This Week in AniFem: November 28, 2020 (Patreon)

We’re rousing ourselves from our food comas for another weekly digest! To our U.S. readers, we hope you had a happy and healthy long weekend; to our international readers, we hope you had an equally happy and healthy normal-length weekend, though probably with slightly fewer feasts. (Or hey, maybe the same amount of feasts? We’re not here to judge your feast intakes.)

Also, a quick ICYMI before we get into the week’s posts: we sent out a poll last weekend asking how folks were enjoying these weekly digests. It’s open til the end of November, so please vote if you haven’t yet!

[Podcast] Chatty AF 129: Paradise Kiss Retrospective

Vrai, Caitlin, and Dee venture into the world of manga to chat about a critically acclaimed coming-of-age josei classic.

[Resources] Shopping for Holiday Gifts: Indie Storefronts 

This month’s resources post is all about supporting marginalized indie creators this holiday season. If you’ve got a shop you want to signal-boost, let us know in the comments!

[Links] Weekly Round-Up, 18-24 November 2020: Rose of Versailles Plagiarism, Villainess Light Novels, and Orientalism in Cyberpunk

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

[Feature] The Fractured and Famous: Celebrity culture and control in Perfect Blue

Originally published in February 2019, Priya Sridhar explores how Perfect Blue's depiction of toxic fan culture and industry abuse still resonates today, both in Japan and the United States.

[Transcript] Chatty AF 80: Fall 2018 Wrap-up

Caitlin, Dee, and Peter look back on the Fall 2018 season, which included a number of memorable gems and problematic faves alike, and also take a look at Netflix shows of note such as Sirius the Jaeger and Hi Score Girl.

[Feature] On Your Side: Support networks in March comes in like a lion

Originally published in November 2018, Marion Bea highlights how March’s focus on support networks is crucial to its story about mental health, trauma, and recovery.