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

Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki gather to talk self-actualization and automobiles for the final episode of their Revolutionary Girl Utena watchalong covering the Adolescence of Utena film! 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:04 Content warnings 0:04:29 Colorism and Anthy 0:10:08 Standalone or sequel? 0:12:36 Chiho Saito manga 0:13:42 First touch 0:14:33 Akio 0:21:11 Sexual assault 0:23:17 General horniness 0:26:29 Toga 0:30:10 Shiori 0:33:52 Kissing 0:39:35 The car 0:48:44 Epilogue 0:54:15 Where’s Nanami? 0:56:03 Reflections 1:02:15 Empty Movement 1:04:15 Girls Revolution Utena 1:07:27 Revolutionary Girl Ursula 1:10:44 Outro Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social Cy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Chiaki: 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 Wednesday 20th 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/

Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the 2024 Summer season with a number of romcoms with good to questionable execution… 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:56 No Longer Allowed in Another World 0:03:17 VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream 0:03:41 Pseudo-Harem 0:07:22 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 0:08:36 SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary 0:11:41 The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible 0:12:04 My Deer Friend Nokotan 0:12:24 Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools 0:13:58 Suicide Squad Isekai 0:16:02 Senpai is an Otokonoko 0:22:29 MakeIne: Too Many Losing Heroines! 0:31:59 ATRI - My Dear Moments - 0:38:00 Twilight Out of Focus 0:43:11 Narenare -Cheer for you !- 0:46:58 MAYONAKA PUNCH 0:57:27 Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction 0:59:49 MONOGATARI Series OFF & MONSTER Season 1:02:41 Oshi no Ko Season 2 1:09:28 YATAGARASU 1:11:32 Outro Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social Caitlin: x.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: 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 12th 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/

Take a peek into what's happening over on our bonus feed! Last year on Patreon, Toni talked about their feelings on Made in Abyss season 2 and how it explores abuse survivor narratives. But there's a lot more to dig into. So Vrai and Lizzie did their homework, and now we've got a full season retrospective for your listening/reading pleasure. Wanna hear the rest, or read the transcript? Just head over to https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist

Vrai, Peter, and Toni look back the anime adaptation of Inio Asano’s sapphic apocalypse, Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:28 Also there’s a manga 0:03:11 Spoiler warning 0:04:09 Content warning 0:04:29 Content vs tone 0:07:41 Anime vs manga 0:10:12 Oba and the aliens 0:17:34 Facism, colonialism, the military industrial complex, and corporate complicity 0:22:14 Activism and futility 0:28:13 Kenichi and Hiroshi 0:30:29 Collective vs individual action 0:35:21 Kenichi by way of Naomi Klein 0:39:28 Dostoevsky has entered the chat 0:40:23 Time for metatext 0:46:35 Watchmen-like narrative structure 0:51:25 The anime is gayer? 1:01:37 Makoto appreciation 1:06:39 The english dub 1:09:37 Adaptation quality 1:15:05 Final thoughts? 1:19:29 About the title 1:21:22 Outro Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social Toni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.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 23rd September 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/

Vrai, Chiaki, and Cy return to wrap up the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series. Revelations are had. Tears are shed. Only the movie remains. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:47 Reactions 0:03:58 Utena’s place in queer media 0:0838 Juri’s line: “Pure” vs “genuine” 0:14:43 Anthy’s storyline / rewatchability 0:16:44 Portrayal of race / WOC as the universal scapegoat 0:25:04 The stabbing 0:33:56 Akio 0:39:23 Anthy’s transformation / Utena’s realization 0:45:30 Movie expectations 0:49:31 Final thoughts? 0:52:26 Trans readings 0:53:44 Final thoughts 00:55:42 Outro Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social Cy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Chiaki: 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 Tuesday 16th July 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/

Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter convene to discuss the current state of the 2024 Summer anime season! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:20 VTuber Legend 0:05:25 Pseudo-Harem 0:08:01 The Elusive Samurai 0:14:34 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 0:17:44 Wistoria: Wand and Sword 0:19:29 The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army Was a Human 0:20:04 SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary 0:22:12 Ramen Akaneko 0:26:27 Quality Assurance in Another World 0:28:44 The Ossan Newbie Adventurer 0:30:23 My Deer Friend Nokotan 0:31:14 Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools 0:33:16 Suicide Squad Isekai 0:33:54 Senpai is an Otokonoko 0:39:59 Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! 0:44:56 ATRI - My Dear Moments - 0:49:53 Narenare - Cheer for you! - 0:54:34 MAYONAKA PUNCH 0:58:07 DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION 1:06:24 Delico’s Nursery and True Beauty 1:08:29 Outro Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social Caitlin: bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Peter: 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 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/

Things are heating up, both narratively and literally, as Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki return to peak trauma with Part 4 of our Revolutionary Girl Utena watchalong! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:51 State of the retrospective 0:03:58 Initial impressions 0:05:05 Juri 0:13:25 Akio 0:15:30 What is Touga doing? 0:20:41 Nanami 0:25:36 Episode 33 0:37:43 Anthy and Akio 0:44:17 Prejudice, exoticism, and Anthy 0:55:18 Utena’s memory 1:04:24 Outros Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social Cy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Chiaki: 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 Sunday 30th June 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/