Anime Feminist

Every month, Seven Seas manga puts out a reader survey asking readers what they'd like to see licensed. In honor of Pride Month—and the company's track record of bringing over series like The Bride Was a Boy and My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness in addition to several yuri series—so let's shine a light on some other series that deserve a chance. … [Read more...] about [AniFemTalk] What LGBTQ+ manga would you like to see localized?

FLCL Progressive premiered this weekend. In honor of the original's big, messy puberty metaphors, let's talk anime and manga about growing up. … [Read more...] about [AniFemTalk] What’s your favorite coming-of-age anime or manga?

Sentai Filmworks put on a major sale for Memorial Day, offering sets of classic series for under $10. Which makes us wonder: do you still collect physical media? … [Read more...] about [AniFemTalk] Do you still collect physical media?

Now that AniFem's broken even, our next priority is ensuring the site is accessible for everyone. (To be frank, we should have prioritized this sooner, and we apologize for that. Many thanks to the AniFam members who have spoken to us about this recently!) We're already planning to create transcripts for our podcasts, but we want to know what else we can do to create a better … [Read more...] about [AniFemTalk] How can AniFem make its features more accessible?

DARLING in the FRANXX has rocketed from "extremely heteronormative and male-centered mecha series" to "paranoid biotruther persecution complex"—but not all anime has been so disastrous at exploring gender and sexuality. Whether it's comedies with masculine girls and feminine boys, shows about how liking cute mascots doesn't make you less of a man, or explorations of … [Read more...] about [AniFemTalk] What series explore or challenge gender roles in positive ways?

AniFem's preview guides don't currently cover shorts, but we don't want our readers to miss out on the good stuff. … [Read more...] about [AniFemTalk] What’s your favorite anime short?