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The White Sox are already running into random wins that didn't seem to happen in 2024, so we're well on our way to a normal extremely bad season instead of historically extremely bad season. This episode, we're talking about CLAMP's Legend of Chun Hyang published by Tokyopop and Spica Aoki's Kaiju Girl Caramelise published by Yen Press. Legend of Chun Hyang credits: Translator: Ray Yoshimoto Retouch and Lettering: Jose Macasocol, Jr. Cover Layout: Gary Shum Editor: Jake Forbes Kaiju Girl Caramelise credits: Translation: Taylor Engel Lettering: Lys Blakeslee As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 1:01 - We talk about Legend of Chun Hyang 12:11 - We talk about Kaiju Girl Caramelise Next time is Neighborhood Story and Kowloon Generic Romance

Helen here folks, I know Kory normally starts off the episode notes with something sports related so uhhh…. I saw that the 2025 “City Connect” designs were unveiled recently, and the DC ones look pretty; I might need to buy one of the hats to add to my collection of “cherry blossom themed hats for DC sports teams” (especially since I lost my Caps hat in that vein last year, noooo). Now that that's out of the way, no Kory or Apryll this time but I am joined by Justin (@kami_nomi) of The OASG, who is my cohost on the other podcast I, uh, cohost, “It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!” We're talking about the J-Novel Club (Heart imprint) release of Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman, which is a big and plot heavy series so we have both a spoiler-free section and then a spoiler-filled section about why the nickname “josei Game of Thrones” is VERY accurate for this series! As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Read Helen's review of volume 1 at The OASG. Listen Show notes: 0:45 - Spoiler free discussion 34:05 - Spoiler-full discussion Content warning (in the spoiler section) for mentions of an attempted sexual assault, since it's a plot-triggering event we couldn't talk around. Next time is The Legend of Chun Hyang and Kaiju Girl Caramelize

Spring is almost sprung which means it's time for a check in of how the Winter anime season went. Kestrel, Cain, and Kate run through what they watched along with a ton of news. Some good, some bad, such is the way of anime. We cover Apothecary Diaries, Dragon Ball Daima, Solo Leveling, Re:Zero, and more! Plus recommendations featuring plenty of video games.

This episode, we're talking about Tatsuki Fujimani's Look Back published by Viz and Chica Umino's March Comes in Like a Lion published by Denpa. Look Back credits: Translation: Amanda Haley Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Snir Aharon Design: Julian [JR] Robinson Editor: Alexis Kirsch March Comes in Like a Lion credits: Translator: Jocelyn Allen Proofreading: Varrick Robinson Production: Glen Isip, Nicole Dochych, Risa Cho, Kai Kyou (volume 1) As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Listen to the Taiiku Podcast talk about the March Comes in Like a Lion anime: Season one, season two, top anime of 2017, top anime of 2018, top anime of the 2010s Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:39 - We talk about Look Back 9:09 - We talk about March Comes in Like a Lion Next time is Last Quarter and Sketchy

Watch women's sports! The PWHL (Professional Women's Hockey League) has been streaming on YouTube and is an absolute blast. Go Frost, I think? This episode, we're talking about Ai Yazawa's Last Quarter published by Viz and Makihirochi's Sketchy published by Kodansha. Last Quarter credits: Translation & Adaptation: Max Greenway Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Inori Fukuda Trant Design: Yukiko Whitley Editor: Nancy Thistlethwaite Sketchy credits: Translator: Alethea & Athena Nibley Letterer: Evan Hayden Editor: Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini Managing Editor: Dasia Payne Production Manager: Meg Gugarty As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:41 - We talk about Last Quarter 19:05 - We talk about Sketchy Next time is...well, we haven't decided yet.

A new year, and we're just hanging in here doing what we know how to do, which is talk about anime. The usual crew is back to talk about the shows we are watching, anime adjacent news, and recommendations for anime and anime adjacent things! You know the drill. Featured this time around are Apothecary Diaries, Sakamoto Days, Solo Leveling, and more Dragonball. Plus some other stuff. What are you watching this season?

It's that time of year when the Post crew gets together to discuss the anime of the previous year in one big swoop. This time it is Kestrel, Cain, and Brandon running down their top picks. So if you are the type to not watch a ton of anime (present company excluded) then you won't want to miss this ultimate recommendation list!

The Chicago White Sox have -1.6 fWAR projected per ZiPS, which is lower than any group projection in its history, and that's very sad. This episode, we're talking about Uoto's Orb: On the Movements of the Earth published by Seven Seas and Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story published by Yen Press. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth credits: Translation: Daniel Komen Adaptation: Molly Tanzer Lettering: Phil Christie Original cover design: Tadashi Hisamochi(hive&co.,ltd.) Cover design: H. Qi Copyeditor: Leighanna DeRouen Proofreader: Dave Murray Production designer: George Panella Editor: Nick Mamtas A Bride's Story credits: Translation: William Flannagan Lettering: Abigail Blackman As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Link to Kaoru Mori drawing playlist Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 1:17 - We talk about Orb: On the Movements of the Earth 22:27 - We read off your lists of favorite manga you read in 2024 26:31 - We talk about A Bride's Story Next time is Look Back and March Comes in Like a Lion

The regular crew is nestled all snug in our podcasting studios, ready to mostly cap off the Fall 2024 anime season. The ghosts of anime properties past are haunting the season while visions of crunch are ready to pass judgement... okay, so my metaphor is failing apart. What's been naughty and what's been very nice, we discuss. Plus some recommendations and news. Have a safe and happy holiday! See you next year!

A great soundtrack can elevate any work. Cain, Kestrel, and Brandon have compiled a list of favorite anime composers, both theirs and yours, to discuss their work and impact on the industry.  Selected music excerpts include: Joe Hisaishi: One Summer's Day (あの夏へ) from Spirited Away Yoko Kanno: Tank! from Cowboy Bebop Kensuke Ushio: lit (var) from A Silent Voice Kenji Kawai: Making of Cyborg from Ghost in the Shell Yoshihisa Hirano: The World of Adventurers from Hunter x Hunter, and Beyond the Seas from Hunter x Hunter

This episode, we're talking about all of the favorite manga we read this year! As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Listen to the episodes when we talked about some of these manga in full (listed in alphabetical order): Dai Dark and Dorohedoro, Fool Night, King in Limbo, Magic Knight Rayearth, RuriDragon. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:43 - Number threes 10:31 - Number twos 18:26 - Number ones 33:07 - Also rans Next time is Orb: On the Movements of the Earth and A Bride's Story

This is Fanzenshuu... Okay, that's not a thing. We may not be fusing with Kanzenshuu, but we wished upon the Dragon Balls to summon them for the task of discussing Akira Toriyama's legendary franchise as it hits 40 years strong. Between Toriyama's passing and the first new TV series in 9 years, this year has given us a lot to think about for this big anniversary. Kestrel is joined by Cain, Brandon for the first time in a while, and of course the respective founders of the highly detailed Dragon Ball fan sites that would fuse to become the all-encompassing Kanzenshuu. We cover the franchise as well as Kanzenshuu and its predecessors, and like any good battle in DBZ, it takes way longer than we expect.

The Chicago Bears are a mess. They're a messy mess and I dunno what's gonna happen in the offseason, and that makes me sad. This episode, we're talking about Hana Chatani's Give Her Back to Me published by Glacier Bay Books and Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss published by Seven Seas. Give Her Back to Me credits: Editing and design by emuh ruh and Hana Chatani Made in Abyss credits: Translation: Beni Axia Concrad Adaptation: Jake Jung Lettering and retouch: James Baubatz Logo design: Andrea Rodriguez Cover design: Nicky Lim Proofreader: Brett Hallahan, Shanti Whitesides Assistant editor: Jenn Grunigen Production assistant: CK Russell Production manager: Lissa Pattillo Editor-in-Chief: Adam Arnold Publisher: Jason DeAngelis As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:41 - We talk about Give Her Back to Me 12:35 - We talk about Made in Abyss Next time is favorite manga we read in 2024!

So... it's been a minute but we're back from our late summer break. We have new fall anime to talk about, including the return of some favorites. We discuss Uzumaki, Orb, Blue Locl, Dan da Dan, Ranma 1/2, Natsume and more! Plus some more passings in the industry and other lighter news, and some recommendation! ---AIRHORN SOUNDS---

This episode, we talk about Isaki Uta's The Lost & Found Collection—which includes four one shots: Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Silkscreen—published by Irodori Comics. Then we talk about Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon published by Viz in Shonen Jump. The Lost & Found Collection credits: Translated by: Ed Ayes (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle), Itsuki (Silkscreen) Lettering by: Tim Sun (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Silkscreen), Mercedes McGarry (Mermaid in the Bottle) Compiled and Formatted by: CC Sū, Syu Project Management by: Katarina Kunstelj (Mine-kun Is Asexual, Silkscreen) Quality Assurance by: On Takahashi, Zhuchka, and Hara Gyatei; Eduardo Reyes (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, Mermaid in the Bottle) Ruri Dragon credits: Translation: Caleb Cook Lettering: Sara Linsley As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Read Helen's review of Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, and Mermaid in the Bottle at The OASG. Read Helen's review of Silkscreen at The OASG. Listen Show notes: 1:08 - We talk about The Lost & Found Collection 1:08 - We talk about Leaper 9:02 - We talk about Mine-kun Is Asexual 18:28 - We talk about Mermaid in the Bottle 26:21 - We talk about Silkscreen 37:59 - We talk about Ruri Dragon Next time is Give Her Back To Me and Made in Abyss.

The Seattle Mariners are clinging on for dear life, and I am in pain. This episode, we're talking about Ai Tanaka's King in Limbo published by Kodansha. And Yuhi Azumi's Cutie and the Beast published by Seven Seas. King in Limbo credits: Translation: Ajani Oloye Lettering: EK Weaver Editing: Ben Applegate Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by Matt Akuginow Cutie and the Beast credits: Translation: Angela Liu Adaptation: Andrea Puckett Lettering and retouch: Erika Terriquez Interior layout: Christa Miesner (volume 2) Cover design: Nicky Lim, George Panella (logo) Proofreader: Brett Hallahan, Dawn Davis (volume 2) Editor: J.P. Sullivan Prepress technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein Production manager: Lissa Pattillo Managing editor: Julie Davis Associate publisher: Adam Arnold Publisher: Jason DeAngelis As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: (Editor's note: Something is up with Apryll's audio for like the first 15 minutes? I checked the raw audio - before I do lazy editing that sometimes messes with things in kinda this way - and it sounds the same. So no idea what's up. It's mostly listenable, but sorry about that!) 0:44 - We talk about King in Limbo 25:02 - We talk about Cutie and the Beast Next time is The Lost and Found Collection by Isaki Uta and Ruri Dragon

The Seattle Mariners won a series against the Rays, and the game today power behind Victor Robles, Julio Rodríguez, and Randy Arozarena. Just as we all thought at the beginning of the year. This episode, we're talking about Atsuko Asano (story) and Hinoko Kino's (art) No. 6, published by Kodansha. Then we talk about KamenTotsu's Baby Bear's Bakery, published by Denpa. No. 6 credits: Translator: Jonathan Tarbox/Arashi Productions Lettering: Christy Sawyer Baby Bear's Bakery credits: Translator: Jan Mitsuko Cash Proofreading: Patrick Sutton Production: Nicole Dochych, Mo Harrison Original Cover Design: Naoko NAKUI As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 1:28 - We talk about No. 6 0 - We talk about Baby Bear's Bakery Next time is King in Limbo and Cutie and the Beast

The dog days of summer are a bit slow this year. So slow that half our regulars aren't even watching anime! Good thing we have a bunch of Otakon news to talk about, as well as the biggest anime leak in years. YEARS. Then we cover what everyone has been watching, such as Tower of God, Spice & Wolf, Nekotan, DeadDeadDemonDedede... well, you get the point. Got something you've been watching that's been getting you out of the summer doldrums? Let us know! 

The Chicago White Sox have fired their fail-manager Pedro Grifol, who was hired by their previous fail-regime, and backed up during hiring by the current fail-regime. They'll be looking outside the organization for a new manager, and I have almost zero hope. I love this team. This episode, we're talking about Chisato Abe (story) and Natsumi Matsuzaki's (manga) A Raven for All Seasons available on K Manga and Yusei Matsui's The Elusive Samurai published by Viz through Shonen Jump. A Raven for All Seasons credits: Translation: Elodie Legay Lettering: Darren Smith Editing: Salud Campos Blasco The Elusive Samurai credits: Translation: John Werry Lettering: John Hunt As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:46 - We talk about A Raven for All Seasons 24:16 - We talk about The Elusive Samurai Next time is No. 6 and Baby Bear's Bakery

Anime Expo 2024 happened, and Kestrel was there kicking ass and taking names, and by taking names I mean getting autographs.  We go over all of the news we cared to share from AX. Cain ponders why anime is invading baseball. Kate is just trying not to melt or melt down over a Rayearth remake. Summertime, everybody! We also cover the rest of the end of the spring that we glossed over last week, and a few recommendations.

Spring, we hardly knew ye. Summer is almost here but we do have some thoughts on some of the shows we've been watching. Did the dungeon remain delicious? The wolf still spicy? The campfire stay lit? Why was Kestrel watching a show about booze? We ponder the results of our watching, along with a chunk of news about books and tv, and other analog media. Plus, wait... Ice Cream Man! ICE CREAM MAN!

This episode, we talk about Marimo Ragawa's New York, New York published by Yen Press. Then for our newer series, we talk about Yuki Fumino's I Hear the Sunspot published by One Peace Books. New York, New York credits: Translation: Preston Johnson-Chonkar Retouch: Lys Blakeslee Lettering: Abigail Blackman I Hear the Sunspot credits: English translation rights arranged with France Shoin through Japan UNI Agency, Inc., Tokyo As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:55 - We talk about New York, New York (content warning: there is discussion of the depictions of physical abuse, emotional abuse, rape, and suicide within New York, New York) 22:13 - We talk about I Hear the Sunspot Next time is River's Edge and Medalist

The Chicago White Sox are an incredibly sad organization right now, and every day, I am reminded of how much sadder because Jason Benetti is not in the booth calling the games. This episode, we're talking about Ryū Mizunagi's Witchcraft Works published by Vertical. Witchcraft Works credits: Editor: Michelle Lin (volume 16-17) Translation: Ko Ransom Production: Risa Cho, Melissa DeJesus, Pei Ann Yeap (volume 16-17) As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Find Chris on bsky @gokuffy. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 1:10 - We talk about Witchcraft Works, non-spoilery 42:00 - We talk about Witchcraft Works, spoilery Next time is actually New York New York and I Hear the Sunspot

This episode, we're talking about Elck Itsumo's Two on Ice published in Shonen Jump digitally. Then we talk about Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night, published in Viz digitally. Two on Ice credits: Skating adviser: Narumi Takahashi Translation: Jan Mitsuko Cash Lettering: Inori Fukuda Trant Fool Night credits: Translation: Casey Loe (chapter 1) Lettering: Snir Aharon (chapter 1) Translation and lettering with the cooperation of Shogakukan Asia (chapter 2-) As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 1:21 - We talk about Two on Ice 16:08 - We talk about Fool Night Next time is New York New York and I Hear the Sunspot

Spring 2024 is here and we have plenty of anime to talk about! Everything old is new again, just like long-dormant seeds sprouting from the earth. We get the return of everyone's favorite economic power couple in Spice & Wolf and continuing adventures in bartending in Bartender. Konosuba is back, and so is Reincarnated as a Slime. Plus Jellyfish, Sand Land, Windbreakers, and a whole lot more! Also one bit of news and a few recommendations!

I love keeper penalties, and I love Antonio Rüdiger chaos penalties even more. Go Real. This episode, we're talking about Rei Taki's Last Gender: When We Are Nameless published by Kodansha and Aki Hamazi's Bocchi the Rock! published by Yen Press. Last Gender: When We Are Nameless credits: Editor: Michelle Lin Translation: Rose Padgett (volume 1), Mishima Kitan (volume 2-3) Production: Shirley Fang, Pei Ann Yeap, Lorina Mapa Proofreading: Micah Q. Allen (volume 1-2), Kevin Luo (volume 3) Bocchi the Rock! credits Translation: John Neal Lettering: Chiho Christie As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:56 - We talk about Last Gender: When We Are Nameless 18:42 - We talk about Bocchi the Rock! Next time is Fool Night and Two on Ice

On this week's episode, Kyle chats with Adam (@tha_carder) about Knicks fandom, post-pandemic collecting, Prizm Gold rankings, and more!

This episode, we honor and remember one of the greats in manga. Chris and Dawn join me to discuss Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater published by Viz. Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater credits: Translation: Greg Werner Touch-up art + lettering: Annaliese "Ace" Christman Design: Shawn Carrico Editor: Alexis Kirsch As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. You can find our special guests Chris (@gokuffy) and Dawn (@bunnycartoon) on bsky at those links that look like links. Listen to Dawn's episode on Dragon Ball. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - We talk about how we ran into Toriyama and give some Toriyama memories 1:15:43 - We talk about Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater Next time is really Last Gender and Bocchi the Rock!

This episode, we're talking about Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm published by J-Novel Club. Ascendance of a Bookworm credits: Translated by quof Edited by Aimee Zink As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:40 - We talk about Ascendance of a Bookworm Next time is who knows...another year, another fish.

The 2024 Winter Anime season has come to a close. If you've been paying attention then you'll know what shows the crew have placed at the top of their lists. Kestrel, Cain, Brandon, and Kate are gonna tell you again, anyway, because that's what we do! Plus some news and recommendations. What was your favorite anime of Winter 2024?

We have a full house for a rather depressing episode of the podcast. It's an all-news special cumulating in the marking of the passing of two figures, one lesser known and one an absolute giant. We tip our hats to Tales Of illustrator Mutsumi Inomata before we dedicate the majority of the run time to Akira Toriyama. We go over the impact that Toriyama had in the manga, anime, and video game industry both at home and across the entire world. Then we try to brighten the room a bit with some recommendations. 

The groundhog didn't see his shadow, and for a brief moment this episode features all of the regular podcasters! The winter season is in full swing so we catch up on impressions of the current slate of shows. We check in on our favorite girls, Maomao and Frieren. I (Kate) am ready to throw hands in support of Dungeon Meshi. Kestrel is about to flee the country. DJ flees the podcast. Cain and Brandon try to hold everything together. Plus news, weird localizer beef, and recommendations.

It's almost spring training, baseball is about to be back, and I cannot wait. As a lifelong Mariners fan, I'm hoping for the best. This episode we talk about two Q Hayashida manga: First is Dorohedoro published by Viz and second is Dai Dark published by Seven Seas. Dorohedoro credits: Translation: AltJapan, Hiroko Yoda + Matt Alt (volume 5-23) Touch-up and lettering: Kelle Han (volume 1-2), Maui Girl (volume 3-10), James Gaubatz (volume 11-23) Design: Sam Elzway (volume 1-21), Izumi Evers (volume 22), Kam Li (volume 23) Editor: Daniel Gillespie (volume 1-4), Josh Bettinger (volume 4-23) Dai Dark credits: Translation: Daniel Komen Adaptation: Casey Lucas Lettering: Phil Christie Original cover design: Shun SASAKI + Yoko NAKANISHI(AYOND) Cover design: Nicky Lim Proofreader: Kurestin Armada Copy editor: Dawn Davis Editor: J.P. Sullivan Prepresss technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein Production assistant: Christa Miesner Production manager: Lissa Pattillo Managing editor: Julie Davis Associate publisher: Adam Arnold Publisher: Jason DeAngelis As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 1:01 - We talk about Dorohedoro 14:38 - We talk about Dai Dark Next time is Last Gender and Bocchi the Rock!

It's almost spring training, baseball is about to be back, and I cannot wait. As a lifelong Mariners fan, I'm hoping for the best. This episode we talk about two Q Hayashida manga: First is Dorohedoro published by Viz and second is Dai Dark published by Seven Seas. Dorohedoro credits: Translation: AltJapan, Hiroko Yoda + Matt Alt (volume 5-23) Touch-up and lettering: Kelle Han (volume 1-2), Maui Girl (volume 3-10), James Gaubatz (volume 11-23) Design: Sam Elzway (volume 1-21), Izumi Evers (volume 22), Kam Li (volume 23) Editor: Daniel Gillespie (volume 1-4), Josh Bettinger (volume 4-23) Dai Dark credits: Translation: Daniel Komen Adaptation: Casey Lucas Lettering: Phil Christie Original cover design: Shun SASAKI + Yoko NAKANISHI(AYOND) Cover design: Nicky Lim Proofreader: Kurestin Armada Copy editor: Dawn Davis Editor: J.P. Sullivan Prepresss technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein Production assistant: Christa Miesner Production manager: Lissa Pattillo Managing editor: Julie Davis Associate publisher: Adam Arnold Publisher: Jason DeAngelis As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 1:01 - We talk about Dorohedoro 14:38 - We talk about Dai Dark Next time is Last Gender and Bocchi the Rock!

This episode, we're talking about Nao Sasaki's Diamond in the Rough published by Manga Plus and Ichi Yukishiro's The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter published by J Novel Club digitally and Seven Seas physically. Diamond in the Rough credits: Translating / Editing: Medibang Inc. Lettering: Kai Kyou The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter credits: Translated by: Bérénice Vourdon Edited by: Kieran Redgewell Lettered by: Cedric Maciaas As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:55 - We talk about Diamond in the Rough 15:39 - We talk about The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter Next time is Dorohedoro and Dai Dark

This episode, we're talking about Nao Sasaki's Diamond in the Rough published by Manga Plus and Ichi Yukishiro's The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter published by J Novel Club digitally and Seven Seas physically. Diamond in the Rough credits: Translating / Editing: Medibang Inc. Lettering: Kai Kyou The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter credits: Translated by: Bérénice Vourdon Edited by: Kieran Redgewell Lettered by: Cedric Maciaas As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:55 - We talk about Diamond in the Rough 15:39 - We talk about The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter Next time is Dorohedoro and Dai Dark

Winter 2024 Anime! It's a season of.... isekai... and isekai... and Dungeons! Cain, Kestrel, Brandon, and Kate are gonna talk about it! Delicious is Dungeon, Solo Leveling, Metallic Rouge, BUCCHIGIRI?! and much, much more! Plus, what Chris and DJ are watching via words on paper... but read out loud. PLUS, some SHOCKING news and recommendations.

As is tradition, the votes have been tabulated and a consensus has been reached! If you are like DJ and hid under an anime rock for most of 2023, then this is the episode for you! Kestrel, Cain, Brandon, and DJ break down their top ten lists of anime from the 2023 anime year. PLUS, we have reader-submitted lists and even a list from our fearless leader, Chris Beveridge (spoiler, it's both exactly and not exactly what you'd expect.) Settle in for a long one, and thank you for listening! 

This episode, we're talking about Yoko Nogiri's Love in Focus published by Kodansha and Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion published by Denpa. Love in Focus credits: Translation: Alethea and Athena Nibley Lettering: Sara Linsley Editing: Haruko Hashimoto, Alejandro Arbona Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by My Truong Heavenly Delusion credits: Translation: Ko Ransom Proofreading: Patrick Sutton (volume 2-5) Production: Nicole Dochych, Glen Isip (volume 2-5), Brandon Bovia (volume 2-5) As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:55 - We talk about Love in Focus 12:02 - We talk about Heavenly Delusion (content warning for Heavenly Delusion's manga and anime, but we do not discuss it in detail in the podcast: suicide and sexual assault) Next time is Diamond in the Rough and The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter

This episode, we're talking about Yoko Nogiri's Love in Focus published by Kodansha and Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion published by Denpa. Love in Focus credits: Translation: Alethea and Athena Nibley Lettering: Sara Linsley Editing: Haruko Hashimoto, Alejandro Arbona Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by My Truong Heavenly Delusion credits: Translation: Ko Ransom Proofreading: Patrick Sutton (volume 2-5) Production: Nicole Dochych, Glen Isip (volume 2-5), Brandon Bovia (volume 2-5) As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:55 - We talk about Love in Focus 12:02 - We talk about Heavenly Delusion (content warning for Heavenly Delusion's manga and anime, but we do not discuss it in detail in the podcast: suicide and sexual assault) Next time is Diamond in the Rough and The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter

The Holidays are here but we have time for one last newscast before the season and year wrap up! And that news is one whopper of an announcement that we spend the majority of this episode discussing. That's how crazy it is! Plus a few last minute gift ideas for yourself or a loved one. Have a safe and happy Holiday everyone!

Shohei Ohtani signed a record sports contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and there was much consternation on its structure. I for one am annoyed that I still can't watch him on TV and happy that I can just go to most any game I want to see him. This episode, like every year, we count down our favorite manga that we read in 2023. As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Read Helen's review of Tokyo Aliens volumes 1-3 on The OASG. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:42 - Number threes 8:41 - Number twos 20:14 - Number ones 32:07 - Also rans Next time is Love in Focus and Heavenly Delusion

Shohei Ohtani signed a record sports contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and there was much consternation on its structure. I for one am annoyed that I still can't watch him on TV and happy that I can just go to most any game I want to see him. This episode, like every year, we count down our favorite manga that we read in 2023. As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Read Helen's review of Tokyo Aliens volumes 1-3 on The OASG. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:42 - Number threes 8:41 - Number twos 20:14 - Number ones 32:07 - Also rans Next time is Love in Focus and Heavenly Delusion

We might be short on people this week, but we aren't short on discussion! Cain, Kestrel, and Kate are here to talk about this season's shows now that we're a few more episodes in. Spoiler: It's a pretty great season of anime. Plus we have some recommendations and the news. Remember when Crunchyroll had manga? Yeah, me neither. 

This entire MLB offseason is just a constant feeling of low grade dread that Shohei Ohtani will sign somewhere I don't want to root for, and that's just my entire life since the Texas Rangers, the only Major League Baseball team without a pride night, won the World Series. This episode, we're talking about Yumi Hotta (story), Takeshi Obata (art), and Yukari Umezawa (5 Dan) (Go supervisor) Hikaru no Go published by Viz and Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer published by Seven Seas. Hikaru no Go credits: Translation & English adaptation: Andy Nakatani (volume 1-12), Naoko Amemiya (volume 13-23) English script consultant: Janice Kim (3 Dan) (volume 2-23) Touch-up art & lettering: Adam Symons (volume 1-7), Inori Fukuda Trant (volume 8-23) Lettering assistants: Josh Simpson, Walden Wong (volume 1) Additional touch up: Josh Simpson (volume 5-11), Walden Wong (volume 5), Rachel Lightfoot (volume 11-15) Cover & graphics design: Sean Lee (volume 1) Cover & layout design: Sean Lee (volume 2) Cover design: Sean Lee (volume 3) Interior graphics: Courtney Utt (volume 3) Cover & interior design: Courtney Utt (volume 4-5, 10-11) Design: Courtney Utt (volume 6-9), Julie Behn (volume 14-22) Cover design: Courtney Utt (volume 12-13), Julie Behn (volume 23) Interior design: Aaron Cruse (volume 12), Julie Behn (volume 13), Ronnie Casson (volume 23) Editor: Livia Ching (volume 1-5), Yuki Takagaki (volume 4-12), Annette Roman (volume 10-15), Gary Leach (volume 16-23) Skip and Loafer credits: Translation: Nicole Frasik Adaptation: T. Campbell Lettering: Vanessa Satone Cover & logo design: Hanase Qi (volume 1-3), H. Qi (volume 4-7) Proofreader: Kurestin Armada (volume 1-5, 7), B. Lillian Martin (volume 3-4, 6) Copy editor: B. Lillian Martin (volume 5) Editor: Shanti Whitesides (volume 1-3) Senior editor: Shanti Whitesides (volume 4-7) Production designer: Christa Miesner (volume 4-6), Brennan Thome (volume 7) Prepress technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein (volume 1-2, 5), Melanie Ujimori (volume 3-4, 6-7), Jules Valera (volume 6-7) Print manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein (volume 3-6) Production associate: Christa Miesner (volume 1-3) Production manager: Lissa Pattillo Managing editor: Julie Davis (volume 1-3) Editor-in-chief: Julie Davis (volume 4-7) Associate publisher: Adam Arnold Publisher: Jason DeAngelis As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:58 - We talk about Hikaru no Go 16:27 - Hikaru no Go spoilers 23:03 - We talk about Skip and Loafer Next time is our favorite manga of 2023.

This entire MLB offseason is just a constant feeling of low grade dread that Shohei Ohtani will sign somewhere I don't want to root for, and that's just my entire life since the Texas Rangers, the only Major League Baseball team without a pride night, won the World Series. This episode, we're talking about Yumi Hotta (story), Takeshi Obata (art), and Yukari Umezawa (5 Dan) (Go supervisor) Hikaru no Go published by Viz and Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer published by Seven Seas. Hikaru no Go credits: Translation & English adaptation: Andy Nakatani (volume 1-12), Naoko Amemiya (volume 13-23) English script consultant: Janice Kim (3 Dan) (volume 2-23) Touch-up art & lettering: Adam Symons (volume 1-7), Inori Fukuda Trant (volume 8-23) Lettering assistants: Josh Simpson, Walden Wong (volume 1) Additional touch up: Josh Simpson (volume 5-11), Walden Wong (volume 5), Rachel Lightfoot (volume 11-15) Cover & graphics design: Sean Lee (volume 1) Cover & layout design: Sean Lee (volume 2) Cover design: Sean Lee (volume 3) Interior graphics: Courtney Utt (volume 3) Cover & interior design: Courtney Utt (volume 4-5, 10-11) Design: Courtney Utt (volume 6-9), Julie Behn (volume 14-22) Cover design: Courtney Utt (volume 12-13), Julie Behn (volume 23) Interior design: Aaron Cruse (volume 12), Julie Behn (volume 13), Ronnie Casson (volume 23) Editor: Livia Ching (volume 1-5), Yuki Takagaki (volume 4-12), Annette Roman (volume 10-15), Gary Leach (volume 16-23) Skip and Loafer credits: Translation: Nicole Frasik Adaptation: T. Campbell Lettering: Vanessa Satone Cover & logo design: Hanase Qi (volume 1-3), H. Qi (volume 4-7) Proofreader: Kurestin Armada (volume 1-5, 7), B. Lillian Martin (volume 3-4, 6) Copy editor: B. Lillian Martin (volume 5) Editor: Shanti Whitesides (volume 1-3) Senior editor: Shanti Whitesides (volume 4-7) Production designer: Christa Miesner (volume 4-6), Brennan Thome (volume 7) Prepress technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein (volume 1-2, 5), Melanie Ujimori (volume 3-4, 6-7), Jules Valera (volume 6-7) Print manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein (volume 3-6) Production associate: Christa Miesner (volume 1-3) Production manager: Lissa Pattillo Managing editor: Julie Davis (volume 1-3) Editor-in-chief: Julie Davis (volume 4-7) Associate publisher: Adam Arnold Publisher: Jason DeAngelis As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:58 - We talk about Hikaru no Go 16:27 - Hikaru no Go spoilers 0 - We talk about Skip and Loafer Next time is our favorite manga of 2023.

STOP THE PRESSES! DJ is HERE! So is everyone else. The Fall 2023 anime season is so stacked that we barely scratch the surface of what is out there, but we think we're hitting most of the bangers. Frieren, Pluto, Spy x Family, 100 Girlfriends, Apothecary Diaries, and more! Plus we have the usual news and recommendations.  What are you watching this season?

It's the World Series! The Texas Rangers are the only MLB team without a pride night. Fuck every billionaire. Go Diamondbacks. This episode, we're talking about Mita Ori's Our Dining Table published by Seven Seas and Jirou Oimoto (art), Yuumikan (original story), and Koin's (character design) Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. published by Yen Press. Our Dining Table credits: Translation: Amber Tamosaitis Adaptation: Marykate Jasper Lettering: Laura Heo Cover design: KC Fabellon Proofreader: Kurestin Armada, Autumn Kassel Editor: Jenn Grunigen Production manager: Lissa Pattillo Managing editor: Julie Davis Editor-in-chief: Adam Arnold Publisher: Jason DeAngelis Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. credits: Translation: Andrew Cunningham Lettering: Rochelle Gancio (volume 1-3, 5), Phil Christie (volume 4) As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen's writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes: 1:02 - We talk about Our Dining Table 16:10 - We talk about Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Next time is Hikaru no Go and Skip and Loafer

Fall is here but we have to wrap up these summer shows before we can dig into the early entries for the fall anime course. Kestrel, Cain, and Kate have a ton of news to run through including the end of Right Stuf because we can't have nice things. DJ sends us his regards from his mansion by way of  list of what he's been watching. Plus we have recommendations. 

Last month, Zach & Ed had the good fortune of joining the folks over at Fandom Post Radio for a sit down about One Piece and the history of our podcast and fandom of the series. Join us as we discuss, in total, the series One Piece, the unstoppable juggernaut that just keeps getting bigger […] The post Special 18, “The OPP on Fandom Post Radio” appeared first on The One Piece Podcast.