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#74 Kako and the False Detective (Ft. Youtuber Marcie aka Nezumi VA)
Manga by Yasunori Mitsunaga This manga stole Deathnote and took the L We and our guest Youtuber Marcie aka Nezumi VA discuss Young Jump manga Kako and…


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It’s the end of the year so no better time for a best-of (and more importantly worst-of) Shonen Flop awards aka The Floppies. See what manga takes the…


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It’s the end of the year so no better time for a best-of (and more importantly worst-of) Shonen Flop awards aka The Floppies. See what manga takes the…
Shonen Flop Recommends #9: Inuyasha
So, last episode we covered Bone Collection, which is absolute trash. However, aspects of the manga (the constant gags, the romance plot, a boy and a girl as…
Shonen Flop Recommends #9: Inuyasha
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Case Closed Volume 73 and 74 Review
Happy 2020 everyone! I know the year hasn’t been great, but how are you all doing? I’m doing okay, finally got around to writing this artic...
Shonen Flop Recommends #3: Parasyte: The Maxim
In our most recent episode, we talked about how SWOT failed at its attempt to be an action manga set in high school. The manga “Parasyte”, and especially…
Shonen Flop Recommends #3: Parasyte: The Maxim
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#93 The Shonen Flop Awards 2023 (The Floppies)
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#73.5 First Thoughts on Kako & The False Detective
Former boy detective solves crimes with one simple trick! David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the discuss Young Jump manga Kako & Fake Detective. Listen…
Shonen Flop Recommends #5: Cowboy Bebop
It feels kind of redundant to write an article recommending Cowboy Bebop. It’s the perennial “anime for people who don’t like anime” because it’s so damn cool that…
Shonen Flop Recommends #8: Shaman King
In our upcoming episode, we will be discussing Bone Collection. Not to spoil the episode but we don’t like it. It’s a shame because the concept of supernatural…
Shonen Flop Recommends #8: Shaman King
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Shonen Flop Recommends #2: Solo Leveling
We talk a lot about manga on our podcast, but in truth, comics are a worldwide phenomenon. For instance, Dark Mage, the comic we covered on our most…
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We talk a lot about manga on our podcast, but in truth, comics are a worldwide phenomenon. For instance, Dark Mage, the comic we covered on our most…
Shonen Flop Recommends #5: Cowboy Bebop
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Shonen Flop Recommends #6: Cromartie High School
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Shonen Flop Recommends #7: One-Punch Man
One of the things we constantly said during our recent Mashle recommendation episode was how much it reminded us of One-Punch Man. But what is One-Punch Man?…
Shonen Flop Recommends #7: One-Punch Man
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Shonen Flop Recommends #6: Cromartie High School
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Monster Episodes 43-74 Streaming
In the end, I think that Monster succeeded in telling the story it wanted to tell. The difficult pill to swallow may be in learning what kind of…


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#122.5 Shonen Flop goes educational!? - Sex Ed 120%
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Higurashi gets good after 74 episodes
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Shonen Flop Recommends #4: Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
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Ranking all 74 Original Goosebumps Episodes (1995)
List 74. Strained Peas Season 3 Episode 17 February 21, 1998 73. Teacher’s pet Season 3 episode 22 May 16 1998 72. An old story Season 3 episode 6 October 4 1997 71. The Haunted House…


Episode 170 - Ouran High School Host Club featuring Shonen Flop!
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Experiencing the elsewhere in Hayao Miyazaki’s films
This article, centered on Hayao Miyazaki’s narratives, intends to highlight that his films are strongly structured around the themes of the hero’s uprooting and his opening to the…
Ponyo, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Laputa: Castle in the Sky


Episode 73 - The Burning
Yes, we are still here. No, the other podcasts are not distracting us from you. Yes, we are here to talk about anime. No, I did not really…


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Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
Now screening in the U.S. for the first time, Macross Frontier: The False Songstress proves its larger-than-life idol, Sheryl, is still legendary for a reason.
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Episode 74 - The Edge
This episode ended up being too big for firmware. It’s really hard for me to come up with a funny intro to this episode. As you should know…


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