BBK/BRNK and the Art of a Feminist-Friendly Premiere
BBK/BRNK is not my favourite anime of the year. It’s not even in my top five. But as far as I’m concerned it has the strongest premiere of any brand new series this year. Let’s look at why.
fanservice Tag
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When Anime Treats Sexual Assault as Entertainment
One common element in series that successfully employ fanservice is consensuality. When fanservice is fun, all parties involved are enjoying themselves.
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How fan service can attract or repel an audience, and how to tell the difference
There’s a misconception that feminists believe any and all fan service is always bad. But in this feminist’s opinion, fan service goes wrong when it interrupts the mood of the show.
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AniFem Kotaku interview follow-up
(I need to work on catchier titles.)
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Focus and Framing in Black Lagoon vs. Gurren Lagann
Rather than tackle the immense subject of characterization as a whole, my objective is to focus on one aspect of the portrayal of female characters in isolation: how camera and context can be used to sexualize or objectify a character in just about every conceivable situation.
