[Links] 23-29 May 2018: Trans Idols, BL Trends, and Japanese War Brides
This week: a trans idol group, the year’s popular trends in BL, and Japanese war brides in New Zealand.
This week: a trans idol group, the year’s popular trends in BL, and Japanese war brides in New Zealand.
Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Ouran High School Host Club with Amelia, Dee, and special guests Alexis Pratt and Isaac Akers! For this first episode, the team discusses their history with the series, chats about the highs and lows of the Host Club’s parody playground, and lavishes lotsa love on First-Class Protagonist Haruhi.
This week: visual novels with sexual content under fire, #WeToo, and spousal abuse (Content warning for sexual assault).
Amelia, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on the Spring 2018 season.
This week: Amanchu and anxiety, the origins of “Is this a pigeon?,” and female otaku’s important financial contributions to the industry.
The 4th and final part of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! They look back on the series in light of its finale, dissect its portrayal of police brutality in the modern climate, and discuss the series’ importance to WOC.
This week: the fight for legal protection of trans individuals, Azur Lane Korea’s removal of an artist’s work after accusations that she supported feminist causes, and a discussion of Inside Mari.
Part 3 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! They discuss the series’ casting issues, Atsuko’s character arc, and what it means for the series to have a female director and a male head writer.
This week: a Universal Fan Con postmortem, a modern history of romance games, and why Aggretsuko is great.
Amelia and special guests Lizzie Visitante, Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell, and Minami discuss their experiences with, and provide advice for, learning Japanese as women of color!
It’s time to check up on the spring shows and see how they’re doing three(ish) weeks into their run!
Thanks for your patience this weekend while we rolled out the new site design, AniFam!
This week: the Kase-san OVA, the best couples, and Kyoto Sekai University elects the Mali-born Oussouby Sacko as its president.