Cute Executive Officer – Episode 1
A short show about the most exasperating 5 year old you’ll see in anime this year, probably.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2020
Fall featured a lot of hotly anticipated titles from well-loved creators, but which managed to stick the landing?
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Skate-Leading Stars – Episode 1
I do sincerely think Skate-Leading Stars is at least trying to do its own thing, and by the end of this first episode it had convinced me to hear it out for two more.
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Site Update: Fundraiser realities and scheduling changes
As many of you know, we launched a Fundraiser Drive in mid-September 2020 to help us pay for podcast transcripts. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to meet our Patreon goals, meaning we need to adjust our publication schedule to meet costs and needs.
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Misato Katsuragi lives an existential millennial nightmare
Evangelion takes place in the year 2015. Misato, 29 at the start of the anime, would have been born in 1986. With this knowledge, both American millennials and the members of Japan’s Lost Generation who came of age following Japan’s economic recession in the ‘90s may joke about how Misato is a millennial stereotype. However, this goes beyond a meme and into a message about processing pain, pressure and grief.
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“Black Should Sound Black”: The inherently racist politics of anime dubbing
There are a lot of assumptions packed into the belief that the best voice actor always gets the role. The statement alone implies that we live in a true meritocracy, which is false. FUNimation, easily the biggest producer of English anime dubs, routinely casts from an extremely small and extremely white pool of voice actors. The idea of “casting the right person for the role” is precluded by insidious biases and practices such as lazy casting, where voice directors will rely on a few go-to voice actors they prefer to work with in lieu of seeking out a wider pool of talent.
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Chatty AF 131: 2020 Netflix Anime (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Peter, Caitlin, and Lizzie look back on the 2020 Netflix anime slate, from stellar strong ladies to disappointing cons.
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Anime’s Glass Ceiling: what keeps women out of the director’s chair?
The popularity of women authors like Itagaki, Takeuchi, Takahashi, and Arakawa led to their work being adapted into similarly successful anime. But most of these anime, if not all of them, were directed by men.
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The Surprisingly Queer-Friendly Narrative of Cybersix
Japanese animation has found numerous sources of inspiration, from comics and novels to video games and toys, located from both within and outside of its national borders. But when it came to the 90s, few have the unique history, and overwhelming queer vibes , that the anime adaptation of Cybersix does.
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My Fave is Problematic: Free!
One of the biggest gripes I have now with Free! is the amount of fanservice the show throws at you. While the perfectly sculpted muscles of the main male cast is what led to the show’s boom in popularity, it has also caused harm for the show.
Despite its flaws, Free! remains close to my heart as a show full of relatable and raw emotions. There’s been times where I’ve shed tears along with the characters on screen, and also deeply sympathized with their hardships. -
Boys Run the Riot, Visual Kei, and Gender Euphoria Through Fashion
Gender identity, self expression, and ethnicity are so intertwined that it would be hard to discuss one without discussing the others. As a Japanese trans man, all of these things have come into play in relation to my self-expression and identity. One of the things I found solace and euphoria in, as a teenager, was clothing.
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Chatty AF 130: Return of Shonen Jump (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Peter, Chiaki, and Faye check in on all the new additions to the Shonen Jump app since April 2020
