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FUUTO PI – Episode 1
Leans heavily on its live-action predecessor and treats its female characters terribly.
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Conformity, mob mentality, and intersectionality in Gatchaman Crowds Insight vs. Yurikuma Arashi
Both series, at the surface level, encourage their audiences to be mindful and critical of the ideas they’re asked to buy into as the price of inclusion. However, there is a stark contrast between how these series portray the underlying power dynamics, prejudices, and active malice behind these policies, as well as the particulars of their respective calls to action. This reveals a difference in priorities; where Insight offers vague hope and comfort with no clear call to action, Yurikuma actively aims to elevate marginalized voices.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Spring 2022
Starved for shows? We’ve got some delicious titles to add to your Summer watchlist.
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The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious – Episode 1
Potentially adult maid meets definitely a child boy in a romcom that would be so much cuter if they were both older.
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Chatty AF 166: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
In honor of the “new project” announcement, Vrai, Chiaki, and Meru look back at the proto-TRIGGER comedy, put its intensely 2010 vibes in context, and ask how and if the show can function for a modern audience.
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Uncle from Another World – Episode 1
The premiere seems determined to squander its good ideas with a combination of misdirection and persistent inconsistencies.
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2022 Summer Premiere Digest
Summer’s lookin’ mighty dry, but we’re here to help you find some unexpected treasures.
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SHINEPOST – Episode 1
A pretty strong offering for fans of the idol genre.
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SPRIGGAN – Episode 1
SPRIGGAN offers a blast from the past with all its foibles, ranging from toeing the line with anti-semetism to engaging in some of the Cold War’s stereotypes and its source material’s plot weakness, with some degree of style and a lot of gore.
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Vampire in the Garden – Episode 1
The script’s predictable but the execution is superb.
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Parallel World Pharmacy – Episode 1
It’s made more of an effort to establish conflict than other isekai shows that just want everything to be easy for their male leads, which certainly makes it a more engaging viewing experience. It is, however, still falling back on familiar, gendered tropes, with the female characters thus far largely existing to provide motivation and exposition.
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Chatty AF 165: 2022 Spring Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Play “Big Yellow Taxi” as Caitlin, Alex, and Peter look back on the 2022 Spring season!
