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Caitlin, Dee, and Meru return for part 2 of their watchalong of GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano with episodes 8-13! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:42 Impressions 0:04:35 Iconic segments 0:06:09 Sub vs dub (again) 0:11:11 Sex stuff 0:16:37 Anno’s influence (it’s depression) 0:23:14 Yukino and the bullying arc 0:36:36 The friends 0:43:33 Tsubasa’s family and her dad 0:51:31 Kazuma 0:55:16 Masami Tsuda’s reaction to the anime 0:57:49 Favorite moments 0:58:53 Predictions 1:00:46 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/

Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter check-in on perhaps the most unremarkable season of anime since the inception of this podcast! 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:02:19 Black Summoner Yellow Flags 0:03:48 Uncle from Another World 0:08:07 Parallel Word Pharmacy 0:10:16 My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex 0:12:33 My Isekai Life 0:13:35 Call of the Night Neutral Zone 0:19:17 The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting 0:25:00 TEPPEN! Laughin til You Cry 0:26:58 Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys 0:29:37 RWBY: Ice Queendom 0:35:18 CHIMIMO It’s Complicated 0:36:41 YUREI DECO 0:41:23 Lycoris Recoil 0:48:06 Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Feminist Potential 0:53:33 Tokyo Mew Mew New 1:01:40 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/AnimatedEmpress Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 20th August 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Co

Caitlin, Dee, and Meru begin their watchalong of the GAINAX-produced shojo anime, His and Her Circumstances AKA Kare Kano! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:19 Background, production, and distribution 0:12:26 Personal history 0:17:50 Dubs vs subs 0:22:42 Plot synopsis 0:24:39 Yukino and Arima 0:30:29 Their families 0:33:19 Romance 0:36:05 Japanese academic culture 0:42:10 Relatability 0:46:46 Men are wolves 0:53:16 Side characters 1:00:02 Predictions 1:00:28 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/

Vrai, Chiaki, and Meru look back at the proto-TRIGGER irreverent comedy, Panty & Stocking! 0:00:22 Intros 0:01:38 Why? 0:05:36 Background and Western influence 0:10:49 First impressions 0:14:27 Sub vs dub 0:23:06 The vibe of the time 0:26:42 Chris Sabat playing black man 0:31:09 Fatphobia 0:34:58 Garterbelt 0:37:52 Portrayal of women and sexuality 0:42:36 The re-virgining 0:49:38 The Japanese voice cast 0:51:47 Things we like: Scanty & Kneesocks 0:54:03 The soundtrack and the Weird Stuff 0:57:26 Referenceability 1:01:23 What can the sequel do? 1:08:00 Final thoughts 1:10:09 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/animatedempress Meru: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 16th July 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/

Play Don’t Know What You Got as Caitlin, Alex, and Peter look back on the 2022 Spring season! 0:00:00 Intros 0:03:04 The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody 0:04:34 Ya Boy Kongming! 0:10:45 SPY x FAMILY 0:17:00 Love After World Domination 0:19:37 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai 0:22:18 Fanfare of Adolescence 0:23:22 Executioner and Her Way of Life 0:29:10 BIRDIE WING -Girls’ Golf Story- 0:37:25 Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie 0:43:12 Heroine’s Run the Show 0:46:59 Deiamon: Recipe for Happiness 0:48:38 Dance Dance Danseur 0:57:16 Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic- 0:59:11 Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3 0:59:36 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 9th July 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3

Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana complete their watchalong with episodes 32-39 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:45 Did you cry? 0:02:19 Content warnings 0:03:18 So Rei died 0:12:51 Suicide in culture and media 0:16:32 Contrast against Kaoru’s fate 0:21:37 The pronoun game 0:22:48 Mariko’s thumbnails 0:24:01 Henmi 0:30:38 Fukiko is normal now 0:32:28 Kaoru’s mastectomy 0:41:06 The curse of classic shojo 0:46:54 Dear Brother’s historic value 0:51:04 A bunch of AO3 talk 0:53:55 Buy it before it’s too late 0:55:17 Final thoughts 0:56:50 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Friday 6th May 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licens

Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 24-31 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:03:08 Content warnings 0:06:10 Fukiko’s damage 0:11:45 Rei is baby 0:13:42 Is Hemni real? 0:16:38 Nanako and the illegal kiss 0:20:19 Sapphic/queer elements 0:23:02 Mariko and her dad 0:28:12 One good man 0:30:15 Influence from ‘70s student protests 0:36:21 Masculinity vs feminine power structure 0:40:04 The snow scene 0:44:03 Misaki 0:48:03 Redemptions 0:49:39 Nanako as protagonist 0:50:57 Predictions 0:53:55 Box cutters vs knives 0:56:00 Final thoughts 0:57:35 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Friday 22nd April 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Crea

Caitlin, Alex, and Peter check in on an absolutely packed Spring season and it’s many good dads, rap battles, and games of volleyball! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:45 Skeleton Knight in Another World 0:03:35 Trapped in a Dating Sim 0:05:27 Tomodachi Game 0:06:42 The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody 0:07:59 Ya Boy Kongming! 0:13:36 SPY x FAMILY 0:21:36 Love After World Domination 0:24:41 Healer Girl 0:28:10 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai 0:37:22 Fanfare of Adolescence 0:42:47 The Executioner and Her Way of Life 0:49:51 BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- 0:54:15 Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie 0:59:55 Heroines Run the Show 1:06:26 Deaimon 1:11:28 Dance Dance Danseur 1:18:09 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 14th May 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Lic

Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back at Winter 2022’s hidden gems and many disappointing endings! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:47 Love of Kill 0:03:29 Akebi’s Sailor Uniform 0:05:47 Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department 0:06:10 Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated as a Total Fantasy Knockout 0:10:23 Salaryman’s Club 0:17:25 ORIENT 0:19:16 Tokyo 24th Ward 0:26:19 Requiem of the Rose King 0:30:08 My Dress-Up Darling 0:34:38 Sasaki and Miyano 0:39:23 SABIKUI BISCO 0:45:45 The Case Study of Vanitas 0:49:15 Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2 0:53:30 Ranking of Kings 1:07:14 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/VriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 24th April 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, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 16-23 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:03:23 Content/seizure warnings 0:04:29 Flower language check-in 0:07:03 Henmi 0:10:22 Prediction 0:12:01 Everyone is gay and Class S origins 0:15:32 Translation issues 0:17:36 Mariko 0:21:58 Nanako 0:23:00 Teen angst and interior lives 0:26:40 Fukiko 0:31:26 Kaoru, Nanako, and Rei 0:35:22 Who is the bisexual inspirer 0:37:06 Fukiko’s whole deal 0:41:59 Tomoko 0:47:29 Pinwheels 0:49:11 Dear Brother vs Evangelion 0:51:09 Availability 0:54:13 Final thoughts 0:55:12 Outro 0:56:40 Next segment content warnings Vrai: twitter.com/VriterVrai Merecedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 13th March 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeo

Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 8-15 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:50 Mariko apologia 0:02:45 Content and photosensitivity warnings 0:04:32 Nanako and Tomoko 0:07:37 More Mariko apologia 0:14:08 Food 0:15:33 Kaoru 0:17:38 Where is this school? 0:21:00 Flower language 0:23:54 Rei and Kaoru 0:33:44 The lover suicide 0:36:51 Freudian psychology 0:38:45 Alcohol 0:41:00 Why was Nanako chosen 0:42:06 The memes 0:44:24 Relationshit 0:47:16 Dear Brother as an LGBT work in the ‘70s 0:54:48 Predictions 0:58:23 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/VriterVrai Merecedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 20th February 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attri

Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana begin their watchalong of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:34 Epilepsy and content warnings 0:06:00 Licensing issues 0:09:17 Summary 0:10:51 Riyoko Ikeda 0:16:00 Diana’s anime origin story 0:18:52 The European boarding school phenomena 0:22:43 Nanako and Tomoko 0:29:46 Mariko 0:32:57 Rei 0:36:18 Queer subtext (for its period) 0:38:08 Use of flower language 0:40:48 Melodrama 0:42:14 Sorority culture 0:49:55 Rich people are awful 0:52:31 Teenage drama 0:55:52 Predictions 0:57:15 Also Henmi 1:00:28 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/VriterVrai Merecedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 6th February 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License c

Dee, Mercedez, and Peter check in on the Winter 2022 season. 0:00:00 Intros Pit of Shame 0:02:27 Police in a Pod Red Flags 0:06:22 Love of Kill 0:08:35 Akebi’s Sailor Uniform Yellow Flags 0:10:37 Slow Loop 0:11:36 Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department 0:16:11 Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout 0:17:15 In the Land of Leadale 0:18:24 Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt Neutral Zone 0:20:49 Tribe Nine 0:26:50 The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest 0:27:52 Salaryman’s Club 0:33:26 ORIENT 0:36:18 CUE! It’s… Complicated 0:38:28 Tokyo 24th Ward 0:39:24 Requiem of the Rose King 0:44:44 My Dress-Up Darling Feminist Potential 0:54:14 Sasaki and Miyano 0:57:29 SABIKUI BISCO 1:05:27 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Merecedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 13th Fe

Vrai, Chiaki, and Samantha look back on the 2006 genderswap romcom Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:07 Background and personal experiences 0:08:47 Hazumu 0:13:49 Anime Works subtitles 0:16:21 Hazumu’s dad 0:18:49 Asuta 0:21:02 The alien 0:22:01 Yasuna 0:24:57 The polycule arc 0:26:11 Hazumu’s false dichotomy 0:28:21 Alternate endings, broader franchise, and time granules 0:32:36 Tomari vs Yasuna 0:35:22 Ayuki 0:40:33 Historical artifact 0:47:28 Final thoughts 0:49:16 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Samantha: twitter.com/sam_animeherald AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 28th August 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/

Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee wrap up the last 11 episodes of their Soul Eater rewatchalong with big themes and final thoughts! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:55 Recap 0:05:53 Reactions 0:07:55 Anime ending vs manga context 0:14:23 Kids vs adults 0:24:10 Madness and evil 0:33:42 Romance 0:37:33 Baby’s first cosmic horror 0:43:03 Gender dynamics 0:49:19 Igurashi, shonen, and shojo 0:51:56 Shilling blu-rays 0:53:52 Dee mangaloguing 1:03:28 Final feels 1:04:22 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 21st February 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/

Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on the Fall 2021 season! 0:00:00 Intros Neutral Zone 0:02:31 takt op.Destiny 0:06:11 SAKUGAN 0:09:12 MUTEKING THE DANCING HERO 0:15:21 Lupin III Part 6 0:17:28 Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut 0:22:35 The Faraway Paladin 0:25:37 Banished from the Hero’s Party It’s Complicated 0:25:47 Taisho Otome Fairy Tale 0:27:37 The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window 0:28:27 Komi Can’t Communicate 0:32:25 Blue Period Feminist Potential 0:33:09 Ranking of Kings 0:39:37 The Heike Story Sequels and Carryovers 0:46:30 Let’s Make a Mug Too 2 0:48:19 The Great Jahy Will Not be Defeated! 0:49:16 Restaurant to Another World 2 0:50:03 The aquatope on white sand 0:56:41 86 EIGHTY-SIX 0:59:24 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 9th January 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Chiaki, Mercedez, and ButWhyTho’s Kate Sánchez perform a critical autopsy on Netflix’s unfortunate effort to resurrect a classic. 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:09 In case you haven’t heard of Cowboy Bebop 0:01:52 The live action 0:02:53 One-word reactions 0:03:52 Personal histories with Bebop 0:08:37 Fan appeal vs new audience 0:11:44 Netflix Bebop vs Firefly vs other live actions 0:17:32 The cancellation and Tiger King 0:21:25 Faye’s characterization 0:26:55 Sanitized politics 0:28:01 A whitewashed black Jet Black 0:35:58 Faye’s race, sexuality, and 2nd wave feminism 0:42:33 Female body types in media 0:46:35 Moshi Moshi: Orientalism in cyberpunk 0:51:31 Faux diversity 0:55:22 Discount Witcher Vicious 0:58:27 Final thoughts 1:05:30 Outro Chiaki: twitter.com/AnimatedEmpress Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Kate: twitter.com/OhMyMithrandir AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 11th December 2021

Dee, Vrai, and Peter check in on the 2021 Fall season! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:03 Impressions 0:04:36 The black blood thing 0:09:28 Excalibur 0:11:51 New villains 0:18:40 Adults vs kids 0:26:01 Witches ain’t bad 0:29:55 Crona and Medusa 0:38:29 The gendered shit 0:52:24 Long-running shonen 0:55:41 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 31st January 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/

Dee, Vrai, and Peter check in on the 2021 Fall season! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:47 Visual Prison 0:05:05 takt op.Destiny 0:09:34 SAKUGAN 0:12:36 Muteking the Dancing Hero 0:19:28 Lupin the 3rd Pt 6 0:23:51 Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut 0:29:01 The Faraway Paladin 0:31:20 Digimon Ghost Game 0:36:17 Banished from the Hero’s Party 0:38:57 Taisho Otome Fairytale 0:41:30 The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window 0:44:20 Komi Can’t Communicate 0:49:27 Blue Period 0:52:38 Ranking of Kings 0:58:26 Heike Story 1:04:41 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 14th November 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/

Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee continue their rewatch of Soul Eater with episodes 14 to 26! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:44 A quick recap for folks at home 0:02:43 Excalibur 0:09:33 Engagement with mental health 0:12:51 Maka and Crona 0:20:54 Maka’s parent 0:25:35 Death the Kid 0:28:52 Stein and Medusa 0:39:04 Marie, Azusa, and GENDER 0:46:03 Character designs 0:49:10 Fanservice and body horror 0:55:58 The concert story 0:58:40 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 19th December 2020 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/