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.

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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.

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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

The Professional Women's Hockey League season starts today! November 21, 2025, Toronto-Minnesota and Seattle-Vancouver. I am very much looking forward to the season. Let's go Torrent.

This episode, we're talking about Waka Hirako's My Broken Mariko and Somato's Shadows House, both published by Yen Press.

My Broken Mariko credits:

• Translation: Amanda Haley
• Lettering: Abigail Blackman

Shadows House credits:

• Translation: Taylor Engel
• Lettering: Lys Blakeslee

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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Content warning for the My Broken Mariko discussion: suicide, parental / familial abuse, rape, self harm

0:44 - My Broken Mariko

14:34 - Shadows House

Next time is top manga! Send us your favorite manga you read in 2025 on bsky!

My beloved Seattle Mariners have been eliminated by the Toronto Blue Jays, who are currently playing the Los Angeles Dodgers as I type this (well it's technically commercial as I type this). Go Dodgers.

This episode, we’re talking about Kintetsu Yamada’s Home Office Romance published by Yen Press. Then Sakae Saito’s Touring After the Apocalypse also published by Yen Press.

Home Office Romance credits:

• Translator: Matt Treyvaud
• Letterer: Sara Linsley
• Editor: Maggie Le
• Managing Editor: Grace Chen
• Production Manager: Meg Gugarty

Touring After the Apocalypse credits:

• Translation: Amanda Haley
• Lettering: Phil Christie

As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) 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:

1:09 - We talk about Home Office Romance

22:24 - We talk about Touring After the Apocalypse

Next time is TBD

The Major League Baseball playoffs are here and it is the Wild Card round! I am very nervous for the Division Series.

This episode, we're talking about CLAMP's Tokyo Babylon published by Yen Press. Then Zero Akabane's Magical Girl Incident also published by Yen Press.

Tokyo Babylon credits:

• Translation: Amanda Haley
• Lettering: Phil Christie, Chiho Christie (volume 4)

Magical Girl Incident credits:

• Translation: Caleb Cook
• Lettering: Phil Christie

As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) 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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0:42 - We talk about Tokyo Babylon

27:29 - We talk about Magical Girl Incident

Next time is Home Office Romance and Touring After the Apocalypse

The Seattle Mariners are 1.5 games back of the Astros in the AL West and 1 game ahead of the Rangers for the last Wild Card spot. Cal Raleigh is having a historic season. I'm ready to be hurt, or fall in love.

This episode, we're talking about Moto Hagio's They Were Eleven published by Denpa and Chika Mizube's Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (with story by Kanata Hoshi and character design by Pepperon) published by Kodansha.

They Were Eleven credits:

• Translator: Ajani Oloye
• Proofreading: Momo
• Production: Nicole Dochych, Lauren Eldon

As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) 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:

1:07 - We talk about They Were Eleven

29:17 - We talk about Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!

Next time is Tokyo Babylon and Magical Girl Incident

The Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres shared first place in their respective divisions today, as baseball gets ever more interesting.

This episode, we're talking about murata's Catch These Hands! and Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me, both published by Yen Press.

Catch These Hands! credits:

• Translation: Amanda Haley
• Lettering: Bianca Pistillo

This Monster Wants to Eat Me credits:

• Translation: Caleb Cook
• Lettering: Bianca Pistillo

As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) 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.

Read Helen's review of Catch These Hands! on The OASG.

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Show notes:

1:12 - We talk about Catch These Hands!

18:50 - We talk about This Monster Wants to Eat Me

Content warning: There is ideation of suicide in This Monster Wants to Eat Me and its discussion.

Next time is They Were Eleven and Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!

The last time I brought up the PWHL, I said go Frost. And I'm here to say, I lied, go PWHL Seattle.

This episode, we're talking about Yama Wayama's Let's Go Karaoke! and Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died, both published by Yen Press.

Let's Go Karaoke! credits:

• Translation: Leighann Harvey
• Lettering: Chiho Christie

The Summer Hikaru Died credits:

• Translation: Ajani Oloye
• Lettering: Abigail Blackman

As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) 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:

1:17 - We talk about Let's Go Karaoke!

16:53 - We talk about The Summer Hikaru Died

Next time is Catch These Hands! and This Monster Wants to Eat Me