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Zan: Cover Art WIP + HQ Version

#53 Zan (Ft.Manga Historian MaxyBee)

Manga by Naoya Sugita

I Zan’t believe this was published in Shonen Jump.

We and our guest Manga Historian MaxyBee discuss Naoya Sugita’s (SWOT) Shonen Jump manga Zan.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at @MaxyTheBee and https://friendshipeffortvictory.com

• Become a member of our community by...

June 2022 Schedule

Here's our upcoming content this month!

6/6 - First thoughts on Zan

6/13 - Zan

6/20 - First thoughts on The Last Saiyuki 

6/27 - The Last Saiyuki

Our major Patreon content will be our thoughts on the first 3 episodes of Teen Titans and our minor content will be a cover art overview

#52.5 First Thoughts on Zan

Manga by Naoya Sugita

Is the writing in this manga as sharp as a katana?

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the Shonen Jump manga Zan. 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 shonenflop@gmail.com

• Help keep the...

Golem Hearts (Relook): Unedited Audio and Recording Notes

Manga Details

• Author: Gen_Oosuga
• Author’s other works:
  • Made a oneshot, now making Dorondororon
• Run dates: Aug 29, 2016 to Jan 23, 2017
• Chapters/Volumes: 2/15

About the Manga

• Plot
  • Golems are little household appliances like the animals from the flintstones. They’re created by arcanists, who manipulate them with golem arts which is alchemy from fma but less co...
    2022-06-03 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

June Content Poll

This month's theme is anime-inspired Cartoon Network shows from the 2000s. We'll give our thoughts on the first three episodes of the winner! 

Patron Shoutout May 2022

We give a lovely tune about each patron

First Impressions: Witch Watch

Tune in to listen to David and Jordan's first thoughts on currently running Shonen Jump manga Witch Watch. 

Golem Hearts (Relook): Cover Art WIP + HQ Version

A look at the progression of the cover art and an HQ version of it

Golem Hearts (Relook): Warmup audio

Warmup audio for our Golem Hearts (Relook) episode

#52 Golem Hearts (Relook) (Ft. Jeremy Kaplowitz Editor In Chief of Hard Drive)

It’s our two-year anniversary so we’re seeing if this manga still has some “heart”,

We and our guest Jeremy Kaplowitz, the Editor in Chief of Hard Drive, discuss Gen Oosuga’s Shonen Jump manga Golem Hearts.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at @jeremysmiles, Hard Drive at hard-drive.net, and The Deep Dive in the Shallow End at deepdiveshallowend.libsyn.com

• Become a...

Gun Blaze West: Deleted Scene: Translation

Deleted scene of Jordan talking about translation issues

Gun Blaze West: Deleted Scene: Morbius

Deleted scene of us discussing cinematic classic Morbius

Gun Blaze West: Unedited Audio and Recording Notes

Manga Details

• Author: Watsuki, Nobuhiro (Wat-ski No-boo-he-ro)
• Author’s other works:
  • Rurouni Kenshin, Buso Renkin
  • Worked for Obata as an assistant
  • Oda was his assistant
• Run dates: Dec 12, 2000 to Jul 31, 2001
• Chapters/Volumes: 3/28

About the Manga

• Plot
  • Viu is a dumb kid in the old west who wins a gun belt. Marcus Homer is a huge fucking idiot...
    2022-05-20 21:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post

#51.5 Ranking Every Series Covered So Far 2022 Edition

It’s our two-year anniversary so we’re going to be taking another look at Golem Hearts next week.

So, instead of a typical first impressions episode we’ve ranked every manga we’ve read so far! You can make your own version of the tier list here: https://tiermaker.com/create/shonen-flop-manga-15077957.

Show Notes:

• You can see the final version of the tier list along wi...

Gun Blaze West: Tucker Report

SIX WORDS: America through eyes of confused pedo

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Author:

• Watsuki, Nobuhiro 和月 伸宏（わつき のぶひろ)
  • Due to whispered vowels, Watsuki would often sound like “Watski” when spoken quickly by native Japanese speakers

Characters:

• Viu Bannes (ビュー・バンズ, Byū Banzu)
  • Author is probably intending for first name to be pronounc...
    2022-05-18 21:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Gun Blaze West: Cover Art WIP + HQ Version

Gun Blaze West: Warmup audio

Warmup audio for our Gun Blaze West episode.

#51 Gun Blaze West (Ft. Josh from the Volume One Podcast)

We bite the bullet and read what if One Piece was about cowboys.

We and our guest Josh from the Volume One Podcast discuss Nobuhiro Watsuki’s (Rurouni Kenshin, Buso Renkin) Shonen Jump manga Gun Blaze West.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com
• You can find our guest at https://linktr.ee/Volumeonepodcast
• Become a member of ou...
  2022-05-15 04:14:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Chibi Guesses Scoring Ep 4

David and Jordan score their guesses from the for the U19, Nine Dragons' Ball Parade, Level E, Love Rush!, School Judgment: Gakkyu Hotei, and Hungry Marie episodes

#50.5 First Thoughts on Gun Blaze West

Manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin)

Does this western manga go south?

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the Shonen Jump manga Gun Blaze West. 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 shonenflop@gmail.com

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Hungry Marie: Unedited Audio and Recording Notes

Manga Details

• Author: Tamura, Ryuuhei (Tam-orah Ree-u-hay)
• Author’s other works:
  • Beelzebub
  • Cop and Dolphin
• Run dates: Feb 27, 2017 to Oct 16, 2017
• Chapters/Volumes: 33/4

About the Manga

• Characters
  • BijogiTaiga (Bee-jo-gee Tai-gah)
    • I feel taiga is a common name in manga
    • Bell Ringer
    • Afraid to hold a conovo with anna
    ...
    2022-05-06 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

May 2022 Schedule

Hey all, here's what we're going to be making in May!

5/9 - Guns Blaze West (Chibi)

5/16 - Guns Blaze West (Main)

5/23 - Ranking every series so far 2022 (Chibi)

5/30- Golem Hearts Relook (Main)

The major piece of Patreon content this month will be First impressions: Witch Watch, the minor piece of Patreon content will be Chibi Scoring

Hungry Marie: Deleted Scene: Issue with the name Red Sprite

Deleted scene discussing lack of nameplates in Hungry Marie

Hungry Marie: Tucker Report

Six Words: Too many ingredients, flavors don’t blend

Author: Tamura, Ryuuhei 田村 隆平（たむら りゅうへい)

Characters:

• Marie-Thérèse Charlotte
  • Mah-ree Tay-rez Shar-lote
  • Like Japanese, French does not have varying levels of stress, so all syllables should receive roughly the same level of stress
  • The “th” is just a spelling thing. Just pronounce it like ...
    2022-05-04 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Hungry Marie: Cover Art WIP + HQ Version

A look at the progression of the cover art and an HQ version of it

Hungry Marie: Warmup audio

Warmup audio from our Hungry Marie episode featuring Rem from Anime out of Context

#50 Hungry Marie (Ft. Rem from Anime Out of Context)

Manga by Ryuuhei Tamura

It’s our 50th episode which definitely is leaving us hungry to cover some manga.

We and our guest  Rem from Anime Out of Context discuss Ryuuhei Tamura’s (Beelzebub, Hard-boiled Cop and Dolphin) Shonen Jump manga Hungry Marie.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at 2022-05-01 15:16:36 +0000 UTC View Post

May 2022 Content Poll

Happy May everyone, here's your choices for what we'll discuss in May for our Patrons. Please feel free to comment here or post in the Discord if you have any suggestions for June!

Patreon Shoutout Story April 2022

How'd the rock concert with our patrons go?