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#137.5 Just your usual 7 foot tall 16 year old in jail | Bakudan first impressions

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#137 Why fight when you can play soccer? Embers ft writer Nate Ming

We and our guest writer Nate Ming discuss Shonen Jump manga Embers.MAL Description:Middle school brawler Noboru Haitani has never lost a fight. But the bitter taste of a soccer defeat gradually warms him up to the sport, until one day Haitani finds himself in a match against a team featuring middle ...

#136.5 Is this soccer manga heating up? Embers first impressions

MAL Description:Middle school brawler Noboru Haitani has never lost a fight. But the bitter taste of a soccer defeat gradually warms him up to the sport, until one day Haitani finds himself in a match against a team featuring middle school soccer prodigy Takami. An outlaw fights his way into the wor...

#136 Where are the actual mysteries? Syd Craft: Love Is a Mystery ft Voice Actress Jazzy Oliver

We and our guest Voice Actress Jazzy Oliver discuss Shonen Jump manga Syd Craft: Love Is a Mystery.MAL Description:Famous detective Syd Craft. He's solved the toughest cases and he's adored by the public, but even he has a major problem!Show Notes:• You can reach us at Twitter/X @shonenflo...

#135.5 Can this detective solve the mystery of their heart? Syd Craft first impressions

MAL Description:Famous detective Syd Craft. He's solved the toughest cases and he's adored by the public, but even he has a major problem!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 Patre...

#135 I summon my background artist in attack mode! | The Comiq ft Official Series’ Letterer Sabrina Heep

We and our guest Official Series’ Letterer Sabrina Heep discuss Shonen Jump manga The Comiq from the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!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 al...

#134.5 A murder mystery by the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh? The ComiQ first impressions

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 b...

#134 A criminal trespassing? No way, that’s illegal. Get Away, Matsumoto ft YouTuber Tristan Gallant

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 t...

#133.5 Can you bike away from murder? | Get Away, Matsumoto!: 100 Days Escape First Impressions

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 c...

#133 A bad exorcist manga? What a shocker! | Yokai Buster Murakami ft Joe Yang of Pause and Select

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....

#132.5 This guy can out-talk spirits with facts and logic! Yokai Buster Murakami First Impressions

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 Twi...

#132 These are not good vibrations | Vibration Man

We discuss Jump+ manga Vibration Man.MAL Description:Since the government announced the existence of people with "special powers" 10 years ago, Susumu Shindou has longed for his own amazing abilities. However, he finds himself to be nothing but an average 15-year-old. Then one day, during hi...

#131.5 Does this superhero manga bring good vibrations? | Vibration Man First Impressions

MAL Description:Since the government announced the existence of people with "special powers" 10 years ago, Susumu Shindou has longed for his own amazing abilities. However, he finds himself to be nothing but an average 15-year-old. Then one day, during his high school entrance ceremony, a po...

#131 Behold the power of…two swords! | Musashi ft YouTuber MercuryFalcon aka John Falco

We and our guest YouTuber MercuryFalcon aka John Falco discuss Shonen Jump manga Musashi.Show Notes:• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com• You can find our guest at /@MercuryFalcon• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cov...

#130.5 It ain’t easy being a samurai | Musashi First Impressions

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#130 Cyberpunk? No Cyber…Monk | Bozebeats ft YouTuber Living Deadman

We and our guest YouTuber Living Deadman discuss Shonen Jump manga Bozebeats.MAL Description: Religious monks adapted to modern technology and weaponry to combat the threat of demons. Ryuudaiji, a monk who's on a journey to locate and purge a demon spirit that is terrorizing a forest which was n...

#129.5 Evil spirits and prayer bead machine guns | Bozebeats first impressions

MAL Description:Religious monks adapted to modern technology and weaponry to combat the threat of demons. Ryuudaiji, a monk who's on a journey to locate and purge a demon spirit that is terrorizing a forest which was notorious to be a place where people commit suicides, meets a wolf boy, Tamaki ...

#129 Slow cars and the power of the sun | Donten Prism Solar Car ft Blerd Without Fear

We and our guest YouTuber Blerd Without Fear discuss Jump SQ manga Donten Prism Solar Car.MAL Description:When 10-year-old Kaneda Shota was involved in a car accident that claimed the life of his father, it changed the course of his life forever. Even though his mother got a job and tried her best t...

#128.5 A cars the devil? Donten Prism Solar Car First Impressions

MAL Description:When 10-year-old Kaneda Shota was involved in a car accident that claimed the life of his father, it changed the course of his life forever. Even though his mother got a job and tried her best to support her son, money was always tight. Now, unable to afford college, Shota works a pa...

#128 Five years and two guests! | SWOT relook with Rem and Shaun from Anime out of Context

For the first time on a main episode we not one, not three but, our two guests Rem and Shaun from Anime out of Context discuss Shonen Jump manga SWOT to celebrate five years of Shonen FlopMAL Description:Transfer student Manabizaki Kyou is a swot, a person who spends too much time studying. His drea...

#127.5 Five years of Shonen Flop?! Ranking everything so far 2025 edition

Show Notes:• Find a breakdown of our tier lists here! imgur.com/a/6kig8GB• 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 ser...

#127 Is this doctor turning the big house into a big home? Rash!! ft MarzGurl

We and our guest YouTuber MarzGurl discuss Shonen Jump manga Rash!! from the creator of City Hunter.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/user/MarzGurl or marzgurl.com• Get Shonen Flop ...

#126.5 A doctor who can drive a car?? Rash!! First impressions

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#126 Bad manga, good friends. Koisome Momiji ft YouTuber RogersBase

We and our guest YouTuber RogersBasediscuss Shonen Jump manga Koisome Momiji.MAL Description:A girl asks Katsuragi Shouta to take a picture of her with Enoshima in the background. Embarrassed by her cuteness, he takes the picture and runs away. He later finds out that she is an actress by the name o...

Pausing the Patreon

Dear Patrons,We love making Shonen Flop but we know that in the current economic climate people are trying to reduce their costs and we didn’t want your continued financial support to be a stressor, especially amongst the many friends and family who support this show.Starting on May 1st the Patreo...

Pandemic: Unedited Audio & Notes

Manga DetailsNozomi TemoteOther worksCult no Omoide (2013, 1 volume)A fictionalised version of the author’s own experiences joining a cult, published by Kadokawa/Enterbrain. The only complete work by the author.Any other works I can find are either one-shots, instructional exercise routines, or ab...

Tho shall not be original - the 10 Flop Commandments | Shonen Drop April 2025

In this month's episode Jordan and David discuss Cyber Blue and Sex Ed 120%. Opening the mystery box they write out the 10 Shonen Flop commandments

#125.5 This might end up being a bad romance… Koisome Momiji first impressions

MAL Description:A girl asks Katsuragi Shouta to take a picture of her with Enoshima in the background. Embarrassed by her cuteness, he takes the picture and runs away. He later finds out that she is an actress by the name of Shinomiya Sana. A TV drama, Koisome Momiji, will be shot in Shouta's to...

Pandemic: Deleted Scene: Snap

Pandemic: Research Notes

Tucker:Title: Pandamikku パンダミックYou can just pronounce it like “pandemic” but with “dam” instead of the “dem”AuthorTemote Nozomi 手持望Definitely seems like a pen name to me, though I’m not finding anything online about it after a (very cursory) search.Family name is writ...