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Alex, Tony, and Peter review a relatively… light summer season? 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:02:16 Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero Yellow Flags 0:07:57 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 0:15:16 Dark Gathering Neutral Zone 0:21:56 Reign of the Seven Spellblades 0:28:03 Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon 0:36:44 Helck It’s Complicated 0:37:49 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior 0:42:01 Gene of AI Feminist Potential 0:45:28 Undead Murder Farce 0:53:56 My Happy Marriage 1:05:01 Outro Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Tony: twitter.com/poetpedagogue Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Saturday 6th August 2023 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, Alex, and Peter (with a guest appearance by Tony) try to cover the wealth of excellent titles in the 2023 Spring season! 0:00:00 Intros/Content warning 0:03:25 Heavenly Delusion 0:11:32 My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lvl999 0:14:33 Dead Mount Death Play 0:17:38 The Dangers in My Heart 0:20:58 Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion 0:24:19 Otaku Elf 0:29:11 Hell’s Paradise 0:36:32 Oshi no Ko 0:48:08 Insomniacs After School 0:52:34 Yuri is My Job! 0:55:44 Skip and Loafer 1:00:53 The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 1:04:34 Birdie Wing: Girls’ Golf Story Season 2 1:08:27 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 1:11:50 Tokyo Mew Mew New 1:15:15 VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 1:20:45 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Peter: twitter.com/Peter Fobian Tony: twitter.com/poetpedagogue AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Saturday 22nd July 2023 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Lice

Alex, Vrai, and Toni shine a spotlight at the 2023 Spring seasons’ standout series playing in the Class S genre space, Yuri Is My Job! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:53 Background 0:03:11 Spoiler Warning 0:03:56 Summary 0:12:22 Parody? Satire? Deconstruction? 0:23:56 Hime 0:28:32 Mitsuki 0:33:46 Hime AND Mitsuki 0:37:12 Kanoko 0:40:22 Sapphism, voyeurism, and femininity 0:49:26 Sumika 0:51:47 The anime ending 1:01:30 Final thoughts 1:03:57 Outro Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Toni: twitter.com/poetpedagogue AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Saturday 24th June 2023 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/ For our June bonus podcast Vrai, Alex, and Cy meet to talk queer foodie manga! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:42 What Did You Eat Yesterday? 0:06:33 Confessions of a Shy Baker 0:17:27 She Loves to Cook and S

Part two of our two-part retrospective on the Yuzuru Tachikawa classic that just turned 10 years old, Death Parade, with Caitlin, Toni, and Cy! 0:00:00 Intros 0:00:13 Harsher punishments for women 0:18:47 Portrayal of motherhood 0:27:11 Carceral Feminism 0:35:42 Reform (or lack thereof) 0:44:23 Buddhism: Transformative justice and cycles of abuse 0:57:17 Final thoughts 0:59:13 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Toni: twitter.com/poetpedagogue Cy: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Sunday 30th October 2022 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/ For our June bonus podcast Vrai, Alex, and Cy meet to talk queer foodie manga! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:42 What Did You Eat Yesterday? 0:06:33 Confessions of a Shy Baker 0:17:27 She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat 0:25:26 Manly Appetites 0:31:1

Part one of our two-part retrospective on the Yuzuru Tachikawa classic that just turned 10 years old, Death Parade, with Caitlin, Toni, and Cy! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:51 Content warnings 0:04:23 Summary 0:05:45 Background 0:06:57 Deca-Dence 0:09:40 Mob Psycho 100 0:12:58 Tachikawa’s themes 0:15:40 Personal experiences with Death Parade 0:22:42 That OP 0:27:07 Decim 0:33:38 Ginti 0:34:44 Mayu 0:37:23 Chiyuki 0:42:31 They don’t make ‘em like they used to 0:44:18 Ginti (again) 0:48:55 Mayu and Ginti 0:51:26 The administrators 0:53:45 Nona 0:58:45 Similarities to theatre 1:00:41 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Toni: twitter.com/poetpedagogue Cy: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Sunday 30th October 2022 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, Toni, and Peter try and fail to keep their discussion of a packed-to-the-gills season to a reasonable duration! 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:59 KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World Yellow Flags 0:03:46 Heavenly Delusion (Tengoku Daimakyo) 0:11:56 The Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts 0:18:40 My Live Story with Yamada-kun at Lvl999 0:20:55 MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES 0:22:34 Magical Destroyers 0:24:45 Dead Mount Death Play 0:27:47 The Dangers in My Heart Neutral Zone 0:34:23 Why Raeliana Ended Up at The Duke’s Mansion 0:37:52 Otaku Elf 0:38:53 Hell’s Paradise 0:44:00 A Galaxy Next Door It’s Complicated 0:44:52 Oshi no Ko 0:52:36 Insomniacs After School Feminist Potential 0:54:40 Yuri is My Job 1:03:34 Skip and Loafer 1:13:15 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Toni: twitter.com/poetpedagogue Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Saturday 13th May 2023 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kev

Dee, Chiaki, and Peter look back on a season with a lot of mixed bag recommendations! 0:00:00 Intros Pit of Shame 0:02:01 ONIMAI Yellow Flags 0:08:47 TRIGUN STAMPEDE 0:09:56 Tomo-chan Is a Girl! 0:17:05 Revenger 0:18:24 Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire 0:21:57 Chillin’ in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army Neutral 0:23:40 NieR: Automata Ver 1.1A 0:24:16 The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague 0:28:07 HIGH CARD 0:30:55 Farming Life in Another World 0:31:55 Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill 0:32:40 Buddy Daddies It’s Complicated 0:35:14 Tale of the Outcast 0:35:32 The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady 0:40:05 Kaina of the Great Snow Sea 0:45:04 Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte Feminist Potential 0:48:32 Technoroid Overdrive 0:52:55 Ippon Again! 0:57:19 The Fire Hunter Sequels 1:03:45 Lupin Zero 1:04:16 VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 1:05:09 In/Spectre Season 2 1:06:13

Dee, Alex, and Cy return to discuss asexual and aromantic coding and representation in the works of Uta Isaki! 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:35 Mine-kun is Asexual and sex-repulsed vs non-sex-repulsed 0:18:06 Ace stereotypes 0:20:55 Is Love the Answer? 0:22:58 Allosexual social and societal pressure 0:31:56 Ishi, mentorship, and aromantic relationships 0:35:26 Ume and sex repulsion for heteroromantic men 0:45:33 Asexuality as an orientation vs identity 0:52:00 Hopes for future ace/aro rep in media 1:00:00 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Cy: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Wednesday 1st February 2023 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, Alex, and Cy discuss asexual and aromantic coding and representation in anime and manga! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:14 Ace/Aro 101 0:10:05 Conflation with frigidity/prudishness/trauma 0:12:18 Linguistic differences between Japanese and English 0:15:50 Koisenu Futari and recognition and evolution of terminology 0:19:52 Ace coding in anime and manga 0:28:30 Favorite ace/aro coded characters 0:42:10 Our Dreams at Dusk and Sex Ed 120% 0:49:50 I Want to be a Wall 0:57:59 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Cy: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Wednesday 1st February 2023 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/

Cy, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on a season with way too many series that warrant some kind of discussion, Winter 2023! 0:00:00 Intros Pit of Shame 0:02:06 Sugar Apple Fairy Tale 0:09:27 ONIMAI: I’m Now Your Sister! Yellow Flags 0:10:50 TRIGUN STAMPEDE 0:17:55 Tomo-chan Is a Girl! 0:27:58 REVENGER 0:32:19 Reborn to Master the Blade Neutral Zone 0:33:17 UniteUp! 0:33:43 NieR: Automata Ver 1.1A 0:36:52 Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari 0:39:11 The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague 0:43:25 The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World! 0:43:56 Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill 0:44:27 Buddy Daddies It’s Complicated 0:50:13 Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady 0:53:37 Kaina of the Great Snow Sea 0:56:00 Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte Feminist Potential 0:56:30 Technoroid Overdrive 0:58:17 “Ippon” Again! 1:02:09 The Fire Hunter 1:08:36 Outro Cy: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter:

Vrai calls in Gundam experts Maddie and Megan to discuss the too-dense-to-for-a-round-up-episode first cour of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:35 Background 0:04:19 The Gundam franchise and Universal Century 0:10:15 Gundam: The Origin 0:10:58 Suletta as Gundam’s first female pilot protagonist 0:13:37 The novelty of a two cour anime 0:15:19 Wow cool robot 0:18:22 Military appropriation of medical tech and portrayal of disability 0:23:41 It’s gay too 0:27:11 Reading Suletta as autistic 0:35:24 Guel 0:38:59 These KIDS (GUND-ARM Inc) 0:41:21 Miorine 0:42:51 Prospera 0:47:25 Aerial’s short story 0:48:20 The Manchurian Candidate 0:52:13 Part 2 theories 0:55:41 Gundam recs for G Witch fans 0:58:39 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Maddie: twitter.com/hyakushiki0087 Megan: twitter.com/brainchild129 AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Wednesday 1st February 2023 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompe

Chiaki, Vrai, and Cy return to complete their watchalong of Haibane Renmei with episodes 8-13! 0:00:00 Intros 0:04:37 Reactions 0:07:10 The ending first 0:10:00 What are the haibane? 0:14:20 Christian? Buddhist? 0:16:43 Absolution 0:19:06 Rakka 0:28:31 True name 0:33:25 Portrayal of suicide 0:43:57 Suicide in Japanese culture 0:46:15 Personal reactions 0:53:16 Final thoughts 0:56:18 Halo touching 1:00:12 Outro Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Sunday 30th October 2022 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/

Chiaki, Vrai, and Cy as they look back on episodes 1-7 of Yoshitoshi Abe’s second landmark series, Haibane Renmei! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:46 Production info and Abe 0:07:28 Personal histories 0:12:07 What we expected vs what we got 0:16:56 The haibane 0:24:44 The Town 0:30:27 The wing scene 0:33:16 Reki 0:37:35 Trans readings 0:42:30 The day of flight 0:51:27 Rakka’s reaction 0:55:12 Predictions 0:58:52 Outro Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Sunday 23rd October 2022 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 Dee try their best to wrap-up the thematically dense 2023 Fall season! 0:00:00 Intros Neutral Zone 0:01:58 My Master Has No Tail 0:06:37 Do It Yourself! 0:10:41 Raven of the Inner Palace It’s… Complicated 0:18:25 Chainsaw Man Feminist Potential 0:23:19 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 0:31:11 I’m the Villainess so I’m Taming the Final Boss 0:38:02 BOCCHI THE ROCK! 0:48:47 Akiba Maid War Sequels & Carryovers 0:58:35 SPY x FAMILY cour 2 1:02:49 Pop Team Epic Season 2 1:04:24 Mob Psycho 100 III 1:10:45 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Sunday 8th January 2023 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, Vrai, and Alex talk about the sexual education comedy manga Sex Ed 120% and how it compares to real-world sex education. 0:00:00 Intros 0:00:27 Sex ed in Japan 0:12:24 The importance of Sex Ed 120% 0:15:52 Portrayals of various sexual orientations 0:19:00 Sexual terminology in Japan 0:24:21 Portrayals of abortion in media 0:26:26 Abortion and prophylaxis in Japan (and elsewhere) 0:32:43 Tsuji’s characterization 0:37:35 Nakazawa as questioning 0:42:22 Education vs action 0:44:54 Final thoughts 0:46:36 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Sunday 22nd May 2022 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, Vrai, and Alex talk about the sexual education comedy manga Sex Ed 120% and how it compares to real-world sex education. 0:00:00 Intros 0:00:28 Background 0:02:15 Content warnings 0:04:54 Personal impressions 0:08:17 Would you recommend it? 0:09:04 What did we learn? 0:15:31 Favorite line 0:20:08 Comparison to our sex ed experiences 0:32:24 Asexual-friendly 0:34:59 Fictional portrayals of sex and sexuality 0:41:57 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Recorded Sunday 22nd May 2022 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 check in on the absolutely stacked Fall season! 0:00:00 Intros Pit of Shame 0:01:52 More than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers Red Flags 0:04:20 Urusei Yatsura Yellow Flags 0:08:50 The Little Lies We All Tell 0:15:02 BLUELOCK Neutral Zone 0:20:34 My Master Has No Tail 0:22:07 Do It Yourself!! It’s Complicated 0:28:58 Reincarnated as a Sword 0:29:20 Raven of the Inner Palace 0:34:42 Chainsaw Man Feminist Potential 0:44:57 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 0:49:29 I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss 0:53:30 BOCCHI THE ROCK! 0:59:36 Akiba Maid War 1:05:49 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 13th November 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommon

Caitlin, Dee, and Meru complete their watchalong of GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano with episodes 20-26 plus some manga discussion! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:53 The… End? 0:10:16 Kano and some Class-BS 0:17:00 Tonami’s fatphobic arc 0:28:57 Arima’s unresolved red flags 0:49:39 *MANGA SPOILER/CONTENT WARNING SECTION* 0:58:53 Remake? 1:00:47 Recommend? 1:06:57 Outro Cailin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Meru: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded October 2021 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 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 the Biscuit Hammer Feminist Potential 0:43:46 Tokyo Mew Mew New Cyberpunk 0:46:24 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Sequels 0:55:06 Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 2 0:56:52 SHADOWS HOUSE Season 2 0:59:28 Made in Abyss Season 2 1:02:17 Watch The Girl from the Other Side 1:02:52 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 15th Octobe

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’s departure??? 1:04:10 Predictions 1:05:41 Outro Cailin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Meru: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 24th October 2021 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/