Series Discussed: Takahashi from the Bike Shop, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister

Assignments for next Episode: You and I are Polar Opposites, Maid to Skate

TIMECODES:
0:01:45 - Lewd
0:02:00 - Andy’s Pick: You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister
0:09:00 - Elliot uses any excuse to reference The Mentalist
0:14:15 - “Why does everyone have special powers?”
0:17:45 - Main Male Character says “I am NOT JINSHI”
0:21:00 - KManga version - different translation!
0:24:00 - Conclave 2: What if the Pope was hot?
0:27:00 - Giving ourselves brainworms
0:27:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Takahashi from the Bike Shop
0:29:15 - Please add “Deep Impact” to Umamusume kthx
0:31:45 - “A Nice Little Smooch”
0:35:45 - The constraint of “not fitting in”
0:46:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:47:45 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Love Bullet, Cat's Eye

Assignments for next Episode: Takahashi from the Bike Shop, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister

TIMECODES:
0:02:45 - Neko Punch
0:03:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Love Bullet
0:13:15 - Elliot’s Gun Nerd Corner (Sigh)
0:21:00 - “It’s shown more than one boy!”
0:25:30 - Galgun????
0:27:15 - Andy’s Pick: Cat’s Eye
0:31:00 - The first of many Lupin the 3rd comparisons
0:35:15 - The Quantum Waveform format of Lupin
0:42:15 - “Guess who loves crime????”
0:46:30 - Down for 18 volumes total?
1:01:30 - Our picks for next episode!
1:02:45 - Closedown!
1:04:30 - Elliot’s brain finally chugs into life

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Series Discussed: Common-Sense Monster, Black Night Parade

Assignments for next Episode: Love Bullet, Cat's Eye

TIMECODES:
0:02:15 - Andy’s Pick: Black Night Parade
0:04:45 - “THATS A CRIME”
0:10:00 - A main character who loves getting hoisted
0:15:15 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Vibes
0:20:15 - “Gender has slid off of him”
0:28:00 - Will we keep reading it?
0:30:30 - A note about availability of Arakawa under the Bridge (as we keep referencing it)
0:32:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Common-sense Monster
0:33:00 - Recommendation: Read it without looking anything up! Turn off the podcast!
0:37:00 - Ways of Depicting Social Awkwardness
0:41:30 - “x Meets x Meets x” nonsense
0:45:30 - Is The Thing a Christmas Movie?
0:50:00 - “The Teenage Experience”
0:54:45 - Eager to Read More
0:56:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:57:45 - NOTE: Elliot is wrong here! He was thinking about City Hunter, which is by the same author.
0:59:00 - Closedown
1:00:15 - A Plug for mangasear.ch, a Digital Manga Availability Tool!

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Series Discussed: May I Ask For One Final Thing?, Marriage Toxin (MARRIAGETOXIN)

Assignments for next Episode: Common-Sense Monster, Black Night Parade

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: May I Ask for One Final Thing?
0:05:00 - “Praxis” Mentioned
0:11:00 - Gag Manga?
0:14:30 - AlphaManga App Experience
0:17:30 - “Wallet-Stabby”
0:23:15 - Andy’s Pick: MARRIAGETOXIN (“Marriage Toxin”)
0:27:45 - Unavoidable comparisons to Spy x Family
0:31:00 - “PROPER NOUN”
0:34:30 - “Threatening Hyper-Granny”
0:47:00 - “Caught it with its pants down”
0:52:30 - “Hey, It’s the guy who chews lead!”
0:59:00 - Naming Conventions
1:00:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:01:00 - Saint Young Men Tangent!
1:02:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Kurumizawa’s Folly, GAEA-TIMA the Gigantis

Assignments for next Episode: May I Ask For One Final Thing?, Marriagetoxin

TIMECODES:
0:02:30 - Andy’s Pick: GAEA-TIMA the Gigantis
0:07:15 - “Andy!” (Exasperated)
0:12:00 - “Brain Pickled by Evangelion”
0:26:15 - “Effortless”
0:34:00 - “Something Special”
0:43:15 - K-Manga Reading Experience
0:45:15 - Elliot’s Gun Corner: Taurus Curve
0:48:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Kurumizawa’s Folly
0:51:30 - “People want that Gekiga Stuff!”
0:58:30 - Breaking Bad Linkage
0:59:45 - “Exquisite Anxious Tension”
1:12:30 - Comparison to the recently-reviewed Dragon and Chameleon
1:16:45 - Charm and Love for Subject Matter
1:21:15 - Our picks for next episode!
1:22: 00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Search and Destroy

Assignments for next Episode: Kurumizawa’s Folly, GAEA-TIMA the Gigantis

TIMECODES:
0:01:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
0:08:00 - “Hornswoggled by Wikipedia”
0:13:45 - “Ani-Manga” comparison
0:23:00 - Spoilers for the Kaina Sequel Movie
0:23:45 - Spoilers end, Abuse of Milton Keynes begins
0:25:45 - Andy’s Pick: Search and Destroy
0:26:45 - Availability Note - Mangasplaining Extra
0:34:00 - “Don’t show the monster”
0:49:00 - “Arresting” 
0:54:30 - Our Picks for next Episode!
0:55:30 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Let Me Be Single in Peace!, Dragon Head

Assignments for next Episode: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Search and Destroy

TIMECODES:
0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Let Me Be Single in Peace! (Manga)
0:07:30 - MangaUP! Chapter splitting strikes again
0:12:15 - “Manga Indigestion”
0:21:00 - Elliot tries to recall Haganai
0:25:00 - We can’t stop talking about Makine
0:25:45 - Andy’s Pick: Dragon Head
0:26:30 - You may already own this!
0:28:00 - Genre: “Oh No”
0:37:00 - Andy references Threads, not for the first time
0:41:45 - 1994 vintage!
0:44:00 - Remembering Are You Lost?
0:45:30 - “Claustrophobic Intensity”
0:47:00 - Quality issues
0:50:00 - The show I remembered here was The Last Train
0:53:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:54:00 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Dragon and Chameleon

Assignments for next Episode: Let Me Be Single in Peace!, Dragon Head 

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Anime Corner: Ruri Rocks
0:03:00 - Andy’s Pick: Dragon and Chameleon
0:16:00 - My Hero Academia vibes
0:19:00 - Upsetting portrayal of female characters
0:28:15 - Notes on reading this on MangaUP!
0:32:00 - A better series hiding within this series?
0:36:00 - Shirobako - Still Good!
0:36:15 - Elliot’s Pick: This Monster Wants to Eat Me
0:38:15 - Content Warning: Suicidal Ideation
0:41:30 - “Yuri Morsel”
0:44:15 - Difference of opinion RE: direction of series
0:46:45 - Takopi’s Original Sin Episode Here
0:47:30 - Yuri Goggles: ENGAGE
0:54:15 - Threat?
1:00:15 - The Summer Hikaru Died comparison-ish
1:05:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:06:45 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Tank Chair, Even a Replica Can Fall in Love

Assignments for next Episode: This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Dragon and Chameleon

TIMECODES:
0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Tank Chair
0:07:00 - “John Wick meets Mad Max in an 80’s anime OAV”
0:12:30 - Power Level Feedback Loop
0:18:30 - Good for Health, Bad for Education
0:19:15 - SPOILER WARNING for Chapter 20 / End of Volume 4ish!
0:22:15 - END OF SPOILERS
0:26:15 - Author Thoughtfulness
0:27:45 - Andy’s Pick: Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (LN)
0:28:00 - We are Trendsetters!
0:29:00 - RE-RELEASE DENGEKI BUNKO FIGHTING CLIMAX!
0:30:00 - Manga Version? Not Yet!
0:35:00 - Elliot’s “I am a Big Emotional Baby” Scale
0:38:30 - Scotland Loves Anime ready
0:40:15 - Satisfied with One Volume
0:42:30 - FIRST “LAYER” OF SPOILERS
0:47:00 - SECOND “LAYER” OF SPOILERS
0:52:30 - Detroit: Become Human Reference???
1:01:00 - FINAL “LAYER” OF SPOILERS - Literally the End of the Book!
1:05:00 - END OF SPOILERS
1:07:30 - Bake Does Not Dream of Monogatari
1:10:45 - ONE FINAL SPOILER
1:11:45 - END OF SPOILERS (Again)
1:13:45 - E-Book Problems!
1:15:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:17:00 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Tower Dungeon, Touring after the Apocalypse

Assignments for next Episode: Tank Chair, Even a Replica Can Fall in Love

TIMECODES:
0:02:00 - I kid, I love the Edinburgh Fringe
0:03:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Tower Dungeon
0:09:00 - Snap Judgement
0:15:00 - Elliot Cope
0:23:45 - Using K Manga and its multi-currency system
0:25:30 - Andy’s Pick: Touring After the Apocalypse
0:27:45 - Girl’s Last Camp?
0:37:15 - A Missing Layer of Interaction
0:40:15 - Wrong number! We are up to C106, not 103
0:43:15 - “Reasons Why This Is Weird”
0:45:15 - NOT A TANK
0:50:00 - “Picking a Scab Manga”
0:54:30 - Not Everything is Yuri
0:58:00 - Continue?
1:01:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode
1:02:30 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Gachiakuta, Dominion: Conflict One

Assignments for next Episode: Tower Dungeon, Touring after the Apocalypse

TIMECODES:
0:02:15 - Andy’s Pick: Gachiakuta
0:09:00 - Trying to use K Manga and their Terrible FAQ
0:12:00 - Elliot Demands a Materialist Explanation
0:22:30 - Guilty Crown in 2025??
0:28:30 - Comparing to the (Currently Airing) Anime
0:31:15 - Poor Crime Scene Etiquette
0:37:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Dominion: Conflict One
0:40:30 - For Once, a Short Synopsis
0:44:45 - Medical Drama Comparison?
0:50:00 - 6pt font Omake
0:59:15 - Coolness and Where it Comes From
1:03:40 - Our Picks for Next Episode
1:05:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel), Roar: A Star in the Abyss

Assignments for next Episode: Dominion: Conflict One, Gachiakuta

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Chu~ 😘
0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel)
0:08:00 - So I’m a Status Screen, so What?
0:13:45 - Wikipedia Binges
0:19:15 - Wish Fulfillment Thought Experiment
0:24:30 - You Live in a Society
0:28:00 - Too Easy
0:36:00 - Two Characters, One Voice
0:41:30 - Light Novel Tax Evasion Dilemmas
0:44:45 - Andy’s Pick: Roar: A Star in the Abyss
0:50:30 - “Carrotless Stick”
0:51:15 - “Hyperdramatic Woe-fest”
0:57:15 - Elliot is a Bit Mean in this Review :<
1:03:15 - Comparisons to Burn the House Down
1:05:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:06:15 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: I Wanna Do Bad Things With You, How to Grill Our Love

Assignments for next Episode: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel), Roar: A Star in the Abyss

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: I Wanna Do Bad Things With You
0:06:30 - Spite as a motivation
0:13:30 - Student Council President, not US President
0:20:00 - Anyone Fancy Making us a Manga Cliche Bingo Card?
0:23:00 - Andy’s Pick: How to Grill Our Love
0:26:00 - “Trojan Horse” Manga
0:29:30 - “Mercenary Matrimony”
0:34:00 - The Danger of Monomania
0:44:30 - King Kai’s House??
0:50:30 - “Food is Part of Life”
0:52:30 - Why was only one volume of WakakoZake Translated???
0:58:30 - Our Picks for next Episode!
0:59:45 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Centuria, Kowloon Generic Romance

Assignments for next Episode: I Wanna Do Bad Things With You, How to Grill Our Love

TIMECODES:
0:01:15 - PICK YOUR SIDE
0:04:00 - Andy’s Pick: Kowloon Generic Romance
0:10:15 - “Surprises”
0:16:15 - Romance and Nostalgia
0:22:00 - I was tempted to put the “BRAAAM” sound effect here but thought that might be jarring!
0:26:15 - SEXY
0:35:30 - The Power of Confidence
0:40:00 - Don’t put off reading this like we did!
0:42:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Centuria
0:49:30 - Large Hadron Collider Recipe
0:58:15 - “The To Your Eternity Experience”
1:01:00 - “Lone Wolf and Cubbing it”
1:06:15 - Checklist Manga
1:12:30 - Needing a “Secret Sauce”
1:17:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:18:45 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Rozen Maiden (Collectors Edition), Mujina into the Deep

Assignments for next Episode: Centuria, Kowloon Generic Romance

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Time to Chibi Vampire (Karin) Chat: one minute!
0:03:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Rozen Maiden Collectors Edition
0:04:30 - PEACH-PIT at Hyper Japan (2019?)
0:08:30 - Getting to the synopsis at last!
0:14:30 - Lack of Focus?
0:23:15 - “Googling It”
0:34:30 - Translation and Editing comparison to old edition
0:40:00 - Andy’s Pick: Mujina into the Deep
0:45:45 - “Expository Blowjob”
0:50:00 - Does Inio Asano hate Parkour?
0:56:15 - Wombling Free...
0:59:30 - “Samus Aran-ed”
1:06:00 - “Inio Asano’s Gunsmith Cats”
1:14:30 - Andy taking a bullet
1:17:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:18:15 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, All You Need is Kill (Manga),

Assignments for next Episode: Rozen Maiden (Collectors Edition), Mujina into the Deep

TIMECODES:
0:02:00 - Andy’s Pick: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
0:04:00 - Seven Seas Imprint Shenanigans
0:10:30 - A Nice Guy vs “Nice Guy”
0:16:45 - “Chaste Polycule”
0:27:00 - “List of Lasses” is the new “Binders of Women”  
0:30:00 - Elliot’s Pick: All You Need is Kill (Manga)
0:34:30 - “We Got a Time Loop Here!”
0:39:45 - “Snappy”  
0:45:15 - Elliot has a filthy mind :<
0:55:45 - “Crunchy Punch”
0:59:30 - I could not find a model kit of the Jacket :(
1:00:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:01:45 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Hima-Ten!, Pet Shop of Horrors (Collector’s Edition)

Assignments for next Episode: All You Need is Kill (Manga), The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You

TIMECODES:
0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Hima-Ten!
0:05:00 - “Rizz”???
0:11:30 - Heroine Headcount  
0:20:00 - MEGANE MOE~
0:26:30 - “Scratching an Itch”
0:27:45 - We are both mushy idiots 
0:30:30 - Andy’s Pick: Pet Shop of Horrors (Collector’s Edition)
0:34:00 - “Rapid Onset Zenigataification” 
0:41:15 - Anthropomorphized Pets: Yay or Nay?
0:48:45 - Strange self-targeting Racism? 
0:57:00 - Links to Little Shop of Horrors
0:58:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
1:01:30 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Steel of the Celestial Shadows

Assignments for next Episode: Hima-Ten!, Pet Shop of Horrors (Collector’s Edition)

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - The Internet was Never “Good” 
0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All
0:10:45 - “Dork Energy”
0:18:45 - Series “Density”  
0:21:15 - Official Spotify Playlist for the Series
0:26:15 - Impromptu Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You update 
0:34:30 - Andy Wounds Elliot Here
0:40:30 - Andy’s Pick: Steel of The Celestial Shadows  
0:46:15 - Elliot’s Intense Reaction
0:51:45 - “No Poker Faces Here” 
0:55:45 - “Angst and Limbo” 
1:02:30 - One of These
1:06:00 - Price Variability  
1:08:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:08:45 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Medalist, Ako and Bambi

Assignments for next Episode: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Steel of the Celestial Shadows

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Formula 1?
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Medalist
0:03:45 - “Beefy Tome”
0:10:00 - “Encompasses Everything in the Round”
0:28:15 - Links to March Comes in Like a Lion
0:32:30 - “Ice Skating Smurfing”
0:47:00 - British Disease - Knowing Torvil and Dean
0:52:45 - Andy’s Pick: Ako & Bambi
1:21:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:22:45 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Cat+Gamer, Honey Lemon Soda

Assignments for next Episode: Medalist, Ako and Bambi

TIMECODES:
0:01:15 - Brief Re-introduction
0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Cat+Gamer
0:02:45 - A note on finding this series!
0:09:00 - A terminal case of “Gamer” 
0:20:15 - Two Cats?!?!?! 
0:22:30 - Andy’s Pick: Honey Lemon Soda
0:23:45 - Shoujo
0:27:00 - “Is This Healthy?”
0:34:30 - “Ahwawawawah” 
0:37:45 - “Shot with a Shoujo Beam”
0:51:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
0:52:30 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: ST☆R: Strike it Rich, My Androgynous Boyfriend Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Behind the Scenes
0:03:15 - Andy’s Pick: My Androgynous Boyfriend
0:08:15 - Elliot is Hungry
0:12:45 - “Bite”
0:27:40 - “Feeling Full” - Dang we were both hungry when we recorded this episode huh
0:28:45 - Elliot’s Pick: ST☆R: Strike it Rich
0:31:00 - Comikey’s Slightly Bonkers Monetisation Method
0:35:00 - “Ignore the Last 4 Minutes of Synopsis”
0:37:45 - Comparison to One Piece?
0:44:45 - Unhinged Yet Adorable Cast
0:50:00 - “How to Krillin”
0:55:00 - Lack of Series Visibility :(
0:58:45 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Our Aimless Nights Vol. 1, You Must Be This Tall to Propose! Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: ST☆R: Strike it Rich, My Androgynous Boyfriend Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Hey, we enjoyed Train to the End of the World
0:02:30 - Andy’s Pick: You Must Be This Tall to Propose!
0:09:30 - “Rascal” 
0:19:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Our Aimless Nights
0:25:15 - “Wholesome” 
0:30:30 - Positive comparisons to Skip and Loafer
0:45:45 - Our Picks for Next Time!
0:46:30 - Only British TV Heads will Remember  
0:47:45 - Closedown

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Series Discussed:  Showa: A History of Japan Vol. 1 (1926 - 1939), Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Vol. 1+2 (Omnibus)

Assignments for next Episode: Our Aimless Nights, You Must Be This Tall to Propose! Vol. 1
 

TIMECODES:
0:01:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Showa: A History of Japan Vol. 1 (1926 - 1939)
0:03:00 - I meant World War II, Sorry!
0:06:15 - This is the book I was referencing, it appears to also have been called “Freud for Beginners” at one time also.
0:09:45 - Amazing Foreword Essay 
0:18:00 - “Stage Play” Aspect
0:26:45 - Useless Dad 
0:32:30 - “Has no right to work as well as it does” 
0:38:00 - Andy’s Pick: Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Vol. 1+2 (Omnibus)
0:49:30 - “Torture McTortureMan”
0:51:30 - “Unfinished” 
0:58:45 - Talking Ourselves into it?
1:01:45 - Mutually Assured Destruction
1:06:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:07:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Heart Gear Vol. 1, The Darwin Incident Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Showa: A History of Japan Vol. 1 (1926 - 1939), Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Vol. 1+2 (Omnibus)

TIMECODES:
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Heart Gear
0:05:00 - “Out Pops a Killy!”
0:08:15 - 2B or not 2B? 
0:19:00 - Quest: Do The Shopping
0:22:00 - PS2 B-Game 
0:27:45 - Andy’s Pick: The Darwin Incident
0:31:00 - This is the comic in question, a perrenial banger by Matt Bors
 0:34:15 - “What are you doing here???”
0:37:30 - “Naoki Urasawa Nose Poison” 
0:40:30 - “Evil Obama” 
0:41:30 - BRAIN POISONED BY NINE ELEVEN
0:47:00 - Grand Unified Theory of “What is up with this Series?”
0:53:00 - “Turbo-America”
1:00:00 - Elliot talking himself into something questionable once again
1:07:45 - “Charlie Don’t Care!”
1:11:30 - Would YOU eat the super-cow-pig-hippo?
1:12:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
1:14:15 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: RuriDragon Vol. 1, God Bless the Mistaken Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Heart Gear Vol. 1, The Darwin Incident Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Andy Rejects the Cold Open “Bit”
0:02:45 - Elliot’s Pick: RuriDragon
0:05:15 - Trying to pinpoint the Charm
0:10:30 - Cool Parent Done Well 
0:17:15 - Banter vs “Bantz” 
0:25:00 - BIG SNEEZE 
0:34:00 - Free of boring comparison to “The Normal”
0:36:00 - Andy’s Pick: God Bless the Mistaken
0:40:00 - “Bugs”
0:42:30 - Insert Soviet National Anthem Here 
0:48:45 - “Don’t go walking into the Sky”
0:52:00 - Cool Red-Haired Hot Mess Onee-San
0:54:00 - I meant “Event Horizon”, not “Chandrasekhar Limit” 
0:56:15 - OnlyFans?
1:00:45 - Characters but yet not Humans
1:06:30 - Angel Beats? What? 
1:10:30 - Drink Every Time We Say “Shower Thoughts”  
1:14:15 - Oops we spent all the time digging into things we are unsure about that it is good to clearly state the things we liked!”
1:16:15 - Availability check-in 
1:17:30 - The Impact and Magnitude of Bloom Into You
1:20:15 - Our Picks for Next Time!
1:21:30 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Dragon Ball, Cat on the Hero's Lap Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode:  RuriDragon Vol. 1, God Bless the Mistaken Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Podcast Humour Operating Level  
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Dragon Ball
0:02:15 - Editor’s note!  
0:07:45 - Podcast Deja Vu - A Truly Hideous Disease
0:11:45 - “So Much Happens”
0:20:00 - Goku - Idiot Savant, and Just Plain Idiot
0:22:45 - Comparisons to Tatsuki Fujimoto?
0:28:30 - Eternally Embedded Anime Touchstones
0:33:15 - “Manga Storytelling Compression Ratios”
0:37:30 - Andy’s Pick: Cat on the Hero's Lap
0:42:15 - “Series Over on Page 2”  
0:46:30 - Puts a Smile on your Face
0:50:00 - “This Light Novel Must Exist”
0:51:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:52:45 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: 365 Days to the Wedding Vol. 1, My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got Better

Assignments for next Episode:  Dragon Ball, Cat on the Hero's Lap Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:45 - Elliot’s Pick: 365 Days to the Wedding Vol. 1
0:05:45 - The Villain of this series: Caring Co-workers
0:13:00 - “Inept Spy x Family” 
0:17:00 - “Comfortable” 
0:21:00 - Oops We Couldn’t Stop Ourselves from talking about TWGOK 
0:23:45 - Andy’s Pick: My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got Better
0:27:00 - Well-Pitched Communication  
0:32:30 - Style Development 
0:36:00 - George Best Shoutout(?) 
0:42:15 - Nagata Kabi Works as a Window into Deficiencies in Mental Health Care 
0:45:45 -  A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
0:51:00 - Tone Control  
0:56:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode! Picked Before Related Real Life Events Happened!
0:57:30 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: 365 Days to the Wedding Vol. 1, My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got Better

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: See You Tomorrow at the Food Court
0:03:45 - Gacha Dilemmas 
0:10:15 - THEORYCRAFTING 
0:13:00 - Wishing for a Food Count 
0:16:45 - “Good Faces” 
0:20:00 - “Just Hangin’ Out”
0:21:00 - Andy’s Pick: Gunsmith Cats 
0:26:00 - “The Early 90’s Megumin” 
0:30:00 - “Perfectly Fully Formed” 
0:36:00 - Chekov’s Leg
0:42:00 - Gunpowder-incited Brain Damage? 
0:43:30 - Threats of Sexual Assault a-go-go
0:45:45 - Narrative Trade-offs 
0:50:30 - How Does This Series Hit for Zoomers? We Want to Know! 
0:55:30 - Labour of Love  
0:59:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
1:00:45 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Paradise Kiss Omnibus, Neighborhood Story Omnibus Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Programming Update!
0:02:00 - A Double Feature on Ai Yazawa!
0:03:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Paradise Kiss
0:06:00 - “Legs for Days” 
0:11:30 - The “Problem” with Isabella, Narratively 
0:13:00 - The Second Series within This Series
0:16:45 - Absolute Nightmare Characters (In a Good Way?) 
0:26:00 - Everyone Treading Water
0:32:45 - End-of-Series Spoiler - Skip Ahead 30 Seconds!
0:33:30 - Sex and Fucking 
0:36:45 - PEAK TEENAGER
0:44:30 - “Face Tank Your Mum” 
0:49:15 - “Plot Critical Auntie”
0:55:00 - “Nourishing”
0:56:30 - Andy’s Pick: Neighborhood Story
0:58:30 - “Childhood Friend Crisis”
1:10:00 - Smoking? And Drinking? In My Manga??? 
1:14:00 - WAAARP
1:18:30 - Remember When People Didn’t Have Mobile Phones and if You Wanted to Talk to a Friend You Had to Call Their House Phone? Wasn't That The Worst?
1:20:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode! Elliot Gets the Name of His Pick Wrong! 
1:21:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Reign of the Seven Spellblades (Manga) Vol. 1, One More Step, Come Stand By My Side

Assignments for next Episode:  Paradise Kiss Omnibus, Neighborhood Story Omnibus Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:03:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Reign of the Seven Spellblades (Manga)
0:07:45 - “Chekov’s Wands” 
0:14:30 - “Be Sugoi Or Die” 
0:21:15 - The Manga Metronome
0:22:30 - Dammit Elliot, Stop Mentioning Big Order 
0:25:00 - Andy’s Pick: One More Step, Come Stand By My Side  
0:27:30 - “Masterful-ness” 
0:30:45 - “Awooga” 
0:36:15 - Please Supply Your Own Foley 
0:43:45 - Lucasarts Hint Helpline For Manga 
0:48:45 - “Sexy Fun Knife Times” 
0:51:45 - Our Picks for Next Time!
0:52:45 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Yotsuba&! Vol. 1, Monthly in the Garden with my Landlord Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode:  Reign of the Seven Spellblades (Manga) Vol. 1, One More Step, Come Stand By My Side

TIMECODES:
0:01:45 - Andy’s Pick: Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord
0:05:15 - Moderate Volume 1 Spoilers Start here!
0:06:00 - Spoilers End!
0:08:15 - Character Interactions 
0:12:30 - Sofa Dynamics  
0:18:45 - “Awards” 
0:23:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Yotsuba&!
0:26:45 - “Enjoy Everything” 
0:30:15 - Aliens???? 
0:35:30 - Boxersman 
0:40:30 - Imprinting 
0:45:30 - talking about Yanda here 
0:47:45 - No Anime Forthcoming? :< 
0:50:15 - Revisit Potential 
0:54:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
0:55:15 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 1, Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective

Assignments for next Episode: Yotsuba&! Vol. 1, Monthly in the Garden with my Landlord Vol. 1

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TIMECODES:

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Series Discussed: Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Vol. 1, Glitch Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 1, Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective

TIMECODES:
0:01:45 - Genshiken: True to Life?? 
0:03:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 
0:03:15 - Quints = Bad 
0:07:30 - “Shower Thoughts Sentai”
0:09:45 - Andy Sez: “Watch Samurai Flamenco!” 
0:13:00 - “Here Are All Our Freaks!!” 
0:17:15 - One-Upping the Reader 
0:20:00 - Anime Incoming!
0:22:00 - Andy’s Pick: Glitch
0:26:00 - Allegory! 
0:29:45 - Extended “Plate of Chips” Metaphor
0:31:45 - Vampeerz: Very Good 
0:37:45 - “Where’s The Juice??”
0:44:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:46:30 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Wandance Vol. 1, Helck Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Vol. 1, Glitch Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Elliot was Not Successful
0:02:00 - Elliot's Pick: Wandance
0:05:00 - Funny Face Charm Point
0:07:15 - Comparison with "My Dress-up Darling"
0:12:30 - "Flow and Snap"
0:16:15 - "Oh, That's Really Smart"
0:23:15 - Heart
0:24:45 - RIP Scatman John
0:26:45 - Andy's Pick: Helck
0:28:45 - This Is The One Thing We Didn't Want To Happen
0:32:30 - Slightly Missing the Mark
0:35:00 - Remember Ani-Manga?
0:38:30 - "Losing top" as in losing temper, not losing the item of clothing
0:45:30 - Yay Demons!
0:47:15 - Anime Version?
0:50:00 - "Heh"
0:51:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:52:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Vol. 1, Marmalade Boy: Collector's Edition Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Wandance Vol. 1, Helck Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
0:05:30 - Wet Rags and Jellyfish 
0:13:00 - “Megane, Megane” 
0:14:30 - This is the Comic Strip in question and here is an interesting article about how the author vanished
0:21:45 - “Oh No, GoHands!”
0:22:45 - Andy’s Pick: Marmalade Boy: Collector's Edition
0:31:00 - TITLE DROP YEAHHHHH 
0:33:00 - Elliot Sez Parental Polycules are Fine 
0:37:15 - Maid-Sama  = Sewage 
0:41:00 - Characters that Write Themselves 
0:44:30 - “DO NOT SMOOCH” 
0:47:15 - Trusting the Series
0:53:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
0:54:00 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: X-Gender Vol. 1, Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Series Discussed: The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Vol. 1, Marmalade Boy: Collector's Edition Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:45 - 301 Redirects!  
0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: X-Gender 
0:03:00 - Apologies up front
0:05:30 - “The Tyranny of Classification” 
0:10:45 - “Warts and All” 
0:16:45 - Personality Conflict 
0:22:15 - “All Heads” 
0:28:00 - The “Essay Manga Ouroborus Moment” 
0:29:00 - Andy’s Pick: Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist
0:33:15 - Relatable, Even Without Direct Comparison 
0:38:00 - Running Around in Your Own Head
0:42:00 - Uncle Elliot Stories 
0:44:15 - #MeToo 
0:49:15 - Jigsaw Puzzle  
0:57:30 - Horror Flashbacks 
1:00:00 - “Parasocial Manga”
1:00:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
1:02:15 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Teppu Vol. 1, The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: X-Gender Vol. 1, Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:02:00 - Andy’s Pick: The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today
0:03:00 - GOHANDS PSA 
0:08:15 - Not Enough?
0:10:30 - Title Localisation? 
0:14:15 - “Niece Delivery System” 
0:21:00 - 3DMark2000!!! 
0:25:15 - “Gumption” 
0:26:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Teppu 
0:28:00 - “Je Ne Sais Quoi” 
0:34:45 - Villian Rehab - Why Bother? 
0:38:30 - “Nailing it” 
0:45:30 - “The Normal One” 
0:52:30 - Visual Appeal 
0:54:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:55:15 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Magical Girl Incident Vol. 1, Assorted Entanglements Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Teppu Vol. 1, The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Ice Cream! 
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Magical Girl Incident 
0:03:00 - Salarymen: What Do They Do???? 
0:05:15 - Ikemen Tomoyo 
0:10:00 - Avoiding Grimdark 
0:17:45 - Final Fantasy IX Reference???
0:22:45 - Andy’s Pick: Assorted Entanglements
0:25:15 - ILLEGAL YURI??? 
0:27:00 - “Uncomfortable" 
0:29:15 - “Shock Yuri” 
0:33:00 - Toxicity Handling
0:37:45 - Elliot’s Research Corner 
0:43:00 - Sexiness??? 
0:47:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:49:00 - !!GOHANDS WARNING!!
0:51:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps!, The Untouchable Midori-kun Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Magical Girl Incident Vol. 1, Assorted Entanglements Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps!
0:06:00 - Don’t Do This At Home!!
0:13:00 - “Number One” 
0:17:00 - Masterplan Failsed
0:19:30 - “The Pilsbury Dough Boy Cannot Be Sexy” 
0:23:15 - Elliot Old
0:23:30 - Andy’s Pick: The Untouchable Midori-kun
0:25:45 - Challenge Accepted
0:31:30 - Eating Your Own Dog Food (?!) 
0:35:15 - Enticing Gaps 
0:38:15 - Plasterboard  
0:42:00 - Spag Bol! 
0:45:15 - Price Proposition
0:47:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode
0:48:00 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Magic Knight Rayearth Vol. 1, The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps!, The Untouchable Midori-kun Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Magic Knight Rayearth
0:09:15 - GIRL POWER  
0:10:00 - Conflict of Interest Statement! 
0:16:00 - Ace Ventura / Doctor Doolittle Girl 
0:18:30 - Elliot’s Character Analysis via 90’s Games Platform
0:21:00 - “ITS THAT MASCOT” 
0:26:30 - Panels as an Interactable Page Element 
0:31:30 - “The Freeza Problem”
0:35:00 - “Show MeThe Robots!”
0:37:00 - Andy’s Pick: The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This
0:42:15 - ~*Relationships*~ 
0:45:30 - “What Social Safety Net???” 
0:48:00 - ATARU BEST GIRL  
0:50:30 - BROT 
0:56:30 - “Dropped in from two different series” 
0:59:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:00:30 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: The Valiant Must Fall Vol. 1, My Home Hero Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Magic Knight Rayearth Vol. 1, The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: The Valiant Must Fall Vol. 1
0:05:30 - Lack of Animal Cruelty
0:15:30 - Pacing 
0:22:45 - Golden Axe 
0:26:25 - Art Tricks You Cannot Unsee 
0:31:30 - Female Character Drawn too Hornily to be a Main Character 
0:34:00 - Gross Pseudo-Immortality
0:35:15 - Andy’s Pick: My Home Hero Vol. 1
0:40:15 - Castle Doctrine
0:43:00 - Hitman (2016) 
0:43:45 - I Mean Tetsuo here!
0:59:45 - Ice Cream
1:07:45 - Review of Kodansha.us Web Store and Reader! 
1:14:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
1:15:00 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Crescent Moon Marching Vol. 1, March Comes in Like a Lion Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: The Valiant Must Fall Vol. 1, My Home Hero Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Crescent Moon Marching Vol. 1
0:04:00 - Rude Boy :<
0:09:30 - Here Comes Sound Euphonium!
0:12:00 - “I Feel Like a Small Idiot Yappy Dog”
0:25:15 - Hot Boy Ambassador 
0:30:45 - Free Videogame Idea!  
0:32:45 - Andy’s Pick: March Comes in Like a Lion Vol. 1
0:36:00 - “Delicate”
0:40:00 - STORYTELLING
0:52:30 - “Punctuation as Story” 
0:57:00 - “Off-Brand Totoro” 
1:00:30 - Elliot Demand More 
1:07:00 - We Are Basically Gushing at this Point 
1:10:00 - Chihayafuru Count: 2
1:14:15 - Bridges Contain Multitudes
1:18:00 - “A Cut Above” 
1:20:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:21:30 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You, Yuri is my Job!

Assignments for next Episode: Crescent Moon Marching Vol. 1, March Comes in Like a Lion Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Yuri is my Job!  
0:04:30 - Nitpicking the Concept of Trophy Wives  
0:09:30 - Sinks and Rakes!!  
0:12:15 - Two-Volume-Long First Chapter  
0:16:15 - “Yuri Sparks”  
0:19:45 - Good Angry Faces  
0:22:45 - “Having fun with it”  
0:26:15 - Elliot Tries Some Young Person Streamer Lingo
0:30:30 - Andy’s Pick: Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You  
0:31:00 - MangaUP Complaint Corner (again)  
0:35:30 - VAPE KNIFE LADY 
0:39:15 - Puppy Dog Salaryman Moe  
0:42:15 - Dammit Andy
0:47:00 - “Good Clean Fun”  
0:48:45 - MEGANE MOE  
0:55:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!  
0:56:15 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Monotone Blue, Insomniacs After School Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You, Yuri is my Job!

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Jazz! 
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Monotone Blue 
0:02:30 - Content Warning: Sexual Assault
0:05:00 - Very “Safe” BL
0:07:15 - Cat-ness 
0:10:00 - “Big Dumb Cat in Big Dumb Love” 
0:12:30 - Goldilocks Manga 
0:16:30 - Kinda Hard Covering Something that is Good 
0:20:00 - Andy’s Pick: Insomniacs After School 
0:22:00 - “Star-Crossed Lovers” 
0:25:15 - FACES
0:27:15 - Anime Comparisons 
0:29:30 - Languid 
0:31:00 - Nighttime Adventure Manga 
0:38:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
0:39:15 - Closedown!

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Content Warning for Self-Harm, Attempted Suicide discussion in our second topic (See Timecodes below).

Series Discussed: Solanin, LIFE Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Monotone Blue Vol. 1, Insomniacs After School Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Nerdy Milestones
0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Solanin
0:02:30 - Digital Availability Notice / Apology
0:05:30 - Quarter Life Crisis
0:10:45 - A Text for Millenials
0:14:45 - “Freshness”
0:19:30 - A “Cheeky Death”
0:25:15 - “Growing Up”
0:28:15 - “Espresso Manga”
0:35:45 - Epilogue Chapter
0:38:00 - “Adulting”
0:40:00 - CONTENT WARNING FOR THE NEXT TOPIC: Self Harm, Attempted Suicide
0:40:45 - Andy’s Pick: LIFE Vol.1
0:45:15 - Powerful, “for good and for ill”
0:50:45 - Over-Eager?
0:55:00 - Trapped as a Shojo Manga
0:57:00 - Artwork Strains
1:00:30 - More Mundane Concerns
1:02:30 - “The Ceaseless March of Time”
1:04:45 - Jumping into the Page
1:08:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:09:30 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Coffee Moon Vol. 1, Helter Skelter

Assignments for next Episode: Solanin, Life Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Mums: They’re Good! 
0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Coffee Moon  
0:05:30 - “Classic Groundhog Day / Endless Eight”
0:07:30 - “Syzygy”
0:11:15 - Elastic Band Manga
0:21:30 - Elliot’s Thing 
0:24:30 - SCONE CRIMES
0:28:30 - How To Pet a Cat
0:30:00 - Jam Manga 
0:34:00 - Andy’s Pick: Helter Skelter
0:34:45 - Supermodels?
0:37:45 - Twin Peaks!? 
0:41:00 - “Stewing in it” 
0:45:00 - Absolutely Terrible Gun Metaphor 
0:45:45 - BEAVER
0:49:30 - Where Money Go? 
0:54:00 - “Gets The Hell On With It”
0:55:30 - “Young” “Men”
0:57:15 - BBC Sunday Prime Time TV 
0:59:00 - Don’t Buy Beauty Treatments Off Youtube!!! 
1:01:30 - Zoomers: What Do You Think About This? 
1:01:30 - Sex
1:11:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:12:15 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat Vol. 1, Polar Bear Cafe Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Coffee Moon Vol. 1, Helter Skelter

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - MATHS! 
0:02:30 - Andy’s Pick: Polar Bear Cafe 
0:06:15 - “Pun Cavalcade” 
0:08:30 - “Panda-Ass Panda” 
0:11:15 - Elliot Note: Giant Pandas Are Trash Animals and Should Go Extinct Already
0:18:45 - “Collectors Edition???” 
0:24:00 - Elliot’s Pick: She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat
0:26:30 - “The Lily Mines”  
0:30:00 - Modern Relationships
0:38:00 - DEEP JACKET LORE 
0:42:45 - Squirrel Girl
0:45:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
0:46:30 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Slasher Maidens Vol. 1, Oshi no Ko Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat Vol. 1, Polar Bear Cafe Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Slasher Maidens 
0:06:30 - Slow Burn?
0:16:00 - Elliot picks at structural societal issues
0:22:15 - “It’s always the butt”
0:24:00 - “This is exactly what I expected” 
0:27:15 - Andy’s Pick: Oshi No Ko
0:29:45 - Reincarnated as a... 
0:33:00 - Misfiring profundity
0:37:45 - “You love it, You Pig!!!” 
0:40:00 - The Quickening?
0:48:00 - Release Handling / Multiple Translations!
0:50:00 - Let Us Know What You Think!!!
0:51:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
0:52:30 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Nodame Cantabile Vol. 1, Burn The House Down Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Slasher Maidens Vol. 1, Oshi no Ko Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Valentines! 
0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Nodame Cantabile
0:09:30 - Character Opinions
0:15:30 - Wavelengths and Vibes 
0:19:30 - Protagonist Syndrome / Andy is not a Romantic
0:22:30 - Sparse Art? 
0:26:30 - A Threat and a Promise
0:30:00 - Andy’s Pick: Burn the House Down
0:31:30 - What ARE Names?
0:33:45 - Soap Opera Melodrama!
0:38:00 - Instagram Life
0:42:45 - Asynchronous Warfare
0:46:00 - Artwork Tension
0:51:30 - The Tyranny of Linearity 
0:55:00 - Comparison to Giant Robo OVA (!) 
0:56:00 - SPOILER WARNING FROM HERE
1:07:30 - END OF SPOILERS
1:09:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
0:10:15 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex (LN) Vol. 1, Rainbow Days Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Nodame Cantabile Vol. 1, Burn The House Down Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:03:00 - Elliot’s Pick:  My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex (Light Novel)
0:05:30 - Porky Pig Impression 
0:11:00 - Pandering!!
0:16:00 - “Hormones and Emotions” 
0:23:30 - Light Novel Prescription 
0:25:15 - Andy’s Pick: Rainbow Days
0:29:00 - Anti-Camaraderie 
0:34:30 - “Empty” 
0:38:00 - “Doki Doki Development”
0:42:15 - Elliot Would Not Smooch
0:44:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
0:45:15 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Yokohama Shopping Trip) Vol. 1, My Wonderful World Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex (LN) Vol. 1, Rainbow Days Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:45 - Bursting!
0:03:00 - Andy’s Pick: My Wonderful World   
0:09:00 - Web Accessibility! 
0:16:00 - Notes vs Key 
0:18:00 - Cafe Times!!!
0:22:15 - “Tantrummy” 
0:26:45 - One More Thing
0:28:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Yokohama Shopping Trip)
0:30:00 - Getting Gripes Out Of The Way 
0:35:00 - KissFTP
0:39:30 - Perfect Pick  
0:46:30 - Otaku no Aware 
0:53:30 - Goldilocks Manga 
0:59:30 - Timeless Quality  
1:02:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 
1:03:15 - Closedown!

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TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Happy New Year!
0:02:30 - Nights With A Cat 
0:04:30 - “Feline Friend” 
0:06:15 - Shadows House
0:09:30 - Layers of Shadows 
0:11:30 - Vampeerz
0:16:00 - Skip and Loafer
0:22:15 - We Demand More People Read Skip and Loafer  
0:23:00 - “HYPER STANS”  
0:23:45 - Mob Psycho 100
0:26:00 - Emotional Centre 
0:29:00 - Origin Stories   
0:30:00 - Ciguatera
0:33:15 - Blue Giant
0:35:00 - “Meandering Soulful Journey”
0:37:30 - Successful New Years Resolution! 
0:41:30 - Jazz Tourist Elliot  
0:43:15 - Goodbye Eri
0:47:00 - Protest  
0:49:00 - FullMetal Alchemist! 
0:50:15 - “Wooden Spoon Up The Bum” Prize! 
0:51:45 - Cannot Be Directly Ripped Off 
0:53:45 - Longevity
0:55:00 - Elliot’s Disappointment of the Year! 
0:57:30 - Star Trek TNG Skip Rules 
0:59:30 - Andy’s Disappointment of the Year! 
1:02:45 - Elliot Needs Help
1:07:30 - Grand Prize Winner!!
1:10:15 - “The Feeling of Reality”
1:14:30 - 4-Dimensional Manga? 
1:18:15 - “We Will Fight You”
1:19:00 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Reincarnated as a Sword (LN) Vol. 1,  Colorless Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Vol. 1, My Wonderful World Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Elliot is having a lot of worrying realisations
0:03:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Reincarnated as a Sword (LN)
0:04:15 - “Stat Humping”
0:08:00 - “Paternalistic Angle”
0:16:00 - Spiders and Vending Machines
0:17:15 - Diablo 2!
0:19:30 - Maths A-level Goblin
0:21:30 - Elliot has been playing Pokemon Violet
0:24:15 - Playing into Stereotype
0:26:15 - Patreon Plug!
0:26:15 - Andy’s Pick: Colorless
0:30:00 - The Quest for a Decent Cuppa
0:32:45 - Spot Colours (kinda)
0:37:30 - Diluted?
0:39:00 - A long time in development
0:42:15 - MEGANE MOE
0:45:15 - Hey who is this Main Character
0:50:45 - COLOUR
0:51:15 - Our picks for next episode!
0:52:15 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Sheeply Horned Witch Romi Vol. 1, Chasing after Aoi Koshiba Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Reincarnated as a Sword (LN) Vol. 1,  Colorless Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:45 - Patreon Changes!
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Sheeply Horned Witch Romi
0:06:00 - Get your Bingo Card out!
0:08:45 - “Cutesyly Horny”
0:14:15 - “Fleshy” Art
0:19:30 - Curious
0:22:15 - Andy’s Pick: Chasing after Aoi Koshiba
0:23:45 - DOING IT FOR THE ‘GRAM
0:25:30 - “Zero-to-Yuri”
0:29:00 - High School Debut and the Pathology behind it
0:32:15 - Atemporality
0:34:30 - EastEnders (Apologies to our non-UK listeners)
0:38:45 - Artwork Feast or Famine
0:44:30 - Karl Marx and the Discounted Supermarket Toilet Paper
0:45:30 - Pricing and Availability 
0:48:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:49:30 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files Vol. 1, Crazy Food Truck Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode:  Sheeply Horned Witch Romi Vol. 1, Chasing after Aoi Koshiba Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Chocolate Crimes!
0:02:15 - Andy’s Pick: Crazy Food Truck
0:06:15 - “But...”
0:09:15 - “Rule of Cool”
0:15:45 - Familiarity breeding contempt
0:18:15 - “No Duh”
0:20:30 - Fist of the North Star digression
0:22:00 - Please stay dumb
0:23:30 - Elliot’s Pick: My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files
0:27:45 - Hair! Fashion! Scenery!
0:29:30 - Untapped potential
0:34:30 - Plot by bullet points
0:38:00 - Setting as series
0:41:00 - Needs *something*
0:46:30 - Our picks for next episode!

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Series Discussed: Franken Fran Vol. 1, Days on Fes Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode:  My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files Vol. 1, Crazy Food Truck Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Nap Time Club
0:03:30 - Andy’s Pick: Days on Fes 
0:08:15 - Laid Back Camp Comparisons a-go-go
0:11:00 - “Stories” 
0:15:45 - Furious BL Shipping
0:19:45 - “Juicy Things Left Un-Squeezed”
0:26:00 -  BREAK
0:27:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Franken Fran 
0:28:15 - “Message Board of Ill-Repute”
0:30:30 - Chapter 2 is all you need, really.
0:31:45 - Elliot is rude to Scanlators (Sorry)
0:34:00 - Purient - Word of the Episode
0:36:15 - “Creepy-Cute”
0:45:00 - Impact
0:48:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:50:45 - Closedown!

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These are all titles that Elliot has read but not nominated to cover on the podcast for whatever reason, and so now he is going to tell you all about them like some kind of weird show-and-tell.

Both the regular episode and the October Bonus Episode are delayed, with regular service resuming in Early November - this extra episode was recorded and released to keep the feed warm while Andy is extremely busy with Real Life.

TIMECODES: 
0:02:00 - So What is Going on Here?
0:03:00 - Devil Ecstasy
0:06:00 - “Essence”
0:08:00 - “It will not leave you indifferent”
0:09:15 - Girl in the Arcade
0:12:30 - My Lovey Dovey Wife is a Stone Cold Killer
0:15:00 - To Save the World, Can You Wake Up the Morning After with a Demi-Human?
0:15:15 - CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault played for laughs
0:17:00 - Pun Alert
0:21:15 - “I Don’t Think Anyone Should Read This”
0:22:15  - BOSS WIFE
0:25:00 - Red Flags A Go Go
0:26:45 - Do You Like Big Girls?
0:28:15 - “Getting On With It”
0:30:00 - “Oh No! My Junk!”
0:31:15 - Closedown and Apologies / Housekeeping

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Series Discussed: Shaman King Vol. 1, The Geek Ex-Hitman Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode:  Franken Fran Vol. 1, Days on Fes Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:15 - Axe Mayhem!
0:01:45 - October 2022 Bonus episode topic!
0:04:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Shaman King Vol. 1
0:06:00 - Tiny Shonen Protag!
0:08:30 - Transfer Student!!!
0:11:15 - POV Character Dilemma 
0:12:45 - “A Trip Advisor review with a pompadour”
0:16:00 - “Rolling with it”
0:18:15 - “Cartoony” (Positive)
0:22:00 - “Gachapon Manga”
0:22:30 - 35 x not much = much
0:26:15 - Break!
0:27:30 - Andy’s Pick: The Geek Ex-Hitman Vol. 1
0:28:30 - Weebin’ it up!
0:32:30 - No Unpaid Overtime!
0:33:15 - “Twitter Chillers”
0:35:00 - Other Hitman(ga)!
0:36:30 - “How do I merge these?”
0:39:30 - PANCAKES
0:44:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:45:00 Closedown!

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Series Discussed: I’m a Wolf, but My Boss is a Sheep! Vol. 1, Correspondence from the End of the Universe Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode:  Shaman King Vol. 1, The Geek Ex-Hitman Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:00 - Andy Mentions Girls und Panzer, Elliot Go Nuts
0:02:15 - Andy’s Pick: Correspondence from the End of the Universe Vol. 1
0:05:45 - “The Problem is...”
0:09:30 - Writing a Different Story in Your Head to Escape
0:13:15 - “Groping and Questioning”
0:15:45 - “Happy Shiny Make the Planets World”
0:18:45 - Don’t let the Intern Push to Production
0:20:45 - Judging a Book by its Cover (oops)
0:27:30 - Elliot’s Pick: I’m a Wolf, but My Boss is a Sheep! Vol. 1 
0:27:45 - Impure Motives
0:31:15 - “aDORKable”
0:35:00 - CHILL OUT
0:36:45 - “Garnish”
0:42:30 - Comfortably Enjoyable
0:44:00 - HEADPATS
0:46:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!

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Series Discussed: Tesla Note Vol. 1, Ya Boy Kongming! Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: 

TIMECODES:
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Tesla Note
0:04:15 - Unkindness to Elephants :<
0:08:30 - Back-of-the-box quote!
0:10:30 - Speed (1994)
0:15:30 - “Going Ham”
0:20:45 - Shadowy Antagonists~~~
0:23:15 - Ninja Employment Tribunal
0:28:30 - Time Capsules are Lame
0:29:49 - Andy’s Pick: Ya Boy Kongming!
0:33:00 - “Done and Dusted”
0:38:45 - STC!!!
0:41:30 - Constantly Changing Clothes
0:43:45 - “A Raising Series”
0:45:00 - Eiko and the Chipmunks?
0:50:30 - Andy Books the Worst Music Festival Ever
0:53:45 - “A Fun Time”
0:56:30 - Elliot Reveals his Trauma About PowerPoints?
0:58:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode
0:59:45 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Welcome Back, Alice Vol. 1, Approximation of a Brother Complex -A Sibling Love Story-

Assignments for next Episode: Tesla Note Vol. 1, Ya Boy Kongming! Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Forever 21!
0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Welcome Back, Alice
0:05:30 - “Basically”
0:08:15 - Self-Parody?
0:12:00 - Cave Painting Character
0:15:15 - Devil Ecstasy - Semiotics of Succubi!
0:19:00 - Author Name Power!
0:24:00 - Andy’s Pick: Approximation of a Brother Complex -A Sibling Love Story-
0:26:45 - “Shades of Haruhi”
0:29:30 - Juuuuuuuuust Right
0:35:15 - Screentone Club makes another Light Novel Title
0:35:30 - Post-ending thread
0:38:30 - The Final Verdict on Oreimo
0:41:00 - Engaging!
0:41:15 - Our Picks for next Episode!
0:43:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Nights With a Cat Vol. 1, The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Welcome Back, Alice Vol. 1, Approximation of a Brother Complex -A Sibling Love Story-

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Can You Drink Anime???
0:03:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Nights with a Cat Vol. 1
0:07:00 - Cynicism???
0:10:15 - Well Balanced
0:13:15 - Pleasant Afterword :3
0:17:15 - Andy’s Pick: The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Vol. 1
0:20:15 - “The Manga Starts Now!”
0:21:00 - The Comparisons Begin!
0:23:15 - Dungeon Keeper (1997)
0:25:30 - Steamed Hams
0:26:30 - Elliot Page Politics Minute!
0:31:30 - “The Poverty Angle”
0:34:45 - Squeenix Published = issues
0:40:45 - Druj Gaiden?
0:42:00 - Oops Backseat writing again!
0:44:15 - We have reached the “Bargaining” stage!
0:45:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:46:00 - THE SCREENTONE CLUB HIVE MIND
0:47:30 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Uncle from Another World Vol. 1, Shadows House Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Nights With a Cat Vol.1, The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Jiggly Fingers and Magical Powers
0:03:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Uncle from Another World 
0:05:00 - “The Death of Lenin” is a pretty good film
0:08:15 - “Bizarre”
0:11:00 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evthRoKoE1o
0:14:30 - References!!
0:18:30 - Redeeming Qualities?
0:22:00 - Incongruous Artstyle
0:24:00 - “Touch Grass”
0:28:30 - Oops I did it again
0:29:45 - Finally, a GOOD Isekai Idea!
0:30:15 - Anime?
0:32:15 - Andy’s Pick: Shadows House
0:34:30 - “MoeBlob”
0:37:30 - Layers
0:38:30 - Don’t read the Wikipedia page before reading!
0:43:00 - Breadcrumbs!
0:47:00 - Both Relaxed and Intense
0:51:30 - BIG QUESTIONS
0:54:00 - More and Faster Please
0:56:30 - “Plotty Plot Plot”
0:57:45 - Our picks for next Episode!
0:59:00 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 1 (LN), The Comiq

Assignments for next Episode: Uncle from Another World Vol. 1, Shadows House Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Please complain if you wish!
0:01:45 - Join Our Discord!
0:02:15 - Andy’s Pick: The Comiq
0:05:30 - Live Streaming IN THE FAR OFF YEAR OF 2022
0:08:15 - Four Panel Threat
0:11:45 - Moderate Spoilers for The Comiq from here!
0:12:30 - Spoilers Over!
0:13:00 - “Bande Dessinée”
0:15:00 - Youtube Sleuth!
0:20:45 - Slam Dunk / Gag?
0:21:15 - Join Our Patreon!
0:22:30 - Elliot’s Pick: I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 1 (LN)
0:23:30 - “Date-a-Dude” game
0:25:00 - Singlemindedness!
0:27:15 - Magical School Hijinks!
0:29:30 - Getting Rid Of The Protag = Much better!
0:34:30 - “What Else Do You Need?”
0:36:00 - “You Can Do ANYTHING and You DON’T”
0:38:00 - The Comparison you were Waiting For - My Life as a Villianess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
0:40:15 - “Someone Had a Brain!”
0:43:30 - “Stitched together”
0:44:45 - “Hapsburgian”
0:46:15 - “Slop”
0:49:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:50:45 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Vampeerz Vol. 1, The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 1 (LN), The Comiq

TIMECODES:
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Vampeerz Vol. 1
0:05:00 - “Shove this Sword in Me!”
0:08:15 - Drifting Away and then Snapping Back
0:10:15 - “Flying Witch But Horny”
0:12:45 - “Skip to the Good Bit”
0:15:15 - Vampire Beauty
0:16:15 - Pen Names!
0:19:00 - Yep, You Know What Vampire Bites Mean
0:21:45 - Not Shoving Stuff in Face
0:24:30 - Returning Champions Called Shot
0:26:45 - Andy’s Pick: The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 1
0:29:45 - “Pleasant”
0:34:30 - “Beatstick Buddy”
0:36:15 - Post Office Guide to Babysitting????
0:43:30 - Shoutouts to Way of the Househusband
0:47:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:48:30 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed:  Ciguatera Vol.1, Sensei's Pious Lie Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Vampeerz Vol. 1, The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - “Scottish Hanami”
0:03:15 - Content Warning for Sexual Assault, Bullying
0:04:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Ciguatera
0:08:00 - “All the Awkwardness and Horror of Youth”
0:08:15 - “Underlying Truth”
0:11:45 - Foot-Shooting Protagonist
0:16:45 - The Power of Rumours
0:18:45 - 2003 Technology!
0:21:15 - Engrossing
0:27:00 - Teenage Angst!
0:30:00 - “Anvil of Damocles”
0:32:15 - Andy’s Pick: Sensei’s Pious Lie
0:36:45 - Parallelism 
0:40:30 - Society Enabling The Worst People
0:42:30 - Times When It Falls Flat
0:46:00 - “The Chihayafuru of Sex”
0:53:00 - The Spirit of the Real 
0:56:00 - Framing / Paneling 
1:00:00 - I meant “Chekov’s”, not Schrodinger's.....
1:03:30 - Maybe Don’t Read in Public!!!
1:05:45 - Love to Hear What Listeners Think!
1:06:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:07:15 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed:  Hikaru in the Light! Vol. 1, A Galaxy Next Door Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode:  Ciguatera Vol.1, Sensei's Pious Lie Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Hikaru in the Light!
0:10:00 - Second Fiddle?
0:16:45 - SOCIAL MEDIA
0:20:30 - Andy’s Pick: A Galaxy Next Door
0:22:30 - Alien Princess?
0:25:15 - A LANDLORD??? (Sirens) 
0:30:30 - Getting Snookered by your Own Setup
0:35:30 - “Hells Yea, I Gots a Wife!!!”
0:39:15 - THE MESSAGE OF THE MANGA
0:42:30 - Continuing to Read?
0:46:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!

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TIMECODES:
0:01:15 - Conflict of Interest Statement!
0:02:45 - How is Azuki Doing?
0:04:00 - Unexpected Challenges and Pleasant Surprises?
0:07:00 - Demographic for Azuki?
0:11:00 - Chapter Availability for Ongoing Series
0:12:00 - Azuki Publishing their own Manga?
0:14:30 - Print Releases?
0:18:00 - Licensing Targets
0:19:30 - Why Hikaru in the Light?
0:23:00 - Adapting to Licensing Manga?
0:25:45 - Manga Trailer / Conflict of Interest Statement Two!
0:29:00 - Year 2+ for Azuki?
0:30:30 - Reader Requests / Feedback?
0:31:30 - Evan’s Plugs / Things to Mention!
0:36:45 - Azuki’s vTuber
0:39:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Mizuno and Chayama, When a Cat Faces West Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode:  Hikaru in the Light! Vol. 1, A Galaxy Next Door Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:00 - ELLIOT NEEDS TO ADD INTRO MUSIC BEFORE LIVE
0:01:15 - Pasty White Dude Summer
0:03:00 - Please Review Us!
0:04:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Mizuno and Chayama 
0:06:45 - Romeo + Juliet
0:08:15 - Small Town Hell 
0:10:15 - Chainsaw Killer?
0:15:00 - Young Bored Angst
0:19:30 - “Enjoying Itself”
0:20:00 - Is Elliot using “Diagetic” correctly? Oops
0:24:30 - Parental Betrayal
0:29:00 - Megane Moe!!!
0:31:30 - Oops we are backseat editing again
0:33:30 - “First Chapter on Twitter Syndrome”
0:37:30 - “Classy”
0:41:00 - Andy’s Pick: When a Cat Faces West Vol. 1
0:42:00 - Flow Private-Public Partnership
0:44:00 - “Anti-Story”
0:46:45 - The Science of Painting A Wall and Watching it Dry
0:50:00 - Deadening
0:53:00 - “Yeah, so what?”
0:56:45 - Wasting ideas!
1:00:00 - “Maybe it should have been a cat manga after all”
1:04:15 - Life is Like a Box of Chocolates?
1:05:45 - CLOSEDOWN!

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Series Discussed: Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Vol. 1, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Mizuno and Chayama, When a Cat Faces West Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
0:03:30 - “Yuri-Pilled”
0:07:45 - Knowing Enough to be Dangerous
0:08:15 - “Punk”
0:11:45 - Post-Apocalypse??
0:15:15 - Combo Panelling
0:18:00 - INTENSE
0:20:00 - Elliot gets Tongue-Tied
0:23:00 - “Frenemies”
0:25:00 - FIGHT STICKS
0:27:00 - Laptop Ports??
0:29:00 - Andy’s Pick: Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
0:31:30 - “Palette Cleanser”
0:34:30 - “Face Manga”
0:36:30 - Jokes???
0:41:45 - Where did the Beach Episode go?
0:44:00 - Nuggets of Nonsense
0:45:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:46:15 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Ouran High School Host Club Vol. 1, How Do We Relationship? Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Vol. 1, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - We are British, so we have to talk about the weather
0:02:00 - Join our Discord!
0:04:30 - Andy’s Pick: How Do We Relationship Vol. 1
0:04:45 - “Licensing Conundrum”
0:08:30 - TITLE DROP
0:09:45 - Omake Theatre
0:12:30 - Being “Out”
0:15:15 - Gremlin Lumberjack
0:19:15 - “Love”
0:21:30 - Slags in Manga!
0:21:45 - “The Scent of Freshers”
0:27:30 - FASHION!!!
0:32:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Ouran High School Host Club (HSHC) Vol. 1
0:35:00 - Bootleg Merch in 2022!
0:40:45 - “Downing Six Cans of Red Bull”
0:45:30 - Confidence Issues
0:47:00 - Getting upset at Spy x Family
0:50:45 - “Flow”
0:53:15 - “Not There Yet”
0:56:00 - Translation Standards
1:00:00 - Busy
1:02:00 - “4 x 18 = Money”
1:04:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:05:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: City Hunter, Goodbye, Eri

Assignments for next Episode: Ouran High School Host Club Vol. 1, How Do We Relationship? Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Conflict of Interest Statement!
0:03:45 - I should have cut this bit but eh...
0:05:00 - Elliot’s Pick - City Hunter
0:06:30 - App / Access issues!
0:10:15 - BMW Driver Slander!
0:15:00 - 1980’s Speed (The Movie)
0:18:30 - “Nailed it”
0:21:15 - Cake Eating Ratio
0:28:45 - How to Read(?)
0:30:45 - “They don’t make them like THIS any more!”
0:33:15 - Andy’s Pick: Goodbye, Eri
0:35:30 - Video Nasty
0:37:30 - Shades of Satoshi Kon
0:40:15 - FUD
0:43:30 - “Let it Float”
0:48:45 - Swearing
0:52:15 - Visual Panache via Faux Mobile Phone Footage
0:56:45 - Revisiting Value
1:01:15 - Carte Blanche
1:04:00 - Good Manga Dad!
1:05:00 - “Seeing Red” Tangent?
1:05:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:07:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Happy Kanako's Happy Life Vol. 1, Witch Watch Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: City Hunter, Goodbye, Eri

TIMECODES:
0:01:45 - Episode One Hundred!
0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Happy Kanako's Killer Life Vol. 1
0:07:30 - Uplifting Murder
0:08:45 - ANIMAL PUNS
0:13:15 - Terrible Puns are.... Good?
0:18:00 - “A Nice Little Thing”
0:20:30 - Fun with Format, Full Colour!
0:23:30 - “Yea, go with it!”
0:25:00 - Andy’s Pick: Witch Watch Vol. 1
0:25:30 - Soon to be an Anime?
0:28:15 - Chapter 1 Stands Up Well Alone
0:30:00 - PORTENTS OF DOOM
0:32:00 - “It is Important to Make your Heroine Throw Up”
0:33:00 - Hit or Miss
0:36:30 - “Tee Hee Pero”
0:40:30 - Value for Money
0:49:30 - Confidence
0:51:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:53:30 - Closedown

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Series Discussed: Run on Your New Legs Vol. 1, My Wandering Warrior Existence

Assignments for next Episode: Happy Kanako's Happy Life Vol. 1, Witch Watch Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Ice Cream Jokes?
0:02:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Run On Your New Legs Vol. 1
0:05:30 - Bunny-Chan!
0:08:45 - Liked it, But... Why?
0:11:00 - “Frenemy”
0:17:45 - How it Fits Together
0:20:15 - Anticipated Length Effecting Feeling
0:24:00 - “Dripping with Shipping Potential”
0:30:00 - Handling Awkward Material
0:31:15 - References???
0:35:45 - Andy’s Pick: My Wandering Warrior Existence
0:36:30 - Starting Point?
0:39:00 - DATING APP HELL
0:42:00 - Big Fridge Life
0:45:15 - “Nodding Along”
0:50:00 - Damned by Comparison
0:52:00 - Compounding Trauma!
0:58:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:59:15 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: No Matter What You Say, Furi-San is Scary! Vol. 1, I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Run on Your New Legs Vol. 1, My Wandering Warrior Existence

TIMECODES:
0:01:00 - Elliot the Delinquent?
0:02:15 - Kodansha Humble Bundle! (Referral Link)
0:03:00 - Elliot’s Pick: No Matter What You Say, Furi-San is Scary!
0:05:00 - “140 pages of the same joke”
0:08:00 - Figuring out the Better Main Character
0:12:00 - THE OTAKU CHARACTER
0:16:15 - Harsh Pre-Judging
0:19:00 - Returning Champion in the Making
0:19:30 - Have You Considered Joining the Patreon?
0:20:30 - Andy’s Pick: I Belong To the Baddest Girl At School!
0:23:45 - The One Non-Idiot
0:26:30 - Get Some Better Style!
0:29:45 - Missing the Bigger Payoff
0:33:30 - “Reverting Back to Type”
0:40:00 - “Comedy is Not Just Telling The Joke”
0:43:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!

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We have unlocked this as we don't have a "regular" episode ready this week- Elliot's internet is currently not working so blame BT! Regular service will resume next week.

If you would like more of these Returning Champions episodes, we will be having more of these published on our Patreon!

Timecodes:
0:00:30 - Oops I Missed that Release Date
0:02:15 - Dai Dark Vol. 2
0:06:30 - Space Ikea
0:09:15 - If I Could Reach You Vol. 6
0:11:30 - CLIFFHANGER
0:13:45 - Kaoru :<
0:19:15 - jRPG Boss Fight?
0:19:45 - Kaiju Girl Caremellise Vol. 5
0:22:00 - Floundering
0:24:45 - Effortlessness Lost
0:29:00 - Freiren Vol. 2
0:31:30 - “How Bad Can The Demons Be?”
0:34:00 - “Pouty”
0:37:00 - “Demon Hangover”
0:40:00 - Sachi’s Monstrous Appetite - Volumes 5 + 6 (END)
0:43:00 - Everyone’s Here!
0:46:15 - “I Don’t Need You to Answer This”
0:52:00 - Charm!
0:54:00 - Closedown!

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Series Discussed: Mob Psycho 100 Vol. 1, 1122: For a Happy Marriage Vol. 1 

Assignments for next Episode: No Matter What You Say, Furi-San is Scary! Vol. 1, I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Current Events!
0:02:15 - Returning Champions Now Its Own Episode!
0:03:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Mob Psycho 100 Vol. 1
0:04:30 - More Complaints About the Kindle App
0:10:00 - ONE’s Art Style
0:12:45 - Andy Draws a Massive Target on His Back
0:17:00 - Perhaps Unfair to Compare to the Anime?
0:21:00 - Not-So-Secret Alternate introduction
0:23:00 - Fake It Until You Make It
0:28:00 - “Potato-Head Mode”
0:28:45 - BREAK
0:30:00 - Andy’s Pick: 1122: for a Happy Marriage Vol. 1
0:33:00 - Clunky?
0:34:00 - Kissing (Passionately)
0:39:45 - “Is This Important or a Translation Error??”
0:42:45 - Issues With “Getting into it”
0:44:45 - CORRECTION: Section 28, not 23! Sorry!
0:46:45 - So Shocked You Slip Into 3rd Person
0:51:30 - “Post-Nut Clarity”
0:55:00 - “Recommended with a Whacking Great Asterisk on It”
0:57:15 - Live TL Notes for Talking?
0:58:30 - Trying to Sell Andy on the Series
1:00:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!

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The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

Series Discussed: My Dress-Up Darling Vol. 1, The Demon Girl Next Door Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode:  Mob Psycho 100 Vol. 1, 1122: For a Happy Marriage Vol. 1 

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - New Comixology App: Its Bad!
0:06:45 - New BookWalker App: Its Not Quite as Janky?
0:08:15 - Feb 2022 Bonus Topic Announcement!
0:10:00 - Elliot’s Pick: The Demon Girl Next Door Vol. 1
0:11:15 - “Moe Construct” 
0:13:45 - “Gags Per Page Quotient”
0:16:15 - “Fun!”
0:22:15 - Intense Level of Detail
0:24:00 - Toast-based Longevity
0:28:00 - Anime Comparison
0:32:30 - Andy’s Pick: My Dress-Up Darling Vol. 1
0:36:30 - Cosplay Girlfriend??
0:41:30 - “Dude is Big!”
0:43:00 - Wig Shop as a Service 
0:46:00 - Cosplayer Passion
0:53:30 - Downgrade
0:56:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!

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