280 - Prose Picks 1 - Last and First Idol

280 - Prose Picks 1 - Last and First Idol

Morgana and Darfox are out this week so Seamus leads the charge into the uncharted territory of light novels this week! We'll be reviewing Gengen Kusano's award winning Last and First Idol to see how dakazu handles reading a book without pictures!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions
  • 00:01:00 - Revealing our fantastic new host avatars by Chess Albaneze
  • 00:02:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* dakazu finished the epic sci-fi war series Juuza no Ulna
  • 00:10:44 - dakazu is excited for Boys Run the Riot with its trans-man narrative
  • 00:15:38 - News: Editor-in-Chief of Jump+ tweets about the increase in readership for Manga PLUS after major scanlation groups stopped working on Weekly Shonen Jump manga
  • 00:23:20 - Netflix officially announces the live-action One Piece series with Eiichiro Oda overseeing production
  • 00:27:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, we will review this anthology of stories by Western comic creators that take place in the world of Ghost in the Shell
  • 00:28:04 - Main Segment Prose Picks: Last and First Idol, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we read and review the award winning hard sci-fi tales by newcomer Gengen Kusano
  • 00:29:07 - Seamus explains the connection between this book and the British science fiction novel Last and First Man
  • 00:30:44 - dakazu explain why he doesn't like light novels in general
  • 00:33:32 - We breakdown the plot of the first story Last and First Idol
  • 00:36:56 - Seamus thought this story was trying to take the piss out of Last and First Man
  • 00:40:26 - We discuss how the creative and transcendental ideas fall flat from the lack of interesting plot or characters to connect them
  • 00:42:52 - We breakdown the plot of the second story Evolution Girls and compare it to Spore
  • 00:47:59 - We breakdown the plot of the third story Dark Seiyuu and how its main concept of aether has been scientifically debunked
  • 00:51:24 - dakazu notes the inclusion of casual cannibalism that adds to the edgelord factor of these stories
  • 00:54:48 - Seamus explains what Jainism is until dakazu recognizes it from Osamu Tezuka's Buddha
  • 00:55:48 - We discuss the prose filled with casual swearing that gives the book a juvenile tone
  • 00:58:50 - dakazu doesn't understand why certain words weren't translated for a better explanations
  • 01:03:58 - We share our final thoughts on the book
  • 01:11:00 - Next Week's Topic: Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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042 - Pluto part 4

042 - Pluto part 4

Tune into our final retrospective of Naoki Urasawa's Pluto!! We'll cover the final 2 volumes of the series and compare it with Osamu Tezuka's original storyline!(covers chapters 48-65) We also discuss Solanin, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naruto Gaiden), and get ready for the summer anime season!

6 Juli 20151h 26min

041 - Pluto part 3

041 - Pluto part 3

This week Seamus jumps young adult pursuing their band dreams in solanin while dakazu reads a manga by a famous erotic gay artist, My Brother's Husband. Then darfox and dakazu discuss the seedy world of Japanese scouting in Shinjuku Swan. Finally, we learn everything about Gesicht and marvel at Naoki Urasawa's mastery of the human drama in part 3 of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 30-47)

29 Juni 20151h 22min

040 - Pluto part 2

040 - Pluto part 2

This week Seamus has been reading Monster, dakazu can't hate the neet siblings of Hatarakanai Futari, and we get into a mini rant over Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naurto Gaiden). Then it's time to talk about stupidly named anti robot groups and real life amalgamations of the Iraq War in the next part of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 16-31)

15 Juni 20151h 4min

039 - Pluto part 1

039 - Pluto part 1

On this episode dakazu talks about historical figures having their final meal in Saigo no Restaurant before we jump into our Pluto retrospective where we can't figure out how to pronounce the main character's name!!!(covers chapters 1-15)

8 Juni 20151h 1min

038 - Triple Dip 5 - What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Hi Score Girl, Jisatsutou

038 - Triple Dip 5 - What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Hi Score Girl, Jisatsutou

This week Seamus finishes Onward Towards our Noble Deaths, dakazu gets into naginatas with Asahinagu, and darfox is caught up on Nana to Kaoru. Then get ready for some more Triple Dip with Hi Score Girl, Jisatsutou(Suicide Island), and What Did You Eat Yesterday?(Kinou Nani Tabeta?)!!!

1 Juni 20151h 1min

037 - Triple Dip 4 - Rurouni Kenshin, Devil Ecstasy, Holyland

037 - Triple Dip 4 - Rurouni Kenshin, Devil Ecstasy, Holyland

On this episode Seamus jumps into World War II with Onward Towards our Noble Deaths, we have a quick Billy Bat update, and dakazu loves crazy shogi battles in 81 Diver. Then we dive into another Triple Dip with Devil Ecstasy, Rurouni Kenshin, and Holyland!!

25 Maj 201544min

036 - Triple Dip 3 - Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, No.5, Master Keaton

036 - Triple Dip 3 - Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, No.5, Master Keaton

This week is another rendition of Triple Dip! We look at the 1st volumes of No.5, Master Keaton, and Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji!! Seamus has also been reading solanin and we all get into a big discussion of Gundam!

18 Maj 201543min

035 - Nausicaä part 7

035 - Nausicaä part 7

On this episode Seamus finds the manga version of Skins in A Girl by the Sea, darfox eagerly awaits new chapters of Jisatsutou(Suicide Island), and dakazu is interested in a new manga from the creator of Rideback called Supekoro. Then join us for our final Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind retrospective where we wrap up our thoughts on Hayao Miyazaki's manga and compare it to the movie version.(covers vol. 7)

10 Maj 20151h 16min

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