Shonen Flop

Manga by Yabuki, Kentarou (Story & Art)

What good’s an assassin that can’t assassinate? 

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga Yamato Gensouki. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their “power word” to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.

 Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us [email protected]

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; joining us during recordings, and exclusive episodes on manga like Agravity Boys, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and PPPPPP.

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

MAL Description:

Shion is a young man working for the Onmyou Organization under false pretenses. He is attempting to avenge the destruction of his nation and the deaths of his family members, and targets the Empress in an attempt to destroy her homeland. However, their destinies are in fact entwined, as she not only dislikes destruction, but wishes to unite all of Japan peacefully. (Source: ANN)

Manga by Aimoto, Shou

A manga about golems and fatherhood, wait didn’t we do this before?

We and our guest Magic: the Gathering artist Carly Janine Mazur discuss Shonen Jump manga Muddy.

 Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email [email protected]

• You can find our guest at carlyjanine.com and @CarlyLady

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; joining us during recordings, and exclusive episodes on manga like Agravity Boys, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and PPPPPP.

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description: 

A chimera scientist created the first ever humanoid chimera—Muddy. The more Muddy eats (Muddy eats dirt), the more Muddy grows. Muddy can even regenerate parts of his body with the dirt that makes up his body.

Manga by Aimoto, Shou

Being a dad is rough, especially when your child is made of mud.

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga Muddy. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their “power word” to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.

 Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us [email protected]

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; joining us during recordings, and exclusive episodes on manga like Agravity Boys, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and PPPPPP.

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

MAL Description:

A chimera scientist created the first ever humanoid chimera—Muddy. The more Muddy eats (Muddy eats dirt), the more Muddy grows. Muddy can even regenerate parts of his body with the dirt that makes up his body.

Hey looking for the Chainsaw Minute? We've moved it to it's own feed! You can find it at csm.libsyn.com or on YouTube/Patreon as usual

Manga by Tamura, Mitsuhisa

Kinda wish the dragon slayer was more effective…

We and our guest Sakaki from Weekly Shougakukan Edition discuss Shounen Sunday Super manga Appearance of the Yellow Dragon!.

 Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email [email protected]

• You can find our guest at @kiirobon or @wsstalkback and find his site at https://wsstalkback.blogspot.com/

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; joining us during recordings, and exclusive episodes on manga like Agravity Boys, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and PPPPPP.

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

A dark and stormy night... a haunted mansion... shrieking maniacal laughter...

On Pomello Island, a wayward genius named Enji has finally decoded the Encyclopedia of Summoning and with it the knowledge to summon and control the dreaded Yellow Dragon. The power of the Yellow Dragon is to command all the animals of the world; and with it Enji plans to at last gain fame, respect, and the affections of his beloved Moegi-san. The conditions are right, the huge egg opens, and out walks... a little girl? Enji's plans for world domination and winning the love of Moegi-san just fell apart. Or have they?

Manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Just a reminder The Chainsaw Minute is moving to its own feed. Find it at csm.libsyn.com or “The Chainsaw Minute” wherever you get your podcast

Can Denji and the Dennis Diamonds survive their sushi encounter?

What time is it? It’s the Chainsaw Minute! Every Friday David and Jordan give their thoughts on the latest chapter of the manga that needs no introduction, Chainsaw Man. Find out what was their devil of the week and why this chapter was a 10/10. 

Looking for a regular Shonen Flop episode? You can find our next episode on Monday on the Shonen Flop feed.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us [email protected]

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to content, bonus episodes, and polls for what we cover next

• Join the Discord to be able to sit in on a live taping of this episode and interact with us in the chat every Tuesday at 6:00PM EST. Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Special thanks to Tre Watson for the cover of Kick Back, you can find them @trewatsonmusic or youtube.com/c/TreWatsonMusic; Original version of Kick Back by Kenshi Yonezu

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

Manga by Tamura, Mitsuhisa

Is this dragon comedy in a slump?

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shounen Sunday Super manga Appearance of the Yellow Dragon!. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their “power word” to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.

 Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us [email protected]

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; joining us during recordings, and exclusive episodes on manga like Agravity Boys, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and PPPPPP.

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

MAL Description:

A dark and stormy night... a haunted mansion... shrieking maniacal laughter...

On Pomello Island, a wayward genius named Enji has finally decoded the Encyclopedia of Summoning and with it the knowledge to summon and control the dreaded Yellow Dragon. The power of the Yellow Dragon is to command all the animals of the world; and with it Enji plans to at last gain fame, respect, and the affections of his beloved Moegi-san. The conditions are right, the huge egg opens, and out walks... a little girl? Enji's plans for world domination and winning the love of Moegi-san just fell apart. Or have they?

Manga by Hayashi, Yoshihiko

Every character everywhere all at once

We and our guest Official Series Translator David Evelyn discuss Shonen Jump manga MamaYuyu.

 Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email [email protected]

• You can find our guest at 

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; joining us during recordings, and exclusive episodes on manga like Agravity Boys, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and PPPPPP.

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description: 

An era of peace between the hero and demon lord is upon us! In this peaceful world, the hero Corleo is nothing but an empty suit. But one day, a hero and demon lord from another world appear before him! How will Corleo deal with the chaos these invaders bring to his world?! A new type of fantasy epic now begins!

We were deeply saddened to hear the news about the passing of Ben Potter aka Comicstorian. Our thoughts are with his family and those closest to him. In his memory we wanted to rerun our episode on Yoakemono featuring him. 

We'll be back tomorrow with our next new episode.

Manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Just a reminder The Chainsaw Minute is moving to its own feed. Find it at csm.libsyn.com or “The Chainsaw Minute” wherever you get your podcast

I think the title of this chapter speaks for itself.

What time is it? It’s the Chainsaw Minute! Every Friday David and Jordan give their thoughts on the latest chapter of the manga that needs no introduction, Chainsaw Man. Find out what was their devil of the week and why this chapter was a 10/10. 

Looking for a regular Shonen Flop episode? You can find our next episode on Monday on the Shonen Flop feed.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us [email protected]

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to content, bonus episodes, and polls for what we cover next

• Join the Discord to be able to sit in on a live taping of this episode and interact with us in the chat every Tuesday at 6:00PM EST. Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Special thanks to Tre Watson for the cover of Kick Back, you can find them @trewatsonmusic or youtube.com/c/TreWatsonMusic; Original version of Kick Back by Kenshi Yonezu

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)