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ScreenTone Club

ScreenTone Club

By: Elliot Page Andy Hanley
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A fortnightly look at manga, with a focus on joint in-depth discussion of titles both old and new. Art Science Fiction
Episodes
  • E169 - Takahashi from the Bike Shop, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister
    Feb 4 2026

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss the thorny issues that are too-often taboo in our society: Religion, Money, and... Bicycle Maintainance?

    Series Discussed: Takahashi from the Bike Shop, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed SisterAssignments for next Episode: You and I are Polar Opposites, Maid to Skate

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:45 - Lewd
    0:02:00 - Andy’s Pick: You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister
    0:09:00 - Elliot uses any excuse to reference The Mentalist
    0:14:15 - “Why does everyone have special powers?”
    0:17:45 - Main Male Character says “I am NOT JINSHI”
    0:21:00 - KManga version - different translation!
    0:24:00 - Conclave 2: What if the Pope was hot?
    0:27:00 - Giving ourselves brainworms
    0:27:45 - Elliot’s Pick: Takahashi from the Bike Shop
    0:29:15 - Please add “Deep Impact” to Umamusume kthx
    0:31:45 - “A Nice Little Smooch”
    0:35:45 - The constraint of “not fitting in”
    0:46:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    0:47:45 - 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.

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    49 mins
  • E168 - Love Bullet, Cat's Eye
    Jan 21 2026

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy strap on their 80's lycra leotards and their tacticool webbing to perform crimes... in the name of love!

    Series Discussed: Love Bullet, Cat's EyeAssignments for next Episode: Takahashi from the Bike Shop, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister

    TIMECODES:
    0:02:45 - Neko Punch
    0:03:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Love Bullet
    0:13:15 - Elliot’s Gun Nerd Corner (Sigh)
    0:21:00 - “It’s shown more than one boy!”
    0:25:30 - Galgun????
    0:27:15 - Andy’s Pick: Cat’s Eye
    0:31:00 - The first of many Lupin the 3rd comparisons
    0:35:15 - The Quantum Waveform format of Lupin
    0:42:15 - “Guess who loves crime????”
    0:46:30 - Down for 18 volumes total?
    1:01:30 - Our picks for next episode!
    1:02:45 - Closedown!
    1:04:30 - Elliot’s brain finally chugs into life

    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.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • E167 - Common-sense Monster, Black Night Parade
    Dec 23 2025

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy gather around the Christmas Tree and hand out presents to good children. To the girl who is secretly a human-devouring monster: a powerful cleaning agent to help get troublesome bloodstains out of fabrics! To the boy who has been kidnaped by Reverse Santa and taken to their arctic circle base: some warm knitted gloves, the kind which work with touchscreens!

    And to you, our lovely listeners, we have another episode of our podcast. No, you can't return it to Argos for cash, you cheeky sod.

    Series Discussed: Common-Sense Monster, Black Night ParadeAssignments for next Episode: Love Bullet, Cat's Eye

    TIMECODES:
    0:02:15 - Andy’s Pick: Black Night Parade
    0:04:45 - “THATS A CRIME”
    0:10:00 - A main character who loves getting hoisted
    0:15:15 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Vibes
    0:20:15 - “Gender has slid off of him”
    0:28:00 - Will we keep reading it?
    0:30:30 - A note about availability of Arakawa under the Bridge (as we keep referencing it)
    0:32:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Common-sense Monster
    0:33:00 - Recommendation: Read it without looking anything up! Turn off the podcast!
    0:37:00 - Ways of Depicting Social Awkwardness
    0:41:30 - “x Meets x Meets x” nonsense
    0:45:30 - Is The Thing a Christmas Movie?
    0:50:00 - “The Teenage Experience”
    0:54:45 - Eager to Read More
    0:56:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    0:57:45 - NOTE: Elliot is wrong here! He was thinking about City Hunter, which is by the same author.
    0:59:00 - Closedown
    1:00:15 - A Plug for mangasear.ch, a Digital Manga Availability Tool!

    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.

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    1 hr and 1 min
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