Covers volumes 1–7 of Waiting for Spring by Anashin.The wait is finally over! We're FINALLY talking about the basketball boys! Waiting for Spring is one of the most wholesome shojo series around and will have you smiling like a fool. Librarian Kelly and Shojo & Tell host Ashley discuss why Towa is the best, why Aya does not deserve to be in second place in the character poll (rude to Mitsuki and Ryuji), how you shouldn't write real-people fanfiction, and much more. It's basically Kuroko's Basketball, but shojo. What more could you want? Seiryo, fight!REFERENCESWaiting for Spring is available from Kodansha.Sara Linsley is the letterer of the series and a previous podcast guest!Kelly used to have a podcast called One Panel Later and was on for the House of the Sun episodesOther series mentioned:Kimi ni TodokeMy Hero AcademiaDemon SlayerNatsume's Book of FriendsHaikyu!!Princess JellyfishA Silent VoiceJapanese terms mentioned:FujoshiMeganeAfter by Anna Todd is Harry Styles real-people fanfic that was turned into a movie. We say HELL NO to this.Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT USKelly on Twitter: @kellyquteKelly’s work on the defunct Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy blogShojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and InstagramAshley on Twitter: @AshMcD00
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