Article and Interview by Anime Feminist: The outlet talks with writer Watari Wataru about his work on “Girlish Number” which not only dares to criticise the entertainment industry, but also unabashedly features a queer couple.
Article by Anime Feminist: “How do you react when you find out one of the main creative forces behind something you love is, to not mince words, a completely shit person?”
Article by Anime Feminist: It reflects on a bygone era when successful anime often featured rebelious protagonists and a counterpoint to Japan’s self-image during the “bubble economy” years
Article by Anime Feminist about two anime: It compares and contrasts the protagonists and their narrative journey, particularly in regards to how the portrayal manages to refer to real-life mental illness and how much it delves into tropes for the sake of shock value.
Anime Feminist reviews Moto Hagio’s manga “The Heart of Thomas” from 1980, one of the seminal works of the “boys’ love” genre and how discusses how it relates to discussions of queerness past and present
Article by Anime Feminist about the changing image of the anime/manga character Lum from Rumiko Takahashi's "Urusei Yatsura"
"This is the true harm of the hegemony of the overcoming disability narrative: the idea that your access needs are a mere hindrance that you should always be working to be rid of."
