Category: Essays, Criticism, and Analyses
Lessons from Attack on Titan: How to Write a Shonen Series Without Throwing Women Under the Bus
Several years ago, I was venting my frustrations about Naruto to a friend of mine….
My Little Pony and United Feminism
I’m sure that no one expected a revamped cartoon about colorful ponies to take the…
Finding God in Prison: Flavors of Christianity in Orange is the New Black
If you have Netflix and haven’t watched Orange is the New Black, we’re fighting. But…
If I Ruled the World and Could Write a Female Doctor
Now that the 50th anniversary has rekindled my interest in Doctor Who, I’ve been thinking about…
Gendered Book Covers and the Need For Empowering Femininity
I recently found a fascinating article about Maureen Johnson’s Twitter project examining what would happen…
YA Fiction and Underlying Gender Expectations
Mainstream Young Adult (YA) fiction contains some of the most…
My Pink Wand and Skirts Make Me Strong: Sailor Moon and Feminine Feminism
Sailor Moon is heralded as an iconic 90s anime and for good reason. Besides being…
Sailor Moon Returns in 2013: 3 hopes and dreams for the new series
According to Anime News Network, a new anime adaptation of Sailor Moon is set to air…
Musical Attraction: Anime OPs and the Series They Represent (part 2.1)
We had some great discussion last time in the comments about anime OPs and I…
Musical Attraction: Anime OPs and the Series They Represent (part 1)
The OP is often the first experience we have of an anime. It’s meant to…