Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter finally put one of the top contenders for most disappointing season we’ve covered to rest. 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:30 When Will Ayumu Make His Move? Yellow Flags 0:02:48 Uncle from Another World 0:05:17 Parallel World Pharmacy 0:07:40 Call of the Night Neutral Zone 0:14:55 The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting 0:17:29 TEPPEN! 0:18:06 Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys 0:20:05 RWBY: Ice Queendom It’s… Complicated 0:25:10 YUREI DECO 0:35:34 Lycoris Recoil 0:42:15 Lucifer and th...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Caitlin, Dee, and Meru return for part 3 of their watchalong of GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano with episodes 14-19! 0:00:00 Intros 0:04:39 Arima’s depression 0:13:52 Love vs codependency 0:18:43 Maho’s dentist 0:24:38 Yukino’s parents 0:29:47 Just ‘90s dad things 0:32:24 The red flag parade 0:39:01 Mental illness and therapy in Japan 0:42:43 Beach episode 0:44:51 Teenagers are gross 0:50:31 Sex-Ed in Japan 0:56:23 Arima’s trigger 0:59:56 Episode 19 and Anno’...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Caitlin, Dee, and Meru return for part 2 of their watchalong of GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano with episodes 8-13! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:42 Impressions 0:04:35 Iconic segments 0:06:09 Sub vs dub (again) 0:11:11 Sex stuff 0:16:37 Anno’s influence (it’s depression) 0:23:14 Yukino and the bullying arc 0:36:36 The friends 0:43:33 Tsubasa’s family and her dad 0:51:31 Kazuma 0:55:16 Masami Tsuda’s reaction to the anime 0:57:49 Favorite moments 0:58:53 Predictions 1:...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter check-in on perhaps the most unremarkable season of anime since the inception of this podcast! 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:02:19 Black Summoner Yellow Flags 0:03:48 Uncle from Another World 0:08:07 Parallel Word Pharmacy 0:10:16 My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex 0:12:33 My Isekai Life 0:13:35 Call of the Night Neutral Zone 0:19:17 The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting 0:25:00 TEPPEN! Laughin til You Cry 0:26:58 Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys 0:29:37 RWBY: Ice Queendom 0:35:18 CHIMI...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Caitlin, Dee, and Meru begin their watchalong of the GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:19 Background, production, and distribution 0:12:26 Personal history 0:17:50 Dubs vs subs 0:22:42 Plot synopsis 0:24:39 Yukino and Arima 0:30:29 Their families 0:33:19 Romance 0:36:05 Japanese academic culture 0:42:10 Relatability 0:46:46 Men are wolves 0:53:16 Side characters 1:00:02 Predictions 1:00:28 Outro Cailin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitt...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Vrai, Chiaki, and Meru look back at the proto-TRIGGER irreverent comedy, Panty & Stocking! 0:00:22 Intros 0:01:38 Why? 0:05:36 Background and Western influence 0:10:49 First impressions 0:14:27 Sub vs dub 0:23:06 The vibe of the time 0:26:42 Chris Sabat playing black man 0:31:09 Fatphobia 0:34:58 Garterbelt 0:37:52 Portrayal of women and sexuality 0:42:36 The re-virgining 0:49:38 The Japanese voice cast 0:51:47 Things we like: Scanty & Kneesocks 0:54:03 The soundtrack and the Weird Stuff...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Play Don’t Know What You Got as Caitlin, Alex, and Peter look back on the 2022 Spring season! 0:00:00 Intros 0:03:04 The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody 0:04:34 Ya Boy Kongming! 0:10:45 SPY x FAMILY 0:17:00 Love After World Domination 0:19:37 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai 0:22:18 Fanfare of Adolescence 0:23:22 Executioner and Her Way of Life 0:29:10 BIRDIE WING -Girls’ Golf Story- 0:37:25 Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie 0:43:12 Heroine’s Run the Show 0:46:59 Deiamon: Recipe for Happines...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana complete their watchalong with episodes 32-39 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:45 Did you cry? 0:02:19 Content warnings 0:03:18 So Rei died 0:12:51 Suicide in culture and media 0:16:32 Contrast against Kaoru’s fate 0:21:37 The pronoun game 0:22:48 Mariko’s thumbnails 0:24:01 Henmi 0:30:38 Fukiko is normal now 0:32:28 Kaoru’s mastectomy 0:41:06 The curse of classic shojo 0:46:54 Dear Brother’s historic value 0...
Jun 13, 2022•58 min
Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 24-31 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:03:08 Content warnings 0:06:10 Fukiko’s damage 0:11:45 Rei is baby 0:13:42 Is Hemni real? 0:16:38 Nanako and the illegal kiss 0:20:19 Sapphic/queer elements 0:23:02 Mariko and her dad 0:28:12 One good man 0:30:15 Influence from ‘70s student protests 0:36:21 Masculinity vs feminine power structure 0:40:04 The snow scene 0:44:03 Misaki ...
May 30, 2022•59 min
Caitlin, Alex, and Peter check in on an absolutely packed Spring season and it’s many good dads, rap battles, and games of volleyball! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:45 Skeleton Knight in Another World 0:03:35 Trapped in a Dating Sim 0:05:27 Tomodachi Game 0:06:42 The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody 0:07:59 Ya Boy Kongming! 0:13:36 SPY x FAMILY 0:21:36 Love After World Domination 0:24:41 Healer Girl 0:28:10 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai 0:37:22 Fanfare of Adolescence 0:42:47 The Executioner and...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back at Winter 2022’s hidden gems and many disappointing endings! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:47 Love of Kill 0:03:29 Akebi’s Sailor Uniform 0:05:47 Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department 0:06:10 Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated as a Total Fantasy Knockout 0:10:23 Salaryman’s Club 0:17:25 ORIENT 0:19:16 Tokyo 24th Ward 0:26:19 Requiem of the Rose King 0:30:08 My Dress-Up Darling 0:34:38 Sasaki and Miyano 0:39:23 SABIKUI BISCO 0:45:45 The Case Study of V...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 16-23 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:03:23 Content/seizure warnings 0:04:29 Flower language check-in 0:07:03 Henmi 0:10:22 Prediction 0:12:01 Everyone is gay and Class S origins 0:15:32 Translation issues 0:17:36 Mariko 0:21:58 Nanako 0:23:00 Teen angst and interior lives 0:26:40 Fukiko 0:31:26 Kaoru, Nanako, and Rei 0:35:22 Who is the bisexual inspirer 0:37:06 Fukiko’s ...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr
Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 8-15 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:50 Mariko apologia 0:02:45 Content and photosensitivity warnings 0:04:32 Nanako and Tomoko 0:07:37 More Mariko apologia 0:14:08 Food 0:15:33 Kaoru 0:17:38 Where is this school? 0:21:00 Flower language 0:23:54 Rei and Kaoru 0:33:44 The lover suicide 0:36:51 Freudian psychology 0:38:45 Alcohol 0:41:00 Why was Nanako chosen 0:42:06 The...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr
Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana begin their watchalong of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:34 Epilepsy and content warnings 0:06:00 Licensing issues 0:09:17 Summary 0:10:51 Riyoko Ikeda 0:16:00 Diana’s anime origin story 0:18:52 The European boarding school phenomena 0:22:43 Nanako and Tomoko 0:29:46 Mariko 0:32:57 Rei 0:36:18 Queer subtext (for its period) 0:38:08 Use of flower language 0:40:48 Melodrama 0:42:14 Sorority culture 0:49:55 Rich ...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Dee, Mercedez, and Peter check in on the Winter 2022 season. 0:00:00 Intros Pit of Shame 0:02:27 Police in a Pod Red Flags 0:06:22 Love of Kill 0:08:35 Akebi’s Sailor Uniform Yellow Flags 0:10:37 Slow Loop 0:11:36 Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department 0:16:11 Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout 0:17:15 In the Land of Leadale 0:18:24 Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt Neutral Zone 0:20:49 Tribe Nine 0:26:50 The Strongest Sage...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Vrai, Chiaki, and Samantha look back on the 2006 genderswap romcom Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:07 Background and personal experiences 0:08:47 Hazumu 0:13:49 Anime Works subtitles 0:16:21 Hazumu’s dad 0:18:49 Asuta 0:21:02 The alien 0:22:01 Yasuna 0:24:57 The polycule arc 0:26:11 Hazumu’s false dichotomy 0:28:21 Alternate endings, broader franchise, and time granules 0:32:36 Tomari vs Yasuna 0:35:22 Ayuki 0:40:33 Historical artifact 0:47:28 Final thoughts 0:49:16 Outro Vrai: t...
Feb 07, 2022•50 min
Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee wrap up the last 11 episodes of their Soul Eater rewatchalong with big themes and final thoughts! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:55 Recap 0:05:53 Reactions 0:07:55 Anime ending vs manga context 0:14:23 Kids vs adults 0:24:10 Madness and evil 0:33:42 Romance 0:37:33 Baby’s first cosmic horror 0:43:03 Gender dynamics 0:49:19 Igurashi, shonen, and shojo 0:51:56 Shilling blu-rays 0:53:52 Dee mangaloguing 1:03:28 Final feels 1:04:22 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter....
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on the Fall 2021 season! 0:00:00 Intros Neutral Zone 0:02:31 takt op.Destiny 0:06:11 SAKUGAN 0:09:12 MUTEKING THE DANCING HERO 0:15:21 Lupin III Part 6 0:17:28 Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut 0:22:35 The Faraway Paladin 0:25:37 Banished from the Hero’s Party It’s Complicated 0:25:47 Taisho Otome Fairy Tale 0:27:37 The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window 0:28:27 Komi Can’t Communicate 0:32:25 Blue Period Feminist Potential 0:33:09 Ranking of Kings 0:39:37 The Heike Stor...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Chiaki, Mercedez, and ButWhyTho’s Kate Sánchez perform a critical autopsy on Netflix’s unfortunate effort to resurrect a classic. 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:09 In case you haven’t heard of Cowboy Bebop 0:01:52 The live action 0:02:53 One-word reactions 0:03:52 Personal histories with Bebop 0:08:37 Fan appeal vs new audience 0:11:44 Netflix Bebop vs Firefly vs other live actions 0:17:32 The cancellation and Tiger King 0:21:25 Faye’s characterization 0:26:55 Sanitized politics 0:28:01 A whitewashed black...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Dee, Vrai, and Peter check in on the 2021 Fall season! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:03 Impressions 0:04:36 The black blood thing 0:09:28 Excalibur 0:11:51 New villains 0:18:40 Adults vs kids 0:26:01 Witches ain’t bad 0:29:55 Crona and Medusa 0:38:29 The gendered shit 0:52:24 Long-running shonen 0:55:41 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook...
Dec 06, 2021•57 min
Dee, Vrai, and Peter check in on the 2021 Fall season! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:47 Visual Prison 0:05:05 takt op.Destiny 0:09:34 SAKUGAN 0:12:36 Muteking the Dancing Hero 0:19:28 Lupin the 3rd Pt 6 0:23:51 Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut 0:29:01 The Faraway Paladin 0:31:20 Digimon Ghost Game 0:36:17 Banished from the Hero’s Party 0:38:57 Taisho Otome Fairytale 0:41:30 The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window 0:44:20 Komi Can’t Communicate 0:49:27 Blue Period 0:52:38 Ranking of Kings 0:58:26 Heike Story 1:...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee continue their rewatch of Soul Eater with episodes 14 to 26! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:44 A quick recap for folks at home 0:02:43 Excalibur 0:09:33 Engagement with mental health 0:12:51 Maka and Crona 0:20:54 Maka’s parent 0:25:35 Death the Kid 0:28:52 Stein and Medusa 0:39:04 Marie, Azusa, and GENDER 0:46:03 Character designs 0:49:10 Fanservice and body horror 0:55:58 The concert story 0:58:40 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.c...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr
Part 1 of Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee’s rewatch of the only shonen with a halloween-theme and a lady-lead, Soul Eater! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:16 Background info 0:02:52 Prologue episodes 0:09:04 Personal stories 0:18:10 The dub 0:20:37 Setting and designs 0:24:35 The weapon/meister system 0:30:32 A girl chasing her mom’s legacy 0:31:39 Soul and Maka 0:35:52 Fanservice 0:38:04 Sid and Okubo’s black characters 0:40:46 Black Star and Tsubaki 0:43:15 Death the Kid 0:56:47 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/AllTsun_...
Oct 25, 2021•58 min
Vrai, Peter, and Mercedez wrap up the 2021 Summer season! 0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:02:14 The Great Jahy Shall Not be Defeated! 0:04:28 Girlfriend, Girlfriend 0:05:08 The Case Study of Vanitas Neutral Zone 0:05:41 Remake Our Life! Feminist Potential 0:08:20 Fena: Pirate Princess 0:13:40 Sonny Boy 0:19:18 Kageki Shoujo 0:22:32 The aquatope on white sand Sequels and continuing series 0:27:01 Tropical Rouge! PreCure 0:30:02 To Your Eternity 0:31:33 Tokyo Revengers 0:35:24 That Time I Got Reinca...
Oct 11, 2021•59 min
Vrai, Alex, and Mercedez return to their rewatchalong with the Puella Magi Madoka Magica movies! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:58 Theatrical release 0:06:08 Timeline 0:11:16 The first 100 minutes 0:15:42 Mystery/horror narrative 0:18:29 Ikuhara but bad 0:21:46 Witches and gays 0:25:02 It’s homophobic though 0:27:11 The bad quotes 0:30:21 Homura’s Fall 0:41:28 Male authors and lack of nuance 0:50:00 The epilogue 0:56:38 The real suffering porn 1:00:37 Does the movie negate the series? 1:02:28 Final thought...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Vrai, Mercedez, and Alex return to their rewatchalong with the second half of Puella Magi Madoka Magica! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:05 Sayaka and Kiyoko Apologia 0:19:13 Deuteragonist 0:23:21 Dub blaccent 0:28:12 Mahou-chlorians 0:32:11 Magical Girls of HISTORY 0:35:46 Kyubei is a TERF 0:41:30 Urobuchi’s Al Qaeda quote 0:47:23 Madoka’s agency 0:48:55 Is it gay? 0:51:36 Samsara and Godoka 0:59:35 The message 1:03:51 Final thoughts 1:05:57 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelate...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Vrai, Mercedez, and Peter check-in on the 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:59 Peach Boy Riverside 0:02:56 Idaten Deities Know Only Peace 0:04:34 Battle Game in 5 Seconds Yellow Flags 0:05:39 TSUKIMICHI -Moonlight Fantasy- 0:07:27 Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan 0:09:24 How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom 0:10:11 The Great Jahy Will Not be Defeated! 0:13:15 Girlfriend, Girlfriend 0:15:44 Dungeon of Black Company 0:17:28 Duke of Death and His Maid 0:19:08 Drug Store in Another World 0:21:07 Det...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Vrai, Mercedez, and Alex celebrate the 10th anniversary of the seminal work of mahou shoujo, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, with a rewatchalong! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:31 We’re OLD 0:03:57 Background 0:10:09 Past experience 0:18:30 Simulcasts, seinen, and seminal status 0:25:18 Dark and/or menified magical girls 0:29:01 Mami and the episode 3 twist 0:40:47 Sayaka’s soul 0:50:56 Bodily autonomy and horror 0:58:58 Back to we’re old 1:03:18 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelate...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Dee, Mercedez, and Peter look back at the mega-packed Spring 2021 season! 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:55 DON’T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO Yellow Flags 0:06:26 Tokyo Revengers 0:07:16 Those Snow White Notes 0:13:27 Pretty Boy Detective Club 0:18:50 MARS RED Harmless Fun 0:22:12 Super Cub 0:24:23 SSSS.DYNAZENON 0:27:54 Shadows House 0:32:26 I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 0:34:21 Backflip!! It’s… Complicated 0:39:54 The World Ends With You 0:41:51 Vivy: Fluorite Eye...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min
No use crying over cracked eggs. Vrai, Mercedez, and Alex perform a post mortem on the most potentialful disasterpiece of 2021, Wonder Egg Priority! 0:01:04 Intros 0:03:09 Finale expectations 0:06:57 Production woes 0:11:54 Neiru 0:19:38 For teenagers or about teenagers? 0:22:06 Rika 0:27:51 Ai 0:31:51 Momoe 0:35:35 Trans readings in script vs visual direction 0:41:04 Portrayal of suicide 0:43:19 Koito… 0:49:24 Frill and the Accas 0:55:37 Only Accas can exposit 1:01:26 The Sawaki conclusion 1:03...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 14 min
