Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast

Vrai, Dee, and Peter make a much-delayed return to Wrap up the 2026 Winter season which, despite having many dropped titles, more than made up for them with its many successes!

0:00:00 Intro
Neutral Zone
0:02:18 You and I are Polar Opposites
0:07:41 Sentenced to Be a Hero
0:09:05 Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary!
It’s… Complicated
0:10:49 Wash it All Away
0:11:00 ROLL OVER AND DIE
0:11:28 In the Clear Moonlit Dusk and Hana-Kimi
0:11:53 Shiboyugi
0:15:52 The Darwin Incident
Feminist Potential
0:18:31 Tamon’s B-Side
0:23:26 The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-be-Wife
0:29:47 The Holy Grail of Eris
0:32:23 Journal with Witch
0:39:53 Bean Counter
0:49:16 Champignon Witch
Sequels & Carryover
0:53:54 Love Through a Prism
0:55:01 Fate/strange Fake
0:56:04 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End S2
0:57:35 Hell’s Paradise S2
0:59:31 JUJUTSU KAISEN S3
1:01:46 Kaguya-sama: Stairway to Adulthood
1:02:55 Release that Witch
1:06:23 Medalist S2
1:07:06 GNOSIA
1:09:54 Outro

Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social
Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social
Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social

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Recorded Sunday 26th April 2026

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Vrai, Dee, and Peter meet to discuss the 2026 Winter season’s absolute cornucopia of shojo, josei, and romance anime!

0:00:00 Intro
0:02:07 You and I are Polar Opposites
0:06:05 Sentenced to Be a Hero
0:08:03 Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary!
0:13:17 Wash it All Away
0:16:21 Shiboyugi
0:20:20 ROLL OVER AND DIE
0:24:05 In the Clear Moonlit Dusk
0:33:56 Hana-Kimi
0:40:44 The Darwin Incident
0:41:24 Tamon’s B-Side
0:48:24 The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-be-Wife
0:55:01 The Holy Grail of Eris
0:58:45 Journal with Witch
1:02:22 Bean Counter
1:07:13 Champignon Witch
1:13:47 Outro

Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social
Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social
Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social

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Recorded Sunday 1st March 2026

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Tony, Vrai, and Destiny return for Part 2 of their NANA watchalong, covering episodes 8-17, where they discuss Hachi’s sexuality, the vilification of women in rock, and the reality vs the mystique of Nana O!

0:00:00 Intro
0:01:29 The story until now
0:02:18 Jackson Hole is REAL
0:06:41 Hachi’s big city fantasy vs reality
0:18:41 Shoji sucks
0:25:41 Hachi’s sexuality
0:30:45 Hachi’s awakening
0:33:36 The girls are fighting but ALSO reconciling
0:35:37 Hachi is hated???
0:38:11 Junko is hated
0:48:55 Anime vs manga framing
0:50:49 Nana O’s mystique
0:58:46 Woman in rock being vilified
1:02:11 The music
1:06:03 Nice things
1:12:18 Yasu rocks
1:17:02 Outro

Tony: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.social
Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social
Destiny: https://bsky.app/profile/gettinganimated.bsky.social

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Recorded Thursday 22nd January 2026

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Tony, Caitlin, and ANN’s Sylvia get together to talk about Paru Itagaki’s madcap dystopic LGBT romance battle shonen featuring a sexy Santa Claus, Sanda!

0:00:00 Intro
0:01:53 Paru Itagaki
0:07:07 Whomst is Santa
0:10:21 Wish fulfillment
0:14:35 Black Santa
0:18:50 The “Trauma-free Curriculum”
0:31:08 Oshibu
0:34:55 Puberty and body horror
0:37:59 Furuyama’s Body
0:42:04 All the metaphors
0:45:41 Enforced heteronormativity
0:48:44 Bury your gays?
0:56:59 Bury your gays
1:02:39 Itagaki’s unpredictability
1:04:33 Hopes for season 2
1:08:49 Closing thoughts
1:09:24 Outro

Tony: https://bsky.app/profile/empty-visions.bsky.social
Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social
Sylvia: https://bsky.app/profile/vestenet.bsky.social

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Recorded Thursday 29th January 2026

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Dee, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the year 2025 with a recap of the 2025 Fall Season’s solid line-up!

0:00:00 Intro
Neutral Zone
0:01:47 A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
0:05:08 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days
0:06:51 Wandance
0:10:51 Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days
0:15:51 A Star Brighter than the Sun
0:18:46 My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s
0:20:42 The Fated Magical Princess
It’s Complicated
0:22:24 With You, Our Love Will Make it Through
0:25:29 Sanda
Feminist Potential
0:34:26 This Monster Wants to Eat Me
0:40:07 May I Ask for One Final Thing?
0:49:50 A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace
0:52:46 GNOSIA
1:00:26 The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess
1:06:22 Ranma 1/2
1:10:09 SPY x FAMILY
1:12:57 Outro

Dee: https://bsky.app/profile/deescribe.bsky.social
Caitlin: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social
Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social

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Recorded Saturday 3rd January 2026

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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