This Week in AniFem: December 5, 2020 (Patreon)

A new month means new articles on the horizon! This week we wrapped up on re-run period, so we hope you found some golden oldies to enjoy over the past few weeks!

Thanks as well to everyone who voted in our recent poll about how you're enjoying these digests! The responses were overall positive, so we’re glad folks are finding them useful and we'll keep them going for now. 

Which is as good a segue as any into the digest itself!

[Transcript] Chatty AF 129: Paradise Kiss Retrospective

Last week’s audio is now this week’s visual! Dive into this classic josei manga with Vrai, Dee, and Caitlin in whichever medium you prefer.

[Talk] What’s the best anime ending theme of the last decade?

Like the OP question from a few weeks ago, this one inspired another round of fond memories and rockin’ out in the AniFem Discord. If you haven’t chimed in with your favorite tunes yet, please do so in the comments!

[Links] Weekly Round-Up, 25 November – 1 December 2020: Quinton Flynn Updates, Disability in Manga, and Heart of the Woods

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

[Creator Spotlight] Art as Discovery, Art as Hope: Kamatani Yuhki, x-gender and asexual mangaka

Originally published in May 2018, Karleen explores Kamatani Yuhki’s manga and discusses how their identity informs their art. Since this piece came out, Seven Seas published Kamatani’s devastatingly good 4-volume Shimanami Tasogare under the English title Our Dreams at Dusk, so be sure to check that out if you’re interested!

[Feature] Aq-ward Feelings: Discussing the experiences of female and queer Love Live! fans

Originally published in October 2018, Eryn Dearden shares her experiences as a queer fan of Love Live as well as the thoughts of other female and queer fans of the series, discussing its personal importance and the sometimes complicated feelings that can arise from knowing that a show you love is not being marketed towards you.