Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast

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Exploring Japanese pop culture through a feminist lens.

  1. Chatty AF 242: 2026 Winter Wrap-Up

    4D AGO

    Chatty AF 242: 2026 Winter Wrap-Up

    Vrai, Dee, and Peter make a much-delayed return to Wrap up the 2026 Winter season which, despite having many dropped titles, more than made up for them with its many successes! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:02:18 You and I are Polar Opposites 0:07:41 Sentenced to Be a Hero 0:09:05 Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary! It’s… Complicated 0:10:49 Wash it All Away 0:11:00 ROLL OVER AND DIE 0:11:28 In the Clear Moonlit Dusk and Hana-Kimi 0:11:53 Shiboyugi 0:15:52 The Darwin Incident Feminist Potential 0:18:31 Tamon’s B-Side 0:23:26 The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-be-Wife 0:29:47 The Holy Grail of Eris 0:32:23 Journal with Witch 0:39:53 Bean Counter 0:49:16 Champignon Witch Sequels & Carryover 0:53:54 Love Through a Prism 0:55:01 Fate/strange Fake 0:56:04 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End S2 0:57:35 Hell’s Paradise S2 0:59:31 JUJUTSU KAISEN S3 1:01:46 Kaguya-sama: Stairway to Adulthood 1:02:55 Release that Witch 1:06:23 Medalist S2 1:07:06 GNOSIA 1:09:54 Outro Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Sunday 26th April 2026 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/

    1h 11m
  2. Chatty AF 241: 2026 Winter Mid-Season Check-In

    MAR 9

    Chatty AF 241: 2026 Winter Mid-Season Check-In

    Vrai, Dee, and Peter meet to discuss the 2026 Winter season’s absolute cornucopia of shojo, josei, and romance anime! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:07 You and I are Polar Opposites 0:06:05 Sentenced to Be a Hero 0:08:03 Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary! 0:13:17 Wash it All Away 0:16:21 Shiboyugi 0:20:20 ROLL OVER AND DIE 0:24:05 In the Clear Moonlit Dusk 0:33:56 Hana-Kimi 0:40:44 The Darwin Incident 0:41:24 Tamon’s B-Side 0:48:24 The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-be-Wife 0:55:01 The Holy Grail of Eris 0:58:45 Journal with Witch 1:02:22 Bean Counter 1:07:13 Champignon Witch 1:13:47 Outro Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Sunday 1st March 2026 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/

    1h 15m
  3. Chatty AF 240: NANA Watchalong Part 2 - Episodes 8-17

    FEB 16

    Chatty AF 240: NANA Watchalong Part 2 - Episodes 8-17

    Tony, Vrai, and Destiny return for Part 2 of their NANA watchalong, covering episodes 8-17, where they discuss Hachi’s sexuality, the vilification of women in rock, and the reality vs the mystique of Nana O! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:29 The story until now 0:02:18 Jackson Hole is REAL 0:06:41 Hachi’s big city fantasy vs reality 0:18:41 Shoji sucks 0:25:41 Hachi’s sexuality 0:30:45 Hachi’s awakening 0:33:36 The girls are fighting but ALSO reconciling 0:35:37 Hachi is hated??? 0:38:11 Junko is hated 0:48:55 Anime vs manga framing 0:50:49 Nana O’s mystique 0:58:46 Woman in rock being vilified 1:02:11 The music 1:06:03 Nice things 1:12:18 Yasu rocks 1:17:02 Outro Tony: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.social Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Destiny: https://bsky.app/profile/gettinganimated.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Thursday 22nd January 2026 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/

    1h 18m
  4. Chatty AF 239: Sanda Retrospective

    FEB 2

    Chatty AF 239: Sanda Retrospective

    Tony, Caitlin, and ANN’s Sylvia get together to talk about Paru Itagaki’s madcap dystopic LGBT romance battle shonen featuring a sexy Santa Claus, Sanda! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:53 Paru Itagaki 0:07:07 Whomst is Santa 0:10:21 Wish fulfillment 0:14:35 Black Santa 0:18:50 The “Trauma-free Curriculum” 0:31:08 Oshibu 0:34:55 Puberty and body horror 0:37:59 Furuyama’s Body 0:42:04 All the metaphors 0:45:41 Enforced heteronormativity 0:48:44 Bury your gays? 0:56:59 Bury your gays 1:02:39 Itagaki’s unpredictability 1:04:33 Hopes for season 2 1:08:49 Closing thoughts 1:09:24 Outro Tony: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.social Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Sylvia: https://bsky.app/profile/vestenet.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Thursday 29th January 2026 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/

    1h 11m
  5. Chatty AF 238: 2025 Fall Wrap-Up

    JAN 5

    Chatty AF 238: 2025 Fall Wrap-Up

    Dee, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the year 2025 with a recap of the 2025 Fall Season’s solid line-up! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:01:47 A Wild Last Boss Appeared! 0:05:08 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days 0:06:51 Wandance 0:10:51 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days 0:15:51 A Star Brighter than the Sun 0:18:46 My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s 0:20:42 The Fated Magical Princess It’s Complicated 0:22:24 With You, Our Love Will Make it Through 0:25:29 Sanda Feminist Potential 0:34:26 This Monster Wants to Eat Me 0:40:07 May I Ask for One Final Thing? 0:49:50 A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace 0:52:46 GNOSIA 1:00:26 The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess 1:06:22 Ranma 1/2 1:10:09 SPY x FAMILY 1:12:57 Outro Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Saturday 3rd January 2026 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/

    1h 14m
  6. Chatty AF 237: NANA Watchalong - Part 1

    12/22/2025

    Chatty AF 237: NANA Watchalong - Part 1

    Vrai, Tony, and special guest, the Getting Animated podcast’s Destiny-Senpai, begin their multi-part watchalong of the shoujo classic, NANA. Destiny will be our expert as Vrai and Tony experience the story for the very first time, just in time for its 25th anniversary. 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:00 About NANA 0:05:11 Personal histories 0:10:51 Yazawa’s style and other works 0:14:12 Plot summary 0:15:32 Music, fashion, and identity 0:37:18 Love, Sex, and CompHet 0:50:25 The boys 0:57:53 Hachi 1:00:20 NANA glazing 1:02:05 Theorycrafting 1:06:38 Lightning round 1:14:59 Outro Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.social Destiny: https://bsky.app/profile/gettinganimated.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Monday 15th December 2025 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/

    1h 17m
  7. Chatty AF 236: Monogatari Part 5 - Nekomonogatari Black and White

    12/08/2025

    Chatty AF 236: Monogatari Part 5 - Nekomonogatari Black and White

    Toni, Vrai, and Peter return for part 5 of their Monogatari watchalong with the Neko Black OVA series and Neko White (AKA the Tsubasa Tiger arc from Monogatari Second Season) to follow Hanekawa’s twin story arcs and a new Araragi-less face (mostly) for Monogatari! 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:42 Watch order 0:03:45 Monogatari without Araragi 0:07:49 White as a redo for Black 0:10:38 Timeline 0:11:58 Hanekawa house reveal 0:14:58 Bisexuals 0:20:40 Adaptation decisions 0:24:08 Hanekawa x Senjogahara 0:26:51 Haircuts 0:28:58 Neko Black’s ending 0:37:58 Hanekawa, buddhism, and the tiger 0:39:35 Hanekawa’s development 0:46:41 Autism coding 0:52:42 Senjogahara’s handshake 0:53:57 Araragi’s mom 0:58:16 Oshino’s senpai 1:01:20 Bad horny 1:03:22 Hanekawa and rules 1:06:22 Mayoi 1:08:29 Monogatari’s structure sans Araragi 1:14:45 Future plans 1:15:45 Outro Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.social Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Tuesday 2nd December 2025 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/

    1h 17m
  8. Chatty AF 235: 2025 Fall Mid-Season Check-In

    11/25/2025

    Chatty AF 235: 2025 Fall Mid-Season Check-In

    Caitlin, Cy, and Peter check-in on a season jam-packed with shojo, LGBTQIA+, and ‘90s revival anime! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:02:22 A Wild Last Boss Has Appeared! 0:06:47 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days 0:08:43 WanDance 0:16:04 Touring After the Apocalypse 0:18:14 Tojima Wants to be Kamen Rider 0:23:34 A Star Brighter than the Sun 0:26:40 Pass the Monster Meat, Milady 0:28:22 My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s It's Complicated 0:31:11 With You, Our Love Will Make it Through 0:38:12 Sanda 0:46:39 Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love 0:52:26 Mechanical Marie Feminist Potential 0:53:02 This Monster Wants to Eat me 0:56:14 A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace 0:56:34 Gnosia 1:10:40 The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess 1:16:06 May I Ask for One Final Thing? 1:17:39 Outro Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Cy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Sunday 23rd November 2025 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/

    1h 19m
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