Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast

Episode 3 of our 4-part watchalong of the shojo classic Princess Tutu with Vrai, Chiaki, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:19 Mytho’s Spider-Man 3 Arc 0:05:31 The dub 0:08:45 Pike and Lilie 0:11:02 Love 0:17:09 Marriage 0:20:36 Fakir’s fanfic 0:25:19 We need to talk about Rue 0:31:57 Midsummer Night’s Dream 0:34:50 Mytho’s shards 0:38:20 Roleplaying 0:47:55 Predictions 0:54:08...

Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter look back on the spring 2019 season! Spring 2019 premiere rankings: https://www.animefeminist.com/spring-2019-premiere-digest/ Spring 2019 mid-season check-in: https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-90-spring-2019-mid-season-check-in/ 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:18 We Never Learn :BOKUBEN 0:03:55 The Helpful Fox Senko-san 0:06:32 YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound...

Episode 2 of our 4-part watchalong of the shojo classic Princess Tutu with Vrai, Chiaki, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:29 0:03:33 Stream quality 0:06:39 Know your role 0:12:27 Mytho 0:16:22 Fakir and Duck 0:20:34 Rue, Love, and Mr Cat 0:29:10 Tutu vs Duck 0:33:33 Dances and monologues 0:44:19 Drosselmeyer again 0:46:44 Predictions 0:52:31 Final thought 0:55:35 Outro Vrai:...

Episode 1 of our 4-part watchalong of the shojo classic Princess Tutu with Vrai, Chiaki, and special guest Miranda Sanchez! 0:00:00 Intros 0:03:07 Info 0:06:20 Background 0:08:57 First impressions 0:10:19 Introducing tropes 0:13:49 Narrative roles 0:17:57 Nudity and the ‘90s 0:20:51 Fakir, Rue, and Mytho 0:26:25 Duck vs Tutu 0:31:56 Unfinished and endless stories 0:35:42 Drosselmeyer 0:37:49 Predi...

Dee, Peter, and Chiaki check-in on the Spring 2019 season! Spring 2019 Premiere Digest: www.animefeminist.com/spring-2019-premiere-digest/ 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:21 We Never Learn! BOKUBEN 0:06:39 Wise Man’s Grandchild 0:10:09 YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World 0:13:54 Robihachi 0:16:12 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA- 0:17:47 MIX 0:19:54 Midnight Occult Civil Servants 0:23:35 Hitoribocch...

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....

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_n...

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 0:14:3...

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 fo...

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 Questio...

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_nod...

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...

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 t...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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 0:05:1...

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...

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 Ma...

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/an...

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...

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:...

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 / Mitsur...