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The AniFem Guide to Shojosei Series Coming Out in Winter 2026
Although still vastly overshadowed by shonen and seinen anime, the 2025 fall season saw a huge boom in shojosei series. We’ve put together this guide ahead of the upcoming season to help our readers stay abreast of what’s coming out.
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How Just Like Mona Lisa uses speculative fiction to explore gender norms
Bundled in a melodramatic coming-of-age story, the storytelling sometimes falls into fraught tropes about genderqueer people, but it also raises some sincere philosophical questions and pointed commentary on the real world’s many gender paradoxes.
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Chatty AF 237: NANA Watchalong – Episodes 1-7 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Tony, and special guest, the Getting Animated podcast’s Destiny-Senpai, begin their multi-part watchalong of the shoujo classic, NANA. Destiny will be our expert as Vrai and Tony experience the story for the very first time, just in time for its 25th anniversary.
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Chatty AF 236: Monogatari Watchalong Part 5 – Nekomonogatari Black and White (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Tony, Vrai, and Peter return for part 5 of their Monogatari watchalong with the Neko Black OVA series and Neko White (AKA the Tsubasa Tiger arc from Monogatari Second Season) to follow Hanekawa’s twin story arcs and check out the new (mostly) Araragi-less face of the franchise!
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A Conversation with Minoji Kurata, artist of The Apothecary Diaries and Assassin’s Creed: Blade of Shao Jun
In addition to her original works, Kurata’s name is attached to two properties that have become widely known all over the world: The Apothecary Diaries and Assassin’s Creed. We had a chance to sit with her at Otakon to talk about how she brings her voice as a creator to a series that has multiple versions running concurrently, the growth of female-driven stories in seinen manga, and balancing life as both a mother and a mangaka.
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Chatty AF 235: 2025 Fall Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Caitlin, Cy, and Peter check-in on a season jam-packed with shoujo, LGBTQIA+ themes, and ‘90s revival anime!
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation – Episodes 1-3
Hie thee to Twisted Wonderland, where the villains and their comely houses are the truly noble and those pesky heroes stand in their way. Oh, and a boy from Japan kind of gets accidentally in the middle of things.
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Discussing Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! across mediums with Chika Mizube and Kanna Nakamura
At Otakon, we had a chance to sit down with Mizube Chika, the artist of the manga version, and Nakamura Kanna, who plays Melphiera in the anime adaptation. There, we talked about shoujo manga, creating adaptations, and just how much everyone loves Sawashiro Miyuki.
