Episode 58: Tatsuki Fujimoto

Join Gee and Ray for this double feature romantasy! From the first ideas of Dawn of the Arcana, to the rich world of The King's Beast, why do all these interesting ingredients keep resulting in lack-lustre recipes? This month we explore why execution is far more important that premise for audience satisfaction.Follow RRtL on ⁠BlueSky⁠!Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky

Join Gee and Ray as we explore the cynical character lives of Moyoco Anno! From a harrowing spiral of disordered eating, to the many lives of history's sex workers, Anno's work is fierce with it's criticism -- but does it always hit the mark?Follow RRtL on BlueSky!Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky

Welcome to another Season of Romance with Gee and Ray!! This month we spotlight the opposites-attract love story of Everyone's Getting Married. Hear our thoughts as we revisit this josei, which entered the English market at the top of its game.Follow RRtL on ⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠!Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky

Once again this December, Ray and Gee spotlight their favourite new  series for the year! From cozy domestic slice-of-life to the impending climate crisis, and a whole breadth of honourable mentions, come listen  to our picks for the year!! Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ Finally, check out the latest podcast updates out on the ⁠⁠RRTL Bluesky⁠

This month, join Gee and Ray as they talk about a brand new English debut, Colette Decides to Die! After worn-out town apothecary Colette jumps down a well, she finds herself in the underworld - but she's not dead yet! Instead, she's put to task healing Hades, the gruff young man who judges the dead. As this first volume hits shelves, we'll share our thoughts on this newest series from Shojo Beat! Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠ And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠ Finally, check out the latest podcast updates out on the ⁠RRTL Bluesky⁠

Welcome to another Spooky Season with Gee and Ray!! This month we spotlight the action-packed Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku. As our motley crew fight for their lives on an island both weird and incoprehensible, will they make it out alive? Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter

Every so often, a series gets so popular, fans can't help but demand more! This month, we dive into the various pre- and sequels available for some of the largest manga hits available. Join Gee and Ray this month as we dive deep into the series that explore some of your favourites further. Follow Ray on her channel ⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠ and ⁠Twitter⁠ And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠Youtube Channel⁠ and ⁠Twitter

Welcome to this special double-episode month, as Gee and Ray round out August chatting about pet manga!! This month we spend time with the furry companions many of us share our lives with - spotlighting the ups and downs of living with pets. Join us, as we laugh and cry as we explore the manga featuring our favourite fluffy friends. Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter

The episode may be late, but Gee and Ray have LOTS to say about the popularly divisive, oft-misunderstood, Tatsuki Fujimoto! From the bleak future of Fire Punch, to the quirky portrait of grief Goodbye Eri, Fujimoto's macabre madness is worth exploring, even for the squeamish in the audience.... Follow Ray on her channel ⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠ and ⁠Twitter⁠ And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠YouTube Channel⁠ and ⁠Twitter a mangaka spotlight

This month, join Gee and Ray as they finally get to wax poetic over Yuhki Kamatani's choir series, Shonen Note - Boy Soprano! After Yutaka joins the middle school choir as a soprano, his world opens up to completely new things... but is it all going to come crashing down when he hits puberty? And is the Russian prodigy Popo-chan all that he seems? Come along with us as we explore this musical masterpiece! Follow Ray on her channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter