In my years consuming media, I’ve encountered certain beliefs and behaviours that never fail to frustrate me. One of them is women’s entertainment and their creators being diminished or regarded with contempt just for targeting women. There is a double standard at play: media targeted at or starring women is “for girls,” while media targeted at or starring men is “for everyone” … [Read more...] about [Discourse] Demolishing the Demographic Double Standard: Why more manga “for boys” need to treat their girls better
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
AniFem’s Top Picks for 2017
We're ringing in the new year with a fond look back at the old! 2017 may have been a dumpster fire in the real world, but it was full of ambitious, entertaining, and emotional stories in the anime-verse. Our staff got together to recommend their favorites from the last 12 months. … [Read more...] about AniFem’s Top Picks for 2017
[Podcast] Chatty AF 9: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Retrospective
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju is the kind of anime that makes you proud to be an anime fan. It is a thematically satisfying and well-written story, boasting both sweeping historical drama and funny, engaging characters, excelling in visual direction and voice acting alike. In a few years we'll be talking about it in the same bracket as classics like Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 9: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Retrospective
[Podcast] Chatty AF 5: Winter 2017 anime wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
I'm very pleased to announce that Chatty AF is now available on iTunes and Stitcher! Unfortunately, Google has regional restrictions getting in the way of us getting on Google Play, but we are available through Player.FM, which offers a free app Android users can access. If there is another service you would like us to apply to, let us know in comments! We want all of you to be … [Read more...] about [Podcast] Chatty AF 5: Winter 2017 anime wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Feminist anime recommendations of Winter 2017
Now we've reviewed all the Spring 2017 premieres, we thought we'd round up some of our favourites from shows that ended last season. We talked about three kinds of recommendation: Feminist-friendly favourite (you would recommend it to a feminist friend with no caveats) Problematic favourite (you would only recommend it to a feminist friend with caveats) Surprise … [Read more...] about Feminist anime recommendations of Winter 2017
[Discourse] So That I Could Be Myself: Gender performance in Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju and Yuri!!! on ICE
SPOILERS: Detailed discussion of Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju episodes 5-6 and Yuri!!! on ICE episode 3 “It’s not a kind of rakugo I can do. The more I hear, the more uncomfortable I get… Never mind it. I have my own rakugo.” “Trying to be the playboy isn’t me. I want to be the most beautiful woman in town, who seduces the playboy!” This year we’ve had the … [Read more...] about [Discourse] So That I Could Be Myself: Gender performance in Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju and Yuri!!! on ICE