This Week in AniFem: September 20, 2020 (Patreon)

A warm welcome to our newcomers and a happy hello to our old-timers! 

To help make sure you never miss an AniFem post you’re interested in, we’re doing a trial run on patron-exclusive weekly digests compiling everything we published in the past week. Think of it like a Links post delivered straight to your doorstep! 

We’ll be playing around with these digests as well as other possible patron exclusives in the coming weeks, to see if folks like them and/or if we can keep up the schedule on top of our regular work. 

As always, we welcome your thoughts and questions, so let us know how you like these digests or if there’s something else we can do to improve your AniFem Experience. We can’t promise we’ll act on all feedback, but we do promise to always listen carefully and take it into consideration.

And now - the week in review!

Podcast: Glass Mask Watchalong, Episodes 18-23 (FINAL)

Vrai and special guests Marion and Megan wrapped up their watchalong of the classic shoujo anime Glass Mask (1984) this week. Now that they’ve finished, it’ll be more of a bingealong than a watchalong, but if you’re interested in checking out this influential drama, it’s streaming on HiDIVE in select regions. Check to see if it’s available where you live!

Mark Your Watchlists! The next couple podcast episodes will be one-shots, but then Caitlin, Dee, and Mercedez will be back with the next watchalong, where they’ll be tackling the CLAMP sports shounen sometimes lovingly referred to as Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Barbies: Angelic Layer! It’s also available on HiDIVE in select regions, so check your local streaming services for details.

[Talk] What’s your favorite bonus/post-series OVA?

How do you feel about OVAs (Original Video Animations)? Do you have any you’re especially fond of? Do you call them OAVs instead and get unreasonably annoyed when someone says “OVA”? Let us know in the comments!

[Links] Weekly Round-Up, 9-15 September 2020: Deca-Dence Interview, Women-Only Train Cars, and White Fragility in Fandom

This week’s intersectional feminist news and articles from AniFem and beyond. Dystopia in Deca-Dence, Kissed by the Sea demo review, a list of Black anime voice actors, and more.

[Versus] From Tsunade to Mereoleona: Looking for Shonen Jump’s Lady Mentors

New contributor Ivy Rose looks back on Naruto's influence in expanding the roles of women in Shonen Jump stories, how far the magazine still has to go, and what makes Black Clover’s female characters so promising.

[Transcript] Chatty AF 69: Yamada’s First Time Retrospective

Our oh-so-nice 69th podcast episode now comes with an equally nice transcript! Join Vrai, Caitlin, and Dee as they’re pleasantly surprised by Yamada’s First Time, an ecchi sex comedy that rises above its peers by - gasp! - actually treating its female characters like people.

[Site Update] AniFem Fundraiser Drive: Podcast Transcripts, Round 2 – Fight!

In case you’ve been unplugged for the past couple days (understandable, tbh) and missed it: we’re launching a multi-part fundraising drive to cover the costs of the podcast transcript backlog (episodes 76-125) as well as all future transcripts.

Since you’re reading this, that means you’re already a Patreon subscriber, and we’re so, so grateful to have you! 

If you’d like to help us improve accessibility, please spread the word on social media about the fundraiser and encourage your geeky friends to become members of the AniFam.

And, if you happen to have a few extra bucks to spare, we’d love it if you’d consider kicking a few to our new Ko-fi account to help pay for the transcript backlog. At the risk of sounding like the most broken of records, every dollar really does go a long way and means the world to both us and our readers who benefit from the transcripts.

Thanks again for your support, AniFam! Take care out there.