416 - Prose Picks 2 - Earthlings

With Darfox and Morgana away at New York Comic Con, Seamus and dakazu have decided to revisit Prose Picks and read a novel! They check out Sayaka Murata’s tale of a woman trying to escape societal expectations in Earthlings! They also discuss Ooku: The Inner Chambers and Fire Punch!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and Morgana live at the This Manga is Awesome! panel, Four Loko - 00:00:00
• Listener Mail: Our favorite light novel adaptations - 00:04:32
• Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, *SPOILERS* We discuss the end of Ooku: The Inner Chambers - 00:09:12
• dakazu and Seamus have been reading Fire Punch for comparison with Earthlings - 00:22:56
• Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read and compare three different horror themed manga, including: Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa, Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi, and Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu - 00:32:47
• Main Segment Prose Picks: Earthlings, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We review Sayaka Murata’s novel about a woman who wishes to be an alien free from the human society she is forced to conform to - 00:34:12
• Next Week’s Topic: Wonderland/Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation/Franken Fran, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:12:42