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“I Can’t Wait Around Anymore”: Civilian women’s agency in My Hero Academia versus Fullmetal Alchemist
The emotional strain a woman experiences in a relationship with someone who’s so often in danger yet doesn’t communicate is rarely treated as a real issue. A woman’s opinion apparently doesn’t count if she’s not involved in combat. In fact, it’s almost implied that she doesn’t count.
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2022 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
Spring is shaping up to be packed with excellent heroines and good kids.
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Chatty AF 161: 2022 Winter Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back at Winter 2022’s hidden gems and many disappointing endings!
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The Great AniFem Makeover: Rebranding Edition
We’ve been teasing this for a while and it’s finally a reality: AniFem has rebranded with shiny new logos and our very own crest!
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2022
Winter 2022 has been pretty hectic for the AniFem staff, but we still found time to make one of our biggest seasonal rec posts in almost a year!
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A Couple of Cuckoos – Episode 1
Here is a tip: if you want to endear me to your trash gremlin heroine—something which should not be hard, given my record—then probably the last thing you should use is a one-two punch of “filming a fake suicide attempt” and “threatening the hero with fake sexual harassment claims.” Because I’ll tell you, I’m just not gonna come back from that even before you start dangling incest in front of my face.
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Unionization Resources
As conversations about worker rights and collective action become increasingly common in various industries, it felt like a good time to put together a small primer. This is far from an exhaustive list of sources or union collectives, but it will hopefully give people curious about labor unions but unsure where to start a jumping off point.
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Chatty AF 160: Dear Brother Watchalong – Episodes 16-23 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana dig into Nanako’s love confession, the series’ influence on Class S stories, and what makes the series such a potent depiction of teenage heartbreak.
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2022 Spring Premiere Digest
Spring brings a bustling bouquet of promising series!
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Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie – Episode 1
A seemingly promising premiere that’s ultimately too many tropes doing… nothing at all.
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Love After World Domination – Episode 1
Love After World Domination reminds us that heroes loving villains and villains loving heroes will always be pretty good to watch.
