MAL Description:

Starring "an unlikely love for two," Pendulum of Love is the latest series to be serialized in the popular magazine Shoujo Jump. This serialization is also the debut of Ryota Sakamaki. Through his editor, the shy rookie manga artist receives some help in the form of complex background artwork from a mysterious person. Though the pair frequently work with one another, Ryota has never once met his assistant, leading to his curiosity about the person's identity.

Upon further investigation, Ryota learns that his background illustrator is Katsuo Baba, a prisoner convicted of the infamous "Halloween Murder"—a crime committed within the local park three years ago that his own work seems to reference. While hesitant to work with a criminal at first, Ryota quickly picks up on Katsuo's desperation, and after meeting him face-to-face, Ryota becomes determined to set him free with the power of their manga!

Show Notes:

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

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

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Credits:

• Manga by Takahashi, Kazuki

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

We and our guest YouTuber Tristan Gallant aka Glass Reflection discuss Jump+ manga Get Away, Matsumoto!: 100 Days Escape.

MAL Description:

Formerly a three time back-to-back winner of the All-Japan Intercollegiate Road Cycling Championships, Mastumoto now spends his days doing bike deliveries to pay the bills. Just as he contemplates giving up cycling for the sake of his future, Matsumoto suddenly finds himself at the center of an unbelievable incident...! Make way for this hard-hitting high-speed action!!

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at Glass Reflection youtube.com/user/GRArkada or https://www.youtube.com/@questforthebestpod

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Manga by Okusu, Tsuneharu

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

MAL Description:

Formerly a three time back-to-back winner of the All-Japan Intercollegiate Road Cycling Championships, Mastumoto now spends his days doing bike deliveries to pay the bills. Just as he contemplates giving up cycling for the sake of his future, Matsumoto suddenly finds himself at the center of an unbelievable incident...! Make way for this hard-hitting high-speed action!!

Show Notes:

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

• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Manga by Okusu, Tsuneharu

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

We're taking a small summer break so enjoy this previously Patreon-only episode on H Kamen featuring KC Green of Gunshow and Anime Club fame! We'll be back on 9/15 with our first thoughts on Get Away Matsumoto! - 100 Days Escape.

MAL Description:

In the year 2030, the secrets of the universe have been unraveled and visitors from various planets have appeared on Earth. In order to avoid sudden contact with other world civilizations, the Earth Alliance limited the area of trade and built a huge populated island called "Dejima" in the southern part of Okinawa, Japan, bordering Taiwan.

The aliens are prohibited from stopping at ports other than Dejima, but various crimes began to occur frequently on Dejima, where different civilizations and values were mixed.

In order to protect the security of the area, the Dejima Police of the Earth Alliance, the Federation Police of the Space Alliance, and a mixed force of aliens and earthlings were established. This was the "Gundragon".

Gundragon's investigator, Sigma, stopped a runaway truck carrying smugglers. On the back of the truck, a Mumerian from a water planet, who commits suicide to protect its secret. Sigma sneaks into a tavern in search of his friends, where he finds a Mumerian and a small black hole, which is forbidden by the United Space Federation...

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at kcgreendotcom.com

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

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Credits:

• Manga by Buichi Terasawa

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

We're taking a small summer break so enjoy this previously Patreon-only episode on H Kamen featuring Diego of Scoob and Shag. We'll be back on 9/15 with our first thoughts on Get Away Matsumoto! - 100 Days Escape.

MAL Description:

H Kamen is the super powered alter ego of Kyousuke Shikijou. He gains his amazing powers from wearing girls panties on his head. The difference in girls panties fluctuates his strength

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at scoobandshag.com

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Manga by Ando, Keishuu

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

We're taking a small summer break so enjoy this previously Patreon-only episode on H Kamen featuring Maddy aka othatsraspberry. We'll be back on 9/15 with our first thoughts on Get Away Matsumoto! - 100 Days Escape.

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at @othatsraspberry

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Manga by Ando, Keishuu

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

We're taking a small summer break so enjoy this previously Patreon-only episode on H Kamen featuring Shen of Shen Comix. We'll be back on 9/15 with our first thoughts on Get Away Matsumoto! - 100 Days Escape.

MAL Description:
H Kamen is the super powered alter ego of Kyousuke Shikijou. He gains his amazing powers from wearing girls panties on his head. The difference in girls panties fluctuates his strength

Show Notes:
• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at @shencomix

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:
• Manga by Ando, Keishuu

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

We and our guest YouTuber Joe Yang of Pause and Select discuss Shonen Jump manga Yokai Buster Murakami.

MAL Description:

Terrifying youkai from hundreds of years ago have been released into the present day. Kuin the exorcist stands tall to protect the peace of this world! But in this war of Youkai vs. Exorcist, regular high schooler Murakami has entered the battle!

Show Notes:

• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

• You can find our guest at youtube.com/channel/UCfpDNSkMPnmMwZHhUyplbZg

• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

Credits:

• Manga by Ihara, Daiki

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

• Special thanks to Finn K. for behind the scenes information on series lettering