{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d8fa12ff49e64a54fb50d981","clusterId":"c_cb2ce864f340077428d48e13","slug":"anime-feminist-round-up-covers-vampire-princess-miyu-blu-ray-troubles-and-more","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Anime Feminist Round-Up Covers Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-Ray Troubles and More","summary":"The Anime Feminist weekly round-up for May 27 to June 2, 2026, features a retrospective on Please Save My Earth, a look at the troubled Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray release, a BL scholarship announcement, and other articles on magical girl history and queer themes in anime.","whyItMatters":"The round-up highlights the ongoing production issues for the Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray, which MediaOCD's Justin Sevakis reports may be released with a blank cover due to copyright approval problems.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAnime Feminist's latest weekly round-up collects several notable pieces from the week of May 27 to June 2, 2026. The lead item is an update from MediaOCD's Justin Sevakis on the long-awaited Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray, which has hit an insurmountable copyright approval wall in Japan. Sevakis says the disc will be sold on their own site with a completely blank cover, as they cannot get packaging approved. The round-up also includes a retrospective on Please Save My Earth, a BL scholarship announcement, and an Anime News Network article by Rebecca Silverman on Studio Pierrot's magical girl history.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Monster Wants to Eat Me\u003c/strong\u003e: Article on agency, consent, and queer monstrosity in the series\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagical Sisters LuluttoLilly - Episodes 1-3\u003c/strong\u003e: Review praising the series as a fresh take on magical girl tropes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFighting Evil by Moonlight, Selling It by Daylight: Sailor Moon and the limits of 1990s American girl power\u003c/strong\u003e: Analysis of Sailor Moon's North American release\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChatty AF 243: 2026 Spring Mid-Season Check-In\u003c/strong\u003e: Podcast discussing spring 2026 season feminist potential\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVampire Princess' Last Stand (MediaOCD, Justin Sevakis)\u003c/strong\u003e: Update on Blu-ray production issues; disc to be released with blank cover\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld-Fashioned Magic: A Brief History of Studio Pierrot's Magical Girls (Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman)\u003c/strong\u003e: Overview of Studio Pierrot's magical girl shows and their common traits\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray is troubled. Anime Feminist covers the release issues, not the series itself.","twitterPost":"Anime Feminist's round-up treats the Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray as a release logistics story, not a title revival.","threadsPost":"Anime Feminist's weekly round-up positions the Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray as a case study in release problems, not a celebration of the series. The BL scholarship and Please Save My Earth retrospective get cleaner coverage.","newsletterBlurb":"Anime Feminist's weekly round-up for May 27 to June 2 includes a major update on the Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray, which MediaOCD says will be released with a blank cover due to copyright approval issues. 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