In this episode of Screentone Club, we talk about the Jumbo-sized tome that is the manga adaptation of 5 Centimeters per second and the reincarnated-in-a-new world shenanigans of So I'm a Spider, So What?###Series Discussed: 5 Centimeters per Second, So I'm a Spider, So What? Volume 1###Assignments for next Episode: Delicious in Dungeon, Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede DestructionThe podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, pocketcasts and more locations as we submit the show to them!##Timecodes:0:00:00 - Start and Introduction! 0:02:00 - 5 Centimeters per second, the manga adaptation/ version of the movie of the same name.0:06:10 - Synopsis over, time to get into personal reactions0:11:00 - “If I had the editor’s power...”0:13:30 - Talking about the ending, very slight spoiler inferences! 0:17:15 - Terrible Fan Theory Alert! Abort! Abort! 0:21:30 - Would we recommend it?0:27:50 - So I’m a Spider, so what? Volume 10:28:20 - Isekai anthropology and timeline0:32:00 - The blessing of a pleasant character in a genre dogged by unpleasant protagonists0:37:20 - Benefits of restrained art, how to make a spider look cute0:40:30 - So this volume was great, but where does it go from here?0:43:30 - What we will be reading next time! 0:46:00 - We have an e-mail and twitter now! 0:46:30 - Upcoming Release Schedule! Boogiepop Phantom talk! Descending Stories! Space Brothers! 0:49:20 - Closedown!
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