Anime Feminist Recommendations of Summer 2022
Come in out of that brutal summer heat and enjoy the anime crop we harvested.
Come in out of that brutal summer heat and enjoy the anime crop we harvested.
Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter finally put one of the top contenders for most disappointing season we’ve covered to rest.
Bee and PuppyCat asks “What would a magical girl series look like if the ‘girl’ was a directionless young adult who needed to pay her bills?” and finds its answer in a deliciously strange premise built around temp work, alien otherworlds, and a grumpy talking (sort of) cat (sort of).
I’m a bit conflicted on this one, and it mostly comes down to the character of Kazuma Jun.
Trigger’s latest show is very cyber, but is it punk?
Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter check-in on perhaps the most unremarkable season of anime since the inception of this podcast!
Kakegurui: Twin gives a standalone prequel story to Saotome Mary that welcomes newcomers and old fans alike with a story that feels just as fresh and fun as the main series, as well as some of its same problems.
We’ve battled through the desert of the summer season to find out what shows have beat the heat.
Leans heavily on its live-action predecessor and treats its female characters terribly.
Potentially adult maid meets definitely a child boy in a romcom that would be so much cuter if they were both older.
The premiere seems determined to squander its good ideas with a combination of misdirection and persistent inconsistencies.
Summer’s lookin’ mighty dry, but we’re here to help you find some unexpected treasures.
A pretty strong offering for fans of the idol genre.
SPRIGGAN offers a blast from the past with all its foibles, ranging from toeing the line with anti-semetism to engaging in some of the Cold War’s stereotypes and its source material’s plot weakness, with some degree of style and a lot of gore.
The script’s predictable but the execution is superb.
It’s made more of an effort to establish conflict than other isekai shows that just want everything to be easy for their male leads, which certainly makes it a more engaging viewing experience. It is, however, still falling back on familiar, gendered tropes, with the female characters thus far largely existing to provide motivation and exposition.
The sci-fi setup and superpowered sporting element help Extreme Hearts to stand out. That being said, its combination of genres may lead to a narrative identity crisis that the writing can’t quite support.
Everything about it is a copy of other existing isekai series.
Shine On! has fun with what made old cowboy movies good and mixes that with the vibrant background colors of old Kyoto.
Prima Doll mixes the aftermath of war with second life for a group of automata for a premiere that has all the trappings of being impactful with none of the impact one may expect.