Queering the Guillotine

Our countdown to Halloween continues with more discussion of Junji Ito manga. This week we kick off our deep dive into Tomie. It's one hell of a series, and we share our queerpinions on:

Tomie

Tomie Part 2: Morita Hospital

Tomie: Basement

Tomie as victim, villain, and every archetype under the sun

Junji Ito's early artwork and changes in style over time

Lotsa disgusting body horror

Violence against women in Tomie, and how said violence is framed

You can find the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict!

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that includes use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. Our discussion is full of spoilers as well, so be mindful of that. Tomie is also very heavy on blood, gore, and violence against women, including sexual violence.

Our Shonen Jump coverage continues to become more extensive as we add Demon Slayer to our rotation this week. In addition, we discuss Double Taisei's continued descent into the bizarre and why Dr. STONE can't have its cake and eat it too. We share our queerpinions on:

Chainsaw Man chapter 41

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba chapter 177

Double Taisei chapter 20

Dr. STONE chapter 124

My Hero Academia chapter 245

The Promised Neverland chapter 153

This episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict!

Spoiler and content warning: We spoil the hell out of all the chapters listed above. Content-wise, they (and our discussions of them) touch on physical violence, gore, police brutality, suicide, fantasy genocide of the humans vs. demons variety, and sexual objectification/violence against women.

It's that time of the week again: time to discuss the good, the bad, and the bizarre of Shonen Jump! This week's The Promised Neverland is literally a bloody mess, Denji makes funny faces in Chainsaw Man, and there was even a chapter that made Alex cry. Listen and find out more as we share our queerpinions on:

Chainsaw Man chapter 40

Double Taisei chapter 19

Dr. STONE chapter 123

My Hero Academia chapter 244

The Promised Neverland chapter 152

This episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict!

Spoiler and content warning: We spoil the hell out of all the chapters listed above. Content-wise, they (and our discussions of them) touch on physical violence, gore, fantasy genocide of the humans vs. demons variety, and sexual objectification of women.

We're back back back back back again, this time with our first episode covering horror manga. Specifically, the works of Junji Ito. We talk about the good, the bad, and the just plain bizarre, from a story about a woman wanting to f*** a house to more heartwarming memoirs about cats. We share our queerpinions on:

Gyo

The Enigma of Amigara Fault

Fragments of Horror

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu

Tired use of queer-coded villains

Interweaving of supernatural elements and human drama

Man versus natural disasters

Man versus demonic women (done well and done poorly)

You can find the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict!

Spoiler and content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that includes use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. The stories included, and by extension our discussions of them, cover topics related to domestic abuse and violence, dissection, body horror, and grieving. We also have a fair amount of spoiler-heavy content at points. We especially don't want readers who haven't read "Whispering Woman" before to have the ending spoiled for them but we also wanted to discuss it. We cover the ending twist from 46:00 to 49:15, so skip over that portion if you haven't read that story yet.

It's new chapter discussion time again, and we've got good news and bad news. Good news: We've added Chainsaw Man to the list of manga we're covering every week! Bad news: a lot of the chapters this week are...middling at best. But hey, that gives us plenty to talk about. We share our queerpinions on:

Chainsaw Man chapter 39

Double Taisei chapter 18

Dr. STONE chapter 122

The Promised Neverland chapter 151

This episode is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict!

Spoiler and content warning: We spoil the hell out of all the chapters listed above. Content-wise, they (and our discussions of them) touch on physical violence, gore, fantasy genocide of the humans vs. demons variety, sexual objectification of women, and some piss-poor handling of gender nonconformity. On a much brighter note, you can hear our adorable pet cat's meow toward the end of the episode.

It's new chapter time again, and it's a solid week! Bakugo, Deku, and Todoroki meet up with Endeavor while the demon queen unleashes chaos and Haga is the focus of some great character work. We share our queerpinions on:

Double Taisei chapter 17

Dr. STONE chapter 121

My Hero Academia chapter 243

The Promised Neverland chapter 150

Spoiler and content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that includes use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. Also, we spoil the hell out of all the chapters listed above and discuss prior events in the series as well. This week's discussions bring up topics of sexual assault, threat of rape, gore, and physical violence.

We're back to Naruto stanning we discuss the Sasuke Retrieval Arc, a.k.a. the Konaha Boys' Road Trip, a.k.a. Shino Still Isn't Invited. This week we share our queerpinions on:

Orochimaru's minions, the Sound Four

Choji as a character and as a fatphobic problem

Kimimaro and his disgusting powers

Naruto and Gaara's obvious homosexuality

The Sasuke vs. Naruto waterfall fight

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that includes use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. Our discussion is full of spoilers from the entirety of pre-Shippuden era Naruto. There's also a lot of talk regarding very graphic body horror.

It's new chapter discussion time again and this week's crop is a good one...for the most part. My Hero Academia gets festive and Double Taisei continues to pop off while Dr. STONE...well, we get into it. We share our queerpinions on:

Double Taisei chapter 16

Dr. STONE chapter 120

My Hero Academia chapter 242

The Promised Neverland chapter 149

Spoiler and content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that includes use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. Also, we spoil the hell out of all the chapters listed above and discuss prior events in the series as well.

We’re back with more Shonen Jump reactions this week, and it’s a good bunch of chapters! Double Taisei leans into camp and experiments artistically while My Hero Academia stops being My Villain Academia. We share our queerpinions on:

Double Taisei chapter 15

Dr. STONE chapter 119

My Hero Academia chapter 241

The Promised Neverland chapter 148

Spoiler and content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that includes use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. Also, we spoil the hell out of all the chapters listed above and discuss prior events in the series as well.

Are you ready for another heaping helping of Naruto discussion? We sure hope so since that’s what we’ve got for you this week! Operation Destroy Konoha is over, and the time has come for the Village Hidden in the Leaves to select its Fifth Hokage. We share our queerpinions on:

Kisame Hoshigaki

Tsunade and the complicated nature of her agency

Sasuke, Itachi, and general Uchiha drama

Kishimoto’s stylized renderings of Genjutsu

Naruto’s relationships with Tsuande and Jiraiya

The Tsunade/Orochimaru/Jiraiya/daikaiju smackdown

Spoiler and content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that includes use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. This week, our spoiler-heavy discussion goes up through the conclusion of the Search for Tsunade arc.