2018 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
It’s time to check up on the spring shows and see how they’re doing three(ish) weeks into their run!
Posts by Anime Feminist
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[Links] 18-24 April 2018: Dual Citizenship, Fan Con, and Rental Families
Thanks for your patience this weekend while we rolled out the new site design, AniFam!
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[Links] 11-17 April 2018: Kase-san OVA, Best Couples, & Kyoto Sekai University’s Malian President
This week: the Kase-san OVA, the best couples, and Kyoto Sekai University elects the Mali-born Oussouby Sacko as its president.
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Chatty AF 50: Michiko & Hatchin Watchalong – Episodes 7-12 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! We talk about coding of desirability, particularly regarding thinness and whiteness; swoon over Atsuko, and discuss women in competition (or not).
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2018 Spring Premiere Digest
Another season is upon us, which means a new parade of premieres to watch and review! Now that we’ve gone through every available show, it’s time to gather them all together and see how they stack up.
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[Links] 4-10 April 2018: Eugenics, Workplace Discrimination, and the Cost of Piracy
This week: eugenics, workplace discrimination, and the cost of piracy for manga artists.
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Chatty AF 49: Michiko & Hatchin Watchalong – Episodes 1-6 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! They talk about the cultural context of the series, the fraught issue of on-screen portrayal without diverse casting, and whether the show accurately captures the culture of life in Brazil.
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[Links] 28 March – 3 April 2018: Mari Okada’s Biography, New Anime Studios, and Recommendations
This week: Mari Okada’s biography, new anime studios, and feminist recommendations.
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Chatty AF 48: Winter 2018 Wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Amelia, Dee, and Peter look back on the Winter 2018 season! Highlights include: Ice and camp girl gushing, fantasy war lamentations, and a, er… mixed reception for some high-profile sequels and carryovers.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2018
The cozy winter season has come to a close, so now it’s time to take a look back at the shows the team most enjoyed snuggling up with. Grab your penguins, your mummies, and your Pompompurins and gather ’round the campfire, AniFam!
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[Links] 21-27 March 2018: Lezhin Abuses, Trans Sephiroth, and Flying Colors Foundation
This week: Lezhin’s abuse of web artists, reading Sephiroth as trans, and a response from Flying Colors Foundation.
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Chatty AF 47: Kill la Kill Watchalong – Episodes 19-24 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 4 and final part of the 4-part Kill la Kill watchalong with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! Amelia reassesses Mako, Vrai plants their flag on The Discourse (you know the one), and the group hashes out what a remake might bring to the table. All our thanks to Miranda for being a wonderful […]
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[Links] 14-20 March 2018: Elderly Women in Prison, Fandom Demographics, and School Babysitters
This week: elderly women in prison, fandom demographics, and realism in School Babysitters.
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Chatty AF 46: Kill la Kill Watchalong – Episodes 13-18 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 3 of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! This week, the crew discusses why it can be hard to talk critically about shows you loved as a teenager, why Deep Metaphors only work if you remember intersectionality, and why Satsuki deserves way better than That One Scene.
