This episode covers volumes 1–6 of Shorkcake Cake by Suu Morishita (that's the first half).

The duo that makes up Suu Morishita burst onto the English manga scene in recent years with Shorkcake Cake and A Sigh of Affection. In this episode, Shojo & Tell host Ashley and manga reviewer Olive discuss what makes SCC a breath of fresh air, from Ten's kind frankness, to Chiaki's dorkiness, to Riku's fumbling sincerity. Then again, there's also Rei, who's been going Goblin Mode since before it was cool. Why??

REFERENCES

• Shortcake Cake is available from Viz Media's Shojo Beat line
• A Sign of Affection, Morishita's current work, is being published by Kodansha
• Other manga mentioned:
  • Ao Haru Ride
  • Daytime Shooting Star
  • Dengeki Daisy
  • Princess Jellyfish
  • Fruits Basket
  • Snow White with the Red Hair
  • My Love Mix-Up!
  • Bleach
• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
• The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

• Olive on Twitter: @allofthemanga
• Olive writes for But Why Tho?
• Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram
• Ashley on Twitter: @AshMcD00