Manga in Your Ears

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!

Frau Faust / Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

The Bears crashed out of the playoffs, but it is almost fantasy baseball draft season, and thus almost baseball season. This episode, we're talking about Kore Yamazaki's Frau Faust published by Kodansha and Jinushi's Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You published by Square Enix. Frau Faust credits: * Translation: Stephen Paul * Lettering: Lys Blakeslee * Editing: Ajani Oloye Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You credits: * Translator: Amanda Haley * Letterer: Kyla Aiko (volume 1-2, 4-5), Arbash Mughal (volume 3) * Title Logo Designer: Ti Collier (volume 2) * Cover Designer: Ti Collier (volume 1), Jules Bird (volume 2-5) * Editor: Jennifer Sherman 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/159-frau-faust-and-smoking-behind-the-supermarket-with-you/159%20-%20Frau%20Faust%20and%20Smoking%20Behind%20the%20Supermarket%20with%20You.mp3] Show notes: 1:25 - We talk about Frau Faust 17:19 - We talk about Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Next time is Tamaki & Amane and Hirayasumi

Top Manga of 2025

brb buying an etsy witch to manifest a Seattle Torrent home goal This episode, we're counting down our favorite manga that 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]) 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/158-top-manga-of-2025/158%20-%20Top%20Manga%20of%202025.mp3] Show notes: 0:37 - Number threes 18:29 - Number twos 35:53 - Number ones 46:34 - Also rans Next time is Frau Faust and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

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