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We were deeply saddened to hear the news about the passing of Ben Potter aka Comicstorian. Our thoughts are with his family and those closest to him. In his memory we wanted to rerun our episode on Yoakemono featuring him.

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We live in an ability society

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the Shonen Jump manga Hi-Fi Cluster. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their “power word” to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us [email protected]
• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; bonus episodes on series like PPPPPP, Akane Banashi, and Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer; and help us decide future comment
• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733
• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r
• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes
• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com
• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)
• Episode transcriptions by The Ghostwriters: Travis “T” Root, OzyRat, and TrafalagarWolfwood

MAL Description:

Welcome to the Ability Society. A futuristic world where no one has an advantage from the abilites they were born with, because you can easily download abilites. These downloadable abilites, called "Labels," will give you the skills to do just about anything. From driving a car to making pottery, the sky's the limit. But there's just one problem—they don't work for Heita Jugojo. How can a guy with no abilities survive in a world where everybody's an "expert?" Find out in this offbeat sci-fi story!

Ok, what if you rip off Hunter x Hunter instead of One Piece?

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the discuss Shounen Jump manga Metallica Metalluca. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their “power word” to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us [email protected]

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; bonus episodes on series like PPPPPP, Akane Banashi, and Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer; and help us decide future comment

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

• Episode transcriptions by The Ghostwriters: Travis “T” Root, OzyRat, and TrafalagarWolfwood

MAL Description:

In a world where rare metals drive the economy, "Minea", the people who seek out these metals at the risk of their own life, are highly respected. A strange boy called Ruka has wandered destructively into the failing town of Elza, declaring that his goal is to be a Minea! He ends up under the surveillance of a village girl, Shella, whose little brother is sick from a poison gas accident in the town's now-closed mine. But there may be more to this situation than meets the eye! Will Ruka be able to help his new friends, and maybe one day become a legendary Minea?

The future diary of a wimpy manga

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us [email protected]
• You can find our guest at linktr.ee/neyshaplays and @NeyshaPlays
• Find Science Fiction Remnant at @scifiremnant and https://solo.to/scifiremnant
• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; joining us during recordings, and exclusive episodes on manga like Akane-banashi, Witch Watch, or Blue Box.
• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733
• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r
• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes
• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com
• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee
• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)
• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis
• Episode transcriptions by The Ghostwriters: Travis “T” Root, OzyRat, and TrafalagarWolfwood. You can find them on our website shonenflop.com

MAL Description:

Googugu is a mysterious new app that can search for information, but unlike other popular search engines, Googugu can search through all information that exists on Earth, including confidential government documents and even people's journal entries. With great power comes great limitations though, as Googugu can only be used on a tiny device known as a "super smartphone."

First-year high school student Kyuu "Q" Sagurada happens to be an owner of one such device by chance. Though he is academically brilliant, Q strives to barely pass all of his courses by turning every test into a game, much to the ire of his childhood friend Yuika Noumaru. His behavior stems back to an incident seven years prior, when his younger brother, Shuu, disappeared without a trace. Despite the police's best efforts, they were never able to solve the case.

Realizing that his new smartphone has the potential to crack his younger brother's cold case, he attempts to search for it, only to see that any relevant information is locked. Now, Q must utilize the super smartphone more and collect "Googugu Points" in order to access the information. But as he continues to use the device, he realizes that he may not be the only super smartphone user out there, and the others could be manipulating the world as he knows it.

Will Asa ever find love?

What time is it? It’s the Chainsaw Minute! Every Friday David and Jordan give their thoughts on the latest chapter of the manga that needs no introduction, Chainsaw Man. Find out what’s the devil of the week and why this chapter is a 10/10.

Looking for a regular Shonen Flop episode? They’re all on the same feed and you can find our next episode on Monday.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us [email protected]

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to content, bonus episodes, and polls for what we cover next

• Join the Discord to be able to sit in on a live taping of this episode and interact with us in the chat every Wednesday at 5:30PM. Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

• Special thanks to Tre Watson for the episode title shoutout, you can find them @trewatsonmusic or youtube.com/c/TreWatsonMusic