Weekly Round-Up, 24-30 September 2025: “It’s Not That Deep,” Mermaid Melody, and Newspaper AI www.animefeminist.com/weekly-round...

Hi besties, thank you so much for the love on my latest video!!! The support I’ve received has been overwhelming and I really appreciate it. The next vids I have will be a deep dive into some nostalgic manga and a mangaka retrospective on Arina Tanemura 🤭.

Maebashi Witches sets a new standard for tackling fatphobia Erika Yoshida's magical girl series imagines everyday ways to make the world a better place. And nowhere is it stronger than in its exploration of fatphobia. www.animefeminist.com/maebashi-wit...

Revisiting Gakuen Alice & it’s truly PEAK!!! Insanely funny 😂😂

The “not that deep” crowd is really baffling to me because do you really think an artist (of any kind) would put in the amount of labor, money, and energy it takes to make a piece of art and not have the majority of it be intentional?

Hiii besties, after almost four months I finally finished a video. I was very hesitant and nervous to post this one, but I hope you find it interesting. “It’s Not That Deep” is Deeper Than You Think youtu.be/zWRlzYGTpKs

MERMAID MELODY PICHI PICHI PITCH DEEP DIVE IS HEREEE 🫧🌊🫧🌊🫧🌊🫧🌊 Mermaid Melody was a Fever Dream ✨✨🩷🩵💚✨✨ youtu.be/UmjHYu_3Zek

Zooming in on the narrative being constructed by MAGA Charlie Kirk & Cracker Sympathy youtu.be/0TSzM8ljB2M

Good that the Guardian is calling Kirk “far right” and showings its readers his views - not “common sense”, not “conservative”, but far right conspiracy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

These days, it isn't hip to be "woke." But don't tell that to Spike Spiegel or Mugen. Here's how Watanabe Shinichiro's Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo both present a vision for radical acceptance and multicultural soul-searching.

excuse me, drew, we have TWO twinks cheerleading with the minnesota vikings this year; there's also plenty of weird conservative whining about blaize

NEW VIDEO OUT NOW!!! Boys Over Flowers has been a notorious series in the shoujo space so why is it STILL so popular after 30 years?! youtu.be/PNYy4KaLGlg

A free preview of Fuyumi Ono & Akihiro Yamada's The Twelve Kingdoms Book 1 - Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Sea: Part 1 is up on: Bookwalker: https://global.bookwalker.jp/de51c00cf5-039a-4495-ae24-6a64bd02abfc/ Kobo […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

the revolutionary girls, utena and anthy 🌹 #art #revolutionarygirlutena

ANNOUNCEMENT: Fruits Basket: The Complete Box Set Relive the journey of Tohru Honda from start to finish as she breaks the Sohma family’s curse! This stunning box set features not only brand-new covers but a beautiful set of lenticular cards wrapped up into one picturesque package!

Celebrated my birthday in style yesterday by attending an NBA dance clinic for the Chicago Bulls!! Such an amazing experience 🥹🥹

NEW VIDEO OUT NOW How the 2008 Recession Killed Shoujo Manga in America 🙂 youtu.be/DU3LDMULA0o

The Gigantic franchise that's impossible to recommend... but imma try 🌟 Video out NEOW!! 🌟 ▶️ t.co/fts5LHF2LU

NEW VIDEO OUT NOW today we're diving into the shoujo anthology Betsuma and why it's known as the bible for romance manga youtu.be/jKAH0H9HADk

YouTube Creator Collective was a success!!

C2E2 was awesome!!!!!! I had so much fun 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

🩸 NEW VIDEO 🩸 the craziest anime you probably forgot about… youtu.be/OoCBkFsqXzQ

NEW VIDEO OUT NOW!!! I read SO much manga this month and here are some of my reviews/impressions youtu.be/zBC_6lybUFE

I filmed a video!!!!!

Welcome back, Sana! The first new Kodocha manga story in 10 years has been posted!

⚠️ HEY MAGICAL GIRL FANS⚠️ My Sailor Moon meets Roller Derby coming of age story WHEELS & ROSES, is now in production, BUT WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP TO FINISH!!! PLEASE SHARE THIS POST🛼 DONATE TO OUR FUNDRAISING LINK‼️ donorbox.org/wheels-roses Pls help this Black and Queer magical girl show happen!

I made a lil quiz if ya wanna take it. buddymeter.com/quiz.html

Thank you so much @bunnycartoon.bsky.social & @annlynzee.bsky.social for giving us this opportunity to talk about our Signal Award Win and our podcast as well. It means the world to us 🌸🌸

Yakuza/Like A Dragon: A Full Series Retrospective & Review youtu.be/I3FRv19rqP8

I made the top 20 🤯🤯🤯

I got Petshop of Horrors 🥳🥳

The anime community truly hates black people and it’s really sad. Anytime we speak up for ourselves or simply EXIST there’s somehow a problem. People would rather play devils advocate or go “erm actually” than listening to us when we voice our perspectives. I’m tired!!!

I’m so indecisive 🤷🏾‍♂️ I have video ideas for the next several months but not sure which one to tackle first. I’m also worried if these topics will be to niche. I have one on abandoned tokyopop manga and another on bullying in anime. Are these interesting? Which one would you want to see first?

Misogynoir & antiblackness have no place in the anime community. Speak up and stand against it so Black people in fandom can know who their true allies are. Let’s create a safer, more inclusive space together. 🍨 #BlackHistoryMonth #animesky 🎨 @slkflowr.bsky.social 🎧 https://buff.ly/40KDq2X

I hope people who have gripes about Noralities returning to YouTube will keep it to themselves. Nora should be able to come back without receiving harassment or belittling from other AniTube creators.

PET SHOP OF HORRORS: COLLECTOR’S EDITION Vol. 1 | Matsuri Akino | $24.99 | February 4, 2025 The cult hit classic manga returns in a beautiful new Collector’s Edition with an all-new translation! sevenseasentertainment.com/books/pet-sh...

Hiiii, so I’m participating in the ‘Dance Icon’ competition which is a dance competition to pick out someone to dance backup in Ciara’s next music video. If y’all know me personally, dance is my everything. If you could vote for me, I’d be forever grateful 🥺. danceicon.org/2025/kay-awo...

Make sure to check out the video! It's great, and don't forget to subscribe to BasicBoi! 😊

💜 NEW VIDEO 💜 what happened to reverse harem anime? youtu.be/w0zdl1_0SO8

‼️🚨jumpscare warning: voltron🚨‼️the lovely @theroleycoley.bsky.social and i rewatched the show since it was announced that it’d be leaving netflix and well, here’s us slowly losing our patience as we revisit old times 😌 youtu.be/qJ_mQZn33N0?...

NEW VIDEO OUT NOW!!! the great demographic debate in manga rages on youtu.be/3NqKMGhMWDA

Wow! The Viz announcements were 🥱🥱. I'm surprised they didn't license Tenshi Nanka ja Nai, that's an Ai Yazawa work, I've been DYING to have legal access to.

THIS is what I call good fanservice!

The reverse harem anime vid is honestly more layered than I thought it’d be 😅. It’s been fun revisiting Kiss Him Not Me and Dance with Devils in particular. I hope y’all will enjoy it!!

Why is it that whenever Utena discourse crops up, the conclusion folks have is "I can't watch most Utena essays". How have we lost the plot this badly?

This manga is very hard to put down… Manga: I See Your Face Turned Away

✨ Got the goodies ✨

✨ My 2025 Manga Reading List ✨ excited for this year!