ScreenTone Club

ScreenTone Club

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ScreenTone Club episodes

  • E150 - Cat+Gamer, Honey Lemon Soda

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy talk about the most important things in the world: Cats, Video Games, Questionable Soft Drinks and Suspect Romantic Entanglements!
    This episode was recorded in early-2025 after ending our Hiatus - please excuse us while we find our feet again!

    Series Discussed: Cat+Gamer, Honey Lemon SodaAssignments for next Episode: Medalist, Ako and Bambi

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:15 - Brief Re-introduction
    0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Cat+Gamer
    0:02:45 - A note on finding this series!
    0:09:00 - A terminal case of “Gamer” 
    0:20:15 - Two Cats?!?!?! 
    0:22:30 - Andy’s Pick: Honey Lemon Soda
    0:23:45 - Shoujo
    0:27:00 - “Is This Healthy?”
    0:34:30 - “Ahwawawawah” 
    0:37:45 - “Shot with a Shoujo Beam”
    0:51:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
    0:52:30 - Closedown!

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    55 min
  • E149 - ST☆R: Strike it Rich, My Androgynous Boyfriend

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss the important things in life - mushy romance and bone-shattering underground fight clubs! Not both at the same time, thankfully.
    This episode was recorded in mid-2024 just before our Hiatus- from next episode on is all-new fresh material!

    Series Discussed: ST☆R: Strike it Rich, My Androgynous Boyfriend Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:00 - Behind the Scenes
    0:03:15 - Andy’s Pick: My Androgynous Boyfriend
    0:08:15 - Elliot is Hungry
    0:12:45 - “Bite”
    0:27:40 - “Feeling Full” - Dang we were both hungry when we recorded this episode huh
    0:28:45 - Elliot’s Pick: ST☆R: Strike it Rich
    0:31:00 - Comikey’s Slightly Bonkers Monetisation Method
    0:35:00 - “Ignore the Last 4 Minutes of Synopsis”
    0:37:45 - Comparison to One Piece?
    0:44:45 - Unhinged Yet Adorable Cast
    0:50:00 - “How to Krillin”
    0:55:00 - Lack of Series Visibility :(
    0:58:45 - Closedown

     

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    1 hr
  • E148 - Our Aimless Nights, You Must Be This Tall to Propose!

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy get all mushy about romance and other nonsense.
    This episode was recorded in 2024 and is part of the backlog we are working through post-hiatus!

    Series Discussed: Our Aimless Nights Vol. 1, You Must Be This Tall to Propose! Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: ST☆R: Strike it Rich, My Androgynous Boyfriend Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:00 - Hey, we enjoyed Train to the End of the World
    0:02:30 - Andy’s Pick: You Must Be This Tall to Propose!
    0:09:30 - “Rascal” 
    0:19:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Our Aimless Nights
    0:25:15 - “Wholesome” 
    0:30:30 - Positive comparisons to Skip and Loafer
    0:45:45 - Our Picks for Next Time!
    0:46:30 - Only British TV Heads will Remember  
    0:47:45 - Closedown

     

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    50 min
  • Podcast Update - Feb 2025

    This is just a quick message to explain our recent absence and to announce that we are back!

    We will be posting our first "new" episode (recorded 2024) on this feed in a few days - we will burn though our unreleased backlog and then begin posting freshly-recorded episodes, bringing us up to date.

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    3 min
  • E147 - Showa: A History of Japan, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy get all historical and ask the important questions that no-one else dares to - would someone employed by the Church really walk around with blood-soaked shirt sleeves?

    Series Discussed:  Showa: A History of Japan Vol. 1 (1926 - 1939), Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Vol. 1+2 (Omnibus)Assignments for next Episode: Our Aimless Nights, You Must Be This Tall to Propose! Vol. 1
     

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Showa: A History of Japan Vol. 1 (1926 - 1939)
    0:03:00 - I meant World War II, Sorry!
    0:06:15 - This is the book I was referencing, it appears to also have been called “Freud for Beginners” at one time also.
    0:09:45 - Amazing Foreword Essay 
    0:18:00 - “Stage Play” Aspect
    0:26:45 - Useless Dad 
    0:32:30 - “Has no right to work as well as it does” 
    0:38:00 - Andy’s Pick: Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Vol. 1+2 (Omnibus)
    0:49:30 - “Torture McTortureMan”
    0:51:30 - “Unfinished” 
    0:58:45 - Talking Ourselves into it?
    1:01:45 - Mutually Assured Destruction
    1:06:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:07:00 - Closedown!

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    1 hr 9 min
  • E146 - Heart Gear, The Darwin Incident

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy talk about a whole heap of things that would sound daft out of context - human-chimp hybrids, Evil Obama, Maid Leg Jets, and the spreading influence of 2B's derriere!

    Series Discussed: Heart Gear Vol. 1, The Darwin Incident Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Showa: A History of Japan Vol. 1 (1926 - 1939), Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Vol. 1+2 (Omnibus)

    TIMECODES:
    0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Heart Gear
    0:05:00 - “Out Pops a Killy!”
    0:08:15 - 2B or not 2B? 
    0:19:00 - Quest: Do The Shopping
    0:22:00 - PS2 B-Game 
    0:27:45 - Andy’s Pick: The Darwin Incident
    0:31:00 - This is the comic in question, a perrenial banger by Matt Bors
     0:34:15 - “What are you doing here???”
    0:37:30 - “Naoki Urasawa Nose Poison” 
    0:40:30 - “Evil Obama” 
    0:41:30 - BRAIN POISONED BY NINE ELEVEN
    0:47:00 - Grand Unified Theory of “What is up with this Series?”
    0:53:00 - “Turbo-America”
    1:00:00 - Elliot talking himself into something questionable once again
    1:07:45 - “Charlie Don’t Care!”
    1:11:30 - Would YOU eat the super-cow-pig-hippo?
    1:12:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
    1:14:15 - Closedown

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    1 hr 16 min
  • E145 - RuriDragon, God Bless the Mistaken

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy talk about cases where the unusual interrupts your daily life - such as when your computer starts showing all the text reversed, or when the sky turns green, or even having horns appearing on your head!

    Series Discussed: RuriDragon Vol. 1, God Bless the Mistaken Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Heart Gear Vol. 1, The Darwin Incident Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:00:45 - Andy Rejects the Cold Open “Bit”
    0:02:45 - Elliot’s Pick: RuriDragon
    0:05:15 - Trying to pinpoint the Charm
    0:10:30 - Cool Parent Done Well 
    0:17:15 - Banter vs “Bantz” 
    0:25:00 - BIG SNEEZE 
    0:34:00 - Free of boring comparison to “The Normal”
    0:36:00 - Andy’s Pick: God Bless the Mistaken
    0:40:00 - “Bugs”
    0:42:30 - Insert Soviet National Anthem Here 
    0:48:45 - “Don’t go walking into the Sky”
    0:52:00 - Cool Red-Haired Hot Mess Onee-San
    0:54:00 - I meant “Event Horizon”, not “Chandrasekhar Limit” 
    0:56:15 - OnlyFans?
    1:00:45 - Characters but yet not Humans
    1:06:30 - Angel Beats? What? 
    1:10:30 - Drink Every Time We Say “Shower Thoughts”  
    1:14:15 - Oops we spent all the time digging into things we are unsure about that it is good to clearly state the things we liked!”
    1:16:15 - Availability check-in 
    1:17:30 - The Impact and Magnitude of Bloom Into You
    1:20:15 - Our Picks for Next Time!
    1:21:30 - Closedown

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    1 hr 23 min
  • E144 - Dragon Ball, Cat on the Hero's Lap

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss the two most important things in this world that have tails: Cats and Son Goku!

    Series Discussed: Dragon Ball, Cat on the Hero's Lap Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode:  RuriDragon Vol. 1, God Bless the Mistaken Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:30 - Podcast Humour Operating Level  
    0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Dragon Ball
    0:02:15 - Editor’s note!  
    0:07:45 - Podcast Deja Vu - A Truly Hideous Disease
    0:11:45 - “So Much Happens”
    0:20:00 - Goku - Idiot Savant, and Just Plain Idiot
    0:22:45 - Comparisons to Tatsuki Fujimoto?
    0:28:30 - Eternally Embedded Anime Touchstones
    0:33:15 - “Manga Storytelling Compression Ratios”
    0:37:30 - Andy’s Pick: Cat on the Hero's Lap
    0:42:15 - “Series Over on Page 2”  
    0:46:30 - Puts a Smile on your Face
    0:50:00 - “This Light Novel Must Exist”
    0:51:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    0:52:45 - Closedown

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    54 min
  • E143 - My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got Better, 365 Days to the Wedding

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy indulge in a little silliness and workplace drama before checking back in with our favorite auto-biographical manga creator and get all upset!

    Series Discussed: 365 Days to the Wedding Vol. 1, My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got BetterAssignments for next Episode:  Dragon Ball, Cat on the Hero's Lap Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:45 - Elliot’s Pick: 365 Days to the Wedding Vol. 1
    0:05:45 - The Villain of this series: Caring Co-workers
    0:13:00 - “Inept Spy x Family” 
    0:17:00 - “Comfortable” 
    0:21:00 - Oops We Couldn’t Stop Ourselves from talking about TWGOK 
    0:23:45 - Andy’s Pick: My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got Better
    0:27:00 - Well-Pitched Communication  
    0:32:30 - Style Development 
    0:36:00 - George Best Shoutout(?) 
    0:42:15 - Nagata Kabi Works as a Window into Deficiencies in Mental Health Care 
    0:45:45 -  A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
    0:51:00 - Tone Control  
    0:56:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode! Picked Before Related Real Life Events Happened!
    0:57:30 - Closedown!

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    59 min
  • E142 - See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, Gunsmith Cats Omnibus

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy talk about the power of friendship - how your best bud can help you make sense of the world, forgive your shortcomings, and also how they can shoot someone with a .45 at 100 yards.   
    Wait, what do you mean that last one isn't normal?

    Series Discussed: See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: 365 Days to the Wedding Vol. 1, My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got Better

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: See You Tomorrow at the Food Court
    0:03:45 - Gacha Dilemmas 
    0:10:15 - THEORYCRAFTING 
    0:13:00 - Wishing for a Food Count 
    0:16:45 - “Good Faces” 
    0:20:00 - “Just Hangin’ Out”
    0:21:00 - Andy’s Pick: Gunsmith Cats 
    0:26:00 - “The Early 90’s Megumin” 
    0:30:00 - “Perfectly Fully Formed” 
    0:36:00 - Chekov’s Leg
    0:42:00 - Gunpowder-incited Brain Damage? 
    0:43:30 - Threats of Sexual Assault a-go-go
    0:45:45 - Narrative Trade-offs 
    0:50:30 - How Does This Series Hit for Zoomers? We Want to Know! 
    0:55:30 - Labour of Love  
    0:59:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
    1:00:45 - Closedown

    If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!

    We have a Discord! Join us!

    We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!

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

    1 hr 2 min

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