Into the Shoujo-Verse

A new BTS-inspired webtoon has appeared! Our local K-Pop stans Nikki and Miso are here to talk about their initial reactions to the first three chapters, as well as discuss the culture around K-Pop groups more broadly. K-Pop idols are just people, after all, is it weird to base a whole fictional story around their personas?

Into the Shoujoverse is officially one year old! To celebrate, we've decided to each share our favorite and least favorite series of 2021 (or at least that we read during the last year). Join Azayan, Bees, Summosa, Sho-chan, and briefly, Miso for some casual conversation, silly tangents, and of course, shoujo. Thank you so much to all of our listeners. We look forward to another year in the shoujoverse with you!

Its a more serious episode today as Bees, Azayan, and Summosa discuss their own disabilities and how various disabilities are represented in shoujo manga. Key works discussed are Perfect World, A Silent Voice, and A Sign of Affection. Is there enough representation of physical disabilities in shoujo? Is the representation quality? Why do we need this representation? Consider these critical questions and more with us through a shoujo lens.