ScreenTone Club

Elliot Page and Andy Hanley

A fortnightly look at manga, with a focus on joint in-depth discussion of titles both old and new. read less
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E145 - RuriDragon, God Bless the Mistaken
4d ago
E145 - RuriDragon, God Bless the Mistaken
In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy talk about cases where the unusual interrupts your daily life - such as when your computer starts showing all the text reversed, or when the sky turns green, or even having horns appearing on your head!Series Discussed: RuriDragon Vol. 1, God Bless the Mistaken Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Heart Gear Vol. 1, The Darwin Incident Vol. 1TIMECODES:0:00:45 - Andy Rejects the Cold Open “Bit”0:02:45 - Elliot’s Pick: RuriDragon0:05:15 - Trying to pinpoint the Charm0:10:30 - Cool Parent Done Well 0:17:15 - Banter vs “Bantz” 0:25:00 - BIG SNEEZE 0:34:00 - Free of boring comparison to “The Normal”0:36:00 - Andy’s Pick: God Bless the Mistaken0:40:00 - “Bugs”0:42:30 - Insert Soviet National Anthem Here 0:48:45 - “Don’t go walking into the Sky”0:52:00 - Cool Red-Haired Hot Mess Onee-San0:54:00 - I meant “Event Horizon”, not “Chandrasekhar Limit” 0:56:15 - OnlyFans?1:00:45 - Characters but yet not Humans1:06:30 - Angel Beats? What? 1:10:30 - Drink Every Time We Say “Shower Thoughts”  1:14:15 - Oops we spent all the time digging into things we are unsure about that it is good to clearly state the things we liked!”1:16:15 - Availability check-in 1:17:30 - The Impact and Magnitude of Bloom Into You1:20:15 - Our Picks for Next Time!1:21:30 - 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.
E143 - My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got Better, 365 Days to the Wedding
02-04-2024
E143 - My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got Better, 365 Days to the Wedding
In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy indulge in a little silliness and workplace drama before checking back in with our favorite auto-biographical manga creator and get all upset!Series Discussed: 365 Days to the Wedding Vol. 1, My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got BetterAssignments for next Episode:  Dragon Ball, Cat on the Hero's Lap Vol. 1TIMECODES:0:01:45 - Elliot’s Pick: 365 Days to the Wedding Vol. 10:05:45 - The Villain of this series: Caring Co-workers0:13:00 - “Inept Spy x Family” 0:17:00 - “Comfortable” 0:21:00 - Oops We Couldn’t Stop Ourselves from talking about TWGOK 0:23:45 - Andy’s Pick: My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got Better0:27:00 - Well-Pitched Communication  0:32:30 - Style Development 0:36:00 - George Best Shoutout(?) 0:42:15 - Nagata Kabi Works as a Window into Deficiencies in Mental Health Care 0:45:45 -  A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE0:51:00 - Tone Control  0:56:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode! Picked Before Related Real Life Events Happened!0:57:30 - 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.
E142 - See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, Gunsmith Cats Omnibus
20-02-2024
E142 - See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, Gunsmith Cats Omnibus
In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy talk about the power of friendship - how your best bud can help you make sense of the world, forgive your shortcomings, and also how they can shoot someone with a .45 at 100 yards.   Wait, what do you mean that last one isn't normal?Series Discussed: See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: 365 Days to the Wedding Vol. 1, My Pancreas Broke But My Life Got BetterTIMECODES:0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: See You Tomorrow at the Food Court0:03:45 - Gacha Dilemmas 0:10:15 - THEORYCRAFTING 0:13:00 - Wishing for a Food Count 0:16:45 - “Good Faces” 0:20:00 - “Just Hangin’ Out”0:21:00 - Andy’s Pick: Gunsmith Cats 0:26:00 - “The Early 90’s Megumin” 0:30:00 - “Perfectly Fully Formed” 0:36:00 - Chekov’s Leg0:42:00 - Gunpowder-incited Brain Damage? 0:43:30 - Threats of Sexual Assault a-go-go0:45:45 - Narrative Trade-offs 0:50:30 - How Does This Series Hit for Zoomers? We Want to Know! 0:55:30 - Labour of Love  0:59:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 1:00:45 - 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.
E141 - Paradise Kiss, Neighbourhood Story
06-02-2024
E141 - Paradise Kiss, Neighbourhood Story
In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy dive into a double billing of intense fashionable Shoujo works by Ai Yazawa! Will they Measure Up or get marked down as Seconds?Series Discussed: Paradise Kiss Omnibus, Neighborhood Story Omnibus Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Vol. 1TIMECODES:0:01:00 - Programming Update!0:02:00 - A Double Feature on Ai Yazawa!0:03:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Paradise Kiss0:06:00 - “Legs for Days” 0:11:30 - The “Problem” with Isabella, Narratively 0:13:00 - The Second Series within This Series0:16:45 - Absolute Nightmare Characters (In a Good Way?) 0:26:00 - Everyone Treading Water0:32:45 - End-of-Series Spoiler - Skip Ahead 30 Seconds!0:33:30 - Sex and Fucking 0:36:45 - PEAK TEENAGER0:44:30 - “Face Tank Your Mum” 0:49:15 - “Plot Critical Auntie”0:55:00 - “Nourishing”0:56:30 - Andy’s Pick: Neighborhood Story0:58:30 - “Childhood Friend Crisis”1:10:00 - Smoking? And Drinking? In My Manga??? 1:14:00 - WAAARP1:18:30 - Remember When People Didn’t Have Mobile Phones and if You Wanted to Talk to a Friend You Had to Call Their House Phone? Wasn't That The Worst?1:20:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode! Elliot Gets the Name of His Pick Wrong! 1:21:00 - 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.
E135 - Marmalade Boy: Collector's Edition, The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
10-10-2023
E135 - Marmalade Boy: Collector's Edition, The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy talk all about ill-advised relationships, the benefit of having a stable polycule, and how cute it is when a character searches blindly while whimpering "megane, megane".Series Discussed: The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Vol. 1, Marmalade Boy: Collector's Edition Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Wandance Vol. 1, Helck Vol. 1TIMECODES:0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses0:05:30 - Wet Rags and Jellyfish 0:13:00 - “Megane, Megane” 0:14:30 - This is the Comic Strip in question and here is an interesting article about how the author vanished0:21:45 - “Oh No, GoHands!”0:22:45 - Andy’s Pick: Marmalade Boy: Collector's Edition0:31:00 - TITLE DROP YEAHHHHH 0:33:00 - Elliot Sez Parental Polycules are Fine 0:37:15 - Maid-Sama  = Sewage 0:41:00 - Characters that Write Themselves 0:44:30 - “DO NOT SMOOCH” 0:47:15 - Trusting the Series0:53:00 - 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.
E134 - X-Gender, Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist
28-09-2023
E134 - X-Gender, Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist
In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss a pair of autobiographical essay manga from non-binary authors and find a lot to discuss and contrast between their very different approaches.Series Discussed: X-Gender Vol. 1, Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Series Discussed: The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Vol. 1, Marmalade Boy: Collector's Edition Vol. 1TIMECODES:0:01:45 - 301 Redirects!  0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: X-Gender 0:03:00 - Apologies up front0:05:30 - “The Tyranny of Classification” 0:10:45 - “Warts and All” 0:16:45 - Personality Conflict 0:22:15 - “All Heads” 0:28:00 - The “Essay Manga Ouroborus Moment” 0:29:00 - Andy’s Pick: Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist0:33:15 - Relatable, Even Without Direct Comparison 0:38:00 - Running Around in Your Own Head0:42:00 - Uncle Elliot Stories 0:44:15 - #MeToo 0:49:15 - Jigsaw Puzzle  0:57:30 - Horror Flashbacks 1:00:00 - “Parasocial Manga”1:00:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode! 1:02:15 - 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.
E130 - Magic Knight Rayearth, The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This
18-07-2023
E130 - Magic Knight Rayearth, The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This
In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss such important things as nominative determinism, destiny, and good romance vibes!Series Discussed: Magic Knight Rayearth Vol. 1, The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps!, The Untouchable Midori-kun Vol. 1TIMECODES:0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Magic Knight Rayearth0:09:15 - GIRL POWER  0:10:00 - Conflict of Interest Statement! 0:16:00 - Ace Ventura / Doctor Doolittle Girl 0:18:30 - Elliot’s Character Analysis via 90’s Games Platform0:21:00 - “ITS THAT MASCOT” 0:26:30 - Panels as an Interactable Page Element 0:31:30 - “The Freeza Problem”0:35:00 - “Show MeThe Robots!”0:37:00 - Andy’s Pick: The Two of Them are Pretty Much Like This0:42:15 - ~*Relationships*~ 0:45:30 - “What Social Safety Net???” 0:48:00 - ATARU BEST GIRL  0:50:30 - BROT 0:56:30 - “Dropped in from two different series” 0:59:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!1:00:30 - 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.