Posts by Anime Feminist
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Chatty AF 33: Fushigi Yugi Watchalong – Episodes 35-40 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 6 of our Fushigi Yugi watchalong with Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin! The team enters the show’s infamous badlands, and only headcanon AUs, visual novel tangents, and copious amounts of alcohol can get them through it. Nakago levels up to Literal Worst. Tamahome boyfriends good. Miaka stabs her way to freedom.
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[Links] 22-28 November 2017
Nostalgic retrospectives, sexual harassment, and possibly unscrupulous trademarks.
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Chatty AF 32: Fushigi Yugi Watchalong – Episodes 28-34 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 5 of our Fushigi Yugi watchalong with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai! Emotions run high as the team grapples with the loss of a beloved character and the many, many problems with the story’s handling of gender and sexuality. Miaka applies for dual citizenship. Tamahome invents a stereotype. Nuriko opens up.
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[Links] 15-21 November 2017
History lessons on queer comics, troll culture, and Black men’s connection to Dragon Ball Z.
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Chatty AF 31: Fall 2017 anime mid-season check-in (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter check in with 18 anime of our Fall 2017 premiere digest. Listen to find out our biggest surprises, disappointments, and guilty pleasures of the season along with our top recommended sequels!
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[Links] 8-14 November 2017
14-year-old inventors, compensation for panel presenters, and the politics of subtitles.
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Chatty AF 30: Fushigi Yugi watchalong – Episodes 21-27 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 4 of the Fushigi Yugi watchalong with Vrai, Dee, and Caitlin! The ensemble cast shines in another strong stretch, but there’s a storm on the horizon, and we ain’t just talking about Soi’s lightning powers. Chiriko gets real. Miaka straps on her chastity belt. Tamahome has a very bad week.
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[Links] 1-7 November 2017
Depressing news about the fight for gender equality, academic studies of BL, and hobby manga.
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[Links] 25-31 October 2017
A good but heavy week for links. Discussion of sexual assault, harassment, and (poor handling of) mental illness.
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Chatty AF 29: Fushigi Yugi watchalong – Episodes 15-20 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 3 of the multi-part Fushigi Yugi watchalong with Vrai, Dee, and Caitlin! Amidst another fun stretch of episodes, the sleep-deprived trio talks Dubtales, ‘shipping wars, and isekai appeal. Mitsukake is 1000% done. Chiriko is unappreciated in his time. Tasuki is a very good boy.
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2017 Fall Three-Episode Check-In
We’ve decided to try a new, informal “check-in” roundtable to talk about the currently airing shows and our thoughts three episodes into the season.
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[Links] 18-24 October 2017
20 years of Utena, a deep dive into Japan’s political landscape, and LGBT interviews.
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Chatty AF 28: Freelancing in anime (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Amelia, Lauren, and special guest Miranda Sanchez discuss freelance writing in the anime industry.
