ScreenTone Club

ScreenTone Club

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ScreenTone Club episodes

  • E131 - My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps!, The Untouchable Midori-kun

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy get into a pair of romances of the "look, but don't touch!" variety and make harsh judgements on the attractiveness of certain corporate mascots.

    Series Discussed: My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps!, The Untouchable Midori-kun Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Magical Girl Incident Vol. 1, Assorted Entanglements Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps!
    0:06:00 - Don’t Do This At Home!!
    0:13:00 - “Number One” 
    0:17:00 - Masterplan Failsed
    0:19:30 - “The Pilsbury Dough Boy Cannot Be Sexy” 
    0:23:15 - Elliot Old
    0:23:30 - Andy’s Pick: The Untouchable Midori-kun
    0:25:45 - Challenge Accepted
    0:31:30 - Eating Your Own Dog Food (?!) 
    0:35:15 - Enticing Gaps 
    0:38:15 - Plasterboard  
    0:42:00 - Spag Bol! 
    0:45:15 - Price Proposition
    0:47:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode
    0:48:00 - 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.

    50 min
  • E130 - Magic Knight Rayearth, The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss such important things as nominative determinism, destiny, and good romance vibes!

    Series Discussed: Magic Knight Rayearth Vol. 1, The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps!, The Untouchable Midori-kun Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Magic Knight Rayearth
    0:09:15 - GIRL POWER  
    0:10:00 - Conflict of Interest Statement! 
    0:16:00 - Ace Ventura / Doctor Doolittle Girl 
    0:18:30 - Elliot’s Character Analysis via 90’s Games Platform
    0:21:00 - “ITS THAT MASCOT” 
    0:26:30 - Panels as an Interactable Page Element 
    0:31:30 - “The Freeza Problem”
    0:35:00 - “Show MeThe Robots!”
    0:37:00 - Andy’s Pick: The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This
    0:42:15 - ~*Relationships*~ 
    0:45:30 - “What Social Safety Net???” 
    0:48:00 - ATARU BEST GIRL  
    0:50:30 - BROT 
    0:56:30 - “Dropped in from two different series” 
    0:59:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:00:30 - 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 2 min
  • E129 - My Home Hero, The Valiant Must Fall

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss the importance of target prioritization, kitchen appliances, and marital bliss.

    Series Discussed: The Valiant Must Fall Vol. 1, My Home Hero Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Magic Knight Rayearth Vol. 1, The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: The Valiant Must Fall Vol. 1
    0:05:30 - Lack of Animal Cruelty
    0:15:30 - Pacing 
    0:22:45 - Golden Axe 
    0:26:25 - Art Tricks You Cannot Unsee 
    0:31:30 - Female Character Drawn too Hornily to be a Main Character 
    0:34:00 - Gross Pseudo-Immortality
    0:35:15 - Andy’s Pick: My Home Hero Vol. 1
    0:40:15 - Castle Doctrine
    0:43:00 - Hitman (2016) 
    0:43:45 - I Mean Tetsuo here!
    0:59:45 - Ice Cream
    1:07:45 - Review of Kodansha.us Web Store and Reader! 
    1:14:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
    1:15:00 - 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 17 min
  • E128 - March Comes in Like a Lion, Cresent Moon Marching

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club realise that perhaps making an accidental themed episode around March release in May is emblematic of their podcast as a whole.

    Series Discussed: Crescent Moon Marching Vol. 1, March Comes in Like a Lion Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: The Valiant Must Fall Vol. 1, My Home Hero Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Crescent Moon Marching Vol. 1
    0:04:00 - Rude Boy :<
    0:09:30 - Here Comes Sound Euphonium!
    0:12:00 - “I Feel Like a Small Idiot Yappy Dog”
    0:25:15 - Hot Boy Ambassador 
    0:30:45 - Free Videogame Idea!  
    0:32:45 - Andy’s Pick: March Comes in Like a Lion Vol. 1
    0:36:00 - “Delicate”
    0:40:00 - STORYTELLING
    0:52:30 - “Punctuation as Story” 
    0:57:00 - “Off-Brand Totoro” 
    1:00:30 - Elliot Demand More 
    1:07:00 - We Are Basically Gushing at this Point 
    1:10:00 - Chihayafuru Count: 2
    1:14:15 - Bridges Contain Multitudes
    1:18:00 - “A Cut Above” 
    1:20:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    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
  • E127 - Yuri is my Job!, Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy get thrown back into the nightmare world of work and (shudder) possible romance!?

    Series Discussed: Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You, Yuri is my Job!Assignments for next Episode: Crescent Moon Marching Vol. 1, March Comes in Like a Lion Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Yuri is my Job!  
    0:04:30 - Nitpicking the Concept of Trophy Wives  
    0:09:30 - Sinks and Rakes!!  
    0:12:15 - Two-Volume-Long First Chapter  
    0:16:15 - “Yuri Sparks”  
    0:19:45 - Good Angry Faces  
    0:22:45 - “Having fun with it”  
    0:26:15 - Elliot Tries Some Young Person Streamer Lingo
    0:30:30 - Andy’s Pick: Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You  
    0:31:00 - MangaUP Complaint Corner (again)  
    0:35:30 - VAPE KNIFE LADY 
    0:39:15 - Puppy Dog Salaryman Moe  
    0:42:15 - Dammit Andy
    0:47:00 - “Good Clean Fun”  
    0:48:45 - MEGANE MOE  
    0:55:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!  
    0:56:15 - 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.

    58 min
  • E126 - Insomniacs After School, Monotone Blue

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy get all emotional and then have a nice nap.

    Series Discussed: Monotone Blue, Insomniacs After School Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You, Yuri is my Job!

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:00 - Jazz! 
    0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Monotone Blue 
    0:02:30 - Content Warning: Sexual Assault
    0:05:00 - Very “Safe” BL
    0:07:15 - Cat-ness 
    0:10:00 - “Big Dumb Cat in Big Dumb Love” 
    0:12:30 - Goldilocks Manga 
    0:16:30 - Kinda Hard Covering Something that is Good 
    0:20:00 - Andy’s Pick: Insomniacs After School 
    0:22:00 - “Star-Crossed Lovers” 
    0:25:15 - FACES
    0:27:15 - Anime Comparisons 
    0:29:30 - Languid 
    0:31:00 - Nighttime Adventure Manga 
    0:38:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
    0:39:15 - 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.

    41 min
  • E125 - Solanin, LIFE

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy dig deep into a pair of slightly older manga with their raw emotional hearts on full display.

    Content Warning for Self-Harm, Attempted Suicide discussion in our second topic (See Timecodes below).

    Series Discussed: Solanin, LIFE Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Monotone Blue Vol. 1, Insomniacs After School Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:30 - Nerdy Milestones
    0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Solanin
    0:02:30 - Digital Availability Notice / Apology
    0:05:30 - Quarter Life Crisis
    0:10:45 - A Text for Millenials
    0:14:45 - “Freshness”
    0:19:30 - A “Cheeky Death”
    0:25:15 - “Growing Up”
    0:28:15 - “Espresso Manga”
    0:35:45 - Epilogue Chapter
    0:38:00 - “Adulting”
    0:40:00 - CONTENT WARNING FOR THE NEXT TOPIC: Self Harm, Attempted Suicide
    0:40:45 - Andy’s Pick: LIFE Vol.1
    0:45:15 - Powerful, “for good and for ill”
    0:50:45 - Over-Eager?
    0:55:00 - Trapped as a Shojo Manga
    0:57:00 - Artwork Strains
    1:00:30 - More Mundane Concerns
    1:02:30 - “The Ceaseless March of Time”
    1:04:45 - Jumping into the Page
    1:08:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:09:30 - 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 11 min
  • E124 - Coffee Moon, Helter Skelter

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy visit a pair of strange worlds unfamiliar to them - one trapped in an endless loop and the other in the much scarier world of (shudder) Fashion.

    Series Discussed: Coffee Moon Vol. 1, Helter SkelterAssignments for next Episode: Solanin, Life Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:00:45 - Mums: They’re Good! 
    0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Coffee Moon  
    0:05:30 - “Classic Groundhog Day / Endless Eight”
    0:07:30 - “Syzygy”
    0:11:15 - Elastic Band Manga
    0:21:30 - Elliot’s Thing 
    0:24:30 - SCONE CRIMES
    0:28:30 - How To Pet a Cat
    0:30:00 - Jam Manga 
    0:34:00 - Andy’s Pick: Helter Skelter
    0:34:45 - Supermodels?
    0:37:45 - Twin Peaks!? 
    0:41:00 - “Stewing in it” 
    0:45:00 - Absolutely Terrible Gun Metaphor 
    0:45:45 - BEAVER
    0:49:30 - Where Money Go? 
    0:54:00 - “Gets The Hell On With It”
    0:55:30 - “Young” “Men”
    0:57:15 - BBC Sunday Prime Time TV 
    0:59:00 - Don’t Buy Beauty Treatments Off Youtube!!! 
    1:01:30 - Zoomers: What Do You Think About This? 
    1:01:30 - Sex
    1:11:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:12:15 - 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 14 min
  • E123 - Polar Bear Cafe, She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy convene at the Polar Bear Cafe to people/animal watch and talk about the important things in life: Heaping servings of good food enjoyed in good company!

    Series Discussed: She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat Vol. 1, Polar Bear Cafe Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Coffee Moon Vol. 1, Helter Skelter

    TIMECODES:
    0:00:45 - MATHS! 
    0:02:30 - Andy’s Pick: Polar Bear Cafe 
    0:06:15 - “Pun Cavalcade” 
    0:08:30 - “Panda-Ass Panda” 
    0:11:15 - Elliot Note: Giant Pandas Are Trash Animals and Should Go Extinct Already
    0:18:45 - “Collectors Edition???” 
    0:24:00 - Elliot’s Pick: She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat
    0:26:30 - “The Lily Mines”  
    0:30:00 - Modern Relationships
    0:38:00 - DEEP JACKET LORE 
    0:42:45 - Squirrel Girl
    0:45:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
    0:46:30 - 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.

    48 min
  • E122 - Oshi no Ko, Slasher Maidens

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss two things that everyone loves - ladies kicking arse (ass) and ladies being idols. With some bonus reincarnation thrown in because its 2023.

    Series Discussed: Slasher Maidens Vol. 1, Oshi no Ko Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat Vol. 1, Polar Bear Cafe Vol. 1

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Slasher Maidens 
    0:06:30 - Slow Burn?
    0:16:00 - Elliot picks at structural societal issues
    0:22:15 - “It’s always the butt”
    0:24:00 - “This is exactly what I expected” 
    0:27:15 - Andy’s Pick: Oshi No Ko
    0:29:45 - Reincarnated as a... 
    0:33:00 - Misfiring profundity
    0:37:45 - “You love it, You Pig!!!” 
    0:40:00 - The Quickening?
    0:48:00 - Release Handling / Multiple Translations!
    0:50:00 - Let Us Know What You Think!!!
    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.

    54 min

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