Manga in Your Ears

My Broken Mariko / Shadows House

The Professional Women's Hockey League season starts today! November 21, 2025, Toronto-Minnesota and Seattle-Vancouver. I am very much looking forward to the season. Let's go Torrent. This episode, we're talking about Waka Hirako's My Broken Mariko and Somato's Shadows House, both published by Yen Press. My Broken Mariko credits: * Translation: Amanda Haley * Lettering: Abigail Blackman Shadows House credits: * Translation: Taylor Engel * Lettering: Lys Blakeslee 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]. Used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/157-my-broken-mariko-and-shadows-house/157%20-%20My%20Broken%20Mariko%20and%20Shadows%20House.mp3] Show notes: Content warning for the My Broken Mariko discussion: suicide, parental / familial abuse, rape, self harm 0:44 - My Broken Mariko 14:34 - Shadows House Next time is top manga! Send us your favorite manga you read in 2025 on bsky [https://bsky.app/profile/taiikupodcast.com]!

Home Office Romance / Touring After the Apocalypse

My beloved Seattle Mariners [https://awkotako.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/on-the-seattle-mariners-the-chicago-white-sox-and-transitory-sports-fandom/] have been eliminated by the Toronto Blue Jays, who are currently playing the Los Angeles Dodgers as I type this (well it's technically commercial as I type this). Go Dodgers. This episode, we’re talking about Kintetsu Yamada’s Home Office Romance published by Yen Press. Then Sakae Saito’s Touring After the Apocalypse also published by Yen Press. Home Office Romance credits: * Translator: Matt Treyvaud * Letterer: Sara Linsley * Editor: Maggie Le * Managing Editor: Grace Chen * Production Manager: Meg Gugarty Touring After the Apocalypse credits: * Translation: Amanda Haley * Lettering: Phil Christie 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/156-home-office-romance-and-touring-after-the-apocalypse/156%20-%20Home%20Office%20Romance%20and%20Touring%20After%20the%20Apocalypse.mp3] Show notes: 1:09 - We talk about Home Office Romance 22:24 - We talk about Touring After the Apocalypse Next time is TBD

Tokyo Babylon / Magical Girl Incident

The Major League Baseball playoffs are here and it is the Wild Card round! I am very nervous for the Division Series. This episode, we're talking about CLAMP's Tokyo Babylon published by Yen Press. Then Zero Akabane's Magical Girl Incident also published by Yen Press. Tokyo Babylon credits: * Translation: Amanda Haley * Lettering: Phil Christie, Chiho Christie (volume 4) Magical Girl Incident credits: * Translation: Caleb Cook * Lettering: Phil Christie 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/155-tokyo-babylon-and-magical-girl-incident/155%20-%20Tokyo%20Babylon%20and%20Magical%20Girl%20Incident.mp3] Show notes: 0:42 - We talk about Tokyo Babylon 27:29 - We talk about Magical Girl Incident Next time is Home Office Romance and Touring After the Apocalypse

They Were Eleven / Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!

The Seattle Mariners are 1.5 games back of the Astros in the AL West and 1 game ahead of the Rangers for the last Wild Card spot. Cal Raleigh is having a historic season. I'm ready to be hurt, or fall in love. This episode, we're talking about Moto Hagio's They Were Eleven published by Denpa and Chika Mizube's Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (with story by Kanata Hoshi and character design by Pepperon) published by Kodansha. They Were Eleven credits: * Translator: Ajani Oloye * Proofreading: Momo * Production: Nicole Dochych, Lauren Eldon 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/154-they-were-eleven-and-pass-the-monster-meat-milady/154%20-%20They%20Were%20Eleven%20and%20Pass%20the%20Monster%20Meat%2C%20Milady%21.mp3] Show notes: 1:07 - We talk about They Were Eleven 29:17 - We talk about Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! Next time is Tokyo Babylon and Magical Girl Incident

Catch These Hands! / This Monster Wants to Eat Me

The Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres shared first place in their respective divisions today, as baseball gets ever more interesting. This episode, we're talking about murata's Catch These Hands! and Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me, both published by Yen Press. Catch These Hands! credits: * Translation: Amanda Haley * Lettering: Bianca Pistillo This Monster Wants to Eat Me credits: * Translation: Caleb Cook * Lettering: Bianca Pistillo 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/]. Read Helen's review of Catch These Hands! on The OASG [https://www.theoasg.com/reviews/manga/the-anti-social-geniuses-review-catch-these-hands-volume-1/29247]. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/153-catch-these-hands-and-this-monster-wants-to-eat-me/153%20-%20Catch%20These%20Hands%21%20and%20This%20Monster%20Wants%20to%20Eat%20Me.mp3] Show notes: 1:12 - We talk about Catch These Hands! 18:50 - We talk about This Monster Wants to Eat Me Content warning: There is ideation of suicide in This Monster Wants to Eat Me and its discussion. Next time is They Were Eleven and Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!