290 – No Longer Human part 2
This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito’s adaptation of No Longer Humanas we finish our Retrospective!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “No Longer Human theme” by Hideki Taniuchi from Aoi Bungaku Series, Opening, Introductions, dakazu’s reading
- 00:01:46 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, The House Spirit Tatami-chan is a short anime created and directed by Rensuke Oshikiri
- 00:05:22 – Shuzo Oshimi’s new series Okaeri Alice is about a triangle relationship with a possible transgender twist
- 00:08:59 – *SPOILERS* dakazu dives into the abrupt changes to characters in the ending of Blue Flag
- 00:22:11 – dakazu couldn’t stop crying while reading about Yuki Okada’s experience with cervical cancer surgery and recovery in Sayonara Shikyu
- 00:25:57 – News: Possible COVID-19 contamination within the editorial staff leads to delay of upcoming Weekly Shonen Jump chapters
- 00:31:01 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, we will review Moyoco Anno’s tale of sex workers and the clients they services
- 00:33:07 – Main Segment Retrospective: No Longer Human, Transition Song: “We say hello” by Manami from Aoi Bungaku Series, a comprehensive look at Junji Ito’s manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai’s novel(covers chapters 13-24)
- 01:12:37 – Next Week’s Topic: Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster