437 - Planetes part 1

On this episode we talk about Sailor Moon translations, Something New, Gokurakugai, Demon Slayer - To the Swordsmith Village, and more! Then we start our long awaited Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s Planetes! We discuss the near-future story about space debris collectors and what puts the “hard” in hard science fiction!!!

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Timestamps:

• Intro Song: “Space Monkeys” by Ace, Opening, Introductions, Traveling while pregnant, Birthdays, Astrology - 00:00:00
• Listener Mail: Sailor Moon cosplay and translations - 00:05:33
• Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana is excited about the upcoming release of Bloody Sweet - 00:11:45
• Morgana is reading another Lucy Knisley book, Something New - 00:14:03
• Gokurakugai is a new stylish manga about battling evil beasts - 00:17:06
• *SPOILERS* dakazu finished Omo ni Naitemasu and shares his thoughts - 00:21:20
• dakazu enjoyed Armored Trooper VOTOMS more than Mobile Suit Gundam - 00:27:25
• Seamus recommends One Beautiful Spring Day - 00:35:20
• Darfox talks about his theater experience watching Demon Slayer - To the Swordsmith Village - 00:37:32
• News: Anime Awards 2023 winners - 00:47:11
• Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Planetes, We will discuss Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series about debris collecting astronauts(covers omnibus 2) - 00:49:14
• Main Segment Retrospective: Planetes, Transition Song: “Starspeed” by MILANO, We discuss Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series about debris collecting astronauts(covers omnibus 1) - 00:49:36
• Next Week’s Topic: Planetes, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:35:54