Amelia and special guests Lizzie Visitante, Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell, and Minami discuss their experiences with, and provide advice for, learning Japanese as women of color! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:29 Learning Japanese as a WOC 0:11:50 Being a WOC in Japan 0:26:01 Language meetups and East Asian feticization 0:31:14 Dating outside your race 0:39:23 Perceptions of black women in Japan 0:43:06 White preference in language exchanges 0:47:41 Representations of foreign women in Japanese media 0:57:54...
Apr 30, 2018•1 hr 16 min
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! 0:00:00 Introductions 0:00:40 Clarifications of using racial labels. 0:03:51 Samurai Champloo 0:08:16 Black sexuality 0:13:59 The Nice Guy 0:16:40 Violence toward children 0:23:37 Satoshi 0:27:14 Desirability of whiteness 0:31:31 Beauty as virtue 0:32:21 Sexalizing children 0:35:01 Anastasia and Michiko 0:40:51 Reality vs novella 0:46:01 Michiko and H...
Apr 16, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! 0:00:00 Introductions 0:03:19 Production history 0:05:25 Vocal blackface 0:07:20 The sub 0:11:00 First experience 0:15:41 Religion as a tool of violence 0:19:39 Representations of age, race, and sexuality 0:22:10 Colorism, racism, and Mejorando la Raza 0:27:43 Portrayal without representation 0:29:51 Hana as a perspective characters and religion 0:32:...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Amelia, Dee, and Peter look back on the Winter 2018 season. Winter 2018 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/winter-2018-premiere-digest/ Winter 2018 Mid-season Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-42-winter-2018-mid-season-check/ 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:31 After the Rain Yellow Flags 0:04:07 DARLING in the FRANXX 0:08:10 Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles Harmless Fun 0:10:21 Hakumei and Mikochi 0:12:16 How to Keep a Mummy 0:13:49 IDOLiSH7 0:14:49 Pop Team Epic 0:17:17 School ...
Apr 02, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Part 4 and final part of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! 00:00 Intros 01:55 Final quarter impressions 03:31 Equal oppornudity 10:00 The good stuff 11:25 RyuMako is real 18:46 Satsuki’s arc 20:51 Ragyo 23:00 The Mako turnaround 23:44 Ryuko’s heritage 27:20 Central theme and execution 35:04 Trigger’s reputation 38:03 A remake? 43:52 Overall takeaways 45:56 Miranda surprises 48:07 The OVA 51:05 Recommendations 52:16 Outro Amelia: twitter.c...
Mar 26, 2018•54 min
Part 3 of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! 00:00 Intros 02:50 The Ragyo scene 07:24 Kansai arc 09:23 Kill la Kill vs Gurren Lagann 10:37 Satsuki's background and story structure 13:18 Fanservice 17:55 Nostalgia and fandom 23:49 Intersectionality 29:33 Clothes maketh man 34:04 Reveals 38:43 Mako continues to be wonderful 41:04 Next 6 episodes 45:23 Maidens 47:28 Miranda surprises 50:01 Miranda predictions 51:13 Next episode 52:36 Outro Am...
Mar 20, 2018•54 min
Vrai, Caitlin, and Dee discuss Sayo Yamamoto and Mari Okada’s Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:47 A history with Lupin III 0:11:23 Experiences with Lupin III 0:14:36 Content warnings 0:15:55 Sayo Yamamoto 0:18:51 Mari Okada 0:20:25 Visuals, framing, and fanservice 0:25:32 Portrayals of Fujiko as plot 0:27:44 Hayao Miyazaki’s take on Lupin and Fujiko 0:31:15 Legacy characters 0:38:54 Metaplot 0:42:04 Fujiko herself 0:53:34 Sexual assault 1:03:00 Oscar vs Fujiko 1...
Mar 12, 2018•1 hr 20 min
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! 00:00 Intros 01:50 Satsuki 05:48 Aesthetic 06:41 Gamagoori 09:26 Unequal sexualization 13:05 What are they doing 15:35 Ryuko x Mako 19:11 Not looking cute 21:08 Nue 23:56 Marxism, fashion, and women 29:07 Brass knuckles for Vrai 31:18 The nobility of poverty 40:32 Next six episodes 44:16 Nudist Beach 46:12 Ragyo 48:50 Miranda surprises 53:45 All gender work and no gender play 55:08 Outro Amelia:...
Mar 05, 2018•56 min
Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Kill la Kill with Amelia, Vrai, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! 00:00 Intros 01:46 The most/least feminist anime 03:18 Background with Kill la Kill 07:11 Positive aspects 12:51 Setting 15:46 Female vs male nudity 20:00 Mako 21:37 Sexual menace and slapstick comedy 27:00 What do clothes mean? 28:51 The Critical Catch 22 34:37 Karl la Marx 35:57 Feminist themes? 37:47 Ryuko and Satsuki 40:37 Next six episodes 46:28 Changing the person to fit the clothes 50:00 ...
Feb 26, 2018•56 min
Amelia, Dee, and Peter check-in on the Winter 2018 season. Winter 2018 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/winter-2018-premiere-digest/ Winter 2018 Three-Episode Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/roundtable-winter-2018-three-episode-check/ 0:00:00 Intros Anime was a Mistake 0:01:19 The Ryou's Work is Never Done Pit of Shame 0:01:36 Killing Bites Red Flags 0:01:47 Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody 0:03:07 After the Rain Yellow Flags 0:09:42 Beatless 0:09:54 KOKKOKU 0:10:...
Feb 19, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Caitlin, Amelia, and Dee discuss Miss Hokusai. 0:00:00 Intros 0:00:51 Background 0:02:52 Impressions 0:09:34 Emotionality and style 0:12:02 O-Ei and sexuality 0:18:04 Adult professional shipping 0:22:18 Prostitutes and fantasies 0:28:06 Day-to-day life in Edo 0:30:17 Mr. Hokusai 0:40:38 O-Ei and O-Nao 0:47:07 The dudes 0:54:12 Miss Hokusai 0:57:36 Historical context 0:59:37 But is it feminist? 1:10:40 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Amelia: twitter.com/neutralfemale Dee: twitter.com/jo...
Feb 12, 2018•1 hr 12 min
The 10th and final part of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:46 Miaka used as a narrative tool 0:07:00 Chichiri overcoming a tragic backstory 0:17:16 Can friendship always survive? 0:18:58 Scars as shorthand for "damaged" characters 0:21:45 The ultimate threesome 0:23:31 Tamafauxme 0:29:45 Respecting Miaka's choices 0:33:37 Eikoden exists 0:36:10 Punishing female agency 0:40:02 Pregnancy narratives 0:47:03 Mayo as a stand-in for Miaka 0:53:...
Feb 05, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Part 9 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:44 Artist value (or lack thereof) 0:04:11 Oni 1 0:11:11 Omakes (extras) 0:18:08 Oni 2 themes 0:22:40 Taka and age-gap relationships 0:33:49 Parents 0:41:40 Siblings 0:54:36 "I'm a guy, after all" 1:04:49 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem...
Jan 29, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Vrai, Peter, and special guest Dawn discuss Masaaki Yuasa's Devilman Crybaby! 0:00:00 Intros 0:00:54 Devilman history 0:05:17 Production 0:07:59 Spin-offs 0:11:23 Continuity 0:14:37 Timeloops 0:19:31 The first half 0:21:18 Plot confusion and original writing 0:27:05 Yuasa additions to the story 0:28:21 Miki Kuroda 0:32:08 Demons are young/old people 0:34:23 Ryo or Satan is Tyler Durden 0;43:38 Miki's mixed race 0:45:05 The death of hope 0:53:40 Yuasa's contribution 0:54:42 Your mileage may vary ...
Jan 22, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Vrai, Dee, and Peter look back on the Fall 2017 season. Fall 2017 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/fall-2017-premiere-digest/ Fall 2017 Mid-season Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-31-fall-2017-anime-mid-season-check/ 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:05 Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond 0:04:59 Mr Osomatsu 0:05:41 Hozuki's Coolheadedness 0:07:26 Classicaloid 0:08:32 Food Wars! The Third Plate 0:11:44 Konohana Kitan 0:11:52 GARO -VANISHING LINE- 0:13:42 Juni Taisen: Zodiac War 0:19...
Jan 01, 2018•1 hr 33 min
Part 8 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:16 Tomahome's identity crisis 0:10:41 Mitsukake 0:18:41 Hotohori 0:24:15 Tsuboshi 0:26:57 Good beats 0:34:54 Yui's redemption 0:43:42 Nakago's backstory 0:49:17 Nakago and Akio (Utena) 0:52:05 Miaka's wish 0:54:34 The Post credits 1:00:48 Personal experiences 1:10:43 Comparisons to other series 1:15:10 The future 1:17:37 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: ...
Dec 24, 2017•1 hr 19 min
Part 7 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:00 Another breakup 0:07:19 The one true love trope 0:12:12 Sources of romantic drama 0:14:28 Plot-sensitive intelligence 0:17:13 Where they definitely do talk about Nakago 0:23:06 Soi's unearned sacrifice 0:25:33 The boys are back in town 0:28:08 Anime-original content 0:32:24 Miboshi 0:34:13 Chiriko 0:40:38 Miaka and Yui 0:47:53 Seiryu is summoned 0:50:58 Hotohori's back 0:55:04 Watase's perspec...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 17 min
A special holiday episode in which Vrai, Dee, and Peter rewatch Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers! 00:00 Intros 00:40 Tokyou Godfathers and Satoshi Kon 03:15 Experiences with Kon 10:13 Miyuki 13:49 Importance of family 17:04 Hana 24:05 The causes of homelessness 28:32 The assassin 34:49 Gin 39:05 Sachiko 43:28 Happy endings 46:35 Bad translations 53:09 Hana is good 59:20 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/...
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr
Part 6 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:48 The badlands 0:07:48 Miaka's trauma 0:13:54 Tomohome's not so bad 0:15:10 Punishing Miaka's agency 0:22:28 Seiryu Seven (the Riff Raff riff) 0:27:25 Yui's plight 0:30:02 The good(?) stuff 0:33:04 Visual novel time 0:41:56 Back to the bad 0:45:27 Virgin narratives 0:49:10 Seiryu weakness 0:54:47 Everything bad about Fushigi Yugi 0:57:50 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/al...
Dec 04, 2017•1 hr
Part 5 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:06 Miaka and Tamahome Codependency 0:10:32 Existential crises 0:13:09 Sympathy for Yui 0:14:06 Female villain 0:19:29 Tamahome 0:21:30 Gender essentialism 0:25:53 Punished feminism 0:28:17 Keisuke: Good boy 0:32:23 Nuriko 0:36:42 More gender essentialism 0:49:11 Nuriko's light novel 0:52:24 Character and context 0:56:47 Going forward 0:58:26 Translation pronouns 1:06:14 Salt 1:08:11 Outro Vrai: t...
Nov 25, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter check in with the top 17 anime of our Summer 2017 premiere rankings. Listen to find out our biggest surprises, disappointments, and guilty pleasures of the season along with our top recommended sequels! SPOILERS: for most of the shows named 0:00:14 Intros 0:01:47 KONOHANA KITAN 0:07:35 Garo -Vanishing Line- 0:10:48 TWOCAR 0:12:59 Juni Taisen: Zodiac War 0:20:25 Infini-T Force 0:20:34 Blend-S 0:22:27 Anime-Gataris 0:31:07 Tsuki-Pro 0:31:22 Just Because! 0:33:32 Dynamic Ch...
Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Part 4 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai! 0:00:14 Intros 0:01:36 Tasuki hates girls? 0:07:48 Miaka's suicide attempt 0:11:28 Hotohori is a creep 0:16:40 Noble sacrifices 0:23:21 The Love Triangle that isn't 0:30:40 Meeting Fushigi Yugi halfway 0:35:10 Summoning ceremony / Sorry, homie 0:42:32 Chiriko joins the cast 0:49:42 Taiitsukun's frustrating subplot 0:57:12 Chichiri's advice corner 1:05:47 Yui's tightrope 1:10:49 Dead toddlers 1:20:04 Outro Caitlin: t...
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Part 3 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai! 00:00 Intro 00:56 Impressions 02:41 Miaka grasping the idiot ball 06:48 Nakago 12:45 Is Yui evil? 15:00 Love triangle 16:40 Tamahome's shades of gray 18:01 Tasuki and Mitsukake 22:01 Sub vs Dub 32:19 Tasuki's a sweet boy 37:06 Hotohori's still the worst 41:55 Miaka and Tamahome 47:23 Fanfiction 57:24 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai AniFem Patreon:...
Oct 30, 2017•59 min
Amelia, Lauren, and special guest Miranda Sanchez discuss freelance writing in anime industry. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:31 Getting started 0:08:40 Pitching pitfalls 0:17:42 How to pitch 0:27:19 Early vs intermediate freelancing 0:31:28 Imposter syndrome 0:36:21 Approaching a publication 0:39:23 What publications are looking for 0:46:20 Headlines 0:48:57 Money 0:53:31 Alternative ways to monetize 0:59:42 Final thoughts 1:01:47 Revisions! 1:05:28 It's not about you! 1:07:49 Outro Amelia: twitter.com/act...
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Part 2 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yuugi with Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:23 Impressions 0;04:08 Romance 0:09:47 Misunderstandings 0:12:27 Plot devices 0:14:51 Yui 0:19:20 Depiction of sexual assault 0:24:50 Homophobia 0:29:29 Changes in the dub 0:31:27 Scary bisexuals 0:36:15 International politics 0:42:55 Everyone are jerks 0:48:00 Keisuke 0:50:07 More Noriko 0:52:51 Fan interpretations 0:55:38 Trash bandits 0:59:45 Miaka without Tamahome 1:03:23 Outro Dee: twitter.c...
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Part 1 of the multi-part watchalong of Fushigi Yuugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai! 00:00 Intro 00:41 Background of Fushigi Yuugi 01:42 Experiences with anime and manga 13:34 Miaka as a protagonist 21:25 Yui 24:43 Teenage angst as a theme 27:31 Melodrama 37:37 Noriko 48:31 Shonen influences 52:14 Hotohori and Noriko 58:23 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/An...
Oct 08, 2017•1 hr
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on the summer 2017 season. Summer 2017 Premiere Rankings: www.animefeminist.com/summer-2017-premiere-rankings/ Summer 2017 Mid-season Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-7-summer-2017-anime-mid-season-check/ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:37 Overall impressions 0:03:58 Classroom of the Elite 0:07:11 Welcome to the Ballroom 0:08:47 Convenience Store Boys 0:08:58 Knight's & Magic 0:09:47 Altair: A Record of Battles 0:10:07 Vatican Miracle Examiner 0:13:48 GAMER...
Oct 02, 2017•1 hr 36 min
Amelia, Peter, and Vrai tap into their inner-ennui and share their impressions of Neo Yokio! SPOILERS FOR NEO YOKIO 00:00 Intro 01:43 Impressions 04:19 Cultural appreciation/appropropriation 16:39 Everybody is bad in a bad way 19:58 Episode 4 26:45 Gay representation 31:29 Racial representation 36:19 The wealthy vs the super wealthy 39:36 What is Neo Yokio supposed to be about? 44:38 Jaden plays himself 49:40 Where is Neo Yokio going? 59:15 Outro Amelia: twitter.com/actuallyamelia Peter: twitter...
Sep 24, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Amelia, Dee, and Vrai drink heavily and provide their before and after impressions of the live action Netflix Death Note movie! SPOILERS FOR ALL VERSIONS OF DEATH NOTE 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Background with Death Note 0:06:11 Hopes for the movie 0:12:55 Break 0:13:45 Vrai's monkey paw 0:16:08 Light as a white protagonist 0:23:36 Sex, death, and cinematic influences 0:29:57 "Light is right" or "Light is white" 0:35:06 L was the only good thing 0:40:37 What would you have changed? 0:45:25 Light's ...
Sep 17, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Amelia, Caitlin, and Peter discuss their experiences at Otakon, AnimeFest, and Crunchyroll Expo including convention culture, events, panels, and special guests! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:00 Past experiences with conventions 0;10:00 Con evolution 0:13:26 How has being a feminist affected con going 0:19:00 Feminist progamming at conventions 0:28:10 Conventions as a safe(r) space 0:31:16 Importance of American audience to anime production 0:35:16 Diversity in audiences 0:38:17 Diversity in cosplay 0:40:...
Sep 11, 2017•1 hr 19 min
