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Friday May 06, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Our Choujin X readthrough continues with chapters 12-14. Thankfully (for Luna) the hand choujins don't make a reappearance and instead we conclude the battle with Shiozaki. We love the new insights into the lore and world building and were stunned at that closing panel!
Timestamps
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Episode Timestamps
0:00 Attack on Titan anime talk
8:40 Momtaku quizzes Luna since it's been 6 months.
11:38 Choujin X Chapter 10
19:30 Choujin X Chapter 11 (... Luna completely loses it 😂 )
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
The Big Girls are back with their 3rd anniversary AMA which was recorded in October 2021. The intro is fresh, however, where we catch everyone up on what’s been going on and our future podcast plans
Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction, what we've been up and how our thoughts have changed
Anniversary Podcast
00:24:57 Eykonto: Are you guys up for an anime original ending? If so, how would you want it to be different from the manga?
00:31:53 Eykonto: Would Erwin being alive have made any difference?
00:35:15 Anon: Does being in fandom make the experience of enjoying a series and the understanding of it worse and not better?
00:41:08 Anon: Ask related to Claymore
00:48:40 Anon: "How's the future looking for the podcast?"
00:50:10 Faia Halo (Youtube): "What is your favorite Erwin Smile"
00:55:37 RobinWasHRE (Youtube): "Plz get on Instagram if you’re not! You are theeeeee bestest! Fave ending tho? Fan or real? & opinions on a potential sequel ? Love y’all!"
01:01:31 Opinions on a sequel
Paula Abelenda (Youtube):
- 01:03:23 Should Mikasa have had to be the one to kill Eren?
- 01:08:12 Should Mikasa's connection with Hizaru have been more developed?
- 01:08:12 Should Isayama have done more to develop Eren and Mikasa's relationship?
- 01:11:57 If you were involved with the production, how would you adapt the final arc?
- 01:17:16 Would you adapt the extra pages? What changes would you make?
01:22:20 What Momtaku would change about the ending
01:25:59 Thank yous and goodbye
Links this episode
- Isayama's comment on the ending: https://twitter.com/AttackOnFans/status/1390785906240544771
- Kawakubo's comment on the ending: https://www.reddit.com/r/titanfolk/comments/nubvu2/kawakubo_admits_that_the_ending_glorifies_genocide/
- SnK Season 4 Part 2 Creators Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xClVSqTVAeg
- Momtaku's Erwin Smith Smile Masterpost:
- https://momtaku.tumblr.com/post/136137443440/
- Momtaku's Erwin Smith Smile Masterpost Video: https://youtu.be/5lkJ7oV4vX4
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Tokio and Ely settle in at Yamato Mori, where Our Supreme Leader™ Hoshi Sandek wants to know their answers to life's most important questions.
Spoiler alert: it's not 42
Timestamps:
4:18 Chapter 8 reaction
16:36 Reddit discussion
Links this episode
Read Choujin-X for free (US)
Read Choujin-X for free (EU)
Choujin X chapter 8 subreddit discussion
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
It's time for FULL-BEAST-IFICA-TION as Tokio continues the fight with Riza. Plus more worldbuilding and more characters! Momtaku and Luna are getting hype for this series!
Links this episode
- Read Choujin-X for free on the Viz Media website:
https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/choujin-x - Chapter 7 subreddit discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoujinX/comments/pbibmm/choujin_x_ch_7/
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
It's another chase scene but this time Tokio gets saved by a familiar face and we see all that the snake choujin can do! Our read-through of Choujin X continues with chapters 5 and 6.
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
We continue our readthrough of Sui Ishida's latest work, Choujin-X. Since Ishida works faster than most humans can manage, we're covering two chapters this week.
Thanks as always for listening!!
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Podcast regular @attackonmomlife and fandom writer @stillmadaboutpetra join YHBG co-host @momtaku to discuss Rainbow Rowell's latest in the Simon Snow series, "Any Way the Wind Blows".
Introductions
00:00:32 Introduction to guests
00:01:26 Introduction to the series
00:02:24 Trigger warnings
00:03:30 How did you find the series and are you normally a fan of YA literature?
00:09:40 One thing we loved, one thing that surprised us, and if there was anything we were maybe less than enthused about.
00:14:40 Our involvement in the fandom
00:17:41 Shepard Love & the triumphs and travails of being a fandom writer
00:22:22 Fandom nerves after Wayward Son and why Wayward Son was awesome
00:26:20 Rainbow's quote about intimacy and trauma
Simon
00:33:20 Initial thoughts about the Chosen One narrative
00:37:09 Simon and intimacy
00:48:08 Implications of being a dragon, immortality and vampire world building
00:52:28 Was the plot too light?
00:54:14 Simon's eagerness to believe in a new Chosen One. Why?
The World of Mages
00:57:30 We all hate the World of Mages. Thank goodness for Shepard
01:03:06 The important of the Old Stories (or lack thereof)
01:08:08 Will Simon get his magic back?
01:15:53 Too many loose threads? Spoiler alert: No!
Family:
01:18:46 Simon's discover of his biological family
01:22:51 Fiona is stinky and vampires were not important
01:26:25 Three cheers for Daphne
01:28:32 Would Natasha have accepted Baz?
1:30:00 BREAK
Agatha and Naimh
01:31:17 Mixed feelings about Agatha's return to the magical world
01:34:20 Rainbow's quote about difficulty writing Agatha. Our thoughts on her place in the story.
01:38:04 Agatha as the new Ebb?
01:40:36 Naimh
01:43:00 Agatha's sexuality and sexy times with Simon?
01:45:38 Ensemble moment gathering the goats and Momtaku's favorite meme
01:47:15 Penny's time to solo shine ... as a crime lord
01:49:22 Pippa and Baz's redemption
01:53:43 Favorite Quote? Favorite Spell?
01:56:24 If Rainbow were to continue the story, what would you want?
02:01:31 Shoutout to the EsGAYpe From Reality podcast
2:03:06 Thank yous and goodbyes