286 - New Chapter Check-in 3 - We Never Learn

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03/16/20 • 66 min

Seamus is out this week so Darfox and dakazu dive into the current arcs of popular series! Chainsaw Man continues to entertain them and they have a lot to say about the unorthodox ending of We Never Learn!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Can Now, Can Now” by Study from We Never Learn, Opening, Introductions, Social Media
00:01:18 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment books were taken off the Kobo store for adult content
00:03:34 - Kaiten Books is a new manga publisher
00:06:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read three different Doraemon’s Long Tales by Fujio F Fujiko, including: Noby in Devilfish Castle, Noby vs. the Mecha Army, and Noby and the Dino Knights
00:11:46 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: “Seishun Seminar” by Study from We Never Learn, We will be doing a *FULL SPOILER* discussion on the newest story arcs of popular manga
00:12:36 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui
00:32:37 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
00:44:22 - dakazu give an update on Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, ZIPMAN!!, Mitama Security: Spirit Busters, and Mission: Yozakura Family
00:45:54 - Dear Sa-chan by Iori Asaga
00:50:33 - Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
00:59:07 - We discuss the thin line between admiring historical generals for their tactics and their ideals
01:04:49 - Next Week’s Topic: Doraemon’s Long Tales VOL4/VOL7/VOL8, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Can Now, Can Now” by Study from We Never Learn, Opening, Introductions, Social Media
00:01:18 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment books were taken off the Kobo store for adult content
00:03:34 - Kaiten Books is a new manga publisher
00:06:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read three different Doraemon’s Long Tales by Fujio F Fujiko, including: Noby in Devilfish Castle, Noby vs. the Mecha Army, and Noby and the Dino Knights
00:11:46 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: “Seishun Seminar” by Study from We Never Learn, We will be doing a *FULL SPOILER* discussion on the newest story arcs of popular manga
00:12:36 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui
00:32:37 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
00:44:22 - dakazu give an update on Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, ZIPMAN!!, Mitama Security: Spirit Busters, and Mission: Yozakura Family
00:45:54 - Dear Sa-chan by Iori Asaga
00:50:33 - Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
00:59:07 - We discuss the thin line between admiring historical generals for their tactics and their ideals
01:04:49 - Next Week’s Topic: Doraemon’s Long Tales VOL4/VOL7/VOL8, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Previous Episode

285 - Girls’ Last Tour part 2

This week we finish our retrospective on Tsukimizu’s Girls’ Last Tour! Join us as our discussion takes us through everything from existentialism to Buddhism to flashbacks!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, End of Anime Interlude
00:02:33 - Listener Emails: Love for World Trigger and Chainsaw Man
00:06:09 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu reads about robots outliving humanity in Robo Sapiens Zenshi
00:12:03 - News: East, Into the Night gets digital volume release
00:13:16 - Huge growth in active users for MANGA Plus in the last 3 months
00:15:31 - ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S. licensed by Yen Press
00:16:57 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite manga series
00:17:30 - Main Segment Retrospective: Girls’ Last Tour, Transition Song: “Ugoku, Ugoku” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, comprehensive review of Tsukimizu’s manga about two girls surviving in an giant empty city structure(covers volumes 4-6)
00:18:54 - We discuss the ending and our thoughts on the fate of the girls
00:24:53 - We appreciate the minutia of mundane survival such as laundry
00:27:07 - dakazu sensed an overarching feeling of finality throughout the whole manga that resonated with him
00:32:58 - We debate the inclusion of the flashback chapter and the overuse of flashbacks in story narratives
00:38:29 - Seamus really enjoyed this series for focusing on the finality of humanity and existence
00:39:49 - We examine the arc with the penis creatures
00:44:21 - We decide that this manga is post-post-apocalyptic
00:47:33 - Seamus explains the themes of existentialism in the series
00:49:04 - We discuss what nirvana is in Buddhism and how it opposes finality
00:53:29 - Darfox brings up Dr. STONE and his issues with Senku wanting to restore humanity without fixing issues
00:59:20 - We give our final impressions on the series as a whole
01:02:46 - Next Week’s Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Next Episode

287 - Triple Dip 41 - Doraemon’s Long Tales: Noby in Devilfish Castle, Noby vs. the Mecha Army, Noby and the Dino Knights

We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doraemon by doing a Triple Dip on Fujiko F. Fujio’s Long Tales manga adaptations of the anime movies! We’re reading VOL. 4: Noby in Devilfish Castle, VOL. 7: Noby vs. the Mecha Army, and VOL. 8: Noby and the Dino Knights!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Doreamon” by Gen Hoshino from Doraemon, Opening, Introductions, Staying safe during the Corona virus outbreak
00:02:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox checks out the first volume of Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest
00:09:45 - *SPOILERS* dakazu thought the big reveal at the end of Kankinjou was a let down
00:20:33 - dakazu loves Kouji Yoshimoto’s monthly allowance budgeting chronicle Teigakusei Otto no Kozukai Banzai
00:27:19 - News: SPY x FAMILY and Chainsaw Man place in the Top 10 of the 2020 Manga Taisho Awards
00:28:55 - Bleach anime returning and Tite Kubo’s Burn the Witch confirmed for serialization this summer and anime movie adaptation this fall
00:37:22 - BEASTARS anime season 2 scheduled for 2021
00:38:04 - Listener Emails: Praise for Chainsaw Man and Black Cat
00:42:47 - Darfox and dakazu give a quick update on the current state of We Never Learn
00:45:59 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on BEASTARS, Reviewing season 1 of the anime and comparing it to the manga
00:47:04 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Noby in Devilfish Castle/Noby vs. the Mecha Army/Noby and the Dino Knights, Transition Song: “Shounenki” by Tetsuya Takeda from Noby’s Little Space War, we read three Doraemon’s Long Tales for comparison of common themes and then pick our favorite of the three
00:50:31 - Noby in Devilfish Castle, Transition Song: “Umi wa Bokurato” by Makoto Iwabuchi
01:04:08 - Noby vs. the Mecha Army, Transition Song: “Watashi ga Fushigi” by Kumiko Ōsugi
01:20:26 - Noby and the Dino Knights, Transition Song: “Tomodachi dakara” by Nobuyo Ōyama
01:33:54 - We pick our favorite out of the three Doraemon’s Long Tales
01:40:34 - Next Week’s Topic: BEASTARS, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster