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Double Taisei: Cover art breakdown

A step-by-step breakdown of the cover art from our Double Taisei episode including some original artist ideas for what the cover could be

Art by Shannon (illuminyatea)

#33.5 First Thoughts on Double Taisei

What happens when Fight Club is your inspiration for a manga about shogi?

In this episode of Shonen Flop Chib, David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the Shonen Jump manga Double Taisei created by Kentarou Fukuda. 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.

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Look Back: Extended Scene: It's peak fiction

Geoff giving additional thoughts on how good Look Back is

Look Back: Deleted Scene: It's hot out

Deleted scene from our Look Back episode where we discuss how hot it is

Look Back: Warmup audio

Warmup audio from our Look Back episode featuring Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement.

Look Back: Tucker Report

Tucker's episode notes (including name pronunciation/meaning) for our Look Back episode

Characters:

• 藤野 キョウ, Fujino Kyō
• 京本, Kyōmoto
• Both “Kyo”s in the character names are long syllables (two beats)
• The names don’t really seem to have significance this time. Going for realism, I guess.

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OTHER NOTES:

• It was announced on August 2nd that the scene with the man attacking the ar...
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Look Back: HQ Cover Art

HQ covert art from our Look Back episode

Art by Shannon (illuminyatea)

#33 Look Back (Ft. Geoff Thew from Mother’s Basement)

If there’s one thing we love doing it’s talking about Chainsaw Man and its creator Tatsuki Fujimoto.

This episode we, and our guest Geoff Thew from Mother’s Basement discuss his Shonen Jump manga one-shot Look Back.

Show Notes:

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

• Episode art by Shannon (IG: illuminyatea)

• You can find our guest at youtube.com/c/mothersbasement

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New benefit - watch us record!

Wanted to say we've added a new benefit for Tier 3 - King of the Forest. You can now join us on discord as David and Jordan record Chibi eps and main episodes when possible. Our usual recording time is 1pm EST the Sunday before a main episode comes out.

Look Back: Cover art breakdown

A step-by-step breakdown of the cover art from our Look Back episode including some original artist ideas for what the cover could be

Art by Shannon (illuminyatea)

First goal met!

We successfully hit our first goal. Thank you all so much for your support :)

Audio Drama: Yandhi's Workout Plan

The workout of the century is here! Do you have what it takes to build your own workout plan?

Staring Gerard Quinn and Tucker Whatley

Created by Nicole Agosto with assistance from Tucker Whatley and Jordan Forbes

Shonen Flop Ending Theme (v3)

The full version of the third Shonen Flop Intro theme created by Jordan

Shonen Flop Intro Theme (v3)

The full version of the third Shonen Flop Intro theme created by Jordan

First Impressions: The Hunters Guild: Red Hood

Available to everyone! David and Jordan give their first impressions on Yuuki Kawaguchi's Shonen Jump series Hunter's Guild: Red Hood

First Impressions: Choujin X

David and Jordan give their first impressions on Sui Ishida's new manga Choujin X

Red Sprite: Cover art breakdown

A step-by-step breakdown of the cover art from our Red Sprite episode

Art by Shannon (illuminyatea)

i tell c: Cover art breakdown

A step-by-step breakdown of the cover art from our i tell c episode

Art by Shannon (illuminyatea)

Red Sprite: Tucker Report

Tucker's episode notes (including name pronunciation/meaning) for our Red Sprite episode

NOTES

• Author: Yagi, Tomohiro 屋宜 知宏
• -All short
• Apparently previously worked under the pen name “屋宜智博” before he started at Jump….it’s a homonym (same family name just spelled with different characters, pronounced the same)

JPN Wikipedia article on the author:

2021-08-12 02:56:55 +0000 UTC View Post

i tell c: Tucker Report

Tucker's episode notes (including name pronunciation/meaning) for our Red Sprite episode

NOTES

What does the title mean?

• Just written in syllables in katakana (“Aiterushii”), so no real hints there.
• ”Aite” can mean partner (as in like a detective’s partner). There’s also the verb phrase “Aishiteru,” which means “I love you.”
• My guess is that the title is a play on both of these words (with the syllables in “I lov...
  2021-08-12 02:54:14 +0000 UTC View Post

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

Deleted scene from our Red Sprite episode where David talks about how he doesn't like the name Red Sprite

Red Sprite: Deleted Scene: Already discussed

Deleted scene from our Red Sprite episode where Jodan gets into a topic already discussed

i tell c: Deleted Scene: Meeting Ended

Deleted scene from our i tell c episode where we got kicked out of Google Hangouts

Red Sprite: Warmup audio

Warmup audio from our Red Sprite episode featuring Mitch from Talkin' Anime.

i tell c: Warmup audio

Warmup audio from our i tell c episode featuring Max from Pod of Greed.

Red Sprite: HQ Cover Art

HQ covert art from our Red Sprite episode

Art by Shannon (illuminyatea)

i tell c: HQ Cover Art

HQ covert art from our i tell c episode

Art by Shannon (illuminyatea)

Hell Warden Higuma: Tucker Report

Tucker's episode notes (including name pronunciation/meaning) for our Hell Warden Higuma episode

NOTES

Okina

翁（おきな）

-escaped from prison 400 years ago

TERMS:

Mouja: the dead

亡者

獄卒人

Goku-sotsu-jin

(prison graduate)

分霊者

Bunreisha (?)

Higuma’s invisible subordinate...name means part-ghost-person

Zaiju

ザイジュ

-Short ju

-The hands

-just in...

Hell Warden Higuma: Extended Scene: Ending

An extended version of the ending for the Hell Warden Higuma episode

Hell Warden Higuma: Warmup audio

Warmup audio from our Hell Warden Higuma episode featuring Zane Golia.