Chatty AF 163: Dear Brother Watchalong - Episodes 24-31

Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 24-31 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother! 0:00:00 Intros 0:03:08 Content warnings 0:06:10 Fukiko’s damage 0:11:45 Rei is baby 0:13:42 Is Hemni real? 0:16:38 Nanako and the illegal kiss 0:20:19 Sapphic/queer elements 0:23:02 Mariko and her dad 0:28:12 One good man 0:30:15 Influence from ‘70s student protests 0:36:21 Masculinity vs feminine power structure 0:40:04 The snow scene 0:44:03 Misaki 0:48:03 Redemptions 0:49:39 Nanako as protagonist 0:50:57 Predictions 0:53:55 Box cutters vs knives 0:56:00 Final thoughts 0:57:35 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Mercedz: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Diana: twitter.com/SilenceDrowns AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Friday 22nd April 2022 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/