Our Choujin X readthrough continues with chapters 12-14. Thankfully (for Luna) the hand choujins don’t make a reappearance and instead we conclude the battle with Shiozaki. We love the new insights into the lore and world building and were stunned at that closing panel!
Timestamps
0:00 Attack on Titan anime talk
8:40 Momtaku quizzes Luna since it’s been 6 months.
11:38 Choujin X Chapter 10
19:30 Choujin X Chapter 11 (… Luna completely loses it 😂 )
Note that we were 6 months late editing this episode. Things got derailed for a but but we’re getting back on track. Thanks for the support and patience!
The Big Girls are back with their 3rd anniversary AMA which was recorded in October 2021. The intro is fresh, however, where we catch everyone up on what’s been going on and our future podcast plans
0:00 Introduction, what we’ve been up and how our thoughts have changed
Anniversary Podcast
00:24:57 Eykonto: Are you guys up for an anime original ending? If so, how would you want it to be different from the manga?
00:31:53 Eykonto: Would Erwin being alive have made any difference?
00:35:15 Anon: Does being in fandom make the experience of enjoying a series and the understanding of it worse and not better?
00:41:08 Anon: Ask related to Claymore
00:48:40 Anon: “How’s the future looking for the podcast?”
00:50:10 Faia Halo (Youtube): “What is your favorite Erwin Smile”
00:55:37 RobinWasHRE (Youtube): “Plz get on Instagram if you’re not! You are theeeeee bestest! Fave ending tho? Fan or real? & opinions on a potential sequel ? Love y’all!”
01:01:31 Opinions on a sequel
Paula Abelenda (Youtube):
01:22:20 What Momtaku would change about the ending
01:25:59 Thank yous and goodbye
Tokio and Ely settle in at Yamato Mori, where Our Supreme Leader™ Hoshi Sandek wants to know their answers to life’s most important questions.
Spoiler alert: it’s not 42
Timestamps:
4:18 Chapter 8 reaction
16:36 Reddit discussion
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Read Choujin-X for free (US)
Read Choujin-X for free (EU)
Choujin X chapter 8 subreddit discussion
It’s time for FULL-BEAST-IFICA-TION as Tokio continues the fight with Riza. Plus more worldbuilding and more characters! Momtaku and Luna are getting hype for this series!
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It’s another epic chase scene but this time Tokio gets saved by a familiar face and we see all that the snake choujin can do! Our read-through of Choujin X continues with chapters 5 and 6.
Timestamps:
5:25 Chapter 5
11:30 Chapter 6
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We continue our readthrough of Choujin-X, this time covering chapters 3 & 4. Thanks as always for listening
Timestamps:
2:28 Chapter 3
7:28 Chapter 4
11:10 Luna ‘s reaction to the final page of chapter 4
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Read Choujin-X for free on the Viz Media website https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/choujin-x
Podcast regular @attackonmomlife and fandom writer @stillmadaboutpetra join YHBG co-host @momtaku to discuss Rainbow Rowell’s latest in the Simon Snow series, “Any Way the Wind Blows“.
Timestamps
Introductions
00:00:32 Introduction to guests
00:01:26 Introduction to the series
00:02:24 Trigger warnings
00:03:30 How did you find the series and are you normally a fan of YA literature?
00:09:40 One thing we loved, one thing that surprised us, and one thing we were less than enthused about.
00:14:40 Our involvement in the fandom
00:17:41 Shepard Love & the triumphs and travails of being a fandom writer
00:22:22 Why Wayward Son was awesome
00:26:20 Rainbow’s quote about intimacy and trauma
Simon
00:33:20 Initial thoughts about the Chosen One narrative
00:37:09 Simon and intimacy
00:48:08 Implications of being a dragon, immortality and vampire world building
00:52:28 Was the plot too light?
00:54:14 Simon and Smith Smith-Richards
The World of Mages
00:57:30 We all hate the World of Mages. Thank goodness for Shepard
01:03:06 The importance of the Old Stories (or lack thereof)
01:08:08 Will Simon get his magic back?
01:15:53 Too many loose threads? Spoiler alert: No!
Family:
01:18:46 Simon’s discovery of his biological family
01:22:51 Fiona is stinky and vampires were not important
01:26:25 Three cheers for Daphne
01:28:32 Would Natasha have accepted Baz?
1:30:00 BREAK
Agatha and Naimh
01:31:17 Mixed feelings about Agatha’s return to the magical world
01:34:20 Rainbow’s quote about difficulty writing Agatha
01:38:04 Agatha as the new Ebb?
01:40:36 Naimh
01:43:00 Agatha’s sexuality and sexy times with Simon?
01:45:38 Ensemble moment gathering the goats
01:47:15 Penny’s time to solo shine … as a crime lord?
01:49:22 Pippa and Baz’s redemption
01:53:43 Favorite Quote? Favorite Spell?
01:56:24 If Rainbow were to continue the story, what would you want?
02:01:31 Shoutout to the EsGAYpe From Reality podcast
2:03:06 Thank yous and goodbyes
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Our three year anniversary is coming up and we want to celebrate it with a return to AoT for an “Ask Me Anything” episode. News, drama, the “real” ending, interviews, anime, MAPPA, appallingly low wages, merch, and so much more… there’s no end to things to talk about when it comes to AoT and we’d love to talk about it.
We’ll be recording in mid-August so there’s plenty of time to send us your questions or topics you’d like us to consider. You can do that on tumblr, twitter or via our website youhearbiggirls.com.
Thanks as always for listening!