437 – Planetes part 1

437 – Planetes part 1

On this episode we talk about Sailor Moon translations, Something New, Gokurakugai, Demon Slayer – To the Swordsmith Village, and more! Then we start our long awaited Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s Planetes! We discuss the near-future story about space debris collectors and what puts the “hard” in hard science fiction!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Space Monkeys” by Ace, Opening, Introductions, Traveling while pregnant, Birthdays, Astrology
  • 00:05:33 – Listener Mail: Sailor Moon cosplay and translations
  • 00:11:45 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana is excited about the upcoming release of Bloody Sweet
  • 00:14:03 – Morgana is reading another Lucy Knisley book, Something New
  • 00:17:06 – Gokurakugai is a new stylish manga about battling evil beasts
  • 00:21:20 – *SPOILERS* dakazu finished Omo ni Naitemasu and shares his thoughts
  • 00:27:25 – dakazu enjoyed Armored Trooper VOTOMS more than Mobile Suit Gundam
  • 00:35:20 – Seamus recommends One Beautiful Spring Day
  • 00:37:32 – Darfox talks about his theater experience watching Demon Slayer – To the Swordsmith Village
  • 00:47:11 – News: Anime Awards 2023 winners
  • 00:49:14 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Planetes, We will discuss Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series about debris collecting astronauts(covers omnibus 2)
  • 00:49:36 – Main Segment Retrospective: Planetes, Transition Song: “Starspeed” by MILANO, We discuss Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series about debris collecting astronauts(covers omnibus 1)
  • 01:35:54 – Next Week’s Topic: Planetes, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas