Chatty AF 210: 2024 Spring Season Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Alex, Toni, and Peter return to wrap up a season with multiple strong anime-original titles and stellar sequels!
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Quality Assurance in Another World – Episode 1
This twist on the modern isekai has a lot of heart and definitely deserves more eyes on it.
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Dungeon People – Episode 1
Dungeon People is the story of a woman who has never relaxed in her life suddenly finding herself thrust into the role of protagonist in a chilled-out, cozy fantasy series.
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Senpai is an Otokonoko – Episode 1
There’s a lot to like in this queer love triangle rom-com, but I’m just not confident it’s going to make it to the finish line in one piece.
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I Parry Everything! – Episode 1
I’ve reviewed so many shows about overpowered male protagonists that I’d genuinely forgotten what it’s like to watch a cozy and simple adventure story.
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Pseudo Harem – Episode 1
Pseudo Harem dares to ask “is somebody gonna match my freak” through protagonists Eiji and Rin. The answer is…undecided.
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Days with my Stepsister – Episode 1
This forced family premise shows evidence of something much more. If only this wasn’t labeled a romantic comedy…
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Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells – Episode 1
Another revenge power fantasy that will likely be forgotten before it’s finished airing.
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Ramen Akaneko – Episode 1
You’re telling me a cat made this ramen?
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Twilight Out of Focus – Episode 1
The first episode is a beautifully shot little short film that combines filmic artistry with well-executed character beats. It makes me hopeful for the series going forward.
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TASUKETSU -Fate of the Majority- – Episode 1
Whatever you call the special spark a death game needs to pull people in, TASUKETSU hasn’t got it.
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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian – Episode 1
I’m pleasantly surprised to report that despite the tsundere schtick and miscommunication issues potentially baked into this set-up, I found Kuze and Alya’s dynamic quite fun.
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The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible – Episode 1
One man dares to lift from the back and not his knees in his efforts to prove that medieval millennials can become adventurers too!
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My Wife Has No Emotion – Episode 1
My Wife Has No Emotion lays the groundwork for a romance that seems to have very little interest, at least up front, in pushing this story toward any introspection other than “robot girl cute” which…really sucks.
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Suicide Squad ISEKAI – Episodes 1-3
It might turn out to be writing thematic checks it can’t cash, but Suicide Squad ISEKAI is still a fun action comedy in the meantime.
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2024 Summer Premiere Reviews
All the summer premiere reviews in one easy-to-find place. We’ll update the chart as new series become available, so be sure to check back in the coming days for more!
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The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human – Episode 1
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human gives away its twist without diminishing what has the potential to be a solid story for the audience that loves this particular subgenre.
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Chatty AF 209: Manga Variety Hour: History is Written by the Mangaka (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Peter, and Vrai share some of their favorite historical fiction manga, some of which are now important pieces of history themselves!
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Not Just Roses and Sparkles: Unpacking assumptions about shoujo through Hagio Moto’s work
Manga artist Hagio Moto’s work in particular opened my eyes to how versatile the iconic shoujo style can be as a storytelling tool—not just for romance, but for horror, mystery, and mind-expanding science fiction.
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Powerful feelings, intimacy and sex in Joseimuke anime
The way sex is represented in media can be one-note, draining all the eroticism from the experience. If we want exciting variations on the representation of sex in media, it seems to me that joseimuke (media intended for a female audience) anime are optimal mediums for representing the erotic aspects of sex.
