Manga in Your Ears

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!

This episode, we talk about Isaki Uta's The Lost & Found Collection—which includes four one shots: Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Silkscreen—published by Irodori Comics. Then we talk about Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon published by Viz in Shonen Jump. The Lost & Found Collection credits: * Translated by: Ed Ayes (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle), Itsuki (Silkscreen) * Lettering by: Tim Sun (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Silkscreen), Mercedes McGarry (Mermaid in the Bottle) * Compiled and Formatted by: CC Sū, Syu * Project Management by: Katarina Kunstelj (Mine-kun Is Asexual, Silkscreen) * Quality Assurance by: On Takahashi, Zhuchka, and Hara Gyatei; * Eduardo Reyes (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, Mermaid in the Bottle) Ruri Dragon credits: * Translation: Caleb Cook * Lettering: Sara Linsley As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco [https://bsky.app/profile/taiikumenco.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 Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, and Mermaid in the Bottle at The OASG [https://www.theoasg.com/articles/the-anti-social-geniuses-try-out-various-irodori-doujinshi/24544]. Read Helen's review of Silkscreen at The OASG [https://www.theoasg.com/reviews/manga/silkscreen-doujinshi-review/26260]. Listen [https://archive.org/download/142-the-lost-found-collection-and-ruri-dragon/142%20-%20The%20Lost%20%26%20Found%20Collection%20and%20RuriDragon.mp3] Show notes: 1:08 - We talk about The Lost & Found Collection * 1:08 - We talk about Leaper * 9:02 - We talk about Mine-kun Is Asexual * 18:28 - We talk about Mermaid in the Bottle * 26:21 - We talk about Silkscreen 37:59 - We talk about Ruri Dragon Next time is Give Her Back To Me and Made in Abyss.

The Seattle Mariners are clinging on for dear life, and I am in pain. This episode, we're talking about Ai Tanaka's King in Limbo published by Kodansha. And Yuhi Azumi's Cutie and the Beast published by Seven Seas. King in Limbo credits: * Translation: Ajani Oloye * Lettering: EK Weaver * Editing: Ben Applegate * Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by Matt Akuginow Cutie and the Beast credits: * Translation: Angela Liu * Adaptation: Andrea Puckett * Lettering and retouch: Erika Terriquez * Interior layout: Christa Miesner (volume 2) * Cover design: Nicky Lim, George Panella (logo) * Proofreader: Brett Hallahan, Dawn Davis (volume 2) * Editor: J.P. Sullivan * Prepress technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein * Production manager: Lissa Pattillo * Managing editor: Julie Davis * Associate publisher: Adam Arnold * Publisher: Jason DeAngelis As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco [https://bsky.app/profile/taiikumenco.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/141-king-in-limbo-and-cutie-and-the-beast/141%20-%20King%20in%20Limbo%20and%20Cutie%20and%20the%20Beast.mp3] Show notes: (Editor's note: Something is up with Apryll's audio for like the first 15 minutes? I checked the raw audio - before I do lazy editing that sometimes messes with things in kinda this way - and it sounds the same. So no idea what's up. It's mostly listenable, but sorry about that!) 0:44 - We talk about King in Limbo 25:02 - We talk about Cutie and the Beast Next time is The Lost and Found Collection by Isaki Uta and Ruri Dragon