205 - Saikyo Selections 11 - Doraemon

Aug 27, 2018

This week we take a look at the beloved children’s manga icon, Doraemon! Will Seamus and darfox find anything to enjoy in this manga for kids?

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Time Stamps:

• 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Boku Doraemon” by Nobuyo Oyama from Doraemon, Opening, Introductions, Thanking Listeners
• 00:02:48 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox checks out anime Children of the Whales on Netflix
• 00:07:01 - dakazu ponders if he’s spoiling the anime to himself after reading the manga endings of Banana Fish and Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion
• 00:09:43 - Green Worldz was generic but fairly entertaining and was available on the now defunct Manga Box app
• 00:15:04 - News: dakazu hopes the anime adaptation of We Never Learn will get darfox raging
• 00:17:52 - Crunchyroll producing their own cartoon series High Guardian Spice has got us  wondering what the future holds for self publishing on streaming services
• 00:21:19 - There were plans for a Live-action Saint Saiya show called Star Storm that looked awful
• 00:22:23 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura, Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki, and Tobaku Haoden Zero by Nobuyuki Fukumoto
• 00:25:16 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections: we examine chapters, long tales, spin-offs and fan endings of Doraemon by Fujio F. Fujiko, Transition Song: “Doraemon no Uta” by Satoko Yamano from Doraemon, we talk about the popularity of Doraemon, explain the history behind the manga artist duo of Fujio Fujiko, compare the variety of themes from edutainment to horror, complain about the coloring and translation of the kindle version, review a tribute story by Taiyo Matsumoto, discuss the famous fan-made ending, reminisce about the influence and importance of the series on dakazu’s childhood, and explain the changes to the anime cast
• 00:55:45 - Next Week’s Topic: Triple Dip on Tokyo Tarareba Girls & Asahinagu & Tobaku Haoden Zero, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster