Dee, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the Fall 2018 season! The team touches on the licensed shows they watched this Fall, including sequels, shorts, and a few Netflix latecomers of note. A busy season calls for a busy podcast. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 80: Fall 2018 Wrap-up
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[Podcast] Chatty AF 79: Team Q&A – 2018 Edition
Our 2018 Q&A podcast with Amelia, Caitlin, Dee, Peter, and Vrai answering inquiries from readers and discussing our fundraising efforts! … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 79: Team Q&A – 2018 Edition
[Podcast] Chatty AF 78: The Vision of Escaflowne Rewatchalong – Episodes 7-13
Part 2 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s newbie-friendly rewatch of 90s mecha isekai, Escaflowne! The team debates whether Allen is a trashbag (and how much), the show's views on romance and female friendship, and how the sub compares to the dub. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 78: The Vision of Escaflowne Rewatchalong – Episodes 7-13
[Podcast] Chatty AF 77: The Vision of Escaflowne Rewatchalong – Episodes 1-6
Part 1 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part newbie-friendly rewatch of the quintessential ‘90s anime: Shoji Kawamori’s mecha isekai, Escaflowne! Join them for some production history, why Hitomi is great, and why the shounen manga version was super not. Oh, and no need for newcomers to worry about spoilers—none of us can remember a damn thing about the plot, either. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 77: The Vision of Escaflowne Rewatchalong – Episodes 1-6
[Podcast] Chatty AF 76: Fall 2018 Mid-Season Check-in
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. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 76: Fall 2018 Mid-Season Check-in
[Podcast] Chatty AF 75: Please Tell Me! Galko-chan Retrospective
Caitlin, Vrai, and special guest Alexis look back at the 2016 bawdy comedy anime short Please Tell Me! Galko-chan. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 75: Please Tell Me! Galko-chan Retrospective
[Podcast] Chatty AF 74: Manga Variety Hour – The Monster Mash
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? Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin share faves and flops alike in this monsteriffic medley. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 74: Manga Variety Hour – The Monster Mash
[Podcast] Chatty AF 73: Sailor Moon Season One Retrospective
Vrai, Dee, and special guest Anne at Shojo Power discuss the first season of Sailor Moon in Part 1 of our multi-part retrospective. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 73: Sailor Moon Season One Retrospective
[Podcast] Chatty AF 72: BL Manga
Vrai talks Boys' Love (BL) and yaoi manga with special guests Devin Randall and Masaki C. Matsumoto! … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 72: BL Manga
[Podcast] Chatty AF 71: Summer 2018 Wrap-up
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the Summer 2018 season! … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 71: Summer 2018 Wrap-up
[Podcast] Chatty AF 70: DARLING in the FRANXX Postmortem
Caitlin, Peter, and special guest Natasha meet in a hotel room during Otakon 2018 (with witnesses) to deliver a postmortem on the high-profile A-1/TRIGGER co-production DARLING in the FRANXX! … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 70: DARLING in the FRANXX Postmortem
[Podcast] Chatty AF 69: Yamada’s First Time Retrospective
Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai celebrate the 69th episode of Chatty AF with Yamada’s First Time: B Gata H Kei! Can an ecchi comedy treat its female characters with respect? The team is gonna find out—and hopefully have a (ah-hem) nice time doing it. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 69: Yamada’s First Time Retrospective
[Podcast] Chatty AF 68: Summer 2018 Mid-Season Check-in
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on the Summer 2018 season! … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 68: Summer 2018 Mid-Season Check-in
[Podcast] Chatty AF 67: Den-noh Coil Watchalong – Episodes 21-26 [FINAL]
The fourth and final part of our multi-part watchalong of Den-noh Coil with Caitlin, Vrai, and Peter! The trio looks back on the series' strong emotional arcs and sometimes underwhelming antagonists, praises the best dog, and bids goodbye to these good kids. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 67: Den-noh Coil Watchalong – Episodes 21-26 [FINAL]
[Podcast] Chatty AF 66: Den-noh Coil Watchalong – Episodes 14-20
Part 3 of the 4-part watchalong of Den-noh Coil with Caitlin, Vrai, and Peter! They talk about the trouble with getting into two-cour shows, how digital footprints make it hard to let go of the dead, and the series' awesome multi-generational women. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 66: Den-noh Coil Watchalong – Episodes 14-20
[Podcast] Chatty AF 65: Shoujo manga (Part 2)
Part 2 of 2 in our super-sized Shoujo manga podcast with Caitlin and special guests Ashley and Lianne! Now that we've covered the basics of the demographic genre, the trio deep-dives into creators, licensing strategies, and audience understandings and expectations. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 65: Shoujo manga (Part 2)
[Podcast] Chatty AF 64: Shoujo manga (Part 1)
Part 1 of our super-sized shoujo manga podcast discussion with Caitlin and special guests Ashley and Lianne! In this part, the trio discusses their experiences with the demographic genre, its strengths, and weaknesses. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 64: Shoujo manga (Part 1)
[Podcast] Chatty AF 63: Den-noh Coil Watchalong – Episodes 7-13
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Den-noh Coil with Caitlin, Vrai, and Peter! They get existential over AI, groan over pigtail pulling, and shed a few tears over techno-dinos. … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 63: Den-noh Coil Watchalong – Episodes 7-13
[Podcast] Chatty AF 62: Den-noh Coil Watchalong – Episodes 1-6
The first episode of our four-part watchalong of Den-noh Coil with Caitlin, Vrai, and Peter! … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 62: Den-noh Coil Watchalong – Episodes 1-6
[Podcast] Chatty AF 61: Little Witch Academia Retrospective
Our retrospective on TRIGGER’s Little Witch Academia with Dee, Caitlin, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 61: Little Witch Academia Retrospective