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In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy strap on their 80's lycra leotards and their tacticool webbing to perform crimes... in the name of love! Series Discussed: Love Bullet, Cat's EyeAssignments for next Episode: Takahashi from the Bike Shop, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed SisterTIMECODES: 0:02:45 - Neko Punch 0:03:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Love Bullet 0:13:15 - Elliot’s Gun Nerd Corner (Sigh) 0:21:00 - “It’s shown more than one boy!” 0:25:30 - Galgun???? 0:27:15 - Andy’s Pick: Cat’s Eye 0:31:00 - The first of many Lupin the 3rd comparisons 0:35:15 - The Quantum Waveform format of Lupin 0:42:15 - “Guess who loves crime????” 0:46:30 - Down for 18 volumes total? 1:01:30 - Our picks for next episode! 1:02:45 - Closedown! 1:04:30 - Elliot’s brain finally chugs into life If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy gather around the Christmas Tree and hand out presents to good children. To the girl who is secretly a human-devouring monster: a powerful cleaning agent to help get troublesome bloodstains out of fabrics! To the boy who has been kidnaped by Reverse Santa and taken to their arctic circle base: some warm knitted gloves, the kind which work with touchscreens!  And to you, our lovely listeners, we have another episode of our podcast. No, you can't return it to Argos for cash, you cheeky sod. Series Discussed: Common-Sense Monster, Black Night ParadeAssignments for next Episode: Love Bullet, Cat's EyeTIMECODES: 0:02:15 - Andy’s Pick: Black Night Parade 0:04:45 - “THATS A CRIME” 0:10:00 - A main character who loves getting hoisted 0:15:15 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Vibes 0:20:15 - “Gender has slid off of him” 0:28:00 - Will we keep reading it? 0:30:30 - A note about availability of Arakawa under the Bridge (as we keep referencing it) 0:32:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Common-sense Monster 0:33:00 - Recommendation: Read it without looking anything up! Turn off the podcast! 0:37:00 - Ways of Depicting Social Awkwardness 0:41:30 - “x Meets x Meets x” nonsense 0:45:30 - Is The Thing a Christmas Movie? 0:50:00 - “The Teenage Experience” 0:54:45 - Eager to Read More 0:56:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 0:57:45 - NOTE: Elliot is wrong here! He was thinking about City Hunter, which is by the same author. 0:59:00 - Closedown 1:00:15 - A Plug for mangasear.ch, a Digital Manga Availability Tool! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this BONUS episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy put on the thickest pair of Yuri Goggles they own and get more than they initially bargained for! This is just a little preview of the full episode, which you can find on our reasonably priced Patreon! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss various doomed marriages, with a dash of punching and just a little poison. Series Discussed: May I Ask For One Final Thing?, Marriage Toxin (MARRIAGETOXIN)Assignments for next Episode: Common-Sense Monster, Black Night ParadeTIMECODES: 0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: May I Ask for One Final Thing? 0:05:00 - “Praxis” Mentioned 0:11:00 - Gag Manga? 0:14:30 - AlphaManga App Experience 0:17:30 - “Wallet-Stabby” 0:23:15 - Andy’s Pick: MARRIAGETOXIN (“Marriage Toxin”) 0:27:45 - Unavoidable comparisons to Spy x Family 0:31:00 - “PROPER NOUN” 0:34:30 - “Threatening Hyper-Granny” 0:47:00 - “Caught it with its pants down” 0:52:30 - “Hey, It’s the guy who chews lead!” 0:59:00 - Naming Conventions 1:00:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 1:01:00 - Saint Young Men Tangent! 1:02:00 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy once again discuss THE POWER OF MANGA, albeit with some obscene fraud attached, and also THE POWER OF A MASSIVE KAIJU, which is admittedly a lot more immediately self-evident. Series Discussed: Kurumizawa’s Folly, GAEA-TIMA the GigantisAssignments for next Episode: May I Ask For One Final Thing?, MarriagetoxinTIMECODES: 0:02:30 - Andy’s Pick: GAEA-TIMA the Gigantis 0:07:15 - “Andy!” (Exasperated) 0:12:00 - “Brain Pickled by Evangelion” 0:26:15 - “Effortless” 0:34:00 - “Something Special” 0:43:15 - K-Manga Reading Experience 0:45:15 - Elliot’s Gun Corner: Taurus Curve 0:48:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Kurumizawa’s Folly 0:51:30 - “People want that Gekiga Stuff!” 0:58:30 - Breaking Bad Linkage 0:59:45 - “Exquisite Anxious Tension” 1:12:30 - Comparison to the recently-reviewed Dragon and Chameleon 1:16:45 - Charm and Love for Subject Matter 1:21:15 - Our picks for next episode! 1:22: 00 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy dive into a massive snowbank to check out an interesting pair of adaptations! Series Discussed: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Search and DestroyAssignments for next Episode: Kurumizawa’s Folly, GAEA-TIMA the GigantisTIMECODES: 0:01:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea 0:08:00 - “Hornswoggled by Wikipedia” 0:13:45 - “Ani-Manga” comparison 0:23:00 - Spoilers for the Kaina Sequel Movie 0:23:45 - Spoilers end, Abuse of Milton Keynes begins 0:25:45 - Andy’s Pick: Search and Destroy 0:26:45 - Availability Note - Mangasplaining Extra 0:34:00 - “Don’t show the monster” 0:49:00 - “Arresting”  0:54:30 - Our Picks for next Episode! 0:55:30 - Closedown If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss two equally horrifying disaster scenarios: a train derailment inside a tunnel, and a timeloop isekai story! Series Discussed: Let Me Be Single in Peace!, Dragon HeadAssignments for next Episode: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Search and DestroyTIMECODES: 0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Let Me Be Single in Peace! (Manga) 0:07:30 - MangaUP! Chapter splitting strikes again 0:12:15 - “Manga Indigestion” 0:21:00 - Elliot tries to recall Haganai 0:25:00 - We can’t stop talking about Makine 0:25:45 - Andy’s Pick: Dragon Head 0:26:30 - You may already own this! 0:28:00 - Genre: “Oh No” 0:37:00 - Andy references Threads, not for the first time 0:41:45 - 1994 vintage! 0:44:00 - Remembering Are You Lost? 0:45:30 - “Claustrophobic Intensity” 0:47:00 - Quality issues 0:50:00 - The show I remembered here was The Last Train 0:53:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 0:54:00 - Closedown If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy get enthralled by the POWER OF MANGA(tm) and discuss the most important thing in the world: Toxic Yuri Vibes. Series Discussed: This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Dragon and ChameleonAssignments for next Episode: Let Me Be Single in Peace!, Dragon Head TIMECODES: 0:01:30 - Anime Corner: Ruri Rocks 0:03:00 - Andy’s Pick: Dragon and Chameleon 0:16:00 - My Hero Academia vibes 0:19:00 - Upsetting portrayal of female characters 0:28:15 - Notes on reading this on MangaUP! 0:32:00 - A better series hiding within this series? 0:36:00 - Shirobako - Still Good! 0:36:15 - Elliot’s Pick: This Monster Wants to Eat Me 0:38:15 - Content Warning: Suicidal Ideation 0:41:30 - “Yuri Morsel” 0:44:15 - Difference of opinion RE: direction of series 0:46:45 - Takopi’s Original Sin Episode Here 0:47:30 - Yuri Goggles: ENGAGE 0:54:15 - Threat? 1:00:15 - The Summer Hikaru Died comparison-ish 1:05:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 1:06:45 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy strap themselves into an armoured wheelchair and ride off to find romance! Series Discussed: Tank Chair, Even a Replica Can Fall in LoveAssignments for next Episode: This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Dragon and ChameleonTIMECODES: 0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Tank Chair 0:07:00 - “John Wick meets Mad Max in an 80’s anime OAV” 0:12:30 - Power Level Feedback Loop 0:18:30 - Good for Health, Bad for Education 0:19:15 - SPOILER WARNING for Chapter 20 / End of Volume 4ish! 0:22:15 - END OF SPOILERS 0:26:15 - Author Thoughtfulness 0:27:45 - Andy’s Pick: Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (LN) 0:28:00 - We are Trendsetters! 0:29:00 - RE-RELEASE DENGEKI BUNKO FIGHTING CLIMAX! 0:30:00 - Manga Version? Not Yet! 0:35:00 - Elliot’s “I am a Big Emotional Baby” Scale 0:38:30 - Scotland Loves Anime ready 0:40:15 - Satisfied with One Volume 0:42:30 - FIRST “LAYER” OF SPOILERS 0:47:00 - SECOND “LAYER” OF SPOILERS 0:52:30 - Detroit: Become Human Reference??? 1:01:00 - FINAL “LAYER” OF SPOILERS - Literally the End of the Book! 1:05:00 - END OF SPOILERS 1:07:30 - Bake Does Not Dream of Monogatari 1:10:45 - ONE FINAL SPOILER 1:11:45 - END OF SPOILERS (Again) 1:13:45 - E-Book Problems! 1:15:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 1:17:00 - Closedown If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy strap a +1 shield to their backs, climb onto a charming motorcycle, and drive off into the sunset / monster-infested tower in search of good manga to read. Do they find it? Let's find out together! Series Discussed: Tower Dungeon, Touring after the ApocalypseAssignments for next Episode: Tank Chair, Even a Replica Can Fall in LoveTIMECODES: 0:02:00 - I kid, I love the Edinburgh Fringe 0:03:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Tower Dungeon 0:09:00 - Snap Judgement 0:15:00 - Elliot Cope 0:23:45 - Using K Manga and its multi-currency system 0:25:30 - Andy’s Pick: Touring After the Apocalypse 0:27:45 - Girl’s Last Camp? 0:37:15 - A Missing Layer of Interaction 0:40:15 - Wrong number! We are up to C106, not 103 0:43:15 - “Reasons Why This Is Weird” 0:45:15 - NOT A TANK 0:50:00 - “Picking a Scab Manga” 0:54:30 - Not Everything is Yuri 0:58:00 - Continue? 1:01:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode 1:02:30 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy mention the 2011 Anime Guilty Crown, which has to be the first time it has been mentioned in perhaps a decade. Also, Tanks. Also also, Garbage Shounen (about Garbage). Series Discussed: Gachiakuta, Dominion: Conflict OneAssignments for next Episode: Tower Dungeon, Touring after the ApocalypseTIMECODES: 0:02:15 - Andy’s Pick: Gachiakuta 0:09:00 - Trying to use K Manga and their Terrible FAQ 0:12:00 - Elliot Demands a Materialist Explanation 0:22:30 - Guilty Crown in 2025?? 0:28:30 - Comparing to the (Currently Airing) Anime 0:31:15 - Poor Crime Scene Etiquette 0:37:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Dominion: Conflict One 0:40:30 - For Once, a Short Synopsis 0:44:45 - Medical Drama Comparison? 0:50:00 - 6pt font Omake 0:59:15 - Coolness and Where it Comes From 1:03:40 - Our Picks for Next Episode 1:05:00 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss two forms of abuse: child abuse (very, very bad), and dungeon crawler drop rate abuse (also bad, but for very different reasons). Series Discussed: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel), Roar: A Star in the AbyssAssignments for next Episode: Dominion: Conflict One, GachiakutaTIMECODES: 0:01:00 - Chu~ 😘 0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel) 0:08:00 - So I’m a Status Screen, so What? 0:13:45 - Wikipedia Binges 0:19:15 - Wish Fulfillment Thought Experiment 0:24:30 - You Live in a Society 0:28:00 - Too Easy 0:36:00 - Two Characters, One Voice 0:41:30 - Light Novel Tax Evasion Dilemmas 0:44:45 - Andy’s Pick: Roar: A Star in the Abyss 0:50:30 - “Carrotless Stick” 0:51:15 - “Hyperdramatic Woe-fest” 0:57:15 - Elliot is a Bit Mean in this Review :Burn the House Down 1:05:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 1:06:15 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy indulge in two great passions: Villainy and being a Carnivore, a real meat eater! Series Discussed: I Wanna Do Bad Things With You, How to Grill Our LoveAssignments for next Episode: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel), Roar: A Star in the AbyssTIMECODES: 0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: I Wanna Do Bad Things With You 0:06:30 - Spite as a motivation 0:13:30 - Student Council President, not US President 0:20:00 - Anyone Fancy Making us a Manga Cliche Bingo Card? 0:23:00 - Andy’s Pick: How to Grill Our Love 0:26:00 - “Trojan Horse” Manga 0:29:30 - “Mercenary Matrimony” 0:34:00 - The Danger of Monomania 0:44:30 - King Kai’s House?? 0:50:30 - “Food is Part of Life” 0:52:30 - Why was only one volume of WakakoZake Translated??? 0:58:30 - Our Picks for next Episode! 0:59:45 - Closedown! If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy voyage to strange new worlds, the beguiling Kowloon Walled City and the markedly less distinct land of Generica Fantasylandia. Series Discussed: Centuria, Kowloon Generic RomanceAssignments for next Episode: I Wanna Do Bad Things With You, How to Grill Our LoveTIMECODES: 0:01:15 - PICK YOUR SIDE 0:04:00 - Andy’s Pick: Kowloon Generic Romance 0:10:15 - “Surprises” 0:16:15 - Romance and Nostalgia 0:22:00 - I was tempted to put the “BRAAAM” sound effect here but thought that might be jarring! 0:26:15 - SEXY 0:35:30 - The Power of Confidence 0:40:00 - Don’t put off reading this like we did! 0:42:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Centuria 0:49:30 - Large Hadron Collider Recipe 0:58:15 - “The To Your Eternity Experience” 1:01:00 - “Lone Wolf and Cubbing it” 1:06:15 - Checklist Manga 1:12:30 - Needing a “Secret Sauce” 1:17:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 1:18:45 - Closedown If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy are flung back to the early 2000's to talk about primordial memes (desu desu desu), ball-jointed dolls, the sneakers from Sonic Adventure 2, and something that is (sadly) more timeless: human trafficking! Series Discussed: Rozen Maiden (Collectors Edition), Mujina into the DeepAssignments for next Episode: Centuria, Kowloon Generic RomanceTIMECODES: 0:01:00 - Time to Chibi Vampire (Karin) Chat: one minute! 0:03:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Rozen Maiden Collectors Edition 0:04:30 - PEACH-PIT at Hyper Japan (2019?) 0:08:30 - Getting to the synopsis at last! 0:14:30 - Lack of Focus? 0:23:15 - “Googling It” 0:34:30 - Translation and Editing comparison to old edition 0:40:00 - Andy’s Pick: Mujina into the Deep 0:45:45 - “Expository B*****b” 0:50:00 - Does Inio Asano hate Parkour? 0:56:15 - Wombling Free... 0:59:30 - “Samus Aran-ed” 1:06:00 - “Inio Asano’s Gunsmith Cats” 1:14:30 - Andy taking a bullet 1:17:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 1:18:15 - Closedown If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$3 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover! We have a Discord! Join us! We are affiliates on BookWalker - using this link when shopping there will give us a small kickback, helping cover the cost of manga for the podcast! The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.