In this episode of Screentone Club, we talk about the importance of a good diet for your THAC0 in Delicious in Dungeon and the crushing weight of ennui in Dead Dead Demon's DeDeDeDe Destruction!

Timecodes:
0:00:00 - Start and Introduction! 
0:01:45 - Returning Champion: So I’m a Spider, So What?
0:07:45 - Delicious in Dungeon! 
0:10:15 - Not your normal Little Sister plot point
0:12:15 - Being jerks to the elf in the party
0:18:15 - Dungeon Ecology
0:20:00 - The importance of scaling in character art
0:22:45 - Listener Comments on Delicious in Dungeon
0:25:45 - Dead Dead Demon’s DeDeDeDe Destruction! 
0:27:30 - “A warped fairground mirror to modern life”
0:30:45 - Garbage Aliens and how they aren’t the problem
0:38:15 - Elliot’s mandatory mention of how he cannot finish Solanin, a previous Inio Asano work
0:40:45 - The power of detritus in art
0:44:30 - Fear of a series outstaying its welcome
0:46:00 - Listener Comments on Destruction
0:48:00 - Weirdo dynamics of friends in school
0:51:15 - What we will be reading next time! 
0:53:00 - Closedown

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In this episode of Screentone Club, we talk about the Jumbo-sized tome that is the manga adaptation of 5 Centimeters per second and the reincarnated-in-a-new world shenanigans of So I'm a Spider, So What?

Series Discussed: 5 Centimeters per Second, So I'm a Spider, So What? Volume 1

Assignments for next Episode: Delicious in Dungeon, Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction

Timecodes:

0:00:00 - Start and Introduction! 
0:02:00 - 5 Centimeters per second, the manga adaptation/ version of the movie of the same name.
0:06:10 - Synopsis over, time to get into personal reactions
0:11:00 - “If I had the editor’s power...”
0:13:30 - Talking about the ending, very slight spoiler inferences! 
0:17:15 - Terrible Fan Theory Alert! Abort! Abort! 
0:21:30 - Would we recommend it?
0:27:50 - So I’m a Spider, so what? Volume 1
0:28:20 - Isekai anthropology and timeline
0:32:00 - The blessing of a pleasant character in a genre dogged by unpleasant protagonists
0:37:20 - Benefits of restrained art, how to make a spider look cute
0:40:30 - So this volume was great, but where does it go from here?
0:43:30 - What we will be reading next time! 
0:46:00 - We have an e-mail and twitter now! 
0:46:30 - Upcoming Release Schedule! Boogiepop Phantom talk! Descending Stories! Space Brothers! 
0:49:20 - Closedown!

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In this episode of Screentone Club, we talk about the first volume of the tense cat-and-mouse series The Promised Neverland and the Josei romance tale Perfect World.

Series Discussed: Perfect World Volume 1, The Promised Neverland Volume 1

Assignments for next Episode: 5 Centimeters per Second, So I'm a Spider, So What? Volume 1

Timecodes:

0:00:00 - Start and Introduction! 
0:02:10 - Show Topic 1: The Promised Neverland Volume 1
0:05:15 - The twist in the tale
0:11:15 - Knowledge Management and how it drives tension
0:16:20 - Flair in the art
0:20:00 - Show Topic 2: Perfect World Volume 1
0:30:15 - Call for reading: a review/ analysis of the series from someone who has experienced an injury like in the series.
0:33:45 - What we will be reading next time! 
0:35:15 - Upcoming Releases and recommendations - Land of the Lustrous, The Voynich Hotel, WorldEnd, Monthly Girl’s Nozaki-kun
0:40:45 - Personal plugs, closedown

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In this first episode of Screentone Club, we talk about our reasons for starting the podcast, what our plans for it are, and discuss the recently finished series Genshiken Second Season!

Series Discussed: Genshiken Second Season

Assignments for next Episode: Perfect World Volume 1, The Promised Neverland Volume 1

Timecodes:

0:00:00 - Start
0:00:25 - Introduction to the podcast!
0:02:10 - Introduction to the hosts! 
0:04:10 - Show Topic: Genshiken Second Season! Synopsis of the series
0:08:50 - Discussion of the primary character of the series - Hato
0:16:30 - Returning cast from OG Genshiken
0:20:00 - The Madarame Harem and long-term storylines
0:29:20 - The solidity of the art, backgrounds, and use of timing
0:35:20 - Genshiken Third Season?
0:36:10 - Shoutout to Oguie Maniax, the premiere Genshiken source
0:40:00 - Obligitory mention of the Anime adaptation
0:41:10 - What we will be reading next time! 
0:44:00 - Personal plugs, closedown.

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The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.