Chatty AF 239: Sanda Retrospective

By: Anime Feminist February 1, 20260 Comments

Tony, Caitlin, and ANN’s Sylvia get together to talk about Paru Itagaki’s madcap dystopic LGBTQ romance battle shonen, featuring a sexy Santa Claus!

Episode Information

Date Recorded: January 29th, 2026
Hosts: Tony, Caitlin, Sylvia

Episode Breakdown

0:00:00 Intro
0:01:53 Paru Itagaki
0:07:07 Whomst is Santa
0:10:21 Wish fulfillment
0:14:35 Black Santa
0:18:50 The “Trauma-free Curriculum”
0:31:08 Oshibu
0:34:55 Puberty and body horror
0:37:59 Furuyama’s Body
0:42:04 All the metaphors
0:45:41 Enforced heteronormativity
0:48:44 Bury your gays?
0:56:59 Bury your gays
1:02:39 Itagaki’s unpredictability
1:04:33 Hopes for season 2
1:08:49 Closing thoughts
1:09:24 Outro

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