The classic AniFem combo of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai get together to talk about the standout anime of 2025 Winter and AOTY hopeful, a meta throwback to ‘90s shojo isekai, ZENSHU!

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:25 Background

0:03:38 Production

0:06:51 Personal experiences

0:09:54 Sub and dub

0:12:59 The beginning

0:13:50 ‘90s shojo isekai vibes

0:16:43 Adult isekai

0:18:44 Industry conditions vs individual relationship with art narrative

0:23:18 Destiny and Memmeln

0:36:00 Natsuko drawing from her inspirations

0:37:48 Tsuruyama

0:43:23 Transformative fandom

0:47:08 Justice

0:54:14 Natsuko’s relationships and romance

1:01:58 QJ

1:05:17 Luke

1:09:27 The ending

1:14:58 Letter scores

1:19:55 Outro

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Recorded Saturday 26th April 2025

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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