Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid – Episode 1
I really, really enjoyed this show. It was headed straight for my top three of the season – until I hit one scene, which is so problematic I need to break it down in detail.
Posts by Amelia Cook
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Hand Shakers – Episode 1
The Hand Shakers story is all scaffolding to prop up the premise: a teenage boy must keep hold of a pretty young girl’s hand at all times. At all times.
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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. – Episode 1
My reaction at the end of this episode was “I have no idea what it’s about, but I like it!”
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Gabriel DropOut – Episode 1
On the one hand, women not feeling the need to conform to social expectations of femininity is a good thing! On the other hand, when trash characters reject gender restrictions they also reject politeness, compassion, and decency.
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elDLIVE – Episode 1
It’s worth another episode, if you like the premise and can make it past Fanservice-sensei.
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Idol Incidents – Episode 1
There was a way to approach this concept as pure satire, making fun of both the current state of politics and the idol industry. Instead this show is a straight idol anime with a tone-deaf take on politics in the current climate.
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Interviews with Monster Girls – Episode 1
Not only did I thoroughly enjoy watching this one, it also has feminist merit! (Enjoy the feeling while it lasts, this may be it for a few months.)
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Urara Meirocho – Episode 1
Urara Meirocho is a great example of a show that could work really well for children… if it weren’t packed full of the sexualisation of children.
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Spiritpact – Episode 1
There is a very niche audience for Spiritpact, and it probably includes at least some people who loved Gravitation for Shuichi’s character.
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Seiren – Episode 1
There is a lot of overlap with Fuuka, another high school romance with a directionless protagonist and presenting women from a man’s point of view.
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Schoolgirl Strikers – Episode 1
Some girls who go to a private school are secretly selected by their teacher to battle monsters in another dimension. Not mentioned: why they need to do this while wearing some combination of thigh-high stockings, swimwear, and straps.
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Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club – Episode 1
It took me two hours to make it through this one episode. This has to be as bad as it gets.
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Fuuka – Episodes 1-2
I mostly found Fuuka frustrating.
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Saga of Tanya the Evil – Episode 1
There are typically three problems with military anime premiere episodes: too many politics, too many cast members and too much identifying personal information. This one’s no different.
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Masamune-kun’s Revenge – Episode 1
This season so far is bad for the feminist liver.
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Akiba’s Trip – Episode 1
This is a show that made me remember I had an open bottle of wine in my fridge. Silver linings.
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Reflections on 12 Days
12 Days of Anime is a great example of a project where you can learn more from failure than success.
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Rivalry, Romance and the Nodame Standard
The Nodame Standard is the romantic version of a great shounen rivalry: two characters who love each other pushing each other to achieve their goals.
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Challenging the Male Gaze in Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
The premiere of this year’s Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash has a scene which contains both blatant examples of the male gaze in action and a moment which challenges the male gaze more directly than you might expect.
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BBK/BRNK and the Art of a Feminist-Friendly Premiere
BBK/BRNK is not my favourite anime of the year. It’s not even in my top five. But as far as I’m concerned it has the strongest premiere of any brand new series this year. Let’s look at why.
