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Weekly Round-Up, 2-8 October 2024: Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, Look Back, and Go! Princess Precure
AniFem Round-Up I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History – Episode 1 It’s fun to see a reincarnated villainess who’s downright excited to lean into evil…
Acro Trip, Go! Princess Precure, I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, LOOK BACK, Love Hina
TsumaSho – Episodes 1-2
This show deeply, desperately wants me to believe it's not going to get weird with the premise. The jury is still out.
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii – Episode 1
Expect the unexpected in a premiere that combines sensuality, sexuality, and the darker side of the yakuza underworld in a girl meets boy crime thriller that never slams…
Puniru is a Kawaii Slime – Episode 1
The show wants to do fan service capers but it also wants this character to read like a cutesy child and, arguably, represent the protagonist’s childhood. This is,…
What’s your favorite memory of watching anime in a group?
Favorite experience at a theater or convention? Best time with friends or family? Is there a title you only appreciated with a group?
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. – Episode 1
It's fantastic to see adult magical girls, though the execution is somewhat middle-of-the-road.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth – Episode 1
Step back in time to witness a young man suss out the secrets of the Sun and Earth, all while having to evade the grim reality of life…
The Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians – Episode 1
he Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians has all the makings of a solid magic school story for older kids,
The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest – Episode 1
Tepid on the surface and bland as can be, this premiere invites questions about the overall "I'm secretly the strongest" subset of fantasy narratives and its implications.
The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest
Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms – Episode 1
It's hard not to root for a crowdfunded-project-turned-big from a female director to succeed.
Ranma 1/2 (2024) – Episode 1
Love is never easy, especially when your dad decides to force you into a marriage with his best bud. Thank goodness your spouse is a girl...wait, now he's…
You Are Ms. Servant – Episode 1
She’s his mum, and his housekeeper, and will protect him with her life, but she’s also sooo clumsy and sooo hot and she just needs him to take…
Negative Positive Angler – Episode 1
Dives in deep on illness and suicide without feeling too bleak, and might just thread the needle if you're down for some fishing.
How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer – Episode 1
You can absolutely joke about gender, drag, and attraction without edging into transphobia; it's still too soon to see how the series will fare.
Goodbye, Dragon Life – Episode 1
Dragons are awesome! This show, starring a reincarnated dragon, makes paste look exciting.
TRILLION GAME – Episode 1
I’ll give this to Trillion Game: it holds fast to the cosmic truth that no one ethically gets that much money. But I think it's expecting me to…
Kinokoinu – Mushroom Pup – Episode 1
Kinokoinu is an unexpectedly raw and hard-hitting depiction of grieving a pet.
365 Days to the Wedding – Episode 1
365 Days is a cute, classic fake dating caper with room for some deeper social commentary.
Blue Box – Episode 1
This is a lovely little premiere about two nice kids who’re passionate about sports, but it's a little overly polished.
Dan Da Dan – Episode 1
Dan Da Dan is a mess. But it is my mess.
Acro Trip – Episodes 1-2
Acro Trip is “a magical girl fangirl is better suited to playing the villain” as filtered through a shoujo lens, and it’s pure joy.
Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister – Episode 1
We have Love Hina at home.
I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History – Episode 1
It's fun to see a reincarnated villainess who isn’t afraid to play dirty and actively plot the downfall of the people who wronged her.
Weekly Round-Up, 25 September – 1 October 2024: Kimagure Orange Road Film, Free Yuri Games, and Saito Chiwa Interview
AniFem Round-Up 2024 Fall Premiere Reviews All the fall premieres in one easy-to-find place. Loner Life in Another World – Episode 1 Starting the season off with an…
Let This Grieving Soul Retire – Episode 1
The premise is a nice change of pace with some good joke potential, but then you get to the treatment of its female characters.
What Fall 2024 anime are you looking forward to most?
Most anticipated new series? continuation or sequel? Any shows that have surprised you so far?
The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan – Episode 1
A pretty okay premiere that skirts a lot of the troublesome bits of the genre and sets up a potentially interesting story as things progress.
Announcing the AniFem Subathon Giveaway!
Help us continue to pay our writers a fair wage, and get some neat stuff shipped right to your door!
Chatty AF 214: Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction Retrospective
Vrai, Peter, and Toni look back at the anime adaptation of Inio Asano’s sapphic apocalypse, Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction!
Uzumaki – Episode 1
Stunningly animated, with the kind of avant-garde soundtrack you almost never hear in anime, and genuinely stomach churning, if you are any fan of Ito’s style of horror…
2024 Fall Premiere Reviews
All the fall premiere reviews in one easy-to-find place. We’ll update the chart as new series become available, so be sure to check back in the coming days…
Loner Life in Another World – Episode 1
Kick start your teen boy loner life in another world with the frustratingly chatty Haruka.
Weekly Round-Up, 18-24 September 2024: In Memoriam, the First Female Zelda Director, and Love Bullet
AniFem Round-Up Murai in Love – Episodes 1-3 The core premise of a teacher/student romance will ward off some, and the dire production values will probably take care…
In Tribute to Nicholas Dupree
Anime News Network announced the tragic, sudden death of contributor Nicholas Dupree, sometimes known as LossThief, on Sunday.
J Michael Tatum discusses returning to Spice and Wolf, dubbing philosophy, and Ouran’s queer legacy
We sat down with Tatum to talk about radical recent changes in the dubbing industry, what it’s like being a highly visible gay voice actor, and Ouran’s enduring…
Murai in Love – Episodes 1-3
The core premise of a teacher/student romance will ward off some, and the dire production values will probably take care of the rest.
Anime Feminist’s Recommendation Backlog: Girls in Strange Worlds
Let's take a trip back into the 2010s and highlight some of our favorite fantastic(al) speculative fiction with lady leads.
Princess Principal, Snow White with the Red Hair, Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~, Girls' Last Tour, GRANBELM
Weekly Round-Up, 11-17 September 2024: Animator Dormitory, Watase Yuu Health Update, and #DRCL
AniFem Round-Up Clothes Make the Guardian: Fashion and femininity in the Sailor Moon franchise With the release of the Cosmos films and Shionhara Emi’s tragic passing, it feels…
What visual novels are you hoping will get licensed?
Has a wishlist title of yours gotten licensed before? Are there titles you know for a fact won’t come over, with a reason given? What older title would…
Weekly Round-Up, 4-10 September 2024: Grave of the Fireflies on Netflix, Shoujo Magazine Sales, and Nintendo Heroines
AniFem Round-Up Coming of age as a queer teen in Okazaki Kyoko’s River’s Edge Okazaki’s 90s manga is a portrait of queer youth during both the “gay boom”…
Would you ever get an anime or manga-based tattoo?
If you already have one, when did you decide to get it? Would you rather get a particular logo/symbol or a specialized piece of artwork? If you don’t…
Talk to Me: The stories you run into during an interview
Chiaki just wanted to brag she gets fed at interviews with the rich and famous sometimes.
Coming of age as a queer teen in Okazaki Kyoko’s River’s Edge
River’s Edge features a range of queer representations within its central cast, from frank depictions of closeted life and homophobia to more ambiguous depictions of attraction, making it…
Weekly Round-Up, 28 August – 3 September 2024: Sasaki and Miyano Banned, Otome Localization Wishlist, and Rural Relocation Incentives
AniFem Round-Up Aiba Kyoko at Otakon 2024: Reverse Villainess Isekai, Social Issues, and the Manga-Making Process Manga artist Aiba Kyoko spoke with us about upending the villainess and…
What’s your “get to know me” anime?
What anime would tell someone more about you if they watched it? What title would you pick for yourself as a child versus an adult? Is there a…
Chatty AF 213: Revolutionary Girl Utena Watchalong – Episodes 35-39
Vrai, Chiaki, and Cy return to wrap up the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series. Revelations are had. Tears are shed. Only the movie remains.
Parade Parade and the Phallic Woman Fantasy
The narrative violence of the film, to those of us who relate to Kaori’s position, is not at all unlike how the world outside of Parade Parade treats…
Aiba Kyoko at Otakon 2024: Reverse Villainess Isekai, Social Issues, and the Manga-Making Process
Manga artist Aiba Kyoko spoke with us about her latest works and gave several panels about the process of creating manga.
Weekly Round-Up, 21-27 August 2024: Cozy Eroge, Monogatari’s New Director, and Unification Church Fines
AniFem Round-Up Attention to the letter: Lettering and Deaf representation in A Sign of Affection The manga alters its display of dialogue to convey its Deaf heroine’s experiences…
What’s your favorite music anime?
Favorite concert band or classical instrument series? Favorite singing or rock band series? What are the merits of a high school setting versus an adult one?