Vrai sat down with Suzie at Otakon 2021 to talk about working during the pandemic and her recent roles, including the much-maligned Koito of Wonder Egg Priority.
Irodori Comics launched an all-ages online doujinshi store featuring LGBTQ+ works. AniFem asked its editor to talk about the company’s future plans.
A Q-and-A session with the Kyoto-based Afro Lantinx YouTuber who helped organize the BLM Kansai march in early June. (Available in Japanese and English)
Rutaro Hina, 21, is a newcomer manga artist from Tokyo whose recent work focuses on trans issues in Japan. This interview is in both English and Japanese. このインタビューは英語、日本語両方でご覧になれます。
We asked director Mamoru Hosoda some feminist-relevant questions about his work in an exclusive interview ahead of the release of his newest film, Mirai.
The Banana Fish anime has sparked discussion around the chaste love story between Ash and Eiji. While the language we choose as English-speaking fans to talk to one another is its own sphere, we here at AniFem wanted to highlight how Banana Fish has been received by Japanese LGBTQ+ fans as well.
When I saw Adorned by Chi, the Black-owned “nerdy lifestyle brand for misfits & magical girls”, had an 80%-funded Kickstarter with a week to go, I had to know more.
AniFem staffer Caitlin sat down with Yamamoto Sayo at AnimeFest 2017 to talk about Yuri on Ice, her themes, and her career.
Makoto Kageyama, a former volunteer at Aokigahara, was kind enough to speak with us about their experiences living with mental illness, how the mentally ill are treated in Japan, and how those issues are depicted in anime.
Since her debut over 20 years ago with I.O.N., Arina Tanemura’s name has been synonymous with shojo manga. AniFem staffer Caitlin Moore sat down with her at AnimeFest to talk about her past and current projects.
Masaki C. Matsumoto gives us his insights into the experience of being a queer activist and self-identified feminist 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.
