Anime Feminist Recommendations of Summer 2021
This summer’s recs are definitely a case of quality over quantity.
Summer 2021 Tag
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Chatty AF 148: 2021 Summer Wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Peter, and Mercedez look back at a sequel-heavy 2021 Summer season!
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Edens Zero – Episode 1
An extremely by the numbers shounen, from orphan boy heroes to played-for-comedy groping.
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Chatty AF 145: 2021 Summer Mid-Season Check-in (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Mercedez, and Peter dig deep to find the winners of a somewhat sparse season.
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Fena: Pirate Princess – Episode 1
Fena has the potential to be a really fun action-adventure protagonist in a really fun action-adventure show. Fingers crossed she retains her agency and gets to really grow and shine across whatever zany treasure hunt she’s about to embark upon.
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Shaman King – Episode 1
A fast-paced premiere can be attention-grabbing and entertaining, but this episode felt like it was desperate to keep its audience around so they decided to throw an introductory narrative out the window in favor of just letting the plot happen. This show definitely feels like an early 2000s show, but instead of feeling nostalgic, I’m left wondering who all these characters are and why should I care.
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2021 Summer Three-Episode Check-In
The deluge of spring left us with a light summer, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t gems worth keeping.
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The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! – Episode 1
Give this child-shaped demon some pants!
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The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace – Episode 1
While it has great style, there are a few key things that block Idaten Deities from being truly enjoyable.
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2021 Summer Premiere Digest
This summer’s a strange one, with a few particular standouts and several shows coming late to the party. Let’s see what’s happening!
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Sonny Boy – Episode 1
A take on being “transported” that leans into Lord of the Flies-style horror? Yes, please.
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Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory – Episode 1
Twenty minutes of a group of college students molesting a 12-year-old.
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Night Head 2041 – Episode 1
Night Head 2041 was intersting, but the fact that I kept thinking of other sereis I’d rather be watching bodes ill for this cyberpunk-meets-psychics SFF premiere.
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Battle Game in 5 Seconds – Episode 1
Shiroyanagi Akira plays video games to avoid reality until one day he meets a mysterious cat-girl named Mion who forces him in battle royale games.
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D_Cide Traumerei the Animation – Episode 1
The CG is surprisingly stylish, and the story for this one at least has potential.
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The Dungeon of Black Company – Episode 1
The Dungeon of Black Compnay is a tedious premiere that makes me wish I could punt protagonist Ninomiya Kinji into the sun.
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The Aquatope on White Sand – Episode 1
The Aquatope on White Sand was my most-anticipated premiere this season, and it did not disappoint.
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Drug Store in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist – Episode 1
For a show with “slow life” in the title, I was expecting a premiere with much more chill.
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Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- — Episode 1
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- plays around with tropes of the isekai genre well enough to wrangle a few laughs out of this low-stakes premiere about a boy who gets unexpectedly yeeted into another world.
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Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles – Episode 1
I definitely said “I’m bored” two minutes into the premiere of this show.
