Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez bring their look back at the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer to a close with episodes 20-26! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Technical warning 0:03:34 Beach episode and gender roles 0:15:01 Misaki and Ojiro 0:19:47 Ichan and Shuko 0:21:24 Hatoko 0:25:37 Misaki and Shuko’s reunion 0:40:10 Women-led fighting and sports series 0:45:04 Is it feminist? 0:50:37 Final thoughts 0:57:00 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/...
Jun 07, 2021•58 min
Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez continue their look back at the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer with episodes 14-19! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Misaki x Hatoko 0:08:39 Anime original 0:12:28 Shuko and portrayals of disability 0:35:09 Sai’s sister 0:40:00 Empathy and pain 0:44:47 Misaki and Shuko 0:50:00 Any surprises? 0:53:38 Predictions 0:55:13 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminis...
May 24, 2021•57 min
Caitlin, Peter, and Mercedez check in on the 2021 Spring season! 0:00:00 Intros Red flags 0:01:39 DON’T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO Yellow Flags 0:05:24 Tokyo Revengers 0:08:15 Pretty Boy Detective Club 0:12:41 Those Snow White Notes 0:12:51-0:12:52 *Naruto and Your Lie in April Spoilers* 0:18:38 Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose 0:20:20 MARS RED 0:21:16 Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway 0:28:05 Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Harmless F...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez continue their look back at the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer with episodes 8-13! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:27 Impressions and tournament arcs 0:07:04 All 3 make commitments to write Angelic Layer articles 0:08:50 Gender essentialism 0:20:20 Ringo 0:24:49 Dub and localization 0:28:32 Madoka, Alice, and CLAMP nonsense 0:37:47 Sportsmanship 0:42:37 Romance 0:51:01 Projecting 0:52:07 Misaki’s mom 0:55:59 Predictions 0:56:34 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee:...
Apr 26, 2021•58 min
Vrai, Peter, and Caitlin look back at the 2021 Winter season! 0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:01:56 Wave!! Let’s Go Surfing 0:04:21 Sk8 the Infinity 0:08:29 Horimiya 0:16:20 Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki-kun Harmless Fun 0:21:23 So I’m a Spider, So What? 0:23:17 Skate-Leading Stars 0:25:56 Back Arrow It’s Complicated... 0:27:17 Kemono Jihen CW: Rape 0:30:01-0:33:28 0:34:01 Heaven’s Design Team 0:34:31 Cells at Work! CODE BLACK Feminist Potential 0:37:19 2.43 Seiin High School Volleyball 0:38:00 W...
Apr 12, 2021•58 min
Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez look back and the first seven episodes of the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:45 Background 0:06:26 The CLAMP-aide 0:08:18 CLAMP style and anime vs manga 0:14:06 Battle shonen for girls 0:23:18 Misaki 0:33:47 Hatoko 0:38:23 Tamayo 0:41:49 Ichiro 0:50:24 One-off opponents 0:57:30 Predictions 0:58:46 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/ani...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr
Vrai, Peter, and Caitlin check in on the 2021 Winter season! 0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:01:23 Sk8: The Infinity 0:07:01 Horimiya 0:12:04 Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki-kun Harmless Fun 0:16:33 So I’m a Spider, So What? 0:18:49 Skate-Leading Stars 0:21:25 Back Arrow It’s Complicated... 0:28:38 VLAD LOVE 0:34:16 Kemono Jihen 0:37:47 Heaven’s Design Team 0:39:22 Cells at Work! CODE BLACK Feminist Potential 0:43:25 2.43 Seiin High School Volleyball 0:46:26 Wonder Egg Priority 0:49:18 Otherside Pi...
Mar 01, 2021•54 min
Vrai, Alex, and Mercedes share some of their favorite yuri manga! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:18 The yuri umbrella 0:02:08 Hit Me With Your Best Sell: After Hours 0:08:21 It Takes Two to Mango: Yuri is My Job! 0:12:27 Love It or Loan It: Futaribeya 0:17:13 One for the Money: How Do We Relationship? 0:23:34 Oh No, It’s Complicated: Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil 0:33:29 It Takes Two to Mango: A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow 0:40:05 Hit Me With Your Best Sell: Goodbye, My Rose Garden 0:45:47 Love ...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Vrai, Chiaki, and Mercedes look back on the cyberpunk masterpiece Akudama Drive! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:07 Production info 0:03:29 General impressions 0:4:45 Danganronpa connection 0:0:06:40 Favorite characters 0:08:37 Doctor and Swindler 0:12:15 Timing, acclaim, and ACAB 0:15:21 The dub, Brawler, and blaccents 0:21:56 Uprisings and the REAL cyberpunk 0:25:52 Real politics behind Kanto vs Kansai 0:30:36 The shinkansen, the ‘60s, and national pride 0:34:32 Faceless villains exploiting the next gener...
Feb 01, 2021•55 min
Dee, Chiaki and Peter look back on the 2020 Fall season! 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:26 Our Last Crusade Yellow Flags 0:03:00 HYPNOSISMIC 0:04:56 Higurashi Gou Harmless Fun 0:08:46 Warlords of Sigrdrifa 0:11:33 TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You 0:14:11 Moriarty the Patriot 0:19:22 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear 0:19:51 JUJUTSU KAISEN 0:25:18 I’m Standing on a Million Lives 0:28:46 Gal & Dino 0:31:07 Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai 0:33:28 D4DJ It’s... Complicated 0:39:01 Wandering Witch 0:41:56 Talentle...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Peter, Caitlin, and Lizzie look back on Netflix’s 2020 slate of anime! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:31 Dorohedoro 0:11:10 Drifting Dragons 0:17:20 Beastars 0:27:15 BNA 0:31:18 Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 0:34:20 Hi-Score Girl 0:34:49 Japan Sinks 0:36:02 Aggretsuko 0:40:59 Great Pretender 1:04:55 Outro Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Faye: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: ...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Peter, Chiaki, and Faye check in on all the new additions to the Shonen Jump app since April 2020! CW: Suicide 0:00:36 Intros 0:02:12 Moriking 0:08:14 Bone Collection 0:11:59 Time Paradox Ghost Writer 0:21:56 Yuugen’s All-Ghouls Classroom 0:23:40 Ayashiki Triangle 0:27:23 Magu-chan: God of Destruction 0:30:10 Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin 0:36:34 Me & Roboco 0:39:41 Spirit Photographer Saburo Kono 0:42:11 BURN THE WITCH 0:45:02 Phantom Seer 0:49:26 High School Family 0:51:38 Our Blood Oath 0:5...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Vrai, Dee, and Caitlin look back on a classic work by the Queen of Josei, Ai Yazawa’s Paradise Kiss! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:46 The beautiful brick 0:04:13 Background 0:05:24 Past experiences 0:09:12 The Yazawaverse 0:11:55 Waterworks 0:13:00 First impressions 0:15:22 Yukari x George 0:20:33 Sad romance 0:23:16 The anime 0:26:21 George x Isabella 0:29:05 Isabella 0:33:58 Fashion! 0:39:11 Genre pitfalls 0:42:28 Arashi x Miwako 0:49:55 Josei 0:55:46 Final thoughts 0:57:33 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/Write...
Nov 23, 2020•59 min
Dee, Chiaki, and Peter check in on the Fall 2020 season! 0:00:49 Intros Red Flags 0:02:33 Our Last Crusade 0:03:51 Assault Lily Bouquet Yellow Flags 0:04:18 Noblesse 0:06:19 Ikebukuro West Gate Park 0:06:58 HYPNOSISMIC 0:10:58 Higurashi Gou 0:13:40 Dropout Idol Fruit Tart Harmless Fun 0:14:13 Warlords of Sigrdrifa 0:19:34 TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You 0:21:01 Moriarty the Patriot 0:24:02 Maeasetsu 0:24:34 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear 0:27:04 JUJUTSU KAISEN 0:32:43 I’m Standing on a Million Lives 0:34:1...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Caitlin, Chiaki, and special guest Megan enjoy some drinks while not enjoying a live action adaptation of the infamous shojo manga Hot Gimmick! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:38 Background and plot 0:08:30 Post-timeskip 0:09:26 Talk to an adult 0:10:12 Nothing makes sense 0:12:49 Royalty free music 0:16:46 Boys and wigs 0:18:42 The movie plot 0:22:23 Ryoki 0:24:06 Azusa 0:27:41 The adaptation 0:35:38 In Japanese 0:38:39 Hatsumi 0:46:11 The manager 0:54:38 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Chiaki: t...
Oct 26, 2020•57 min
Dee, Chiaki, and Mercedez look back on the 2020 Summer season! 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:28 Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out 0:05:34 Monster Girl Doctor 0:12:57 The Misfit of Demon King Academy 0:13:24 Millionaire Detective: Balance Unlimited Yellow Flags 0:18:02 The God of High School 0:20:53 Appare-Ranman Harmless Fun 0:27:17 Mr Love: Queen’s Choice 0:28:28 Lapis Re:Lights 0:33:52 GIBIATE 0:37:29 Diary of Our Days at Breakwater It’s… Complicated 0:41:42 Super HxEros 0:42:22 Rent-a-Girlfriend F...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Chiaki, Lizzie, and Mercedez take a look back at TRIGGER’s over-the-top furry rights anime BNA! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:28 Background 0:04:51 Impressions 0:07:45 Coming out 0:10:21 Homogenization in civil rights movements 0:13:31 Use of racial themes and imagery 0:18:27 Nina and portrayals of beast women 0:26:41 Baseball bears, Jackie Robinson, and failure to challenge racial stereotypes 0:37:23 Nazuna and the cult 0:43:00 Michiru, Nazuna, and women’s empowerment 0:49:15 Jackie’s gender 0:52:28 The ...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Vrai takes a look back at the 1984 shojo classic Glass Mask with special guests Megan and Marion! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:06 The… end? 0:03:59 Creepy old dudes 0:10:46 Maya’s motivation 0:14:03 Nobody died? 0:16:23 Maya x Ayumi 0:21:19 The Miracle Worker 0:25:28 Maya’s mom 0:28:44 Theater vs movies vs TV 0:31:42 Tsukikage 0:38:14 Other adaptations 0:43:50 Actors, acting, and stories about acting 0:50:23 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 Marion: twitter.com/eccentric...
Sep 14, 2020•52 min
Vrai takes a look back at the 1984 shojo classic Glass Mask with special guests Megan and Marion! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:38 The drama 0:06:45 Sakurakoji still sucks 0:13:31 Western influences 0:16:07 Scene stealing 0:24:52 Cheer squad 0:28:51 High art 0:33:21 Mothers and approval 0:37:52 The best scenes 0:41:34 Ayumi’s hair 0:43:07 Predictions 0:46:55 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 Marion: twitter.com/eccentricmarion AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist...
Aug 31, 2020•48 min
Dee, Chiaki, and Vrai check in on the 2020 Summer season! 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:02:49 Monster Girl Doctor 0:07:53 The Misfit King of Demon Academy 0:12:26 Millionaire Detective: Balance Unlimited Yellow Flags 0:16:01 The God of High School 0:21:24 Appare-Ranman Harmless Fun 0:30:15 Mr Love: Queen’s Choice 0:33:52 GIBIATE 0:39:24 Digimon Adventure: 0:41:38 Diary of our Days at Breakwater It’s… Complicated 0:43:06 Super HXEros 0:46:34 Rent-a-Girlfriend Feminist Potential 0:52:25 Deca-Dence 1:...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Vrai takes a look back at the 1984 shojo classic Glass Mask with special guests Megan and Marion! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:10 What is time? 0:03:43 Sports acting anime 0:05:55 Poverty and method acting 0:12:51 Stage moms 0:15:06 Scene stealers 0:20:26 Yuri subtext 0:22:17 The duality of mans 0:27:35 The Crimson Goddess and the nature of theater 0:33:54 Real moms 0:36:18 Theater life 0:40:28 Sound and emotion 0:43:15 Predictions 0:52:59 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Megan: twitter.com/brainchild1...
Aug 03, 2020•54 min
Vrai takes a look back at the 1984 shojo classic Glass Mask with special guests Megan and Marion! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Background 0:11:01 Maya the shojo everygirl 0:12:52 Tsukikage the shojo Piccolo 0:15:11 The two schools of acting 0:18:04 Hayami and daddy long legs 0:22:30 Yuu 0:23:56 Ayumi 0:26:54 Mother figures 0:30:22 Two plays 0:35:46 Abstraction 0:39:19 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 Marion: twitter.com/eccentricmarion AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com...
Jul 20, 2020•40 min
Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai look back on the Spring 2020 season! Spring 2020 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/2020-spring-premiere-digest/ Spring 2020 Mid-Season Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-116-2020-spring-mid-season-check-in/ 0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:02:29 SING “YESTERDAY” FOR ME Harmless Fun 0:06:03 TAMAYOMI: The Baseball Girls 0:09:56 Princess Connect! Re:Dive 0:14:28 Listeners 0:17:55 Kakushigoto 0:23:02 Gal & Dino 0:27:10 Digimon Adventure: It’s… Comp...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Vrai, Chiaki, and Dee take a look back at yet another difficult to succinctly summarize TV anime by Ikuhara, Sarazanmai! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:03 Background, Ikuhara, and related media 0:07:45 Accessibility 0:11:48 Kazuki’s crossdressing 0:13:26 Family values 0:22:01 Archetypes or cliches? 0:26:45 Fightin’ about Enta 0:31:20 Reo, Mabu, and ACAB 0:35:57 The big idea 0:42:46 Soccer practice 0:55:39 Final thoughts 0:56:36 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Dee: twitter.c...
Jun 22, 2020•58 min
Peter, Chiaki, and Faye discuss the many manga on the Shonen Jump app that haven’t yet received anime adaptations! 0:02:02 Act-Age 0:09:47 Agravity Boys 0:15:03 Chainsaw Man 0:20:14 Guardian of the Witch 0:24:20 Jujutsu Kaisen 0:30:19 Mashle: Magic & Muscles 0:34:23 Mission: Yozakura Family 0:39:12 Miitama Security: Spirit Busters 0:44:08 Spy X Family 0:50:16 Undead Unluck 0:53:32 Samurai 8 0:59:11 Tokyo Shinobi Squad 1:01:44 Zipman!! 1:06:34 Recommendations 1:10:39 Outro Peter: twitter.com/...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the 2020 Spring season! 0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:01:26 SING “YESTERDAY” FOR ME 0:09:28 The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? Harmless Fun 0:14:26 Princess Connect! Re:Dive 0:23:55 Listeners 0:30:42 Kakushigoto It’s… Complicated 0:38:36 Tower of God 0:43:26 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Feminist Potential 0:50:13 Wave! Listen to Me! 0:59:01 Arte 1:04:57 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twit...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Dee, Caitlin, Vrai take a look back at the famous high school dramedy in the 4th and final part of our watchalong of Toradora! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:59 The ski trip 0:07:32 Ending rush 0:11:21 The dreaded romance 0:11:59 Ami vs Minori 0:21:55 Taiga’s family 0:27:19 Ryuuji and Yasuko 0:31:03 Ryuuji and Taiga’s futures 0:38:48 And then they fucked 0:42:24 Gender roles 0:44:05 Class differences 0:46:09 Final thoughts 0:54:07 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vra...
May 11, 2020•55 min
Dee, Caitlin, Vrai take a look back at the famous high school dramedy in the 3rd part of our 4-part watchalong of Tora Dora! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:26 The love quadrangle 0:13:50 Ami 0:22:26 Yusaku’s abusive dad 0:27:37 Yasuko 0:30:04 Yuri 0:35:05 Innocence vs maturity 0:43:12 New OP/ED 0:45:05 Sumire and life after high school 0:53:49 Predictions 0:54:30 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai:twitter.com/WriterVrai AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminis...
Apr 27, 2020•56 min
Manga variety hour returns with Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai discussing comedy manga! 0:00:00 Intros 0:03:06 Fast Pitch: Satoko and Nada 0:06:24 Two to Mango - Side A: Way of the House Husband 0:12:24 Hit Me With Your Best Sell - Side A: Please Tell Me, Galko-chan! 0:16:07 One for Your Money - Side A: A Man and His Cat 0:22:38 Love It or Loan It: The Royal Tutor 0:27:52 One for Your Money - Side B: Cat Diary 0:35:40 Two to Manga - Side B: Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun 0:48:35 Hit Me with Your Best Sell - S...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on the Winter 2020 season! Winter 2020 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/winter-2020-premiere-digest/ Winter 2020 Mid-Season Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-109-winter-2020-mid-season-check-in/ 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:53 Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama? 0:04:38 Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 0:12:35 Somali and the Forest Spirit 0:17:21 BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. 0:21:56 Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica ...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 10 min
