Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange – Episode 1
A refreshing break from stories equating heroism with violence, and a good time too, though hopefully the lone female character gains more prominence.
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Ragna Crimson – Episode 1
A perfectly solid shounen that’s also basically a Fate/Unlimited Blade Works AU.
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MF GHOST – Episode 1
MF GHOST asks viwers to pump the brakes to setup a story about a young man searching for his long-lost father.
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The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch – Episode 1
The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch promises a fun family romp but instead, falls completely flat due to underage sexualization of it’s Black-coded lead.
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A Girl and Her Guard Dog – Episode 1
Leading up to its premiere, most of the chatter around this ~problematic shoujo~ adaptation was about its central relationship between a 15-year-old girl and her 26-year-old guardian. Now that the first episode is out, however, I can’t really see that happening. Not because it depicted the material in a nuanced or sensitive way, but because it was so dreadfully, agonizingly boring that I don’t imagine much of anyone is going to bother watching anything more.
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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – Episode 1
Find quiet, impactful humanity with Frieren , a renowned elven hero who, despite her aged intellect and general wisdom, still must puzzle out what it means to relate to others.
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2023 Fall Premiere Reviews
All the summer premiere reviews in one easy-to-find place. We’ll update the chart as more series become available, so be sure to check back in the coming days for more!
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My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer – Episode 1
Fall 2023 is starting capably and comfortably enough: gifting us some over-competent girls with swords and some Nice Anime Dads with gardening skills.
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Chatty AF 192: Anime and Abolition – Part 2 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Tony, MoBlack, and Danny return, using the theories of Sadiya Hartman and Joy James to discuss Fujiko Mine, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Deca-Dence and Michiko & Hatchin!
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Queer time and the quarter-life crisis in contemporary yuri
Series that focus on queer adult characters open the door to a storytelling niche that’s still relatively underrepresented despite the rich narrative potential it offers: the post-adolescence queer coming-of-age story. Or, in other words, the gay quarter-life crisis.
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BL Manga Artist Aiba Kyoko on Industry Demands, Artistic Growth, and Writing About Young Carers
We were able to sit down with Aiba for a gregarious and sadly brief conversation to discuss writing relationship dynamics, greater awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, and her latest work.
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My Fave Is Problematic: Stop!! Hibari-Kun!
The dichotomy of Hibari as both a progressive trans narrative and an ignorant product of its time showcases Japan’s complicated relationship with trans women and other marginalized groups.
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Lilies In Transition: The state of trans representation in yuri
As yuri continues to get queerer, the existence of trans people in these stories would be one way to provide validation for trans readers in their gender and sexuality while also helping cis people understand and internalize our long standing place in the sapphic community. Yuri works featuring trans characters do exist, though their history is complex and they remain relatively few.
