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Reconsidering Belladonna of Sadness: Still powerful after almost 50 years
1973’s Belladonna of Sadness combines a 19th century work’s vision of the liberated witch with second-wave feminist ideology to create a flawed but fascinating work that invites revisiting even all these years later.
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Girls Over Flowers: My resonance with Makino Tsukushi’s burden of parenting
Tsukushi faces more than just bullying from her peers and the controlling grasp of Domyouji. She also must carry the additional burden of financial instability and the pressure from her parents to marry a rich man in order to resolve their money problems. This situation forces her through the psychological process of parentification, molding her into a spirited and resolute character that I came to love.
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Chatty AF 156: Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Chiaki, and Anime Herald’s Editor-in-Chief Samantha Ferreira look back on the 2006 genderbending rom-com that spoke to a generation of trans anime fans.
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Delicious Party Pretty Cure – Episode 1
o a certain extent, what can I say? It’s PreCure. It’s adorable. It’s charming. It’s some colorful easy fun for tired adults and energetic children alike. But hang tight, reader, because there are a couple of aspects to this series that I want to talk about in more detail.
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2022 Winter Three-Episode Check-In
Welcome to the season of rom-coms and gender feels.
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The Metamorphosis of the Magical Girl Genre
As the tone in the Madoka series shifted at the end of episode three, so did the tone of the mahou shoujo genre as a whole, leading to a change in demographic focus that’s still being felt today.
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The Orbital Children – Episode 1
This introduction paints a dazzling but grim picture of a not-too-far-flung sci-fi future.
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Salaryman’s Club – Episode 1
While Salaryman’s premise is pretty by the books, it absolutely shines in execution
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FreakAngels – Episode 1
A diverse but overstuffed cast and slightly stiff production combine to form a Crunchyroll Original that isn’t terrible, but likely won’t turn many heads either.
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Anime Feminist’s Top Picks for 2021
This year had a range of anime for just about every taste, and the result is one of our biggest year-end lists ever!
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2021
In which a late-game contender for anime of the year makes its appearance!
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Chatty AF 155: Soul Eater Rewatchalong – Episodes 40-51 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee come to the end of their Soul Eater rewatch and talk about the controversial anime-original ending and their thoughts on the series as a whole!
