Anime Feminist Recommendations of Summer 2024
We’ve got a lot of teens facing the end of the world this season: sometimes that means a messy break-up, and sometimes it’s extremely literal.
Summer 2024 Tag
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Chatty AF 212: 2024 Summer Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Caitlin, Peter, and Vrai dive into a huge season of mess, some good (relatable trash girls! gender feels!) and some…less good.
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2024 Summer Three-Episode Check-In
‘Tis the season of mess, whether from characters or writing.
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Delico’s Nursery – Episode 1
Do YOU want to see hot anime men in nurturing roles? Does it sweeten the pot if I tell you they’re also wearing vaguely Victorian fantasy clothing? How about if it happened to name its antagonist after one of the notable despots of our time without much apparent self-awareness?
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2024 Summer Premiere Digest
It’s a summer of love, ranging from sweet to very, very messy.
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Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Episode 1
This show is an example of just how much strong animation and adaptation can elevate even the most banal of premises.
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ATRI -My Dear Moments- – Episode 1
Watching ATRI feels like watching a Hollywood feature film tailor-made to contend for an Oscar.
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Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? – Episode 1
I wish the characters were more interesting, because the premise here has a lot of potential.
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Bye Bye, Earth – Episode 1
One good scene and pretty visuals can’t make up for clunky fantasy racism and buckets of exposition.
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Love is Indivisible by Twins – Episode 1
This show is clearly not afraid of moving into the messier, more interesting parts of romance that many slow burn romances little interest in–what happens when you try to break up with somebody and you can’t let go? What happens when your reason for breaking up was fundamentally a bad one, but you still have to live with the consequences?
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MAYONAKA PUNCH – Episode 1
Failgirl YouTuber/blockhead vampire yuri, made by PA Works? Yes, please.
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No Longer Allowed in Another World – Episode 1
Please let Dazai Osamu’s ghost rest. He and Edgar Allan Poe are probably commiserating over brandy in the afterlife.
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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream – Episode 1
If all you want is a show that revels in the contrast between pretty anime character designs and gross characterization, hey, you might have a good time.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword – Episode 1
Wistoria is a competently told take on a familiar story that might make nice casual viewing for action fantasy fans.
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A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring – Episodes 1-2
How is it that after watching two episodes, I still felt like nothing noteworthy happened.
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My Deer Friend Nokotan – Episode 1
I would not describe the experience of watching Nokotan in English as it was presented on Crunchyroll as enjoyable. Overwhelming? Yes. Frustrating? Yes. Occasionally funny? Yes. But enjoyable? Absolutely not.
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Narenare -Cheer for You!- – Episode 1
Can I get a sis, boom, bah for slice of life cheerleading anime? Sure, why not!
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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – Episode 1
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin offers a riches to rags to riches story of one failure of a goddess who’s gonna learn how to do her actual duties, come hell or high water.
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2.5 Dimensional Seduction – Episode 1
This premiere would like dudes to know it’s totally cool for girls to like things. As long as they like them in the exact same way you do. And are hot.
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The Elusive Samurai – Episode 1
If I were to recommend a summer premiere based on visuals alone, I’d pick this one in a heartbeat.
