Chatty AF 198: The Boy and the Heron Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Cy, and Toni discuss Miyazaki Hayao’s latest (last?) movie, its callbacks to his career and themes, and Robert Pattinson.
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Chatty AF 197: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Alex, Caitlin, and Toni talk the new Scott Pilgrim Takes Off anime, how it stacks up for newcomers, and how it gels as a new take on the almost 20-year-old comic.
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Chatty AF 196: 2023 Fall Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Toni, Caitlin, and Peter try and fail to check-in on the biggest anime season ever in a reasonable amount of time.
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Chatty AF 195: Vinland Saga Retrospective – Part 2 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Toni, Caitlin, and special guest Annie Phan return to discuss VINLAND SAGA’s critiques of slavery, the portrayal of violence, and also some hot boys.
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Chatty AF 194: Vinland Saga Retrospective – Part 1 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Toni, Caitlin, and special guest Annie discuss the themes of nonviolence, abolition, and the search for meaning in the first of our two-part retrospective on VINLAND SAGA!
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Chatty AF 189: 2023 Summer Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Alex, Toni, and Peter wrap-up the small and disappointing Summer season by talking about its handful of bright stars.
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Chatty AF 192: Anime and Abolition – Part 2 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Tony, MoBlack, and Danny return, using the theories of Sadiya Hartman and Joy James to discuss Fujiko Mine, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Deca-Dence and Michiko & Hatchin!
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Chatty AF 191: Anime and Abolition – Part 1 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Toni and special guests MoBlack and Danny discuss the history of state violence and abolition, then tackle some major titles that touch on prisons, justice, and police violence.
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Chatty AF 190: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Part 2 Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Megan, and Maddie return to cap off our retrospective on the tragically short but triumphant run of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury!
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Chatty AF 189: 2023 Summer Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Alex, Toni, and Peter check-in on a light and breezy Summer season!
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Chatty AF 188: 2023 Spring Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Alex, and Peter (with a guest appearance by Toni) try to cover the wealth of excellent titles in the 2023 Spring season!
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Chatty AF 187: Yuri Is My Job! Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Alex, Vrai, and Toni shine a spotlight on one of the best modern yuri available, its genre commentary, and its cast of lovable disaster girls.
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Chatty AF 186: Death Parade Retrospective – Part 2 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Caitlin, Cy, and Toni celebrate the 10th anniversary of a cult classic and dig into its portrayals of women, motherhood, and the question of transformative justice.
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Chatty AF 185: Death Parade Retrospective – Part 1 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Caitlin, Cy, and Toni celebrate the 10th anniversary of a cult classic by Mob Psycho 100 director Tachikawa Yuzuru!
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Chatty AF 184: 2023 Spring Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Toni, and Peter try and fail to keep their discussion of a packed-to-the-gills season to a reasonable duration!
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Chatty AF 183: 2023 Winter Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Chiaki, and Peter look back on a season with a lot of mixed bag recommendations!
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Chatty AF 182: Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga – Part 2 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Alex, and Cy return to their discussion of asexual and aromantic coding, and dive deep into the works of Uta Isaki!
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Chatty AF 181: Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga – Part 1 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Alex, and Cy discuss asexual and aromantic coded characters and several new manga with explicit ace and/or aro leads.
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Chatty AF 180: 2023 Winter Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Cy, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on a season with way too many messy shows to wade into.
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Chatty AF 179: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Part 1 Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai calls in Gundam experts Maddie and Megan to discuss the very ambitious and very queer first cour of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury!
