296 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 4
On this episode Seamus prepares to study Buddhist philosophy for Land of the Lustrous, Darfox checks out alternative manga Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, and dakazu continues to enjoy killer monkeys with Monkey Peak the Rock! Then Seamus sticks around for our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective as we finish up the dark tournament and get into the beginning of chapter black!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Streaming Yu Yu Hakusho Super Famicom games on Discord
- 00:01:49 – Listener Emails: Follow up on our manga recommendations
- 00:08:29 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss the extreme changes to Phosphophyllite and truth reveals in the newest volumes of Land of the Lustrous
- 00:24:45 – Darfox checks out Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories by illustrator MISSISSIPPI
- 00:31:35 – The newest installment of the Monkey Peak horror series is Monkey Peak the Rock which is set within underground caves
- 00:35:31 – Mitsuharu Yanamoto’s new series Ryu to Ichigo shares a similar protagonist from his other manga Hibiki – Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou
- 00:39:41 – dakazu reads a biographical story about an adult film actress who used to be afraid of men in Dansei Kyofusho datta watashi ga AV Joyu ni naru made no Hanashi
- 00:45:42 – News: Cardcaptor Sakura will be available on Netflix June 1st
- 00:48:00 – Upcoming Mother/Earthbound tribute anthology manga Pollyanna includes works by Inio Asano, Taiyo Matsumoto, Ryoichi Yokoyama, and Toby Fox among others
- 00:50:32 – Former Anime News Network executive editor Zac Bertschy has passed away
- 00:51:50 –Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: INVESTOR-Z by Norifusa Mita, I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die by Umi Shiina, and Crown of Love by Yun Kouga
- 00:54:03 – Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: “The Homework Doesn’t End” by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi’s manga about Yusuke Urameshi’s journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 11-13)
- 02:07:09 – Next Week’s Topic: INVESTOR-Z/I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die/Crown of Love, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster