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Princess Jellyfish Part 2
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Length:
109 minutes
Released:
Jul 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Covers volumes 9 to 17 of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura
Don your armor (read: your prettiest, frilliest dress) and get ready to defend Tsukimi and all the residents of Amamizukan from corporate kidnapper Kai Fish. Guest Carrie McClain (an editor at Black Nerd Problems) and host Ashley list off the moments that made them cry in the second half, what clothes come to mean for the Amars, who has agency (and who doesn’t), and have one of the most epic Shipping Corners on the podcast yet. (Shu!! How dare you worm your way into our hearts like this?! HOW DARE YOU make us doubt Kuranosuke x Tsukimi for even a minute?!) Plus, in an author’s note, Higashimura questions why Princess Jellyfish is so popular in America, so Ashley and Carrie, as Americans, provide personal (and speculative) answers.
LINKS
Princess Jellyfish is available from Kodansha USA physically and digitally
You can watch the 11-episode anime over on Funimation
Higashimura also did Tokyo Tarareba Girls, which was a digital-first initiative from Kodansha that's now getting a print run. Listen to our episode about it here.
Kuranosuke still does not identify as an okama
What is a fujoshi?
Hana-Kimi is available from Viz Media
Harajuku and fashion
Correction when talking about Maid-sama: Takumi Usui is actually 3/4s Japanese, 1/4 English, and his half-brother Gerald Walker is the reverse. Which just makes their genetic stereotypes even more ridiculous in the manga. (To show that Takumi is mixed-race, he has blond hair and green eyes, both recessive genes.) This was mentioned at some point during our Maid-sama coverage. Listen to our first Maid-sama episode here. The manga is also available from Viz Media.
Higashimura’s divorce news
Deb Aoki’s article in Publisher’s Weekly about why manga is booming in the West right now
Outro song: “Kokodake no Hanashi” by Chatmonchy (the opening of the Princess Jellyfish anime)
SOCIAL
Find Carrie's work on Black Nerd Problems, where she writes lots about comics
Follow Carrie on Twitter @DivineBlkPearl
Follow Shojo & Tell on Twitter @shojoandtell
Follow Shojo & Tell on Instagram @shojoandtell
Follow Ashley on Twitter @AshMcD00
Comments, questions, constructive criticism, concerns? Want to tell us what made you cry? Email shojoandtell [at] gmail.com or simply leave a comment on the episode page.
Don your armor (read: your prettiest, frilliest dress) and get ready to defend Tsukimi and all the residents of Amamizukan from corporate kidnapper Kai Fish. Guest Carrie McClain (an editor at Black Nerd Problems) and host Ashley list off the moments that made them cry in the second half, what clothes come to mean for the Amars, who has agency (and who doesn’t), and have one of the most epic Shipping Corners on the podcast yet. (Shu!! How dare you worm your way into our hearts like this?! HOW DARE YOU make us doubt Kuranosuke x Tsukimi for even a minute?!) Plus, in an author’s note, Higashimura questions why Princess Jellyfish is so popular in America, so Ashley and Carrie, as Americans, provide personal (and speculative) answers.
LINKS
Princess Jellyfish is available from Kodansha USA physically and digitally
You can watch the 11-episode anime over on Funimation
Higashimura also did Tokyo Tarareba Girls, which was a digital-first initiative from Kodansha that's now getting a print run. Listen to our episode about it here.
Kuranosuke still does not identify as an okama
What is a fujoshi?
Hana-Kimi is available from Viz Media
Harajuku and fashion
Correction when talking about Maid-sama: Takumi Usui is actually 3/4s Japanese, 1/4 English, and his half-brother Gerald Walker is the reverse. Which just makes their genetic stereotypes even more ridiculous in the manga. (To show that Takumi is mixed-race, he has blond hair and green eyes, both recessive genes.) This was mentioned at some point during our Maid-sama coverage. Listen to our first Maid-sama episode here. The manga is also available from Viz Media.
Higashimura’s divorce news
Deb Aoki’s article in Publisher’s Weekly about why manga is booming in the West right now
Outro song: “Kokodake no Hanashi” by Chatmonchy (the opening of the Princess Jellyfish anime)
SOCIAL
Find Carrie's work on Black Nerd Problems, where she writes lots about comics
Follow Carrie on Twitter @DivineBlkPearl
Follow Shojo & Tell on Twitter @shojoandtell
Follow Shojo & Tell on Instagram @shojoandtell
Follow Ashley on Twitter @AshMcD00
Comments, questions, constructive criticism, concerns? Want to tell us what made you cry? Email shojoandtell [at] gmail.com or simply leave a comment on the episode page.
Released:
Jul 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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