What title gets you through hard times? What feels like a hopeful, nuanced real-world story? What’s your go-to escapist story? The post What LGBTQ+ anime or manga gives you joy? appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more

Yuri’s assault on Ringo is emblematic of how the tensions and arguable flaws in Penguindrum point to larger tensions and unresolved questions in our movements for transformative justice, abolition, and queer liberation. The post Ugly Things Cannot Be Loved: Penguindrum and the dilemma of Yuri appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more

Even as someone who loved the show in the past, I’ve found myself becoming more of an onlooker these days. I suppose it’s because I can no longer keep from opening Pandora’s box and exploring the problematic traits of Inoue Orihime, a character whose screen time grows in line with the misogyny of her portrayal. The post The Infantilization and Sexualization of Inoue Orihime in Bleach appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more

AniFem Round-Up Can’t Quite Be Your Sister: Looking at the Japanese laws relating to gender identity disorder Japanese blogger Honeshabri breaks down laws regarding the stipulations trans people face in changing their gender markers in Japan. What we can learn about labor organization from Akiba Maid War In just one episode, the sleeper fave of […] The post Weekly Round-Up, 15-21 March 2023: Sailor Moon Fashion, Aggretsuko Finale, and Free March Movies appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more

Favorite deliberately absurd series? Favorite camp title? What, in your qualifications, distinguishes the two? The post What’s your favorite absurd or camp anime? appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more

Dee, Alex, and Cy discuss asexual and aromantic coded characters and several new manga with explicit ace and/or aro leads. The post Chatty AF 181: Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga – Part 1 appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more

While not comprehensive, Episode 4 perfectly captures many of the tactics corporations use to suppress their workers. Of course, the challenging relationship these characters already have with labor organizations as sensationalized mobsters further complicates the themes of this episode, but the pro-union sentiment of this zany plotline deserves analysis. The post What we can learn about labor organization from Akiba Maid War appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more

Japanese blogger Honeshabri breaks down laws regarding the stipulations trans people face in changing their gender markers in Japan. The post Can’t Quite Be Your Sister: Looking at the Japanese laws relating to gender identity disorder appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more

AniFem Round-Up How Otherside Picnic masterfully uses horror to explore abuse and show healing queer love Toriko and Sorawo’s bond gives them the strength to heal from the story’s true monsters: the cults and predatory adults that haunt their pasts. Subverting masculine expectations and complicating the male gaze in My Dress-Up Darling The show’s consistent […] The post Weekly Round-Up, 8-14 March 2023: Grown-Up PreCure, Shojo Beat, and Harassment in the Japanese Film Industry appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more

Favorite female lead in a light novel? Best light novel aimed at female audiences? Best wlw/yuri light novel? The post What are some light novels with great female leads? appeared first on Anime Feminist ..read more