Manga in Your Ears: Recent Episodes
Taiiku Podcast
The Manga in Your Ears podcast is hosted by Kory, Helen, and Apryll where they talk about one already completed manga and one recently completed or currently running manga every three weeks.
The World Cup finals are upon us! I have no rooting interest, but go Cucurella and Enzo.
This episode, we're talking about Shio Usui's Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon and Emboss's Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger, both published by Seven Seas.
Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon credits:
- Translator: Jenny McKeon
- Adaptation: Cae Hawksmoor
- Lettering and Retouch: Rina Mapa
- Cover Design: KC Fabellon
- Proofreader: Dawn Davis, Kurestin Armada
- Editor: Jenn Grunigen
- Prepress Technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Production Manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Managing Editor: Julie Davis
- Associate Publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger credits:
- Translator: Nan Rymer
- Adaptation: David Lumsdon
- Lettering: Ray Steeves
- Cover Design: H.Qi
- Proofreader: Danielle King
- Senior Editor: Shanti Whitesides
- Production Designer: Christa Miesner (volume 2)
- Production Manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Prepress Technician: Jules Valera, Melanie Ujimori (volume 2)
- Print Manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein (volume 1)
- Editor-in-Chief: Julie Davis
- Associate Publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
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Show notes:
0:58 - We talk about Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon
15:29 - We talk about Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger
Next time is Library Wars and A Witch's Life in Mongol
It's the World Cup! GO KOREA!! And Scotland.
This episode, we're talking about Murasaki Yamada's Talk to My Back published by Drawn & Quarterly and Shinnosuke Kanazawa's On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance published by Square Enix.
Talk to My Back credits:
- Translation: Ryan Holmberg
- Font and sound effect lettering: Sophie Yanow
On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance credits:
- Translator: Jenny McKeon
- Letterer: Rebecca Sze
- Cover Designer: Katie Lee G
- Editor: Edward Hong
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Show notes:
0:30 - We talk about Talk to My Back
22:22 - We talk about On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance
Next time is Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon and Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger
The Chicago White Sox are 25-24, they current hold the second wild card spot, and their prized free agent acquisition, Munetaka Murakami, has a 157 wRC+ and 1.7 fWAR. We may be back?
This episode, Fumi Yoshinaga's Ōoku: The Inner Chambers published by Viz and Chiyu Amairo's The Otaku Love Connection published by Square Enix.
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers credits:
- Translation and adaptation: Akemi Wegmüller
- Touch-up art and lettering: Monlisa De Asis
- Design: Frances O. Liddell (volume 1, 3-6), Fawn Lau (volume 2, 7-12), Yukiko Whitley (volume 13-14, 18-19)
- Editor: Pancha Diaz
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Show notes:
1:26 - We talk about Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
24:57 - We talk about The Otaku Love Connection
Next time is Talk to My Back and On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance.
It is 1990 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2001 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2003 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2026 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east.
This episode, the fourth of Light Novels In Your Ears, we're talking about Iori Miyazawa's (with illustrations by shirakaba) Otherside Picnic published by J-Novel Club.
Otherside Picnic credits:
- Translation: Sean McCann
- Editor: Krys Loh
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Read Helen's review of Otherside Picnic over at The OASG.
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Show notes:
No show notes. We just talk about Otherside Picnic.
Next time is Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and The Otaku Love Connection
The Winter Olympics are happening right now, which means I'm watching a lot of curling. I am going to become a curling sicko.
This episode, we're talking about Fumi Yoshinaga's Tamaki & Amane published by Yen Press and Keigo Shinzō's Hirayazumi published by Viz.
Tamaki & Amane credits:
- Translation: Taylor Engel
- Lettering: Adnazeer Macalangcom
Hirayasumi credits:
- Translation: Jan Mitsuko Cash
- Touch-up art & lettering: Elena Diaz
- Design: Jimmy Presler
- Editor: Holly Fisher
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
1:29 - We talk about Tamaki & Amane
19:39 - We talk about Hirayasumi
Next time is a mystery!
The Bears crashed out of the playoffs, but it is almost fantasy baseball draft season, and thus almost baseball season.
This episode, we're talking about Kore Yamazaki's Frau Faust published by Kodansha and Jinushi's Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You published by Square Enix.
Frau Faust credits:
- Translation: Stephen Paul
- Lettering: Lys Blakeslee
- Editing: Ajani Oloye
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You credits:
- Translator: Amanda Haley
- Letterer: Kyla Aiko (volume 1-2, 4-5), Arbash Mughal (volume 3)
- Title Logo Designer: Ti Collier (volume 2)
- Cover Designer: Ti Collier (volume 1), Jules Bird (volume 2-5)
- Editor: Jennifer Sherman
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
1:25 - We talk about Frau Faust
17:19 - We talk about Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Next time is Tamaki & Amane and Hirayasumi
brb buying an etsy witch to manifest a Seattle Torrent home goal
This episode, we're counting down our favorite manga that we read this year.
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
0:37 - Number threes
18:29 - Number twos
35:53 - Number ones
46:34 - Also rans
Next time is Frau Faust and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
The Professional Women's Hockey League season starts today! November 21, 2025, Toronto-Minnesota and Seattle-Vancouver. I am very much looking forward to the season. Let's go Torrent.
This episode, we're talking about Waka Hirako's My Broken Mariko and Somato's Shadows House, both published by Yen Press.
My Broken Mariko credits:
- Translation: Amanda Haley
- Lettering: Abigail Blackman
Shadows House credits:
- Translation: Taylor Engel
- Lettering: Lys Blakeslee
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
Content warning for the My Broken Mariko discussion: suicide, parental / familial abuse, rape, self harm
0:44 - My Broken Mariko
14:34 - Shadows House
Next time is top manga! Send us your favorite manga you read in 2025 on bsky!
My beloved Seattle Mariners have been eliminated by the Toronto Blue Jays, who are currently playing the Los Angeles Dodgers as I type this (well it's technically commercial as I type this). Go Dodgers.
This episode, we’re talking about Kintetsu Yamada’s Home Office Romance published by Yen Press. Then Sakae Saito’s Touring After the Apocalypse also published by Yen Press.
Home Office Romance credits:
- Translator: Matt Treyvaud
- Letterer: Sara Linsley
- Editor: Maggie Le
- Managing Editor: Grace Chen
- Production Manager: Meg Gugarty
Touring After the Apocalypse credits:
- Translation: Amanda Haley
- Lettering: Phil Christie
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
1:09 - We talk about Home Office Romance
22:24 - We talk about Touring After the Apocalypse
Next time is TBD
The Major League Baseball playoffs are here and it is the Wild Card round! I am very nervous for the Division Series.
This episode, we're talking about CLAMP's Tokyo Babylon published by Yen Press. Then Zero Akabane's Magical Girl Incident also published by Yen Press.
Tokyo Babylon credits:
- Translation: Amanda Haley
- Lettering: Phil Christie, Chiho Christie (volume 4)
Magical Girl Incident credits:
- Translation: Caleb Cook
- Lettering: Phil Christie
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
0:42 - We talk about Tokyo Babylon
27:29 - We talk about Magical Girl Incident
Next time is Home Office Romance and Touring After the Apocalypse
The Seattle Mariners are 1.5 games back of the Astros in the AL West and 1 game ahead of the Rangers for the last Wild Card spot. Cal Raleigh is having a historic season. I'm ready to be hurt, or fall in love.
This episode, we're talking about Moto Hagio's They Were Eleven published by Denpa and Chika Mizube's Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (with story by Kanata Hoshi and character design by Pepperon) published by Kodansha.
They Were Eleven credits:
- Translator: Ajani Oloye
- Proofreading: Momo
- Production: Nicole Dochych, Lauren Eldon
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
1:07 - We talk about They Were Eleven
29:17 - We talk about Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!
Next time is Tokyo Babylon and Magical Girl Incident
The Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres shared first place in their respective divisions today, as baseball gets ever more interesting.
This episode, we're talking about murata's Catch These Hands! and Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me, both published by Yen Press.
Catch These Hands! credits:
- Translation: Amanda Haley
- Lettering: Bianca Pistillo
This Monster Wants to Eat Me credits:
- Translation: Caleb Cook
- Lettering: Bianca Pistillo
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Read Helen's review of Catch These Hands! on The OASG.
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Show notes:
1:12 - We talk about Catch These Hands!
18:50 - We talk about This Monster Wants to Eat Me
Content warning: There is ideation of suicide in This Monster Wants to Eat Me and its discussion.
Next time is They Were Eleven and Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!
The last time I brought up the PWHL, I said go Frost. And I'm here to say, I lied, go PWHL Seattle.
This episode, we're talking about Yama Wayama's Let's Go Karaoke! and Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died, both published by Yen Press.
Let's Go Karaoke! credits:
- Translation: Leighann Harvey
- Lettering: Chiho Christie
The Summer Hikaru Died credits:
- Translation: Ajani Oloye
- Lettering: Abigail Blackman
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
1:17 - We talk about Let's Go Karaoke!
16:53 - We talk about The Summer Hikaru Died
Next time is Catch These Hands! and This Monster Wants to Eat Me
This week, baseball nerds across the internet (there are ones of us!!) are participating in a fan exchange, just to see how the other side lives. As a die hard and lifelong fan of the White Sox, Mariners, Padres, Dodgers, Brewers, Giants fan, I am too, but just by switching who's number one. Go Brewers. Love Salvatore.
This episode, we're talking about Kurano's I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup published by Kodansha and Sumiko Arai's The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All published by Yen Press.
I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup credits
- Translator: Jocelyne Allen
- Letterer: Paige Pumphrey
- Editor: Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini
- Editorial Assistance: Naseem Alavi
- Managing Editor: Dasia Payne
- Production Manager: Angela Zurlo
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All credits
- Translation: Ajani Oloye
- Lettering: Brandon Bovia
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Forgot to mention this on the podcast, but The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All has an official playlist on Spotify.
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Show notes:
0:58 - We talk about I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup
13:36 - We talk about The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All
Next time is Let's Go Karaoke! and The Summer Hikaru Died
Congrats to Son Heungmin and Son Heungmin only.
This episode, we're talking about Ai Yazawa's Neighborhood Story published by Viz and Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance published by Yen Press.
Neighborhood Story credits:
- Translation: Andria McKnight
- Touch-up art and lettering: Michelle Pang
- Design: Shawn Carrico
- Editor: Karla Clark
Kowloon Generic Romance credits:
- Translation: Amanda Haley
- Lettering: Abigail Blackman
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Listen to our previous Ai Yazawa and Jun Mayuzaki podcast episodes: After the Rain, Last Quarter, Paradise Kiss
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Show notes:
1:37 - We talk about Neighborhood Story
0 - We talk about Kowloon Generic Romance
Next time is
The White Sox are already running into random wins that didn't seem to happen in 2024, so we're well on our way to a normal extremely bad season instead of historically extremely bad season.
This episode, we're talking about CLAMP's Legend of Chun Hyang published by Tokyopop and Spica Aoki's Kaiju Girl Caramelise published by Yen Press.
Legend of Chun Hyang credits:
- Translator: Ray Yoshimoto
- Retouch and Lettering: Jose Macasocol, Jr.
- Cover Layout: Gary Shum
- Editor: Jake Forbes
Kaiju Girl Caramelise credits:
- Translation: Taylor Engel
- Lettering: Lys Blakeslee
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
1:01 - We talk about Legend of Chun Hyang
12:11 - We talk about Kaiju Girl Caramelise
Next time is Neighborhood Story and Kowloon Generic Romance
Helen here folks, I know Kory normally starts off the episode notes with something sports related so uhhh…. I saw that the 2025 “City Connect” designs were unveiled recently, and the DC ones look pretty; I might need to buy one of the hats to add to my collection of “cherry blossom themed hats for DC sports teams” (especially since I lost my Caps hat in that vein last year, noooo).
Now that that’s out of the way, no Kory or Apryll this time but I am joined by Justin (@kami_nomi) of The OASG, who is my cohost on the other podcast I, uh, cohost, “It’s Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!” We’re talking about the J-Novel Club (Heart imprint) release of Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman, which is a big and plot heavy series so we have both a spoiler-free section and then a spoiler-filled section about why the nickname “josei Game of Thrones” is VERY accurate for this series!
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Read Helen's review of volume 1 at The OASG.
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Show notes:
0:45 - Spoiler free discussion
34:05 - Spoiler-full discussion
- Content warning (in the spoiler section) for mentions of an attempted sexual assault, since it’s a plot-triggering event we couldn’t talk around.
Next time is The Legend of Chun Hyang and Kaiju Girl Caramelize
Watch women's sports! The PWHL (Professional Women's Hockey League) has been streaming on YouTube and is an absolute blast. Go Frost, I think?
This episode, we're talking about Ai Yazawa's Last Quarter published by Viz and Makihirochi's Sketchy published by Kodansha.
Last Quarter credits:
- Translation & Adaptation: Max Greenway
- Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Inori Fukuda Trant
- Design: Yukiko Whitley
- Editor: Nancy Thistlethwaite
Sketchy credits:
- Translator: Alethea & Athena Nibley
- Letterer: Evan Hayden
- Editor: Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini
- Managing Editor: Dasia Payne
- Production Manager: Meg Gugarty
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
0:41 - We talk about Last Quarter
19:05 - We talk about Sketchy
Next time is...well, we haven't decided yet.
This episode, we're talking about Tatsuki Fujimani's Look Back published by Viz and Chica Umino's March Comes in Like a Lion published by Denpa.
Look Back credits:
- Translation: Amanda Haley
- Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Snir Aharon
- Design: Julian [JR] Robinson
- Editor: Alexis Kirsch
March Comes in Like a Lion credits:
- Translator: Jocelyn Allen
- Proofreading: Varrick Robinson
- Production: Glen Isip, Nicole Dochych, Risa Cho, Kai Kyou (volume 1)
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Listen to the Taiiku Podcast talk about the March Comes in Like a Lion anime: Season one, season two, top anime of 2017, top anime of 2018, top anime of the 2010s
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0:39 - We talk about Look Back
9:09 - We talk about March Comes in Like a Lion
Next time is Last Quarter and Sketchy
The Chicago White Sox have -1.6 fWAR projected per ZiPS, which is lower than any group projection in its history, and that's very sad.
This episode, we're talking about Uoto's Orb: On the Movements of the Earth published by Seven Seas and Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story published by Yen Press.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth credits:
- Translation: Daniel Komen
- Adaptation: Molly Tanzer
- Lettering: Phil Christie
- Original cover design: Tadashi Hisamochi(hive&co.,ltd.)
- Cover design: H. Qi
- Copyeditor: Leighanna DeRouen
- Proofreader: Dave Murray
- Production designer: George Panella
- Editor: Nick Mamtas
A Bride's Story credits:
- Translation: William Flannagan
- Lettering: Abigail Blackman
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Link to Kaoru Mori drawing playlist
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Show notes:
1:17 - We talk about Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
22:27 - We read off your lists of favorite manga you read in 2024
26:31 - We talk about A Bride's Story
Next time is Look Back and March Comes in Like a Lion
This episode, we're talking about all of the favorite manga we read this year!
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Listen to the episodes when we talked about some of these manga in full (listed in alphabetical order): Dai Dark and Dorohedoro, Fool Night, King in Limbo, Magic Knight Rayearth, RuriDragon.
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Show notes:
0:43 - Number threes
10:31 - Number twos
18:26 - Number ones
33:07 - Also rans
Next time is Orb: On the Movements of the Earth and A Bride's Story
The Chicago Bears are a mess. They're a messy mess and I dunno what's gonna happen in the offseason, and that makes me sad.
This episode, we're talking about Hana Chatani's Give Her Back to Me published by Glacier Bay Books and Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss published by Seven Seas.
Give Her Back to Me credits:
- Editing and design by emuh ruh and Hana Chatani
Made in Abyss credits:
- Translation: Beni Axia Concrad
- Adaptation: Jake Jung
- Lettering and retouch: James Baubatz
- Logo design: Andrea Rodriguez
- Cover design: Nicky Lim
- Proofreader: Brett Hallahan, Shanti Whitesides
- Assistant editor: Jenn Grunigen
- Production assistant: CK Russell
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Editor-in-Chief: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
0:41 - We talk about Give Her Back to Me
12:35 - We talk about Made in Abyss
Next time is favorite manga we read in 2024!
This episode, we talk about Isaki Uta's The Lost & Found Collection—which includes four one shots: Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Silkscreen—published by Irodori Comics. Then we talk about Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon published by Viz in Shonen Jump.
The Lost & Found Collection credits:
- Translated by: Ed Ayes (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle), Itsuki (Silkscreen)
- Lettering by: Tim Sun (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Silkscreen), Mercedes McGarry (Mermaid in the Bottle)
- Compiled and Formatted by: CC Sū, Syu
- Project Management by: Katarina Kunstelj (Mine-kun Is Asexual, Silkscreen)
- Quality Assurance by: On Takahashi, Zhuchka, and Hara Gyatei;
- Eduardo Reyes (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, Mermaid in the Bottle)
Ruri Dragon credits:
- Translation: Caleb Cook
- Lettering: Sara Linsley
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Read Helen's review of Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, and Mermaid in the Bottle at The OASG.
Read Helen's review of Silkscreen at The OASG.
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Show notes:
1:08 - We talk about The Lost & Found Collection
- 1:08 - We talk about Leaper
- 9:02 - We talk about Mine-kun Is Asexual
- 18:28 - We talk about Mermaid in the Bottle
- 26:21 - We talk about Silkscreen
37:59 - We talk about Ruri Dragon
Next time is Give Her Back To Me and Made in Abyss.
The Seattle Mariners are clinging on for dear life, and I am in pain.
This episode, we're talking about Ai Tanaka's King in Limbo published by Kodansha. And Yuhi Azumi's Cutie and the Beast published by Seven Seas.
King in Limbo credits:
- Translation: Ajani Oloye
- Lettering: EK Weaver
- Editing: Ben Applegate
- Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by Matt Akuginow
Cutie and the Beast credits:
- Translation: Angela Liu
- Adaptation: Andrea Puckett
- Lettering and retouch: Erika Terriquez
- Interior layout: Christa Miesner (volume 2)
- Cover design: Nicky Lim, George Panella (logo)
- Proofreader: Brett Hallahan, Dawn Davis (volume 2)
- Editor: J.P. Sullivan
- Prepress technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Managing editor: Julie Davis
- Associate publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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(Editor's note: Something is up with Apryll's audio for like the first 15 minutes? I checked the raw audio - before I do lazy editing that sometimes messes with things in kinda this way - and it sounds the same. So no idea what's up. It's mostly listenable, but sorry about that!)
0:44 - We talk about King in Limbo
25:02 - We talk about Cutie and the Beast
Next time is The Lost and Found Collection by Isaki Uta and Ruri Dragon
The Seattle Mariners won a series against the Rays, and the game today power behind Victor Robles, Julio Rodríguez, and Randy Arozarena. Just as we all thought at the beginning of the year.
This episode, we're talking about Atsuko Asano (story) and Hinoko Kino's (art) No. 6, published by Kodansha. Then we talk about KamenTotsu's Baby Bear's Bakery, published by Denpa.
No. 6 credits:
- Translator: Jonathan Tarbox/Arashi Productions
- Lettering: Christy Sawyer
Baby Bear's Bakery credits:
- Translator: Jan Mitsuko Cash
- Proofreading: Patrick Sutton
- Production: Nicole Dochych, Mo Harrison
- Original Cover Design: Naoko NAKUI
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1:28 - We talk about No. 6
0 - We talk about Baby Bear's Bakery
Next time is King in Limbo and Cutie and the Beast
The Chicago White Sox have fired their fail-manager Pedro Grifol, who was hired by their previous fail-regime, and backed up during hiring by the current fail-regime. They'll be looking outside the organization for a new manager, and I have almost zero hope. I love this team.
This episode, we're talking about Chisato Abe (story) and Natsumi Matsuzaki's (manga) A Raven for All Seasons available on K Manga and Yusei Matsui's The Elusive Samurai published by Viz through Shonen Jump.
A Raven for All Seasons credits:
- Translation: Elodie Legay
- Lettering: Darren Smith
- Editing: Salud Campos Blasco
The Elusive Samurai credits:
- Translation: John Werry
- Lettering: John Hunt
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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0:46 - We talk about A Raven for All Seasons
24:16 - We talk about The Elusive Samurai
Next time is No. 6 and Baby Bear's Bakery
The Seattle Mariners are here in town, ish, playing the Angels and they won 11-0 and then lost 6-5 in extras, and guess which game I went to. I think the bats are waking up though. It's July.
This episode, we're talking about Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge and Tsurumaikada's Medalist, both published by Kodansha.
River's Edge credits:
- Editor: Ajani Oloye
- Translation: Alexa Frank
- Production: Risa Cho, Pei Ann Yeap, Lorina Mapa
- Proofreading: Micah Q. Allen
Medalist:
- Translator: Kevin Gifford
- Letterer: Darren Smith
- Original Digital Edition Editing: Thalia Sutton
- Editor: Aimee Zink
- Managing Editor: Alanna L. Ruse
- Production Manager: Claire Kerker
- Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by Matthew Akuginow
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1:34 - We talk about River's Edge (content warning: animal cruelty, attempted murder, drug use, homophobia, realistic bullying, disordered eating)
27:24 - We talk about Medalist
Next time is A Raven for All Seasons and The Elusive Samurai
This episode, we talk about Marimo Ragawa's New York, New York published by Yen Press. Then for our newer series, we talk about Yuki Fumino's I Hear the Sunspot published by One Peace Books.
New York, New York credits:
- Translation: Preston Johnson-Chonkar
- Retouch: Lys Blakeslee
- Lettering: Abigail Blackman
I Hear the Sunspot credits:
- English translation rights arranged with France Shoin through Japan UNI Agency, Inc., Tokyo
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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0:55 - We talk about New York, New York (content warning: there is discussion of the depictions of physical abuse, emotional abuse, rape, and suicide within New York, New York)
22:13 - We talk about I Hear the Sunspot
Next time is River's Edge and Medalist
The Chicago White Sox are an incredibly sad organization right now, and every day, I am reminded of how much sadder because Jason Benetti is not in the booth calling the games.
This episode, we're talking about Ryū Mizunagi's Witchcraft Works published by Vertical.
Witchcraft Works credits:
- Editor: Michelle Lin (volume 16-17)
- Translation: Ko Ransom
- Production: Risa Cho, Melissa DeJesus, Pei Ann Yeap (volume 16-17)
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Find Chris on bsky @gokuffy.
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1:10 - We talk about Witchcraft Works, non-spoilery
42:00 - We talk about Witchcraft Works, spoilery
Next time is actually New York New York and I Hear the Sunspot
This episode, we're talking about Elck Itsumo's Two on Ice published in Shonen Jump digitally. Then we talk about Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night, published in Viz digitally.
Two on Ice credits:
- Skating adviser: Narumi Takahashi
- Translation: Jan Mitsuko Cash
- Lettering: Inori Fukuda Trant
Fool Night credits:
- Translation: Casey Loe (chapter 1)
- Lettering: Snir Aharon (chapter 1)
- Translation and lettering with the cooperation of Shogakukan Asia (chapter 2-)
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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1:21 - We talk about Two on Ice
16:08 - We talk about Fool Night
Next time is New York New York and I Hear the Sunspot
I love keeper penalties, and I love Antonio Rüdiger chaos penalties even more. Go Real.
This episode, we're talking about Rei Taki's Last Gender: When We Are Nameless published by Kodansha and Aki Hamazi's Bocchi the Rock! published by Yen Press.
Last Gender: When We Are Nameless credits:
- Editor: Michelle Lin
- Translation: Rose Padgett (volume 1), Mishima Kitan (volume 2-3)
- Production: Shirley Fang, Pei Ann Yeap, Lorina Mapa
- Proofreading: Micah Q. Allen (volume 1-2), Kevin Luo (volume 3)
Bocchi the Rock! credits
- Translation: John Neal
- Lettering: Chiho Christie
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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0:56 - We talk about Last Gender: When We Are Nameless
18:42 - We talk about Bocchi the Rock!
Next time is Fool Night and Two on Ice
This episode, we honor and remember one of the greats in manga. Chris and Dawn join me to discuss Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater published by Viz.
Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater credits:
- Translation: Greg Werner
- Touch-up art + lettering: Annaliese "Ace" Christman
- Design: Shawn Carrico
- Editor: Alexis Kirsch
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
You can find our special guests Chris (@gokuffy) and Dawn (@bunnycartoon) on bsky at those links that look like links.
Listen to Dawn's episode on Dragon Ball.
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0:30 - We talk about how we ran into Toriyama and give some Toriyama memories
1:15:43 - We talk about Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater
Next time is really Last Gender and Bocchi the Rock!
This episode, we're talking about Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm published by J-Novel Club.
Ascendance of a Bookworm credits:
- Translated by quof
- Edited by Aimee Zink
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0:40 - We talk about Ascendance of a Bookworm
Next time is who knows...another year, another fish.
It's almost spring training, baseball is about to be back, and I cannot wait. As a lifelong Mariners fan, I'm hoping for the best.
This episode we talk about two Q Hayashida manga: First is Dorohedoro published by Viz and second is Dai Dark published by Seven Seas.
Dorohedoro credits:
- Translation: AltJapan, Hiroko Yoda + Matt Alt (volume 5-23)
- Touch-up and lettering: Kelle Han (volume 1-2), Maui Girl (volume 3-10), James Gaubatz (volume 11-23)
- Design: Sam Elzway (volume 1-21), Izumi Evers (volume 22), Kam Li (volume 23)
- Editor: Daniel Gillespie (volume 1-4), Josh Bettinger (volume 4-23)
Dai Dark credits:
- Translation: Daniel Komen
- Adaptation: Casey Lucas
- Lettering: Phil Christie
- Original cover design: Shun SASAKI + Yoko NAKANISHI(AYOND)
- Cover design: Nicky Lim
- Proofreader: Kurestin Armada
- Copy editor: Dawn Davis
- Editor: J.P. Sullivan
- Prepresss technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Production assistant: Christa Miesner
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Managing editor: Julie Davis
- Associate publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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1:01 - We talk about Dorohedoro
14:38 - We talk about Dai Dark
Next time is Last Gender and Bocchi the Rock!
This episode, we're talking about Nao Sasaki's Diamond in the Rough published by Manga Plus and Ichi Yukishiro's The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter published by J Novel Club digitally and Seven Seas physically.
Diamond in the Rough credits:
- Translating / Editing: Medibang Inc.
- Lettering: Kai Kyou
The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter credits:
- Translated by: Bérénice Vourdon
- Edited by: Kieran Redgewell
- Lettered by: Cedric Maciaas
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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0:55 - We talk about Diamond in the Rough
15:39 - We talk about The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter
Next time is Dorohedoro and Dai Dark
This episode, we're talking about Yoko Nogiri's Love in Focus published by Kodansha and Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion published by Denpa.
Love in Focus credits:
- Translation: Alethea and Athena Nibley
- Lettering: Sara Linsley
- Editing: Haruko Hashimoto, Alejandro Arbona
- Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by My Truong
Heavenly Delusion credits:
- Translation: Ko Ransom
- Proofreading: Patrick Sutton (volume 2-5)
- Production: Nicole Dochych, Glen Isip (volume 2-5), Brandon Bovia (volume 2-5)
As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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0:55 - We talk about Love in Focus
12:02 - We talk about Heavenly Delusion (content warning for Heavenly Delusion's manga and anime, but we do not discuss it in detail in the podcast: suicide and sexual assault)
Next time is Diamond in the Rough and The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter
Shohei Ohtani signed a record sports contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and there was much consternation on its structure. I for one am annoyed that I still can't watch him on TV and happy that I can just go to most any game I want to see him.
This episode, like every year, we count down our favorite manga that we read in 2023.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Read Helen's review of Tokyo Aliens volumes 1-3 on The OASG.
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0:42 - Number threes
8:41 - Number twos
20:14 - Number ones
32:07 - Also rans
Next time is Love in Focus and Heavenly Delusion
This entire MLB offseason is just a constant feeling of low grade dread that Shohei Ohtani will sign somewhere I don't want to root for, and that's just my entire life since the Texas Rangers, the only Major League Baseball team without a pride night, won the World Series.
This episode, we're talking about Yumi Hotta (story), Takeshi Obata (art), and Yukari Umezawa (5 Dan) (Go supervisor) Hikaru no Go published by Viz and Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer published by Seven Seas.
Hikaru no Go credits:
- Translation & English adaptation: Andy Nakatani (volume 1-12), Naoko Amemiya (volume 13-23)
- English script consultant: Janice Kim (3 Dan) (volume 2-23)
- Touch-up art & lettering: Adam Symons (volume 1-7), Inori Fukuda Trant (volume 8-23)
- Lettering assistants: Josh Simpson, Walden Wong (volume 1)
- Additional touch up: Josh Simpson (volume 5-11), Walden Wong (volume 5), Rachel Lightfoot (volume 11-15)
- Cover & graphics design: Sean Lee (volume 1)
- Cover & layout design: Sean Lee (volume 2)
- Cover design: Sean Lee (volume 3)
- Interior graphics: Courtney Utt (volume 3)
- Cover & interior design: Courtney Utt (volume 4-5, 10-11)
- Design: Courtney Utt (volume 6-9), Julie Behn (volume 14-22)
- Cover design: Courtney Utt (volume 12-13), Julie Behn (volume 23)
- Interior design: Aaron Cruse (volume 12), Julie Behn (volume 13), Ronnie Casson (volume 23)
- Editor: Livia Ching (volume 1-5), Yuki Takagaki (volume 4-12), Annette Roman (volume 10-15), Gary Leach (volume 16-23)
Skip and Loafer credits:
- Translation: Nicole Frasik
- Adaptation: T. Campbell
- Lettering: Vanessa Satone
- Cover & logo design: Hanase Qi (volume 1-3), H. Qi (volume 4-7)
- Proofreader: Kurestin Armada (volume 1-5, 7), B. Lillian Martin (volume 3-4, 6)
- Copy editor: B. Lillian Martin (volume 5)
- Editor: Shanti Whitesides (volume 1-3)
- Senior editor: Shanti Whitesides (volume 4-7)
- Production designer: Christa Miesner (volume 4-6), Brennan Thome (volume 7)
- Prepress technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein (volume 1-2, 5), Melanie Ujimori (volume 3-4, 6-7), Jules Valera (volume 6-7)
- Print manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein (volume 3-6)
- Production associate: Christa Miesner (volume 1-3)
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Managing editor: Julie Davis (volume 1-3)
- Editor-in-chief: Julie Davis (volume 4-7)
- Associate publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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0:58 - We talk about Hikaru no Go
16:27 - Hikaru no Go spoilers
23:03 - We talk about Skip and Loafer
Next time is our favorite manga of 2023.
It's the World Series! The Texas Rangers are the only MLB team without a pride night. Fuck every billionaire. Go Diamondbacks.
This episode, we're talking about Mita Ori's Our Dining Table published by Seven Seas and Jirou Oimoto (art), Yuumikan (original story), and Koin's (character design) Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. published by Yen Press.
Our Dining Table credits:
- Translation: Amber Tamosaitis
- Adaptation: Marykate Jasper
- Lettering: Laura Heo
- Cover design: KC Fabellon
- Proofreader: Kurestin Armada, Autumn Kassel
- Editor: Jenn Grunigen
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Managing editor: Julie Davis
- Editor-in-chief: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. credits:
- Translation: Andrew Cunningham
- Lettering: Rochelle Gancio (volume 1-3, 5), Phil Christie (volume 4)
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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1:02 - We talk about Our Dining Table
16:10 - We talk about Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
Next time is Hikaru no Go and Skip and Loafer
Chelsea, as always, are going through an injury crisis and it is not going well. Coupled with the new coach and new scheme, nothing is going well.
This episode, we talk about Monzusu's My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders published by Seven Seas. Then we talk about Muneyuki Kaneshiro (story) and Yusuke Nomura's (art) Blue Lock published by Kodansha.
Content warning for My Brain Is Different: We talk about physical abuse by parents to their children in the episode, which was also depicted in the manga.
My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders credits:
- Translation: Ben Trethewey
- Adaptation: Shanti Whitesides
- Lettering: Aila Nagamine
- Cover design: Nicky Lim
- Proofreaders: Dawn Davis, Leighanna DeRouen
- Sensitivity readers: Jay Edidin, Van Flanders
- Senior editor: Jenn Grunigen
- Prepress technician: Melanie Ujimori
- Print manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Editor-in-chief: Julie Davis
- Associate publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
Blue Lock credits:
- Translation: Nate Derr
- Lettering: Chris Burgener
- Additional lettering and layout: Scott O. Brown
- Editing: Thalia Sutton, Maggie Le
- YKS Services LLC/SKY JAPAN, Inc.
- Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by Matthew Akuginow
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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1:21 - We talk about My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders
24:43 - We talk about Blue Lock
Next time is Our Dining Table and Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
The Chicago White Sox surprisingly fired Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn, one of which had been in charge of baseball operations for like 20 years, and then disappointingly hired their number three, Chris Getz, to replace them. All that's on Getz's resume is a bottom five farm system and concerning hires due to myriad character issues. All that to say I am now a lifelong Mariners fan.
This episode, we're talking about Kazuki Minamoto's The Gay Who Turned Kaiju published by Yen Press as our completed series. Then, we talk about Kanehito Yamada (story) and Tsukasa Abe's (art) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End published by Viz.
The Gay Who Turned Kaiju credits:
- Translated by: Leighann Harvey
- Letterer: Carolina Hernandez
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End credits:
- Translation: Misa "Japanese Ammo"
- Touch-up Art and Lettering: Annaliese "Ace" Christman
- Design: Yukiko Whitley
- Editor: Mike Montesa
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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1:02 - We talk about The Gay Who Turned Kaiju
15:28 - We talk about Frieren Beyond Journey's End
Next time is My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders and Blue Lock
The Women's World Cup is happening and it's very exciting to see games go on at absurd times during the night PT. But Agatha pooped like five times at 5:30a one night, so I watched some of the Australia match. Love Sam Kerr.
This episode, we're talking about Yuhta Nishio's Mizuno and Chayama published by Yen Press. Then we talk about Fumi Yoshinaga's What Did You Eat Yesterday? published by Vertical.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Mizuno and Chayama credits:
- Translation: Elanor Summers
- Lettering: Erin Hickman
What Did You Eat Yesterday? credits:
- Translation: Maya Rosewood (volume 1-3), Yoshito Hinton (volume 5-8), Jocelyn Allen (volume 9-20)
- Production: Risa Cho (volume 1-17), Tomoe Tsutsumi (volume 1-20), Shirley Fang (volume 17-18), Pei Ann Yeap (volume 18-20), Eve Grandt (volume 19-20)
- Editing: Yoshito Hinton (volume 4)
- Editor: Michelle Lin (volume 15-19), Alexandra McCullough-Garcia (volume 20)
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Show notes:
0:40 - We talk about Mizuno and Chayama
12:42 - We talk about What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Next time is The Gay Who Turned Kaiju and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
The White Sox made a trade for a dude with a 6+ ERA so we're in full give up mode I think.
This episode, we're talking about Yuhta Nishio's After Hours published by Viz and Dr. Pepperco's Goodbye, My Rose Garden published by Seven Seas.
After Hours credits:
- Translation: Abby Lehrke
- Design: Shawn Carrico
- Editing: Pancha Diaz
- Touch-up Art & Lettering: Sabrina Heep
Goodbye, My Rose Garden credits:
- Translation: Amber Tamosaitis
- Adaptation: Cae Hawksmoor
- Associate Publisher: Adam Arnold
- Cover Design: Nicky Lim
- Editing: Jenn Grunigen
- Logo Design: George Panella
- Managing Editor: Julie Davis
- Prepress Technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Proofreader: Danielle King
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
- Touch-up Art & Lettering: Kaitlyn Wiley
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Read Helen's reviews on Goodbye, My Rose Garden: Volume 1
Read Helen's reviews of After Hours: Volume 1, Volume 2-3
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Show notes:
1:13 - We talk about After Hours
9:27 - After Hours ending spoilers
15:40 - We talk about Goodbye, My Rose Garden
Next time is Mizuno and Chayama and What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Chelsea have begun their fire sale. Kante is out of contract, and out of Chelsea. Onto the increasingly problematic Saudi Premier League. Havertz is headed to score like 20 goals for Arsenal. And Mount, sadly, is headed to Manchester United, by all indications. At least Chelsea still have Enzo Fernandez.
This episode, we're talking about Ryousuke Nanasaki's true story (with art by Yoshi Tsukizuki) Until I Meet My Husband. Then our newer series is Sakaomi Yuzaki's She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat. Happy pride!
Until I Meet My Husband credits:
- Translation: Amber Tamosaitis
- Adaptation: Carly Smith
- Lettering: Nicole Roderick
- Cover design: H. Qi
- Proofreader: Leighanna DeRouen
- Senior copy editor: Dawn Davis
- Senior editor: Kristiina Korpus
- Production designer: Christina McKenzie
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Prepress technician: Melanie Ujimori
- Print manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Editor-in-chief: Julie Davis
- Associate publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat credits:
- Translation: Caleb David Cook
- Lettering: Phil Christie
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
0:49 - We talk about Until I Meet My Husband
16:32 - She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat
29:46 - Apryll's quick hit on Oshi no Ko
Next time is maybe more queer manga?
The White Sox have been winning lately (good), which they didn't do at the beginning of the season (bad). And now they're playing a lot of catch up and have to keep winning (questionable). It'll be a sad trade deadline when Tim Anderson, Lucas Giolito, and Liam Hendriks are all traded.
This episode, we're talking about Moto Hagio's Lil' Leo published by Denpa for our older series. Then we talk about Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko published on Manga Plus and by Yen Press.
Lil' Leo credits:
- Translator: Ajani Oloye
- Proofreading: Patrick Sutton
- Production: Nicole Dochych
Oshi no Ko Yen Press credits:
- Translation: Sarah Neufeld
- Lettering: Abigail Blackman
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
0:38 - We talk about Lil' Leo
9:33 - We talk about Oshi no Ko
Next time will be LGBTQ+ related!
I watched some of the White Sox game while I was recording and editing this podcast, and they have won a series for the first time this year and have also won consecutive games the first time this year (as of yesterday, and now it's three in a row). They're trending upward!
This episode, we talk about Hilnama's I’m a Terminal Cancer Patient, but I’m Fine published by Seven Seas and Honami Shirono's I Want to Be a Wall published by Yen Press.
Content warnings for I’m a Terminal Cancer Patient, but I’m Fine: death, discussions of cancer, physical abuse by parents
I’m a Terminal Cancer Patient, but I’m Fine credits:
- Translation: Beni Axia Conrad
- Adaptation: Carly Smith
- Lettering: Brendon Hull
- Cover design: Nicky Lim
- Proofreader: Leighanna DeRouen
- Senior copy editor: Dawn Davis
- Medical reader for English version: Allyson Lieberman, MD, PhD
- Editor: Kristiina Korpus
- Production designer: Christina McKenzie
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Prepress technician: Melanie Ujimori
- Print manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Editor-in-chief: Julie Davis
- Associate publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
I Want to Be a Wall credits:
- Translation: Emma Schumacker
- Lettering: Alexis Eckerman
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
0:51 - We talk about I’m a Terminal Cancer Patient, but I’m Fine
20:25 - We talk about I Want to Be a Wall
Next time is Lil' Leo and Oshi no Ko
White Sox record free agent signing, Andrew Benintendi, is about 25 percent below average in terms of OPS+ and that's just not good. He likely won't be that bad forever, but come on.
This episode, we're talking about Mai Matsuda's Hikari in the Light, Natsumi Ito's My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files, and Chiharu Shinagawa's Spear, all published by Azuki.
Hikary in the Light credits:
- Translation: Dan Luffey
- Lettering: Barri Shrager
- Proofreading: Ken Urata, Evan Minto
- Cover Design: Arbash Mughal
- Quality Assurance: D.S. Jay
- Brand Manager: Evan Minto
- Production Manager: Adela Chang
My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files credits:
- Translation: Samuel R. Messner
- Lettering: Barri Shrager
- Proofreading: Ken Urata
- Cover Design: Glen Isip
- Quality Assurance: D.S. Jay
- Brand Manager: Evan Minto
- Production Manager: Adela Chang
No credits available for Spear.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Read Helen's reviews of Hikaru in the Light and My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files at the links.
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Show notes:
0:47 - We talk about Hikaru in the Light
12:58 - We talk about My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files
26:49 - We talk about Spear
Next time is I'm a Terminal Cancer Patient but I'm Fine and I Want to Be a Wall
It is the World Baseball Classic right now, which is like the World Cup but far fewer people care about it and not all of the best players from each country participate. Korea, unfortunately, appears basically out of it, but I'll look forward to Ohtani and Darvish for Japan.
This episode, we're talking about Mieri Hiranishi's The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend published by Viz and Wataru Midori's Run on Your New Legs published by Yen Press.
The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend and Run on Your New Legs credits:
- Lettering: Joanna Estep
- Cover & Interior Design: Jimmy Presler
- Editors: Julia Patrick, Mayuko Hirao
Run on Your New Legs credits:
- Translation: Caleb Cook
- Lettering: Abigail Blackman
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
0:51 - We talk about The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend
11:55 - We talk about Run on Your New Legs
Spring training has started, baseball is back, and the White Sox are still an incredibly and unnecessarily sad team to follow. Looking forward to 162 games of this.
This episode, we're talking about Uta Isaki's Is Love the Answer? published by Kodansha and Hitoshi Ashinano's Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō published by Seven Seas.
Is Love the Answer? credits:
- Translation: Sawa Matsueda Savage
- Lettering: Jennifer Skarupa
- Editing: Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini
- Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by Abigail Blackman
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō credits:
- Translation: Daniel Komen
- Adaptation: Dawn Davis
- Lettering: Ludwig Sacramento
- Logo design: George Panella
- Cover design: Licky Lim
- Proofreader: Brett Hallahan
- Editor: Linda Lombardi
- Production designer: Stevie Wilson
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Prepress technician: Melanie Ujimori
- Print manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Editor-in-chief: Julie Davis
- Associate publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Read Helen's review of Is Love the Answer? over at The OASG.
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Show notes:
0:54 - We talk about Is Love The Answer? and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō
20:58 - We talk about Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō
Next time is The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend and Run on Your New Legs.
Chelsea should score more goals and allow, well, ideally score a reasonable amount of goals and reasonably allow at or around the same amount of goals, but really allow fewer goals. I dunno, it's been a weird team to follow so far.
This episode, special guest Grant joins me to talk about Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto published by Viz.
There are some audio issues in this one; we weren't actually talking over each other, but the way I edited it accidentally caused this to happen. I dunno where, but the latter half is especially weird. It's still largely listenable. Apologies for the error.
Naruto credits (from volume one):
- English adaptation: Jo Duffy
- Translation: Katy Bridges
- Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Heidi Szykowny
- Cover Design: Sean Lee
- Senior Editor: Jason Thompson
- Managing Editor: Annette Roman
- Associate Managing Editor: Albert Totten
- Editor in Chief: Hyoe Narita
- Director of Licensing and Acquisitions: Rika Inouye
- V.P. of Marketing: Liza Coppola
- V.P of Strategic Development: Yumi Hoashi
- Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Read my piece on Naruto on my blog, Awko Tako.
Read Grant's threads on Naruto on Twitter and tumblr.
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Show notes:
0:50 - Grant and I talk about Naruto
1:17:41 - We take your questions about Naruto
Next time is really Is Love The Answer? and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō.
This episode, we're talking about Nagabe's The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún published by Seven Seas and Sekka Iwata (original work) and Yu Aoki's (artwork) Magilumiere Co. Ltd. published on Manga Plus.
The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún credits:
- Translation: Adrienne Beck
- Adaptation: Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane
- Lettering and Retouch: Lys Blakeslee
- Logo design: Karis Page
- Cover design: Nicky Lim
- Proofreader: Shanti Whitesides, Jocelyn Allen
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Editor-in-chief: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. credits:
- Translation / editing: Mediabang Inc.
- Lettering: Kai Kyou
- Medibang Inc. / Guardian Angels Media
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Read Helen's review of volume 1 of The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.
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Show notes:
0:57 - We talk about The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún
13:40 - We and my cat Agatha talk about Magilumiere Co. Ltd.
Next time is Is Love The Answer? and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō.
Chelsea just spent like £1b on a lot of players to make like an amalgam of a team that doesn't know how to all play and meld together, but hopefully it'll work?
This episode, special guests Basil (@itsbasiltime) and Ruby (@PassionTentacle) join me to talk about Shuzo Oshimi's Inside Mari published by Denpa.
Inside Mari credits:
- Translator: Sheldon Drzka
- Proofreading: Ed Chavez (volumes 1-7), Emily Martha Sorensen, Patrick Sutton (volumes 8-9)
- Production: Nicole Dochych, Eduardo Manuel Chávez
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Listen to Chris, Patz, and I talk about other Shuzo Oshimi manga. Listen to Chris, Ink, and Jared talk about Flowers of Evil.
You can also find Basil at his podcast, the OSMCast.
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Show notes:
0:54 - Basil, Ruby, and I talk about Inside Mari, spoiler free
20:26 - Inside Mari spoilers
Next time is actually The Girl from the Other Side and Magilumiere Co. Ltd.
These are good to watch, on Damar Hamlin, who I mentioned in the panpanya episode's opening notes: (debatable) with Pablo Torre and Domonique Foxworth, Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny with Domonique Foxworth, Garrett Bush on Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show.
This episode, we're talking about hara's Embrace Your Size: My Own Body Positivity published by Yen Press and Yuki Suenaga (story) and Takamasa Moue's (art) Akane-banashi published by Viz.
Embrace Your Size credits:
- Translation: Athena and Aletha Nibley
- Lettering: Chiho Christie
Akane-banashi credits:
- Translation: Stephen Paul
- Lettering: Snir Aharon
The song you heard in this episode was "Like a Girl" by Lizzo.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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0:50 - We talk about Embrace Your Size
16:58 - We talk about Akane-banashi
Next time is The Girl from the Other Side and Magilumiere Co. Ltd.
Sports takes on a lot less meaning when stuff like what happened to Damar Hamlin happens. How many times has something similar happened on high school fields? D-II schools? And no one ever heard about it. Prayers to Damar Hamlin; hoping for the best.
This episode, Helen and Apryll are not with me, but Ink and Patz are and they are talking about two panpanya manga from Denpa, An Invitation from a Crab and Guyabano Holiday.
An Invitation from a Crab credits:
- Translator: Ko Ransom
- Production: Nicole Dochych
Guyabano Holiday credits:
- Translator: Ko Ransom
- Proofreading: Patrick Sutton
- Production: Nicole Dochych, Brandon Bovia
The song you heard in the episode is "People are Strange" by The Doors.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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You can find my guests Patz (@PatzPrime) and Ink (@ink_just_ink) at the different places on those parenthesis. Or at Ani-Gamers, as they say.
Ink's audio is a little weird, I assume due to like 90+ percent of my RAM being used for no reason while we were recording. Apologies.
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Show notes:
1:12 - We talk about An Invitation from a Crab
29:03 - We talk about Guyabano Holiday
Next time is actually Embrace Your Size and Akane-banashi.
This episode, we're just counting down our three favorite manga that we read in 2022. Like previous years, it's just manga that we read; not necessarily manga that came out in 2022.
No credits from the manga this time around because we talked about nine different manga, and that's just a lot. Apologies for my own laziness.
The song you heard in this episode was "Best of You" by the Foo Fighters.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
Read Helen's review of some of the manga we talked about today at the links: The Girl from the Other Side, A Sign of Affection
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Show notes:
0:47 - Number threes
13:17 - Number twos
26:20 - Number ones
40:14 - Also rans
46:46 - Worst manga
Next time is Embrace Your Size and Akane-banashi.
The World Cup is going on! Amongst the human atrocities and corruption that led us all to this point, I have been greatly enjoying the tournament following it for the second time ever (at least the men's iteration). Fortunately, Korea beat Portugal to get into the knockout round. Unfortunately, they were immediately destroyed by Brazil. But the future looks bright for Korea. Kim Moonhwan did well at right back; Kim Minjae seems a star at center back; Hwang Heechan, Cho Guesung, and Hwang Uijo looked great in attack. And of course Son Heungmin is great as always. Dae-han-min-guk.
This episode, we're talking about Shinichiro Nariie's See You Tomorrow at the Food Court published by Yen Press and ONE's Mob Psycho 100 published by Dark Horse.
See You Tomorrow at the Food Court credits:
- Translation: Ko Ransom
- Lettering: Alexis Eckerman
Mob Psycho 100 credits:
- Translation: Kumar Sivasubramanian
- Lettering and Retouch: John Clark
- Edited: Carl Gustav Horn
The song you heard on this episode was "99" by MOB CHOIR from the Mob Psycho 100 anime.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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0:55 - We talk about See You Tomorrow at the Food Court
12:10 - We talk about Mob Psycho 100
Next time is top manga of 2022. Send in your lists!
All I want this MLB postseason is for the Guardians to lose, the Astros to lose, and the baseball team in Atlanta to lose. I have separate rooting interests in the positive direction (lifelong Mariners fan here), but mostly I'm rooting for the cheaters, the racists, and the team that bullied the White Sox all season to lose.
This episode, our older series is Amesuke Ano's The Muscle Girl Next Door published by Seven Seas. And our newer series is TNSK's My Master Has No Tail published by Kodansha.
Support the workers’ of Seven Seas effort to unionize on Twitter and on their website.
The Muscle Girl Next Door credits:
- Translation: Miki Z
- Lettering: Lys Blakeslee
- Cover design: H. Qi
- Proofreader: Danielle King
- Copy editor: Dawn Davis
- Editor: Abby Lehrke
- Production designer: Christina McKenzie
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Prepress manager: Melanie Ujimori
- Print manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Editor-in-chief: Julie Davis
- Associate publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
My Master Has No Tail credits:
- Translation: M Fulcrum
- Lettering: Jan Lan Ivan Concepcion
- Editing: Sarah Tilson
- YKS Services LLC/SKY JAPAN, Inc.
The song you heard on this episode was "Virginia" by Hinano from the My Master Has No Tail anime.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
0:48 - We talk about The Muscle Girl Next Door
9:52 - We talk about My Master Has No Tail
Next time is See You Tomorrow at the Food Court and Mob Psycho 100.
The White Sox went into last week needing a sweep of the Cleveland Guardians to win the season series and keep their playoff hopes realistic. They were swept, and then lost two more against the Tigers. Any playoff hopes are basically gone now. This is the team I like.
This episode, we're talking about Yuki Urushibara's When a Cat Faces West published by Kodansha as our older series. And Yuu Tanaka (story), Tomowo Maruyama (art), and Llo's (character design) Reincarnated as a Sword.
When a Cat Faces West credits:
- Translation: Mari Au/ amimaru
- Lettering: Monika Hegedusova/ amimaru
Reincarnated as a Sword credits:
- Translation: Mike Rachmat
- Adaptation: Peter Adrian Behravesh
- Lettering: Rai Enril
- Cover design: KC Fabellon
- Proofreader: Kurestin Armada, Danielle King
- Editor: J.P. Sillivan
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Managing editor: Julie Davis
- Editor-in-chief: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
The songs you heard in this episode are Rinne (Reincarnation) and Kusa Wo Fumu Oto (The Sound Of Stepping On Grass) by Masuda Toshio from the Mushi-Shi anime.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
1:21 - We talk about When a Cat Faces West
14:23 - We talk about Reincarnated as a Sword
Next time is Muscle Girl Next Door and My Master Has No Tail
It's hot here in southern California. So everyone stay safe, stay hydrated, wear a mask, and get that new shot when you can.
This episode, we're talking about Syundei's Go for It Again, Nakamura! published by Seven Seas and ONE (story) and Yusuke Murata's (art) One-Punch Man published by Viz.
Go for It Again, Nakamura! credits:
- Translation: Amber Tamosaitis
- Lettering: Kaitlyn Wiley
- Cover design: Karis Page
- Proofreader: Krista Grandy
- Senior editor: Shannon Fay
- Prepress technician: Melanie Ujimori
- Print manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
- Production manager: Lissa Pattillo
- Editor-in-chief: Julie Davis
- Associate publisher: Adam Arnold
- Publisher: Jason DeAngelis
One-Punch Man credits:
- Translation: John Werry
- Touch-up art and lettering: James Gaubatz
- Design: Fawn Lau
- Shonen Jump series editor: John Bae
- Graphic novel editor: Jennifer LeBlanc
The song you heard in the episode was "The Hero!! ~Ikareru Ken ni Honō o Tsukeru~" by JAM Project.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.
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Show notes:
1:01 - We talk about Go for It Again, Nakamura!
10:23 - We talk about One-Punch Man
Next time is When a Cat Faces West and Reincarnated as a Sword
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I said this in the latest episode of the Taiiku Podcast’s post, and retweeting things from the...
This episode, it’s a SPOILERCAST of the Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer manga, published by Viz! If you...
The Busan Lotte Giants are 5-0 baby!! Top of the KBO, the hometown team finally comes through....
The KBO is slowly coming back with no fans preseason games, and I cannot wait to try...
Going out is hard now, not just because it is relatively anxiety inducing, but because the masks...
Podcasts are a good way, during this time of stay-at-home orders and global pandemics, to have real...
Mookie Betts was traded to the Dodgers! Except maybe not because of medical particulars surrounding Brusdar Graterol,...
We’re back from holiday break! The Astros cheated to win the World Series and get to another...
I think I mentioned somewhere in these ramblings that I became a Clippers fan the moment Kawhi...
Whoops, it’s been two week and I completely forgot to edit this episode, so here’s what’s about...
Per Helen…The Washington Nationals are World Series champions! I personally couldn’t root for them during the NLCS,...
Playoff baseball is here, and I couldn’t be more pleased. I can finally watch Dodger baseball without...
College football is back, and NFL football is about to be back, and while I have just...
I usually reserve this space for my random ramblings about sports, but sports is pretty sad right...
It’s the G1 Climax, which means I’m watching a lot of wrestling and, relevant to this episode,...
The Women’s World Cup is going on, which is about the only time I am openly supportive...
The joy was short lived, the White Sox dropped the next day’s game against the Cubs behind...
The White Sox win at Wrigley Field behind Eloy Jimenez’s two-run home run in the top of...
I tweeted earlier that all the Manga In Your Ears episodes were done and edited, then I...
As I edit this episode, the White Sox are playing the Orioles, and it really feels like...
As I get back to posting episodes, I can get back to randomly rambling on these posts,...
We’re back after a long absence. It feels like it’s been forever, but also no time at...
The hot stove, just before the winter meetings, is not something that should be touched. Paul Goldschmidt...
I had a whole thing written, but then I accidentally closed the tab before saving anything and...
Baseball season is over, the Dodgers suffered a heartbreaking “gentleman’s sweep” (sort of, but not really, an...
The Dodgers are headed back to Milwaukee with a 3-2 lead and nothing bad will happen don’t...
I did not get this episode out before the anime aired, but that’s ok! The manga still...
The White Sox could avoid 100 losses this year, so some things are good. This episode, we’re...
Football season has started, the NFL is still a terrible organization, and the Chicago Bears couldn’t pull...
This is the first of hopefully a series of episodes about the One Piece manga with Patz...
The White Sox have a winning record in August and have taken the season series against the...
Crazy Rich Asians is…everything. It’s just everything. Please go see it. This episode, we’re talking about Yoshikazu...
I was recently at Anime Expo, and I ran a panel highlighting some shonen and seinen manga...
I should edit this episode…after Pride Month…because I have good foresight and planning and such. Also the...
It’s World Cup time, and I’ll be watching a few matches contemplating the sheer horror and corruption...
The White Sox are nearly incapable of winning a game – their best pitcher this year only...
The White Sox were snowed out for three straight games and suck with runners in scoring position....
Baseball is finally back! Opening day happened, and several games were snowed out because the weather is...
Well school has been kicking Helen’s ass and I moved to California, so it’s been a while...
Uh, I’m done editing the episode and I forgot to write my stupid introduction thing. Uhhhhh… Please...
It’s been in the negative 20s and 30s here recently, which is Very Cold. So we start...
It’s coming to the end of the anime season, and I’ve already finished Recovery of an MMO...
It’s, goodness, two weeks away from Thanksgiving. The days get darker earlier, which sucks because now I...
Episode lucky number seven, unlike the movie Lucky Number Slevin, which is an alright movie and has...
Welcome to episode five! We’re halfway to a milestone. Around this time in the Taiiku Podcast, I...
We’re back on schedule, hopefully for the long haul this time (or at least until the holidays)....
We’re back from Otakon! Sorry for the delay, but we are finally here with our third episode....
We’re here with our second episode! This time, we’re talking about Natsuki Takaya’s Fruits Basket published by...