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Food Wars!

[Feature] Women in the Kitchen: The unequal treatment of professional chefs in anime and beyond

November 29, 2019 by Coin Easterly Leave a Comment

The two leads from Food Wars: a confident-looking young man and a shy young woman

CONTENT WARNING for discussion of workplace harassment; NSFW screenshots. Cooking is a popular subgenre in manga, with titles ranging across a variety of demographics and age groups, from action to romance to slice-of-life. These titles focus on male or female protagonists cooking and having adventures along the way. Yet despite the broad range of titles, when looking at … [Read more...] about [Feature] Women in the Kitchen: The unequal treatment of professional chefs in anime and beyond

[Feature] Strong Girls Doing Strong Things: Moe, femininity, and being your own hero

March 1, 2017 by Elisabeth O'Neill 34 Comments

SPOILERS: Minor discussion of events in K-ON!, Yuri!!! on ICE, and Food Wars!. A wide-eyed innocent is staring at you through the screen, her lashline shimmering with tears. “Take care of me,” she appeals without words, to a hero on screen, perhaps you as her hero. Or maybe even to the part of you that’s fragile, which you protect from a world of strangers. Many of us would … [Read more...] about [Feature] Strong Girls Doing Strong Things: Moe, femininity, and being your own hero

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