Discusses all eight volumes of Marmalade Boy by Wataru Yoshizumi.

Marmalade Boy is a quintessential shojo that has it all: Swingers! Step-sibling romance! Student-teacher relationships! And it does it all in a fast-paced eight volumes. In this episode, Lucy from the CLAMPcast podcast and Shojo & Tell host Ashley answer a ton of listener questions, which cover topics ranging from Marmalade Boy’s place in shojo history, our feelings about Meiko and Namura, how Miki and Yuu’s parents rank against other manga parents, what we hope for from Seven Seas’ upcoming rerelease of the manga, and much more. (Hint: We definitely hope for less sentences like “I love you, Yuu!”)

REFERENCES (WIP! Full show notes TK!)

• Marmalade Boy is being rereleased by Seven Seas
• Lucy was previously on the Paradise Kiss episode
• Other manga/anime mentioned:
  • Cowboy Bebop
  • Trigun
  • Full Moon
  • Horimiya
  • Dragon Ball Z
  • Pokemon (you know what Pokemon is)
  • Fushigi Yugi
  • The Vision of Escaflowne
  • Cardcaptor Sakura
  • Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
  • Fruits Basket
  • Ouran High School Host Club
  • Peach Girl
  • Mars
  • Planet Ladder
  • Wotakoi
  • Io Sakisaka works: Ao Haru Ride, Strobe Edge, Love Me, Love Me Not
  • Moto Hagio works
  • Waiting for Spring
  • Banana Fish
  • Code Geass
  • Sailor Moon
  • A Couple of Cuckoos
  • Sword Art Online
  • Kodocha
• YA mentioned:
  • Gossip Girl
  • The Hunger Games
  • Speak
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower
  • The Outsiders
  • Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined
• Some academic books about shojo that are available in English:
  • International Perspectives on Shojo and Shojo Manga
  • Passionate Friendship
  • Straight from the Heart
• Smile Magazine
• The Manga Mavericks Podcast
• Psychology Today article: "The Rise of Lonely, Single Men"
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

• Listen to Lucy's podcast all about CLAMP manga and anime called CLAMPcast in Wonderland! It's really good.
• CLAMPcast on Twitter @CLAMPcastpod
• Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyinBookland
• Follow Lucy on TikTok @LucyinBookland
• Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram