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Our friends Umami Manga join us to discuss the musical event Attack on Titan Beyond the Walls.

The Big Girls went to the Big Apple for the Attack on Titan Musical! Our friends Umami Manga join us to discuss what worked, what didn't, and mostly what a crazy fever dream it all was.  Timestamps 0:00 Intro and our decision to go to the musical 6:36 Did Attack on Titan Work as a Musical? 27:03 The demographics of it all 39:44 How did they handle the titans? 48:14 What manga or anime would you li...

Momtaku is joined by tumblr's @lostcauses-noregrets,  @seitsen-sarvi and @tsuki-no-ura for a chapter discussion of Attack on Titan "Bad Boy". Since Luna can't be bothered with Levi's tragic teacup tale, she joins after the break to discuss her trip to Japan and Momtaku's visit to the Netherlands.  Discussion Time Stamps 00:00:00 Intro with Momtaku & Luna 00:03:50 Guest Introductions - Lostcaus...

We may be months late, but at least we're not Yamato Mori keepers coming to save the day late, amirite? The beach saga continues, and we're introduced to two new Mori instructors with some very particular skills. The kids talk about their hopes and dreams, until their actual dreams start taking a dark turn... You guys probably already know how this ends up, but we don't. So laugh along as we are p...

It's been a while, but we're back with an SnK podcast (or well, it's been a while since our last podcast regardless ^^"). Momtaku went to Anime NYC and attended Hajime Isayama's first panel outside Japan. She and Luna talk about her experiences that weekend, and debate whether Yams is one hot toddy. Timestamps 0:00:00 We're back, baby 0:01:02 Attending Anime NYC 0:14:58 First impressions of the ve...

Ishida said "It's a hot girl summer" and damn, he wasn't lying. #beachpls Join us for blasphemy mixed with casual mass murder as we read and react to both parts of chapter 26!

Presumed dead, but appearantly alive and kicking and in the mood for pizza: Momtaku and Luna! ...oh, and Riccardo and Ume too I guess. The Apothecary is after Tokio and Azuma now, but will he get to them before they turn on each other first? Join us and the Choujin Three for nightmares, dreams and visions. Timestamps 0:00 Intro and predictions 4:47 Chapter 25 readthrough 15:05 Reaction and thought...

QEF, WTF? The fight between Tokio and Azuma rages on, while Yamato Mori's finest are still nowhere in sight. Friendship conquers all. QED. Timestamps 0:00 Intro and predictions 3:54 Chapter 23 readthrough 12:56 Reaction and thoughts Links this episode Read Choujin-X for free (US): https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/choujin-x?locale=en Read Choujin-X for free (EU): https://mangaplus.shueisha.c...

Queem: all men have fear. Luna: I have no fear. Momtaku: Who's Gohan?! Luna: Ok, 1 fear. Join us for our quickest reaction yet to Choujin (not Kyojin) X! **Timestamps** 0:00 Intro and predictions 5:16 Chapter 22 readthrough 12:33 Reaction and thoughts **Links this episode** Read Choujin-X for free (US): https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/choujin-x?locale=en Read Choujin-X for free (EU): https...

As the Moon Beast breaks free from his chains, we're back to being chained to Ishida's random chapter releases. Momtaku may or may not have broken a desk out of sheer frustration. At least we can react to chapter 22 with the rest of the fandom... TIMESTAMPS  0:00 Chapter 20 Live Reaction 9:50 Chapter 21 Live Reaction 14:50 We browse the subreddit Links this episode Read Choujin-X for free (US): ht...

Scouts, dark clouds and whatabout Tokio's whereabouts? Ely and Azuma both want to help Tokio, but it turns into a bloody mess. Join us for a paperthin plot served with some mouthwatering sashimi (and pizza!) Timestamps 0:00 Introduction and summary 05:25 ch18 Part 1 13:12 ch18 Part 2 19:36 ch 19      

H-dogs, rollerboys, but no Gaga. Azuma = Pill bug confirmed? Psycho share! Are we still making sense? This feels like a looong fever dream (but we don't want to wake up!)   Timestamps  0:00 Intro and chapter 15 10:53 Chapter 16 20:26 Chapter 17   Links this episode Read Choujin-X for free (US): https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/choujin-x?locale=en Read Choujin-X for free (EU): https://mangap...

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 Introduction and chapter 12 10:56 Chapter 13 19:14 Chapter 14

Episode 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 😂 )

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 Time Stamps  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...

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 Links this episode Read Choujin-X for free (US) Read Choujin-X for free (EU) Choujin X chapter 8 subreddit discussion Episode Feedback

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!   Links this episode Read Choujin-X for free on the Viz Media website: https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/choujin-x Chapter 7 subreddit discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoujinX/comments/pbibmm/choujin_x_ch_7/

It's another 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. 

We continue our readthrough of Sui Ishida's latest work, Choujin-X. Since Ishida works faster than most humans can manage, we're covering two chapters this week. Thanks as always for listening!! 

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 ".    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...

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 q...

The second chapter of Sui Ishida’s new manga Choujin X was released last week and Luna and Momtaku continue the tradition of reading it together.  Listen along as we try to make sense of bumbums, sheep cryptids and enjoy a wildly entertaining high speed Roller Boy Yay-Yay chase. It's a short episode - only 30 minutes, so see? We can be brief 😂 Read  Choujin X Chapter 2 for free on the Viz Media w...

It's a return to SnK as the Big Girls discuss their reaction to the final pages, and the sometimes extreme reaction of the fandom.