310 – Saikyo Selections 13 – Fushigi Yûgi
The wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley is back to help lead this Saikyo Selection on Fushigi Yûgi! We dive into Yuu Watase’s beloved shoujo series along with the newest Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki which Sara lettered! We praise Watase’s amazing art, appreciate the 90′s pretty boys aesthetics, discuss the often dark drama, and explore the criticisms of certain cross-dressing characters!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Itooshii Hito no Tame ni” by Akemi Satou from Fushigi Yûgi, Opening, Introductions, The language connection between Texas and Ireland, Different Fushigi Yûgi series
- 00:03:11 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Sara just started reading Ooku: The Inner Chambers
- 00:07:49 -Sara revisited Again!! for a Saturday Twitter thread because the lettering is so good
- 00:08:44 – Tite Kubo’s limited series Burn the Witch was filled with element familiar to other Kubo works
- 00:15:57 – Suicide Girl plays fast and loose with the heavy subject matters surrounding suicides
- 00:23:50 – News: Shiro Usazaki releases statement asking fans not to blame the victims of Tatsuya Matsuki for the cancellation of Act-Age
- 00:26:51 – Seven Seas Entertainment announces new licences of Sadako-san and Sadako-chan, The Tale of the Outcasts, Bite Maker, Magical Angel Creamy Mami
- 00:31:07 –Kimio Alive manga artist Eguchi Kousei has passed away at age 23
- 00:33:43 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Buffalo 5 Girls, we will review Moyoco Anno’s tale of two sex workers who escape from their brothel and go on the run
- 00:34:12 – Main Segment Saikyo Selections on Fushigi Yûgi: Transition Song: “Tokimeki no Doukasen” by Yukari Konno from Fushigi Yûgi, we examine the beginning of Yuu Watase famous work and the 1st volume of her newest sequel series Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki,
- 01:30:53 – Next Week’s Topic: Buffalo 5 Girls, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster