Anime Feminist’s Top Picks for 2020
In an exceptionally hellish year, good anime managed to provide some brief moments of reprieve. Here are the staff’s 2020 favorites!
Tower of God Tag
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Tower of God’s Rachel Problem: Fandom, female antagonists, and the risks of overly vague writing
While Rachel did do many things wrong, and this is definitely not a defense of that (especially as she is coded as a blonde white woman in the art), her character’s depiction can open a larger discussion about portrayals of female antagonists, and patterns of online fandom misogyny.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Spring 2020
Just because several spring shows were delayed to summer and fall doesn’t mean there wasn’t some absolutely dynamite anime this season!
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2020 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
Spring has sprung and brought a bounty of titles! Even with a few shows losing their luster, there’s a wealth of weird, wild, and downright adorable options at our fingertips.
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Tower of God – Episode 1
International collaborations can, in theory, inject fresh ideas and perspectives into the medium, creating a story that can say new things and appeal to diverse audiences. I’m, uh, not so sure Tower of God is gonna do all that, though.
