We sat down with Ise at Otakon 2022 for a wide-ranging conversation. In the process, she touched on the increased pressure for voice actresses to be idols—an issue that also affects women in other public-facing professions—and how the slow change post-#MeToo (as well as #KuToo, a Japan-specific movement) has given more people space to come forward with their stories.
If you weren’t already inclined to check this one out, it’s probably worth sitting back and waiting to see how the much anticipated Uzumaki anime finally comes out.
A beautiful late entry to the winter season.
The people look a little stiff, but fortunately the environment is squarely the point.
HIGH CARD is desperate for you to think it’s cool.
The exemplifying term for The tale of outcasts is “adolescent.”
COME GET YOUR FOOD, SPORTS FANS.
Nier: Automata is not a work that should be adapted into a passive medium. But here it is, and so we must proceed.
An easy recommendation for action fans with some odd quirks for returning viewers.
A certified delight adapted by one of the most veteran shoujo anime writers in the game.
It’s weird to see what’s effectively a hobby anime so disinterested in what makes the genre tick.
It nails the vibe of the 00s fantastical revenge drama, but it remains to be seen whether this is going to be Urobuchi on or off his game.
A dazzling yuri fantasy series with a lot of potential to grow.
Elephant in the room aside, this is a pretty funny premiere.
Hey kids, do you like Devilman?
There’s some interesting stuff going on with masculinity in BLUELOCK.
Nice comedy isekai you got there. Shame if it turned into yet another edgelord fantasy.
This anime made me think about the big questions.
Do you want to see Revolutionary Girl Utena with a mecha hat?
There are a few things guaranteed to get the AniFem staff’s attention, and this show has three of them.
