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Vrai discusses the history of boys love manga with special guests Khursten and Sara! 0:00:00 Intro 0:05:20 The Magnificent 49ers 0:16:58 The mother of BL 0:24:35 Norie Masayama 0:25:37 Takemiya and Hagio 0:37:26 The Ribon Group 0:38:46 Doujinshi circles 0:46:49 Magazines 0:55:04 Symbols 0:59:24 Recommendations 1:17:23 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Khursten: twitter.com/khursten Sara: twitter.com/blusocket AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 2nd September 2018 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 final episode of our 4-part watchalong of the fantasy epic Yona of the Red Dawn with Caitlin, Peter, and special guest Gabriella! 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:56 Predictions 0:07:14 Impressions 0:09:01 Recap 0:13:48 Animation 0:16:54 Yona’s development 0:22:57 Xeno 0:26:44 Suu Won 0:35:53 Yona and Hak 0:47:31 The kiss 0:52:03 Final impressions 0:56:57 Predictions 0:58:28 Outro Dee: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Gabriella: twitter.com/gabbomatic AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 24th February 2019 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 Winter 2019 season! Winter 2019 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/winter-2019-premiere-digest/ Fall 2018 Mid-Season Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-83-winter-2019-mid-season-check-in/ 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:16 Bottom chunk 0:02:13 Meiji Tokyo Renka 0:05:16 Magical Girl Spec-ops Asuka 0:06:42 ENDRO! 0:10:13 My Roommate is a Cat 0:14:39 Kaguya-sama: Love is War 0:22:14 The Promised Neverland 0:30:54 Grimms Notes the Animation 0:34:13 Dororo 0:41:46 Boogiepop and Others 0:44:50 The Price of Smiles 0:50:10 The Magnificent Kotobuki 0:54:25 Black Clover 0:54:56 JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 0:55:11 Sword Art Online: Alicization 0:55:31 That Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime 0:56:17 Run With the Wind 1:01:43 RADIANT 1:04:59 Mob Psycho 100 II 1:10:20 Outro Dee: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFe

Episode 3 of our 4-part watchalong of the fantasy epic Yona of the Red Dawn with Caitlin, Peter, and special guest Gabriella! 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:45 Checking predictions 0:03:13 Impressions 0:04:11 Recap 0:05:51 Sinha 0:11:38 Su Won 0:17:48 Gun Tei 0:19:43 Jeiha 0:27:43 Yona’s development 0:30:11 Yona’s dad and more divine mandate 0:34:58 Heroic epics and the isekai connection 0:37:31 This one’s for the BL fans out there 0:41:01 Obligatory tragic backstory 0:41:45 Pirate grandma 0:43:57 Predictions 0:48:47 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Gabriella: twitter.com/gabbomatic AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 3rd February 2019 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/

Episode 2 of our 4-part watchalong of the fantasy epic Yona of the Red Dawn with Caitlin, Peter, and special guest 1/4th of Gabriella! 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:59 Checking predictions 0:02:07 Recap 0:04:10 Pacing 0:05:22 Divine mandate 0:12:27 Yona 0:15:58 New characters 0:17:11 Gender roles and masculinity 0:18:50 Shin Ah 0:20:53 Arthurian legend 0:26:54 Is Su Won feminist? 0:27:25 Kink 0:29:45 Questions of divinity 0:35:50 Predictions 0:36:48 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Gabriella: twitter.com/gabbomatic AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 27th January 2019 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/

Episode 1 of our 4-part watchalong of the fantasy epic Yona of the Red Dawn with Caitlin, Peter, and special guest Gabriella! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:27 Background 0:03:09 First impressions 0:06:16 The first episode 0:14:47 Yona 0:18:39 Complex villains 0:22:01 Hak 0:30:55 Su-Won 0:33:02 Yona’s dad 0:48:34 Mundock 0:52:07 Final thoughts 0:54:12 Predictions 0:54:52 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Gabriella: twitter.com/gabbomatic AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Friday 30th December 2018 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, Peter, and Vrai check-in on the Winter 2019 season! Winter 2019 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/winter-2019-premiere-digest/ Winter 2019 Three-Episode Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/review-winter-2019-three-episode-check-in/ Jackson Brown on The Promised Neverland: https://www.jacksonpbrown.com/blog/2018/8/2/thoughts-on-the-promised-neverland-and-black-women-in-manga 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:01:40 WATATEN 0:03:10 Girly Air Force Yellow Flags 0:05:39 Meiji Tokyo Renka 0:10:19 Magical Girl Spec-ops Asuka Harmless Fun 0:17:21 ENDRO! 0:20:27 My Roommate is a Cat 0:25:08 Kaguya-sama: Love is War It’s Complicated 0:32:53 The Promised Neverland - 0:41:42 Grimm’s Notes the Animation 0:45:46 Dororo 0:52:09 Boogiepop and Others 0:57:04 The Price of Smiles 1:05:01 The Magnificent Kotobuki 1:13:39 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniF

The 4th and final part of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part rewatch of maybe the most quintessential ‘00s anime, Shoji Kawamori’s bizarre mecha isekai, Escaflowne! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:04 A quick (long) recap 0:02:21 Time to talk about Dilandau 0:09:51 Conclusions? 0:11:34 Jajuka and more fantasy racism 0:16:58 Shoujo vs modern isekai 0:21:06 Hitomi 0:22:45 Protecting vs controlling 0:25:55 Fighting to end fighting 0:31:08 Folken 0:36:58 Newton’s Third Law of Emotions 0:39:17 Allen 0:43:57 Milerna 0:49:31 Ares 0:51:18 The ending 0:56:14 Impressions 1:00:21 Feminist recommendation? 1:04:52 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 9th December 2018 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses

Part 3 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part rewatch of maybe the most quintessential ‘00s anime, Shoji Kawamori’s bizarre mecha isekai, Escaflowne! 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:42 You Will (Not) Remember 0:07:07 Twincest and portrayals of race 0:12:55 Folken kinda sucks 0:16:17 Alan’s dad really sucks 0:17:34 Millerna’s desire vs duty 0:20:58 Dryden > Alan 0:28:22 Van and PTSD 0:31:21 Escaflowne on Fox Kids 0:32:36 The power of positive thinking 0:42:12 Merle 0:43:20 Van, Dilandau, and toxic masculinity 0:49:24 Manga Dilandau 0:52:09 Van and Hitomi’s dreams 0:53:50 Alan’s father complex 0:58:04 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 2nd December 2018 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/lic

Dee, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the Fall 2018 season! Fall 2018 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/fall-2018-premiere-digest/ Fall 2018 Mid-Season Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-76-fall-2018-mid-season-check-in/ 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:55 As Ms. Beelzebub Likes it 0:02:59 IRODUKU: The World in Colors 0:05:05 Zombie Land Saga 0:09:29 SSSS.GRIDMAN 0:15:02 Run With the Wind 0:22:00 Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood 0:22:32 Hinomaru Sumo 0:23:41 Anima Yell! 0:24:53 The Girl in Twilight 0:25:47 RADIANT 0:26:49 DOUBLE DECKER 0:31:09 Bloom Into You 0:33:35 Skull-Faced Bookseller Honda-san 0:35:17 Thunderbolt Fantasy 0:35:38 JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 0:39:01 Golden Kamuy 0:42:39 Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan 0:48:42 Hi Score Girl 0:54:04 Sirius the Jaeger 1:03:10 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/PeterFobian AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist

Our 2018 Q&A podcast with Amelia, Caitlin, Dee, Peter, and Vrai answering inquiries from readers and discussing fund raising efforts! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:28 LumRanmaYasha: Chatty AF watchalong/retrospective of Pokemon when? 0:04:28 KuroWoof: Do you have different viewing habits for different shows? Are there shows you would watch after work with a drink in hand vs. watching carefully early in the day and taking notes? 0:08:55 Flarglepuf: Have there been any articles you've wanted to write for the site that haven't worked out for whatever reason? 0:13:39 sakoku_otaku: Who, outside of AF regulars, do you seek out for insight / criticism / analysis of anime from a critical perspective? Are there academics you trust? Are there academics you don’t trust? 0:25:17 Doctor_Whodunit (Assad): The contributors and the AniFem staff write such brilliant and insightful pieces so I was wondering if you, as writers and editors, think an MA or MFA in Creative Writing is worth the time and money to pursue a career in ani

Part 2 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part rewatch of maybe the most quintessential ‘00s anime, Shoji Kawamori’s bizarre mecha isekai, Escaflowne! 7-13 0:00:00 Intros 0:00:59 Quick recap 0:02:03 Impressions (and dub/sub stuff) 0:08:20 Hitomi 0:12:44 Romance 0:17:55 Gendered characteristics 0:20:44 Millerna 0:24:16 Women don’t be competin’ 0:27:46 Alan 0:35:42 Fatherhood 0:37:25 Positive thinking 0:39:16 Power is scary 0:40:59 Identity 0:43:01 Fantasy racism 0:44:11 Folken 0:45:24 Dilandau 0:49:00 Directing 0:51:27 Final thoughts 0:53:21 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 18th November 2018 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/

Part 1 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part rewatch of maybe the most quintessential ‘90s anime: Shoji Kawamori’s mecha isekai, Escaflowne! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:01 Format and production notes 0:06:04 Manga 0:11:35 Histories with the series 0:20:20 Hitomi 0:30:10 Dilandau 0:31:59 Van, toxic masculinity, and survivor's guilt 0:38:38 Allen, chivalry, and sexism 0:44:44 Malerna 0:47:03 License and dubs 0:55:35 Final thoughts 0:55:51 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 10th November 2018 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, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on the Fall 2018 season! Fall 2018 Premiere Digest: https://www.animefeminist.com/fall-2018-premiere-digest/ Fall 2018 Three Episode Check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/review-fall-2018-three-episode-check-in/ 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:11 Ulysses 0:02:58 Goblin Slayer 0:03:15 As Ms. Beelzebub likes it 0:04:15 That Time I Got Reincarnate as a Slime Harmless Fun 0:05:14 ZOMBIE LAND SAGA 0:12:20 SSSS.GRIDMAN 0:19:11 Run With the Wind 0:34:27 Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood 0:35:11 Hinomaru Sumo 0:36:57 Anima Yell! It's... Complicated 0:39:38 Release the Spyce 0:40:20 The Girl in Twilight 0:43:55 Boarding School Juliet Feminist Potential 0:44:37 RADIANT 0:49:00 DOUBLE DECKER 0:56:35 Bloom into You 0:59:52 Sequels 1:01:12 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor 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 Sat

Caitlin, Vrai, and special guest Alexis look back at the 2016 body comedy anime short Please Tell Me! Galko-chan! 0:00:00 Intros 0:00:59 About 0:02:22 Style vs content vs demographic 0:05:41 Appeal to women 0:07:56 Galko and Otako 0:08:56 Rumors/misinformation about the female body 0:12:06 Callouts and boys 0:14:21 Female relationships and Kenya Suzuki 0:15:53 Boob nonsense 0:20:00 Is it sex ed? 0:25:03 Season 2 when? 0:28:07 Challenging assumptions 0:33:15 Boy’s curiosity 0:37:23 Cisnormative 0:41:00 Body diversity 0:48:24 Thesis statement 0:53:34 Headcanons 0:56:19 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Alexis: twitter.com/alexilulu AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Wednesday 17th October 2018 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/

By popular demand, we're trying our hand at a manga review podcast! And what better way to kick things off than with a special Halloween episode? Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin share faves and flops alike in this monsteriffic medley. 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:58 Fast Pitch: The Promised Neverland 0:05:00 Hit Me With Your Best Sell (Side A) - Requiem for the Rose King (but actually Bloody Mary) 0:13:30 Two to Mango (Side A) - The Ancient Magus’ Bride 0:18:58 One for Your Money? - Frau Faust 0:23:00 License Rescue 9-1-1 - Pet Shop of Horrors 0:29:15 ManGRRRR Corner - Black Bird 0:37:09 Two to Mango (Side B) - The Case Study of Vanitas 0:47:29 Hit Me With Your Best Sell (Side B) - The Demon Prince of Momochi House 0:56:02 Group Hug - The Girl from the Other Side 1:05:39 Outro Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Friday 2

Vrai, Dee, and special guest Anne discuss the first season of Sailor Moon in part 1 of our multi-part retrospective! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:25 Sailor Moon’s history 0:03:18 Past experiences with Sailor Moon 0:09:54 Identifying with Usagi 0:13:39 Ami’s self-doubt 0:16:04 Rei’s romantic arc 0:18:25 Mamoru, age-gap, and role-reversal 0:25:35 Naru and Nephrite 0:27:22 Zoisite and Kunzite 0:34:46 Manga/anime differences 0:37:50 7 Monsters 0:41:43 Ami and Rio 0:44:48 Awkward moments 0:47:48 Strengths 0:52:37 The ending 0:59:38 Rhett Butler 1:02:43 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Anne: twitter.com/shojopower AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 25th August 2018 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 talks BL and yaoi manga with special guests Devin Randall and Masaki! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:55 Past experiences with BL 0:09:49 Bara 0:17:41 Fear of misrepresentation 0:22:32 Accessibility 0:26:56 Is BL fetishization? 0:28:45 Complimenting or replacing gate literature? 0:32:54 Sexual assault 0:42:59 Recommendations 1:03:16 Value of representation 1:06:43 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai Devin: twitter.com/DevJackRan Masaki: twitter.com/GimmeAQueerEye AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 2nd September 2018 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 look back on the Summer 2018 season! Summer 2018 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/summer-2018-premiere-digest/ Summer 2018 Mid-Season Check-in: www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-68-summer-2018-mid-season-check-in/ 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:38 How Not to Summon a Demon Lord 0:03:03 The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Eijenheir 0:03:44 ISLAND 0:05:46 Angels of Death 0:07:09 Harukana Receive 0:10:31 Chio’s School Road 0:15:13 Asobi Asobase 0:22:45 Angolmois 0:23:16 Planet With 0:35:35 Cells at Work! 0:44:00 HANEBADO! 0:49:06 Banana Fish 0:59:27 Phantom in the Twilight 1:05:38 Revue Starlight 1:12:39 Attack on Titan 1:15:04 Free! Dive to the Future 1:22:20 My Hero Academia 1:25:44 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 Saturday 29th September 2018 Music: Open Those Bri

Caitlin, Peter, and special guest Natasha meet in a hotel room during Otakon 2018 (with witnesses) to deliver a post-mortem on the controversial A-1/TRIGGER co-production DARLING in the FRANXX! 0:00:00 Intros 0:04:10 Potential 0:07:08 Production 0:11:31 Relationships 0:16:33 Zero Two 0:19:32 Gender and reproductive essentialism 0:26:51 Ichigo and the nice guy double standard 0:32:35 Ikuno / Mitsuru, and queerness 0:36:45 Futoshi, fat jokes, and eating disorders 0:41:41 Nana, puberty, and ableism 0:48:08 Ichigo / Zero Female friendships and gender roles 0:50:56 Logical inconsistencies 0:58:10 Kokoro’s pregnancy, politics, and the psychic baby 1:02:50 Popularity 1:03:53 Outro Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Peter: twitter.com/peterfobian Natasha: twitter.com/illegenes AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 11th August 2018 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)