This Week in AniFem: November 21, 2020 (Patreon)

We're playing nothin' but the classics with article reruns and two new transcripts.

[Transcript] Chatty AF 128: 2020 Fall Mid-Season Check-In 

Surprise! Since we took the month off from posting new contributor articles, we had enough funds this month to start transcribing new podcast episodes! We are currently working out a way to keep transcripts going even if we don’t meet our Patreon goal, so unless our monthly income takes a dramatic dip, expect to keep seeing these going forward.

[Talk] What’s your go-to anime for tough times?

It’s rough out there, folks. Let us know what anime are helping you through the dog days of 2020.

[Links] Weekly Round-Up, 4-10 November 2020: Magical Girl Gift Guide, Boys Run the Riot, and Fandom Gatekeeping

Feminist-relevant geeky news and commentary from AniFem and beyond.

[Creator Spotlight] Beyond the Bear Storm: Morishima Akiko, yuri mangaka

Originally published in September 2018, Ariel “Solowi” Nakandakare explores the career of one of yuri's most beloved queer creators. When this article came out, none of Morishima’s works were legally available in English, but two years makes a big difference: you can now get Yuri Bear Storm and The Conditions of Paradise from your local manga retailer!

[Transcript] Chatty AF 78: The Vision of Escaflowne Rewatchalong – Episodes 7-13

Vrai, Dee, and Caitlin’s Escaflowne rewatch continues as the series cranks up the plot points, expands the cast, and continues to provide refreshing takes on the fantasy epic format.

[Perspectives] The “Heart” of This Queer Body: An intimate look at The Heart of Thomas

Originally published in June 2019, Jervon Perkins looks back at one of the first BL manga and how its raw depiction of surviving assault spoke to him. Sadly, this out-of-print classic is almost impossible to find in English these days, but hey: requesting old queer manga is exactly what the Seven Seas Reader Survey is for, no?