390 – Blue Giant part 1
This week we start our Retrospective on Shinichi Ishizuka’s jazz manga Blue Giant! We discuss its blend of kinetic line art with the romanticization of the power of music! Also Darfox8 finishes Steven Universe and dakazu learns about the eccentric folk band Tama in “Tama” to Iu Fune ni Notteita!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 -Intro Song: “Jazz it Up” by Wesly Thomas, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s Birthday, Upcoming YouTube videos
- 00:02:27– Listener Mail: Issues with Comixology only being available through American Amazon
- 00:08:16 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox reflects on great songs and anime references after finishing Steven Universe
- 00:22:44 – Morgana has been busy crocheting
- 00:24:41 – “Tama” to Iu Fune ni Notteita covers the origins of the eccentric band Tama through a Fujiko Fujio art style
- 00:31:54 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Blue Giant, We will finish our review of Shinichi Ishizuka’s manga drama about a young man’s journey to become the greatest saxophone player in the world(covers omnibuses vols. 7-10)
- 00:32:14 – Main Segment Retrospective: Blue Giant, Transition Song: “A Sophisticated Place” by John Van Houdt, We review Shinichi Ishizuka’s jazz manga about Dai and his journey to become the greatest saxophone player in the world(covers omnibuses vols. 1-6)
- 01:34:46 – Next Week’s Topic: Blue Giant, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas