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Full Moon o Sagashite Manga Discussion (with Laura Spicer)
May 3, 2026
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Mar 3, 2026
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Horimiya Manga Discussion, Part 2 (with Caitlin Moore) [Shonen Exception #6]
Jan 21, 2026
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Oct 10, 2025
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/3/26 |  Full Moon o Sagashite Manga Discussion (with Laura Spicer) | This episode discusses all of FULL MOON O SAGASHITE by Arina Tanemura. | — | ||||||
| 3/3/26 | Mixed Vegetables Manga Discussion (with Asher Sofman) | This episode discusses all eight volumes of MIXED VEGETABLES by Ayumi Komura. | — | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Horimiya Manga Discussion, Part 2 (with Caitlin Moore) [Shonen Exception #6] | We discuss volumes 10-17 of the Horimiya manga by HERO and Daisuke Hagiwara. | — | ||||||
| 10/10/25 | Horimiya Manga Discussion, Part 1 (with Caitlin Moore) [Shonen Exception #6] | We discuss volumes 1-9 of the Horimiya manga by HERO and Daisuke Hagiwara. | — | ||||||
| 7/16/25 | Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand Manga Discussion (with Asher Sofman) | We talk about all of the Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand manga series by Yoko Komori. | — | ||||||
| 6/22/25 | Snow White with the Red Hair Manga Discussion Part 2 (with Asher Sofman) | We talk about volumes 11-20 of the Snow White with the Red Hair manga by Sorata Akizuki. | — | ||||||
| 3/23/25 | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Discussion (crossover with Shoujo Sundae) | A special collaboration episode between Shojo & Tell and Shoujo Sundae, discussing the animated movie, manga, live-action movie, and original short story version of JOSEE, THE TIGER AND THE FISH. | — | ||||||
| 3/11/25 | Snow White with the Red Hair Manga Discussion Part 1 (with Asher Sofman) | We talk about the first 10 volumes of the Snow White with the Red Hair manga by Sorata Akizuki. | — | ||||||
| 1/11/25 | My Love Mix-Up! Manga Discussion (with novelist Megan Frampton) | Romance novelist Megan Frampton joins to talk about the cute, fluffy boys' love series MY LOVE MIX-UP by Wataru Hinekure and Aruko. | — | ||||||
| 12/31/24 | Mars Manga Discussion (Pt. 2) [with Lucy of CLAMPcast in Wonderland] | This episode discusses MARS volumes 9-15 and the prequel story, "Horse with No Name." The main question: Is this an accurate portrayal of how trauma stacks? | — | ||||||
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| 11/15/24 | Mars Manga Discussion (Pt. 1) [with Lucy of CLAMPcast in Wonderland] | This episode discusses volumes 1-8 of MARS by Fuyumi Soryo. We continue our melodrama mood with the late 1990s/early 2000s series, MARS. Kira Aso is a quiet girl who loves to paint. Rei is a bad boy who loves to race motorcycles. Naturally they fall in love, and all the dark secrets come out about them both. Shojo & Tell host Ashley and CLAMPcast in Wonderland co-host Lucy discuss what makes this series so gripping despite it being over the top, how iconic the art is, the portrayal of America, how cute Rei and Kira are, and much more. | — | ||||||
| 10/11/24 | Hot Gimmick Second Half (Pt. 2) Discussion (with Naja B. of Blerdy Otome) | This episode discusses the second half (volumes 7–12) of HOT GIMMICK by Miki Aihara. Oh, so you thought the first half of HOT GIMMICK contained the worst of the problematic hot trash? Think again. Shojo & Tell host Ashley and Naja of Blerdy Otome are back to talk about this wild, wild ending to a wild, wild series where all the content warnings apply. Who does Hatsumi end up with in her triangle of horrible choices? Why are Tachibanas like this? What are you doing, Shinogu? Who is THE worst character in the entire series (on a scale of constant abuse and gang rape to actually why the heck isn't this series about cuties Subaru and Akane?)? What are the most popular ships on Ao3/FF.net for this series, and do the people writing it know they're wrong? All that and more is touched on in this podcast episode. You've been warned. | — | ||||||
| 7/1/24 | Hot Gimmick First Half (Pt. 1) Discussion (with Naja B. of Blerdy Otome) | This episode discusses the first half (volumes 1-6) of HOT GIMMICK by Miki Aihara It's here. It's finally here. Shojo & Tell host Ashley has been trying to make this episode happen for at least two years. And now, here we are. We're talking about the first half of Hot Gimmick, aka, Hot Trash, aka Hot Mess. Seriously: Content warning for basically everything. Ashley was prepared to have nothing nice to say about this series (she's read it before and thought it was the worst shojo series ever), but it's surprising what reading something 12 years after your initial encounter with it can do... Naja of Blerdy Otome is a big fan of Hot Gimmick, despite also recognizing that it's extremely problematic. There's underage sex and drugs, there's blackmail, there's demeaning servitude, there's gang rape. And that's just the first three volumes. Hatsumi's a doormat, Ryoki's bad, Azusa's bad, Shinogu's bad trying to be good, Akane is the reason we're in this mess. Only Subaru is good. Team Subaru! Let's talk it through. | — | ||||||
| 5/29/24 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (with Joshua McHugh) | This episode discusses all of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: ANGELIC DAYS (volumes 1-6) by Fumino Hayashi. Shinji, get in the robot! Shojo & Tell host Ashley and the guy previously known as Ashley's "CYBORG 009 buddy," Josh McHugh, delve into this version of the beloved series NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, which is an alternate universe of the video game NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: GIRLFRIEND OF STEEL 2ND (a PlayStation 2 game, and yes there is first GIRLFRIEND OF STEEL before this entry), which is an alternate universe of the events in the final episode of the original anime. The main plot is mostly about whether Shinji will pick Rei or Asuka to be his life partner while they're all still in high school. Are you keeping up? Great! Ashley and Josh do a sort of cultural exchange in this episode: Ashley doesn't really like EVANGELION (ikr?), and Josh, like many a millennial, thinks EVA is the GOAT and is very hype to discuss the Instrumentality sequences; Ashley is over 100 episodes deep on a shojo manga podcast, while Josh hadn't read a shojo manga before this. The two talk about how, in Angelic Days, Rei is a completely different person from her beloved anime self; the shortcomings of the backstory about Shinji's parents, Gendo and Yui Ikari; what punk bands Gendo would be into; and much more. And if you're wondering: There ARE still mech fights in this, but there shouldn't have been. So on second thought: Shinji, don't get in the robot! | — | ||||||
| 4/17/24 | Miyuki-chan in Wonderland and The One I Love (with Asher Sofman) | This episode discusses MIYUKI-CHAN IN WONDERLAND and THE ONE I LOVE by Clamp A short episode to discuss two short Clamp works. Shojo & Tell host Ashley and her husband/journey-through-all-of-Clamp-buddy Asher recognize that hentai MIYUKI-CHAN was perhaps.... just not at all for them. And also isn't meant to be taken seriously anyway. Which is good, because neither Ash really enjoyed it. Then there's THE ONE I LOVE, which feels like a strange gender experiment gone wrong. To quote Asher: It feels gender essentialist and "homework-y." The best we can say is we did our homework assignments of reading these for our Clamp 101 course. | — | ||||||
| 3/27/24 | Legal Drug (with Asher Sofman) | Covers all three volumes of LEGAL DRUG by Clamp Get ready to get high. And horny. And gay. And paid. Okay, to be honest, we're not sure what the drug is, or that it's legal, but hey, we're here to talk about it anyway. Shojo & Tell host Ashley and her husband Asher continue their Clamp journey with LEGAL DRUG, which is technically complete, in the same way that QQ SWEEPER is complete (which is to say: Not at all, because there's a sequel, DRUG & DROP, and it's been on hiatus for forever). None of the central mysteries of LEGAL DRUG is solved within the confines of the volumes. Well, whatever. We're all just here for Kazahaya and Rikuo being in provocative poses, right? The biggest question of the episode is: Is this queerbaiting? Get ready to hear our thoughts about Clamp's fiftymillionth JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE fanfic (this one is basically the crappier version of XXXHOLIC). | — | ||||||
| 3/6/24 | The Poe Clan (with Vrai Kaiser and Megan DeYarman) | Covers all of the original POE CLAN series by Moto Hagio It's time to talk about the gay vampires who built shojo manga. Year 24 author Moto Hagio, one of the most influential names in shojo, tells the tale of the Poe clan, a group composed of immortal vampirnella who turn the young siblings, Edgar and Marybelle, into one of their kind. Edgar turns his classmate, Alan Twilight, into a vampire, and the two go gallivanting through the forest like fairies. (Okay, they go on other adventures over the decades, too.) Vrai Kaiser, a managing editor at Anime Feminist, explains THE POE CLAN's place within vampire literature, while Megan DeYarman, of the sites Manga Test Drive and Renaissance Josei, explains THE POE CLAN's and Moto Hagio's impact on the history and trajectory of shojo manga. Shojo & Tell host Ashley is just here to look pretty and facilitate. | — | ||||||
| 1/10/24 | Juline Manga Discussion (with Megan DeYarman of Manga Test Drive) | This episode discusses all volumes (1-5) of JULINE by Narumi Kakinouchi. When you think "shojo manga," you typically don't think "ninjas." But that's just a stereotype, and we're here to defy stereotypes. Shojo & Tell host Ashley and Megan DeYarman, of the sites Manga Test Drive and Renaissance Josei, talk about JULINE, a manga series from animator Narumi Kakinouchi (of VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU fame). The titular Juline, along with other young female ninjas Bakuya and Seika (and inevitable male love interest Kio), are looking for male relatives and lovers who have disappeared. They encounter a mysterious foe in Black Pearl (also known as Tamayo, also known as Mei). Is Tamayo a woman or a man? Can Juline, Bakuya, and Seika undo the spell that's been put on their loved ones? Ashley and Megan dive into the art style, the gender representation, and the overall ~vibes~ of this strange little series. | — | ||||||
| 12/28/23 | Cowboy Bebop Shojo Manga Discussion (with Asher Sofman) | We discuss the two shojo manga versions of Cowboy Bebop: COWBOY BEBOP by Hajime Yatate [Sunrise staff] and COWBOY BEBOP: SHOOTING STAR by Cain Kuga Ask an anime fan above the age of 30 what their favorite anime is, and chances are high they'll say COWBOY BEBOP. The music, the animation, the mood — it's iconic. And then there are the two shojo manga iterations of COWBOY BEBOP, which have largely been lost to the sands of time (and then, there's the Netflix live action version...). Shojo and Tell host Ashley and her husband, Asher, read both of these severely out of print manga adaptations, and discuss here. Topics of discussion include: Ed and gender, why the heck is SHOOTING STAR the way it is, and why was it decided that this seinen anime needs not one, but two shojo manga adaptations? | — | ||||||
| 12/13/23 | The Vision of Escaflowne (with Asher Sofman) [Shonen Exception #5] | This episode discusses all volumes (1-8) of THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE by Katsu Aki THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE is the anime that got Shojo and Tell host Ashley into anime. It sparked one of only a handful of great obsessions in Ashley's life. It's probably the reason this podcast exists at all. Katsu Aki's shonen manga version of the story is..... not like the anime you know and love. It's explicitly billed as a shonen series, and it's all downhill from there. Instead of being a badass track and field star with short hair who saves Van and Allen more times than anyone in the series bothers to count, Hitomi is now a busty babe with glasses who's necessary to pilot the giant mech, Escaflowne. Prince Van is an annoying uncouth and unskilled swordsman. Sir Allen is a knight who is nothingness. Dilandau is — well okay, Dilandau is still a pretty crazy delight, honestly. But a different kind of crazy delight. The Ashes discuss what this iteration of ESCAFLOWNE has to offer in comparison to the beloved TV anime and the gritty movie adaptation of the series. | — | ||||||
| 11/23/23 | Preview Guide 6: Lord Hades' Ruthless Marriage | Wondering if you should pick up LORD HADES' RUTHLESS MARRIAGE by Ueji Yuho? Ashley and Asher discuss the first volume of this new manga published by Yen Press, in which Lord Hades has been shot by one of Eros' arrows and thus is fated to fall in love. But not without a lot of hijinks happening first, harem manga style. | — | ||||||
| 9/2/23 | Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Pt. 2 (with Mackenzie of Mac Loves Manga) | This episode discusses volumes 8–15 of SACRIFICIAL PRINCESS AND THE KING OF BEASTS by Yu Tomofuji. Sariphi has gone from ritual sacrifice to acting queen, but she's still working to gain the respect of members of beastkind. In this episode about the back half of Tomofuji's series, Mackenzie from Mac Loves Manga and Shojo and Tell host Ashley break down the highlights. We get to talk more about our favorite hyena boy, Lante, and his heartwarming worldviews; crotchety Anubis and the amazing journey he went on (where he got stabbed at least twice); the power of Sariphi, particularly in the arc with Fenrir; plus, we finally find out why the king is partially human, and meet some of the best side characters who should definitely have their own series. | — | ||||||
| 7/27/23 | Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Pt. 1 (with Mackenzie of Mac Loves Manga) | This episode discusses volumes 1–7 of SACRIFICIAL PRINCESS AND THE KING OF BEASTS by Yu Tomofuji. Sariphi goes from ritual sacrifice to acting queen consort in the span of only a few volumes. The real problem? She's a human living among beastkind, hiding the secret of the part-human beast king while trying to win over the hearts and minds of people who look nothing like her. Tomofuji's series pushes boundaries, and Mackenzie from Mac Loves Manga is here to fully break them down. Mackenzie joins Shojo and Tell host Ashley to discuss the political intrigue of this series, how refreshing Sari is as a heroine, how endearing the tsundere boys Anubis and Lanteveldt are, and, as is only natural, make inevitable comparisons to BEASTARS and ZOOTOPIA. | — | ||||||
| 6/29/23 | Codename: Sailor V (with Honey and Vixen) | Discusses all of the manga CODENAME: SAILOR V by Naoko Takeuchi. Before there was SAILOR MOON, there was CODENAME: SAILOR V. Or... maybe? Is that how the timeline lines up? Well, anyway. We're continuing our journey with the Sailor Guardians by discussing the prequel/sequel/???? to SAILOR MOON, which is all about Minako/Sailor Venus. Minako superfans Honey and Vixen explain how Usagi and Minako differ, why Sailor Venus is their favorite Sailor Guardian, and why everyone should be on Team Minako. Shojo & Tell host Ashley has to admit that Minako makes a lot more sense after reading this superhero gag manga. If you liked the silliness of the 1990s SAILOR MOON anime, then you should be reading CODENAME: SAILOR V! | — | ||||||
| 5/9/23 | Sailor Moon Pt. 2 (with Anne LaRose, creator of Shojo Power) | This episode discusses the second half of the SAILOR MOON manga by Naoko Takeuchi. We're back to talk about the Infinity, Dream, and Stars arcs of the beloved SAILOR MOON series. Now that all the Sailor Guardians are here, Shojo & Tell host Ashley and Anne LaRose, who runs the Shojo Power blog analyzing SAILOR MOON, reveal their vastly different favorite Guardians. As a n00b to SAILOR MOON, Ashley wonders what is even going on with the Sailor Stars. And why there's a creepy circus. And what the heck any of these villains really want. It doesn't really matter, because the Sailor Guardians kick ass, right? And Mamoru is Sailor Earth. Right. Fangirl ChatGPT agrees. | — | ||||||
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