Caitlin talks hosting panels at anime conventions with special guests Megan, Zack, and Rinnie! … [Read more...] about Chatty AF 107: Panels Podcast
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Winter 2020 Premiere Digest
Take our hand, AniFam, and let's explore these new shows together. … [Read more...] about Winter 2020 Premiere Digest
A3! Spring and Summer – Episode 1
What’s it about? Eight years ago, Tachibana Yukio was the star of the Mankai Theater troupe. But now, it’s completely broke, with no audience and only one actor. Tachibana Izumi, Yukio’s daughter, responds to a letter begging her father to come back and save the theater, because a yakuza loan shark is about to tear it down and turn it into a bar! … [Read more...] about A3! Spring and Summer – Episode 1
[AniFemTalk] What are your favorite light novel adaptations?
ARP: Backstage Pass – Episode 1
What’s it about? Artist Republic Performers, also known as ARP, is made up of four of Japan’s best singers and dancers. They aim to bring male idol groups to the global stage with their high-energy, interactive performers. The four members, Shinji, Reiji, Daiya, and Leon, talk about how they came to be members of the group. … [Read more...] about ARP: Backstage Pass – Episode 1
In/Spectre – Episode 1
What’s it about? Ever since Iwanaga Kotoko stopped Sakuragawa Kuro from falling backwards at the hospital, she’s had a big crush on him. She’s not just drawn to his good looks, though - there’s something unnatural about him. Something… supernatural. She knows because when she was 11, a group of low-level ayakashi kidnapped her and took her leg and eye in exchange for deifying … [Read more...] about In/Spectre – Episode 1
A Destructive God Sits Next to Me – Episode 1
What’s it about? Koyuki Seri does his best to hold in his natural snark, but some people make it really hard. One of those people is his classmate, Hanadori, who is so disruptive with his severe case of chuunibyou that the entire class’s grades have dropped! To make matters worse, Hanadori has latched hard onto Koyuki. What’s a snarky boy to do? … [Read more...] about A Destructive God Sits Next to Me – Episode 1
[Links] 8-14 January 2020: Gendered Poverty Concerns, Accessibility in Games, and Olympics Protests
Smile Down the Runway – Episode 1
What's it about? From a young age, Chiyuki looked to have a promising future as a model: she was tall, beautiful, and had plenty of connections with her father’s fashion agency. But then she stopped growing early, topping out at only 5’2”—way too short to walk the runway in Paris. However, she refuses to give up on her dream, despite everyone around her telling her to. But … [Read more...] about Smile Down the Runway – Episode 1
[AniFemTalk] What was your favorite Winter 2020 premiere?
Interspecies Reviewers – Episode 1
What’s it about? Stunk and Zel are adventurers with one goal in life: to sleep with women of every different species. Alongside recently lost-from-Heaven angel Crim and a few friends, they’re out not just to experience it all, but review it, too. … [Read more...] about Interspecies Reviewers – Episode 1
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It – Episode 1
What’s it about? Love is such an unscientific concept… but what if we could quantify it? That’s exactly what graduate students Himuro Ayano and Yukimura Shinya set out to do after Himuro confesses! But… how do you test for romance, exactly? … [Read more...] about Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It – Episode 1
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun – Episode 1
What’s it about? They say that this school has Seven Wonders. They say that if you go to the third-floor girls’ bathroom and knock three times, a ghost named Hanako-san will appear. They say that if you make a wish, she’ll grant it for you, but you must give up something in return. After a harsh rejection, Nene decides to appeal to Hanako for her new crush to return her … [Read more...] about Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun – Episode 1
number24 – Episode 1
What’s it about? College student Natsusa Yuzuki’s rugby career was cut short when a motorcycle accident left him grievously injured and hospitalized for six months. He’s mostly recovered now, restarting college as a first-year, but the aggressive sport is still too rough for his body. He can’t stay away from rugby, though, and decides to join his old team as a manager. … [Read more...] about number24 – Episode 1
Plunderer – Episode 1
What's it about? In this world, everyone’s body is emblazoned with a number. This number could denote anything, such as how many kilometers you’ve walked or how many people have said your food is delicious. If you succeed at a task, you gain a point; if you fail, you lose one. If your number reaches zero, you get dragged into the Abyss. Five years ago, Hina’s mother was one of … [Read more...] about Plunderer – Episode 1
22/7– Episode 1
What’s it about? Takigawa Miu has no ambition to be an idol, until one day a mysterious letter from a talent agency arrives requesting she come to the zoo. There, she meets seven other girls and is taken to a massive underground complex dedicated to the girls’ professional development. Desperate to feed her family, Miu resolves to swallow her pride and become what she hates the … [Read more...] about 22/7– Episode 1
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga – Episode 1
What’s it about? Oda Nobunaga has met his match and dies in a fire at the infamous Honnouji Incident of 1582. As he dies, he reflects on his life as a warlord and acknowledges his deeds may very well see him reborn as a dog in his next life. And he’s right. Some 430 or so years later, Nobunaga is now Cinnamon, the Shiba dog. Follow his new life as he reunites with other … [Read more...] about Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga – Episode 1
Infinite Dendrogram – Episode 1
What’s it about? Mukudori Reiji has bought himself the hottest new MMORPG of 2043: a virtual reality simulation of a fantasy world so real all the NPCs are unique AI constructs. After setting up his new character, Ray Starling, he sets out on an adventure where tians (NPCs) can permanently die. … [Read more...] about Infinite Dendrogram – Episode 1
Nekopara – Episode 1
What’s it about? Vanilla and Chocola live with Minazuki Kasho above his chic little patisserie La Soleil. As Chocola goes out to buy some ponzu sauce for some fancy tuna, she encounters a mysterious kitten who follows her home. … [Read more...] about Nekopara – Episode 1
If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die – Episode 1
What’s it about? Eripiyo is one of the original fans of underground idol group Cham Jam, and her favorite is the shy Maina. Eripiyo worries that she might be scaring her fave off by coming on too strong, but Maina is tongue-tied for another reason entirely! … [Read more...] about If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die – Episode 1