thofinn’s nonviolent resistance1:03:23 Final thoughts1:05:28 OutroToni: twitter.com/poetpedagogueCaitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodereAnnie: twitter.com/MsPhanLearnsAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Saturday 23rd September 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex, Toni, and Peter wrap-up the small and disappointing Summer season…0:00:00 IntrosRed Flags0:02:20 Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room HeroYellow Flags0:04:42 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead0:16:14 Dark GatheringNeutral Zone0:19:43 Reign of the Seven Spellblades0:28:45 Reborn as a Vending Machine0:32:29 Helck0:33:07 BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!It's Complicated...0:35:13 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior0:42:34 Gene of AIFeminist Potential0:44:59 Undead Murder Farce0:57:22 My Happy MarriageNetflix Jail1:01:31 Ōoku: The Inner ChambersSequels & Carryover1:02:45 The Duke of Death and His Maid1:03:28 Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts1:04:10 NieR: Automata1:09:39 OutroAlex: bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.socialTony: twitter.com/poetpedagoguePeter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.socialAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Saturday 14th October 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Tony, MoBlack, and Danny return for the 2nd part of their discussion of abolitionism in anime featuring the work of Sadiya Hartman and Joy James in Fujiko Mine, Stone Ocean, Deca-Dence and Michiko & Hatchin!0:00:00 Intros0:02:22 Centering sexual assault survivors0:12:05 A Woman Called Fujiko Mine0:20:28 Stone Ocean0:28:37 Sadiya Hartman and prisons as reformatories0:43:29 Deca-Dence0:56:14 Joy James1:08:23 Captive Maternals1:15:00 Michiko & Hatchin1:30:36 Final Thoughts1:33:02 OutroTony: twitter.com/poetpedagogueMoBlack: mastodon.online/@MoBlackDanny: twitter.com/TheMangaScholarAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Saturday 5th August 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Tony, MoBlack, and Danny discuss the state's monopoly on violence 2-part discussion on abolitionism in anime!
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:03 Abolitionism 0:15:06 History with abolitionism 0:25:42 Full abolition 0:32:10 Death Note 0:38:49 Chainsaw Man 0:41;58 Akudama Drive 0:52:47 My Hero Academia 0:58:02 Chainsaw Man spoilers 0:59:37 Outro
Tony: twitter.com/poetpedagogue MoBlack: mastodon.online/@MoBlack Danny: twitter.com/TheMangaScholar
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Saturday 5th August 2023
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Megan, and Maddie return to cap off our retrospective on the tragically short but triumphant run of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:50 We got Sam-Flammed 0:11:54 Should’ve/could’ve been 4 cour 0:16:57 Slaps hood of Gundam “This baby can hold so much Utena” 0:18:29 Guel 0:20:18 The time-out room 0:23:48 Shaddiq 0:25:53 Miorinne and the princess of peace trope 0:31:36 Space capitalism 0:32:49 Suletta and her family 0:38:02 Disability elements 0:51:07 Suletta and Miroinne 0:52:55 LGBT representation in media 0:57:26 Gay people are Gundam’s past and future 1:01:48 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 Maddie: twitter.com/hyakushiki0087
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Friday 4th August 2023
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex, Tony, and Peter review a relatively… light summer season?
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:02:16 Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero Yellow Flags 0:07:57 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 0:15:16 Dark Gathering Neutral Zone 0:21:56 Reign of the Seven Spellblades 0:28:03 Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon 0:36:44 Helck It’s Complicated 0:37:49 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior 0:42:01 Gene of AI Feminist Potential 0:45:28 Undead Murder Farce 0:53:56 My Happy Marriage 1:05:01 Outro
Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Tony: twitter.com/poetpedagogue Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Saturday 6th August 2023
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Alex, and Peter (with a guest appearance by Tony) try to cover the wealth of excellent titles in the 2023 Spring season!
0:00:00 Intros/Content warning 0:03:25 Heavenly Delusion 0:11:32 My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lvl999 0:14:33 Dead Mount Death Play 0:17:38 The Dangers in My Heart 0:20:58 Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion 0:24:19 Otaku Elf 0:29:11 Hell’s Paradise 0:36:32 Oshi no Ko 0:48:08 Insomniacs After School 0:52:34 Yuri is My Job! 0:55:44 Skip and Loafer 1:00:53 The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 1:04:34 Birdie Wing: Girls’ Golf Story Season 2 1:08:27 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 1:11:50 Tokyo Mew Mew New 1:15:15 VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 1:20:45 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Peter: twitter.com/Peter Fobian Tony: twitter.com/poetpedagogue
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Saturday 22nd July 2023
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For our June bonus podcast Vrai, Alex, and Cy meet to talk queer foodie manga!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:42 What Did You Eat Yesterday? 0:06:33 Confessions of a Shy Baker 0:17:27 She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat 0:25:26 Manly Appetites 0:31:17 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Cy: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Sunday 21st May 2023
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex, Vrai, and Toni shine a spotlight at the 2023 Spring seasons’ standout series playing in the Class S genre space, Yuri Is My Job!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:53 Background 0:03:11 Spoiler Warning 0:03:56 Summary 0:12:22 Parody? Satire? Deconstruction? 0:23:56 Hime 0:28:32 Mitsuki 0:33:46 Hime AND Mitsuki 0:37:12 Kanoko 0:40:22 Sapphism, voyeurism, and femininity 0:49:26 Sumika 0:51:47 The anime ending 1:01:30 Final thoughts 1:03:57 Outro
Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Toni: twitter.com/poetpedagogue
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Saturday 24th June 2023
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For our June bonus podcast Vrai, Alex, and Cy meet to talk queer foodie manga!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:42 What Did You Eat Yesterday? 0:06:33 Confessions of a Shy Baker 0:17:27 She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat 0:25:26 Manly Appetites 0:31:17 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Cy: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Sunday 21st May 2023
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part two of our two-part retrospective on the Yuzuru Tachikawa classic that just turned 10 years old, Death Parade, with Caitlin, Toni, and Cy!
0:00:00 Intros 0:00:13 Harsher punishments for women 0:18:47 Portrayal of motherhood 0:27:11 Carceral Feminism 0:35:42 Reform (or lack thereof) 0:44:23 Buddhism: Transformative justice and cycles of abuse 0:57:17 Final thoughts 0:59:13 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Toni: twitter.com/poetpedagogue Cy: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Sunday 30th October 2022
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For our June bonus podcast Vrai, Alex, and Cy meet to talk queer foodie manga!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:42 What Did You Eat Yesterday? 0:06:33 Confessions of a Shy Baker 0:17:27 She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat 0:25:26 Manly Appetites 0:31:17 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Cy: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Sunday 21st May 2023
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part one of our two-part retrospective on the Yuzuru Tachikawa classic that just turned 10 years old, Death Parade, with Caitlin, Toni, and Cy!0:00:00 Intros0:02:51 Content warnings0:04:23 Summary0:05:45 Background0:06:57 Deca-Dence0:09:40 Mob Psycho 1000:12:58 Tachikawa’s themes0:15:40 Personal experiences with Death Parade0:22:42 That OP0:27:07 Decim0:33:38 Ginti0:34:44 Mayu0:37:23 Chiyuki0:42:31 They don’t make ‘em like they used to0:44:18 Ginti (again)0:48:55 Mayu and Ginti0:51:26 The administrators0:53:45 Nona0:58:45 Similarities to theatre1:00:41 OutroCaitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodereToni: twitter.com/poetpedagogueCy: twitter.com/pixelatedlensesAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Sunday 30th October 2022Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Toni, and Peter try and fail to keep their discussion of a packed-to-the-gills season to a reasonable duration!0:00:00 IntrosRed Flags0:01:59 KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World Yellow Flags0:03:46 Heavenly Delusion (Tengoku Daimakyo)0:11:56 The Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts0:18:40 My Live Story with Yamada-kun at Lvl9990:20:55 MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES0:22:34 Magical Destroyers0:24:45 Dead Mount Death Play0:27:47 The Dangers in My HeartNeutral Zone0:34:23 Why Raeliana Ended Up at The Duke’s Mansion0:37:52 Otaku Elf0:38:53 Hell’s Paradise0:44:00 A Galaxy Next DoorIt’s Complicated0:44:52 Oshi no Ko 0:52:36 Insomniacs After SchoolFeminist Potential0:54:40 Yuri is My Job1:03:34 Skip and Loafer1:13:15 OutroVrai: twitter.com/WriterVraiToni: twitter.com/poetpedagoguePeter: twitter.com/PeterFobianAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Saturday 13th May 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Chiaki, and Peter look back on a season with a lot of mixed bag recommendations!0:00:00 IntrosPit of Shame0:02:01 ONIMAIYellow Flags0:08:47 TRIGUN STAMPEDE0:09:56 Tomo-chan Is a Girl!0:17:05 Revenger0:18:24 Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire0:21:57 Chillin’ in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King’s ArmyNeutral0:23:40 NieR: Automata Ver 1.1A0:24:16 The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague0:28:07 HIGH CARD0:30:55 Farming Life in Another World0:31:55 Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill0:32:40 Buddy DaddiesIt’s Complicated0:35:14 Tale of the Outcast0:35:32 The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady0:40:05 Kaina of the Great Snow Sea0:45:04 Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess LieselotteFeminist Potential0:48:32 Technoroid Overdrive0:52:55 Ippon Again!0:57:19 The Fire HunterSequels1:03:45 Lupin Zero1:04:16 VINLAND SAGA SEASON 21:05:09 In/Spectre Season 21:06:13 D4DJ All Mix1:07:50 Bungo Stray Dogs Season 41:08:13 BOFURI Season 21:10:46 OutroDee: twitter.com/joseinextdoorChiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobianAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Sunday 16th April 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Alex, and Cy return to discuss asexual and aromantic coding and representation in the works of Uta Isaki!0:00:00 Intro0:00:35 Mine-kun is Asexual and sex-repulsed vs non-sex-repulsed0:18:06 Ace stereotypes0:20:55 Is Love the Answer?0:22:58 Allosexual social and societal pressure0:31:56 Ishi, mentorship, and aromantic relationships0:35:26 Ume and sex repulsion for heteroromantic men0:45:33 Asexuality as an orientation vs identity0:52:00 Hopes for future ace/aro rep in media1:00:00 OutroDee: twitter.com/joseinextdoorAlex: twitter.com/TheAfictionadoCy: twitter.com/pixelatedlensesAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Wednesday 1st February 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Alex, and Cy discuss asexual and aromantic coding and representation in anime and manga!0:00:00 Intros0:02:14 Ace/Aro 1010:10:05 Conflation with frigidity/prudishness/trauma0:12:18 Linguistic differences between Japanese and English0:15:50 Koisenu Futari and recognition and evolution of terminology0:19:52 Ace coding in anime and manga0:28:30 Favorite ace/aro coded characters0:42:10 Our Dreams at Dusk and Sex Ed 120%0:49:50 I Want to be a Wall0:57:59 OutroDee: twitter.com/joseinextdoorAlex: twitter.com/TheAfictionadoCy: twitter.com/pixelatedlensesAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Wednesday 1st February 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Cy, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on a season with way too many series that warrant some kind of discussion, Winter 2023!0:00:00 IntrosPit of Shame0:02:06 Sugar Apple Fairy Tale0:09:27 ONIMAI: I’m Now Your Sister!Yellow Flags0:10:50 TRIGUN STAMPEDE0:17:55 Tomo-chan Is a Girl!0:27:58 REVENGER0:32:19 Reborn to Master the BladeNeutral Zone0:33:17 UniteUp!0:33:43 NieR: Automata Ver 1.1A0:36:52 Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari0:39:11 The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague0:43:25 The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World!0:43:56 Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill0:44:27 Buddy DaddiesIt’s Complicated0:50:13 Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady0:53:37 Kaina of the Great Snow Sea0:56:00 Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess LieselotteFeminist Potential0:56:30 Technoroid Overdrive0:58:17 “Ippon” Again!1:02:09 The Fire Hunter1:08:36 OutroCy: twitter.com/pixelatedlensesCaitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_noderePeter: twitter.com/PeterFobianAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Sunday 5th March 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai calls in Gundam experts Maddie and Megan to discuss the too-dense-to-for-a-round-up-episode first cour of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury!0:00:00 Intros0:01:35 Background0:04:19 The Gundam franchise and Universal Century0:10:15 Gundam: The Origin0:10:58 Suletta as Gundam’s first female pilot protagonist0:13:37 The novelty of a two cour anime0:15:19 Wow cool robot0:18:22 Military appropriation of medical tech and portrayal of disability0:23:41 It’s gay too0:27:11 Reading Suletta as autistic0:35:24 Guel0:38:59 These KIDS (GUND-ARM Inc)0:41:21 Miorine0:42:51 Prospera0:47:25 Aerial’s short story0:48:20 The Manchurian Candidate0:52:13 Part 2 theories0:55:41 Gundam recs for G Witch fans0:58:39 OutroVrai: twitter.com/WriterVraiMaddie: twitter.com/hyakushiki0087Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Wednesday 1st February 2023Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Chiaki, Vrai, and Cy return to complete their watchalong of Haibane Renmei with episodes 8-13!0:00:00 Intros0:04:37 Reactions0:07:10 The ending first0:10:00 What are the haibane?0:14:20 Christian? Buddhist?0:16:43 Absolution0:19:06 Rakka0:28:31 True name0:33:25 Portrayal of suicide0:43:57 Suicide in Japanese culture0:46:15 Personal reactions0:53:16 Final thoughts0:56:18 Halo touching1:00:12 OutroChiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVraiCaitlin: twitter.com/pixelatedlensesAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Sunday 30th October 2022Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Chiaki, Vrai, and Cy as they look back on episodes 1-7 of Yoshitoshi Abe’s second landmark series, Haibane Renmei!0:00:00 Intros0:02:46 Production info and Abe0:07:28 Personal histories0:12:07 What we expected vs what we got0:16:56 The haibane0:24:44 The Town0:30:27 The wing scene0:33:16 Reki0:37:35 Trans readings0:42:30 The day of flight0:51:27 Rakka’s reaction0:55:12 Predictions0:58:52 OutroChiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVraiCaitlin: twitter.com/pixelatedlensesAniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeministRecorded Sunday 23rd October 2022Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Peter, and Dee try their best to wrap-up the thematically dense 2023 Fall season! 0:00:00 IntrosNeutral Zone0:01:58 My Master Has No Tail0:06:37 Do It Yourself!0:10:41 Raven of the Inner PalaceIt’s… Complicated0:18:25 Chainsaw ManFeminist Potential0:23:19 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury0:31:11 I’m the Villainess so I’m Taming the Final Boss0:38:02 BOCCHI THE ROCK!0:48:47 Akiba Maid WarSequels & Carryovers0:58:35 SPY x FAMILY cour 21:02:49 Pop Team Epic Season 21:04:24 Mob Psycho 100 III1:10:45 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVraiPeter: twitter.com/PeterFobianDee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Sunday 8th January 2023 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Alex talk about the sexual education comedy manga Sex Ed 120% and how it compares to real-world sex education.0:00:00 Intros0:00:27 Sex ed in Japan0:12:24 The importance of Sex Ed 120%0:15:52 Portrayals of various sexual orientations0:19:00 Sexual terminology in Japan0:24:21 Portrayals of abortion in media0:26:26 Abortion and prophylaxis in Japan (and elsewhere)0:32:43 Tsuji’s characterization0:37:35 Nakazawa as questioning0:42:22 Education vs action0:44:54 Final thoughts0:46:36 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoorVrai: twitter.com/WriterVraiAlex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeministAniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Sunday 22nd May 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Alex talk about the sexual education comedy manga Sex Ed 120% and how it compares to real-world sex education.
0:00:00 Intros 0:00:28 Background 0:02:15 Content warnings 0:04:54 Personal impressions 0:08:17 Would you recommend it? 0:09:04 What did we learn? 0:15:31 Favorite line 0:20:08 Comparison to our sex ed experiences 0:32:24 Asexual-friendly 0:34:59 Fictional portrayals of sex and sexuality 0:41:57 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist
Recorded Sunday 22nd May 2022
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the absolutely stacked Fall season!
0:00:00 Intros Pit of Shame 0:01:52 More than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers Red Flags 0:04:20 Urusei Yatsura Yellow Flags 0:08:50 The Little Lies We All Tell 0:15:02 BLUELOCK Neutral Zone 0:20:34 My Master Has No Tail 0:22:07 Do It Yourself!! It’s Complicated 0:28:58 Reincarnated as a Sword 0:29:20 Raven of the Inner Palace 0:34:42 Chainsaw Man Feminist Potential 0:44:57 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 0:49:29 I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss 0:53:30 BOCCHI THE ROCK! 0:59:36 Akiba Maid War 1:05:49 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 13th November 2022
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Dee, and Meru complete their watchalong of GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano with episodes 20-26 plus some manga discussion!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:53 The… End? 0:10:16 Kano and some Class-BS 0:17:00 Tonami’s fatphobic arc 0:28:57 Arima’s unresolved red flags 0:49:39 MANGA SPOILER/CONTENT WARNING SECTION 0:58:53 Remake? 1:00:47 Recommend? 1:06:57 Outro
Cailin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Meru: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded October 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter finally put one of the top contenders for most disappointing season we’ve covered to rest.
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:30 When Will Ayumu Make His Move? Yellow Flags 0:02:48 Uncle from Another World 0:05:17 Parallel World Pharmacy 0:07:40 Call of the Night Neutral Zone 0:14:55 The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting 0:17:29 TEPPEN! 0:18:06 Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys 0:20:05 RWBY: Ice Queendom It’s… Complicated 0:25:10 YUREI DECO 0:35:34 Lycoris Recoil 0:42:15 Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Feminist Potential 0:43:46 Tokyo Mew Mew New Cyberpunk 0:46:24 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Sequels 0:55:06 Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 2 0:56:52 SHADOWS HOUSE Season 2 0:59:28 Made in Abyss Season 2 1:02:17 Watch The Girl from the Other Side 1:02:52 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Saturday 15th October 2022
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Dee, and Meru return for part 3 of their watchalong of GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano with episodes 14-19!
0:00:00 Intros 0:04:39 Arima’s depression 0:13:52 Love vs codependency 0:18:43 Maho’s dentist 0:24:38 Yukino’s parents 0:29:47 Just ‘90s dad things 0:32:24 The red flag parade 0:39:01 Mental illness and therapy in Japan 0:42:43 Beach episode 0:44:51 Teenagers are gross 0:50:31 Sex-Ed in Japan 0:56:23 Arima’s trigger 0:59:56 Episode 19 and Anno’s departure??? 1:04:10 Predictions 1:05:41 Outro
Cailin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Meru: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Sunday 24th October 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Dee, and Meru return for part 2 of their watchalong of GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano with episodes 8-13!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:42 Impressions 0:04:35 Iconic segments 0:06:09 Sub vs dub (again) 0:11:11 Sex stuff 0:16:37 Anno’s influence (it’s depression) 0:23:14 Yukino and the bullying arc 0:36:36 The friends 0:43:33 Tsubasa’s family and her dad 0:51:31 Kazuma 0:55:16 Masami Tsuda’s reaction to the anime 0:57:49 Favorite moments 0:58:53 Predictions 1:00:46 Outro
Cailin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Meru: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 24th October 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter check-in on perhaps the most unremarkable season of anime since the inception of this podcast!
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:02:19 Black Summoner Yellow Flags 0:03:48 Uncle from Another World 0:08:07 Parallel Word Pharmacy 0:10:16 My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex 0:12:33 My Isekai Life 0:13:35 Call of the Night Neutral Zone 0:19:17 The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting 0:25:00 TEPPEN! Laughin til You Cry 0:26:58 Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys 0:29:37 RWBY: Ice Queendom 0:35:18 CHIMIMO It’s Complicated 0:36:41 YUREI DECO 0:41:23 Lycoris Recoil 0:48:06 Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Feminist Potential 0:53:33 Tokyo Mew Mew New 1:01:40 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/AnimatedEmpress Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Saturday 20th August 2022
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Dee, and Meru begin their watchalong of the GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:19 Background, production, and distribution 0:12:26 Personal history 0:17:50 Dubs vs subs 0:22:42 Plot synopsis 0:24:39 Yukino and Arima 0:30:29 Their families 0:33:19 Romance 0:36:05 Japanese academic culture 0:42:10 Relatability 0:46:46 Men are wolves 0:53:16 Side characters 1:00:02 Predictions 1:00:28 Outro
Cailin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Meru: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 24th October 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Chiaki, and Meru look back at the proto-TRIGGER irreverent comedy, Panty & Stocking!
0:00:22 Intros 0:01:38 Why? 0:05:36 Background and Western influence 0:10:49 First impressions 0:14:27 Sub vs dub 0:23:06 The vibe of the time 0:26:42 Chris Sabat playing black man 0:31:09 Fatphobia 0:34:58 Garterbelt 0:37:52 Portrayal of women and sexuality 0:42:36 The re-virgining 0:49:38 The Japanese voice cast 0:51:47 Things we like: Scanty & Kneesocks 0:54:03 The soundtrack and the Weird Stuff 0:57:26 Referenceability 1:01:23 What can the sequel do? 1:08:00 Final thoughts 1:10:09 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/animatedempress Meru: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Saturday 16th July 2022
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Play Don’t Know What You Got as Caitlin, Alex, and Peter look back on the 2022 Spring season!
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:04 The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody 0:04:34 Ya Boy Kongming! 0:10:45 SPY x FAMILY 0:17:00 Love After World Domination 0:19:37 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai 0:22:18 Fanfare of Adolescence 0:23:22 Executioner and Her Way of Life 0:29:10 BIRDIE WING -Girls’ Golf Story- 0:37:25 Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie 0:43:12 Heroine’s Run the Show 0:46:59 Deiamon: Recipe for Happiness 0:48:38 Dance Dance Danseur 0:57:16 Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic- 0:59:11 Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3 0:59:36 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Saturday 9th July 2022
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Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana complete their watchalong with episodes 32-39 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:45 Did you cry? 0:02:19 Content warnings 0:03:18 So Rei died 0:12:51 Suicide in culture and media 0:16:32 Contrast against Kaoru’s fate 0:21:37 The pronoun game 0:22:48 Mariko’s thumbnails 0:24:01 Henmi 0:30:38 Fukiko is normal now 0:32:28 Kaoru’s mastectomy 0:41:06 The curse of classic shojo 0:46:54 Dear Brother’s historic value 0:51:04 A bunch of AO3 talk 0:53:55 Buy it before it’s too late 0:55:17 Final thoughts 0:56:50 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns
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Recorded Friday 6th May 2022
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Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 24-31 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother!
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:08 Content warnings 0:06:10 Fukiko’s damage 0:11:45 Rei is baby 0:13:42 Is Hemni real? 0:16:38 Nanako and the illegal kiss 0:20:19 Sapphic/queer elements 0:23:02 Mariko and her dad 0:28:12 One good man 0:30:15 Influence from ‘70s student protests 0:36:21 Masculinity vs feminine power structure 0:40:04 The snow scene 0:44:03 Misaki 0:48:03 Redemptions 0:49:39 Nanako as protagonist 0:50:57 Predictions 0:53:55 Box cutters vs knives 0:56:00 Final thoughts 0:57:35 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns
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Recorded Friday 22nd April 2022
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Alex, and Peter check in on an absolutely packed Spring season and it’s many good dads, rap battles, and games of volleyball!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:45 Skeleton Knight in Another World 0:03:35 Trapped in a Dating Sim 0:05:27 Tomodachi Game 0:06:42 The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody 0:07:59 Ya Boy Kongming! 0:13:36 SPY x FAMILY 0:21:36 Love After World Domination 0:24:41 Healer Girl 0:28:10 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai 0:37:22 Fanfare of Adolescence 0:42:47 The Executioner and Her Way of Life 0:49:51 BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- 0:54:15 Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie 0:59:55 Heroines Run the Show 1:06:26 Deaimon 1:11:28 Dance Dance Danseur 1:18:09 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Saturday 14th May 2022
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Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back at Winter 2022’s hidden gems and many disappointing endings!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:47 Love of Kill 0:03:29 Akebi’s Sailor Uniform 0:05:47 Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department 0:06:10 Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated as a Total Fantasy Knockout 0:10:23 Salaryman’s Club 0:17:25 ORIENT 0:19:16 Tokyo 24th Ward 0:26:19 Requiem of the Rose King 0:30:08 My Dress-Up Darling 0:34:38 Sasaki and Miyano 0:39:23 SABIKUI BISCO 0:45:45 The Case Study of Vanitas 0:49:15 Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2 0:53:30 Ranking of Kings 1:07:14 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/VriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Sunday 24th April 2022
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Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 16-23 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother!
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:23 Content/seizure warnings 0:04:29 Flower language check-in 0:07:03 Henmi 0:10:22 Prediction 0:12:01 Everyone is gay and Class S origins 0:15:32 Translation issues 0:17:36 Mariko 0:21:58 Nanako 0:23:00 Teen angst and interior lives 0:26:40 Fukiko 0:31:26 Kaoru, Nanako, and Rei 0:35:22 Who is the bisexual inspirer 0:37:06 Fukiko’s whole deal 0:41:59 Tomoko 0:47:29 Pinwheels 0:49:11 Dear Brother vs Evangelion 0:51:09 Availability 0:54:13 Final thoughts 0:55:12 Outro 0:56:40 Next segment content warnings
Vrai: twitter.com/VriterVrai Merecedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns
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Recorded Sunday 13th March 2022
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Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 8-15 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:50 Mariko apologia 0:02:45 Content and photosensitivity warnings 0:04:32 Nanako and Tomoko 0:07:37 More Mariko apologia 0:14:08 Food 0:15:33 Kaoru 0:17:38 Where is this school? 0:21:00 Flower language 0:23:54 Rei and Kaoru 0:33:44 The lover suicide 0:36:51 Freudian psychology 0:38:45 Alcohol 0:41:00 Why was Nanako chosen 0:42:06 The memes 0:44:24 Relationshit 0:47:16 Dear Brother as an LGBT work in the ‘70s 0:54:48 Predictions 0:58:23 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/VriterVrai Merecedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns
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Recorded Sunday 20th February 2022
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Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana begin their watchalong of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:34 Epilepsy and content warnings 0:06:00 Licensing issues 0:09:17 Summary 0:10:51 Riyoko Ikeda 0:16:00 Diana’s anime origin story 0:18:52 The European boarding school phenomena 0:22:43 Nanako and Tomoko 0:29:46 Mariko 0:32:57 Rei 0:36:18 Queer subtext (for its period) 0:38:08 Use of flower language 0:40:48 Melodrama 0:42:14 Sorority culture 0:49:55 Rich people are awful 0:52:31 Teenage drama 0:55:52 Predictions 0:57:15 Also Henmi 1:00:28 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/VriterVrai Merecedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns
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Recorded Sunday 6th February 2022
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Dee, Mercedez, and Peter check in on the Winter 2022 season.
0:00:00 Intros Pit of Shame 0:02:27 Police in a Pod Red Flags 0:06:22 Love of Kill 0:08:35 Akebi’s Sailor Uniform Yellow Flags 0:10:37 Slow Loop 0:11:36 Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department 0:16:11 Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout 0:17:15 In the Land of Leadale 0:18:24 Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt Neutral Zone 0:20:49 Tribe Nine 0:26:50 The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest 0:27:52 Salaryman’s Club 0:33:26 ORIENT 0:36:18 CUE! It’s… Complicated 0:38:28 Tokyo 24th Ward 0:39:24 Requiem of the Rose King 0:44:44 My Dress-Up Darling Feminist Potential 0:54:14 Sasaki and Miyano 0:57:29 SABIKUI BISCO 1:05:27 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Merecedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Sunday 13th February 2022
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Vrai, Chiaki, and Samantha look back on the 2006 genderswap romcom Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:07 Background and personal experiences 0:08:47 Hazumu 0:13:49 Anime Works subtitles 0:16:21 Hazumu’s dad 0:18:49 Asuta 0:21:02 The alien 0:22:01 Yasuna 0:24:57 The polycule arc 0:26:11 Hazumu’s false dichotomy 0:28:21 Alternate endings, broader franchise, and time granules 0:32:36 Tomari vs Yasuna 0:35:22 Ayuki 0:40:33 Historical artifact 0:47:28 Final thoughts 0:49:16 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Samantha: twitter.com/sam_animeherald
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Recorded Saturday 28th August 2021
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Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee wrap up the last 11 episodes of their Soul Eater rewatchalong with big themes and final thoughts!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:55 Recap 0:05:53 Reactions 0:07:55 Anime ending vs manga context 0:14:23 Kids vs adults 0:24:10 Madness and evil 0:33:42 Romance 0:37:33 Baby’s first cosmic horror 0:43:03 Gender dynamics 0:49:19 Igurashi, shonen, and shojo 0:51:56 Shilling blu-rays 0:53:52 Dee mangaloguing 1:03:28 Final feels 1:04:22 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Sunday 21st February 2021
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Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on the Fall 2021 season!
0:00:00 Intros Neutral Zone 0:02:31 takt op.Destiny 0:06:11 SAKUGAN 0:09:12 MUTEKING THE DANCING HERO 0:15:21 Lupin III Part 6 0:17:28 Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut 0:22:35 The Faraway Paladin 0:25:37 Banished from the Hero’s Party It’s Complicated 0:25:47 Taisho Otome Fairy Tale 0:27:37 The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window 0:28:27 Komi Can’t Communicate 0:32:25 Blue Period Feminist Potential 0:33:09 Ranking of Kings 0:39:37 The Heike Story Sequels and Carryovers 0:46:30 Let’s Make a Mug Too 2 0:48:19 The Great Jahy Will Not be Defeated! 0:49:16 Restaurant to Another World 2 0:50:03 The aquatope on white sand 0:56:41 86 EIGHTY-SIX 0:59:24 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Sunday 9th January 2022
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Chiaki, Mercedez, and ButWhyTho’s Kate Sánchez perform a critical autopsy on Netflix’s unfortunate effort to resurrect a classic.
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:09 In case you haven’t heard of Cowboy Bebop 0:01:52 The live action 0:02:53 One-word reactions 0:03:52 Personal histories with Bebop 0:08:37 Fan appeal vs new audience 0:11:44 Netflix Bebop vs Firefly vs other live actions 0:17:32 The cancellation and Tiger King 0:21:25 Faye’s characterization 0:26:55 Sanitized politics 0:28:01 A whitewashed black Jet Black 0:35:58 Faye’s race, sexuality, and 2nd wave feminism 0:42:33 Female body types in media 0:46:35 Moshi Moshi: Orientalism in cyberpunk 0:51:31 Faux diversity 0:55:22 Discount Witcher Vicious 0:58:27 Final thoughts 1:05:30 Outro
Chiaki: twitter.com/AnimatedEmpress Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Kate: twitter.com/OhMyMithrandir
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Recorded Saturday 11th December 2021
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Dee, Vrai, and Peter check in on the 2021 Fall season!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:03 Impressions 0:04:36 The black blood thing 0:09:28 Excalibur 0:11:51 New villains 0:18:40 Adults vs kids 0:26:01 Witches ain’t bad 0:29:55 Crona and Medusa 0:38:29 The gendered shit 0:52:24 Long-running shonen 0:55:41 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Sunday 31st January 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Peter check in on the 2021 Fall season!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:47 Visual Prison 0:05:05 takt op.Destiny 0:09:34 SAKUGAN 0:12:36 Muteking the Dancing Hero 0:19:28 Lupin the 3rd Pt 6 0:23:51 Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut 0:29:01 The Faraway Paladin 0:31:20 Digimon Ghost Game 0:36:17 Banished from the Hero’s Party 0:38:57 Taisho Otome Fairytale 0:41:30 The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window 0:44:20 Komi Can’t Communicate 0:49:27 Blue Period 0:52:38 Ranking of Kings 0:58:26 Heike Story 1:04:41 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Sunday 14th November 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee continue their rewatch of Soul Eater with episodes 14 to 26!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:44 A quick recap for folks at home 0:02:43 Excalibur 0:09:33 Engagement with mental health 0:12:51 Maka and Crona 0:20:54 Maka’s parent 0:25:35 Death the Kid 0:28:52 Stein and Medusa 0:39:04 Marie, Azusa, and GENDER 0:46:03 Character designs 0:49:10 Fanservice and body horror 0:55:58 The concert story 0:58:40 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Saturday 19th December 2020
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Part 1 of Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee’s rewatch of the only shonen with a halloween-theme and a lady-lead, Soul Eater!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:16 Background info 0:02:52 Prologue episodes 0:09:04 Personal stories 0:18:10 The dub 0:20:37 Setting and designs 0:24:35 The weapon/meister system 0:30:32 A girl chasing her mom’s legacy 0:31:39 Soul and Maka 0:35:52 Fanservice 0:38:04 Sid and Okubo’s black characters 0:40:46 Black Star and Tsubaki 0:43:15 Death the Kid 0:56:47 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/AllTsun_NoDere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Sunday 29th November 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Peter, and Mercedez wrap up the 2021 Summer season!
0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:02:14 The Great Jahy Shall Not be Defeated! 0:04:28 Girlfriend, Girlfriend 0:05:08 The Case Study of Vanitas Neutral Zone 0:05:41 Remake Our Life! Feminist Potential 0:08:20 Fena: Pirate Princess 0:13:40 Sonny Boy 0:19:18 Kageki Shoujo 0:22:32 The aquatope on white sand Sequels and continuing series 0:27:01 Tropical Rouge! PreCure 0:30:02 To Your Eternity 0:31:33 Tokyo Revengers 0:35:24 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 0:37:03 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom X 0:39:54 Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S 0:51:18 Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 0:57:07 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Tuesday 5th October 2021
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Vrai, Alex, and Mercedez return to their rewatchalong with the Puella Magi Madoka Magica movies!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:58 Theatrical release 0:06:08 Timeline 0:11:16 The first 100 minutes 0:15:42 Mystery/horror narrative 0:18:29 Ikuhara but bad 0:21:46 Witches and gays 0:25:02 It’s homophobic though 0:27:11 The bad quotes 0:30:21 Homura’s Fall 0:41:28 Male authors and lack of nuance 0:50:00 The epilogue 0:56:38 The real suffering porn 1:00:37 Does the movie negate the series? 1:02:28 Final thoughts 1:06:42 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Saturday 22nd May 2021
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Vrai, Mercedez, and Alex return to their rewatchalong with the second half of Puella Magi Madoka Magica!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:05 Sayaka and Kiyoko Apologia 0:19:13 Deuteragonist 0:23:21 Dub blaccent 0:28:12 Mahou-chlorians 0:32:11 Magical Girls of HISTORY 0:35:46 Kyubei is a TERF 0:41:30 Urobuchi’s Al Qaeda quote 0:47:23 Madoka’s agency 0:48:55 Is it gay? 0:51:36 Samsara and Godoka 0:59:35 The message 1:03:51 Final thoughts 1:05:57 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado
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Recorded Saturday 24th April 2021
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Vrai, Mercedez, and Peter check-in on the
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:59 Peach Boy Riverside 0:02:56 Idaten Deities Know Only Peace 0:04:34 Battle Game in 5 Seconds Yellow Flags 0:05:39 TSUKIMICHI -Moonlight Fantasy- 0:07:27 Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan 0:09:24 How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom 0:10:11 The Great Jahy Will Not be Defeated! 0:13:15 Girlfriend, Girlfriend 0:15:44 Dungeon of Black Company 0:17:28 Duke of Death and His Maid 0:19:08 Drug Store in Another World 0:21:07 Detective is Already Dead 0:22:08 The Case Study of Vanitas Neutral Zone 0:30:35 Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles 0:30:51 Remake Our Life! 0:34:39 RE-MAIN 0:35:50 Night Head 2041 Feminist Potential 0:38:49 Sonny Boy 0:43:55 Kageki Shoujo 0:57:05 Aquatope on white sand 1:01:18 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Friday 13th August 2021
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Vrai, Mercedez, and Alex celebrate the 10th anniversary of the seminal work of mahou shoujo, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, with a rewatchalong!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:31 We’re OLD 0:03:57 Background 0:10:09 Past experience 0:18:30 Simulcasts, seinen, and seminal status 0:25:18 Dark and/or menified magical girls 0:29:01 Mami and the episode 3 twist 0:40:47 Sayaka’s soul 0:50:56 Bodily autonomy and horror 0:58:58 Back to we’re old 1:03:18 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado
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Recorded Sunday 28th Mar 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Mercedez, and Peter look back at the mega-packed Spring 2021 season!
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:55 DON’T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO Yellow Flags 0:06:26 Tokyo Revengers 0:07:16 Those Snow White Notes 0:13:27 Pretty Boy Detective Club 0:18:50 MARS RED Harmless Fun 0:22:12 Super Cub 0:24:23 SSSS.DYNAZENON 0:27:54 Shadows House 0:32:26 I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 0:34:21 Backflip!! It’s… Complicated 0:39:54 The World Ends With You 0:41:51 Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song 0:47:30 To Your Eternity 0:48:31 ODDTAXI 0:51:26 JORAN 0:53:18 Fairy Ranmaru 0:56:51 86 EIGHTY-SIX Feminist Potential 1:00:50 Let’s Make a Mug Too 1:04:35 Farewell, My Dear Cramer Sequels 1:07:32 ZOMBIE LAND SAGA REVENGE 1:08:01 Fruits Basket 1:08:29 So I’m a Spider, So What? 1:11:44 Tropical Rouge! Pretty Cure 1:11:50 Thunderbolt Fantasy 1:12:06 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 1:12:39 Way of the Househusband 1:13:24 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Sunday 18th July 2021
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No use crying over cracked eggs. Vrai, Mercedez, and Alex perform a post mortem on the most potentialful disasterpiece of 2021, Wonder Egg Priority!
0:01:04 Intros 0:03:09 Finale expectations 0:06:57 Production woes 0:11:54 Neiru 0:19:38 For teenagers or about teenagers? 0:22:06 Rika 0:27:51 Ai 0:31:51 Momoe 0:35:35 Trans readings in script vs visual direction 0:41:04 Portrayal of suicide 0:43:19 Koito… 0:49:24 Frill and the Accas 0:55:37 Only Accas can exposit 1:01:26 The Sawaki conclusion 1:03:46 In the end, was it all worth it? 1:12:27 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Thursday 1st July 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez bring their look back at the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer to a close with episodes 20-26!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Technical warning 0:03:34 Beach episode and gender roles 0:15:01 Misaki and Ojiro 0:19:47 Ichan and Shuko 0:21:24 Hatoko 0:25:37 Misaki and Shuko’s reunion 0:40:10 Women-led fighting and sports series 0:45:04 Is it feminist? 0:50:37 Final thoughts 0:57:00 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Saturday 3rd October 2020
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Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez continue their look back at the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer with episodes 14-19!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Misaki x Hatoko 0:08:39 Anime original 0:12:28 Shuko and portrayals of disability 0:35:09 Sai’s sister 0:40:00 Empathy and pain 0:44:47 Misaki and Shuko 0:50:00 Any surprises? 0:53:38 Predictions 0:55:13 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Sunday 20th September 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Peter, and Mercedez check in on the 2021 Spring season!
0:00:00 Intros Red flags 0:01:39 DON’T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO Yellow Flags 0:05:24 Tokyo Revengers 0:08:15 Pretty Boy Detective Club 0:12:41 Those Snow White Notes 0:12:51-0:12:52 Naruto and Your Lie in April Spoilers 0:18:38 Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose 0:20:20 MARS RED 0:21:16 Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway 0:28:05 Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Harmless Fun 0:29:59 Super Cub 0:33:13 SSSS.DYNAZENON 0:40:25 Shadows House 0:45:51 I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 0:49:11 Backflip!! It’s Complicated 0:53:59 The World Ends With You 0:57:05 Vivy: Flourite Eyes Song 0:58:42 To Your Eternity 1:01:10 ODDTAXI 1:02:47 JORAN THE PRINCESS OF SNOW AND BLOOD 1:04:50 Fairy Ranmaru 1:09:43 86 EIGHTY-SIX Feminist Potential 1:12:02 Let’s Make a Mug Too 1:12:48 Farewell, My Dear Cramer 1:19:08 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Sunday 9th May 2021
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Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez continue their look back at the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer with episodes 8-13!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:27 Impressions and tournament arcs 0:07:04 All 3 make commitments to write Angelic Layer articles 0:08:50 Gender essentialism 0:20:20 Ringo 0:24:49 Dub and localization 0:28:32 Madoka, Alice, and CLAMP nonsense 0:37:47 Sportsmanship 0:42:37 Romance 0:51:01 Projecting 0:52:07 Misaki’s mom 0:55:59 Predictions 0:56:34 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Sunday 30th August 2020
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Vrai, Peter, and Caitlin look back at the 2021 Winter season!
0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:01:56 Wave!! Let’s Go Surfing 0:04:21 Sk8 the Infinity 0:08:29 Horimiya 0:16:20 Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki-kun Harmless Fun 0:21:23 So I’m a Spider, So What? 0:23:17 Skate-Leading Stars 0:25:56 Back Arrow It’s Complicated... 0:27:17 Kemono Jihen CW: Rape 0:30:01-0:33:28 0:34:01 Heaven’s Design Team 0:34:31 Cells at Work! CODE BLACK Feminist Potential 0:37:19 2.43 Seiin High School Volleyball 0:38:00 Wonder Egg Priority 0:45:59 Otherside Picnic Sequels and Carryovers 0:47:35 Umamusume Season 2 0:50:02 Re:ZERO Season 2 0:51:57 The Promised Neverland Season 2 0:52:45 JUJUTSU KAISEN 0:53:13 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 0:54:29 LAID-BACK CAMP SEASON2 0:55:59 With a Dog and a Cat, Every Day is Fun 0:56:40 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
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Recorded Friday 10th April 2021
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Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez look back and the first seven episodes of the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:45 Background 0:06:26 The CLAMP-aide 0:08:18 CLAMP style and anime vs manga 0:14:06 Battle shonen for girls 0:23:18 Misaki 0:33:47 Hatoko 0:38:23 Tamayo 0:41:49 Ichiro 0:50:24 One-off opponents 0:57:30 Predictions 0:58:46 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Sunday 23rd August 2020
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Vrai, Peter, and Caitlin check in on the 2021 Winter season!
0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:01:23 Sk8: The Infinity 0:07:01 Horimiya 0:12:04 Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki-kun Harmless Fun 0:16:33 So I’m a Spider, So What? 0:18:49 Skate-Leading Stars 0:21:25 Back Arrow It’s Complicated... 0:28:38 VLAD LOVE 0:34:16 Kemono Jihen 0:37:47 Heaven’s Design Team 0:39:22 Cells at Work! CODE BLACK Feminist Potential 0:43:25 2.43 Seiin High School Volleyball 0:46:26 Wonder Egg Priority 0:49:18 Otherside Picnic 0:53:21 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
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Recorded Saturday 27th February 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Alex, and Mercedes share some of their favorite yuri manga!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:18 The yuri umbrella 0:02:08 Hit Me With Your Best Sell: After Hours 0:08:21 It Takes Two to Mango: Yuri is My Job! 0:12:27 Love It or Loan It: Futaribeya 0:17:13 One for the Money: How Do We Relationship? 0:23:34 Oh No, It’s Complicated: Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil 0:33:29 It Takes Two to Mango: A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow 0:40:05 Hit Me With Your Best Sell: Goodbye, My Rose Garden 0:45:47 Love It or Loan It: Hungry for You: Endo Yasuko Stalks the Night 0:51:13 Group Hug: The Conditions of Paradise 1:00:20 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Mercedes: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Friday 30th October 2020
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Vrai, Chiaki, and Mercedes look back on the cyberpunk masterpiece Akudama Drive!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:07 Production info 0:03:29 General impressions 0:4:45 Danganronpa connection 0:0:06:40 Favorite characters 0:08:37 Doctor and Swindler 0:12:15 Timing, acclaim, and ACAB 0:15:21 The dub, Brawler, and blaccents 0:21:56 Uprisings and the REAL cyberpunk 0:25:52 Real politics behind Kanto vs Kansai 0:30:36 The shinkansen, the ‘60s, and national pride 0:34:32 Faceless villains exploiting the next generation 0:38:10 Sister’s arc 0:39:32 The ending 0:49:40 Japan’s justice system 0:52:45 Final thoughts 0:53:33 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Mercedes: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Sunday 24th January 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution
Dee, Chiaki and Peter look back on the 2020 Fall season!
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:26 Our Last Crusade Yellow Flags 0:03:00 HYPNOSISMIC 0:04:56 Higurashi Gou Harmless Fun 0:08:46 Warlords of Sigrdrifa 0:11:33 TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You 0:14:11 Moriarty the Patriot 0:19:22 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear 0:19:51 JUJUTSU KAISEN 0:25:18 I’m Standing on a Million Lives 0:28:46 Gal & Dino 0:31:07 Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai 0:33:28 D4DJ It’s... Complicated 0:39:01 Wandering Witch 0:41:56 Talentless Nana 0:48:08 Iwakakeru: Sports Climbing Girls 0:48:59 Magatsu Wahrheit 0:51:34 Akudama Drive 0:55:30 Adachi and Shimamura Feminist Potential 0:57:30 Yashahime: Princess Half Demon 0:59:40 Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle 1:02:13 The Gymnastics Samurai Sequels & Carryover 1:08:43 Haikyu!! TO THE TOP 1:09:30 Golden Kamuy Season 3 1:10:23 Healin’ Good Pretty Cure 1:10:20 With a Cat and a Dog Every Day is Fun 1:10:45 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Friday 1st January 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Peter, Caitlin, and Lizzie look back on Netflix’s 2020 slate of anime!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:31 Dorohedoro 0:11:10 Drifting Dragons 0:17:20 Beastars 0:27:15 BNA 0:31:18 Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 0:34:20 Hi-Score Girl 0:34:49 Japan Sinks 0:36:02 Aggretsuko 0:40:59 Great Pretender 1:04:55 Outro
Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Faye: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante
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Recorded Saturday 19th December 2020
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Peter, Chiaki, and Faye check in on all the new additions to the Shonen Jump app since April 2020!
CW: Suicide
0:00:36 Intros 0:02:12 Moriking 0:08:14 Bone Collection 0:11:59 Time Paradox Ghost Writer 0:21:56 Yuugen’s All-Ghouls Classroom 0:23:40 Ayashiki Triangle 0:27:23 Magu-chan: God of Destruction 0:30:10 Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin 0:36:34 Me & Roboco 0:39:41 Spirit Photographer Saburo Kono 0:42:11 BURN THE WITCH 0:45:02 Phantom Seer 0:49:26 High School Family 0:51:38 Our Blood Oath 0:54:16 Comment on Build King 0:54:52 Moriarty the Patriot 0:56:52 Death Note Special 0:58:17 Kaiju No. 8 1:01:29 Ghost Reaper Girl 1:06:35 Blue Flag 1:14:13 Outro
Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Faye: patreon.com/wordswithoutend
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Recorded Sunday 22nd November 2020
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Vrai, Dee, and Caitlin look back on a classic work by the Queen of Josei, Ai Yazawa’s Paradise Kiss!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:46 The beautiful brick 0:04:13 Background 0:05:24 Past experiences 0:09:12 The Yazawaverse 0:11:55 Waterworks 0:13:00 First impressions 0:15:22 Yukari x George 0:20:33 Sad romance 0:23:16 The anime 0:26:21 George x Isabella 0:29:05 Isabella 0:33:58 Fashion! 0:39:11 Genre pitfalls 0:42:28 Arashi x Miwako 0:49:55 Josei 0:55:46 Final thoughts 0:57:33 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
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Recorded Wednesday 13th May 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Chiaki, and Peter check in on the Fall 2020 season!
0:00:49 Intros Red Flags 0:02:33 Our Last Crusade 0:03:51 Assault Lily Bouquet Yellow Flags 0:04:18 Noblesse 0:06:19 Ikebukuro West Gate Park 0:06:58 HYPNOSISMIC 0:10:58 Higurashi Gou 0:13:40 Dropout Idol Fruit Tart Harmless Fun 0:14:13 Warlords of Sigrdrifa 0:19:34 TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You 0:21:01 Moriarty the Patriot 0:24:02 Maeasetsu 0:24:34 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear 0:27:04 JUJUTSU KAISEN 0:32:43 I’m Standing on a Million Lives 0:34:19 Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai 0:35:35 D4DJ First Mix It’s Complicated 0:37:42 Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina 0:42:57 Talentless Nana 0:47:09 Iwakakeru -Sports Climbing Girls- 0:49:52 Magatsu Weirheit 0:53:04 Akudama Drive 0:55:48 Adachi and Shimamura Feminist Potential 0:58:18 Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon 1:03:01 Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle 1:07:05 Gymnastic Samurai 1:12:42 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Saturday 7th November 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Chiaki, and special guest Megan enjoy some drinks while not enjoying a live action adaptation of the infamous shojo manga Hot Gimmick!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:38 Background and plot 0:08:30 Post-timeskip 0:09:26 Talk to an adult 0:10:12 Nothing makes sense 0:12:49 Royalty free music 0:16:46 Boys and wigs 0:18:42 The movie plot 0:22:23 Ryoki 0:24:06 Azusa 0:27:41 The adaptation 0:35:38 In Japanese 0:38:39 Hatsumi 0:46:11 The manager 0:54:38 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129
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Recorded Saturday 8th February 2020
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Dee, Chiaki, and Mercedez look back on the 2020 Summer season!
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:28 Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out 0:05:34 Monster Girl Doctor 0:12:57 The Misfit of Demon King Academy 0:13:24 Millionaire Detective: Balance Unlimited Yellow Flags 0:18:02 The God of High School 0:20:53 Appare-Ranman Harmless Fun 0:27:17 Mr Love: Queen’s Choice 0:28:28 Lapis Re:Lights 0:33:52 GIBIATE 0:37:29 Diary of Our Days at Breakwater It’s… Complicated 0:41:42 Super HxEros 0:42:22 Rent-a-Girlfriend Feminist Themes 0:47:59 Deca-Dence Sequels 0:53:38 Healin’ Good Pretty Cure! 0:55:50 Fruits Basket Season 2 0:59:24 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax! 1:02:28 Re:ZERO Season 2 1:05:40 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Saturday 3rd October 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Chiaki, Lizzie, and Mercedez take a look back at TRIGGER’s over-the-top furry rights anime BNA!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:28 Background 0:04:51 Impressions 0:07:45 Coming out 0:10:21 Homogenization in civil rights movements 0:13:31 Use of racial themes and imagery 0:18:27 Nina and portrayals of beast women 0:26:41 Baseball bears, Jackie Robinson, and failure to challenge racial stereotypes 0:37:23 Nazuna and the cult 0:43:00 Michiru, Nazuna, and women’s empowerment 0:49:15 Jackie’s gender 0:52:28 The last two episodes 0:59:28 Final thoughts 1:02:39 Outro
Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Lizzie: https://twitter.com/lizzievisitante Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Friday 21st July 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai takes a look back at the 1984 shojo classic Glass Mask with special guests Megan and Marion!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:06 The… end? 0:03:59 Creepy old dudes 0:10:46 Maya’s motivation 0:14:03 Nobody died? 0:16:23 Maya x Ayumi 0:21:19 The Miracle Worker 0:25:28 Maya’s mom 0:28:44 Theater vs movies vs TV 0:31:42 Tsukikage 0:38:14 Other adaptations 0:43:50 Actors, acting, and stories about acting 0:50:23 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 Marion: twitter.com/eccentricmarion
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Recorded Sunday 17th May 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai takes a look back at the 1984 shojo classic Glass Mask with special guests Megan and Marion!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:38 The drama 0:06:45 Sakurakoji still sucks 0:13:31 Western influences 0:16:07 Scene stealing 0:24:52 Cheer squad 0:28:51 High art 0:33:21 Mothers and approval 0:37:52 The best scenes 0:41:34 Ayumi’s hair 0:43:07 Predictions 0:46:55 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 Marion: twitter.com/eccentricmarion
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Recorded Monday 4th May 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Chiaki, and Vrai check in on the 2020 Summer season!
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:02:49 Monster Girl Doctor 0:07:53 The Misfit King of Demon Academy 0:12:26 Millionaire Detective: Balance Unlimited Yellow Flags 0:16:01 The God of High School 0:21:24 Appare-Ranman Harmless Fun 0:30:15 Mr Love: Queen’s Choice 0:33:52 GIBIATE 0:39:24 Digimon Adventure: 0:41:38 Diary of our Days at Breakwater It’s… Complicated 0:43:06 Super HXEros 0:46:34 Rent-a-Girlfriend Feminist Potential 0:52:25 Deca-Dence 1:01:49 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 15th August 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai takes a look back at the 1984 shojo classic Glass Mask with special guests Megan and Marion!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:10 What is time? 0:03:43 Sports acting anime 0:05:55 Poverty and method acting 0:12:51 Stage moms 0:15:06 Scene stealers 0:20:26 Yuri subtext 0:22:17 The duality of mans 0:27:35 The Crimson Goddess and the nature of theater 0:33:54 Real moms 0:36:18 Theater life 0:40:28 Sound and emotion 0:43:15 Predictions 0:52:59 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 Marion: twitter.com/eccentricmarion
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Recorded Saturday 18th April 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai takes a look back at the 1984 shojo classic Glass Mask with special guests Megan and Marion!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Background 0:11:01 Maya the shojo everygirl 0:12:52 Tsukikage the shojo Piccolo 0:15:11 The two schools of acting 0:18:04 Hayami and daddy long legs 0:22:30 Yuu 0:23:56 Ayumi 0:26:54 Mother figures 0:30:22 Two plays 0:35:46 Abstraction 0:39:19 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 Marion: twitter.com/eccentricmarion
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Recorded Monday 13th April 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai look back on the Spring 2020 season! Spring 2020 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/2020-spring-premiere-digest/ Spring 2020 Mid-Season Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-116-2020-spring-mid-season-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:02:29 SING “YESTERDAY” FOR ME Harmless Fun 0:06:03 TAMAYOMI: The Baseball Girls 0:09:56 Princess Connect! Re:Dive 0:14:28 Listeners 0:17:55 Kakushigoto 0:23:02 Gal & Dino 0:27:10 Digimon Adventure: It’s… Complicated 0:28:22 Tower of God(?) 0:29:35 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Feminist Potential 0:39:08 Wave, Listen to Me! 0:47:41 Arte Sequels 0:52:48 Kaguya-sama: Love is War 2 1:00:18 Ascendance of a Bookworm 1:06:33 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
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Recorded Saturday 4th July 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Chiaki, and Dee take a look back at yet another difficult to succinctly summarize TV anime by Ikuhara, Sarazanmai!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:03 Background, Ikuhara, and related media 0:07:45 Accessibility 0:11:48 Kazuki’s crossdressing 0:13:26 Family values 0:22:01 Archetypes or cliches? 0:26:45 Fightin’ about Enta 0:31:20 Reo, Mabu, and ACAB 0:35:57 The big idea 0:42:46 Soccer practice 0:55:39 Final thoughts 0:56:36 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Sunday 9th February 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Peter, Chiaki, and Faye discuss the many manga on the Shonen Jump app that haven’t yet received anime adaptations!
0:02:02 Act-Age 0:09:47 Agravity Boys 0:15:03 Chainsaw Man 0:20:14 Guardian of the Witch 0:24:20 Jujutsu Kaisen 0:30:19 Mashle: Magic & Muscles 0:34:23 Mission: Yozakura Family 0:39:12 Miitama Security: Spirit Busters 0:44:08 Spy X Family 0:50:16 Undead Unluck 0:53:32 Samurai 8 0:59:11 Tokyo Shinobi Squad 1:01:44 Zipman!! 1:06:34 Recommendations 1:10:39 Outro
Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Faye: patreon.com/wordswithoutend
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Recorded Sunday 12th April 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the 2020 Spring season!
0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:01:26 SING “YESTERDAY” FOR ME 0:09:28 The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? Harmless Fun 0:14:26 Princess Connect! Re:Dive 0:23:55 Listeners 0:30:42 Kakushigoto It’s… Complicated 0:38:36 Tower of God 0:43:26 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Feminist Potential 0:50:13 Wave! Listen to Me! 0:59:01 Arte 1:04:57 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 16th May 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, Vrai take a look back at the famous high school dramedy in the 4th and final part of our watchalong of Toradora!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:59 The ski trip 0:07:32 Ending rush 0:11:21 The dreaded romance 0:11:59 Ami vs Minori 0:21:55 Taiga’s family 0:27:19 Ryuuji and Yasuko 0:31:03 Ryuuji and Taiga’s futures 0:38:48 And then they fucked 0:42:24 Gender roles 0:44:05 Class differences 0:46:09 Final thoughts 0:54:07 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai:twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 21st March 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, Vrai take a look back at the famous high school dramedy in the 3rd part of our 4-part watchalong of Tora Dora!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:26 The love quadrangle 0:13:50 Ami 0:22:26 Yusaku’s abusive dad 0:27:37 Yasuko 0:30:04 Yuri 0:35:05 Innocence vs maturity 0:43:12 New OP/ED 0:45:05 Sumire and life after high school 0:53:49 Predictions 0:54:30 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai:twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 7th March 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Manga variety hour returns with Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai discussing comedy manga!
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:06 Fast Pitch: Satoko and Nada 0:06:24 Two to Mango - Side A: Way of the House Husband 0:12:24 Hit Me With Your Best Sell - Side A: Please Tell Me, Galko-chan! 0:16:07 One for Your Money - Side A: A Man and His Cat 0:22:38 Love It or Loan It: The Royal Tutor 0:27:52 One for Your Money - Side B: Cat Diary 0:35:40 Two to Manga - Side B: Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun 0:48:35 Hit Me with Your Best Sell - Side B: Ore-sama Teacher 0:55:40 Group Hug: Heaven’s Design Team 1:06:04 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/Alltsun_Nodere Vrai:twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 5th April 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on the Winter 2020 season! Winter 2020 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/winter-2020-premiere-digest/ Winter 2020 Mid-Season Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-109-winter-2020-mid-season-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:53 Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama? 0:04:38 Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 0:12:35 Somali and the Forest Spirit 0:17:21 BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. 0:21:56 Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 0:29:40 In/Spectre 0:37:08 If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die 0:43:21 Smile Down the Runway 0:48:58 Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! 0:55:16 The Case Files of Richard Jeweler 1:01:08 Chihayafuru 1:03:10 HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP 1:05:14 RADIANT 1:08:53 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai:twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 29th March 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, Vrai take a look back at the famous high school dramedy in the 2nd part of our 4-part watchalong of Tora Dora!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:00 Impressions 0:05:34 Birth parents 0:07:58 Physical insecurities by the pool 0:11:37 Support networks 0:16:04 Ami’s attitude 0:22:13 The fuckin’ fanservice 0:25:27 Minori’s fate 0:38:15 Female relationships 0:41:58 Taiga’s shitty dad 0:49:36 Heightened emotions and intended audience 0:53:02 Teenage thirst 0:55:51 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai:twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 2nd February 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, Vrai take a look back at the famous high school romcom Toradora!
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:24 Production 0:04:39 Background, structure, and period 0:11:32 Western(?) tropes 0:16:53 Minori and genki girls 0:23:20 Taiga and tsunderes 0:29:51 Creeps 0:33:02 Ami and mean girls 0:39:53 Yusaku? 0:43:20 Ryuuji 0:49:51 The Okada-less episode 0:50:53 Predictions 0:53:30 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai:twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 21st December 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the Winter 2020 season! Winter 2020 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/winter-2020-premiere-digest/ Winter 2020 Three Episode Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/2020-winter-three-episode-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:22 Plunderer 0:04:02 PET 0:05:42 Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it 0:06:10 number24 0:09:27 ID: Invaded 0:13:58 Uchitama?! Have You Seen My Tama? 0:15:21 Toilet-bound Hanako-kun 0:20:15 Somali and the Forest Spirit 0:23:21 Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 0:23:46 Infinite Dendrogram 0:25:15 BOFURI: I Don't Want to get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense 0:29:20 Asteroid in Love 0:32:45 A Destructive God Sits Next to Me 0:34:13 22/7 0:36:46 Magia Record: Puello Magi Madoka Magico Side Story 0:43:19 In/Spectre 0:49:36 If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan I Would Die 0:53:10 Smile Down the Runway 0:57:03 The Case Files of Jeweler Richard 0:58:05 Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! 1:01:13 Haikyu!! 1:02:09 Outro
Vrai:twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 16th February 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Dee, and Chiaki look back on the standout LGBT manga Shimanami Tasogare!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:09 Subject and genre evolution 0:06:24 Utsumi, transmasculinity, and well-meaning jerks 0:10:13 Misora, transfemininity, questioning, and sexism 0:18:24 Tsubaki vs closeted gay tropes 0:22:24 Language differences 0:27:42 Ace representation 0:36:57 The city 0:43:59 Intolerance and microaggression 0:49:32 Conclusions 0:50:46 Adaptation 0:55:38 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Chiaki: twitter.com/chiaki747
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 12th January 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin talks hosting panels at anime conventions with special guests Megan, Zack, and Rinnie!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:49 The con experience 0:06:54 Our panels 0:17:49 Feminist critique 0:24:21 Planning styles 0:34:53 Inspirations for topics 0:39:13 Panel dynamics 0:49:29 Success stories 0:54:30 Horror stories 1:04:01 Final thoughts 1:07:08 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 Zack: twitter.com/shinyzack Rinnie: twitter.com/idolrinny
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 27th April 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on the fall 2019 season!
Fall 2019 premiere rankings: www.animefeminist.com/fall-2019-premiere-digest/ Fall 2019 mid-season check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-103-fall-2019-mid-season-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:04 ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? 0:03:55 Kemono Michi: Rise Up! 0:05:13 High School Prodigies Have it Easy Even in Another World 0:06:12 Didn’t I say to make my abilities average in the next life 0:06:31 No Guns Life 0:08:39 Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia 0:10:45 Cautious Hero: The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious 0:12:15 Blade of the Immortal 0:14:41 Babylon 0:23:52 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 0:24:21 Outburst Dreamer Boys 0:31:42 ASSASSINS PRIDE 0:34:20 Stars Align 0:46:11 Ascendance of a Bookworm 0:56:36 Chihayafuru 0:57:39 RADIANT 0:59:46 Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld 1:02:42 Dr. STONE 1:04:27 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Wednesday 1st January 2020
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The 5th and final part of our multi-part watchalong of the anime epic Neon Genesis Evangelion with Vrai, Dee, and special guests Isaac Ackers and Lizzie Visitante!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:42 TV End of Evangelion 0:14:23 Slice of life AU 0:21:16 How the movies were made 0:25:23 End of Evangelion 0:50:06 Rebuild 0:52:27 Final thoughts 1:04:16 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall Lizzie: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 28th September 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 4 of our multi-part watchalong of the anime epic Neon Genesis Evangelion with Vrai, Dee, and special guests Isaac Ackers and Lizzie Visitante!
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:02 The big conspiracy 0:08:58 Ritsuko's very bad no good plot twist 0:18:42 Asuka sidelined 0:33:07 Zero sum Rei 0:37:59 Grace of the Kaworu 0:50:42 The first ending of Evangelion 0:58:30 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall Lizzie: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 14th September 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Peter check-in on the Fall 2019 season! Fall 2019 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/fall-2019-premiere-digest/ Fall 2019 Three Episode Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/review-fall-2019-three-episode-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:59 Kemonomichi: Rise Up 0:03:17 Kandagawa Jet Girls 0:04:28 ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? 0:05:49 High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World 0:06:23 Didn’t I say to make my abilities average in the next life?! 0:09:43 No Guns Life 0:14:27 Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia 0:18:13 Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious 0:22:40 Blade of the Immortal 0:27:09 Babylon 0:30:54 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 0:33:06 Special 7 0:33:39 Outburst Dreamer Boys 0:37:51 ASSASSINS PRIDE 0:41:46 Stars Align 0:50:00 Ascendance of the Bookworm 1:02:33 Sequels 1:04:13 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 17th November 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 3 of our multi-part watchalong of the anime epic Neon Genesis Evangelion with Vrai, Dee, and special guests Isaac Ackers and Lizzie Visitante!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:41 Impressions 0:02:25 Censorship 0:03:51 Let’s talk about Rei 0:06:49 Philosophy stuff 0:13:45 Adolescent angst among child soldiers 0:22:35 What’s it about? 0:25:29 Shinji’s desire for validation vs intrinsic altruism 0:29:49 More toxic masculinity 0:40:37 Kaji 0:43:50 Mom? 0:47:36 Misato: the only good adult 0:54:15 Criticisms of Shinji 0:57:48 Predictions 0:59:06 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall Lizzie: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 7th September 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of our multi-part watchalong of the anime epic Neon Genesis Evangelion with Vrai, Dee, and special guests Isaac Ackers and Lizzie Visitante!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:52 Financial woes 0:04:38 Shinji and not Shinji stuff 0:11:17 Worldbuilding 0:17:46 Kaji still sucks 0:19:05 “Women literally only want one thing and it’s disgusting” 0:19:43 Shinji and Asuka struggle with gender roles 0:27:29 Misato and Ritsuko 0:32:03 Sexuality, nudity, and framing 0:37:54 Monster of the week 0:41:23 More Netflix translation problems 0:47:52 Predictions 0:51:55 Unsolicited fast food opinions 0:53:02 Final thoughts 0:55:35 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall Lizzie: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 24th August 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Our 100th podcast special featuring all of our regular hosts, Dee, Caitlin, Chiaki, Peter, and Vrai, looking back on the 2015 shoujo anime epic, Jupiter Ascending!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:55 Background 0:03:45 Summary 0:04:52 Personal histories 0:13:01 Anti-capitalist themes vs genetic predeterminism 0:16:28 Channing Tatum is hot 0:18:39 Is it an isekai? 0:21:12 Mila Kunis 0:24:44 Bureaucracy planet 0:25:43 Jupiter’s agency 0:34:56 Matrix redux 0:40:21 Audio mixing 0:43:33 Why’d it flop? 0:49:48 Final thoughts 0:56:34 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 22nd September 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the summer 2019 season!
Summer 2019 premiere rankings: www.animefeminist.com/summer-2019-premiere-digest/
Summer 2019 mid-season check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-96-summer-2019-mid-season-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:48 Cop Craft 0:03:11 To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts 0:05:12 Isekai Cheat Magician 0:06:21 If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord 0:09:30 Fire Force 0:14:50 Dr. STONE 0:21:02 Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? 0:23:41 Astra Lost in Space 0:30:26 O Maidens in Your Savage Season 0:40:41 Vinland Saga 0:42:55 GRANBELM 0:49:38 given 0:54:54 Demon Slayer 0:57:54 Fruits Basket 1:00:04 Lord El-Melloi II 1:04:58 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 29th September 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of our multi-part watchalong of the anime epic Neon Genesis Evangelion with Vrai, Dee, and special guests Isaac Ackers and Lizzie Visitante!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:10 Ground rules 0:03:14 An abridged production history 0:05:03 That thing we said we wouldn’t do (the Netflix dub) 0:08:09 Backgrounds with Evangelion 0:17:13 First reactions 0:18:23 Distance and connections 0:20:50 Toxic masculinity 0:22:55 Where’s Shinji supposed to go? 0:24:19 Misato 0:32:36 The first angel fight 0:35:31 Toji and Kensuke 0:38:31 Rei and Gendo’s very bad no good relationship 0:41:13 Eva’s trope reversals 0:43:55 Shinji 0:47:36 Super robot tropes 0:51:28 Misato’s apartment 0:53:00 Predictions 0:54:14 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall Lizzie: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 10th August 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The gang returns for another manga review podcast, following up their Halloween-themed Monster Mash with a series of one-shot wonders! Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin share faves and flops.
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:41 Fast Pitch: Jackass 0:08:42 Two to Mango, Side A: Claudine 0:14:08 License Rescue 911: Heart of Thomas 0:21:30 Group Hug, Side A: The Bride was a Boy 0:27:50 Hit Me with Your Best Sell: All My Darling Daughters 0:33:54 Oh No, It’s Complicated!: Not Simple 0:43:48 ManGRRRR Corner: MW 0:49:17 Two to Mango, Side B: In Clothes Called Fat 0:57:32 Group Hug, Side B: Go For It, Nakamura! 1:07:04 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 3rd March 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on the Summer 2019 season! Summer 2019 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/summer-2019-premiere-digest/
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:33 Cop Craft 0:02:05 How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Yellow Flags 0:02:25 To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts 0:05:28 Isekai Cheat Magician 0:07:37 If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord 0:11:34 Fire Force 0:17:26 Dr. STONE Harmless Fun 0:26:09 Do You Love Your Mother and her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? 0:30:52 Astra Lost in Space It’s… Complicated 0:35:14 O Maidens in Your Savage Season Feminist Potential 0:44:22 Vinland Saga 0:50:50 GRANBELM 0:55:56 Ensemble Stars 0:57:55 given 1:05:37 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 18th August 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The fourth and final part of our 4-part watchalong of the shojo classic Princess Tutu with Vrai, Chiaki, and special guest Miranda Sanchez!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:33 The tears 0:04:21 Fanboy Fakir 0:08:20 Rue 0:16:10 Happy endings 0:20:07 Duck reveals 0:23:47 Character development 0:26:31 Romance 0:30:34 Writer and subject 0:38:34 Drosselmeyer’s fate 0:42:28 Needing to be loved vs loving others 0:48:02 Final impressions 0:54:03 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Wednesday 17th April 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 3 of our 4-part watchalong of the shojo classic Princess Tutu with Vrai, Chiaki, and special guest Miranda Sanchez!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:19 Mytho’s Spider-Man 3 Arc 0:05:31 The dub 0:08:45 Pike and Lilie 0:11:02 Love 0:17:09 Marriage 0:20:36 Fakir’s fanfic 0:25:19 We need to talk about Rue 0:31:57 Midsummer Night’s Dream 0:34:50 Mytho’s shards 0:38:20 Roleplaying 0:47:55 Predictions 0:54:08 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Monday 1st April 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter look back on the spring 2019 season!
Spring 2019 premiere rankings: https://www.animefeminist.com/spring-2019-premiere-digest/
Spring 2019 mid-season check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-90-spring-2019-mid-season-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:18 We Never Learn :BOKUBEN 0:03:55 The Helpful Fox Senko-san 0:06:32 YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World 0:08:43 Wise Man’s Grandchild 0:11:43 ROBIHACHI 0:13:21 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA- 0:15:31 MIX 0:16:55 Midnight Occult Civil Servants 0:20:40 Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu 0:23:35 Sarazanmai 0:34:48 Fruits Basket 0:40:12 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 0:44:57 Fairy Gone 0:47:04 Black Clover 0:49:50 JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 0:51:40 Rising of the Shield Hero 0:53:16 Bakumatsu 0:55:41 Dororo 0:59:06 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
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Recorded Saturday 6th July 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 2 of our 4-part watchalong of the shojo classic Princess Tutu with Vrai, Chiaki, and special guest Miranda Sanchez!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:29 0:03:33 Stream quality 0:06:39 Know your role 0:12:27 Mytho 0:16:22 Fakir and Duck 0:20:34 Rue, Love, and Mr Cat 0:29:10 Tutu vs Duck 0:33:33 Dances and monologues 0:44:19 Drosselmeyer again 0:46:44 Predictions 0:52:31 Final thought 0:55:35 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 31st March 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 1 of our 4-part watchalong of the shojo classic Princess Tutu with Vrai, Chiaki, and special guest Miranda Sanchez!
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:07 Info 0:06:20 Background 0:08:57 First impressions 0:10:19 Introducing tropes 0:13:49 Narrative roles 0:17:57 Nudity and the ‘90s 0:20:51 Fakir, Rue, and Mytho 0:26:25 Duck vs Tutu 0:31:56 Unfinished and endless stories 0:35:42 Drosselmeyer 0:37:49 Predictions 0:41:41 Sub vs dub 0:44:49 Ballet 0:50:35 Final thoughts 0:52:08 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Monday 18th March 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Peter, and Chiaki check-in on the Spring 2019 season!
Spring 2019 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/spring-2019-premiere-digest/
0:00:00 Intro 0:02:21 We Never Learn! BOKUBEN 0:06:39 Wise Man’s Grandchild 0:10:09 YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World 0:13:54 Robihachi 0:16:12 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA- 0:17:47 MIX 0:19:54 Midnight Occult Civil Servants 0:23:35 Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu 0:28:54 Sarazanmai 0:36:24 Fruits Basket 0:44:55 Demon Slayer 0:51:42 Kono Oto Tomare 0:53:54 Fairy Gone 1:00:13 Bakumatsu 1:01:43 Black Clover 1:04:57 Bungo Stray Dogs 1:05:46 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747
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Recorded Sunday 19th May 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai discusses the history of boys love manga with special guests Khursten and Sara!
0:00:00 Intro 0:05:20 The Magnificent 49ers 0:16:58 The mother of BL 0:24:35 Norie Masayama 0:25:37 Takemiya and Hagio 0:37:26 The Ribon Group 0:38:46 Doujinshi circles 0:46:49 Magazines 0:55:04 Symbols 0:59:24 Recommendations 1:17:23 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Khursten: twitter.com/khursten Sara: twitter.com/blusocket
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Recorded Sunday 2nd September 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The final episode of our 4-part watchalong of the fantasy epic Yona of the Red Dawn with Caitlin, Peter, and special guest Gabriella!
0:00:00 Intro 0:00:56 Predictions 0:07:14 Impressions 0:09:01 Recap 0:13:48 Animation 0:16:54 Yona’s development 0:22:57 Xeno 0:26:44 Suu Won 0:35:53 Yona and Hak 0:47:31 The kiss 0:52:03 Final impressions 0:56:57 Predictions 0:58:28 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Gabriella: twitter.com/gabbomatic
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 24th February 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on the Winter 2019 season!
Winter 2019 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/winter-2019-premiere-digest/ Fall 2018 Mid-Season Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-83-winter-2019-mid-season-check-in/
0:00:00 Intro 0:01:16 Bottom chunk 0:02:13 Meiji Tokyo Renka 0:05:16 Magical Girl Spec-ops Asuka 0:06:42 ENDRO! 0:10:13 My Roommate is a Cat 0:14:39 Kaguya-sama: Love is War 0:22:14 The Promised Neverland 0:30:54 Grimms Notes the Animation 0:34:13 Dororo 0:41:46 Boogiepop and Others 0:44:50 The Price of Smiles 0:50:10 The Magnificent Kotobuki 0:54:25 Black Clover 0:54:56 JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 0:55:11 Sword Art Online: Alicization 0:55:31 That Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime 0:56:17 Run With the Wind 1:01:43 RADIANT 1:04:59 Mob Psycho 100 II 1:10:20 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 6th April 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 3 of our 4-part watchalong of the fantasy epic Yona of the Red Dawn with Caitlin, Peter, and special guest Gabriella!
0:00:00 Intro 0:00:45 Checking predictions 0:03:13 Impressions 0:04:11 Recap 0:05:51 Sinha 0:11:38 Su Won 0:17:48 Gun Tei 0:19:43 Jeiha 0:27:43 Yona’s development 0:30:11 Yona’s dad and more divine mandate 0:34:58 Heroic epics and the isekai connection 0:37:31 This one’s for the BL fans out there 0:41:01 Obligatory tragic backstory 0:41:45 Pirate grandma 0:43:57 Predictions 0:48:47 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Gabriella: twitter.com/gabbomatic
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 3rd February 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 2 of our 4-part watchalong of the fantasy epic Yona of the Red Dawn with Caitlin, Peter, and special guest 1/4th of Gabriella!
0:00:00 Intro 0:00:59 Checking predictions 0:02:07 Recap 0:04:10 Pacing 0:05:22 Divine mandate 0:12:27 Yona 0:15:58 New characters 0:17:11 Gender roles and masculinity 0:18:50 Shin Ah 0:20:53 Arthurian legend 0:26:54 Is Su Won feminist? 0:27:25 Kink 0:29:45 Questions of divinity 0:35:50 Predictions 0:36:48 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Gabriella: twitter.com/gabbomatic
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 27th January 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 1 of our 4-part watchalong of the fantasy epic Yona of the Red Dawn with Caitlin, Peter, and special guest Gabriella!
0:00:00 Intro 0:01:27 Background 0:03:09 First impressions 0:06:16 The first episode 0:14:47 Yona 0:18:39 Complex villains 0:22:01 Hak 0:30:55 Su-Won 0:33:02 Yona’s dad 0:48:34 Mundock 0:52:07 Final thoughts 0:54:12 Predictions 0:54:52 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Gabriella: twitter.com/gabbomatic
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Friday 30th December 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Peter, and Vrai check-in on the Winter 2019 season!
Winter 2019 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/winter-2019-premiere-digest/
Winter 2019 Three-Episode Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/review-winter-2019-three-episode-check-in/
Jackson Brown on The Promised Neverland: https://www.jacksonpbrown.com/blog/2018/8/2/thoughts-on-the-promised-neverland-and-black-women-in-manga
0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:01:40 WATATEN 0:03:10 Girly Air Force Yellow Flags 0:05:39 Meiji Tokyo Renka 0:10:19 Magical Girl Spec-ops Asuka Harmless Fun 0:17:21 ENDRO! 0:20:27 My Roommate is a Cat 0:25:08 Kaguya-sama: Love is War It’s Complicated 0:32:53 The Promised Neverland - 0:41:42 Grimm’s Notes the Animation 0:45:46 Dororo 0:52:09 Boogiepop and Others 0:57:04 The Price of Smiles 1:05:01 The Magnificent Kotobuki 1:13:39 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Wednesday 13th February 2019
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The 4th and final part of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part rewatch of maybe the most quintessential ‘00s anime, Shoji Kawamori’s bizarre mecha isekai, Escaflowne!
0:00:00 Intro 0:01:04 A quick (long) recap 0:02:21 Time to talk about Dilandau 0:09:51 Conclusions? 0:11:34 Jajuka and more fantasy racism 0:16:58 Shoujo vs modern isekai 0:21:06 Hitomi 0:22:45 Protecting vs controlling 0:25:55 Fighting to end fighting 0:31:08 Folken 0:36:58 Newton’s Third Law of Emotions 0:39:17 Allen 0:43:57 Milerna 0:49:31 Ares 0:51:18 The ending 0:56:14 Impressions 1:00:21 Feminist recommendation? 1:04:52 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 9th December 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 3 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part rewatch of maybe the most quintessential ‘00s anime, Shoji Kawamori’s bizarre mecha isekai, Escaflowne!
0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:42 You Will (Not) Remember 0:07:07 Twincest and portrayals of race 0:12:55 Folken kinda sucks 0:16:17 Alan’s dad really sucks 0:17:34 Millerna’s desire vs duty 0:20:58 Dryden > Alan 0:28:22 Van and PTSD 0:31:21 Escaflowne on Fox Kids 0:32:36 The power of positive thinking 0:42:12 Merle 0:43:20 Van, Dilandau, and toxic masculinity 0:49:24 Manga Dilandau 0:52:09 Van and Hitomi’s dreams 0:53:50 Alan’s father complex 0:58:04 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 2nd December 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the Fall 2018 season!
Fall 2018 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/fall-2018-premiere-digest/ Fall 2018 Mid-Season Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-76-fall-2018-mid-season-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:55 As Ms. Beelzebub Likes it 0:02:59 IRODUKU: The World in Colors 0:05:05 Zombie Land Saga 0:09:29 SSSS.GRIDMAN 0:15:02 Run With the Wind 0:22:00 Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood 0:22:32 Hinomaru Sumo 0:23:41 Anima Yell! 0:24:53 The Girl in Twilight 0:25:47 RADIANT 0:26:49 DOUBLE DECKER 0:31:09 Bloom Into You 0:33:35 Skull-Faced Bookseller Honda-san 0:35:17 Thunderbolt Fantasy 0:35:38 JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 0:39:01 Golden Kamuy 0:42:39 Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan 0:48:42 Hi Score Girl 0:54:04 Sirius the Jaeger 1:03:10 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 30th December 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Our 2018 Q&A podcast with Amelia, Caitlin, Dee, Peter, and Vrai answering inquiries from readers and discussing fund raising efforts!
0:00:00 Intros
0:01:28 LumRanmaYasha: Chatty AF watchalong/retrospective of Pokemon when?
0:04:28 KuroWoof: Do you have different viewing habits for different shows? Are there shows you would watch after work with a drink in hand vs. watching carefully early in the day and taking notes?
0:08:55 Flarglepuf: Have there been any articles you've wanted to write for the site that haven't worked out for whatever reason?
0:13:39 sakoku_otaku: Who, outside of AF regulars, do you seek out for insight / criticism / analysis of anime from a critical perspective? Are there academics you trust? Are there academics you don’t trust?
0:25:17 Doctor_Whodunit (Assad): The contributors and the AniFem staff write such brilliant and insightful pieces so I was wondering if you, as writers and editors, think an MA or MFA in Creative Writing is worth the time and money to pursue a career in anime writing (or any kind of nonfiction writing career)
0:35:57 Dennis_wglasses: In your opinion, what was the most underrated anime of the year?
0:38:54 sephyxer: what are some adult characters you liked, especially (but not limited to) those from anime with a main cast made mostly out of teens?
0:40:44 GreyLurker: A question to the Staff; What is that one Show you were never supposed to like? I don't mean a problematic favorite, I mean something that just came out of nowhere and hooked you, when it really shouldn't have. The "Oh I would never watch a show about something(Football, cardgames, Golf, whatever) ....but then I saw this and it blew me away." show
0:43:25 Wonderweeb91 (Lauren): If you could give any one manga a quality adaptation, which would you choose?
0:48:41 blusocket: I'd love to hear about the process of / plans for producing ethically sourced merch. What does that look like? What were/are some challenges or surprises?
0:57:31 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/ActuallyAmelia Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Wednesday 19th December 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part rewatch of maybe the most quintessential ‘00s anime, Shoji Kawamori’s bizarre mecha isekai, Escaflowne! 7-13
0:00:00 Intros 0:00:59 Quick recap 0:02:03 Impressions (and dub/sub stuff) 0:08:20 Hitomi 0:12:44 Romance 0:17:55 Gendered characteristics 0:20:44 Millerna 0:24:16 Women don’t be competin’ 0:27:46 Alan 0:35:42 Fatherhood 0:37:25 Positive thinking 0:39:16 Power is scary 0:40:59 Identity 0:43:01 Fantasy racism 0:44:11 Folken 0:45:24 Dilandau 0:49:00 Directing 0:51:27 Final thoughts 0:53:21 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 18th November 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part rewatch of maybe the most quintessential ‘90s anime: Shoji Kawamori’s mecha isekai, Escaflowne!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:01 Format and production notes 0:06:04 Manga 0:11:35 Histories with the series 0:20:20 Hitomi 0:30:10 Dilandau 0:31:59 Van, toxic masculinity, and survivor's guilt 0:38:38 Allen, chivalry, and sexism 0:44:44 Malerna 0:47:03 License and dubs 0:55:35 Final thoughts 0:55:51 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 10th November 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on the Fall 2018 season!
Fall 2018 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/fall-2018-premiere-digest/
Fall 2018 Three Episode Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/review-fall-2018-three-episode-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:11 Ulysses 0:02:58 Goblin Slayer 0:03:15 As Ms. Beelzebub likes it 0:04:15 That Time I Got Reincarnate as a Slime Harmless Fun 0:05:14 ZOMBIE LAND SAGA 0:12:20 SSSS.GRIDMAN 0:19:11 Run With the Wind 0:34:27 Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood 0:35:11 Hinomaru Sumo 0:36:57 Anima Yell! It's... Complicated 0:39:38 Release the Spyce 0:40:20 The Girl in Twilight 0:43:55 Boarding School Juliet Feminist Potential 0:44:37 RADIANT 0:49:00 DOUBLE DECKER 0:56:35 Bloom into You 0:59:52 Sequels 1:01:12 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 10th November 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Vrai, and special guest Alexis look back at the 2016 body comedy anime short Please Tell Me! Galko-chan!
0:00:00 Intros 0:00:59 About 0:02:22 Style vs content vs demographic 0:05:41 Appeal to women 0:07:56 Galko and Otako 0:08:56 Rumors/misinformation about the female body 0:12:06 Callouts and boys 0:14:21 Female relationships and Kenya Suzuki 0:15:53 Boob nonsense 0:20:00 Is it sex ed? 0:25:03 Season 2 when? 0:28:07 Challenging assumptions 0:33:15 Boy’s curiosity 0:37:23 Cisnormative 0:41:00 Body diversity 0:48:24 Thesis statement 0:53:34 Headcanons 0:56:19 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Alexis: twitter.com/alexilulu
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Wednesday 17th October 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
By popular demand, we're trying our hand at a manga review podcast! And what better way to kick things off than with a special Halloween episode? Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin share faves and flops alike in this monsteriffic medley.
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:58 Fast Pitch: The Promised Neverland 0:05:00 Hit Me With Your Best Sell (Side A) - Requiem for the Rose King (but actually Bloody Mary) 0:13:30 Two to Mango (Side A) - The Ancient Magus’ Bride 0:18:58 One for Your Money? - Frau Faust 0:23:00 License Rescue 9-1-1 - Pet Shop of Horrors 0:29:15 ManGRRRR Corner - Black Bird 0:37:09 Two to Mango (Side B) - The Case Study of Vanitas 0:47:29 Hit Me With Your Best Sell (Side B) - The Demon Prince of Momochi House 0:56:02 Group Hug - The Girl from the Other Side 1:05:39 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Friday 28th October 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Dee, and special guest Anne discuss the first season of Sailor Moon in part 1 of our multi-part retrospective!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:25 Sailor Moon’s history 0:03:18 Past experiences with Sailor Moon 0:09:54 Identifying with Usagi 0:13:39 Ami’s self-doubt 0:16:04 Rei’s romantic arc 0:18:25 Mamoru, age-gap, and role-reversal 0:25:35 Naru and Nephrite 0:27:22 Zoisite and Kunzite 0:34:46 Manga/anime differences 0:37:50 7 Monsters 0:41:43 Ami and Rio 0:44:48 Awkward moments 0:47:48 Strengths 0:52:37 The ending 0:59:38 Rhett Butler 1:02:43 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Anne: twitter.com/shojopower
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Recorded Saturday 25th August 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai talks BL and yaoi manga with special guests Devin Randall and Masaki!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:55 Past experiences with BL 0:09:49 Bara 0:17:41 Fear of misrepresentation 0:22:32 Accessibility 0:26:56 Is BL fetishization? 0:28:45 Complimenting or replacing gate literature? 0:32:54 Sexual assault 0:42:59 Recommendations 1:03:16 Value of representation 1:06:43 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Devin: twitter.com/DevJackRan Masaki: twitter.com/GimmeAQueerEye
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 2nd September 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the Summer 2018 season!
Summer 2018 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/summer-2018-premiere-digest/ Summer 2018 Mid-Season Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-68-summer-2018-mid-season-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:38 How Not to Summon a Demon Lord 0:03:03 The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Eijenheir 0:03:44 ISLAND 0:05:46 Angels of Death 0:07:09 Harukana Receive 0:10:31 Chio’s School Road 0:15:13 Asobi Asobase 0:22:45 Angolmois 0:23:16 Planet With 0:35:35 Cells at Work! 0:44:00 HANEBADO! 0:49:06 Banana Fish 0:59:27 Phantom in the Twilight 1:05:38 Revue Starlight 1:12:39 Attack on Titan 1:15:04 Free! Dive to the Future 1:22:20 My Hero Academia 1:25:44 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 29th September 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Peter, and special guest Natasha meet in a hotel room during Otakon 2018 (with witnesses) to deliver a post-mortem on the controversial A-1/TRIGGER co-production DARLING in the FRANXX!
0:00:00 Intros 0:04:10 Potential 0:07:08 Production 0:11:31 Relationships 0:16:33 Zero Two 0:19:32 Gender and reproductive essentialism 0:26:51 Ichigo and the nice guy double standard 0:32:35 Ikuno / Mitsuru, and queerness 0:36:45 Futoshi, fat jokes, and eating disorders 0:41:41 Nana, puberty, and ableism 0:48:08 Ichigo / Zero Female friendships and gender roles 0:50:56 Logical inconsistencies 0:58:10 Kokoro’s pregnancy, politics, and the psychic baby 1:02:50 Popularity 1:03:53 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Natasha: twitter.com/illegenes
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 11th August 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai celebrate the 69th episode of Chatty AF with Yamada’s First Time!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:02 About Yamada’s 0:05:23 First impressions 0:08:30 Ecchi comedy 0:13:48 Thirsty girls 0:17:20 Tropes 0:19:24 Moralizing 0:21:31 Kosoda 0:23:35 Heteronormative middle arc 0:25:49 Consensual relationships 0:28:51 Teen sexuality vs sexualizing teens 0:33:53 Perspective 0:42:35 Highs and lows 0:52:44 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Monday 3rd September 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on the Summer 2018 season!
Summer 2018 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/summer-2018-premiere-digest/
Summer 2018 Three Episode Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/review-summer-2018-three-episode-check-in/
0:00:00 Intros Anime was a Mistake 0:01:10 How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Red Flags 0:04:20 The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einejehar 0:08:30 ISLAND 0:11:35 Angels of Death Yellow Flags 0:13:35 We Rent Tsukumogami 0:16:41 Holmes of Kyoto 0:16:55 Harukana Receive 0:20:33 Asobi Asobase 0:30:45 Angolmois Harmless Fun 0:33:08 Planet With 0:41:39 Cells at Work! 0:46:07 100 Sleeping Princes It’s Complicated 0:46:20 HANEBADO! 0:52:37 Bananafish Feminist Potential 1:03:29 Revue Starlight 1:06:08 Phantom in the Twilight 1:13:20 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 26th August 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part the 4th and final part of our multi-part watchalong of Den-noh Coil with Caitlin, Vrai, and Peter!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:03 Densuke 0:04:10 The ending 0:06:47 The “other side” 0:12:00 Romantic subplots 0:16:24 Fumie and Daichi 0:17:22 Afterlife or digital space? 0:23:15 The villain 0:26:14 Convenient amnesia 0:27:54 Family 0:33:12 Emotionality 0:41:13 Supernatural or not? 0:43:00 Anything you’d change? 0:54:02 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 5th August 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 3 of the 4-part watchalong of Den-noh Coil with Caitlin, Vrai, and Peter!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:05 The plot thickens and the two cour problem 0:04:01 Ghosts in the digital space 0:07:02 Horror 0:08:46 Fumie’s disappearing role 0:10:57 Disconnecting 0:14:12 Between digital space and reality 0:18:35 Digital death 0:20:11 Getting the dead back or letting them go? 0:27:13 The romantic subplot 0:29:17 Who is Yasako anyway? 0:31:34 Imago 0:35:58 True selves 0:39:41 Romance again 0:41:26 Multigenerational women 0:46:42 The female cast 0:48:14 Predictions 0:50:03 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Monday 2nd July 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of the super-sized Shoujo manga podcast with Caitlin and special guests Ashley and Lianne!
0:00:00 Intros 0:00:55 Popularity of shoujo in the West 0:10:05 Women in comics 0:15:47 Popular critique of shoujo 0:21:16 Gendered differences in publications and fandom 0:26:29 Breaking down demographics 0:31:29 Western licensing strategies 0:33:46 Generations of shoujo 0:37:40 Getting men to read shoujo 0:45:11 Recommendations 0:58:32 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Ashley: twitter.com/AshMcD100 Lianne: twitter.com/TokyoDemons
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 21st April 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of our super-sized Shoujo manga podcast with Caitlin and special guests Ashley and Lianne!
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:06 Past experience with shoujo 0:10:49 Strengths of the genre 0:18:40 Emotionality 0:29:36 Weaknesses of the genre 0:55:56 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Ashley: twitter.com/AshMcD100 Lianne: twitter.com/TokyoDemons
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 21st April 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Den-noh Coil with Caitlin, Vrai, and Peter!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:03 General thoughts 0:05:30 Coil detective agency 0:14:23 Summer festival 0:19:58 Battle of the sexes 0:34:28 Kana’s diary 0:41:12 Daichi gets a pet fish 0:42:32 Everyone grows beards 0:50:09 The last plesiosaur 1:03:37 Final thoughts 1:06:04 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 24th June 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Den-noh Coil with Caitlin, Vrai, and Peter!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:00 Background 0:02:54 First impressions 0:08:20 Exposition 0:10:50 Metabugs 0:13:51 Daichi’s hair pulling 0:17:08 Isako and bullying 0:20:38 Megabaa and tech savy adults 0:25:30 Autonomous vehicles 0:30:21 Treating the virtual as real 0:34:55 Good adults 0:39:34 Localization and popularity 0:45:08 Emerging technology 0:53:21 Predictions 0:54:45 Mysteries 0:57:02 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 9th June 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Our retrospective of TRIGGER’s Little Witch Academia with Dee, Caitlin, and special guests Miranda Sanchez!
0:00:00 Intro 0:02:34 Personal experiences 0:06:03 Background 0:08:11 Differences from the OVA 0:10:04 Genre 0:18:48 Magical classism 0:22:05 Source of magic 0:24:07 Old vs new 0:31:22 Magical traditions 0:35:00 Racial diversity 0:38:43 Andrew 0:44:38 Diana 0:49:26 Ursula & Akko 0:57:04 Final thoughts 1:02:19 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 29th April 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Lauren, and Peter look back on the Spring 2018 season!
Spring 2018 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/spring-2018-premiere-digest/ Spring 2018 Three-Episode Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/review-spring-2018-three-episode-check-in/ Spring 2018 Mid-Season Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-54-spring-2018-mid-season-check-in/
0:00:00 Intro Yellow Flags 0:01:19 Umamusume: Pretty Derby 0:08:19 Lupin the 3rd Part 5 0:09:43 Cute High Earth Defense Club HAPPY KISS It’s… Complicated 0:11:34 Tada Never Falls in Love 0:13:43 Magical Girl Ore 0:21:10 Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- Harmless Fun 0:23:54 Yotsuiro Biyori 0:26:58 Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 0:31:46 Last Period 0:35:50 HINAMATSURI 0:42:01 Gundam Build Divers 0:44:21 Gegege no Kitaro Feminist Potential 0:45:34 PERSONA5 the Animation 0:48:05 MEGALOBOX 0:54:41 Wotakoi: Love is Hard for an Otaku 0:59:40 Libra of Nil Admirari 1:02:05 Golden Kamuy Sequels 1:12:13 Amanchu! Advance 1:12:56 Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 1:13:30 DARLING in the FRANXX (soon) 1:14:53 My Hero Academia 1:19:19 Steins;Gate 0 1:20:24 Record of Granclest war 1:21:55 Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line 1:26:35 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Lauren: twitter.com/laureninspace Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 30th June 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3
The 4th and final part of the 4-part watchalong of Ouran High School Host Club with Amelia, Dee, and special guests Alexis Pratt and Isaac Ackers!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:47 General impressions 0:02:56 Kasanoda’s crush on Haruhi 0:12:22 Kyouya and Tamaki 0:20:02 Tamaki and Haruhi 0:29:20 Parents 0:33:47 Eclair 0:36:55 Haruhi as herself 0:42:01 Ouran as a whole 0:47:50 Dee’s reaction 0:50:14 Would you recommend Ouran? 1:00:58 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Alexis: twitter.com/alexilulu Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 27th May 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 3 of the 4-part watchalong of Ouran Host Club with Amelia, Dee, and special guests Alexis Pratt and Isaac Ackers!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:54 General impressions 0:04:40 The bed & breakfast 0:06:27 Ranka & Misuzu 0:10:46 Lobelia girls return 0:18:54 Renge 0:20:29 Kyouya’s episode 0:24:14 The twin’s tension 0:28:55 Tamaki 0:32:34 The noble poor 0:37:12 More Kyouya 0:41:07 Honey and being a real man 0:48:05 Next six episodes 0:55:25 Haruh’s gender identity 0:57:18 Dee surprises 0:59:05 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Alexis: twitter.com/alexilulu Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 12th May 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Our retrospective of Aggretsuko with Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:10 About Aggretsuko 0:03:51 General feelings 0:06:13 Rarecho 0:07:11 Kawaii counterculture 0:10:49 Corporate culture 0:16:05 Ton 0:19:37 Washimi and Gori 0:22:21 Female friendships 0:25:29 Dub problems 0:31:16 Haida 0:33:22 Millennial romance 0:37:55 Getting in shape for a man 0:43:07 Resasuke 0:48:22 Money woes 0:50:37 Supportive relationships 0:57:53 Final thoughts 1:01:11 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 2nd June 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Ouran Host Club with Amelia, Dee, and special guests Alexis Pratt and Isaac Ackers!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:00 Beach episode(s) 0:06:42 Honey and Mori 0:08:26 Gender essentialism 0:12:58 Haruhi’s father 0:16:00 Translation 0:19:40 People and their boxes 0:24:59 Tamaki’s paternalistic romance 0:29:18 Lobelia, witches, and femnazis 0:36:10 Mori’s confessions 0:39:01 Nekozawas 0:43:16 Haruhi in Wonderland 0:50:47 Haruhi’s mother 0:53:25 Next 7 episodes 0:57:25 Dee surprises 0:58:17 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Alexis: twitter.com/alexilulu Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 6th May 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Ouran High School Host Club with Amelia, Dee, and special guests Alexis Pratt and Isaac Ackers!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:04 Why Ouran? 0:03:14 About Ouran 0:05:50 History of the genre 0:08:06 Past experience with Ouran 0:13:03 Warmth 0:14:16 Host clubs 0:16:07 Cultural appropriation 0:17:58 Reverse harem artifice 0:21:52 Consensual fantasy 0:24:05 The twins 0:26:06 Direction 0:30:21 Shiro and Honey 0:33:29 Dated jokes 0:36:06 Haruhi’s gender identity 0:41:38 Aristocracy 0:42:54 Tamaki enforcing femininity on Haruhi 0:46:11 Roles vs reality 0:51:44 Comparisons 0:53:36 Next 6 episodes 1:01:28 Dee’s surprises 1:03:23 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Alexis: twitter.com/alexilulu Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 28th April 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Dee, and Peter check-in on the Spring 2018 season.
Spring 2018 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/spring-2018-premiere-digest/
Spring 2018 Three-Episode Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/review-spring-2018-three-episode-check-in/
0:00:00 Intro Anime was a Mistake 0:01:45 Doreiku Pit of shame 0:02:02 Magical Girl Site Red flags 0:02:11 Comic Girls 0:08:27 Cutie Honey Universe 0:08:27 Devil’s Line Yellow flags 0:09:02 Butlers X Battlers 0:09:19 Caligula 0:12:04 Cute High Earth Defense Club HAPPY KISS 0:12:17 Dances with the Dragons 0:12:36 Fist of the Blue Sky: Regenesis 0:13:16 Lupin the III: Part 5 0:15:48 Real Girl 0:18:06 Umamusume: Pretty Derby 0:21:02 Kakuryo Bed and Breakfast 0:24:56 Magical Girl Ore 0:29:39 Tada Never Falls in Love 0:36:23 Gegege no Kitaro 0:40:13 Gundam Build Divers 0:42:03 Guranzei: Money Pitch 0:43:41 Hinamatsuri 0:51:31 Last Period 0:54:13 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neu These 0:55:32 Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 1:02:23 Yotsuiro Biyori Feminist potential 1:04:15 Major 2nd 1:04:43 Megalobox 1:09:23 PERSONA5 the Animation Feminist themes 1:16:40 Golden Kamuy 1:26:20 Libra of Nil Admirari 1:32:01 Wotakoi: Love is Hard for an Otaku Ongoing shows 1:45:53 My Hero Academia 1:46:57 Food Wars! The Third Plate! 1:47:52 DARLING in the FRANXX 1:51:21 Space Battleship Tiramisu 1:51:51 Tokyo Ghoul:Re 1:53:38 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 20th May 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The 4th and final part of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell!
0:00:00 Intro 0:01:33 Final impressions 0:05:34 Inspirations 0:14:00 The Yamamoto twist 0:21:00 Female relationships 0:26:04 Satoshi 0:32:05 Atsuko 0:38:22 Police brutality 0:54:23 Optimism 0:58:45 How do you pitch M&H? 1:04:11 Lizzie’s list of creators 1:06:43 Thanks 1:07:38 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Lizzie Visitante: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell: twitter.com/JaxJaxAttaxx
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 29th April 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 3 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell!
0:00:00 Intro 0:01:38 Takashi Ujita 0:04:35 Nonconsensual kiss 0:09:46 Michiko’s paranoia 0:14:44 Metatext 0:18:37 Atsuko again 0:30:49 The way men view women 0:41:21 Portrayals of men 0:48:10 Portrayals of Chinese characters 0:50:14 Casting and racial representation 0:57:46 Next 5 episodes 1:03:42 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Lizzie Visitante: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell: twitter.com/JaxJaxAttaxx
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 8th April 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia and special guests Lizzie Visitante, Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell, and Minami discuss their experiences with, and provide advice for, learning Japanese as women of color!
0:00:00 Intro 0:01:29 Learning Japanese as a WOC 0:11:50 Being a WOC in Japan 0:26:01 Language meetups and East Asian feticization 0:31:14 Dating outside your race 0:39:23 Perceptions of black women in Japan 0:43:06 White preference in language exchanges 0:47:41 Representations of foreign women in Japanese media 0:57:54 Treatment of foreign women in Japan 1:03:34 Advice for women or nonbinary people learning Japanese 1:14:17 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Lizzie Visitante: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell: twitter.com/JaxJaxAttaxx Minami: twitter.com/sakaimii
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 15th April 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell!
0:00:00 Introductions 0:00:40 Clarifications of using racial labels. 0:03:51 Samurai Champloo 0:08:16 Black sexuality 0:13:59 The Nice Guy 0:16:40 Violence toward children 0:23:37 Satoshi 0:27:14 Desirability of whiteness 0:31:31 Beauty as virtue 0:32:21 Sexalizing children 0:35:01 Anastasia and Michiko 0:40:51 Reality vs novella 0:46:01 Michiko and Hatchin 0:52:31 Atsuko 0:58:08 Next 5 episodes 1:03:38 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Lizzie Visitante: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell: twitter.com/JaxJaxAttaxx
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 25th March 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell!
0:00:00 Introductions 0:03:19 Production history 0:05:25 Vocal blackface 0:07:20 The sub 0:11:00 First experience 0:15:41 Religion as a tool of violence 0:19:39 Representations of age, race, and sexuality 0:22:10 Colorism, racism, and Mejorando la Raza 0:27:43 Portrayal without representation 0:29:51 Hana as a perspective characters and religion 0:32:44 Religion 0:36:01 Beauty as trustworthiness 0:37:42 Gang recruitment 0:39:50 Atsuko and queer representation 0:43:45 Black and brown representation and relationships 0:47:43 Intergenerational trauma 0:53:13 Patriarchy and misogyny 0:56:17 Next six episodes 1:00:53 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Lizzie Visitante: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell: twitter.com/JaxJaxAttaxx
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 18th March 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Dee, and Peter look back on the Winter 2018 season.
Winter 2018 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/winter-2018-premiere-digest/ Winter 2018 Mid-season Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-42-winter-2018-mid-season-check/
0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:31 After the Rain Yellow Flags 0:04:07 DARLING in the FRANXX 0:08:10 Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles Harmless Fun 0:10:21 Hakumei and Mikochi 0:12:16 How to Keep a Mummy 0:13:49 IDOLiSH7 0:14:49 Pop Team Epic 0:17:17 School Babysitters 0:18:38 citrus Feminist Potential 0:21:00 Record of Grancrest War 0:28:21 Violet Evergarden 0:30:04 Laid-Back Camp 0:36:33 Sanrio Boys 0:43:41 DamePri Anime Caravan 0:48:07 A Place Further Than the Universe Sequels & Carryovers 1:01:06 Classicaloids 1:05:25 Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 1:07:54 March comes in like a lion 1:14:42 The Ancient Magus’ Bride 1:20:57 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
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Recorded Sunday 31st March 2018
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Part 4 and final part of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez!
00:00 Intros 01:55 Final quarter impressions 03:31 Equal oppornudity 10:00 The good stuff 11:25 RyuMako is real 18:46 Satsuki’s arc 20:51 Ragyo 23:00 The Mako turnaround 23:44 Ryuko’s heritage 27:20 Central theme and execution 35:04 Trigger’s reputation 38:03 A remake? 43:52 Overall takeaways 45:56 Miranda surprises 48:07 The OVA 51:05 Recommendations 52:16 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose
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Recorded Sunday 11th March 2018
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Part 3 of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez!
00:00 Intros 02:50 The Ragyo scene 07:24 Kansai arc 09:23 Kill la Kill vs Gurren Lagann 10:37 Satsuki's background and story structure 13:18 Fanservice 17:55 Nostalgia and fandom 23:49 Intersectionality 29:33 Clothes maketh man 34:04 Reveals 38:43 Mako continues to be wonderful 41:04 Next 6 episodes 45:23 Maidens 47:28 Miranda surprises 50:01 Miranda predictions 51:13 Next episode 52:36 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose
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Recorded Sunday 4th March 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Caitlin, and Dee discuss Sayo Yamamoto and Mari Okada’s Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:47 A history with Lupin III 0:11:23 Experiences with Lupin III 0:14:36 Content warnings 0:15:55 Sayo Yamamoto 0:18:51 Mari Okada 0:20:25 Visuals, framing, and fanservice 0:25:32 Portrayals of Fujiko as plot 0:27:44 Hayao Miyazaki’s take on Lupin and Fujiko 0:31:15 Legacy characters 0:38:54 Metaplot 0:42:04 Fujiko herself 0:53:34 Sexual assault 1:03:00 Oscar vs Fujiko 1:12:53 Oscar’s tragic backstory? 1:18:45 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Saturday 4th March 2018
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Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez!
00:00 Intros 01:50 Satsuki 05:48 Aesthetic 06:41 Gamagoori 09:26 Unequal sexualization 13:05 What are they doing 15:35 Ryuko x Mako 19:11 Not looking cute 21:08 Nue 23:56 Marxism, fashion, and women 29:07 Brass knuckles for Vrai 31:18 The nobility of poverty 40:32 Next six episodes 44:16 Nudist Beach 46:12 Ragyo 48:50 Miranda surprises 53:45 All gender work and no gender play 55:08 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose
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Recorded Saturday 17th February 2018
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Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez!
00:00 Intros 01:46 The most/least feminist anime 03:18 Background with Kill la Kill 07:11 Positive aspects 12:51 Setting 15:46 Female vs male nudity 20:00 Mako 21:37 Sexual menace and slapstick comedy 27:00 What do clothes mean? 28:51 The Critical Catch 22 34:37 Karl la Marx 35:57 Feminist themes? 37:47 Ryuko and Satsuki 40:37 Next six episodes 46:28 Changing the person to fit the clothes 50:00 Miranda surprises 51:20 Takeaways 54:24 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose
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Recorded Saturday 10th February 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Dee, and Peter check-in on the Winter 2018 season.
Winter 2018 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/winter-2018-premiere-digest/
Winter 2018 Three-Episode Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/roundtable-winter-2018-three-episode-check/
0:00:00 Intros Anime was a Mistake 0:01:19 The Ryou's Work is Never Done Pit of Shame 0:01:36 Killing Bites Red Flags 0:01:47 Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody 0:03:07 After the Rain Yellow Flags 0:09:42 Beatless 0:09:54 KOKKOKU 0:10:04 Maerchen Maedchen 0:10:24 Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles 0:11:28 Slow Start 0:11:35 Katana Maidens ~Toji no Miko 0:13:04 Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens 0:16:52 DARLING in the FRANXX Harmless Fun 0:20:17 Hakumei and Mikochi 0:21:18 How to Keep a Mummy 0:22:24 IDOLiSH 7 0:23:55 Junji Ito Collection 0:26:43 Karaki Jozu no Takagi-san 0:27:13 Mitsuboshi Colors 0:27:38 Pop Team Epic 0:28:10 School Babysitters It's... Complicated 0:31:13 citrus 0:35:03 Devilman Crybaby Feminist Potential 0:35:19 Laid-Back Camp 0:40:12 Violet Evergarden 0:49:52 Record of Grancrest War Feminist Themes 0:59:36 Sanrio Boys 1:08:36 DamePri Anime Caravan 1:12:10 A Place Further Than the Universe 1:21:01 Final Notes 1:23:47 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
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Recorded Sunday 18th February 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Caitlin, Amelia, and Dee discuss Miss Hokusai.
0:00:00 Intros 0:00:51 Background 0:02:52 Impressions 0:09:34 Emotionality and style 0:12:02 O-Ei and sexuality 0:18:04 Adult professional shipping 0:22:18 Prostitutes and fantasies 0:28:06 Day-to-day life in Edo 0:30:17 Mr. Hokusai 0:40:38 O-Ei and O-Nao 0:47:07 The dudes 0:54:12 Miss Hokusai 0:57:36 Historical context 0:59:37 But is it feminist? 1:10:40 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Saturday 26th November 2017
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The 10th and final part of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:46 Miaka used as a narrative tool 0:07:00 Chichiri overcoming a tragic backstory 0:17:16 Can friendship always survive? 0:18:58 Scars as shorthand for "damaged" characters 0:21:45 The ultimate threesome 0:23:31 Tamafauxme 0:29:45 Respecting Miaka's choices 0:33:37 Eikoden exists 0:36:10 Punishing female agency 0:40:02 Pregnancy narratives 0:47:03 Mayo as a stand-in for Miaka 0:53:07 The thing Eikoden did right 0:58:30 Reincarnation in Fushigi Yugi 1:04:13 Closing thoughts 1:10:42 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
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Recorded Sunday 3rd December 2017
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Part 9 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:44 Artist value (or lack thereof) 0:04:11 Oni 1 0:11:11 Omakes (extras) 0:18:08 Oni 2 themes 0:22:40 Taka and age-gap relationships 0:33:49 Parents 0:41:40 Siblings 0:54:36 "I'm a guy, after all" 1:04:49 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
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Recorded Sunday 3rd December 2017
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Vrai, Peter, and special guest Dawn discuss Masaaki Yuasa's Devilman Crybaby!
0:00:00 Intros 0:00:54 Devilman history 0:05:17 Production 0:07:59 Spin-offs 0:11:23 Continuity 0:14:37 Timeloops 0:19:31 The first half 0:21:18 Plot confusion and original writing 0:27:05 Yuasa additions to the story 0:28:21 Miki Kuroda 0:32:08 Demons are young/old people 0:34:23 Ryo or Satan is Tyler Durden 0;43:38 Miki's mixed race 0:45:05 The death of hope 0:53:40 Yuasa's contribution 0:54:42 Your mileage may vary 1:04:35 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Dawn: twitter.com/bunnycartoon
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Recorded Saturday 20th January 2018
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Dee, and Peter look back on the Fall 2017 season.
Fall 2017 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/fall-2017-premiere-digest/
Fall 2017 Mid-season Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-31-fall-2017-anime-mid-season-check/
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:05 Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond 0:04:59 Mr Osomatsu 0:05:41 Hozuki's Coolheadedness 0:07:26 Classicaloid 0:08:32 Food Wars! The Third Plate 0:11:44 Konohana Kitan 0:11:52 GARO -VANISHING LINE- 0:13:42 Juni Taisen: Zodiac War 0:19:41 BLEND-S 0:26:24 Anime-Gataris 0:30:27 Just Because! 0:35:27 Black Clover 0:37:10 URAHARA 0:40:35 Kino's Journey ~The Beautiful World~ The Animation 0:45:21 Girl's Last Tour 0:50:08 Recovery of an MMO Junkie 0:58:05 Code:Realize 1:03:38 The Ancient Magus' Bride 1:18:56 Land of the Lustrous 1:31:44 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
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Recorded Thursday 28th December 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 8 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:16 Tomahome's identity crisis 0:10:41 Mitsukake 0:18:41 Hotohori 0:24:15 Tsuboshi 0:26:57 Good beats 0:34:54 Yui's redemption 0:43:42 Nakago's backstory 0:49:17 Nakago and Akio (Utena) 0:52:05 Miaka's wish 0:54:34 The Post credits 1:00:48 Personal experiences 1:10:43 Comparisons to other series 1:15:10 The future 1:17:37 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Saturday 7th October 2017
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Part 7 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:00 Another breakup 0:07:19 The one true love trope 0:12:12 Sources of romantic drama 0:14:28 Plot-sensitive intelligence 0:17:13 Where they definitely do talk about Nakago 0:23:06 Soi's unearned sacrifice 0:25:33 The boys are back in town 0:28:08 Anime-original content 0:32:24 Miboshi 0:34:13 Chiriko 0:40:38 Miaka and Yui 0:47:53 Seiryu is summoned 0:50:58 Hotohori's back 0:55:04 Watase's perspective and era mentality 0:57:04 They (don't) bang 0:59:09 Sex in shoujo 1:01:37 Back to the real world and Keisuke 1:06:00 Miaka's fictional boyfriend 1:08:42 Yui's first Seiryu experience 1:15:14 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
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Recorded Saturday 30th September 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
A special holiday episode in which Vrai, Dee, and Peter rewatch Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers!
00:00 Intros 00:40 Tokyou Godfathers and Satoshi Kon 03:15 Experiences with Kon 10:13 Miyuki 13:49 Importance of family 17:04 Hana 24:05 The causes of homelessness 28:32 The assassin 34:49 Gin 39:05 Sachiko 43:28 Happy endings 46:35 Bad translations 53:09 Hana is good 59:20 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
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Recorded Saturday 10th December 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 6 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai!
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:48 The badlands 0:07:48 Miaka's trauma 0:13:54 Tomohome's not so bad 0:15:10 Punishing Miaka's agency 0:22:28 Seiryu Seven (the Riff Raff riff) 0:27:25 Yui's plight 0:30:02 The good(?) stuff 0:33:04 Visual novel time 0:41:56 Back to the bad 0:45:27 Virgin narratives 0:49:10 Seiryu weakness 0:54:47 Everything bad about Fushigi Yugi 0:57:50 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Saturday 24th September 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 5 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:06 Miaka and Tamahome Codependency 0:10:32 Existential crises 0:13:09 Sympathy for Yui 0:14:06 Female villain 0:19:29 Tamahome 0:21:30 Gender essentialism 0:25:53 Punished feminism 0:28:17 Keisuke: Good boy 0:32:23 Nuriko 0:36:42 More gender essentialism 0:49:11 Nuriko's light novel 0:52:24 Character and context 0:56:47 Going forward 0:58:26 Translation pronouns 1:06:14 Salt 1:08:11 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
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Recorded Saturday 17th September 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter check in with the top 17 anime of our Summer 2017 premiere rankings. Listen to find out our biggest surprises, disappointments, and guilty pleasures of the season along with our top recommended sequels!
SPOILERS: for most of the shows named
0:00:14 Intros 0:01:47 KONOHANA KITAN 0:07:35 Garo -Vanishing Line- 0:10:48 TWOCAR 0:12:59 Juni Taisen: Zodiac War 0:20:25 Infini-T Force 0:20:34 Blend-S 0:22:27 Anime-Gataris 0:31:07 Tsuki-Pro 0:31:22 Just Because! 0:33:32 Dynamic Chord 0:33:32 Black Clover 0:38:41 URAHARA 0:44:41 Kino's Journey 0:51:54 Girl's Last Tour 0:58:22 Recovery of an MMO Junkie 1:08:08 Code:Realize 1:14:15 Land of the Lustrous 1:26:09 The Ancient Magus' Bride 1:13:24 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
The Anime Feminist Fall 2017 premiere digest: http://www.animefeminist.com/fall-2017-premiere-digest/
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Recorded Sunday 12th November 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 4 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai!
0:00:14 Intros 0:01:36 Tasuki hates girls? 0:07:48 Miaka's suicide attempt 0:11:28 Hotohori is a creep 0:16:40 Noble sacrifices 0:23:21 The Love Triangle that isn't 0:30:40 Meeting Fushigi Yugi halfway 0:35:10 Summoning ceremony / Sorry, homie 0:42:32 Chiriko joins the cast 0:49:42 Taiitsukun's frustrating subplot 0:57:12 Chichiri's advice corner 1:05:47 Yui's tightrope 1:10:49 Dead toddlers 1:20:04 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
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Recorded Saturday 10th September 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 3 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai!
00:00 Intro 00:56 Impressions 02:41 Miaka grasping the idiot ball 06:48 Nakago 12:45 Is Yui evil? 15:00 Love triangle 16:40 Tamahome's shades of gray 18:01 Tasuki and Mitsukake 22:01 Sub vs Dub 32:19 Tasuki's a sweet boy 37:06 Hotohori's still the worst 41:55 Miaka and Tamahome 47:23 Fanfiction 57:24 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
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Recorded Saturday 24th July 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Lauren, and special guest Miranda Sanchez discuss freelance writing in anime industry.
0:00:00 Intro 0:02:31 Getting started 0:08:40 Pitching pitfalls 0:17:42 How to pitch 0:27:19 Early vs intermediate freelancing 0:31:28 Imposter syndrome 0:36:21 Approaching a publication 0:39:23 What publications are looking for 0:46:20 Headlines 0:48:57 Money 0:53:31 Alternative ways to monetize 0:59:42 Final thoughts 1:01:47 Revisions! 1:05:28 It's not about you! 1:07:49 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Lauren: twitter.com/laureninspace Miranda: twitter.com/HavokRose
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Recorded Saturday 30th September 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yuugi with Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin!
0:00:00 Intro 0:02:23 Impressions 0;04:08 Romance 0:09:47 Misunderstandings 0:12:27 Plot devices 0:14:51 Yui 0:19:20 Depiction of sexual assault 0:24:50 Homophobia 0:29:29 Changes in the dub 0:31:27 Scary bisexuals 0:36:15 International politics 0:42:55 Everyone are jerks 0:48:00 Keisuke 0:50:07 More Noriko 0:52:51 Fan interpretations 0:55:38 Trash bandits 0:59:45 Miaka without Tamahome 1:03:23 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
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Recorded Saturday 10th July 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yuugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai!
00:00 Intro 00:41 Background of Fushigi Yuugi 01:42 Experiences with anime and manga 13:34 Miaka as a protagonist 21:25 Yui 24:43 Teenage angst as a theme 27:31 Melodrama 37:37 Noriko 48:31 Shonen influences 52:14 Hotohori and Noriko 58:23 Outro
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
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Recorded Saturday 1st July 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on the summer 2017 season.
Summer 2017 Premiere Rankings: www.animefeminist.com/summer-2017-premiere-rankings/
Summer 2017 Mid-season Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-7-summer-2017-anime-mid-season-check/
0:00:00 Intro 0:00:37 Overall impressions 0:03:58 Classroom of the Elite 0:07:11 Welcome to the Ballroom 0:08:47 Convenience Store Boys 0:08:58 Knight's & Magic 0:09:47 Altair: A Record of Battles 0:10:07 Vatican Miracle Examiner 0:13:48 GAMERS! 0:17:23 Battle Girl Highschool 0:17:35 Dive! 0:17:52 Restaurant to Another World 0:18:20 Elegant Yokai Apartment Life 0:21:40 The Reflection 0:30:39 18if 0:37:45 Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun 0:46:15 Action Heroine Cheer Fruits 0:51:10 Made in Abyss 1:10:24 Princess Principal 1:17:49 Saiyuki Reload Blast 1:19:16 Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 1:21:05 Sakura Quest 1:24:08 My Hero Academia 1:34:45 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Sunday 1st October 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Peter, and Vrai tap into their inner-ennui and share their impressions of Neo Yokio!
SPOILERS FOR NEO YOKIO
00:00 Intro 01:43 Impressions 04:19 Cultural appreciation/appropropriation 16:39 Everybody is bad in a bad way 19:58 Episode 4 26:45 Gay representation 31:29 Racial representation 36:19 The wealthy vs the super wealthy 39:36 What is Neo Yokio supposed to be about? 44:38 Jaden plays himself 49:40 Where is Neo Yokio going? 59:15 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 23rd September 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Dee, and Vrai drink heavily and provide their before and after impressions of the live action Netflix Death Note movie!
SPOILERS FOR ALL VERSIONS OF DEATH NOTE
0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Background with Death Note 0:06:11 Hopes for the movie 0:12:55 Break 0:13:45 Vrai's monkey paw 0:16:08 Light as a white protagonist 0:23:36 Sex, death, and cinematic influences 0:29:57 "Light is right" or "Light is white" 0:35:06 L was the only good thing 0:40:37 What would you have changed? 0:45:25 Light's household 0:46:54 Matsuda 0:49:27 Ryuk 0:52:05 Live action vs animation 0:53:25 Failure to be campy 0:57:50 Failure to send a message 1:12:09 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 16th September 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Caitlin, and Peter discuss their experiences at Otakon, AnimeFest, and Crunchyroll Expo including convention culture, events, panels, and special guests!
0:00:00 Intros 0:02:00 Past experiences with conventions 0;10:00 Con evolution 0:13:26 How has being a feminist affected con going 0:19:00 Feminist progamming at conventions 0:28:10 Conventions as a safe(r) space 0:31:16 Importance of American audience to anime production 0:35:16 Diversity in audiences 0:38:17 Diversity in cosplay 0:40:56 Networking 0:50:57 Feminism in the industry 0:53:50 Running panels 1:03:49 Guests 1:11:22 Future convention plans 1:16:11 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 3rd September 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Vrai does a deep dive on the anime and manga of Wandering Son with special guests Associate Editor of ANN Jacob Chapman, Youtuber Cayla Coats, and Associate Professor of Manga and professional translator Rachel "Matt" Thorne.
SPOILERS: for the entire series of Wandering Son
0:00:00 Intros 0:03:16 Personal experience with Wandering Son 0:14:01 American publication process 0:17:06 Author research into subject matter 0:20:03 Perceptions of different genders crossdressing 0:24:06 Narrative focus on trans themes vs nontrans characters 0:27:06 Differences between anime and manga 0:34:35 Western vs Japanese reactions to the series 0:37:48 Differences in trans representation between America and Japan 0:42:10 Use of pronouns in the manga 0:43:24 Nitori vs Mako 0:50:26 Saorin love 0:55:37 Director's intention 0:59:16 Representation in anime 1:02:00 Shimanami Twilight and trans politics in Japan 1:08:25 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Jacob: twitter.com/ANNJakeH Cayla: twitter.com/ceicocat Rachel "Matt": twitter.com/matt_thorne_en
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 15th July 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The final part of the Berserk watchalong with Amelia, Peter, and special guest Kara Dennison!
0:00:00 Intro 0:01:27 Impressions 0:06:21 Farnese 0:09:26 Magic and rationality vs irrationality 0:14:58 Compassion in a dispassionate world 0:19:26 Casca 0:22:29 Schierke and Sonia 0:26:25 Schierke and Guts 0:30:50 Miura's age and the maturing narrative 0:38:03 Serpico enabling Farnese 0:41:00 Overcoming vs dwelling in the tragic backstory 0:42:49 Flora 0:45:37 Peter's surpises 0:49:09 Recommending Berserk and anime vs manga 1:10:45 BEGIN MAJOR SPOILERS 1:34:22 END MAJOR SPOILERS 1:36:27 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Kara: twitter.com/rubycosmos
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Sunday 22nd July 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Peter check in with the top 17 anime of our Summer 2017 premiere rankings. Listen to find out our biggest surprises, disappointments, and guilty pleasures of the season along with our top recommended sequels!
SPOILERS: for most of the shows named
00:00 Intro 01:40 #17 Classroom of the Elite 06:16 #16 Welcome to the Ballroom 10:19 #15 Convenience Store Boys (but not really) 10:45 #14 Knight's & Magic 15:02 #13 Altair: A Record of Battles (also not really) 15:27 #12 Vatican Miracle Examiners 19:03 #11 Gamers! 24:09 #10 Battle Girl High School (not really though) 24:31 #9 Dive! (apologies) 25:09 #8 Restaurant to Another World 26:39 #7 Elegant Yokai Apartment Life 28:59 #6 The Reflection 33:53 #5 18if 39:28 #4 Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun 43:58 #3 Action Heroine Cheer Fruits (so sorry) 45:24 #2 Made in Abyss 51:46 #1 Princess Principal 59:51 Outro
The AniFem Summer 2017 premiere rankings: http://www.animefeminist.com/summer-2017-premiere-rankings/
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 13th August 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 3 of the four-part watchalong of Berserk with Amelia, Peter, and special guest Kara Dennison!
00:00 Intro 00:54 Impressions 03:49 Schierke 12:12 Isidro 14:14 Farnese 24:47 Griffith's charisma 32:44 Continued portrayals of sexual violence against Casca 45:03 Next six episodes 47:28 Peter's suprises 50:23 Guts's masculinity 51:39 The rage dog 55:04 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Kara: twitter.com/rubycosmos
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Sunday 15th July 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Taking a one-week break from our Berserk watchalong, Dee, Vrai, Peter, and special guest Natasha do a deep dive into one our favorite anime of last year: Flip Flappers!
SPOILERS: for the entire series of Flip Flappers
0:00:00 Intro 0:02:15 Experience with Flip Flappers 0:08:03 Wealth of content 0:11:12 Impressions of early episodic portion 0:16:00 Themes of developing queer sexuality 0:22:17 Change in writers 0:23:24 Yonic imagery and rejections of yuri 0:31:29 Papika 0:37:18 Multiple perspectives and character freedom 0:41:36 Portrayal and restrictions of queer romance 0:48:36 Importance of queer representation and the sexual tightrope 0:54:41 Bu-chan and Nyuu Nyuu 0:59:39 Yayaka 1:02:25 Mimi, femininity, and the faces of motherhood 1:12:23 Cocona's conclusion 1:18:54 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Natasha: twitter.com/illegenes
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 25th June 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of the four-part watchalong of Berserk with Amelia, Peter, and special guest Kara Dennison!
0:00:00 Intro 0:01:37 Hopes from last episodes 0:03:35 Nina 0:09:50 Relationship with Jaochim 0:13:40 Luca 0:19:24 Farnese 0:23:06 Serpico 0:26:35 Casca 0:32:00 Griffith's return 0:35:51 Religious imagery 0:39:45 Farnese's future 0:42:48 Jerome made good 0:43:56 Isidro 0:45:39 Guts's masculinity 0:48:20 Next six episodes 0:57:15 Peter's surprises 1:00:14 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Kara: twitter.com/rubycosmos
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Sunday 9th July 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of the four-part watchalong of Berserk with Amelia, Peter, and special guest Kara Dennison!
00:00 Intro 03:33 Past experiences with Berserk 07:22 Why not watch it before? 08:52 Hopes and expectations 11:31 Farnese 12:52 Episode 3 17:47 Differences from the manga 19:30 Visuals 25:42 Casca 31:38 Luca 34:58 Guts and Griffith 38:12 Portrayals of masculinity 42:29 Farnese and Griffith 45:39 The next six episodes 52:22 Peter's expectations 55:01 Farnese's virginity 57:31 Nina 58:51 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Kara: twitter.com/rubycosmos
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Sunday 25th June 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Dee, and Peter look back on the spring 2017 season.
Spring 2017 premiere rankings: www.animefeminist.com/spring-2017-premiere-rankings/
Spring 2017 Anime Check-In: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-spring-2017-anime-mid-season-check/
00:00 intros 01:19 The Royal Tutor 04:58 Tsukigakirei 09:25 Alice & Zoroku 12:25 Kado: The Right Answer 17:40 WorldEnd 21:29 Re:CREATORS 24:51 Granblue Fantasy 29:44 Kabukibu! 32:26 Sakura Quest 41:58 Grimoire of Zero 45:42 My Hero Academia 51:08 Eccentric Family 58:04 Attack on Titan 1:10:01 Berserk 1:11:55 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: https://animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Sunday 9th July 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The final part of the Shirobako watchalong with Amelia, Peter, and special guest Miles Thomas!
0:00 Intros 1:56 Overall feelings of this 6 episodes 8:35 Aoi's Uniqueness 12:25 Hiraoka is also the worst 16:15 Hiraoka and Tarou 21:52 Tarou 27:55 Expectations vs Experience 30:25 Shizuka's big break 37:25 Miles Expectation vs Experience 38:51 Desires for another season 46:31 Miles desires for another season 49:15 The future of the main five 52:54 Thoughts about the watchalong 1:00:25 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Miles: twitter.com/milesexpress999
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Saturday 17th June 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 3 of the four-part watchalong of Shirobako with Amelia, Peter, and special guest Miles Thomas!
0:00 Intros 1:27 Peter's hopes from last episodes 4:44 Those damn stuffed animals 7:28 Aoi's promotion 10:03 Sexism in the workplace 15:07 Shizuka's job prospects 17:30 Amelia's hopes from last episodes 20:46 Tarou's still the worst 22:48 Ogasawara's gothic lolita revelation 33:10 Kunogi 37:08 Andou & Satou 41:50 Iguchi's growth 48:40 Hiraoka 55:55 Next 6 episodes 1:00:41 Miles suprises 1:07:55 Erika's return 1:10:20 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Miles: twitter.com/milesexpress999
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Saturday 10th June 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of the four-part watchalong of Shirobako with Amelia, Peter, and special guest Miles Thomas!
0:00 Intro 1:28 Hopes from last episodes 5:49 Enjoyment of the series 10:08 Ema's advancement vs Segawa's seniority and child rearing in modern Japan 15:38 Aoi's advancement vs male counterparts and gendered social spaces 24:10 No panacea for workplace struggles 25:24 Uncertainty about the future 27:01 Lifetime employment culture Mii vs Kaori 30:57 Honda the baker 33:06 Kaori's future 39:04 Tarou still sucks 41:03 The new candidates 45:15 Next six episodes 52:95 Miles surprises 1:02:23 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Miles: twitter.com/milesexpress999
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Saturday 3rd June 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of the four-part watchalong of Shirobako with Amelia, Peter, and special guest Miles Thomas!
0:00 Intro 1:23 Past experiences with Shirobako 6:25 Character designs 9:30 Female characterization 13:01 Female personality types in the anime industry 16:35 Tarou 25:11 Friendship 28:38 Cathartic moments 30:29 Workplace diversity 32:29 Experience and mentorship 33:32 Male gaze 36:02 Segawa and Endou 37:36 Sexism in the Japanese workplace 39:13 Male characterization 41:54 Narrative inequality 43:31 Back to Endou 44:54 Complexity and accuracy of subject matter 50:21 Next six episodes 56:30 Outro
Amelia: https://twitter.com/neutralfemale Peter: https://twitter.com/peterfobian Miles: https://twitter.com/milesexpress999
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: https://animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Sunday 21st May 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 2 of Anime Feminist’s six-month anniversary Q&A. Amelia, Dee, Peter, and Vrai answer questions about their anime viewing of the past six months.
00:00 Intro 01:34 Anime viewing habits 04:58 What kind of anime are you drawn to? 12:04 What is your favorite show that has aired since you started up? - senpai;notes @senpainotes 16:44 Of all the anime/manga your readers recommended, which ones did you like the most? - Sephyxer @Sephyxer 22:01 What's your favorite guilty pleasure anime from the past 6 mos? (Bonus: try to convince us to watch it by pitching it like an infomercial) - Ebonne B @SableSteel 30:27 How often do you guys legit enjoy problematic anime? - Scott A @greenteasamurai 34:21 What anime have you really wanted to like but been unable to, and why? - Talewind @spiritskyes 47:01 What series has come closest to flawless and in the same breath, what have you seen that is the most irredeemable? - William Dunn @thedunntist 52:02 What other shows do you most look forward to writing on, whether it’s a current/upcoming show or a classic? - senpai;notes @senpainotes 59:57 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ AniFem Tumblr: https://animefeminist.tumblr.com/
Recorded Saturday 29th April 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin do a deep dive into our favorite anime of the past year, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju!
SPOILERS: for both seasons of Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
00:00 Intro 02:12 What is Rakugo 03:10 Impressions 05:58 Visuals 08:14 What drew you to the show? 11:42 Konatsu and Bon 16:26 Konatsu and Yotaro 18:16 Yotaro’s influence 20:49 Love triangle 23:39 Miyokichi 26:11 Societal expectations 31:19 Bon’s sexuality 33:46 The sour note 37:37 Bon’s depression 40:18 Character complexity 41:10 Except Yotaro 46:11 Translation issues/cultural context 48:51 Separation from history 52:06 (Dee is attacked by her cat) 53:08 Closure 54:39 Matsuda 56:06 Outro
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 29th April 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Dee, and Peter check in with the top 10 anime of our Spring 2017 premiere rankings. Listen to find out our biggest surprises, disappointments, and guilty pleasures of the season along with our top recommended sequels!
SPOILERS: for most of the shows named
00:00 Intro 01:08 #10 The Royal Tutor 05:09 #9 Tsukigakirei 14:54 #8 Alice & Zoroku 22:09 #7 KADO: The Right Answer 31:46 #6 WorldEnd 39:30 #5 Re:CREATORS 42:26 #4 Granblue Fantasy 48:30 #3 Kabikibu 50:05 #2 Sakura Quest 56:12 #1 Grimoire of Zero 1:01:08 Dee’s Sequel Recommendation: The Eccentric Family 1:06:39 Peter’s Sequel Recommendation: Berserk 1:14:16 Amelia’s Sequel Recommendation: My Hero Academia 1:19:17 Outro
The AniFem Spring2017 premiere rankings: www.animefeminist.com/spring-2017-premiere-rankings/
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 14th May 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Part 1 of Anime Feminist’s 6 month anniversary Q&A. Amelia, Dee, Peter, and Vrai answer questions about the founding, development, and future of Anime Feminist.
00:00 Intro 01:45 Origin stories 16:20 In those 6 months running AniFem what did you guys enjoy the most? And what was the biggest challenge? - Marion Bea @marionbwrites 30:38 How much of what you're doing now is a surprise to you? Like what's unexpected, what's not? Quiet Dove @theplatinumdove 39:21 How did you become what you wanted irt media criticism, and do you have any advice on that front? Quiet Dove @theplatinumdove 53:31 What do you think the NEXT six months will look like? @7_is_lucky 1:07:23 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Saturday 29th April 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the winter 2017 season. Listen out for discussion on whether Interviews with Monster Girls counts as good representation, how ACCA changed the way we assess storytelling, and Amelia's U-turn on Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.
Winter 2017 premiere rankings: https://www.animefeminist.com/winter-2017-premiere-rankings/
Winter 2017 Anime Check-In: https://www.animefeminist.com/introducing-anifem-podcast-chatty-af/
Caitlin talks towards the end about panels she hosted at Sakuracon in April 2017, but she will do these panels at more conventions this year. For updates, follow her on Twitter @alltsun_nodere or through her fantastic website Heroine Problem (https://heroineproblem.com/).
SPOILERS to some extent for all of the shows mentioned
00:00 Intro 01:19 Interviews with Monster Girls 08:40 ACCA 14:17 Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 20:54 Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 27:39 Would we recommend Interviews with Monster Girls? 36:21 Would we recommend ACCA? 37:40 Would we recommend Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju? 43:20 Would we recommend Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid? 46:48 Scum's Wish 52:02 Saga of Tanya the Evil 58:21 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/
Recorded Sunday 2nd April 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia and Peter welcome special guests Brian Ruh and Valerie Complex to talk about the representation of Major Motoko Kusanagi in the anime and manga versions of Ghost in the Shell.
SPOILERS for the entire franchise of Ghost in the Shell
00:00 Intro: What has been your experience with Ghost in the Shell? 06:22 The manga, and manga artist Shirow's other work 10:48 Different versions of Ghost in the Shell and Motoko 23:29 Motoko's sexuality 30:24 Motoko's body and clothing 37:30 Differences in Ghost in the Shell: Arise 45:50 How could Hollywood have adapted Ghost in the Shell? 58:22 Outro
Valerie: https://twitter.com/ValerieComplex Brian: https://twitter.com/brianruh Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale
Valerie's Rotten Tomatoes page: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/valerie-complex/movies
Brian's book "Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii": http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137355676
Claire Napier's series "The Major's Body": http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2014/07/22/ghost-in-the-shell-the-majors-body-1/
Valerie's primer on the franchise: http://za.ign.com/ghost-in-the-shell-2017/105394/feature/ghost-in-the-shell-a-primer-for-the-anime-series
Brian's post "Who is the real Motoko Kusanagi?": http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-03-22/who-is-the-real-motoko-kusanagi/.113722
Valerie's review of the remake preview: https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2017/03/10/ghost-in-the-shell-worse/
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Recorded Saturday 18th March 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia and Peter look back on Re:ZERO's main characters with Caitlin, who just finished watching it for the first time and has some strong opinions to share...
SPOILERS for the entire first season of Re:ZERO
00:00 Intro: What is everyone's experience with Re:ZERO? 03:56 Subaru 22:03 Rem 37:35 Emilia 45:48 Would you recommend Re:ZERO? 51:01 Hopes for Re:ZERO season two 56:54 Outro
Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian
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Recorded Saturday 18th February 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
In its 20th anniversary year, Caitlin, Dee and Vrai talk about a series they have all loved and analyzed for many years: the game-changing Revolutionary Girl Utena.
0:00 Intro: How did everyone first watch Utena? 06:15 The dub and localization 10:32 Characterization, worldbuilding, themes and thesis 20:11 Japanese and western cultural context 26:30 The impact of watching Utena at different ages and in different decades 31:24 The handling of unsympathetic characters: Nanami, Saionji, Touga 37:45 Subverting 90s/shojo tropes of romance and sexuality 45:50 Anthy's character 50:45 Director Kunihiko Ikuhara's other works 55:43 The staying power of Utena and its fandom 1:04:49 Outro: Where you can find Caitlin, Dee and Vrai's work
Links to some of Caitlin, Dee and Vrai's posts on Revolutionary Girl Utena: www.animefeminist.com/throwback-revo…ry-girl-utena/
Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai
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Recorded Sunday 19th February 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Amelia, Caitlin, Lauren and Peter check in with the top 10 anime of our winter 2017 premiere rankings! Listen to find out our biggest surprises, disappointments and guilty pleasures of the season.
Intro: 0:00 10: elDLIVE: 1:38 9: Masamune-kun's Revenge 4:24 8: Fuuka 6:45 7: Seiren 8:38 6: Gabriel DropOut 11:59 5: Saga of Tanya the Evil 15:00 4: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 20:26 3: ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. 25:40 2: Scum's Wish 32:52 1: Interviews with Monster Girls 45:59 Outro: 55:53
The AniFem Winter 2017 premiere rankings: https://www.animefeminist.com/winter-2017-premiere-rankings/
Amelia: https://twitter.com/neutralfemale Caitlin: https://twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Lauren: https://twitter.com/laureninspace Peter: https://twitter.com/peterfobian
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Recorded Sunday 5th February 2017
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/