AR/Alex Henderson
@arhenderson.bsky.social
Writer of words, editor of articles, scholar of queer fiction! They/them or she/her
AN UNEXPECTED PARTY is out now from Fremantle Press!
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AN UNEXPECTED PARTY is out now from Fremantle Press!
https://www.arhendersonwrites.com/
https://theafictionado.wordpress.com/
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Non-fiction — A.R. Henderson
www.arhendersonwrites.com
Hello folks both new and familiar! I'm Alex - I'm a staff editor at @animefeminist.bsky.social and @animeherald.com and a former academic now researching queer fiction in my spare time. You can find all my professional writing here: www.arhendersonwrites.com/nonfiction
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Call For Participants:
We are seeking members of the gender-diverse community (ie. anyone not cisgender) to participate in a study that investigates how gender-bending anime and manga are viewed and engaged with by the gender-diverse community.
surveys2.utas.edu.au/index.php/15...
We are seeking members of the gender-diverse community (ie. anyone not cisgender) to participate in a study that investigates how gender-bending anime and manga are viewed and engaged with by the gender-diverse community.
surveys2.utas.edu.au/index.php/15...
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Call For Participants:
We are seeking members of the gender-diverse community (ie. anyone not cisgender) to participate in a study that investigates how gender-bending anime and manga are viewed and engaged with by the gender-diverse community.
surveys2.utas.edu.au/index.php/15...
We are seeking members of the gender-diverse community (ie. anyone not cisgender) to participate in a study that investigates how gender-bending anime and manga are viewed and engaged with by the gender-diverse community.
surveys2.utas.edu.au/index.php/15...
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Anime Feminist’s Top Picks for 2025
2025 brought us multiple passion projects from talented women across the anime industry, and we only hope to be as lucky in 2026.
www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...
2025 brought us multiple passion projects from talented women across the anime industry, and we only hope to be as lucky in 2026.
www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...
January 23, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Anime Feminist’s Top Picks for 2025
2025 brought us multiple passion projects from talented women across the anime industry, and we only hope to be as lucky in 2026.
www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...
2025 brought us multiple passion projects from talented women across the anime industry, and we only hope to be as lucky in 2026.
www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...
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Love Bullet Volume 1 Manga Review (Minor Spoilers) by @arhenderson.bsky.social
Alex reviews the first volume of the highly anticipated Love Bullet, a strong start to a chaotic yet heartfelt series.
yattatachi.com/love-bullet-...
@yenpress.com
Alex reviews the first volume of the highly anticipated Love Bullet, a strong start to a chaotic yet heartfelt series.
yattatachi.com/love-bullet-...
@yenpress.com
Love Bullet Volume 1 Manga Review (Minor Spoilers) | Yatta-Tachi
Alex reviews the first volume of the highly anticipated Love Bullet, a strong start to a chaotic yet heartfelt series.
yattatachi.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Love Bullet Volume 1 Manga Review (Minor Spoilers) by @arhenderson.bsky.social
Alex reviews the first volume of the highly anticipated Love Bullet, a strong start to a chaotic yet heartfelt series.
yattatachi.com/love-bullet-...
@yenpress.com
Alex reviews the first volume of the highly anticipated Love Bullet, a strong start to a chaotic yet heartfelt series.
yattatachi.com/love-bullet-...
@yenpress.com
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2025
2025 closed out with some wildly ambitious shows that weren’t afraid to take big swings.
www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...
2025 closed out with some wildly ambitious shows that weren’t afraid to take big swings.
www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2025
2025 closed out with some wildly ambitious shows that weren’t afraid to take big swings.
www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...
2025 closed out with some wildly ambitious shows that weren’t afraid to take big swings.
www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...
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2026 Winter Premiere Digest
We’re up to our ears in joseimuke anime this season, and we couldn’t be happier! Here's all our seasonal reviews in one convenient location.
www.animefeminist.com/2026-winter-...
We’re up to our ears in joseimuke anime this season, and we couldn’t be happier! Here's all our seasonal reviews in one convenient location.
www.animefeminist.com/2026-winter-...
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
2026 Winter Premiere Digest
We’re up to our ears in joseimuke anime this season, and we couldn’t be happier! Here's all our seasonal reviews in one convenient location.
www.animefeminist.com/2026-winter-...
We’re up to our ears in joseimuke anime this season, and we couldn’t be happier! Here's all our seasonal reviews in one convenient location.
www.animefeminist.com/2026-winter-...
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In the Clear Moonlit Dusk – Episode 1
While the broader trends this story is tapping into are frustrating, it also has a lot of potential to unfold into a sweet romance about a girl rebuilding her confidence.
www.animefeminist.com/in-the-clear...
While the broader trends this story is tapping into are frustrating, it also has a lot of potential to unfold into a sweet romance about a girl rebuilding her confidence.
www.animefeminist.com/in-the-clear...
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk – Episode 1
While the broader trends this story is tapping into are frustrating, it also has a lot of potential to unfold into a sweet romance about a girl rebuilding her confidence.
www.animefeminist.com/in-the-clear...
While the broader trends this story is tapping into are frustrating, it also has a lot of potential to unfold into a sweet romance about a girl rebuilding her confidence.
www.animefeminist.com/in-the-clear...
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Scum of the Brave – Episode 1
It's a fun urban fantasy held back by a glaring lack of polish.
www.animefeminist.com/scum-of-the-...
It's a fun urban fantasy held back by a glaring lack of polish.
www.animefeminist.com/scum-of-the-...
January 15, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Scum of the Brave – Episode 1
It's a fun urban fantasy held back by a glaring lack of polish.
www.animefeminist.com/scum-of-the-...
It's a fun urban fantasy held back by a glaring lack of polish.
www.animefeminist.com/scum-of-the-...
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A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans – Episode 1
The designs are too cowardly to appeal to monster fans and the writing is too poor to appeal to anyone else.
www.animefeminist.com/a-misanthrop...
The designs are too cowardly to appeal to monster fans and the writing is too poor to appeal to anyone else.
www.animefeminist.com/a-misanthrop...
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans – Episode 1
The designs are too cowardly to appeal to monster fans and the writing is too poor to appeal to anyone else.
www.animefeminist.com/a-misanthrop...
The designs are too cowardly to appeal to monster fans and the writing is too poor to appeal to anyone else.
www.animefeminist.com/a-misanthrop...
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Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling – Episode 1
It feels a little like an also-ran version of So I’m a Spider, So What? But it’s far from the worst fantasy show airing this season.
www.animefeminist.com/reincarnated...
It feels a little like an also-ran version of So I’m a Spider, So What? But it’s far from the worst fantasy show airing this season.
www.animefeminist.com/reincarnated...
January 15, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling – Episode 1
It feels a little like an also-ran version of So I’m a Spider, So What? But it’s far from the worst fantasy show airing this season.
www.animefeminist.com/reincarnated...
It feels a little like an also-ran version of So I’m a Spider, So What? But it’s far from the worst fantasy show airing this season.
www.animefeminist.com/reincarnated...
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Roll Over and Die – Episode 1
You can improve any genre by adding gay to it, but…does the “kicked out of the party” microgenre deserve to be elevated by lesbians?
www.animefeminist.com/roll-over-an...
You can improve any genre by adding gay to it, but…does the “kicked out of the party” microgenre deserve to be elevated by lesbians?
www.animefeminist.com/roll-over-an...
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Roll Over and Die – Episode 1
You can improve any genre by adding gay to it, but…does the “kicked out of the party” microgenre deserve to be elevated by lesbians?
www.animefeminist.com/roll-over-an...
You can improve any genre by adding gay to it, but…does the “kicked out of the party” microgenre deserve to be elevated by lesbians?
www.animefeminist.com/roll-over-an...
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DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR – Episode 1
The KPOP vampire kayfabe concept is fun, but the execution is too stilted and flat to carry the indulgence
www.animefeminist.com/dark-moon-th...
The KPOP vampire kayfabe concept is fun, but the execution is too stilted and flat to carry the indulgence
www.animefeminist.com/dark-moon-th...
January 14, 2026 at 11:40 PM
DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR – Episode 1
The KPOP vampire kayfabe concept is fun, but the execution is too stilted and flat to carry the indulgence
www.animefeminist.com/dark-moon-th...
The KPOP vampire kayfabe concept is fun, but the execution is too stilted and flat to carry the indulgence
www.animefeminist.com/dark-moon-th...
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HELL MODE – Episode 1
The back half flirts with becoming a bright adventure fantasy, but it’s bogged down in tired (albeit mostly harmless) isekai tropes.
www.animefeminist.com/hell-mode-ep...
The back half flirts with becoming a bright adventure fantasy, but it’s bogged down in tired (albeit mostly harmless) isekai tropes.
www.animefeminist.com/hell-mode-ep...
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
HELL MODE – Episode 1
The back half flirts with becoming a bright adventure fantasy, but it’s bogged down in tired (albeit mostly harmless) isekai tropes.
www.animefeminist.com/hell-mode-ep...
The back half flirts with becoming a bright adventure fantasy, but it’s bogged down in tired (albeit mostly harmless) isekai tropes.
www.animefeminist.com/hell-mode-ep...
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High School! Kimengumi – Episode 1
A comedy straight out of the 80s with jokes to match
www.animefeminist.com/high-school-...
A comedy straight out of the 80s with jokes to match
www.animefeminist.com/high-school-...
January 14, 2026 at 1:30 AM
High School! Kimengumi – Episode 1
A comedy straight out of the 80s with jokes to match
www.animefeminist.com/high-school-...
A comedy straight out of the 80s with jokes to match
www.animefeminist.com/high-school-...
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Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord – Episode 1
It’s thoroughly unremarkable fantasy slop, from the bland protagonist to the “good slave owner” trope.
www.animefeminist.com/easygoing-te...
It’s thoroughly unremarkable fantasy slop, from the bland protagonist to the “good slave owner” trope.
www.animefeminist.com/easygoing-te...
January 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord – Episode 1
It’s thoroughly unremarkable fantasy slop, from the bland protagonist to the “good slave owner” trope.
www.animefeminist.com/easygoing-te...
It’s thoroughly unremarkable fantasy slop, from the bland protagonist to the “good slave owner” trope.
www.animefeminist.com/easygoing-te...
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Champignon Witch – Episode 1
Despite its unhurried pace and touches of whimsy, Champignon Witch is very much a story about social ostracization and how cultural norms and surface-level assumptions can unfairly relegate people as outsiders.
www.animefeminist.com/champignon-w...
Despite its unhurried pace and touches of whimsy, Champignon Witch is very much a story about social ostracization and how cultural norms and surface-level assumptions can unfairly relegate people as outsiders.
www.animefeminist.com/champignon-w...
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Champignon Witch – Episode 1
Despite its unhurried pace and touches of whimsy, Champignon Witch is very much a story about social ostracization and how cultural norms and surface-level assumptions can unfairly relegate people as outsiders.
www.animefeminist.com/champignon-w...
Despite its unhurried pace and touches of whimsy, Champignon Witch is very much a story about social ostracization and how cultural norms and surface-level assumptions can unfairly relegate people as outsiders.
www.animefeminist.com/champignon-w...
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SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table – Episode 1
SHIBOYUGI’s beautiful double-length premiere doesn’t make for a bad short film, but it’s hard to see it having staying power as a series.
www.animefeminist.com/shiboyugi-pl...
SHIBOYUGI’s beautiful double-length premiere doesn’t make for a bad short film, but it’s hard to see it having staying power as a series.
www.animefeminist.com/shiboyugi-pl...
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 AM
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table – Episode 1
SHIBOYUGI’s beautiful double-length premiere doesn’t make for a bad short film, but it’s hard to see it having staying power as a series.
www.animefeminist.com/shiboyugi-pl...
SHIBOYUGI’s beautiful double-length premiere doesn’t make for a bad short film, but it’s hard to see it having staying power as a series.
www.animefeminist.com/shiboyugi-pl...
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The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife – Episode 1
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife is off to a decent start with regards to its heroine’s disability and the supernatural romance (and marriage!) that the title foreshadows.
www.animefeminist.com/the-invisibl...
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife is off to a decent start with regards to its heroine’s disability and the supernatural romance (and marriage!) that the title foreshadows.
www.animefeminist.com/the-invisibl...
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife – Episode 1
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife is off to a decent start with regards to its heroine’s disability and the supernatural romance (and marriage!) that the title foreshadows.
www.animefeminist.com/the-invisibl...
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife is off to a decent start with regards to its heroine’s disability and the supernatural romance (and marriage!) that the title foreshadows.
www.animefeminist.com/the-invisibl...
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A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation – Episode 1
A disappointingly underbaked adaptation from a creative team that feels poorly matched to the material.
www.animefeminist.com/a-gentle-nob...
A disappointingly underbaked adaptation from a creative team that feels poorly matched to the material.
www.animefeminist.com/a-gentle-nob...
January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation – Episode 1
A disappointingly underbaked adaptation from a creative team that feels poorly matched to the material.
www.animefeminist.com/a-gentle-nob...
A disappointingly underbaked adaptation from a creative team that feels poorly matched to the material.
www.animefeminist.com/a-gentle-nob...
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I’m going toto speak honestly: I have COVID and already lost over $400 of my paycheck before taxes due to having no access to sick leave or vacation time, and I need a lot of help to make it this check as a disabled individual who’s in the middle of trying to get services from the state.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I’m going toto speak honestly: I have COVID and already lost over $400 of my paycheck before taxes due to having no access to sick leave or vacation time, and I need a lot of help to make it this check as a disabled individual who’s in the middle of trying to get services from the state.
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The Holy Grail of Eris – Episode 1
Being possessed by an already-dead villainess, and having a weird magical revenge contract with her, is a pretty innovative and intriguing setup
www.animefeminist.com/the-holy-gra...
Being possessed by an already-dead villainess, and having a weird magical revenge contract with her, is a pretty innovative and intriguing setup
www.animefeminist.com/the-holy-gra...
January 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The Holy Grail of Eris – Episode 1
Being possessed by an already-dead villainess, and having a weird magical revenge contract with her, is a pretty innovative and intriguing setup
www.animefeminist.com/the-holy-gra...
Being possessed by an already-dead villainess, and having a weird magical revenge contract with her, is a pretty innovative and intriguing setup
www.animefeminist.com/the-holy-gra...
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The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer – Episode 1
It’s too self-serious to work as a dark comedy and too shallow with its commentary to respect as a serious narrative.
www.animefeminist.com/the-daily-li...
It’s too self-serious to work as a dark comedy and too shallow with its commentary to respect as a serious narrative.
www.animefeminist.com/the-daily-li...
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer – Episode 1
It’s too self-serious to work as a dark comedy and too shallow with its commentary to respect as a serious narrative.
www.animefeminist.com/the-daily-li...
It’s too self-serious to work as a dark comedy and too shallow with its commentary to respect as a serious narrative.
www.animefeminist.com/the-daily-li...
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Wash It All Away – Episode 1
A story about clothing and community that promises low stakes but high satisfaction and thankfully delivers.
www.animefeminist.com/wash-it-all-...
A story about clothing and community that promises low stakes but high satisfaction and thankfully delivers.
www.animefeminist.com/wash-it-all-...
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Wash It All Away – Episode 1
A story about clothing and community that promises low stakes but high satisfaction and thankfully delivers.
www.animefeminist.com/wash-it-all-...
A story about clothing and community that promises low stakes but high satisfaction and thankfully delivers.
www.animefeminist.com/wash-it-all-...
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The Demon King’s Daughter is Too Kind!! – Episodes 1-2
There are a lot of minor quibbles, but both episodes flew by and felt like a warm blanket.
www.animefeminist.com/the-demon-ki...
There are a lot of minor quibbles, but both episodes flew by and felt like a warm blanket.
www.animefeminist.com/the-demon-ki...
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The Demon King’s Daughter is Too Kind!! – Episodes 1-2
There are a lot of minor quibbles, but both episodes flew by and felt like a warm blanket.
www.animefeminist.com/the-demon-ki...
There are a lot of minor quibbles, but both episodes flew by and felt like a warm blanket.
www.animefeminist.com/the-demon-ki...
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The Case Book of Arne – Episode 1
It’s poorly written as a mystery show and the last-minute twist makes the whole thing fall completely flat.
www.animefeminist.com/the-case-boo...
It’s poorly written as a mystery show and the last-minute twist makes the whole thing fall completely flat.
www.animefeminist.com/the-case-boo...
January 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The Case Book of Arne – Episode 1
It’s poorly written as a mystery show and the last-minute twist makes the whole thing fall completely flat.
www.animefeminist.com/the-case-boo...
It’s poorly written as a mystery show and the last-minute twist makes the whole thing fall completely flat.
www.animefeminist.com/the-case-boo...
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Tune in to the Midnight Heart – Episode 1
A perfectly okay romantic comedy that feels more grounded than the other, extremely horny harem show this season.
www.animefeminist.com/tune-in-to-t...
A perfectly okay romantic comedy that feels more grounded than the other, extremely horny harem show this season.
www.animefeminist.com/tune-in-to-t...
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Tune in to the Midnight Heart – Episode 1
A perfectly okay romantic comedy that feels more grounded than the other, extremely horny harem show this season.
www.animefeminist.com/tune-in-to-t...
A perfectly okay romantic comedy that feels more grounded than the other, extremely horny harem show this season.
www.animefeminist.com/tune-in-to-t...