Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2023
We close out another Fall with something for just about everyone, from superheroes to work rom-coms to conspiracy thrillers.
Fall 2023 Tag
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Chatty AF 199: 2023 Fall Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Caitlin, Toni, and Peter wrap-up another Fall season with a few hidden gems, a few series that failed to stick the landing, and a bunch of sequels!
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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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2023 Fall Three-Episode Check-In
We’ve got almost too many great shows to pick from, whether it’s medical detectives or superheroines.
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The Apothecary Diaries – Episode 1
The series doesn’t provide easy answers, but rather is interested in exploring the nuanced ways women try to survive under the patriarchy and, within their capacity, try to help others along the way.
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2023 Fall Premiere Digest
Let’s dive into the many offerings of what might be the biggest season ever!
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Kawagoe Boys Sing! -Now or Never- – Episode 1
Kawagoe Boys Sing! strikes a somewhat sour note with a tepid premiere that’s unremarkable.
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Stardust Telepath – Episode 1
A sweet end to the premiere rush that combines aliens, anxiety, and being very gay.
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I Shall Survive Using Potions! – Episode 1
It isn’t the worst show this season by a long shot, but dull as it is, I doubt it will survive on many watchlists.
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Protocol: Rain – Episode 1
A mid-tier but enjoyably (e)sports anime with a few rough edges.
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Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned Into a Pig- – Episode 1
An especially exhausting example of a wish fulfillment reincarnation isekai.
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Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me — Episode 1
hope you have lots of hangers and storage space, because Our Dating Story: The Inexperienced Me and the Experienced You has a whole cargo hold’s worth of baggage to unpack about sexual relationships.
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The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess – Episode 1
If you only watch one fantasy yuri series this season about a rich blonde tsundere and the unabashedly forward maid who keeps declaring her passionate love…this one probably wouldn’t be my first pick.
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You – Episode 1
Can Rentaro, the ultimate wife guy, handle 100 girlfriends? Can the anime industry even see this through? Will there be a season 2?
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My New Boss is Goofy – Episode 1
If you want shows where characters openly confess their feelings for each other in explicitly romantic ways, you will almost certainly leave frustrated. If you are looking for fodder for your next fic, this might be the show for you.
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Undead Unluck – Episode 1
Undead Unluck is one part action, one part engaging story, and all parts fraught with its treatment of female lead Fuko and her unlucky body.
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A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special – Episode 1
Returner’s Magic wants to be very serious about slaying a great evil dragon with swords and magic. Our heroes would look great in the most generic knockoff copy of Dragon Quest.
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Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~ – Episode 1
I’m happy to report that as long as you’re familiar with the tropes of magical girl team shows, the broad strokes of this excellent episode still land, even without easy access to the show it originates from.
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Tearmoon Empire – Episode 1
Off the bat, your interest in this show may depend on how you feel about the glamorization of royal figures like Marie Antoinette.
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The Kingdoms of Ruin – Episode 1
A revenge story that wastes its potential by immediately killing the interesting female protagonist so that a guy can feel sad about it.
