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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.
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.
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.”
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.
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
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.
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.
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…
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.
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
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.
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!
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!
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…
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.
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…
Rupa Jogani
Apr 26, 2019
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