Caligula – Episode 1
Lord, save me from stories about singular male geniuses.
Posts by Caitlin Moore
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PERSONA5 the Animation – Episode 1
We did it, everyone. We did it! Persona5 the Animation looks absolutely incredible, while also remaining faithful to the source material.
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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online – Episode 1
This show might be kind of cool! But I have no idea yet, because the first episode has nothing to do with the overall plot.
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Comic Girls – Episode 1
There are two kinds of “cute girls doing cute things” shows. Some are built on archetypes that bear little resemblance to how real girls act and think. Others portray more authentic relationships and emotions, with care to make them relatable and interesting. Comic Girls and its heroine Kaoruko fall somewhere in the middle, with moments of relatability mixed in with trope-driven comedy.
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Real Girl – Episode 1
Real Girl has… issues. A lot of them. So much so that it’s hard to figure out exactly where to start.
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Kakuriyo -Bed and Breakfast for Spirits- – Episode 1
The supernatural husband genre has deep folkloric roots all over the world, so it’s unsurprising that it’s a narrative that appears over and over again. There’s no getting around the fact that it’s pretty inherently problematic. And yet, I thoroughly enjoyed Kakuriyo -Bed and Breakfast for Spirits-.
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FranXX vs. FranXY: The outdated gender politics of DARLING in the FRANXX
Darling in the FRANXX purports to have something to say about sex, gender, and adolescence, but as illustrated in the “battle of the sexes” plotline in the episode “Boys x Girls,” thus far it only rehashes outdated stereotypes and an antiquated “boys will be boys” attitude.
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Yamamoto Sayo, director and storyboard artist, chats about Yuri on Ice and creating “raw” female characters
AniFem staffer Caitlin sat down with Yamamoto Sayo at AnimeFest 2017 to talk about Yuri on Ice, her themes, and her career.
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The Problem with Problematic Creators
How do you react when you find out one of the main creative forces behind something you love is, to not mince words, a completely shit person?
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Beatless – Episode 1
Beatless feels largely like a pastiche of genre conventions and other series that came before it.
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Hakumei and Mikochi – Episode 1
Hakumei and Mikochi, with its watercolor-inspired art, intelligent but not anthropomorphized animals, and chill forest vibe, reminds me of nothing so much as a children’s book.
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Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody – Episode 1
The whole thing was so horrifically monotonous, I was hoping he’d stumble onto one of the harem girls from the opening just to spice things up.
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School Babysitters – Episode 1
I approached School Babysitters with some trepidation—could it nail the chaos of a daycare? The answer, it turns out, is a resounding YES.
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Record of Grancrest War – Episode 1
I’m going to state it outright: my opinion of Record of Grancrest War will live or die on Siluca’s role in the plot.
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IDOLiSH7 – Episode 1
Boy idol shows have become the new big thing these days, and it’s going to be an uphill battle for any new one to distinguish itself. The thing is? IDOLiSH7 has a chance.
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Manga artist Tanemura Arina discusses her career, interests, and shoujo through the years
Since her debut over 20 years ago with I.O.N., Arina Tanemura’s name has been synonymous with shojo manga. AniFem staffer Caitlin Moore sat down with her at AnimeFest to talk about her past and current projects.
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BLEND-S – Episode 1
How much you enjoy Blend-S will depend on your tolerance for moe comedy, full-stop.
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Dies Irae – episode 0
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: this episode was about Nazis.
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Reimi is Unbreakable: Female empowerment in Diamond is Unbreakable
Suburban horror plays on the anxieties of people living in these quiet communities, and as such, they tend to focus on the victimization of women. By making Kira’s first victim, Reimi Sugimoto, an active player in the story through the final act, Jojo’s reverses that victimization and turns into something far more empowering.
