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Chatty AF 184: 2023 Spring Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Toni, and Peter try and fail to keep their discussion of a packed-to-the-gills season to a reasonable duration!
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Therapy and Hope in the Wake of Disaster: An interview with ‘Tsunami Girl’ creators Kutsuwada Chie and Julian Sedgwick
In an exclusive interview with Anime Feminist, Sedgwick and Kutsuwada spoke about the process to create this project, how they approached diversity considering gender and racial themes, the sensibility of portraying real life trauma, and how their work has been a healing experience to both and readers alike.
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The joyful affirmation of plus-sized leads in yuri
In a media landscape where there are seldom women who have a body type like mine, seeing two very different series, in terms of genre and presentation, showcase plus-sized sapphic women as people worthy of respect and desire, was so impactful for me.
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Kiki’s Delivery Service: An empowering coming-of-age tale of self-discovery
More than three decades after its release, this sweet coming-of-age tale has not lost any of its charms, using its magical elements and the symbolism of the witch to weave a gentle but powerful story of female community and independence.
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Higurashi, subversion of moe, and the birth of the modern yandere
Rena and Shion originally appeared in direct counterpoint to the then-oversaturated moe tropes of the time; however, what began as subversion would become an archetype all of its own, for better or worse.
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2023 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
It’s a lovely season for surprises, mess, and surprisingly compelling mess.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2023
This season had plenty of shows we liked, but only a handful that stood head and shoulders above the rest.
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Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts – Episode 1
Rushes through a checklist of upsetting tropes early on in maybe the tamest and most toothless way possible.
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Chatty AF 183: 2023 Winter Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Chiaki, and Peter look back on a season with a lot of mixed bag recommendations!
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2023 Spring Premiere Digest
This is a season of meteoric highs and nightmare lows.
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Oshi No Ko – Episode 1
My feelings veered wildly between “Love this!” and “oh NO!”, settling on loving it. Oshi no Ko powerfully explores women’s emotional labour in the idol industry and more broadly.
