339 – One Shot 37 – Beast Complex 1

339 – One Shot 37 – Beast Complex 1

This week is all about Paru Itagaki as start with an extensive spoiler discussion on BEASTARS volume 11! Then we examine her debut manga Beast Complex, a collection of different stories that take place within BEASTARS’ complex animal society!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Kaibutsu” by YOASOBI from BEASTARS, Opening, Introductions, Zack Snyder’s use of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah 
  • 00:03:16 – Listener Emails: Pomadours in Hajime no Ippo, Origins of our podcast name
  • 00:08:40 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We discuss the conclusion of Legoshi’s showdown with Tem’s killer in BEASTARS volume 11
  • 00:39:45 – dakazu read the newest volumes of 10 Dance and  Requiem of the Rose King
  • 00:41:41 – News: Other winners of the 2021 Japan Media Arts Festival include My Broken Mariko for Newcomer Award and Golden Kamuy for Social Impact Award
  • 00:43:28 – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End wins 14th Manga Taisho Awards
  • 00:45:24 – Aka Akasaka to serialize 3rd series in Young Jump
  • 00:46:38 – BEASTARS collaboration with #1 cosplayer Enako leads to release of gravure cosplay photobook Wild Kick
  • 00:47:41 – Voice actor Masahiro Anzai passes away at age 66
  • 00:48:25 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip Seamus Selections, where we read the beginning of three different manga picked by Seamus, including: 7 Billion Needles by Nobuaki TadanoThe Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki, and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto
  • 00:50:19 – Main Segment One Shot: Beast Complex 1, Transition Song: “Yasashii Suisei” by YOASOBI from BEASTARS, We review Paru Itagaki’s debut anthology about anthropomorphized animals living together in a complex society
  • 01:35:29 – Next Week’s Topic: 7 Billion Needles/The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service/Sunny, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster