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Chatty AF 234: The Summer Hikaru Died Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Alex, Vrai, and Tony go elbow-deep exploring the queer themes and rural horror of The Summer Hikaru Died.
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2025 Fall Anime Three-Episode Check-In
It’s a little bit more like a four- or five-episode check-in this go round, but that just means bonus chat!
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Takopi’s Original Sin – Series Review
The greatest works about childhood must excavate the harm that our systems do to them. Takopi’s Original Sin stretches my tolerance of this excavation to its absolute limits–depicting how abuse and neglect can break the minds of children, with very little in the way of meaningful solutions.
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Let’s Go Karaoke! – Series Review
Let’s Go Karaoke is a beautifully made coming-of-age story that’s mostly about an age-gap friendship, though not everyone will be comfortable with its hints toward the possibility of something more down the line.
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Interviewing legendary gay manga artist Gengoroh Tagame at the de Young Museum
Tagame Gengoroh is a worldwide legend as a gay erotic manga artist, critic, and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. Chiaki sat down to interview him about his career and the new exhibit featuring his work.
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Chatty AF 233: 2025 Summer Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Dee, and Peter have quite a bit to say about a very sequel-heavy season and possibly one of the best anime of the year!
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Summer 2025
Summer gave us a strong contender for anime of the year, plus some exceptional comedies and daringly out-there concepts.
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2025 Fall Premiere Digest
Fall is shaping up to be good eating for fans of shoujo and josei! Here’s hoping that trend continues.
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With You, Our Love Will Make it Through – Episode 1
Move over Beastars: there’s an a new romance to capture the hearts of fans of forbidden love, only it mingles humans AND beastfolk to tell a story about what it means to be human, whether you have fur or not.
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Li’l Miss Vampire Can’t Suck Right – Episode 1
In a city where everything from yokai to robots exist, one vampire girl tries to figure out how to properly drink blood from a classmate who never expected their worlds to collide.
