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The Speakeasy #035: Maiden’s Prayer, Women in Anime Fandom

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Drink #035: Maiden’s Prayer,
Women in Anime Fandom

Women in geeky fandom is increasingly becoming a topic of conversation. The idea that women might actually like video games, comics, science fiction, TCGs, anime, manga, and other hobbies that are stereotypical male is hardly a new idea. There have always been women in these hobbies. But recently their presence has become more and more visible. This in turn has led to a good deal of friction as some guys can’t seem to deal with women in their clubhouse.

The anime and manga community is fairly well-balanced when it comes to the sexes but still faces it share of problems. The concept of the fake geek girl and an overabundance of fujoshi influence are just a few of the more prominent issues.

We were fortunate enough to get Kyokai from Metanorn, Maggie a prominent cosplayer, and our very own Narutaki to weigh in on their experiences as female fans in the community. They talk about their feelings on how they have been treated over the years and discuss the truths and misconceptions of the female otaku.

As as side note Dave Merrill brought up some of the first prominent female fans in the America in response to me mentioning the topic of this podcast. I figured this would be a good a place as any to give them a little salute for their contributions.

  • Lorraine Savage ran the Anime Hasshin national independent anime club from 1987-2001 which had 100s of members and even a zine.
  • Meri Davis (@akonchair) started Project A-Kon back in 1990 the oldest anime con still running, before that she ran the EDC anime club.
  • Jane McGuire edited the Cartoon/Fantasy Organization Magazine back in the mid 1980s that was full of translations, synopses, and fan art.
  • Ardith Carlton was behind the first Robotech art book.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Maiden’s Prayer

Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Our 7 Favorite Post-Apocalyptic Series

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Narutaki and I mainly made it out of Hurricane Sandy relatively unscathed. We were far from the flood zone and the worst thing that happened to us was we losing power for a few hours. But since then my life has changed. My commute was a nightmare the week after the disaster and since then my job has radially changed. Sometimes just because you are not hit by the disaster does not mean you are not effected by it. And so it got the both of us thinking quite a bit about disasters at the end of the world. Therefore we thought we would write-up a little list of anime that deal with what happens to the survivors after the world ends.

With all the devastation in New York and New Jersey, it is no wonder the apocalypse has been a topic of discussion. Making it through is surreal with things you’ve seen in fiction happening on the news. Coming out unscathed just means you try to help those that weren’t as lucky. And things are still not back on track in the region and won’t be for a long time to come. Thankfully things didn’t turn into any of the scenarios below.

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Uta no Detective-sama – Post Love 1000%

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All：Writing so much, seems like we will run out of bandwidth, 1000 Post Love! Hey!!

10!（Conan Edogawa：Are You Ready?）
9!（Chizuko Mikamo：Are You Ready?）
8!（Sherlock Hound：Are You Ready?）
7! 6!
5!（L：Are You Ready?）
4!（Aru Akise：Are You Ready?）
3!（Victorique de Blois：Are You Ready?）
2! 1!

All：Come on, Let’s blog!!
Let’s write about anime! (Let’s publish!)
Let’s podcast on the internet! (Let’s RSS!)
Let’s make our twitter feed burst forth!
The map to the next season! (Yes yes!)　Let’s watch it together!
This revolution (We are)
Let’s go! (Reverse Thieves)
Love will change the otaku!
Check it out!!

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