Chatty AF 127: Live Action Hot Gimmick Drinkalong (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Caitlin, Chiaki, and special guest Megan D enjoy some drinks while not enjoying a live action adaptation of the infamous shojo manga Hot Gimmick!
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A Swing and a Miss: The mixed-up feminism of Princess Nine
Princess Nine wants to be an empowering lady-led sports anime, but it can’t quite shake off the gendered expectations about what girls “really” want or who society thinks they’re “supposed” to be.
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D4DJ First Mix – Episode 1
D4DJ is like a swig of energy drink. It’s fun, colorful, high-octane, and I can already tell I’m going to have Rinku’s beloved dance track stuck in my head for the whole weekend.
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My Fave is Problematic: Phantom Thief Jeanne
As Jeanne, Maron steals paintings possessed by demons trying to steal the beauty of human hearts, weaken God, and strengthen the Demon Lord. By doing so, Maron seals the demons away, restores the affected humans to normal, and leaves a new painting of an angel in its place. This premise intrigued me because the magical girl was a phantom thief, rather than the standard “magical warrior” or “witch.”
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Summer 2020
One series out of Netflix jail and another delayed from the spring season ride in to save an otherwise slim summer.
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MAGATSU WAHRHEIT – Episode 1
While it has the most generic Fantasy Oppression setting imaginable, the very emphatically capitalized MAGATSU WAHRHEIT knows exactly how it looks—and it’s unexpectedly sly at playing with those expectations.
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Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club – Episode 1
A stunning premiere that showcases the main cast while hinting at a wholly optomistic plot that welcomes newcomers and seasoned fans to enjoy a new entry to the Love Live! franchise.
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2020 Fall Premiere Digest
If Summer was thin, then Fall’s made up for it by being absolutely packed to the gills with titles of every stripe!
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Dropout Idol Fruit Tart – Episode 1
Dropout Idol Fruit Tart, like the sweet treat in its name, is bright and sugary, but probably does not contain much nutritional value… and in fact might make you feel a bit off if you consume too much of it too quickly.
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Maesetsu! Opening Act – Episode 1
It took me two days and no less than four separate attempts to make it all the way through Maesetsu’s 24-minute first episode.
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The Gymnastics Samurai – Episode 1
This first episode is such an eclectic mix of plot points and character beats that I suspect everyone is going to have a different reaction to it. My advice? Go watch it. At worst, it won’t make you angry, and at best, it may just charm the leotard off of you.
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Chatty AF 126: 2020 Summer Wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Chiaki, and Mercedez look back on the 2020 Summer season!
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The Day I Became a God – Episode 1
When the writing is willing to shut up and breathe, it unearths a kind of camaraderie in the face of despair that I have no doubt it plans to return to. Unfortunately, those two minutes are preceded by 20 minutes of noise.
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Adachi and Shimamura – Episode 1
The tone is soft, the art is gorgeous, and it’s never afraid to dive a step to the side of realism in the name of visual metaphor or setting up atmosphere. And yet, at the same time, this premiere is oddly and satisfyingly down-to-Earth. The dreamlike visuals go hand in hand with the subtle characterization, even if they—like the characters themselves—might seem at first like an odd couple.
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Akudama Drive – Episode 1
Akudama Drive comes in like a robot boxer: moving fast, swinging hard, and covered in LED lights.
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Episode 1
A beary cute fantasy premiere that showcases charming animation and promising characters, but is ultimately threadbear on plot and sadly, bear-ly leaves a mark with its unfortunately okay first episode.
