Join us on a journey, friends, as we embark on a new adventure. In this new podcast, we will be reading and discussing each volume of a particular shojo manga series. First up will be Tokyo Tarareba Girls volume 1 by Akiko Higashimura. Join us in February for our discussion!
Welcome to our first ever post-series intermission! We're taking a break and cleansing our palate after finishing You're My Pet to just hang out and chat. This time, we're getting nostalgic and talking about the manga of our childhoods.
Hellooo, we've just finished another series, and that can only mean one thing: a little intermission! In this episode, we discuss common shojosei manga tropes, our favorites, the ones we hate, and everything in between!
The train is departing the station, and our hosts are excited to start off the journey by beginning the award-winning josei manga series, Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura! Join us as we discuss and analyze volume one, as well as share our thoughts on the Tokyo Lifestyle and the contemporary marriage market.
It's time to meet our contestants in this messy, awful reality show that is our heroine's lives as we discuss volume 2 of Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura. Relationships are all about the journey, not the destination, but our characters have their feet on the acceleration and absolutely missed that sign about cliffs further up the road. Oh well. I'm sure it won't be relevant.
It is time to compromise and give up on our dreams this month as we discuss the third volume of Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura! There is nowhere else to go but d o w n
First off, we sincerely apologize for the audio quality of this episode! Courtney got temporarily trapped in one of those steel can phones. ANYWHO, it's time to play hard to get as we discuss volume 4 of Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura. Do you have a crush on us, yes or no?
We've reached the halfway point of the series, and it's time for a little break from the drama. Come, take a breather with us as we read volume 5 of Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura. Things are about to kick off.
One door closes and another opens as we discuss and analyze volume 6 of Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura. Also, we'll a biweekly podcast now! We did it, friends.
Hello, would you like to date us with the intention of marriage? Come and settle down with us as we discuss volume 7 of Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura! There's no way this can go wrong, right?????
Get in the van, listeners, because we're headed to Izu for a beach brawl as we discuss volume 8 of Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura. It's a big one.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are in full swing and while we may not have met our goal of getting married by now, at least we can celebrate that we've finally reached the final volume of Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Higashimura Akiko! Gold medals for all of us
We're all done with the main Tokyo Tarareba Girls story, but there's still more to cover! Join us in this special epilogue episode where we discuss the 2017 TV drama adaptation, the 2018 epilogue volume Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, and the 2019 manga spin-off Tokyo Tarareba Musume Season 2.
We're starting a new leg of our journey, and with it we have a new series! It's time for the josei classic You're My Pet (AKA Kimi wa Pet AKA Tramps Like Us) by Ogawa Yayoi.
Listen, it's not a josei series unless you've got something to say about gender roles. We live in a society and we're here to discuss volume 2 of You're My Pet (Kimi wa Pet/Tramps Like Us) by Ogawa Yayoi!
Uh-oh, here come the lascivious dental hygienists! Our characters' delicate balance is finally put to the test as we discuss volume 3 of You're My Pet (Kimi wa Pet/Tramps Like Us) by Ogawa Yayoi.
Did you know that Taylor has an irrational fear of people in mascot costumes? Just something to think about as we discuss volume 4 of You're My Pet (Kimi wa Pet/Tramps Like Us) by Ogawa Yayoi.
It's a controversial volume this week, but things are really starting to kick off as we discuss volume 5 of You're My Pet (Kimi wa Pet/Tramps Like Us) by Ogawa Yayoi. How do you feel about international moves?
We're back from hiatus to resume our deep dive into You're My Pet (Kimi wa Pet/Tramps Like Us) by Ogawa Yayoi! This was recorded in like October, that's why we're so nonchalant about it.
We're back into the swing of things and getting international as we discuss volume 7 of You're My Pet (Kimi wa Pet/Tramps Like Us) by Ogawa Yayoi!