ANIME FEMINIST

September Rewatch

We're taking a break from posting new articles this month, so we're spending September highlighting some buried gems instead. Check back every Wednesday and Friday for more contributor features from AniFem's early days!

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  [Interview] Masaki C. Matsumoto, queer and feminist activist

  By Anime Feminist | December 13, 2016 | 4 Comments

  Masaki C. Matsumoto gives us his insights into the experience of being a queer activist and self-identified feminist in Japan.

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  [My Fave is Problematic] Kare Kano

  By Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell | November 29, 2017 | 3 Comments

  Kare Kano starts off as a light, funny, and typical “girl-meets-boy” shoujo series, but it quickly evolves into a dark, emotionally gut-wrenching tale that delves into discussions and depictions of child abuse, suicide, sexual assault, self-harm, mental illness, bullying, and other themes that I could very much—albeit uncomfortably—relate to.