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#105 Appearance of the Yellow Dragon! (Ft. Sakaki from Weekly Shougakukan Edition) Jul 01, 2024

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Manga by Tamura, Mitsuhisa

Kinda wish the dragon slayer was more effective…

We and our guest Sakaki from Weekly Shougakukan Edition discuss Shounen Sunday Super manga Appearance of the Yellow Dragon!.

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• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at @kiirobon or @wsstalkback and find his site at https://wsstalkback.blogspot.com/

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Credits:

• 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

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

A dark and stormy night... a haunted mansion... shrieking maniacal laughter...

On Pomello Island, a wayward genius named Enji has finally decoded the Encyclopedia of Summoning and with it the knowledge to summon and control the dreaded Yellow Dragon. The power of the Yellow Dragon is to command all the animals of the world; and with it Enji plans to at last gain fame, respect, and the affections of his beloved Moegi-san. The conditions are right, the huge egg opens, and out walks... a little girl? Enji's plans for world domination and winning the love of Moegi-san just fell apart. Or have they?

Chainsaw Minute: Chapter 169: Hands and Adaption Jun 28, 2024

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Manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Just a reminder The Chainsaw Minute is moving to its own feed. Find it at csm.libsyn.com or "The Chainsaw Minute" wherever you get your podcast

Can Denji and the Dennis Diamonds survive their sushi encounter?

What time is it? It's the Chainsaw Minute! Every Friday David and Jordan give their thoughts on the latest chapter of the manga that needs no introduction, Chainsaw Man. Find out what was their devil of the week and why this chapter was a 10/10.

Looking for a regular Shonen Flop episode? You can find our next episode on Monday on the Shonen Flop feed.

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• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to content, bonus episodes, and polls for what we cover next

• Join the Discord to be able to sit in on a live taping of this episode and interact with us in the chat every Tuesday at 6:00PM EST. Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Special thanks to Tre Watson for the cover of Kick Back, you can find them @trewatsonmusic or youtube.com/c/TreWatsonMusic; Original version of Kick Back by Kenshi Yonezu

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

#104.5 First Thoughts on Appearance of the Yellow Dragon! Jun 24, 2024

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Manga by Tamura, Mitsuhisa

Is this dragon comedy in a slump?

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shounen Sunday Super manga Appearance of the Yellow Dragon!. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their "power word" to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com

• 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

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

MAL Description:

A dark and stormy night... a haunted mansion... shrieking maniacal laughter...

#104 MamaYuyu (Ft. Official Series Translator David Evelyn) Jun 18, 2024

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Manga by Hayashi, Yoshihiko

Every character everywhere all at once

We and our guest Official Series Translator David Evelyn discuss Shonen Jump manga MamaYuyu.

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• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://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:

• 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

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

An era of peace between the hero and demon lord is upon us! In this peaceful world, the hero Corleo is nothing but an empty suit. But one day, a hero and demon lord from another world appear before him! How will Corleo deal with the chaos these invaders bring to his world?! A new type of fantasy epic now begins!

(Rerun) #95 Yoakemono (Ft. YouTuber Comicstorian) Jun 17, 2024

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We were deeply saddened to hear the news about the passing of Ben Potter aka Comicstorian. Our thoughts are with his family and those closest to him. In his memory we wanted to rerun our episode on Yoakemono featuring him.

We'll be back tomorrow with our next new episode.

168: Kiss, Love, Sperm Jun 14, 2024

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Manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Just a reminder The Chainsaw Minute is moving to its own feed. Find it at csm.libsyn.com or "The Chainsaw Minute" wherever you get your podcast

I think the title of this chapter speaks for itself.

Looking for a regular Shonen Flop episode? You can find our next episode on Monday on the Shonen Flop feed.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to content, bonus episodes, and polls for what we cover next

• Join the Discord to be able to sit in on a live taping of this episode and interact with us in the chat every Tuesday at 6:00PM EST. Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Special thanks to Tre Watson for the cover of Kick Back, you can find them @trewatsonmusic or youtube.com/c/TreWatsonMusic; Original version of Kick Back by Kenshi Yonezu

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

#103.5 First Thoughts on MamaYuyu Jun 10, 2024

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Manga by Hayashi, Yoshihiko

Mammaaaa (yuuuyuuu) just killed a mannnnnn…

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga MamaYuyu. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their "power word" to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.

Show Notes: • You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com

• 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

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

MAL Description: An era of peace between the hero and demon lord is upon us! In this peaceful world, the hero Corleo is nothing but an empty suit. But one day, a hero and demon lord from another world appear before him! How will Corleo deal with the chaos these invaders bring to his world?! A new type of fantasy epic now begins!

Chainsaw Minute: Chapter 167: Super Smooch Jun 07, 2024

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Manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Just a reminder The Chainsaw Minute is moving to its own feed. Find it at csm.libsyn.com or "The Chainsaw Minute" wherever you get your podcast

Warning: The chapter discussed this week contained a depiction of sexual assault

Chainsaw Man is definitely no longer a Christian manga

Looking for a regular Shonen Flop episode? You can find our next episode on Monday on the Shonen Flop feed.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to content, bonus episodes, and polls for what we cover next

• Join the Discord to be able to sit in on a live taping of this episode and interact with us in the chat every Tuesday at 6:00PM EST. Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Special thanks to Tre Watson for the cover of Kick Back, you can find them @trewatsonmusic or youtube.com/c/TreWatsonMusic; Original version of Kick Back by Kenshi Yonezu

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

BONUS The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins: Part 1 ft Rem from Anime out of Context Jun 03, 2024

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Manga by Taizan 5

Join us for a special Patreon bonus episode as we and Rem from Anime out of Context look at the first two volumes of mystery manga The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at animeoutofcontext

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://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:

• 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

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

#103 Guardian of the Witch (Relook) (Ft. Manga Letter Brandon Bovia) May 27, 2024

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Manga by Sakano, Asahi

It's our four-year anniversary so we're taking another look at one of the first series we covered!

We and our guest Brandon Bovia, who did the lettering for this series, discuss the Shonen Jump manga Guardian of the Witch.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at @brandonbovia and One Piece at a Time at youtube.com/@DerrickBitner

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode's cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://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:

• 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

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

In a world full of Evils, humanity's only hope is the inhuman power of the witches. The city of Berne is on the frontline of the demons and there to protect it is the witch Manasfa and the kingdom's strongest knight Fafner. But what cruel fate awaits these two? A dark fantasy story featuring witches and knights begins now!

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