[Links] 3-9 July 2019: Summer Premiere Reviews, SARAZANMAI as Queer Commentary, and Cannon Busters
This week: premiere round-up, SARAZANMAI as critique of commodified queer desire, and the upcoming Netflix premiere of LeSean Thomas’ Cannon Busters.
This week: premiere round-up, SARAZANMAI as critique of commodified queer desire, and the upcoming Netflix premiere of LeSean Thomas’ Cannon Busters.
This week: the debate over the new Evangelion translation, a lawyer who faced discrimination from childhood, and the 2019 Animator’s Dormitory Project.
This week: a rec list of josei manga, an interview with an adult otome game localizer, and an anti-hate speech ordinance in Kawasaki.
This week: the release of The Expression Amrilato, allegations of crunch abuses at Rooster Teeth, and the real villain of SARAZANMAI.
This week: an interview with Ikuhara about Revolutionary Girl Utena’s influences, Ikumi Nakamura’s fan-favorite E3 appearance, and a podcast on Ainu oral history.
This week: a discussion of asexual representation in manga, an interview with former idol and current politician Yuki Hashimoto, and an established lesbian bar in Nichome discriminating against trans women.
This week: some women use safety pins to defend themselves from gropers, the adolescent body horror of Nitro+CHiRAL’s sweet pool, and the issue of romanticized slavery in shoujo manga.
This week: a yuri label made by LGBT+ women, a tribute to actress Machiko Kyo, and depictions of mental health issues in anime.
This week: Noir Caesar announces a tour, preparing for maternity leave as a freelancer, and Japan’s colonization of Taiwan.