Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon / Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon / Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger

The World Cup finals are upon us! I have no rooting interest, but go Cucurella and Enzo. This episode, we're talking about Shio Usui's Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon and Emboss's Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger, both published by Seven Seas. Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon credits: * Translator: Jenny McKeon * Adaptation: Cae Hawksmoor * Lettering and Retouch: Rina Mapa * Cover Design: KC Fabellon * Proofreader: Dawn Davis, Kurestin Armada * Editor: Jenn Grunigen * Prepress Technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein * Production Manager: Lissa Pattillo * Managing Editor: Julie Davis * Associate Publisher: Adam Arnold * Publisher: Jason DeAngelis Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger credits: * Translator: Nan Rymer * Adaptation: David Lumsdon * Lettering: Ray Steeves * Cover Design: H.Qi * Proofreader: Danielle King * Senior Editor: Shanti Whitesides * Production Designer: Christa Miesner (volume 2) * Production Manager: Lissa Pattillo * Prepress Technician: Jules Valera, Melanie Ujimori (volume 2) * Print Manager: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein (volume 1) * Editor-in-Chief: Julie Davis * Associate Publisher: Adam Arnold * Publisher: Jason DeAngelis Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime discord [https://discord.gg/p9uk86N]. Both used with permission. Listen Show notes: 0:58 - We talk about Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon 15:29 - We talk about Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger Next time is Library Wars and A Witch's Life in Mongol

Talk to My Back / On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance

It's the World Cup! GO KOREA!! And Scotland. This episode, we're talking about Murasaki Yamada's Talk to My Back published by Drawn & Quarterly and Shinnosuke Kanazawa's On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance published by Square Enix. Talk to My Back credits: * Translation: Ryan Holmberg * Font and sound effect lettering: Sophie Yanow On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance credits: * Translator: Jenny McKeon * Letterer: Rebecca Sze * Cover Designer: Katie Lee G * Editor: Edward Hong Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime discord [https://discord.gg/p9uk86N]. Both used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/163-talk-to-my-back-and-on-and-off-work-life-imbalance/163%20-%20Talk%20to%20My%20Back%20and%20On%20and%20Off%20Work-Life%20Imbalance.mp3] Show notes: 0:30 - We talk about Talk to My Back 22:22 - We talk about On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance Next time is Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon and Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers / The Otaku Love Connection

The Chicago White Sox are 25-24, they current hold the second wild card spot, and their prized free agent acquisition, Munetaka Murakami, has a 157 wRC+ and 1.7 fWAR. We may be back? This episode, Fumi Yoshinaga's Ōoku: The Inner Chambers published by Viz and Chiyu Amairo's The Otaku Love Connection published by Square Enix. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers credits: * Translation and adaptation: Akemi Wegmüller * Touch-up art and lettering: Monlisa De Asis * Design: Frances O. Liddell (volume 1, 3-6), Fawn Lau (volume 2, 7-12), Yukiko Whitley (volume 13-14, 18-19) * Editor: Pancha Diaz Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime discord [https://discord.gg/p9uk86N]. Both used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/162-ooku-the-inner-chambers-and-the-otaku-love-connection/162%20-%20%C5%8Coku%20The%20Inner%20Chambers%20and%20%20The%20Otaku%20Love%20Connection.mp3] Show notes: 1:26 - We talk about Ōoku: The Inner Chambers 24:57 - We talk about The Otaku Love Connection Next time is Talk to My Back and On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance.

Otherside Picnic

It is 1990 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2001 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2003 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2026 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. This episode, the fourth of Light Novels In Your Ears, we're talking about Iori Miyazawa's (with illustrations by shirakaba) Otherside Picnic published by J-Novel Club. Otherside Picnic credits: * Translation: Sean McCann * Editor: Krys Loh As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn [https://bsky.app/profile/nidokorn.bsky.social], and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr [https://bsky.app/profile/wanderindreamr.bsky.social]) and Apryll (@manjiorin [https://bsky.app/profile/manjiorin.bsky.social]) and the podcast [https://bsky.app/profile/taiikupodcast.com] on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses [http://www.theoasg.com/], more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations [http://narrativeinvestigations.blogspot.com/], and my writing at the Fandom Post [http://www.fandompost.com/author/korycerjak/] and Awko Tako [https://awkotako.wordpress.com/]. Read Helen's review of Otherside Picnic over at The OASG [https://www.theoasg.com/reviews/light-novel/otherside-picnic-volume-1-review/24253]. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime discord [https://discord.gg/p9uk86N]. Both used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/161-otherside-picnic/161%20-%20Otherside%20Picnic.mp3] Show notes: No show notes. We just talk about Otherside Picnic. Next time is Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and The Otaku Love Connection

Tamaki & Amane / Hirayasumi

The Winter Olympics are happening right now, which means I'm watching a lot of curling. I am going to become a curling sicko. This episode, we're talking about Fumi Yoshinaga's Tamaki & Amane published by Yen Press and Keigo Shinzō's Hirayazumi published by Viz. Tamaki & Amane credits: * Translation: Taylor Engel * Lettering: Adnazeer Macalangcom Hirayasumi credits: * Translation: Jan Mitsuko Cash * Touch-up art & lettering: Elena Diaz * Design: Jimmy Presler * Editor: Holly Fisher As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn [https://bsky.app/profile/nidokorn.bsky.social], and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr [https://bsky.app/profile/wanderindreamr.bsky.social]) and Apryll (@manjiorin [https://bsky.app/profile/manjiorin.bsky.social]) and the podcast [https://bsky.app/profile/taiikupodcast.com] on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses [http://www.theoasg.com/], more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations [http://narrativeinvestigations.blogspot.com/], and my writing at the Fandom Post [http://www.fandompost.com/author/korycerjak/] and Awko Tako [https://awkotako.wordpress.com/]. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime discord [https://discord.gg/p9uk86N]. Both used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/160-tamaki-and-amane-and-hirayasumi/160%20-%20Tamaki%20and%20Amane%20and%20Hirayasumi.mp3] Show notes: 1:29 - We talk about Tamaki & Amane 19:39 - We talk about Hirayasumi Next time is a mystery!