Vrai, Dee, and Caitlin look back on one of the most beloved titles from the Queen of Josei, Yazawa Ai, from its rare depiction of a woman’s coming-of-age that doesn’t turn solely around romance, to its relatively well-aged takes on gender issues…and a couple places where it dropped the ball (looking at you, Arashi).
Dee, Chiaki, and Peter check in on the Fall 2020 season, from demon girls to sleepy gremlins!
Caitlin, Chiaki, and special guest Megan D enjoy some drinks while not enjoying a live action adaptation of the infamous shojo manga Hot Gimmick!
Dee, Chiaki, and Mercedez look back on the 2020 Summer season!
Chiaki, Lizzie, and Mercedez take a look back at Studio TRIGGER’s over-the-top furry rights anime, BNA!
Vrai, Megan, and Marion reach the finale of Glass Mask and talk about the history of disability drag in acting, the (still running) manga, and their feelings on the series overall.
Vrai, Megan, and Marion continue to make their way through the 1984 shoujo series. Maya plays a doll, every love interest is terrible, and the fated rivals finally stand on stage together.
Dee, Chiaki, and Vrai check in on the 2020 Summer season, from Spidermanders to cyborgs!
Part two of our watchalong of the 1984 classic, Glass Mask! Vrai, Megan, and Marion talk about stage moms, scene stealing (in-universe and out), and why this ’80s shoujo seems unusually subdued about its roses and sparkles.
Vrai is joined by classic shoujo fans Megan and Marion to watch the 1984 classic, Glass Mask! Acting has never been so much like a shounen training arc.
Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai look back on the 2020 Spring season! Well, some of it. About half of this season will be making special guest appearances on the summer podcast due to COVID delays.
Vrai, Chiaki, and Dee take a look back at yet another difficult to succinctly summarize TV anime by Ikuhara, SARAZANMAI! You know the deal (or maybe you don’t yet): messy teens, queer themes, and lots of symbolism about societal oppression.
Peter, Chiaki, and Faye discuss the many manga on the Shonen Jump app that haven’t yet received anime adaptations!
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the 2020 Spring season!
Dee, Caitlin, Vrai reach the finale of Toradora! Feels are felt, some eyes get misty, and the gang talks out the show’s overall highs and lows.
Dee, Caitlin, Vrai are back for part three of Toradora! The emotions are big and the kids are good, but our dreaded “love quadrangle” senses are tingling…
Bring on the lovers, liars, and clowns! The Manga Variety Hour returns with Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai discussing some of their favorite comedy series.
Dee, Vrai, and Peter look back on a packed season with plenty of sparkling gems and solid sequels!
Dee, Caitlin, Vrai are back for part 2 of our Toradora! watchalong. Some growing pains (for the characters and the show) give way to a showstopping halfway point and even a few tears.
Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai reunite to watch beloved 2000s rom-com Toradora! The gang brushes up on archetypes, get to know the cast, and say hello to familiar face Okada Mari.
