Into the Shoujo-Verse

The girls reflect on ways in which shoujo has impacted their decisions, views, and personally held beliefs. Or...just their wallet. Its Summosa, Azayan, Bees, and Nikki closing out Season 2 of Into the Shoujoverse! Thank you, as always, for listening and supporting us.

Why does this shoujo podcast keep reviewing shounen? Because women can enjoy shounen, too. Join Sho-chan, Miso, and Azayan for a thorough review of the latest JJK movie with spoiler and spoiler free sections. 

Bees and Summosa sit down and review a shoujo-verse favorite, Promise Cinderella by Tachibana Oreco. If you haven't been reading this romance shoujo, you should fix that! This episode covers chapters 1-74. It is currently licensed and translated by Comikey.

It's time to talk about the hugely popular BL webnovel/webtoon/anime series! But first, is it Heaven's Official? Heaven Official's? Huh? Miso, Nikki, and Bees straighten that out first and then go on to discuss their impressions of the various iterations of the series. For perhaps the first time, the girls are not unanimous in their views! Bonus: Aza's fiancee, Serg, reveals some behind-the-scenes information on the Chinese web novel translation and editing process.

What a treat we have for you today, friends. Aza is joined by her fiancee, Serg, to review a treasure from the golden days of anime. Or is it? Please enjoy this nostalgic episode from out of nowhere.

We got all your deres here, tsundere, yandere, the rare dandere. Instructors Nikki, Summosa, and Miso give us the rundown on the standard character types with plenty of examples, especially from Gakuen Alice. They even give themselves and the other girls the dere treatment. Are they right? What type of dere are you? Find out now!

P.S. I am absolutely a tsundere you guys don't know me at all.

-Aza

Bees is back with a review of Demon Slayer season 2, accompanied by Aza. Don't worry, if you haven't seen or finished it yet you can listen to the beginning for a spoiler free analysis. Once you have, please join us for the rest of the episode where we express strong feelings. Yes, good and bad.

You 18 yet? We're asking in a not creepy way. Bees and Nikki have a very sophisticated discussion on the world of adult manga aimed at women. With the help of alcohol they break down smut tropes, why its enjoyable to read, and what disgusts them. Please join us for this titillating topic if you are of legal age~

Is it a bizarre aesthetic or just poor execution? Or both? Azayan, Bees, and Summosa rip in to some...interesting art style choices we commonly see in shoujo manga and anime. Some of these artists may never have seen a naked body before??? Today's episode is extra special as you can follow along with the link below and judge the images we discuss for yourself! 

https://imgur.com/a/Y9cU3yc

A new BTS-inspired webtoon has appeared! Our local K-Pop stans Nikki and Miso are here to talk about their initial reactions to the first three chapters, as well as discuss the culture around K-Pop groups more broadly. K-Pop idols are just people, after all, is it weird to base a whole fictional story around their personas?