Posts by Anime Feminist
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Chatty AF 77: The Vision of Escaflowne Rewatchalong – Episodes 1-6 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 1 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part newbie-friendly rewatch of the quintessential ‘90s anime: Shoji Kawamori’s mecha isekai, Escaflowne! No need for newcomers to worry about spoilers—none of us can remember a damn thing about the plot, either.
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[Links] 14-20 November 2018: Fanservice in SSSS.Gridman, Overworked Animators, and “Anime Made Me Trans”
This week: how fanservice undermines the female characters’ story beats in SSSS.Gridman, overworked animators sending an alleged cry for help in the credits, and taking down the harmful claim by quack doctor Blanchard that anime “makes” people trans.
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[Links] 7-13 November 2018: Survivor’s Guilt in Orange, the Legacy of Cardcaptor Sakura, and Japan’s First Uterus Transplant
This week: survivor’s guilt in Orange, what makes Cardcaptor Sakura an enduring series, and the first uterus transplant to be performed in Japan.
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Chatty AF 76: Fall 2018 Mid-Season Check-in (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter share their thoughts on how the Fall 2018 anime season is shaping up. Detectives stumble, zombies take center stage, and a few otherwise excellent shows could really stand to cool it with the distracting T&A.
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[Links] 31 October – 6 November 2018: Suffragist Komako Kimura, Class-S in the 1920s, and NEOKawaii
This week: suffragist Komako Kimura, the author who codified Class-S in the 1920s, and the NEOKawaii movement.
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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.
