It's already getting deep fam! In this episode, Atomic and Tavarita discuss the origins of the classic shounen series "Hunter X Hunter" and the controversial career of its creator, Yoshihiro Togashi. Furthermore, they talk of the deadly work culture that has developed in the manga industry, how consumers can help, what we can learn from Togashi's career - and by extension, what we can learn from the decline of his protagonist Gon.

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Trigger Warning: Premature Death Mentions

1. [0:00] Episode Introduction
2. [1:32] Anime Houston!
3. [9:26] Episode Title, "The Hollow Men"
4. [11:14] The Career of Yoshihiro Togashi
5. [40:10] "Hiatus X Hiatus" & Burnout
6. [1:25:00] What We Owe Creators
7. [1:38:00] Outro - Alexa Guesses That Anime

[Show Notes]

• Eliot, T. S. (1925). The Hollow Men by T S Eliot. All Poetry. https://allpoetry.com/the-hollow-men
• Rudlin, P. (2021, July 2). So, What is Karoshi Actually? Japan Intercultural Consulting. https://japanintercultural.com/free-resources/articles/japanese-business-keywords/so-what-is-karoshi-actually/
• Sridhar, P. (2020, January 24). What We Owe to Creators: Burnout in manga artists and how to prevent it. Anime Feminist. https://www.animefeminist.com/what-we-owe-to-creators/
• Wikipedia contributors. (2021, August 16). Yoshihiro Togashi. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiro_Togashi

[Art Credit] "Shounen Protagonist" Logo & Design by Jules Riseling https://www.julesriseling.com (thank you Jules!) https://www.twitter.com/julesriseling

[Music Credit] Opening Music: "Next" by Gio Navas Intermission Music: "Brave" by Gio Navas https://www.gionavas.com/ (thank you Gio!) https://www.twitter.com/giomaria