The first time I read Kindred Spirits on the Roof, I was surprised and even grateful, because it often felt like the game was speaking to my questioning teenage self. It attempts to honestly portray queer female relationships, but sometimes blurs the line between depicting attraction and sensationalizing it. The post How Kindred Spirits on the Roof both represents and exploits queer teen girls appeared first on ANIME FEMINIST.
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