Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast

Tony, Caitlin, and ANN’s Sylvia get together to talk about Paru Itagaki’s madcap dystopic LGBT romance battle shonen featuring a sexy Santa Claus, Sanda! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:53 Paru Itagaki 0:07:07 Whomst is Santa 0:10:21 Wish fulfillment 0:14:35 Black Santa 0:18:50 The “Trauma-free Curriculum” 0:31:08 Oshibu 0:34:55 Puberty and body horror 0:37:59 Furuyama’s Body 0:42:04 All the metaphors 0:45:41 Enforced heteronormativity 0:48:44 Bury your gays? 0:56:59 Bury your gays 1:02:39 Itagaki’s unpredictability 1:04:33 Hopes for season 2 1:08:49 Closing thoughts 1:09:24 Outro Tony: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.social Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Sylvia: https://bsky.app/profile/vestenet.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Thursday 29th January 2026 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Dee, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the year 2025 with a recap of the 2025 Fall Season’s solid line-up! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:01:47 A Wild Last Boss Appeared! 0:05:08 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days 0:06:51 Wandance 0:10:51 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days 0:15:51 A Star Brighter than the Sun 0:18:46 My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s 0:20:42 The Fated Magical Princess It’s Complicated 0:22:24 With You, Our Love Will Make it Through 0:25:29 Sanda Feminist Potential 0:34:26 This Monster Wants to Eat Me 0:40:07 May I Ask for One Final Thing? 0:49:50 A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace 0:52:46 GNOSIA 1:00:26 The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess 1:06:22 Ranma 1/2 1:10:09 SPY x FAMILY 1:12:57 Outro Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Saturday 3rd January 2026 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Vrai, Tony, and special guest, the Getting Animated podcast’s Destiny-Senpai, begin their multi-part watchalong of the shoujo classic, NANA. Destiny will be our expert as Vrai and Tony experience the story for the very first time, just in time for its 25th anniversary. 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:00 About NANA 0:05:11 Personal histories 0:10:51 Yazawa’s style and other works 0:14:12 Plot summary 0:15:32 Music, fashion, and identity 0:37:18 Love, Sex, and CompHet 0:50:25 The boys 0:57:53 Hachi 1:00:20 NANA glazing 1:02:05 Theorycrafting 1:06:38 Lightning round 1:14:59 Outro Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.social Destiny: https://bsky.app/profile/gettinganimated.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Monday 15th December 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Toni, Vrai, and Peter return for part 5 of their Monogatari watchalong with the Neko Black OVA series and Neko White (AKA the Tsubasa Tiger arc from Monogatari Second Season) to follow Hanekawa’s twin story arcs and a new Araragi-less face (mostly) for Monogatari! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:42 Watch order 0:03:45 Monogatari without Araragi 0:07:49 White as a redo for Black 0:10:38 Timeline 0:11:58 Hanekawa house reveal 0:14:58 Bisexuals 0:20:40 Adaptation decisions 0:24:08 Hanekawa x Senjogahara 0:26:51 Haircuts 0:28:58 Neko Black’s ending 0:37:58 Hanekawa, buddhism, and the tiger 0:39:35 Hanekawa’s development 0:46:41 Autism coding 0:52:42 Senjogahara’s handshake 0:53:57 Araragi’s mom 0:58:16 Oshino’s senpai 1:01:20 Bad horny 1:03:22 Hanekawa and rules 1:06:22 Mayoi 1:08:29 Monogatari’s structure sans Araragi 1:14:45 Future plans 1:15:45 Outro Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.social Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Caitlin, Cy, and Peter check-in on a season jam-packed with shojo, LGBTQIA+, and ‘90s revival anime! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:02:22 A Wild Last Boss Has Appeared! 0:06:47 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days 0:08:43 WanDance 0:16:04 Touring After the Apocalypse 0:18:14 Tojima Wants to be Kamen Rider 0:23:34 A Star Brighter than the Sun 0:26:40 Pass the Monster Meat, Milady 0:28:22 My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s It's Complicated 0:31:11 With You, Our Love Will Make it Through 0:38:12 Sanda 0:46:39 Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love 0:52:26 Mechanical Marie Feminist Potential 0:53:02 This Monster Wants to Eat me 0:56:14 A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace 0:56:34 Gnosia 1:10:40 The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess 1:16:06 May I Ask for One Final Thing? 1:17:39 Outro Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Cy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Sunday 23rd November 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Alex, Vrai, and Toni go elbow deep exploring the queer themes and rural horror of The Summer Hikaru Died. 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:01 Summary 0:02:29 Personal experiences 0:08:11 Making anime scary 0:11:27 The Netflix of it all 0:15:35 BL as a genre piece 0:20:20 The gay ‘90s 0:24:03 A horror genre piece 0:27:40 Showing vs telling queer rep 0:34:06 Cronenberg 0:42:53 “Supporting” cast 0:44:58 Penguindrum and Venom 0:51:27 Asako 0:55:29 Rie and queer acceptance 1:05:42 Hikaru’s entity 1:10:57 Final thoughts 1:13:47 Outro Alex: https://bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.social Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Tuesday 21st October 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Vrai, Dee, and Peter return to wrap-up a summer season full of excellent smaller titles, sequels, and contender for Anime of the Year! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:02:22 Clevatess Yellow Flags 0:04:40 Ruri Rocks Neutral Zonne 0:07:49 Dealing with Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze 0:12:28 Turkey! 0:19:21 Secrets of the Silent Witch 0:23:57 Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show It’s Complicated… 0:30:35 There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... 0:36:13 Gachiakuta 0:42:59 CITY the Animation 0:47:17 Betrothed to my Sister’s Ex Feminist Potential 0:52:45 The Summer Hikaru Died Sequels 1:00:52 Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 1:04:50 DAN DA DAN 1:13:33 Anne Shirley 1:19:58 Call of the Night 1:22:37 My Dress-Up Darling 1:29:04 To Be Hero X 1:30:21 Outro Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Monday 29th September 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Vrai, Dee, and Peter have quite a bit to say about the 2025 Summer season along with notes from Cy, Toni, and Alex! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:02:24 Clevatess Yellow Flags 0:07:49 Ruri Rocks Neutral Zone 0:13:34 Turkey! Time to Strike 0:21:35 Secrets of the Silent Witch 0:27:21 Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show 0:32:34 Bad Girl 0:35:19 Let’s Go Karaoke! It’s Complicated 0:43:54 There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... 0:50:58 Takopi’s Original Sin 0:55:09 Gachiakuta 1:01:14 CITY the Animation 1:05:10 Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex Feminist Potential 1:07:35 The Summer Hikaru Died 1:11:44 See You Tomorrow at the Food Court Dark Horse 1:15:40 Dealing with Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze! 1:21:15 Outro Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Tuesday 19th August 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Vrai, Peter, and Toni belatedly regroup to finally recap the 2025 Spring season’s many triumphs and one, big, blunder. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:13 A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof! 0:08:04 WITCH WATCH 0:09:13 mono 0:10:40 Food for the Soul 0:12:05 Apocalypse Hotel 0:19:35 TO BE HERO X 0:25:08 LAZARUS 0:30:44 Kowloon Generic Romance 0:42:09 The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl 0:43:00 The Too-Perfect Saint 0:43:32 Rock is a Lady’s Modesty 0:48:21 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX 0:51:15 Maebashi Witches 0:54:31 Anne Shirley 0:57:50 The Apothecary Diaries S2 1:00:25 Aharen-san ha Hakarenai S2 1:02:06 WIND BREAKER S2 1:12:14 Outro Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Sunday 20th July 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Toni, Cy, and Chiaki get the band back together to look back at the latest in the BanG Dream franchise, Ave Mujica! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:56 What is BanG Dream 0:08:32 The writing 0:13:14 Differences from MyGo! 0:18:29 Songs serving the story 0:22:51 Reasons to create art 0:29:33 Camp 0:33:58 Uika 0:40:34 Intrusive thoughts 0:44:48 Mutsumi 0:47:48 Pluralism 0:55:21 Trauma dumping 1:02:32 Sakiko 1:13:31 Hopes for the sequel 1:15:15 Favorite music 1:18:59 Outro Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.bsky.social Cy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Chiaki: https://bsky.app/profile/terrible.moe AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Saturday 11th May 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Vrai, Peter, and Tony gather to check-in on the Spring 2025 season with a lot of nice titles and a few that are perhaps taking on way too many concepts outside of their scope. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:18 A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof 0:07:25 Mono 0:08:33 Food for the Soul 0:11:43 The Beginning After the End 0:12:06 Apocalypse Hotel 0:15:20 TO BE HERO X 0:21:23 Lazarus 0:27:45 Kowloon Generic Romance 0:39:47 The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl 0:40:25 The Too-Perfect Saint 0:43:17 Rock is a Lady’s Modesty 0:51:43 Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX 0:56:37 Maebashi Witches 1:01:37 Anne Shirley 1:12:08 Outro Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Saturday 17th May 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The classic AniFem combo of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai get together to talk about the standout anime of 2025 Winter and AOTY hopeful, a meta throwback to ‘90s shojo isekai, ZENSHU! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:25 Background 0:03:38 Production 0:06:51 Personal experiences 0:09:54 Sub and dub 0:12:59 The beginning 0:13:50 ‘90s shojo isekai vibes 0:16:43 Adult isekai 0:18:44 Industry conditions vs individual relationship with art narrative 0:23:18 Destiny and Memmeln 0:36:00 Natsuko drawing from her inspirations 0:37:48 Tsuruyama 0:43:23 Transformative fandom 0:47:08 Justice 0:54:14 Natsuko’s relationships and romance 1:01:58 QJ 1:05:17 Luke 1:09:27 The ending 1:14:58 Letter scores 1:19:55 Outro Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Saturday 26th April 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tony, Vrai, and Peter return to conquer the nadir of the Monogatari series so they can enjoy Tony's promised greater pastures in Neko White and Black. Enjoy all our thoughts on the infamous toothbrush scene! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:52 Why are we doing this? 0:05:55 It’s not good 0:06:46 Vrai and Tony see the egg GIF 0:07:36 Obligatory Senjougahara glazing 0:12:47 Karen’s place in the narrative 0:16:06 What’s Hanakawa up to? 0:19:49 Mayoi’s moments 0:25:18 The toothbrush scene actually isn’t that bad 0:35:12 Kanbaru as a model lesbian 0:36:20 Araragi’s “relationship” with his sisters 0:40:00 The Shinobu bathroom scene 0:44:41 Sexualizing sibling relationships and Shinobu 0:46:14 The “Nisemono” in Nisemonogatari 0:53:45 Itamura’s direction 0:56:47 Falseness and buddhist mental formations 1:05:10 Ononoki 1:06:00 Final thoughts 1:08:16 Next episode 1:08:59 Outro Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Saturday 29th March 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Dee, Tony, and Peter return to reflect on the 2025 Winter Season’s new anime as well as its many many many many MANY sequels! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:01:18 OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying Neutral Zone 0:05:48 Sorairo Utility It’s Complicated 0:07:09 I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time Feminist Potential 0:09:14 ZENSHU 0:11:16 Medalist 0:19:58 Honey Lemon Soda 0:28:57 From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! 0:31:54 Flower and Asura 0:34:37 Note on Ave Mujica Sequels & Carryover 0:35:07 Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 4 0:38:18 The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You 0:48:55 My Happy Marriage Season 2 0:53:08 The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 0:58:54 Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 1:09:57 Outro Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Sunday 30th March 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Caitlin, Colleen, and Megan return to complete their rewatch of the Magic Knight Rayearth anime! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:49 Content Warning: Grief and loss 0:02:33 Production 0:04:09 Mech designs 0:08:11 New songs 0:10:03 The writing 0:13:01 Personal reactions 0:14:52 Lantis x Eagle x Hikaru 0:16:32 Plot Mess 0:24:25 Umi romance 0:26:27 Umi and Fuu have nothing to do 0:33:19 Anime vs manga ending 0:38:18 Themes + motifs 0:44:49 Value of shojo 0:49:23 Shojo mecha 0:50:46 Contradictions 0:55:36 Final thoughts 0:59:42 Outro Caitlin: bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Megan: bsky.app/profile/brainchild129.bsky.social Colleen: bsky.app/profile/colleensmangarecs.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Sunday 13th October 2024 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Caitlin, Colleen, and Megan return to review the first half of Magic Knight Rayearth’s second season! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:55 New writer 0:05:54 Major changes in second season 0:09:38 Narrative passivism 0:12:32 The dub 0:15:28 Differences from the manga 0:17:16 New designs 0:19:15 New music 0:20:51 Eagle Vision 0:28:26 Aska 0:30:13 Tatra and Tarta 0:35:14 The anti-monomyth 0:38:10 Trauma 0:39:56 Alcyone 0:43:42 Nova and Lady Debonaire 0:47:39 Hikaru as protagonist 0:50:28 The people? 0:55:34 Final thoughts 0:58:00 Outro Caitlin: bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Megan: bsky.app/profile/brainchild129.bsky.social Colleen: bsky.app/profile/colleensmangarecs.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Sunday 18th August 2024 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Dee, Tony, and Peter team up to check-in on the A to ZENSHU of 2025 Winter anime, discussing the surprisingly top-heavy season! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:01:45 OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying Yellow Flags 0:07:02 Sakamoto Days Neutral Zone 0:11:40 Sorairo Utility It's Complicated 0:13:19 I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time Feminist Potential 0:19:27 Medalist 0:31:05 Honey Lemon Soda 0:40:47 From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! 0:47:59 Flower and Asura 0:53:51 ZENSHU 1:08:39 Outro Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Saturday 15th February 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Due to some technical issues with the first episode audio, Caitlin jumps into part 2 of a watchalong of Magic Knight Rayearth with special guests Megan and Colleen 0:00:00 Intro (special note) 0:02:21 Sub vs Dub 0:08:35 The story so far 0:11:30 Greatest anime betrayals 0:16:30 Visuals and pacing 0:19:38 Ferio 0:21:51 Caldina 0:23:40 Zagato 0:25:36 Inouva 0:29:58 Individuality in isekai 0:38:31 Girlhood and innocence 0:45:53 Womanhood and villainy 0:48:04 Romance 0:51:38 Final thoughts 0:53:23 Outro Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Megan: https://bsky.app/profile/brainchild129.bsky.social Colleen: https://bsky.app/profile/colleensmangarecs.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Saturday 17th August 2024 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Alex, Cy, and Peter return to close out 2024 by wrapping up the Fall season, including a number of shojo titles and some surprise shonen favorites! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:01:56 Yakuza Fiance 0:09:11 The Do-Over Damsel Yellow Flags 0:11:49 TsumaSho 0:14:04 I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History Neutral Zone 0:15:01 Orb: On the Movements of the Earth 0:20:40 Negative Positive Angler 0:24:00 Demon Lord 2099 0:27:15 Acro Trip It’s Complicated 0:30:41 Ranma remake 0:36:16 Nina the Starry Bride 0:48:42 Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc 0:55:05 How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer 1:03:57 DAN DA DAN Feminist Potential 1:09:40 Girls Who Can’t Be Magicians 1:10:09 365 Days to the Wedding 1:18:28 Outro Alex: https://bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.social Cy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Sunday 5th January 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Caitlin, Cy, and Anime Herald’s Samantha get together to look back at a unique anime featuring adult romance and the consequences of burnout, Recovery of an MMO Junkie! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:20 Synopsis 0:03:48 The why 0:06:05 The controversy 0:11:15 Relatability 0:24:05 Similarities to Isekai 0:36:45 The gender of it all 0:44:02 Queering het 0:46:20 Koiwai 0:50:03 Moriko’s presentation 0:56:08 Final thoughts 1:01:19 Outro Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Cy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Samantha: https://bsky.app/profile/sam-animeherald.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Saturday 16th November 2024 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/