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Resilience and Resistance: Reimagining marginality and agency in The Apothecary Diaries
The Apothecary Diaries re-imagines the social life of women in its fictional society, showcasing how, despite living in oppressive systems, women continuously negotiate their existence through resilience, intellect, and community.
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Porygon Was Innocent: An epileptic perspective on Pokémon’s “Electric Soldier Porygon”
As an Epileptic, I’ve been very outspoken about my opinions on the increased use of strobe lighting effects in American cartoons. Yet people have accused me of being a hypocrite: why do I continue to love Pokémon? My response often surprises people. That, in my personal opinion, morally speaking, the animators were not responsible for what happened. That Porygon was, in fact, innocent.
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Chatty AF 217: 2024 Fall Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Alex, Cy, and Peter check in on the 2024 Fall season’s surprising number of magical girls, enjoyable het romances, and girls hitting the Sailor Moon pose!
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Opening up the “Black Box Diaries” with Shiori Ito
Ito Shiori made waves in 2017 when she accused Yamaguchi Noriyuki of raping her in 2015. Following her suit, the Japanese journalist also published her memoir “Black Box” detailing the difficulties in proving her case in Japan’s legal system.
Eight years on, Ito captures that experience in her autobiographical documentary which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The film has been shown in 50 different festivals in more than 30 countries, but still not in Japan. -
Mental Health Crisis Resources and Advocacy Groups
As most of us are based in the United States, recent electoral news has hit the team hard. We suspect the same is the case for many of you out there. In lieu of posting today’s feature, we wanted to offer a post with resources for those looking for mental health/crisis help or for causes currently seeking donations.
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2024 Fall Three-Episode Check-In
This season is all about the popcorn-munching drama, from erotic thrillers to court drama.
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Blue Miburo – Episodes 1-2
Can I offer you a middle-grade shounen about samurai in these trying times?
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“Every Inch of My Imagination”: Mangaka Makoto Yukimura on writing women and slavery in Vinland Saga
Anime Feminist also had the remarkable opportunity to interview Yukimura about Vinland Saga, writing female characters, portraying slavery and the role of Buddhist Philosophy in his work. Our interview with him, which was one of the great honors of my time in anime journalism, is below.
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Chatty AF 216: Revolutionary Girl Utena Watchalong – Adolescence of Utena (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki gather to talk self-actualization and automobiles for the final episode of their Revolutionary Girl Utena watchalong!
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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.
