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Dee, Caitlin, and Peter meet for a huge 2-part Summer Season Wrap-Up! Due to scheduling delays in the mid season and the absolutely cornucopia of good anime this Summer, we crammed all our Summer thoughts into a single recording session split between Part 1 covering “Yellow Flags” through “It’s Complicated” with Part 2 covering “Feminist Potential” and sequels coming next week! 0:00:00 Intro Yellow Flags 0:02:12 Please Excuse My Younger Brothers 0:08:35 BLACK TORCH Neutral Zone 0:15:10 Victoria of the Many Faces 0:20:48 Sparks of Tomorrow 0:28:26 Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You It’s Complicated… 0:46:44 Though I am an Inept Villainess 0:55:38 Red River 1:02:06 Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky 1:09:02 Iron Wok Jan! 1:18:45 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 Sunday 11th October 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/

Dee, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up a stunning spring season in a year of anime that just keeps getting better! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:01:33 Ramparts of Ice 0:10:57 Daemons of the Shadow Realm 0:15:24 Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms While Drunk It's Complicated 0:23:57 Needy Girl Overdose Feminist Potential 0:24:23 Witch Hat Atelier 0:30:52 MARRIAGETOXIN 0:35:27 Kirio Fan Club 0:42:46 A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA 0:44:27 Go For It, Nakamura-kun! 0:47:44 Even a Replica Can Fall in Love 0:49:17 Always a Catch! 0:53:05 Akane-Banashi 0:54:28 Agents of Four Seasons Sequels and Carryover 1:02:32 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 1:04:07 Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4 1:11:30 Dorohedoro Season 2 1:16:35 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 25th July 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/

Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the 2026 Spring season where they actually get to spend most of their time talking about Feminist Potential titles! 0:00:00 Intro Neutral Zone 0:01:36 MAO 0:10:05 Daemons of the Shadow Realm 0:16:28 Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk It’s… Complicated 0:22:16 Nippon Sangoku 0:27:53 Needy Girl Overdose Feminist Potential 0:30:15 Witch Hat Atelier 0:36:41 MARRIAGETOXIN 0:44:08 Kirio Fan Club 0:51:45 A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA 1:02:52 Even a Replica Can Fall in Love 1:05:34 Always a Catch! 1:08:35 Akane Banashi 1:11:14 Agents of the Four Seasons 1:16:32 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 Sunday 17th May 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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

Alex, Vrai, and Toni go elbow deep exploring the queer themes and rural horror of The Summer Hikaru Died. 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:01 Summary 0:02:29 Personal experiences 0:08:11 Making anime scary 0:11:27 The Netflix of it all 0:15:35 BL as a genre piece 0:20:20 The gay ‘90s 0:24:03 A horror genre piece 0:27:40 Showing vs telling queer rep 0:34:06 Cronenberg 0:42:53 “Supporting” cast 0:44:58 Penguindrum and Venom 0:51:27 Asako 0:55:29 Rie and queer acceptance 1:05:42 Hikaru’s entity 1:10:57 Final thoughts 1:13:47 Outro Alex: https://bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.social Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.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 21st October 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/

Vrai, Dee, and Peter return to wrap-up a summer season full of excellent smaller titles, sequels, and contender for Anime of the Year! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:02:22 Clevatess Yellow Flags 0:04:40 Ruri Rocks Neutral Zonne 0:07:49 Dealing with Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze 0:12:28 Turkey! 0:19:21 Secrets of the Silent Witch 0:23:57 Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show It’s Complicated… 0:30:35 There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... 0:36:13 Gachiakuta 0:42:59 CITY the Animation 0:47:17 Betrothed to my Sister’s Ex Feminist Potential 0:52:45 The Summer Hikaru Died Sequels 1:00:52 Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 1:04:50 DAN DA DAN 1:13:33 Anne Shirley 1:19:58 Call of the Night 1:22:37 My Dress-Up Darling 1:29:04 To Be Hero X 1:30:21 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 Monday 29th September 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/

Vrai, Dee, and Peter have quite a bit to say about the 2025 Summer season along with notes from Cy, Toni, and Alex! 0:00:00 Intro Red Flags 0:02:24 Clevatess Yellow Flags 0:07:49 Ruri Rocks Neutral Zone 0:13:34 Turkey! Time to Strike 0:21:35 Secrets of the Silent Witch 0:27:21 Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show 0:32:34 Bad Girl 0:35:19 Let’s Go Karaoke! It’s Complicated 0:43:54 There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... 0:50:58 Takopi’s Original Sin 0:55:09 Gachiakuta 1:01:14 CITY the Animation 1:05:10 Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex Feminist Potential 1:07:35 The Summer Hikaru Died 1:11:44 See You Tomorrow at the Food Court Dark Horse 1:15:40 Dealing with Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze! 1:21:15 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 Tuesday 19th August 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/

Vrai, Peter, and Toni belatedly regroup to finally recap the 2025 Spring season’s many triumphs and one, big, blunder. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:13 A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof! 0:08:04 WITCH WATCH 0:09:13 mono 0:10:40 Food for the Soul 0:12:05 Apocalypse Hotel 0:19:35 TO BE HERO X 0:25:08 LAZARUS 0:30:44 Kowloon Generic Romance 0:42:09 The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl 0:43:00 The Too-Perfect Saint 0:43:32 Rock is a Lady’s Modesty 0:48:21 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX 0:51:15 Maebashi Witches 0:54:31 Anne Shirley 0:57:50 The Apothecary Diaries S2 1:00:25 Aharen-san ha Hakarenai S2 1:02:06 WIND BREAKER S2 1:12:14 Outro Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.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 20th July 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/