Manga in Your Ears

Watch women's sports! The PWHL (Professional Women's Hockey League) has been streaming on YouTube and is an absolute blast. Go Frost, I think? This episode, we're talking about Ai Yazawa's Last Quarter published by Viz and Makihirochi's Sketchy published by Kodansha. Last Quarter credits: * Translation & Adaptation: Max Greenway * Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Inori Fukuda Trant * Design: Yukiko Whitley * Editor: Nancy Thistlethwaite Sketchy credits: * Translator: Alethea & Athena Nibley * Letterer: Evan Hayden * Editor: Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini * Managing Editor: Dasia Payne * Production Manager: Meg Gugarty 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]) 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]. Used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/147-last-quarter-and-sketchy/147%20-%20Last%20Quarter%20and%20Sketchy.mp3] Show notes: 0:41 - We talk about Last Quarter 19:05 - We talk about Sketchy Next time is...well, we haven't decided yet.

This episode, we're talking about Tatsuki Fujimani's Look Back published by Viz and Chica Umino's March Comes in Like a Lion published by Denpa. Look Back credits: * Translation: Amanda Haley * Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Snir Aharon * Design: Julian [JR] Robinson * Editor: Alexis Kirsch March Comes in Like a Lion credits: * Translator: Jocelyn Allen * Proofreading: Varrick Robinson * Production: Glen Isip, Nicole Dochych, Risa Cho, Kai Kyou (volume 1) 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]) 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/]. Listen to the Taiiku Podcast talk about the March Comes in Like a Lion anime: Season one [https://taiikupodcast.com/2017/04/16/the-most-beautiful-and-march-comes-in-like-a-lion/], season two [https://taiikupodcast.com/2018/05/04/rashomon-and-march-comes-in-like-a-lion/], top anime of 2017 [https://taiikupodcast.com/2018/01/15/top-anime-of-2017/], top anime of 2018 [https://taiikupodcast.com/2019/04/15/top-anime-of-2018/], top anime of the 2010s [https://taiikupodcast.com/2021/01/15/top-anime-of-2020/] Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/146-look-back-and-march-comes-in-like-a-lion/146%20-%20Look%20Back%20and%20March%20Comes%20in%20Like%20a%20Lion.mp3] Show notes: 0:39 - We talk about Look Back 9:09 - We talk about March Comes in Like a Lion Next time is Last Quarter and Sketchy

The Chicago White Sox have -1.6 fWAR projected per ZiPS, which is lower than any group projection in its history, and that's very sad. This episode, we're talking about Uoto's Orb: On the Movements of the Earth published by Seven Seas and Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story published by Yen Press. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth credits: * Translation: Daniel Komen * Adaptation: Molly Tanzer * Lettering: Phil Christie * Original cover design: Tadashi Hisamochi(hive&co.,ltd.) * Cover design: H. Qi * Copyeditor: Leighanna DeRouen * Proofreader: Dave Murray * Production designer: George Panella * Editor: Nick Mamtas A Bride's Story credits: * Translation: William Flannagan * Lettering: Abigail Blackman 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]) 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/]. Link to Kaoru Mori drawing playlist [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfENoePp36o&list=PLV2w-LdCFwOiflvBMgi1iubH26sqCgwoO] Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/145-orb-on-the-movements-of-the-earth-and-a-brides-story/145%20-%20Orb%20On%20the%20Movements%20of%20the%20Earth%20and%20A%20Bride%27s%20Story.mp3] Show notes: 1:17 - We talk about Orb: On the Movements of the Earth 22:27 - We read off your lists of favorite manga you read in 2024 26:31 - We talk about A Bride's Story Next time is Look Back and March Comes in Like a Lion

This episode, we're talking about all of the favorite manga we read this year! 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]) 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/]. Listen to the episodes when we talked about some of these manga in full (listed in alphabetical order): Dai Dark and Dorohedoro [https://taiikupodcast.com/2024/02/22/q-hayashida-dorohedoro-dai-dark/], Fool Night [https://taiikupodcast.com/2024/05/23/two-on-ice-and-fool-night/], King in Limbo [https://taiikupodcast.com/2024/09/25/king-in-limbo-and-cutie-and-the-beast/], Magic Knight Rayearth [https://taiikupodcast.com/2021/05/27/magic-knight-rayearth-and-blue-giant/], RuriDragon [https://taiikupodcast.com/2024/10/10/the-lost-found-collection-and-ruridragon/]. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/144-top-manga-of-2024/144%20-%20Top%20Manga%20of%202024.mp3] Show notes: 0:43 - Number threes 10:31 - Number twos 18:26 - Number ones 33:07 - Also rans Next time is Orb: On the Movements of the Earth and A Bride's Story

The Chicago Bears are a mess. They're a messy mess and I dunno what's gonna happen in the offseason, and that makes me sad. This episode, we're talking about Hana Chatani's Give Her Back to Me published by Glacier Bay Books and Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss published by Seven Seas. Give Her Back to Me credits: * Editing and design by emuh ruh and Hana Chatani Made in Abyss credits: * Translation: Beni Axia Concrad * Adaptation: Jake Jung * Lettering and retouch: James Baubatz * Logo design: Andrea Rodriguez * Cover design: Nicky Lim * Proofreader: Brett Hallahan, Shanti Whitesides * Assistant editor: Jenn Grunigen * Production assistant: CK Russell * Production manager: Lissa Pattillo * Editor-in-Chief: Adam Arnold * Publisher: Jason DeAngelis 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]) 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]. Used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/143-give-her-back-to-me-and-made-in-abyss/143%20-%20Give%20Her%20Back%20To%20Me%20and%20Made%20in%20Abyss.mp3] Show notes: 0:41 - We talk about Give Her Back to Me 12:35 - We talk about Made in Abyss Next time is favorite manga we read in 2024!