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  • The Insidious Queerphobia of Carole & Tuesday

    The Insidious Queerphobia of Carole & Tuesday

    Carole & Tuesday is a show that puts queer characters on screen, but does not weave a queer narrative with them.
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    Rebecca Black
    Jul 7, 2021
    HxH Detours: Killua’s Trauma & The Zoldyck Family

    HxH Detours: Killua’s Trauma & The Zoldyck Family

    The real heart of Hunter x Hunter is in addressing trauma, with the most rewarding growth centered on Killua.
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    Rupa Jogani
    Aug 31, 2020
    Let’s Hold Hands: On Allyship and Assimilation in BNA

    Let’s Hold Hands: On Allyship and Assimilation in BNA

    Studio Trigger’s new show dares to delve into the darker, uncomfortable nuances of “acceptance” and “equality.”
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    Rebecca Black
    Jul 8, 2020
    Be Gay Do Crimes: The mystery story model of implicit queer storytelling

    Be Gay Do Crimes: The mystery story model of implicit queer storytelling

    Without honing our queer narrative detective skills, we risk contributing to the erasure of queerness from our cultures.
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    Rebecca Black
    Feb 25, 2020
    HxH Detours: Heaven’s Arena Character Introduction

    HxH Detours: Heaven’s Arena Character Introduction

    We’re now entering the short Heaven’s Arena arc which is focused on introducing the core of the Hunter x Hunter battle system
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    Rupa Jogani
    Nov 13, 2019
    Burnish Are Free

    Burnish Are Free

    Promare is a commentary on racial issues, refugees, and society’s rejection of not just queer people but all marginalized people.
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    Rupa Jogani
    Oct 15, 2019
    You Should Watch Promare: A (spoiler-free!) Review

    You Should Watch Promare: A (spoiler-free!) Review

    Promare is an allegory about oppression, about repression, about freedom and self-actualization and passion and connection.
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    Rebecca Black
    Oct 14, 2019
    AniGay Editors’ Picks: Superpowers Are Gay

    AniGay Editors’ Picks: Superpowers Are Gay

    Welcome to the 2nd edition of AniGay Editors’ Picks, an ever-evolving and totally not comprehensive list of some of our favorite queer…
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    AniGay Editors
    Oct 7, 2019
    The Shape of Queer Liberation: On the Geometry of Promare

    The Shape of Queer Liberation: On the Geometry of Promare

    Even the lens flare effects of the sunlight in the rectangular city of Promepolis are rectangular. This is not a world in balance.
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    Rebecca Black
    Oct 5, 2019
    The Metaphorical World of Yōkai

    The Metaphorical World of Yōkai

    How Natsume’s Book of Friends Uses Yōkai as an Implicit Metaphor for Queerness: Intro & Part 1
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    Rupa Jogani
    Aug 21, 2019
    Ping Pong and Devilman Crybaby Are Basically the Same

    Ping Pong and Devilman Crybaby Are Basically the Same

    Yuasa’s recent series have an overarching roadmap in common — the only substantive difference is that DMCB’s roadmap is explicitly queer.
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    Elizabeth Simins
    Aug 12, 2019
    It’s Not That Deep: An Anigay OP/ED Piece

    It’s Not That Deep: An Anigay OP/ED Piece

    Welcome to the Anigay OP/ED section, in which we will be diving into the wonderful, ridiculous world of anime opening and endings!
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    Rebecca Black
    Jul 29, 2019
    AniGay Editors’ Picks: Sports Anime Is Gay

    AniGay Editors’ Picks: Sports Anime Is Gay

    Welcome to the AniGay Editors’ Picks page, an ever-evolving and totally not comprehensive list of some of our favorite queer anime!
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    AniGay Editors
    Jul 29, 2019
    The AniGay Guide to Lupin the Third: Spotlight on Part 1’s “One Chance to Breakout”

    The AniGay Guide to Lupin the Third: Spotlight on Part 1’s “One Chance to Breakout”

    Jigen and Fujiko, both of whom Lupin leaves behind on the outside while he’s in jail, cope with Lupin’s long absence very, very…
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    Elizabeth Simins
    May 20, 2019
    Golden Duo for Life: Sarazanmai and the Power of Turning Subtext Into Text

    Golden Duo for Life: Sarazanmai and the Power of Turning Subtext Into Text

    The reason that this particular episode hit me so hard wasn’t that it was “explicitly” queer — although that it certainly was.
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    Rebecca Black
    May 9, 2019
    HxH Detours: Main Couples Mini-Series feat. Hisoka and Illumi

    HxH Detours: Main Couples Mini-Series feat. Hisoka and Illumi

    We’ve made it to the end of the main couples mini-series! In case you’re wondering what I’m referring to, start here before reading…
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    Rupa Jogani
    Apr 26, 2019
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