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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
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Shopping for Holiday Gifts: Indie Storefronts
With end-of-year holidays around the corner, here are some cool online stores run by marginalized creators to consider supporting.
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Chatty AF 129: Paradise Kiss Retrospective (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Dee, and Caitlin look back on one of the most beloved titles from the Queen of Josei, Yazawa Ai, from its rare depiction of a woman’s coming-of-age that doesn’t turn solely around romance, to its relatively well-aged takes on gender issues…and a couple places where it dropped the ball (looking at you, Arashi).
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Onyx Equinox – Episode 1
The main question that both myself and other natives had after the release of Coco was, “who gets to tell indigenous animated stories without us being in the room?” These are the questions I asked myself while waiting for premiere for Onyx Enquinox; and after having seen the first episode, it left me feeling angry and tired.
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Chatty AF 128: 2020 Fall Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Chiaki, and Peter check in on the Fall 2020 season, from demon girls to sleepy gremlins!
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Site Update: November Reruns
Just a quick announcement for y’all: Like we did last September (2019), we’re taking the rest of November off from publishing new contributor pieces and will be running “reruns” of older articles instead.
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ParaKiss Lost: The reductive adaptation of Paradise Kiss
Paradise Kiss is one of the great josei manga classics, but subsequent versions of the story erode the focus on its lead’s agency that make the original so special, serving as a prime example of how different framings can tell the same plot and lose all of the effectiveness.
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Love Me for Who I Am is inclusive, but falls short for some non-binary people
The Love Me for Who I Am manga is educational on how not to treat nonbinary people, but it’s not enough and needs to do better.
