Chatty AF 228: ZENSHU Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
The classic AniFem combo of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai get together to talk about the standout anime of 2025 Winter and AOTY hopeful, a meta throwback to ‘90s shoujo isekai, ZENSHU!
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2025 Spring Anime Three-Episode Check-In
Spring has brought us some powerful stories about girls growing up and compelling-but-fraught speculative fiction about decaying systems.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2025
This season, let’s hear it for incredible women writers and directors, from new franchise entries to original projects!
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How Ascendance of a Bookworm depicts the challenges and triumphs of chronic illness
Ascendence of a Bookworm depicts both the societal forces shaping the lives of people with chronic illness and how accessible community can help ameliorate them.
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Chatty AF 227: Monogatari Watchalong Part 4 – Nisemonogatari (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Tony, Vrai, and Peter return to conquer the nadir of the Monogatari series so they can enjoy Tony’s promised greater pastures ahead. Enjoy all our thoughts on the infamous toothbrush scene!
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2025 Spring Premiere Digest
Spring brings a crop of nostalgic revivals, from aesthetic throwbacks to reinventions of classic franchises.
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mono – Episode 1
It has some big shoes to fill, coming from the same creator as Laid-Back Camp, and it makes a strong start as a hobby show.
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Food For the Soul – Episode 1
Maybe I can’t ask Food for the Soul to singlehandedly cure my existential dread, but I do have high hopes for it as a PA Works original.
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Teogonia – Episode 1
One boy’s fight might be a viewer’s treasure in a series that sets the stage for a genuinely interesting plot with a twist, if it can stick the eventual landing.
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A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof – Episode 1
When ninja and assassin meet, kunai will fly and lives will end. Question is, will your laughter also perish in this kind of bland premiere?
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The Shiunji Family Children – Episode 1
Bless its heart, The Shiunji Family Children really wants me to take its “but they’re not blood related!” plot seriously.
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Apocalypse Hotel – Episode 1
A remarkably lonely premiere that uses the apocalypse to explore a Sisyphus-like absurd heroine robot.
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ZatsuTabi -That’s Journey- – Episode 1
The characters are thin, but if you like travel shows this might be a relaxing watch.
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#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT – Episode 1
This gacha game adaptation is probably the weakest show this season has to offer.
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Gquuuuuux – Episode 1
This new entry has a high barrier to entry to new fans, but is well worth the confusion
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes – Episode 1
Its exploration of vigilantes has the chance to do something interesting, though the franchise is still pretty bad at writing women.
