342 – One Shot 38 – Sakuran
On this episode Morgana checks out Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises, Darfox started watching the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, and dakazu learns a new minor-sport with Shakunetsu Kabaddi! Then we dive into Sakuran, another gorgeous book by Moyoco Anno about the life of an Edo era courtesan!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.)” by the Ringo Sheena from Sakuran, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s thoughts on our spoiler-talk about Zack Snyder’s Justice League
- 00:04:35 – Listener Emails: Our preference for manga volume cover designs
- 00:16:18 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana enjoyed Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises and is looking forward to reading more
- 00:23:25 – Darfox needs to watch all of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba before seeing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train
- 00:40:00 – Shakunetsu Kabaddi is a solid sports manga but resorts to bad cliches
- 00:46:09 – dakazu notices that Beast Complex 2 won’t be able to release in English until BEASTARS is completed
- 00:47:29 – News: Nagata Kabi will be a featured guest at the 2021 online Toronto Comics Arts Festival
- 00:50:16 – Anime adaptation announcements for Dance Dance Danseur and Peleliu – Rakuen no Guernica
- 00:51:58 – The World Ends with You anime opening song by the band ALI changed after their drummerarrested for bank refund scams
- 00:55:23 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, we will read the beginning of three different manga to see if we’d keep reading and also pick our favorite, including: Generation Witch by Uta Isaki, Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui, and Oishinbo: Izakaya–Pub Food, Vol. 7: A la Carte by Tetsu Kariya & Akira Hanasaki
- 00:58:24 – Main Segment One Shot: Sakuran, Transition Song: “Kono Yo no Kagiri” by Ringo Sheena & Junpei Shiina from Sakuran, we review Moyoco Anno’s single volume story about the life of Yoshiwara courtesan Tomeki
- 01:47:42 – Next Week’s Topic: Generation Witch/Tokyo Revengers/Oishinbo: Izakaya–Pub Food, Vol. 7: A la Carte, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster