438 – Planetes part 2
This week we discuss monster girls in Sons of the Forest, Junichiro Saito’s Musashino, the Blue Giant movie soundtrack, and more! Then we conclude our Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series on space development, Planetes!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Space Monkeys” by Ace, Opening, Introductions, Wine moms in oversized trucks
- 00:02:22 – Listener Comment: Feedback on Planetes
- 00:05:57 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox wants to tell you about a monster girl in Sons of the Forest
- 00:16:38 – Musashino is a travelogue with a Junichiro Saito surreal twist
- 00:22:46 – dakazu breaks down his thoughts on the music from the Blue Giant movie
- 00:32:40 – News: Seinen manga magazine Evening ends publication
- 00:35:57 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read three different independent manga, including: Mermaid Town by Tomohiro Tsugawa, The Karman Line by Mitsuhashi Kotaro, and Wonder House of Horrors by Miyako Cojima
- 00:37:35 – Main Segment Retrospective: Planetes, Transition Song: “Starspeed” by MILANO, We discuss Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series about debris collecting astronauts(covers omnibus 2)
- 01:30:47 – Next Week’s Topic: Mermaid Town/The Karman Line/Wonder House of Horrors, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas