Episodes

  • E158 - Roar: A Star in the Abyss, D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel)
    Jul 15 2025

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy discuss two forms of abuse: child abuse (very, very bad), and dungeon crawler drop rate abuse (also bad, but for very different reasons).

    Series Discussed: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel), Roar: A Star in the AbyssAssignments for next Episode: Dominion: Conflict One, Gachiakuta

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:00 - Chu~ 😘
    0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel)
    0:08:00 - So I’m a Status Screen, so What?
    0:13:45 - Wikipedia Binges
    0:19:15 - Wish Fulfillment Thought Experiment
    0:24:30 - You Live in a Society
    0:28:00 - Too Easy
    0:36:00 - Two Characters, One Voice
    0:41:30 - Light Novel Tax Evasion Dilemmas
    0:44:45 - Andy’s Pick: Roar: A Star in the Abyss
    0:50:30 - “Carrotless Stick”
    0:51:15 - “Hyperdramatic Woe-fest”
    0:57:15 - Elliot is a Bit Mean in this Review :<
    1:03:15 - Comparisons to Burn the House Down
    1:05:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:06:15 - Closedown!

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    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 8 mins
  • E157 - How to Grill Our Love, I Wanna Do Bad Things With You
    Jul 1 2025

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy indulge in two great passions: Villainy and being a Carnivore, a real meat eater!

    Series Discussed: I Wanna Do Bad Things With You, How to Grill Our LoveAssignments for next Episode: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared (Light Novel), Roar: A Star in the Abyss

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:30 - Elliot’s Pick: I Wanna Do Bad Things With You
    0:06:30 - Spite as a motivation
    0:13:30 - Student Council President, not US President
    0:20:00 - Anyone Fancy Making us a Manga Cliche Bingo Card?
    0:23:00 - Andy’s Pick: How to Grill Our Love
    0:26:00 - “Trojan Horse” Manga
    0:29:30 - “Mercenary Matrimony”
    0:34:00 - The Danger of Monomania
    0:44:30 - King Kai’s House??
    0:50:30 - “Food is Part of Life”
    0:52:30 - Why was only one volume of WakakoZake Translated???
    0:58:30 - Our Picks for next Episode!
    0:59:45 - 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!

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    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 2 mins
  • E156 - Kowloon Generic Romance, Centuria
    Jun 18 2025

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy voyage to strange new worlds, the beguiling Kowloon Walled City and the markedly less distinct land of Generica Fantasylandia.

    Series Discussed: Centuria, Kowloon Generic RomanceAssignments for next Episode: I Wanna Do Bad Things With You, How to Grill Our Love

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:15 - PICK YOUR SIDE
    0:04:00 - Andy’s Pick: Kowloon Generic Romance
    0:10:15 - “Surprises”
    0:16:15 - Romance and Nostalgia
    0:22:00 - I was tempted to put the “BRAAAM” sound effect here but thought that might be jarring!
    0:26:15 - SEXY
    0:35:30 - The Power of Confidence
    0:40:00 - Don’t put off reading this like we did!
    0:42:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Centuria
    0:49:30 - Large Hadron Collider Recipe
    0:58:15 - “The To Your Eternity Experience”
    1:01:00 - “Lone Wolf and Cubbing it”
    1:06:15 - Checklist Manga
    1:12:30 - Needing a “Secret Sauce”
    1:17:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:18:45 - 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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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • E155 - Rozen Maiden, Mujina into the Deep
    Jun 4 2025

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy are flung back to the early 2000's to talk about primordial memes (desu desu desu), ball-jointed dolls, the sneakers from Sonic Adventure 2, and something that is (sadly) more timeless: human trafficking!

    Series Discussed: Rozen Maiden (Collectors Edition), Mujina into the DeepAssignments for next Episode: Centuria, Kowloon Generic Romance

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:00 - Time to Chibi Vampire (Karin) Chat: one minute!
    0:03:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Rozen Maiden Collectors Edition
    0:04:30 - PEACH-PIT at Hyper Japan (2019?)
    0:08:30 - Getting to the synopsis at last!
    0:14:30 - Lack of Focus?
    0:23:15 - “Googling It”
    0:34:30 - Translation and Editing comparison to old edition
    0:40:00 - Andy’s Pick: Mujina into the Deep
    0:45:45 - “Expository Blowjob”
    0:50:00 - Does Inio Asano hate Parkour?
    0:56:15 - Wombling Free...
    0:59:30 - “Samus Aran-ed”
    1:06:00 - “Inio Asano’s Gunsmith Cats
    1:14:30 - Andy taking a bullet
    1:17:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:18:15 - 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.

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • E154 - The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, All You Need is Kill (Manga),
    May 21 2025

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy strap into their mech suits -sorry, Jackets- and prepare for their most harrowing mission of all: getting 100 confessions of love.

    Series Discussed: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, All You Need is Kill (Manga),Assignments for next Episode: Rozen Maiden (Collectors Edition), Mujina into the Deep

    TIMECODES:
    0:02:00 - Andy’s Pick: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
    0:04:00 - Seven Seas Imprint Shenanigans
    0:10:30 - A Nice Guy vs “Nice Guy”
    0:16:45 - “Chaste Polycule”
    0:27:00 - “List of Lasses” is the new “Binders of Women”
    0:30:00 - Elliot’s Pick: All You Need is Kill (Manga)
    0:34:30 - “We Got a Time Loop Here!”
    0:39:45 - “Snappy”
    0:45:15 - Elliot has a filthy mind :<
    0:55:45 - “Crunchy Punch”
    0:59:30 - I could not find a model kit of the Jacket :(
    1:00:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:01:45 - 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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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • E153 - Hima-Ten!, Pet Shop of Horrors
    May 6 2025

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy try and expand their home life in small, meaningful ways - getting a house cleaner (good) and forging a Faustian bargain with a pet-shop owner who sells you a human-shaped parakeet (likely bad).

    Series Discussed: Hima-Ten!, Pet Shop of Horrors (Collector’s Edition)Assignments for next Episode: All You Need is Kill (Manga), The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You

    TIMECODES:
    0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Hima-Ten!
    0:05:00 - “Rizz”???
    0:11:30 - Heroine Headcount
    0:20:00 - MEGANE MOE~
    0:26:30 - “Scratching an Itch”
    0:27:45 - We are both mushy idiots
    0:30:30 - Andy’s Pick: Pet Shop of Horrors (Collector’s Edition)
    0:34:00 - “Rapid Onset Zenigataification”
    0:41:15 - Anthropomorphized Pets: Yay or Nay?
    0:48:45 - Strange self-targeting Racism?
    0:57:00 - Links to Little Shop of Horrors
    0:58:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:01:30 - 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.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • E152- The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Steel of The Celestial Shadows
    Apr 22 2025

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy get polychromatic with Green Yuri before slipping back into monochrome with the problems of an unemployed Samurai!

    Series Discussed: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Steel of the Celestial ShadowsAssignments for next Episode: Hima-Ten!, Pet Shop of Horrors (Collector’s Edition)

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:00 - The Internet was Never “Good”
    0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All
    0:10:45 - “Dork Energy”
    0:18:45 - Series “Density”
    0:21:15 - Official Spotify Playlist for the Series
    0:26:15 - Impromptu Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You update
    0:34:30 - Andy Wounds Elliot Here
    0:40:30 - Andy’s Pick: Steel of The Celestial Shadows
    0:46:15 - Elliot’s Intense Reaction
    0:51:45 - “No Poker Faces Here”
    0:55:45 - “Angst and Limbo”
    1:02:30 - One of These
    1:06:00 - Price Variability
    1:08:00 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:08:45 - 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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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • E151 - Medalist, Ako and Bambi
    Apr 8 2025

    In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy sit down on the sofa and partake in the most exhilarating of pastimes - backseat sports watching! With some bonus backseat manga editing and an extra garnish of why being British gives you brain problems, for good measure.

    Series Discussed: Medalist, Ako and BambiAssignments for next Episode: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Steel of the Celestial Shadows

    TIMECODES:
    0:01:00 - Formula 1?
    0:02:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Medalist
    0:03:45 - “Beefy Tome”
    0:10:00 - “Encompasses Everything in the Round”
    0:28:15 - Links to March Comes in Like a Lion
    0:32:30 - “Ice Skating Smurfing”
    0:47:00 - British Disease - Knowing Torvil and Dean
    0:52:45 - Andy’s Pick: Ako & Bambi
    1:21:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
    1:22:45 - 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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    1 hr and 25 mins