We’re here, we’re queer for Kakashi, get used to it.

It’s our debut episode, and the topic this week is Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto. We share our queerpinions on:

• Naruto in general
• Hinata and Neji’s clan politics
• Gaara as Cool™ and subversion of Cool™
• Sakura’s character arc or lack thereof
• Haku, Zabuza, and the Land of Waves arc
• Might Guy and Rock Lee’s hair
• Jiraiya as Diet Mineta
• Weird, wild, and wonderful frogs and slugs
• Whether or not Naruto passes the Bechdel Test, and if so, with what score

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast and this episode includes use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. Plot-wise we don’t dive too deeply into much after the Pain arc, but we still spoil the hell out of early-to-mid Naruto.

You can get a downloadable version of the episode here.