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Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

Ashley McDonnell

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Fréquence : 1 épisode/24j. Total Éps: 137

A manga discussion podcast focusing on shojo (and josei!) series that make your heart go doki-doki. Covering classics like CLAMP’s “Cardcaptor Sakura” and Yuu Watase’s “Fushigi Yuugi” to newer favorites like Kazune Kawahara’s “My Love Story!!” and Hiro Fujiwara’s “Maid Sama!” Shojo & Tell host Ashley McDonnell discusses one series per episode with a rotating shojo superfan. We're recreating all those impassioned rants you'd have with your friends about your favorite series, just in podcast form. Shojo [or shoujo] manga: Japanese comics made for young women. A breath of fresh air after reading over 100 volumes of “One Piece.” The underappreciated sibling of all those same-y never-ending shonen titles.

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https://danosongs.com/
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https://www.shojoandtell.com/episodes/fushigiyugi1
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https://twitter.com/shojoandtell
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https://twitter.com/AshMcD00
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games
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Hot Gimmick First Half (Pt. 1) Discussion (with Naja B. of Blerdy Otome)

Épisode 112

lundi 1 juillet 2024 • Durée 01:52:26

This episode discusses the first half (volumes 1-6) of Hot Gimmick by Miki Aihara

It's here. It's finally here. Shojo & Tell host Ashley has been trying to make this episode happen for at least two years. And now, here we are. We're talking about the first half of Hot Gimmick, aka, Hot Trash, aka Hot Mess. Seriously: Content warning for basically everything. Ashley was prepared to have nothing nice to say about this series (she's read it before and thought it was the worst shojo series ever), but it's surprising what reading something 12 years after your initial encounter with it can do... Naja of Blerdy Otome is a big fan of Hot Gimmick, despite also recognizing that it's extremely problematic. There's underage sex and drugs, there's blackmail, there's demeaning servitude, there's gang rape. And that's just the first three volumes. Hatsumi's a doormat, Ryoki's bad, Azusa's bad, Shinogu's bad trying to be good, Akane is the reason we're in this mess. Only Subaru is good. Team Subaru! Let's talk it through.

REFERENCES

Hot Gimmick is available from Viz Media in English
Hot Gimmick S is a reimagining of the ending
Other anime/manga mentions
- Chobits
- Cardcaptor Sakura
- Gundam
- Red River
- Basara
- From Far Away
Archive of Our Own
Wattpad
Story of NHL player who Ashley went to college with
Misc. media mentions
- Gossip Girl
- You
Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

Find Naja's work on her website, Twitch, Twitter, and BlueSky
Shojo & Tell on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter
Ashley on Bluesky

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (with Joshua McHugh)

Épisode 111

mercredi 29 mai 2024 • Durée 01:29:02

This episode discusses all of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (volumes 1-6) by Fumino Hayashi.

Shinji, get in the robot! Shojo & Tell host Ashley and the guy previously known as Ashley's "Cyborg 009 buddy," Josh McHugh, delve into this version of the beloved series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which is an alternate universe of the video game Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel 2nd (a PlayStation 2 game, and yes there is first Girlfriend of Steel before this entry), which is an alternate universe of the events in the final episode of the original anime. The main plot is mostly about whether Shinji will pick Rei or Asuka to be his life partner while they're all still in high school. Are you keeping up? Great!

Ashley and Josh do a sort of cultural exchange in this episode: Ashley doesn't really like Evangelion (ikr?), and Josh, like many a millennial, thinks Eva is the GOAT and is very hype to discuss the Instrumentality sequences; Ashley is over 100 episodes deep on a shojo manga podcast, while Josh hadn't read a shojo manga before this. The two talk about how, in Angelic Days, Rei is a completely different person from her beloved anime self; the shortcomings of the backstory about Shinji's parents, Gendo and Yui Ikari; what punk bands Gendo would be into; and much more. And if you're wondering: There ARE still mech fights in this, but there shouldn't have been. So on second thought: Shinji, don't get in the robot!

REFERENCES

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days is out of print. You can find used copies on resale sites. It was published by ADV manga in English.
Other anime/manga mentioned:

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Pt. 1 (with Mackenzie of Mac Loves Manga)

Épisode 103

jeudi 27 juillet 2023 • Durée 01:39:45

This episode discusses volumes 1–7 of Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts by Yu Tomofuji.

Sariphi goes from ritual sacrifice to acting queen consort in the span of only a few volumes. The real problem? She's a human living among beastkind, hiding the secret of the part-human beast king while trying to win over the hearts and minds of people who look nothing like her. Tomofuji's series pushes boundaries, and Mackenzie from Mac Loves Manga is here to fully break them down. Mackenzie joins Shojo and Tell host Ashley to discuss the political intrigue of this series, how refreshing Sari is as a heroine, how endearing the tsundere boys Anubis and Lanteveldt are, and, as is only natural, make inevitable comparisons to Beastars and Zootopia.

REFERENCES

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts is available from Yen Press in English
- Shop small businesses and buy from MangaMart!
Be sure to follow Shoujo Sundae and Colleen's Manga Recs
Other anime/manga mentioned

Princess Jellyfish Part 2

Épisode 19

mercredi 25 juillet 2018 • Durée 01:49:12

Covers volumes 9 to 17 of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura

Don your armor (read: your prettiest, frilliest dress) and get ready to defend Tsukimi and all the residents of Amamizukan from corporate kidnapper Kai Fish. Guest Carrie McClain (an editor at Black Nerd Problems) and host Ashley list off the moments that made them cry in the second half, what clothes come to mean for the Amars, who has agency (and who doesn’t), and have one of the most epic Shipping Corners on the podcast yet. (Shu!! How dare you worm your way into our hearts like this?! HOW DARE YOU make us doubt Kuranosuke x Tsukimi for even a minute?!) Plus, in an author’s note, Higashimura questions why Princess Jellyfish is so popular in America, so Ashley and Carrie, as Americans, provide personal (and speculative) answers.

LINKS

Princess Jellyfish is available from Kodansha USA physically and digitally
You can watch the 11-episode anime over on Funimation
Higashimura also did Tokyo Tarareba Girls, which was a digital-first initiative from Kodansha that's now getting a print run. Listen to our episode about it here.
Kuranosuke still does not identify as an okama
What is a fujoshi?
Hana-Kimi is available from Viz Media
Harajuku and fashion
Correction when talking about Maid-sama: Takumi Usui is actually 3/4s Japanese, 1/4 English, and his half-brother Gerald Walker is the reverse. Which just makes their genetic stereotypes even more ridiculous in the manga. (To show that Takumi is mixed-race, he has blond hair and green eyes, both recessive genes.)

Princess Jellyfish Part 1 (with Carrie McClain)

Épisode 18

mercredi 11 juillet 2018 • Durée 01:38:29

Covers volumes 1 to 8 of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura

Chances are you’ve heard heaps and heaps of praise bestowed upon this manga about a jellyfish otaku whose life is changed forever by a crossdresser. That praise is HELLA ACCURATE. Carrie McClain (an editor at Black Nerd Problems) and host Ashley reveal how much they’ve become Princess Jellyfish otaku by fangirling all over the Amars and Kuranosuke, dissecting how Higashimura explores identity politics through the narrative and motifs in the art, and remind you that everybody, EVERYBODY, is an otaku. Yes, even straight-laced, stuffy Shu. He’s a Tsukimi otaku.

LINKS

Princess Jellyfish is available from Kodansha USA physically and digitally
You can watch the 11-episode anime over on Funimation
Higashimura also did Tokyo Tarareba Girls, which was a digital-first initiative from Kodansha that's now getting a print run. Listen to our episode about it here.
Tokyopop had a line of comics back in the day called Chix Comics. Groan.
Are you living the NEET life?
Kuranosuke does not identify as an okama
Records of the Three Kingdoms, aka what Mayaya's always going on about
Princess Jellyfish Nomu is probably insulted to be lumped in with My Hero Academia Nomu. Maybe.
What is a fujoshi?

The Full-Time Wife Escapist (with Megan DeYarman)

Épisode 17

mercredi 27 juin 2018 • Durée 01:01:20

Covers all 9 volumes of The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino

What would it be like to get married as a job? Megan DeYarman (of The Manga Test Drive) and host Ashley dive into The Full-Time Wife Escapist’s (very good) takes on alternatives to traditional marriage, family generally, and employment in particular (scheduling out twice-monthly hug dates may not be as weird and emotionless as it seems!). Plus, there’s plenty of gushing about the respectful representation of older virgins, a nice in-depth character walkthrough of the main cast (Mikuri, Hiramasa, Kazami, Yuri), and a helpful quiz to figure out what job Mikuri should be pursuing with her psychology degree.

EPISODE CHAPTER TIME CODES

Intro: 0:00 to 5:19
SPOILERS AFTER 5:19
Character walkthrough: 5:30 to 21:15
Proverbs: 21:16 to 23:45
Alternative relationship structures: 23:45 to 29:45
Alternative business ideas: 29:45 to 35:10
Alternative family structures: 35:10 to 38:10
Art corner: 38:10 to 42:35
Quiz: 42:35 to 50:00
Shipping corner: 50:00 to 57:30
Final thoughts/outro: 57:30 to end

LINKS

This series is available from Kodansha USA
This manga was the basis for a very popular drama in Japan that, at the time of this podcast episode’s publication, isn’t available in English. But you can watch a trailer from the TBS Company (with subtitles) here.
Also you may remember some “koi dance” videos from a few years ago. Those were based on the ED for the above-mentioned drama. Definitely check out this one done by folks working at the American Embassy in Japan for Christmas 2016.
If you don’t like reading manga digitally, tell Kodansha which of their digital-first initiatives you’d like to see in print via this survey. (Be sure to include !)

Fushigi Yugi Part 2

Épisode 16

mercredi 13 juin 2018 • Durée 01:08:14

Covers volumes 10-18 of Fushigi Yugi by Yu Watase

We’re back to talk about the strange saga of Fushigi Yugi’s ending and how Tamahome became Taka, or Taka was always Taka but he allowed Tamahome to exist, one’s a shadow, something like that. Just trust us on this one. Ashley, Caitlin, and Jess also discuss how Miaka and Yui have matured after one of them was consumed by a dragon god (oh, they also graduated middle school), how a young Yu Watase may have been underestimating the power of shojo manga, and, most importantly, everybody weighs in on which of the Celestial Warriors has the best hair.

LINKS

Fushigi Yugi (and Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden) is available from Viz Media’s Shojo Beat line
Fushigi Yugi: Byakko Senki is currently running in Japan
Request Viz to pick up Byakko Senki
So here’s why Ashley butchered Caitlin’s intro: Ashley’s partner Jeff (who works at Viz) has a sibling who had a blog called Heroine Sheik, and Caitlin runs a site called I Have a Heroine Problem (link below), and Ashley’s brain conflated those two and then her mouth said the wrong thing. So there you go.
Watase’s negative experiences with her editor working on Arata: The Legend
The Byakko warrior whose name we couldn’t remember was Tokaki
Anime Feminist also did watchalong podcasts for the FY anime if you need more FY talk

Fushigi Yugi Part 1 (with Caitlin Moore and Jess Tan)

Épisode 15

mercredi 30 mai 2018 • Durée 01:38:11

Covers volumes 1-9 of Fushigi Yugi by Yu Watase

Watase’s classic stirs up a lot of feelings in this first Shojo & Tell episode to have three people voicing their opinions. The nostalgia goggles are definitely on for Ashley, Caitlin, and Jessica as they debate who the best celestial warrior is (NURIKO IS THE GREATEST! NO! TASUKI!), ponder the strange choice to have the Seiryu warriors be evil, and discuss how the isekai genre has evolved over the years since Fushigi Yugi (ugh, Sword Art Online). Other questions answered: Should FY get a new anime adaptation? Do luck and privilege intersect? Is Genbu Kaiden the superior FY? Is love really war?

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Strobe Edge (with Alyssa from Anime Intensity)

Épisode 14

mercredi 16 mai 2018 • Durée 01:31:12

Covers all ten volumes of Strobe Edge by Io Sakisaka

First: Strobe Edge is an amazing title, and we take many opportunities to remind you of this throughout the episode. How do you not want to read a manga called Strobe Edge? If you need more convincing about how great this work from Io Sakisaka is, Alyssa (who runs the YouTube channel Anime Intensity) and Shojo & Tell host Ashley do a character conflicts rundown, discuss the merits (or lack thereof) of love triangles as a trope (also: Team Ren? Team Ando? Team Daiki? Why not... all of them? Or maybe we should be Team Ninako?), and gush about Sakisaka’s simple yet gorgeous art.

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We Were There Part 2 (with Nancy from Shojo Beat)

Épisode 13

mercredi 2 mai 2018 • Durée 01:08:03

Covers volumes 9-16 of We Were There by Yuki Obata

Ultra super special guest Nancy Thistlethwaite, a senior editor for Viz Media’s Shojo Beat line, returns to do an in-depth character analysis of Nanami, Yano, Takeuchi, Yuri, and the rest of the crew in We Were There (Bokura ga Ita). (Host Ashley and Nancy may talk a little too much about Take, against their better judgment. Stop it, Take! Get out of here! Team Yano forever!) Memories, dreams, and metaphors like the internal compass are analyzed, Yano's t-shirts are harshly judged (Yano! You have better shirts than that!), and Ashley definitely overuses the word “poignant.” But seriously, this manga is really really poignant!

LINKS

We Were There is available from Viz Media’s Shojo Beat line (obviously!)
Other series Nancy has worked on: Vampire Knight, Ouran High School Host Club
Outro song: “Kimidakewo” by Mi (opening to the We Were There anime)

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