Anime Feminist’s Top Picks for 2016
We’d been talking internally about our feminist recommendations of 2016, and some of the team wanted to go into a bit more detail on some of their favorites.
Posts by Anime Feminist
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Masaki C. Matsumoto shares his experiences as a queer and feminist activist
Masaki C. Matsumoto gives us his insights into the experience of being a queer activist and self-identified feminist in Japan.
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[Links] 28 November – 11 December
Two weeks’ worth of links to make up for missing last week! AniFem round-up [Roundtable] Trash characters A feminist look at “trash characters” inspired by Chitose from Girlish Number, between seven members of the AniFem team. [AniFemTalk] 21-28 November 2016 Check out the comments for discussion on Kiss Him, Not Me!, Yuri!!! on ICE, Sound! […]
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AniFem will pay all writers in 2017
On our 50th day AniFem made it to over $700 in pledges! To do so on a platform like Patreon, known as a beer money tip jar rather than a business model, is a pretty staggering achievement. As a result, I am committing here and now to paying every single one of our writers in 2017, starting January 1st.
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[Links] 21-27 November 2016
One fewer post this week while the US spent a couple of days on annual dinner celebrations, but we have five posts planned for next week to make up for it!
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Roundtable: Trash characters
What makes a trash character? What’s the connection between trash characters and other anime archetypes, like moe or chuunibyou? How are male and female trash characters portrayed differently?
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[Links] 14-20 November 2016
Last week we exceeded $600 in Patreon pledges, reaching our second Patreon milestone in just 35 days! (week later we’re up to $676 – can you help us reach $700 this week?) As a result we are now on a posting schedule of four times per week, effective immediately.
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Roundtable: Shin Godzilla
Molly Brenan, Peter Fobian, Syra Jenkins, and Frog-kun have a roundtable discussion this week after watching Shin Godzilla. Read on for insights on the representation of female characters, politics in Japan and the US, the allegory of Godzilla, and comparisons to Evangelion.
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Minami Sakai on being an independent manga artist in Japan
We’re thrilled to start our interview series speaking to someone who is currently living the daily grind of an independent manga artist in Tokyo.
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Why we need you to become an AniFem patron
“AniFem is such an important initiative to me, because as a woman and fervent anime lover (and captain of the Shinji Ikari defense squad), I don’t think being a feminist and being an anime fan should be at odds.” – Molly Brenan, Publishing Associate, Kodansha USA and co-manager of AniTAY (acting in an individual capacity) […]
