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...

WATATABE: This Monster Wants to Eat Me—World premiere and insights from the creative team We saw the show's first episode early and had a chance to sit down with the manga artist and the anime's producer! www.animefeminist.com/watatabe-wor...

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Complicated Age: Passion, hobbies, and aging through the lens of Complex Age Our relationships to our hobbies change with age--but that doesn't mean you get too old for the things you love www.animefeminist.com/complicated-...

Chatty AF 232: 2025 Summer Mid-Season Check-In Summer is filled with surprises, from unexpected plot twists to mini-length series and some unexpectedly fun harem titles. www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-23...

I've been reading more manga, and it's time for more mini reviews! Once again I’m hopping between genres and tones, but they’re all about a love that changes the direction of your life, I suppose…

Anime Feminist’s Recommendation Backlog: Unusual School Clubs Let’s jump back into the past and look at some fantastic shows about strange clubs, whether because of their unusual subjects or offbeat members. www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...

I've been reading more manga, and it's time for more mini reviews! Once again I’m hopping between genres and tones, but they’re all about a love that changes the direction of your life, I suppose…

Falling in love with your swordplay teacher? Turning into a horrifying sea monster and kind of enjoying it? Meeting your younger self through a dysphoria-driven time loop? All these relatable queer experiences, and more, in one stack of book recs

Queer Self-Acceptance in Guilty Gear Strive Testament, Bridget, and Venom's character developments over the course of the franchise mirrors the broader evolution of LGBTQ+ in games. www.animefeminist.com/queer-self-a...

From the Verdigris House to the Rear Palace: Sex workers’ perspective on The Apothecary Diaries Kyli Rodriguez-Cayro speaks with other sex workers about the series' depiction of the profession, and how it subverts many common harmful tropes. www.animefeminist.com/from-the-ver... #kusuriya

New blog! I didn't expect a bittersweet post-apocalyptic sci-fi to be so comforting, but I had a really nice time with Apocalypse Hotel: theafictionado.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/c...

You Can’t Live All On Your Own! Volume 1 Manga Review (Spoiler‑Free) by @arhenderson.bsky.social Four friends form a quarter-life crisis quartet in this slice-of-life series yattatachi.com/you-cant-liv... @tokyopop.bsky.social • #manga

New blog! I didn't expect a bittersweet post-apocalyptic sci-fi to be so comforting, but I had a really nice time with Apocalypse Hotel: theafictionado.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/c...

It's monthly roundup time after an August chock full of publications - academia, anime, fiction even! Also I went to the theatre?! Check it all out here

2025 Summer Anime Three-Episode Check-In This is a summer of horror and romance--sometimes at the same time! www.animefeminist.com/2025-summer-...

Anime Feminist Recommendations of Spring 2025 Spring brought us rebellious teens, simmering adult dramas, and existential robots. www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...

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2025 Summer Premiere Digest A summer marked by technical and ethical streaming issues is still home to some incredible shows. www.animefeminist.com/2025-summer-...

It's time for a new anime season!

Falling in love with your swordplay teacher? Turning into a horrifying sea monster and kind of enjoying it? Meeting your younger self through a dysphoria-driven time loop? All these relatable queer experiences, and more, in one stack of book recs

It was a very busy Pride Month for professional writing (and presenting, and podcasting)!! Here's a wrap up of what I got up to, and some cool posts by other people too

We're $39/month away from our "break even" point and that is amazing. But more important than that, we're donating almost $700 to The Trevor Project. Thank you, everyone, so much. 😭💖

Whether it’s taking you somewhere escapist or using genre to dig its teeth into gnarly realities, it’s more important than ever to actively support queer fiction, so take a look at my list of scifi, fantasy, and horror and see what calls to you! theafictionado.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/f...

Throw the Man Away With Me: Rejecting heteronormativity in Run Away With Me, Girl While it says a lot about how forced heteronormativity cruelly forces queer people to diminish who they are, the story also envisions so much more for its heroines. www.animefeminist.com/rejecting-he... #pride

Yuri Manga Romance to Read This Pride Month (and All Year!) by @arhenderson.bsky.social Come on a tour of contemporary adult romance yuri and celebrate what the space has to offer right now. yattatachi.com/yuri-manga-r... #yuriDay #yuri #manga

Whether it’s taking you somewhere escapist or using genre to dig its teeth into gnarly realities, it’s more important than ever to actively support queer fiction, so take a look at my list of scifi, fantasy, and horror and see what calls to you! theafictionado.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/f...

I hope reading an article comparing real-world, power-hungry losers like Musk to Jinnai is as fun for you as writing it was for me! Huge thanks to @alltsunnodere.bsky.social and @arhenderson.bsky.social for helping me with this one immensely, I truly couldn't have done it without them.

I wrote for @bookriot.bsky.social abt my database of YA & MG books by trans authors abt trans characters! Some stats: 🏳️‍⚧️In 2020: 33 novels w/ trans MCs 🏳️‍⚧️Today: 95! 🏳️‍⚧️Racial rep remains abt 80% white, 20% POC 🏳️‍⚧️Gender rep lags too: only 11/95 feature trans femmes We’re here & we’re not going away!

“If I Was Born As A Girl…”: Transfeminine desire in Stop!! Hibari-Kun Due to finally be published in English, the 1981 manga offers a complicated but shockingly positive portrayal of a transfemme heroine www.animefeminist.com/if-i-was-bor...

This doc has all my theory research, but it also has the fiction manuscript I wrote as the "experiment" at the heart of my PhD! It's got gender chaos, shapeshifting, warrior girls, and queer kids fighting the gods ⚔ Thanks so much for sharing this and hyping me up so much 🥰

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth and imagining radical futures Orb's story about the long struggle standing against oppressive, hierarchical and anti-science regimes resonates especially strongly in the current moment www.animefeminist.com/orb-on-the-m...

We raved about @arhenderson.bsky.social’s “Gender Mischief” thesis in our #KaseSanAndMorningGlories episode. Trickster gods + non-binary YA = must-read. 🌸📚 Check It Out:

Enjoyed @arhenderson.bsky.social nuanced review of the auto-bio manga The Girl Who Can't Get A Girlfriend. Read this book a few years back & enjoyed it yattatachi.com/review-the-g...

The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend Manga Review (Spoiler‑Free) by @arhenderson.bsky.social One woman’s disastrous quest to find the hot, short-haired girl of her dreams @mierihiranishi.bsky.social • @viz.com • #manga

In Sailor Moon S and Revolutionary Girl Utena, butchness is vital fluidity Haruka and Utena are positive sapphic butches who are central in their narratives, something that can still be frustratingly even uncommon today www.animefeminist.com/in-sailor-mo...

Intimacy without fan service?! Sign us up ⬆️ Thank you @arhenderson.bsky.social for coming on the pod! The referenced article is called ‘Kase-San and Queer Thirst: Depicting sexuality in a pure yuri manga. Available on @animefeminist.com now 🎨 by @donuqxart.bsky.social pod.link/1634859352/e...

Everybody Loves Bridget: The origins of otokonoko and birth of a trans icon With her celebrated anime appearance, let's look back on Bridget's journey to coming out and her status as a beloved icon www.animefeminist.com/everybody-lo... #ggst #guiltygear #bridget

ICYMI @shoujosundae.com kindly invited me on to talk about queer teen stories, bringing together my academic research AND my anime work in one delicious discussion! 🍨

Daring to Speak its Name: Goodbye, My Rose Garden and the queer historical romance Utilizing the narrative devices of early feminist and WLW literature, this yuri series is a shining example of nuanced, happy historical queer fiction. www.animefeminist.com/daring-to-sp...

DVpit is officially coming back on October 8th, 2025 and we have over 50 agents and editors excited to participate. Follow this account for all announcements and check out dvpit.carrd.co for more details and information! #dvpit #writersky #booksky #weneeddiversebooks

Chatty AF 230: Ave Mujica Retrospective We got the band back together to look back at plurality, toxic yuri, and glorious camp with the latest BanG Dream entry, Ave Mujica! www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-23...

🌈 Happy #PrideMonth! In this ep of Shoujo Sundae, Chika, Giana, and special guest Dr. @arhenderson.bsky.social dive into #KaseSanandMorningGlories! 🌼 Yamada & Kase are navigating young love, high school, and the looming question of college. Let’s dig in! 🍨 🎧 open.spotify.com/show/1s23iLp...

It's been a quiet month on the blog, writing about ani-may and oto-may games: theafictionado.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/m...

I did a history primer on BL and yuri for THEM! A massive thanks to @kazuma.bsky.social, @samaburime.bsky.social, and @okazu.yuricon.com for their invaluable assistance in making sure I got my facts right. www.them.us/story/what-a...

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The women coloring the worlds of Studio Ghibli from behind the scenes Ghibli's onscreen heroines are known the world over, but what about the women behind the scenes? Dr. Zoe Crombie digs into the history of the studio's work culture www.animefeminist.com/the-women-co... #ghibli

The word is out: I've been writing about queer manga for @yattatachi.com and the reviews and recommendations will go live in June! This has been so fun and I'm excited to see everyone's work 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The Real Indians of Victorian Britain: Black Butler and the representation of South Asian histories At times stereotypical and at others nuanced, Prince Soma's story eventually grows into critiquing Britain's exploitation of India www.animefeminist.com/black-butler... #blackbutler #kuroshitusji

Kuma shock! How strange and nostalgic to reread an article of mine from long ago... at least, 2018 certainly FEELS like it was in a different lifetime