Anime Impact: The Queerness of Akira
Monti Velez reflects on Akira and how the storyline between Kaneda and Testuo helped her understand her own queerness growing up.
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Author: Monti Velez
Anime Impact: Heaven’s Design Team excels with trans representation and education
Heaven’s Design Team doesn’t just have great trans representation, but excels with being both entertaining and educational
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Aggretsuko Season 4 perfectly sums up toxic work culture
Season 4 of Aggrestuko does not mess around and is a perfect example of what happens when the culture surrounding work becomes toxic.
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Rune Factory 5 Review – A near perfect game with a big miss
Monti Velez reviews Marvelous’ Rune Factory 5, a game with a huge heart and excellent queer representation, but also one with a big problem.
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Belle review: a familiar tale with a modern twist
Monti Velez looks at Belle, the Beauty and the Beast inspired movie from director Mamoru Hosoda, and its interesting twist on the familiar.
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Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle is a Tarzan-esque adventure
Pokémon: Secrets of the Jungle isn’t a unique story, but carries across a comforting message that fans of the franchise will enjoy.
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Jujutsu Kaisen is a hot mess – but an enjoyable one
Monti Velez reviews the 2020 anime Jujutsu Kaisen and finds it to be an enjoyable, but messy anime with promising characters and fights.
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Eternals portrayal of Thena shows heroes need time to heal too
Marvel’s Eternals portrayal of Thena is a positive and refreshing look at how mental health can impact superheroes too.
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The best anime to watch this Halloween
Halloween is only a few weeks away, but there’s still plenty of time to watch a lot of Halloween-esque horror. Check out our list!
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Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop makes me question how I spend my time
Monti Velez looks at Words Bubble Up Like a Soda Pop, an anime that makes her question just how she spends her time.
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time is both an ending and a beginning
Monti Velez reviews Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time and explores the series handling of its characters and themes throughout the years.
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Anime Impact: Doukyusei (Classmates) embraces the euphoria of your first love
Doukyusei Classmates is a cutesy, anime that was adapted from a popular boy-love (BL) manga that looks at first love between two students.
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The importance behind the Queer Games Bundle
Monti Velez speaks to the creators behind the Queer Games Bundle of 2021 about the importance of the bundle and queer creators.
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The Process of CONEXION: Speaking with Elaine Gómez from Latinx In Gaming
Thanks to the talented team behind Latinx in Gaming, CONEXION has openly helped Latinx game devs get the support they need.
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Anime Impact: Fragtime offers a time-stopping bisexual adventure
This week’s Anime Impact has us looking at Fragtime, an adventurous, supernatural anime about two girls finding solace in one another.
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Anime Impact: Promare remains a visual masterpiece – but is it queerbait?
Are you ever in a mood to watch something a bit artsy? A bit different…
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Anime Impact: Yasuke is the Black Samurai anime that transcends traditional anime storytelling
This week Monti Velez looks at the anime Yasuke, an anime from Netflix that focuses on a real, historical Black samurai.
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Anime Impact: Wonder Egg Priority doesn’t hide the atrocities queer communities face
Wonder Egg Priority is a Magical Girl adventure like no other, unflinching in its depiction of the psychological horror afflicted on its protagonists.
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Anime Impact: Liz and the Blue Bird is about letting go of what you love
Liz and the Blue Bird is a phenomenal story about two seniors who, while strong together, realize they may be holding each other back.
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Anime Impact: Stranger by the Sea conveys how queer anxiety leads to miscommunication
Ever know someone who can’t shut up when watching a movie? That’s me. When I…
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