Armed Girls Machiavellism – Episode 1
Armed Girls Machiavellism has misogyny baked into both premise and execution, and it soon becomes truly offensive.
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Sakura Quest – Episode 1
On top of a pretty solid foundation, Sakura Quest is also a fresh take on a princess story.
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[Links] 29 March – 4 April 2017
The Spring 2017 season has started, Hollywood takes a financial beating, and trans critics speak out against trans erasure and representation problems.
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The Royal Tutor – Episode 1
We look to have a cast of A+ trash boys on our hands.
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Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor – Episode 1
There are several moments that are pretty unpleasant, but frankly, if any AniFem readers make it past the changing room scene I suspect it’ll be for morbid curiosity and/or snarky tweets alone.
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Frame Arms Girl – Episode 1
AniFem readers: this is probably not one for you.
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The Laughing Salesman – Episode 1
It’s visually interesting but heartless, and I’m not sure who will love it.
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Alice & Zoroku – Episode 1
The most important thing to understand about Alice & Zoroku is that it is two different shows, and the success with which it combines the two is debatable.
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Granblue Fantasy the Animation – Episodes 1-2
These two episodes are action packed, with just enough exposition to be intriguing and a decently balanced mix of gender and power dynamics. I look forward to the next one already.
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From Eroica with Love is the 1970s gay thief caper you never knew you needed
Eroica is often recommended based on its delightfully out-there narrative elements, but none of that quite compares to getting to see a gay protagonist star in a comedic spy thriller.
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[Links] 22-28 March 2017
The Winter season comes to a close, ClassicaLoid takes a step forward, and Hollywood takes another six steps back.
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Chatty AF 4: Japanese versions of Ghost in the Shell (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Amelia and Peter talk about the manga and anime versions of cyborg military professional Motoko Kusanagi in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, with special guests Valerie Complex and Brian Ruh!
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Love in the Time of ClassicaLoid
ClassicaLoid may be first-and-foremost a wacky comedy, but it’s also proven itself adept at quietly challenging cultural norms about gender and sexuality. Guess it’s true you should never judge a book by its cover—or a series by its goofy premise.
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[Links] The Shell of the Ghost
While preparing some upcoming content on Ghost in the Shell, Peter brought to my attention this 2014 series of posts by Claire Napier on how the Major’s body is presented and considered in the many Japanese versions of the franchise.
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[Links] 14-21 March 2017
Some really interesting links this week on what it means to be “Other” while living in Japan, and spotlights on some quality women in anime (real and fictional).
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Reimi is Unbreakable: Female empowerment in Diamond is Unbreakable
Suburban horror plays on the anxieties of people living in these quiet communities, and as such, they tend to focus on the victimization of women. By making Kira’s first victim, Reimi Sugimoto, an active player in the story through the final act, Jojo’s reverses that victimization and turns into something far more empowering.
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[Links] Male Power Fantasies in Re:ZERO
Recording our recent podcast on Re:ZERO made me want to share one of the earliest explicitly feminist fandom posts I read, from a writer who has since become a personal friend and an honorary member of Team AniFem (and will one day write something for us, no doubt!).
