Manga in Your Ears

The White Sox are already running into random wins that didn't seem to happen in 2024, so we're well on our way to a normal extremely bad season instead of historically extremely bad season. This episode, we're talking about CLAMP's Legend of Chun Hyang published by Tokyopop and Spica Aoki's Kaiju Girl Caramelise published by Yen Press. Legend of Chun Hyang credits: * Translator: Ray Yoshimoto * Retouch and Lettering: Jose Macasocol, Jr. * Cover Layout: Gary Shum * Editor: Jake Forbes Kaiju Girl Caramelise 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]) 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/149-legend-of-chun-hyang-and-kaiju-girl-caramelise/149%20-%20Legend%20of%20Chun%20Hyang%20and%20Kaiju%20Girl%20Caramelise.mp3] Show notes: 1:01 - We talk about Legend of Chun Hyang 12:11 - We talk about Kaiju Girl Caramelise Next time is Neighborhood Story and Kowloon Generic Romance

Helen here folks, I know Kory normally starts off the episode notes with something sports related so uhhh…. I saw that the 2025 “City Connect” designs were unveiled recently, and the DC ones look pretty; I might need to buy one of the hats to add to my collection of “cherry blossom themed hats for DC sports teams” (especially since I lost my Caps hat in that vein last year, noooo). Now that that’s out of the way, no Kory or Apryll this time but I am joined by Justin (@kami_nomi [https://x.com/Kami_nomi]) of The OASG, who is my cohost on the other podcast I, uh, cohost, “It’s Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!” We’re talking about the J-Novel Club (Heart imprint) release of Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman, which is a big and plot heavy series so we have both a spoiler-free section and then a spoiler-filled section about why the nickname “josei Game of Thrones” is VERY accurate for this series! 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. Read Helen's review of volume 1 at The OASG [https://www.theoasg.com/reviews/light-novel/trials-tribulations-next-life-as-a-noblewoman-volume-1-review/33293]. Listen [https://archive.org/download/148-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-my-next-life-as-a-noblewoman/148%20-%20The%20Trials%20and%20Tribulations%20of%20My%20Next%20Life%20as%20a%20Noblewoman.mp3] Show notes: 0:45 - Spoiler free discussion 34:05 - Spoiler-full discussion * Content warning (in the spoiler section) for mentions of an attempted sexual assault, since it’s a plot-triggering event we couldn’t talk around. Next time is The Legend of Chun Hyang and Kaiju Girl Caramelize

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