Posts by Anime Feminist
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Chatty AF 50: Michiko & Hatchin Watchalong – Episodes 7-12 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! We talk about coding of desirability, particularly regarding thinness and whiteness; swoon over Atsuko, and discuss women in competition (or not).
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2018 Spring Premiere Digest
Another season is upon us, which means a new parade of premieres to watch and review! Now that we’ve gone through every available show, it’s time to gather them all together and see how they stack up.
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[Links] 4-10 April 2018: Eugenics, Workplace Discrimination, and the Cost of Piracy
This week: eugenics, workplace discrimination, and the cost of piracy for manga artists.
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Chatty AF 49: Michiko & Hatchin Watchalong – Episodes 1-6 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! They talk about the cultural context of the series, the fraught issue of on-screen portrayal without diverse casting, and whether the show accurately captures the culture of life in Brazil.
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[Links] 28 March – 3 April 2018: Mari Okada’s Biography, New Anime Studios, and Recommendations
This week: Mari Okada’s biography, new anime studios, and feminist recommendations.
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Chatty AF 48: Winter 2018 Wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Amelia, Dee, and Peter look back on the Winter 2018 season! Highlights include: Ice and camp girl gushing, fantasy war lamentations, and a, er… mixed reception for some high-profile sequels and carryovers.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2018
The cozy winter season has come to a close, so now it’s time to take a look back at the shows the team most enjoyed snuggling up with. Grab your penguins, your mummies, and your Pompompurins and gather ’round the campfire, AniFam!
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[Links] 21-27 March 2018: Lezhin Abuses, Trans Sephiroth, and Flying Colors Foundation
This week: Lezhin’s abuse of web artists, reading Sephiroth as trans, and a response from Flying Colors Foundation.
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Chatty AF 47: Kill la Kill Watchalong – Episodes 19-24 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 4 and final part of the 4-part Kill la Kill watchalong with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! Amelia reassesses Mako, Vrai plants their flag on The Discourse (you know the one), and the group hashes out what a remake might bring to the table. All our thanks to Miranda for being a wonderful […]
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[Links] 14-20 March 2018: Elderly Women in Prison, Fandom Demographics, and School Babysitters
This week: elderly women in prison, fandom demographics, and realism in School Babysitters.
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Chatty AF 46: Kill la Kill Watchalong – Episodes 13-18 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 3 of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! This week, the crew discusses why it can be hard to talk critically about shows you loved as a teenager, why Deep Metaphors only work if you remember intersectionality, and why Satsuki deserves way better than That One Scene.
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[Links] 7-13 March 2018: Women in construction, Liz and the Blue Bird, and Ikuhara anime
This week: women in construction work, Liz and the Blue Bird, and Ikuhara anime.
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Chatty AF 45: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
The team discusses the show’s unique place as the only Lupin property with a woman in the director or head writer’s chair, Fujiko’s uneven portrayals across time, and how the series pulls no punches in discussing sexuality, identity, and who controls women’s stories. Caitlin extols a straight relationship based on mutual respect, Vrai has a lot of feelings about their (really awful, really tragic) son, and Dee brings the thoughtful questions.
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[Links] 28 February – 6 March 2018: Kaceytron, #MeToo Backlash in Japan, and Workplace Sexism
This week: Kaceytron, backlash against #MeToo in Japan, and workplace sexism.
