Clockwork Planet – Episode 1
The double standard of using women’s bodies to humiliate an accomplished young girl while proving the worth of an undistinguished young boy is nothing new.
The double standard of using women’s bodies to humiliate an accomplished young girl while proving the worth of an undistinguished young boy is nothing new.
If will-they-won’t-they is a narrative you tend to enjoy, then Tsuki ga Kirei may be a solid choice
What we have here is a show I very much want to like: a high concept sci-fi story about first contact with the potential for a uniquely interesting protagonist. Unfortunately, this show is already setting itself up in a worrying pattern.
This premise is actually really intriguing. But the monologues. The monologues.
Armed Girls Machiavellism has misogyny baked into both premise and execution, and it soon becomes truly offensive.
On top of a pretty solid foundation, Sakura Quest is also a fresh take on a princess story.
The Spring 2017 season has started, Hollywood takes a financial beating, and trans critics speak out against trans erasure and representation problems.
We look to have a cast of A+ trash boys on our hands.
There are several moments that are pretty unpleasant, but frankly, if any AniFem readers make it past the changing room scene I suspect it’ll be for morbid curiosity and/or snarky tweets alone.
AniFem readers: this is probably not one for you.
It’s visually interesting but heartless, and I’m not sure who will love it.
The most important thing to understand about Alice & Zoroku is that it is two different shows, and the success with which it combines the two is debatable.
These two episodes are action packed, with just enough exposition to be intriguing and a decently balanced mix of gender and power dynamics. I look forward to the next one already.