Manga in Your Ears

College football is back, and NFL football is about to be back, and while I have just about every problem one could have with a particular organization, I still love football as a sport. They just need to...make it safer. Anyway, Iowa State grabbed their first win against fellow statesmen UNI in a thriller, so I'm glad for the distraction from White Sox baseball.

This episode, we're talking about Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom published by Viz and Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier published by Kodansha.

The song you heard at the top of the episode is "Seishun Satsubatsu-ron" by 3-nen E-gumi Utatan.

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.

You can listen to Taiiku Podcast's Assassination Classroom episode too. You can also read Helen's Witch Hat Atelier reviews at The OASG. And here are some cool threads on the cosplay Helen was talking about.

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Show notes:

0:34 - We talk about Assassination Classroom!

13:29 - We talk about Witch Hat Atelier!

Next time is I dunno yet.

Helen here; in hindsight it may not have been such a good idea to read three, long manga series back to back to back for this show but in my defense, I actually approached Dee about doing this episode a year ago and then graduate school kicked my ass! What the hell grad school!!

In any case, Pandora Hearts is rad y'all and could some con in the the U.S. please please PLEASE bring MochiJun over as a guest? Thank you!

This episode, we're talking about Jun Mochizuki's Pandora Hearts published by Yen Press.

Those songs you heard in the episode are "Parallel Hearts" by FictionJunction and "Maze" by Savage Genius feat. Tomoe Ohmi.

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.

You can find our special guest Dee (@joseinextdoor) at Josei Next Door and Anime Feminist.

For a transcription of the episode, you can read it at Josei Next Door. Unfortunately, we do not have the time or resources to transcribe all of our episodes, but if that is of interest, reach out and we'll consider all options.

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Show notes:

0:45 - Introduction and semi-non-spoiler section!

21:18 - S P O I L E R S

Next time is Assassination Classroom and Witch Hat Atelier!

I usually reserve this space for my random ramblings about sports, but sports is pretty sad right now until my old flame the Chicago Bears start up, or until my new flame the Los Angeles Clippers start up. So I'll just drop in that I contributed to the OASG's AX, SDCC, and Otakon licensing round up, and you should check that out.

This episode, we're talking about Yuhki Kamatani's Our Dreams at Dusk published by Seven Seas and Okura (story) and Coma Hashi's (art) That Blue Sky Feeling published by Viz.

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.

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Show notes:

1:01 - We talk about Our Dreams at Dusk!

14:20 - We talk about That Blue Sky Feeling!

Next time is Assassination Classroom and Witch Hat Atelier!

It's the G1 Climax, which means I'm watching a lot of wrestling and, relevant to this episode, seeing a lot of buff dudes that are definitely into each other. Go Sanada and ZSJ.

This episode, we're talking about Hiromi Takashima's Kase-san published by Seven Seas and Gengoroh Tagame's My Brother's Husband published by Pantheon.

The song you heard at the top of the episode is "Asu e no Tobira" by Minami Takahashi and Ayane Sakura from the Kase-san anime.

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.

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Show notes:

1:01 - We talk about Kase-san!

14:35 - We talk about My Brother's Husband!

Next time is That Blue Sky Feeling and Our Dreams at Dusk!

The Women's World Cup is going on, which is about the only time I am openly supportive of US sports, because the women's national team is so good. And also the KFA blew it with some legitimate talent on their squad...

This episode, we're talking about Kou Yaginuma's Twin Spica published by Vertical and Hiroyuki Asada's Pez published by Denpa.

The song you heard at the top of the episode is "Feel so Moon" by UNICORN from the Space Brother anime. What a twist!

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.

This should have been the 6/20 episode, and now I'm all caught up on Manga In Your Ears episodes (for now).

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Show notes:

0:48 - We talk about Twin Spica!

21:32 - We talk about Pez!

Next time is My Brother's Husband and Kase-san!

The NBA draft was yesterday as I type this, and while I have no true team beyond the Iowa State Cyclones, I do have favorite players. and I support all Cyclones on their endeavors in the NBA. Now with LeBron, AD, and THT in LA, maybe I'll go see a game.

This episode, we're talking about Hiroyuki Asada's Tegami Bachi published by Viz Media and Nemu Yoko's Delinquent Housewife published by Vertical Comics.

That song you heard at the top of the episode was "Hajimari no Hi" by Shikao Suga feating Mummy-D from the Tegami Bachi anime.

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.

This should have been the 5/22 episode.

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Show notes:

0:45 - We talk about Tegami Bachi!

18:47 - Tegami Bachi spoiler section!

34:21 - We talk about Delinquent Housewife!

Next time is Twin Spica and Pez!

The joy was short lived, the White Sox dropped the next day's game against the Cubs behind the worst game in a while for Lucas Giolito. Sports is rough.

This episode, we continue our journey across the Grand Line with the Skypiea through the Thriller Bark arc of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece published by Viz.

The song you heard at the top of the episode was "Kokoro no Chizu" by BOYSTYLE, and the song you heard at the end of the episode was "Dreamship" by Aiko Ikuta, both from the One Piece anime.

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.

You can find Patz on Twitter @PatzPrime and hear him talking about robots @CockpitPod, and you can find Grant on Twitter @grantthethief and hear Grant talk about various things at Blade Licking Thieves and The Super Sentai Podcast.

This should have been the 5/1 episode.

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Show notes:

0:51 - We talk about Skypeia!

25:01 - We talk about Water 7/Enies Lobby! And also the Davy Back Fight, which I forgot about.

1:15:28 - We transition seamlessly to Thriller Bark around here!

Next time is Tegami Bachi and Delinquent Housewife!

The White Sox win at Wrigley Field behind Eloy Jimenez's two-run home run in the top of the ninth, and that's all I'm really thinking about right now. Also Zeno from Yona of the Dawn, coming sometime to Manga In Your Ears.

This episode, we're revisiting Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket published by Yen Press and Taku Kuwabara's Drifting Dragons published by Kodansha. You can listen to our first Fruits Basket episode here.

The song you heard at the top of the episode was "Again" by Beverly, and the song you heard at the end of the episode was "Lucky Ending" by Vickeblanka.

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.

Read my Fruits Basket reviews on the Fandom Post. Read Helen's Drifting Dragons reviews on The OASG.

This should have been the 4/10 episode. We gave ourselves some extra time to read all of Fruits Basket.

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Show notes:

0:46 - We talk about Fruits Basket!

27:58 - We talk about Drifting Dragons!

Next time is One Piece with Grant (@grantthethief) and Patz (@PatzPrime), from Skypeia to Thriller Bark.

I tweeted earlier that all the Manga In Your Ears episodes were done and edited, then I went and recorded another one, so all but one are recorded. Also I still have three Taiiku episodes to edit, RIP me.

This episode, we're talking about Beck and Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, both published by Kodansha.

The songs you heard at the beginning of the episode were "Hit in the USA" by Beat Crusaders, "Brainstorm" by Beck, and "Moon on the Water" by Koyuki and Maho, the latter two from the Beck dub and the former is the opening to the anime.

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.

This should have been the 3/13 episode.

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Show notes:

0:39 - We talk about Beck!

14:00 - We talk about Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card!

Next time is Fruits Basket and Drifting Dragons!

As I edit this episode, the White Sox are playing the Orioles, and it really feels like some terrible exercise in futility to root for either of these teams to win.

Also I delayed on editing this long enough that I could use the actual Kimetsu no Yaiba OP! Hooray?

This episode, we're talking about Hico Yamanaka's The Prince in His Dark Days published by Kodansha and Koyoharu Gotōge's Kimetsu no Yaiba published by Viz.

The songs you heard in this episode are "Gurenge" (Red Lotus) by LiSA and "from the edge" by FictionJunction feat. LiSA both from the Kimetsu no Yaiba anime.

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.

This should have been the 2/27 episode.

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Show notes:

0:44 - We talk about The Prince in His Dark Days!

12:34 - We talk about Kimetsu no Yaiba!

Next time is Beck and Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card!