Shonen Flop

This Blue Dragon spinoff doesn't exactly color me impressed.

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga Ral Grad. 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; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

• Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart's a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

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

Credits:

• Manga by Obata, Takeshi (Art), Takano, Tsuneo (Story)

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

MAL Description:

In Blue Dragon, shadows can fuse with their hosts. This is the history of the teenager, Ral, and his shadow, the Blue Dragon Grado, that his father, a king, imprisoned together in the dungeon of the castle when Ral was a young baby. One day, when the shadows besieges the castle, his personal educator, Mio, releases him to protect the castle and repel the shadows.

Gotta be honest, I really learned some interesting things from the series.

We and our guest Official Series Letter Sara Linsleydiscuss Sex Ed 120%.

Show Notes:

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

• You can find our guest at sara.pizza

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

• Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart's a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://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:

• Manga by Kikiki Tataki (Story) Hotomura (Art)

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

While she is just a physical education teacher at Sakuragaoka Girls' High School, 23-year-old Naoko Tsuji has another job to do. With an increasing number of people who are engaging in sexual activities at a very young age, Naoko feels that the stigmatization of sexual education in schools is pushing this problem to its extremes. Vowing to utilize her hobby as a sex education specialist, Naoko is determined to spread proper information on the subject.

With her most responsive students being the fanatic Shun Matsuda, the cautious Hikari Moriya, and the curious Kashiwa, every class is filled with interesting new things to learn as Naoko comes closer to her goal of promoting healthier and more enjoyable high school lives.

Edutainment finally comes to Shonen Flop!

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on manga Sex Ed 120%. 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; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

• Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart's a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

• 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:

• Manga by Kikiki Tataki (Story) Hotomura (Art)

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

MAL Description:

While she is just a physical education teacher at Sakuragaoka Girls' High School, 23-year-old Naoko Tsuji has another job to do. With an increasing number of people who are engaging in sexual activities at a very young age, Naoko feels that the stigmatization of sexual education in schools is pushing this problem to its extremes. Vowing to utilize her hobby as a sex education specialist, Naoko is determined to spread proper information on the subject.

With her most responsive students being the fanatic Shun Matsuda, the cautious Hikari Moriya, and the curious Kashiwa, every class is filled with interesting new things to learn as Naoko comes closer to her goal of promoting healthier and more enjoyable high school lives.

The creator of Fist of the North Star brings every 80s action movie all in one, hell yeah

We and our guest Youtuber Anthony Gramuglia discuss Shonen Jump manga Cyber Blue.

Show Notes:

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

• You can find our guest at youtube.com/@agramuglia and agramuglia.bsky.social

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

• Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart's a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://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:

• Manga by Hara, Tetsuo

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

We are in year 2035 on the Tinos planet, colonized 300 years before by some earthlings. With only half of Earth's oxygen concentration and with cold arctic conditions over most of Tinos, the human beings are forced to wear a life support apparatus that supplies the oxygen necessary for survival. The black market in such apparatuses is a flourishing business in the criminal world of Junk City.

Blue, the protagonist, is in desperate need of a life support system after being mugged, but an unscrupulous bunch of criminals cheat him of his money and leave him with an outdated model with an old AI. He is tricked by the head of the police, Weiser, into a committing murder, and is then killed himself. The AI, called Fatso, decides to save his life, and gives him a new artificial body filled with extraordinary strength and the cumulative knowledge of their combined three hundred and seventeen years. The resurrected Blue decides to get revenge and protect all those suffering under the tyranny of Weiser.

What the F---?

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga Cyber Blue. 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; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

• Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart's a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

• 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:

• Manga by Tetsuo Hara, Ryuichi Mitsui, BOB

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

MAL Description:

We are in the year 2035 on the Tinos planet, colonized 300 years before by some earthlings. With only half of Earth's oxygen concentration and with cold arctic conditions over most of Tinos, the human beings are forced to wear a life support apparatus that supplies the oxygen necessary for survival. The black market in such apparatuses is a flourishing business in the criminal world of Junk City.

Blue, the protagonist, is in desperate need of a life support system after being mugged, but an unscrupulous bunch of criminals cheat him of his money and leave him with an outdated model with an old AI. He is tricked by the head of the police, Weiser, into committing murder, and is then killed himself. The AI, called Fatso, decides to save his life, and gives him a new artificial body filled with extraordinary strength and the cumulative knowledge of their combined three hundred and seventeen years. The resurrected Blue decides to get revenge and protect all those suffering under the tyranny of Weiser.

#121 Hakutaku, Why Did the Author Make This?! ft Youtuber Monitor Comics

Does anyone actually care about AR this much?

We and our guest Monitor Comics discuss Shonen Jump manga Hakutaku.

Show Notes:

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

• You can find our guest at youtube.com/c/MonitorComics

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

• Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart's a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://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:

• Manga by Ishikawa, Kouki

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

Hikuma is a young man who seems to live in his own world. One day, he meets fellow high school oddball Noto and the two of them embark to create a video game that will impress their classmates. When the class finally plays the game that the two of them have put their blood, sweat, and tears into, their whole lives change!

Does this series have game?

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga Hakutaku. 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; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

• Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart's a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

• 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:

• Manga by Ishikawa, Kouki

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

MAL Description:

Hikuma is a young man who seems to live in his own world. One day, he meets fellow high school oddball Noto and the two of them embark to create a video game that will impress their classmates. When the class finally plays the game that the two of them have put their blood, sweat, and tears into, their whole lives change!

This series by the creator of Slam Dunk misses the rim

We and our guest Manga Analyst Josu_ke discuss Shonen Jump manga Chameleon Jail.

Show Notes:

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

• You can find our guest at @josu_ke or mangacodex.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 1https://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:

• Manga by Inoue, Takehiko (Art), Watanabe, Kazuhiko (Story)

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

"Risk Hunters" are a special breed of professionals, willing to take on the jobs that even experienced detectives, law enforcement officers, negotiators or agents are incapable of handling. Among them, one man stands out as the strongest, as well as the strangest, risk hunter. His name is Chameleon Jail.

Does this Chameleon Jail deserve a Lizard Prison?

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga Chameleon Jail. 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:

• Manga by Inoue, Takehiko (Art), Watanabe, Kazuhiko (Story)

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

MAL Description:

"Risk Hunters" are a special breed of professionals, willing to take on the jobs that even experienced detectives, law enforcement officers, negotiators or agents are incapable of handling. Among them, one man stands out as the strongest, as well as the strangest, risk hunter. His name is Chameleon Jail.

The Shonen Flop team is taking a much-needed holiday break in January. Instead of a new episode this week we're rerunning our episode with guest of the year Finn K.! You can find our next new episode, first thoughts on Chameleon Jail on Feb 3rd.

Hells Fabricant Annihilation Paradise 100 Formars

We and our guest Official Series Letterer Finn K. discuss Shonen Jump manga Dear Anemone.

Show Notes:

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

• You can find our guest at @matchafinn

• 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:

• Manga by Matsui, Rin

• 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

• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

When Gaku lands on the Galapagos Islands, a paradise is the last thing he'll be experiencing. With creatures undergoing horrific evolutions, only one rule still stands—the survival of the fittest!