196 episodes

Exploring Japanese pop culture through a feminist lens.

Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast Anime Feminist

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    • 4.6 • 68 Ratings

Exploring Japanese pop culture through a feminist lens.

    Chatty AF 196: 2023 Fall Mid-Season Check-In

    Chatty AF 196: 2023 Fall Mid-Season Check-In

    Toni, Caitlin, and Peter try and fail to check-in on the biggest anime season ever in a reasonable amount of time.

    0:00:00 Intros
    0:02:06 A Girl and Her Guard Dog
    0:03:26 The Kingdoms of Ruin
    0:05:16 Protocol: Rain
    0:07:52 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love You
    0:15:08 The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons
    0:17:33 Tearmoon Empire
    0:19:22 Shangri-La Frontier
    0:20:11 Paradox Live THE ANIMATION
    0:25:27 OVERTAKE!
    0:27:23 My New Boss is Goofy
    0:31:42 Migi&Dali
    0:42:20 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
    0:49:10 Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange
    0:51:48 BULLBUSTER
    0:56:48 Our Dating Story
    1:00:36 I’m in Love with the Villainess
    1:04:03 SHY
    1:10:28 The Apothecary Diaries
    1:16:40 16bit Sensation
    1:20:39 Outro

    Toni: twitter.com/poetpedagogue
    Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
    Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social

    AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist
    AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist

    Recorded Saturday 18th November 2023

    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/

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Chatty AF 195: Vinland Saga Retrospective - Part 2

    Chatty AF 195: Vinland Saga Retrospective - Part 2

    Toni, Caitlin, and special guest Annie discuss the themes of nonviolence, abolition, and meaning in part 2 of our 2-part retrospective on VINLAND SAGA!

    0:00:00 Intros
    0:01:15 Hot boys
    0:12:20 Lief
    0:23:06 The myth of the good enslaver
    0:33:53 Olmar
    0:37:50 Arnheid and the experiences of enslaved women
    0:44:27 Slavery rooted in hate vs love
    0:48:14 Portrayal of violence
    0:52:16 Ideas of empire
    1:00:16 Thorkel vs Ylva
    1:04:51 Outro

    Toni: twitter.com/poetpedagogue
    Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
    Annie: twitter.com/MsPhanLearns

    AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist
    AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist

    Recorded Saturday 23rd September 2023

    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/

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Chatty AF 194: Vinland Saga Retrospective - Part 1

    Chatty AF 194: Vinland Saga Retrospective - Part 1

    Toni, Caitlin, and special guest Annie discuss the themes of nonviolence, abolition, and meaning in part 1 of our 2-part retrospective on VINLAND SAGA!

    0:00:00 Intros
    0:01:13 Background
    0:13:03 Emptiness vs meaning
    0:24:01 Askeladd
    0:28:08 Forgiveness vs compassion
    0:39:04 Love as a form of discrimination
    0:40:54 Models of leadership
    0:45:32 Ideals vs material conditions
    0:47:37 Thofinn’s nonviolent resistance
    1:03:23 Final thoughts
    1:05:28 Outro

    Toni: twitter.com/poetpedagogue
    Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere
    Annie: twitter.com/MsPhanLearns

    AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist
    AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist

    Recorded Saturday 23rd September 2023

    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/

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Chatty AF 193: 2023 Summer Wrap-Up

    Chatty AF 193: 2023 Summer Wrap-Up

    Alex, Toni, and Peter wrap-up the small and disappointing Summer season…

    0:00:00 Intros
    Red Flags
    0:02:20 Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero
    Yellow Flags
    0:04:42 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
    0:16:14 Dark Gathering
    Neutral Zone
    0:19:43 Reign of the Seven Spellblades
    0:28:45 Reborn as a Vending Machine
    0:32:29 Helck
    0:33:07 BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!
    It's Complicated...
    0:35:13 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
    0:42:34 Gene of AI
    Feminist Potential
    0:44:59 Undead Murder Farce
    0:57:22 My Happy Marriage
    Netflix Jail
    1:01:31 Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
    Sequels & Carryover
    1:02:45 The Duke of Death and His Maid
    1:03:28 Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
    1:04:10 NieR: Automata
    1:09:39 Outro

    Alex: bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.social
    Tony: twitter.com/poetpedagogue
    Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social


    AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist
    AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist


    Recorded Saturday 14th October 2023


    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/

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Chatty AF 192: Abolition in Anime - Part 2

    Chatty AF 192: Abolition in Anime - Part 2

    Tony, MoBlack, and Danny return for the 2nd part of their discussion of abolitionism in anime featuring the work of Sadiya Hartman and Joy James in Fujiko Mine, Stone Ocean, Deca-Dence and Michiko & Hatchin!

    0:00:00 Intros
    0:02:22 Centering sexual assault survivors
    0:12:05 A Woman Called Fujiko Mine
    0:20:28 Stone Ocean
    0:28:37 Sadiya Hartman and prisons as reformatories
    0:43:29 Deca-Dence
    0:56:14 Joy James
    1:08:23 Captive Maternals
    1:15:00 Michiko & Hatchin
    1:30:36 Final Thoughts
    1:33:02 Outro


    Tony: twitter.com/poetpedagogue
    MoBlack: mastodon.online/@MoBlack
    Danny: twitter.com/TheMangaScholar

    AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist
    AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist

    Recorded Saturday 5th August 2023

    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/

    • 1 hr 34 min
    Chatty AF 191: Abolition in Anime - Part 1

    Chatty AF 191: Abolition in Anime - Part 1

    Tony, MoBlack, and Danny discuss the state's monopoly on violence 2-part discussion on abolitionism in anime!

    0:00:00 Intros
    0:03:03 Abolitionism
    0:15:06 History with abolitionism
    0:25:42 Full abolition
    0:32:10 Death Note
    0:38:49 Chainsaw Man
    0:41;58 Akudama Drive
    0:52:47 My Hero Academia
    0:58:02 Chainsaw Man spoilers
    0:59:37 Outro

    Tony: twitter.com/poetpedagogue
    MoBlack: mastodon.online/@MoBlack
    Danny: twitter.com/TheMangaScholar

    AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist
    AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist

    Recorded Saturday 5th August 2023

    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/

    • 1 hr

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
68 Ratings

68 Ratings

The Milof ,

Anime feminist = <3!

I have really been enjoying this podcast. I like that they have a few people on each episode so that we can get a wider perspective on the shows and themes. I like that they can be critical of anime that it is problematic, without shaming those who like them (they even admit to liking some of those series as well). I really like the season check in and wrap up episodes, and really love the Fushigi Yuugi watch-a-long episodes!

Ergoemos ,

This show is always funny and insightful!

This show is always smart and enjoyable. I love the varied voices that come on to the show and each one is a treat that is special and unique between each episode! I look forward to it every week!

DrivingBrian ,

Chatty about Anime and Feminism

This show is great for what it is. Analysis and discussion of current anime and how to falls in line with feminism and other social standards. The hosts are all very engaging and the show has gotten better and better as they've gone along.

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