Love, acceptance, anime: an LGBT History Month round-up
This LGBT History Month brought the whole aniblogging community together to celebrate queerness in anime. LGBTQ inclusion and acceptance is a matter that’s close and [...]
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Only a phase: doomed queerness in anime
Queerness in anime is pure, poetic, an indiscretion amidst the self-questioning and humiliation of high school. That is also where it must end, so it would seem in many manga [...]
The everyday heroism of anime’s non-binary characters
In a medium as varied in voice as any other, the fight is on for anime creators to defend the right for gender non-binary (NB) people to be beautiful, proud and not just the [...]
Revisiting citrus: an anime for queer women
Our recent quickfire editorial on citrus and straight male viewers of yuri received some excellent feedback, which made us rethink some of the sweeping points made. No matter [...]
All for love: five heroic queer couples in anime
Some loves show us the kind of acceptance we should display to everyone; selfless and open-hearted, without fear or pride. As two people who have each been afraid to express [...]
Sweetness and citrus: the mystery of yuri’s male audience
This girl’s had her fair share of queer crushes in the past, and I can assure you, they weren’t nearly as torrid or tragically twisted as citrus. But it’s strange to [...]
My Brother’s Husband live-action drama green-lit
When gay erotic manga author Gengoroh Tagame opted for a change of tack, he created My Brother’s Husband. Since then it’s been rightly celebrated for its honest [...]
My Favourite Anime: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
For this installment of My Favourite Anime, Ashley of Ashley’s Anime gives us a personal view into why she loves Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Read on, and find out why [...]
Weekly round-up
This first full week of February has certainly been one full of love. Whether it was news and features on anime we adore, or appreciating all your support thus far with our [...]
Because we’re both girls: Scum’s Wish, first love and finding solace in yuri
Wrapped inside the searing heartache of being a teenager all over again as I watch the sakura petals of Scum’s Wish, I’m reminded of how special and significant it all [...]
