This series by the creator of Slam Dunk misses the rim We and our guest Manga Analyst Josu_ke discuss Shonen Jump manga Chameleon Jail. Show Notes: • You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email • You can find our guest at @josu_ke or mangacodex.com • Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; joining us during recordings, and exclusive episodes on manga like Agravity Boys, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and PPPPPP. • Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733 • Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r • Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest Credits: • Manga by Inoue, Takehiko (Art), Watanabe, Kazuhiko (Story) • Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes • Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com • Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee • Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager • Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel) • Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis MAL Description: "Risk Hunters" are a special breed of professionals, willing to take on the jobs that even experienced detectives, law enforcement officers, negotiators or agents are incapable of handling. Among them, one man stands out as the strongest, as well as the strangest, risk hunter. His name is Chameleon Jail.
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