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Part 1 of Caitlin, Vrai, and Dee’s rewatch of the only shonen with a halloween-theme and a lady-lead, Soul Eater! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:16 Background info 0:02:52 Prologue episodes 0:09:04 Personal stories 0:18:10 The dub 0:20:37 Setting and designs 0:24:35 The weapon/meister system 0:30:32 A girl chasing her mom’s legacy 0:31:39 Soul and Maka 0:35:52 Fanservice 0:38:04 Sid and Okubo’s black characters 0:40:46 Black Star and Tsubaki 0:43:15 Death the Kid 0:56:47 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 29th November 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/

Vrai, Peter, and Mercedez wrap up the 2021 Summer season! 0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:02:14 The Great Jahy Shall Not be Defeated! 0:04:28 Girlfriend, Girlfriend 0:05:08 The Case Study of Vanitas Neutral Zone 0:05:41 Remake Our Life! Feminist Potential 0:08:20 Fena: Pirate Princess 0:13:40 Sonny Boy 0:19:18 Kageki Shoujo 0:22:32 The aquatope on white sand Sequels and continuing series 0:27:01 Tropical Rouge! PreCure 0:30:02 To Your Eternity 0:31:33 Tokyo Revengers 0:35:24 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 0:37:03 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom X 0:39:54 Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S 0:51:18 Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 0:57:07 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Tuesday 5th October 2021 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Vrai, Alex, and Mercedez return to their rewatchalong with the Puella Magi Madoka Magica movies! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:58 Theatrical release 0:06:08 Timeline 0:11:16 The first 100 minutes 0:15:42 Mystery/horror narrative 0:18:29 Ikuhara but bad 0:21:46 Witches and gays 0:25:02 It’s homophobic though 0:27:11 The bad quotes 0:30:21 Homura’s Fall 0:41:28 Male authors and lack of nuance 0:50:00 The epilogue 0:56:38 The real suffering porn 1:00:37 Does the movie negate the series? 1:02:28 Final thoughts 1:06:42 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 22nd May 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, Mercedez, and Alex return to their rewatchalong with the second half of Puella Magi Madoka Magica! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:05 Sayaka and Kiyoko Apologia 0:19:13 Deuteragonist 0:23:21 Dub blaccent 0:28:12 Mahou-chlorians 0:32:11 Magical Girls of HISTORY 0:35:46 Kyubei is a TERF 0:41:30 Urobuchi’s Al Qaeda quote 0:47:23 Madoka’s agency 0:48:55 Is it gay? 0:51:36 Samsara and Godoka 0:59:35 The message 1:03:51 Final thoughts 1:05:57 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 24th April 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, Mercedez, and Peter check-in on the 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:59 Peach Boy Riverside 0:02:56 Idaten Deities Know Only Peace 0:04:34 Battle Game in 5 Seconds Yellow Flags 0:05:39 TSUKIMICHI -Moonlight Fantasy- 0:07:27 Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan 0:09:24 How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom 0:10:11 The Great Jahy Will Not be Defeated! 0:13:15 Girlfriend, Girlfriend 0:15:44 Dungeon of Black Company 0:17:28 Duke of Death and His Maid 0:19:08 Drug Store in Another World 0:21:07 Detective is Already Dead 0:22:08 The Case Study of Vanitas Neutral Zone 0:30:35 Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles 0:30:51 Remake Our Life! 0:34:39 RE-MAIN 0:35:50 Night Head 2041 Feminist Potential 0:38:49 Sonny Boy 0:43:55 Kageki Shoujo 0:57:05 Aquatope on white sand 1:01:18 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Rec

Vrai, Mercedez, and Alex celebrate the 10th anniversary of the seminal work of mahou shoujo, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, with a rewatchalong! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:31 We’re OLD 0:03:57 Background 0:10:09 Past experience 0:18:30 Simulcasts, seinen, and seminal status 0:25:18 Dark and/or menified magical girls 0:29:01 Mami and the episode 3 twist 0:40:47 Sayaka’s soul 0:50:56 Bodily autonomy and horror 0:58:58 Back to we’re old 1:03:18 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 28th Mar 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, Mercedez, and Peter look back at the mega-packed Spring 2021 season! 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:55 DON’T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO Yellow Flags 0:06:26 Tokyo Revengers 0:07:16 Those Snow White Notes 0:13:27 Pretty Boy Detective Club 0:18:50 MARS RED Harmless Fun 0:22:12 Super Cub 0:24:23 SSSS.DYNAZENON 0:27:54 Shadows House 0:32:26 I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 0:34:21 Backflip!! It’s… Complicated 0:39:54 The World Ends With You 0:41:51 Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song 0:47:30 To Your Eternity 0:48:31 ODDTAXI 0:51:26 JORAN 0:53:18 Fairy Ranmaru 0:56:51 86 EIGHTY-SIX Feminist Potential 1:00:50 Let’s Make a Mug Too 1:04:35 Farewell, My Dear Cramer Sequels 1:07:32 ZOMBIE LAND SAGA REVENGE 1:08:01 Fruits Basket 1:08:29 So I’m a Spider, So What? 1:11:44 Tropical Rouge! Pretty Cure 1:11:50 Thunderbolt Fantasy 1:12:06 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 1:12:39 Way of the Househusband 1:13:24 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Peter: twitter

No use crying over cracked eggs. Vrai, Mercedez, and Alex perform a post mortem on the most potentialful disasterpiece of 2021, Wonder Egg Priority! 0:01:04 Intros 0:03:09 Finale expectations 0:06:57 Production woes 0:11:54 Neiru 0:19:38 For teenagers or about teenagers? 0:22:06 Rika 0:27:51 Ai 0:31:51 Momoe 0:35:35 Trans readings in script vs visual direction 0:41:04 Portrayal of suicide 0:43:19 Koito… 0:49:24 Frill and the Accas 0:55:37 Only Accas can exposit 1:01:26 The Sawaki conclusion 1:03:46 In the end, was it all worth it? 1:12:27 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Thursday 1st July 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, Dee, and Mercedez bring their look back at the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer to a close with episodes 20-26! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Technical warning 0:03:34 Beach episode and gender roles 0:15:01 Misaki and Ojiro 0:19:47 Ichan and Shuko 0:21:24 Hatoko 0:25:37 Misaki and Shuko’s reunion 0:40:10 Women-led fighting and sports series 0:45:04 Is it feminist? 0:50:37 Final thoughts 0:57:00 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 3rd October 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/

Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez continue their look back at the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer with episodes 14-19! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:15 Misaki x Hatoko 0:08:39 Anime original 0:12:28 Shuko and portrayals of disability 0:35:09 Sai’s sister 0:40:00 Empathy and pain 0:44:47 Misaki and Shuko 0:50:00 Any surprises? 0:53:38 Predictions 0:55:13 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 20th September 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/

Caitlin, Peter, and Mercedez check in on the 2021 Spring season! 0:00:00 Intros Red flags 0:01:39 DON’T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO Yellow Flags 0:05:24 Tokyo Revengers 0:08:15 Pretty Boy Detective Club 0:12:41 Those Snow White Notes 0:12:51-0:12:52 *Naruto and Your Lie in April Spoilers* 0:18:38 Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose 0:20:20 MARS RED 0:21:16 Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway 0:28:05 Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Harmless Fun 0:29:59 Super Cub 0:33:13 SSSS.DYNAZENON 0:40:25 Shadows House 0:45:51 I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 0:49:11 Backflip!! It’s Complicated 0:53:59 The World Ends With You 0:57:05 Vivy: Flourite Eyes Song 0:58:42 To Your Eternity 1:01:10 ODDTAXI 1:02:47 JORAN THE PRINCESS OF SNOW AND BLOOD 1:04:50 Fairy Ranmaru 1:09:43 86 EIGHTY-SIX Feminist Potential 1:12:02 Let’s Make a Mug Too 1:12:48 Farewell, My Dear Cramer 1:19:08 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/Pet

Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez continue their look back at the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer with episodes 8-13! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:27 Impressions and tournament arcs 0:07:04 All 3 make commitments to write Angelic Layer articles 0:08:50 Gender essentialism 0:20:20 Ringo 0:24:49 Dub and localization 0:28:32 Madoka, Alice, and CLAMP nonsense 0:37:47 Sportsmanship 0:42:37 Romance 0:51:01 Projecting 0:52:07 Misaki’s mom 0:55:59 Predictions 0:56:34 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 30th August 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/

Vrai, Peter, and Caitlin look back at the 2021 Winter season! 0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:01:56 Wave!! Let’s Go Surfing 0:04:21 Sk8 the Infinity 0:08:29 Horimiya 0:16:20 Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki-kun Harmless Fun 0:21:23 So I’m a Spider, So What? 0:23:17 Skate-Leading Stars 0:25:56 Back Arrow It’s Complicated... 0:27:17 Kemono Jihen CW: Rape 0:30:01-0:33:28 0:34:01 Heaven’s Design Team 0:34:31 Cells at Work! CODE BLACK Feminist Potential 0:37:19 2.43 Seiin High School Volleyball 0:38:00 Wonder Egg Priority 0:45:59 Otherside Picnic Sequels and Carryovers 0:47:35 Umamusume Season 2 0:50:02 Re:ZERO Season 2 0:51:57 The Promised Neverland Season 2 0:52:45 JUJUTSU KAISEN 0:53:13 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 0:54:29 LAID-BACK CAMP SEASON2 0:55:59 With a Dog and a Cat, Every Day is Fun 0:56:40 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist Ani

Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez look back and the first seven episodes of the miniature robot battler Angelic Layer! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:45 Background 0:06:26 The CLAMP-aide 0:08:18 CLAMP style and anime vs manga 0:14:06 Battle shonen for girls 0:23:18 Misaki 0:33:47 Hatoko 0:38:23 Tamayo 0:41:49 Ichiro 0:50:24 One-off opponents 0:57:30 Predictions 0:58:46 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 23rd August 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/

Vrai, Peter, and Caitlin check in on the 2021 Winter season! 0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:01:23 Sk8: The Infinity 0:07:01 Horimiya 0:12:04 Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki-kun Harmless Fun 0:16:33 So I’m a Spider, So What? 0:18:49 Skate-Leading Stars 0:21:25 Back Arrow It’s Complicated... 0:28:38 VLAD LOVE 0:34:16 Kemono Jihen 0:37:47 Heaven’s Design Team 0:39:22 Cells at Work! CODE BLACK Feminist Potential 0:43:25 2.43 Seiin High School Volleyball 0:46:26 Wonder Egg Priority 0:49:18 Otherside Picnic 0:53:21 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 27th 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/

Vrai, Alex, and Mercedes share some of their favorite yuri manga! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:18 The yuri umbrella 0:02:08 Hit Me With Your Best Sell: After Hours 0:08:21 It Takes Two to Mango: Yuri is My Job! 0:12:27 Love It or Loan It: Futaribeya 0:17:13 One for the Money: How Do We Relationship? 0:23:34 Oh No, It’s Complicated: Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil 0:33:29 It Takes Two to Mango: A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow 0:40:05 Hit Me With Your Best Sell: Goodbye, My Rose Garden 0:45:47 Love It or Loan It: Hungry for You: Endo Yasuko Stalks the Night 0:51:13 Group Hug: The Conditions of Paradise 1:00:20 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Alex: twitter.com/TheAfictionado Mercedes: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Friday 30th October 2020 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License cre

Vrai, Chiaki, and Mercedes look back on the cyberpunk masterpiece Akudama Drive! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:07 Production info 0:03:29 General impressions 0:4:45 Danganronpa connection 0:0:06:40 Favorite characters 0:08:37 Doctor and Swindler 0:12:15 Timing, acclaim, and ACAB 0:15:21 The dub, Brawler, and blaccents 0:21:56 Uprisings and the REAL cyberpunk 0:25:52 Real politics behind Kanto vs Kansai 0:30:36 The shinkansen, the ‘60s, and national pride 0:34:32 Faceless villains exploiting the next generation 0:38:10 Sister’s arc 0:39:32 The ending 0:49:40 Japan’s justice system 0:52:45 Final thoughts 0:53:33 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Mercedes: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 24th January 2021 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

Dee, Chiaki and Peter look back on the 2020 Fall season! 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:26 Our Last Crusade Yellow Flags 0:03:00 HYPNOSISMIC 0:04:56 Higurashi Gou Harmless Fun 0:08:46 Warlords of Sigrdrifa 0:11:33 TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You 0:14:11 Moriarty the Patriot 0:19:22 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear 0:19:51 JUJUTSU KAISEN 0:25:18 I’m Standing on a Million Lives 0:28:46 Gal & Dino 0:31:07 Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai 0:33:28 D4DJ It’s... Complicated 0:39:01 Wandering Witch 0:41:56 Talentless Nana 0:48:08 Iwakakeru: Sports Climbing Girls 0:48:59 Magatsu Wahrheit 0:51:34 Akudama Drive 0:55:30 Adachi and Shimamura Feminist Potential 0:57:30 Yashahime: Princess Half Demon 0:59:40 Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle 1:02:13 The Gymnastics Samurai Sequels & Carryover 1:08:43 Haikyu!! TO THE TOP 1:09:30 Golden Kamuy Season 3 1:10:23 Healin’ Good Pretty Cure 1:10:20 With a Cat and a Dog Every Day is Fun 1:10:45 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian A

Peter, Caitlin, and Lizzie look back on Netflix’s 2020 slate of anime! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:31 Dorohedoro 0:11:10 Drifting Dragons 0:17:20 Beastars 0:27:15 BNA 0:31:18 Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 0:34:20 Hi-Score Girl 0:34:49 Japan Sinks 0:36:02 Aggretsuko 0:40:59 Great Pretender 1:04:55 Outro Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Faye: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante 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/

Peter, Chiaki, and Faye check in on all the new additions to the Shonen Jump app since April 2020! CW: Suicide 0:00:36 Intros 0:02:12 Moriking 0:08:14 Bone Collection 0:11:59 Time Paradox Ghost Writer 0:21:56 Yuugen’s All-Ghouls Classroom 0:23:40 Ayashiki Triangle 0:27:23 Magu-chan: God of Destruction 0:30:10 Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin 0:36:34 Me & Roboco 0:39:41 Spirit Photographer Saburo Kono 0:42:11 BURN THE WITCH 0:45:02 Phantom Seer 0:49:26 High School Family 0:51:38 Our Blood Oath 0:54:16 Comment on Build King 0:54:52 Moriarty the Patriot 0:56:52 Death Note Special 0:58:17 Kaiju No. 8 1:01:29 Ghost Reaper Girl 1:06:35 Blue Flag 1:14:13 Outro Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Faye: patreon.com/wordswithoutend AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 22nd November 2020 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Comm