The Winter Olympics are happening right now, which means I'm watching a lot of curling. I am going to become a curling sicko.

This episode, we're talking about Fumi Yoshinaga's Tamaki & Amane published by Yen Press and Keigo Shinzō's Hirayazumi published by Viz.

Tamaki & Amane credits:

• Translation: Taylor Engel
• Lettering: Adnazeer Macalangcom

Hirayasumi credits:

• Translation: Jan Mitsuko Cash
• Touch-up art & lettering: Elena Diaz
• Design: Jimmy Presler
• Editor: Holly Fisher

As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

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Show notes:

1:29 - We talk about Tamaki & Amane

19:39 - We talk about Hirayasumi

Next time is a mystery!

The Bears crashed out of the playoffs, but it is almost fantasy baseball draft season, and thus almost baseball season.

This episode, we're talking about Kore Yamazaki's Frau Faust published by Kodansha and Jinushi's Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You published by Square Enix.

Frau Faust credits:

• Translation: Stephen Paul
• Lettering: Lys Blakeslee
• Editing: Ajani Oloye

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You credits:

• Translator: Amanda Haley
• Letterer: Kyla Aiko (volume 1-2, 4-5), Arbash Mughal (volume 3)
• Title Logo Designer: Ti Collier (volume 2)
• Cover Designer: Ti Collier (volume 1), Jules Bird (volume 2-5)
• Editor: Jennifer Sherman

As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission.

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Show notes:

1:25 - We talk about Frau Faust

17:19 - We talk about Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

Next time is Tamaki & Amane and Hirayasumi

brb buying an etsy witch to manifest a Seattle Torrent home goal

This episode, we're counting down our favorite manga that we read this year.

As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission.

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Show notes:

0:37 - Number threes

18:29 - Number twos

35:53 - Number ones

46:34 - Also rans

Next time is Frau Faust and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You