![[Feature] Fantasies and nightmares in the reverse-harem genre](https://i0.wp.com/www.animefeminist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/yona-header.png?fit=750%2C572&ssl=1)
While reverse harems often feature well-developed female protagonists, alluring love interests, and sweet romances, they can also fall into more harmful patterns of depicting passive girls trapped in abusive relationships. Typically, a reverse harem shows its best or worst features in how it portrays its female lead, love interests, and romantic encounters.
Main Content
Features
![[Feature] Emma’s Choice: The gender-norm nightmare at the heart of The Promised Neverland](https://i2.wp.com/www.animefeminist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Neverland-manga5-2.jpg?fit=750%2C491&ssl=1)
[Feature] Emma’s Choice: The gender-norm nightmare at the heart of The Promised Neverland
The Promised Neverland has garnered well-deserved praise for its twisting narrative, tense story beats, and compelling characters. But this series is more than a page-turning thriller. What begins as a sharply crafted horror story soon reveals itself to be a sophisticated critique on restrictive social practices—including the hellishly limited roles expected of girls
Columns
![[Links] 12-18 September 2018: Feminism in Fashion, Banana Fish and #METOO, and trailblazer Patsy Takemoto Mink](https://i0.wp.com/www.animefeminist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/asobi.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1)
[Links] 12-18 September 2018: Feminism in Fashion, Banana Fish and #METOO, and trailblazer Patsy Takemoto Mink
This week: feminism in fashion design, Banana Fish’s resonance for assault survivors, and a retrospective on trailblazing politician Patsy Takemoto Mink.
![[AniFemTalk] What are your back-to-school anime and manga recommendations?](https://i1.wp.com/www.animefeminist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RT5-49.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
[AniFemTalk] What are your back-to-school anime and manga recommendations?
September means pitching fully into the grind of schoolwork for a lot of people. With such a huge number of anime and manga taking place during and around one’s school years, how do you find the best ones?
Podcasts
![[Podcast] Chatty AF 69: Yamada’s First Time Retrospective](https://i0.wp.com/www.animefeminist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Yamada2.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
[Podcast] Chatty AF 69: Yamada’s First Time Retrospective
Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai celebrate the 69th episode of Chatty AF with Yamada’s First Time: B Gata H Kei! Can an ecchi comedy treat its female characters with respect? The team is gonna find out—and hopefully have a (ah-hem) nice time doing it.
![[Podcast] Chatty AF 68: Summer 2018 Mid-Season Check-in](https://i2.wp.com/www.animefeminist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1221.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
[Podcast] Chatty AF 68: Summer 2018 Mid-Season Check-in
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on the Summer 2018 season!
![[Review] Last Hope – Episode 1](https://i0.wp.com/www.animefeminist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/3d6646d0d1004c1c7c3c81f01448abb7.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1)
![[Review] Frankenstein Family – Episodes 1-2](https://i2.wp.com/www.animefeminist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/frankenstein11.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1)