Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

Red River Manga Discussion Part 1 (with Asher Sofman)

Red River by Chie Shinohara has finally gotten an anime adaptation, so, just as everyone else is talking about it right now, we, too, are entering the fray of the ancient

Please Save My Earth Manga Discussion Part 2 (with Autumn)

We pick up right where we left off, and... It's not what you expect. At all. Rin is up to Rin machinations. Shion did exactly what you thought he did. Jinpachi is suddenl

Please Save My Earth Manga Discussion Part 1 (with Autumn)

It's 1980s Japan. Saki Hiwatari is telling a story set in the extremely near future, in 1990s Tokyo (now nostalgic past). A group of teens start to meet up because they a

Full Moon o Sagashite Manga Discussion (with Laura Spicer)

There are few authors more synonymous with "shojo" than Arina Tanemura. We've done Tanemura works before. But Full Moon is peak Tanemura. Which is not to say it's a maste

Mixed Vegetables Manga Discussion (with Asher Sofman)

Hanayu wants to be a sushi chef, but her father expects her to take over the family pastry shop. Hayato wants to be a pastry chef, but is expected to take over his family

Horimiya Manga Discussion, Part 2 (with Caitlin Moore) [Shonen Exception #6]

Caitlin and Ashley are back to discuss the second half of Horimiya, aka, all the bits that don't matter. Like, it's a miracle this episode is over an hour long, because t

Horimiya Manga Discussion, Part 1 (with Caitlin Moore) [Shonen Exception #6]

Finally, we're here to talk about the shonen elephant in the shojo room: Horimiya. Look at almost any list of "best shojo anime," and you're bound to see Horimiya near th

Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand Manga Discussion (with Asher Sofman)

Get ready to go to the beach in this emotionally affecting, short josei series. Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand by Yoko Komori follows Tokiko, a sixth grader whose pa

Snow White with the Red Hair Manga Discussion Part 2 (with Asher Sofman)

Ashley and Asher are back to discuss volumes 11 through 20 of Snow White with the Red Hair, and they have a lot more to say this time (most of it is still some variation

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Discussion (crossover with Shoujo Sundae)

Welcome to the special collaboration episode between Ashley of Shojo & Tell and Chika and Giana of Shoujo Sundae (hereby dubbed the "shojo trio"). In this episode, we tal

Snow White with the Red Hair Manga Discussion Part 1 (with Asher Sofman)

There are few contemporary shojo manga that are more popular and beloved that Sorata Akizuki's wholesome fairy-tale-inspired story Snow White with the Red Hair. The prota

My Love Mix-Up! Manga Discussion (with novelist Megan Frampton)

This episode discusses all 9 volumes of the My Love Mix-Up!  manga by Wataru Hinekure and Aruko, and contains comparisons between it and the Japanese live-action adaptati

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" How many suicide attempts can happen close to Kira and Rei? How many car crashes and

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 lov

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 problema

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 epi

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 previ

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/j

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 le

The Poe Clan (with Vrai Kaiser and Megan DeYarman)

Covers all of the original The 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 i