Posts by Anime Feminist
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Chatty AF 75: Please Tell Me! Galko-chan Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Caitlin, Vrai, and special guest Alexis look back at the 2016 bawdy comedy anime short Please Tell Me! Galko-chan.
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[Links] 24-30 October 2018: Allyship in Fandom, Amuro Namie Tribute, and Women Suing Tokyo Medical University
This week: a workshop on being a good ally in fandom, a tribute to J-Pop artist Amuro Namie, and female applicants suing Tokyo Medical University over the school’s exclusionary practices.
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Chatty AF 74: Manga Variety Hour – The Monster Mash (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
By popular demand, we’re trying our hand at a manga review podcast! And what better way to kick things off than with a Halloween special?
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2018 Fall Three-Episode Check-In
The fall shows have had some time to show their colors, so let’s see how they look a few weeks in!
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[Links] 17-23 October 2018: Female Japanese Novelists in English, Sadoko and Nada, and Sexual Harassment in Hisone & Masotan
This week: female Japanese novelists whose work you can read in English, the cross-cultural manga Satoko and Nada, and the issue of sexual harassment in Hisone & Masotan.
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Chatty AF 73: Sailor Moon Season One Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Dee, and special guest Anne at Shojo Power discuss the first season of Sailor Moon.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Summer 2018
Summer season—happened so fast! We hope you all had yourselves blast, ’cause a lot of our staff sure did.
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[Links] 10-16 October 2018: Disability in Japan, High Death Rates Among Vietnamese Immigrants, and a .hack//sign Retrospective
This week: living as a disabled person in Japan, high death rates for Vietnamese immigrant workers and students, and a retrospective on .hack//sign.
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Chatty AF 72: BL Manga (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai talks Boys’ Love (BL) and yaoi manga with special guests Devin Randall and Masaki C. Matsumoto!
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2018 Fall Premiere Digest
Another batch of premieres watched and reviewed! There are still a couple lagging behind the rest, but now that we’ve gone through the main rush, it’s time to take a look at our latest bounty.
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[Links] 3-9 October 2018: “Gaijin Day” Controversy, Premiere Round-Up, and Womenomics Falling Short
This week: a rebuttal to the choice to name an event for third- and fourth-generation immigrants “Gaijin Day,” a round-up of our fall premieres, and the ways Abe’s promise for “womenomics” have failed to help working women.
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[Links] 26 September – 2 October 2018: Miss Sherlock, Being Black in Tokyo, and Hardships for Working Mothers in Japan
This week: Miss Sherlock, a documentary about Black expats living in Japan, and a lack of opportunities for working mothers in Japan.
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Chatty AF 71: Summer 2018 Wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the Summer 2018 season!
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[Links] 19-25 September 2018: Banned Books Week Irony, Time Loops and Coming of Age, and a Mystic Messenger Interview
This week: pastors failing to see the irony in asking to have books removed from a banned books display, time loops as part of coming-of-age stories, and an interview with the dev and actors of Mystic Messenger.