ScreenTone Club

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss the thorny issues that are too-often taboo in our society: Religion, Money, and... Bicycle Maintainance? Series Discussed: Takahashi from the Bike Shop, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed SisterAssignments for next Episode: You and I are Polar Opposites, Maid to SkateTIMECODES:0:01:45 - Lewd0:02:00 - Andy’s Pick: You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister0:09:00 - Elliot uses any excuse to reference The Mentalist0:14:15 - “Why does everyone have special powers?”0:17:45 - Main Male Character says “I am NOT JINSHI”0:21:00 - KManga version - different translation!0:24:00 - Conclave 2: What if the Pope was hot?0:27:00 - Giving ourselves brainworms0:27:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Takahashi from the Bike Shop0:29:15 - Please add “Deep Impact” to Umamusume kthx0:31:45 - “A Nice Little Smooch”0:35:45 - The constraint of “not fitting in”0:46:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!0:47:45 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy strap on their 80's lycra leotards and their tacticool webbing to perform crimes... in the name of love!Series Discussed: Love Bullet, Cat's EyeAssignments for next Episode: Takahashi from the Bike Shop, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed SisterTIMECODES:0:02:45 - Neko Punch0:03:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Love Bullet0:13:15 - Elliot’s Gun Nerd Corner (Sigh)0:21:00 - “It’s shown more than one boy!”0:25:30 - Galgun????0:27:15 - Andy’s Pick: Cat’s Eye0:31:00 - The first of many Lupin the 3rd comparisons0:35:15 - The Quantum Waveform format of Lupin0:42:15 - “Guess who loves crime????”0:46:30 - Down for 18 volumes total?1:01:30 - Our picks for next episode!1:02:45 - Closedown!1:04:30 - Elliot’s brain finally chugs into life If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy gather around the Christmas Tree and hand out presents to good children. To the girl who is secretly a human-devouring monster: a powerful cleaning agent to help get troublesome bloodstains out of fabrics! To the boy who has been kidnaped by Reverse Santa and taken to their arctic circle base: some warm knitted gloves, the kind which work with touchscreens! And to you, our lovely listeners, we have another episode of our podcast. No, you can't return it to Argos for cash, you cheeky sod.Series Discussed: Common-Sense Monster, Black Night ParadeAssignments for next Episode: Love Bullet, Cat's EyeTIMECODES:0:02:15 - Andy’s Pick: Black Night Parade0:04:45 - “THATS A CRIME”0:10:00 - A main character who loves getting hoisted0:15:15 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Vibes0:20:15 - “Gender has slid off of him”0:28:00 - Will we keep reading it?0:30:30 - A note about availability of Arakawa under the Bridge (as we keep referencing it)0:32:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Common-sense Monster0:33:00 - Recommendation: Read it without looking anything up! Turn off the podcast!0:37:00 - Ways of Depicting Social Awkwardness0:41:30 - “x Meets x Meets x” nonsense0:45:30 - Is The Thing a Christmas Movie?0:50:00 - “The Teenage Experience”0:54:45 - Eager to Read More0:56:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!0:57:45 - NOTE: Elliot is wrong here! He was thinking about City Hunter, which is by the same author.0:59:00 - Closedown1:00:15 - A Plug for mangasear.ch, a Digital Manga Availability Tool! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this BONUS episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy put on the thickest pair of Yuri Goggles they own and get more than they initially bargained for!This is just a little preview of the full episode, which you can find on our reasonably priced Patreon! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss various doomed marriages, with a dash of punching and just a little poison.Series Discussed: May I Ask For One Final Thing?, Marriage Toxin (MARRIAGETOXIN)Assignments for next Episode: Common-Sense Monster, Black Night ParadeTIMECODES:0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: May I Ask for One Final Thing?0:05:00 - “Praxis” Mentioned0:11:00 - Gag Manga?0:14:30 - AlphaManga App Experience0:17:30 - “Wallet-Stabby”0:23:15 - Andy’s Pick: MARRIAGETOXIN (“Marriage Toxin”)0:27:45 - Unavoidable comparisons to Spy x Family0:31:00 - “PROPER NOUN”0:34:30 - “Threatening Hyper-Granny”0:47:00 - “Caught it with its pants down”0:52:30 - “Hey, It’s the guy who chews lead!”0:59:00 - Naming Conventions1:00:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!1:01:00 - Saint Young Men Tangent!1:02:00 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy once again discuss THE POWER OF MANGA, albeit with some obscene fraud attached, and also THE POWER OF A MASSIVE KAIJU, which is admittedly a lot more immediately self-evident.Series Discussed: Kurumizawa’s Folly, GAEA-TIMA the GigantisAssignments for next Episode: May I Ask For One Final Thing?, MarriagetoxinTIMECODES:0:02:30 - Andy’s Pick: GAEA-TIMA the Gigantis0:07:15 - “Andy!” (Exasperated)0:12:00 - “Brain Pickled by Evangelion”0:26:15 - “Effortless”0:34:00 - “Something Special”0:43:15 - K-Manga Reading Experience0:45:15 - Elliot’s Gun Corner: Taurus Curve0:48:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Kurumizawa’s Folly0:51:30 - “People want that Gekiga Stuff!”0:58:30 - Breaking Bad Linkage0:59:45 - “Exquisite Anxious Tension”1:12:30 - Comparison to the recently-reviewed Dragon and Chameleon1:16:45 - Charm and Love for Subject Matter1:21:15 - Our picks for next episode!1:22: 00 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy dive into a massive snowbank to check out an interesting pair of adaptations!Series Discussed: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Search and DestroyAssignments for next Episode: Kurumizawa’s Folly, GAEA-TIMA the GigantisTIMECODES:0:01:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea0:08:00 - “Hornswoggled by Wikipedia”0:13:45 - “Ani-Manga” comparison0:23:00 - Spoilers for the Kaina Sequel Movie0:23:45 - Spoilers end, Abuse of Milton Keynes begins0:25:45 - Andy’s Pick: Search and Destroy0:26:45 - Availability Note - Mangasplaining Extra0:34:00 - “Don’t show the monster”0:49:00 - “Arresting” 0:54:30 - Our Picks for next Episode!0:55:30 - Closedown If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss two equally horrifying disaster scenarios: a train derailment inside a tunnel, and a timeloop isekai story!Series Discussed: Let Me Be Single in Peace!, Dragon HeadAssignments for next Episode: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Search and DestroyTIMECODES:0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Let Me Be Single in Peace! (Manga)0:07:30 - MangaUP! Chapter splitting strikes again0:12:15 - “Manga Indigestion”0:21:00 - Elliot tries to recall Haganai0:25:00 - We can’t stop talking about Makine0:25:45 - Andy’s Pick: Dragon Head0:26:30 - You may already own this!0:28:00 - Genre: “Oh No”0:37:00 - Andy references Threads, not for the first time0:41:45 - 1994 vintage!0:44:00 - Remembering Are You Lost?0:45:30 - “Claustrophobic Intensity”0:47:00 - Quality issues0:50:00 - The show I remembered here was The Last Train0:53:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!0:54:00 - Closedown If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy get enthralled by the POWER OF MANGA(tm) and discuss the most important thing in the world: Toxic Yuri Vibes.Series Discussed: This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Dragon and ChameleonAssignments for next Episode: Let Me Be Single in Peace!, Dragon Head TIMECODES:0:01:30 - Anime Corner: Ruri Rocks0:03:00 - Andy’s Pick: Dragon and Chameleon0:16:00 - My Hero Academia vibes0:19:00 - Upsetting portrayal of female characters0:28:15 - Notes on reading this on MangaUP!0:32:00 - A better series hiding within this series?0:36:00 - Shirobako - Still Good!0:36:15 - Elliot’s Pick: This Monster Wants to Eat Me0:38:15 - Content Warning: Suicidal Ideation0:41:30 - “Yuri Morsel”0:44:15 - Difference of opinion RE: direction of series0:46:45 - Takopi’s Original Sin Episode Here0:47:30 - Yuri Goggles: ENGAGE0:54:15 - Threat?1:00:15 - The Summer Hikaru Died comparison-ish1:05:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!1:06:45 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy strap themselves into an armoured wheelchair and ride off to find romance!Series Discussed: Tank Chair, Even a Replica Can Fall in LoveAssignments for next Episode: This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Dragon and ChameleonTIMECODES:0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Tank Chair0:07:00 - “John Wick meets Mad Max in an 80’s anime OAV”0:12:30 - Power Level Feedback Loop0:18:30 - Good for Health, Bad for Education0:19:15 - SPOILER WARNING for Chapter 20 / End of Volume 4ish!0:22:15 - END OF SPOILERS0:26:15 - Author Thoughtfulness0:27:45 - Andy’s Pick: Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (LN)0:28:00 - We are Trendsetters!0:29:00 - RE-RELEASE DENGEKI BUNKO FIGHTING CLIMAX!0:30:00 - Manga Version? Not Yet!0:35:00 - Elliot’s “I am a Big Emotional Baby” Scale0:38:30 - Scotland Loves Anime ready0:40:15 - Satisfied with One Volume0:42:30 - FIRST “LAYER” OF SPOILERS0:47:00 - SECOND “LAYER” OF SPOILERS0:52:30 - Detroit: Become Human Reference???1:01:00 - FINAL “LAYER” OF SPOILERS - Literally the End of the Book!1:05:00 - END OF SPOILERS1:07:30 - Bake Does Not Dream of Monogatari1:10:45 - ONE FINAL SPOILER1:11:45 - END OF SPOILERS (Again)1:13:45 - E-Book Problems!1:15:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!1:17:00 - Closedown If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!We have a Discord! Join us!We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast!The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.