[Link] Summer 2018 Premiere Digest
All the season’s premieres, all in one place! Complete with content warnings for your reading pleasure. I need a nap now.
Summer 2018 Premieres (Part 2)
This is it, we’ve reached the end. Pick your shows and collect your winnings–it wasn’t exactly a huge crop of winners in the back half here.
Summer 2018 Premieres (Part 1)
It’s that time again! When my schedule completely blanks out except for an endless sea of anime and also some Steven Universe, because Cartoon Network keeps conspiring to align those premieres. The deluge is half over, so here’s what we’ve got so far: BANANA FISH and also some […]
Vrai Watches Aggretsuko
This new Netflix series is the latest in Sanrio’s frankly welcome attempt to sell me shit by being aggressively inclusive. If you’ve ever had a shit office job with a shit boss, especially as an AFAB person, this series will speak to you. Or scream, as the case […]
Vrai Rewatches Michiko & Hatchin
Over the past month I got together for maybe the best podcast series Anime Feminist has put out so far–certainly the one I’m proudest of, and I say that having been proud to stand behind all the podcasts I’ve been part of for the site. My cohosts had […]
[Link] The People’s Hero (Some People Not Included): The exclusion of queer viewers in LUPIN THE 3rd PART 5
When I reviewed the premiere for LUPIN THE 3rd PART 5, I said I was disappointed to see that the franchise looked like it was sinking back into the slurry of mediocrity that characterized the late ‘90s and 2000s, interested only in updating the aesthetic sheen without tackling any […]
Spring 2018 Anime Premieres (Part 2)
Back again! Here’s the second half of what I reviewed this season. Some unexpected gems and also the worst the season has to offer. As always, one line summaries are also linked to my longer reviews.
