193 – Creator Cross Section 4 – Inio Asano
dakazu is gone this week so Darfox and Seamus have to decipher Inio Asano by themselves!
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Time Stamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Linda Mcmahon’s Theme” by Mike Stock & Pete Waterman from WWE, Opening and Introductions.
- 00:03:55 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Yu Yu Hakusho Episode Preview Song, Seamus kicks it off with Aposimz and we talk about how differently Nihei Tsutomu is handling some of his story
- 00:08:37 – Seamus talks about sports manga with Farewell, My Dear Cramer and Shojo Fight. His patience and interest in sports manga remains ever so selective.
- 00:11:46 – Darfox talks about the fetished fueled manga Gigant and how manga artist Hiroya Oku’s work have some B Movie stylings, in premise and execution.
- 00:19:23 – Main Segment Creator Cross Section: Where we look at various works made by one creator and compare and contrast any possible repeating motifs or themes, this time we look at Inio Asano’s Solanin and Dead Dead Demon’s DeDeDeDe Destruction, Transtion Song: “Solanin” by Asain Kung Fu Generation from Solanin, Darfox and Seamus note the difference in tone and lightheartedness between Inio’s earlier work and speculate what exactly Dead Dead Demon’s DeDeDeDe Destruction ongoing plot will be like.
- 01:07:07 – Next Week’s Topic: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Machida-kun no Sekai by Yuki Andou, Sensei no Shiroi Uso by Akane Torikai, and Chapter 54 of Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma as recommended by listener Curtis from Canada, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Solanin” with vocals from Aoi Meiko from Solanin.