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17 Casual LGBT Representation Moments in Anime
Anime has always been, if we are all being honest, a bit gay. However, for the longest time when an anime was being about LGBT stories, it was…
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LGBTQIA+ Representation in Anime
Hello all and welcome back to Niji Nights! Last time I talked specifically about transgender characters in anime in some old school vs. some newer anime. Today, I…
A reluctant discussion on loli fanservice in anime
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Ask John: Is Black Representation in Anime Increasing?
Question: Don’t know if you recently watched Netflix’s Yasuke (it could have been better) which was created by LeSean Thomas who also had notable projects in Legend of…
Day 7 of Niji Nights: Representation! Characters of Color in Anime Part 4
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Akudama Drive, Bleach, Children of the Whales, Stars Align, Kuroko's Basketball
“Quality over Representation in Comics” is a False Argument
When looking at current discourse over media, one notion hanging around comics and other related mediums is that diversity is somehow “forced.” The argument, so it goes, is…
Lilies In Transition: The state of trans representation in yuri
As yuri continues to get queerer, the existence of trans people in these stories would be one way to provide validation for trans readers in their gender and…
Is DARLING in the FRANXX LGBT unfriendly?
That the Franxx machines from Darling in the Franxx need gendered pairs to pilot them struck a nerve with some people.
Episode 11- Representation of Disabilities
Its a more serious episode today as Bees, Azayan, and Summosa discuss their own disabilities and how various disabilities are represented in shoujo manga. Key works discussed are…
Attention to the letter: Lettering and Deaf representation in A Sign of Affection
The manga's ingenious use of lettering, wherein the format and function of the words on the page themselves allow the reader to experience the world as Yuki does,…
10 LGBT Isekai Anime About Same-Sex Relationships in Another World
That said, isekai is firmly entering a phase where it covers not just being sent to another world, but being sent there with a twist, like being a…
Otherside Picnic, She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man, The Executioner and Her Way of Life, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
25 Gifts Anime Gave The LGBT Community
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LGBT+ Anime Character Spotlight 2024: Utena Tenjo
Welcome! Since it’s Pride Month, I decided to write about a noteworthy LGBT+ character in anime. It took me until now, the very end of the month, to…
Ozma of Oz: Literature’s First LGBT Protagonist?
The Oz series has been an absolute acid trip thus far. Book two, The Marvelous Land of Oz, had a startling number of ups and downs, along with…
A Thousand Good Excuses: LGBTQ representation in Gankutsuou vs. The Count of Monte Cristo
If all representation is good representation, then Gankutsuou's two LGBTQ characters should win out against Dumas' one. But if we are to examine representation with a more critical…
Tokyo to Launch LGBT Partnership System in 2022
In what could be a major advance for LGBT rights in Japan, Tokyo will soon support full partnership benefits for same-sex couples.
Representation! Character of Color Part 2
Hey all! It’s time for another post where I showcase BIPOC characters in anime! I, Star, had a lot of fun the first time around making the post…
Representation! Characters of Color Part 3
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Asians Represent Podcast: Ainu Representation in Museums
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Queer Subtext and Representation in Kamen Rider
Much of the franchise's homoeroticism is a result of the franchise’s severe gender disparity, which it has only recently taken steps to address; the series took 31 years…
Threads Reconnecting: A Discussion of Supergiant’s “Hades”
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Voices of the Community – Game Devs on LGBTQ+ Representation in Games
Hey Blerdy Tribe! It’s Pride Month and that means every site and major company is decked out in all their rainbow colored branding and for one short month…
Brace the Gates: A very, VERY brief discussion about Gatekeeping in Anime
I wanted to use a picture from YU-GI-OH! but I decided against it. This has been something that has been stewing in the back of my mind for…
Representation! Characters of Color– An Appreciation Post
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Witch Hat Atelier: The Importance of Representation
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Chatty AF 182: Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga – Part 2
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Chatty AF 181: Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga – Part 1
Dee, Alex, and Cy discuss asexual and aromantic coded characters and several new manga with explicit ace and/or aro leads.
5 LGBT+ Webtoons to Read
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[Feature] The Demons Are in the Details: Disability representation in Dororo
Dororo is a complicated work to parse from a disability studies perspective. The story is set somewhere in the early- to mid-fifteenth century, was written by “godfather of…
Female Representation in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
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[Perspectives] Playing My Song: Queer autistic representation in Given
I related to given's Mafuyu in a way that was different from how I'd ever connected with a character before. He was queer. He was coping with loss.…
United In Stormwind Set Discussion
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A Short Discussion About Spoilers
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#3 - "I'm Gonna Bust a Gun" - A Discussion of GunBuster (1988)
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In Japan, Anger at Anti-LGBT Booklet Issued by Ruling LDP
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party courted controversy when it circulated an anti-LGBT tract at a recent pre-election conference.
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A Discussion About Kikyou Kushida [Classroom of the Elite]
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The Missing part 4: the Trans representation in the game.
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The great Raving Otaku generously shared with us a post about Banana Fish …
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LGBT+ romance visual novel Twofold out now!
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#36 - "Devilman Boss Baby" - A Discussion/Review of Devilman Crybaby
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High Rise Invasion – A manga discussion
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Episode 2: RG Veda – A Discussion
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Remixing Expectations: Queer representation and gender euphoria in D4DJ Groovy Mix
Particularly in how it integrates canonical queerness and themes of gender identity within the text, D4DJ manages to go places that very few franchises in its peer group…
Akiba Maid War and the Rare Representation of Disabled Joy
No amount of blood splattering across the screen or sudden, emotional character deaths hit me quite as hard as the post-credits scene of the finale. It took just…