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/

Toni and Cy meet to discuss Anime Feminists core values and our plans going forward post-election. 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:40 Not throwing anyone away 0:10:36 Safe place to express and explore community 0:14:47 How we discovered Anime Feminist 0:26:40 How anime helps and has helped us 0:47:35 Why we create these communities 1:03:19 Recommendations 1:15:10 Outro Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social Cy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.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 7th December 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 check in on the 2024 Fall season’s surprising number of magical girls, enjoyable het romances, and girls hitting the sailor moon pose! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:41 Yakuza Fiance 0:09:46 The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor 0:15:07 TsumaSho 0:16:39 I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History 0:18:12 Orb: On the Movements of the Earth 0:24:56 Negative Positive Angler 0:28:23 Acro Trip 0:31:01 Ranma 1/2 0:38:38 Nina the Starry Bride 0:46:34 Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. 0:52:55 How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer 1:00:21 DAN DA DAN 1:09:59 The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians 1:10:55 365 Days to the Wedding 1:15:13 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 Friday 8th 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/

The fantastic LOOK BACK, based on Fujimoto Tatsuki's one-volume manga, is available on streaming as of today! Toni, Caitlin, and Peter got together to talk about burnout, relationships with creative peers, and grappling with mourning. Check out the rest of this episode or read the transcript at our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/animefeminist