Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

Waiting for Spring Part 1 (with Kelly Quinn Chiu)

Episode Summary

Covers volumes 1–7 of WAITING FOR SPRING by Anashin. The wait is finally over! We're FINALLY talking about the basketball boys! WAITING FOR SPRING is one of the most wholesome shojo series around and will have you smiling like a fool. Librarian Kelly and Shojo & Tell host Ashley discuss why Towa is THE BEST, why Aya does not deserve to be in second place in the character poll (rude to Mitsuki and Ryuji), how you shouldn't write real-people fanfiction, and much more. It's basically KUROKO'S BASKETBALL, but shojo. What more could you want? Seiryo, fight!

Episode Notes

Covers volumes 1–7 of Waiting for Spring by Anashin.

The wait is finally over! We're FINALLY talking about the basketball boys! Waiting for Spring is one of the most wholesome shojo series around and will have you smiling like a fool. Librarian Kelly and Shojo & Tell host Ashley discuss why Towa is the best, why Aya does not deserve to be in second place in the character poll (rude to Mitsuki and Ryuji), how you shouldn't write real-people fanfiction, and much more. It's basically Kuroko's Basketball, but shojo. What more could you want? Seiryo, fight!

REFERENCES

• Waiting for Spring is available from Kodansha.
• Sara Linsley is the letterer of the series and a previous podcast guest!
• Kelly used to have a podcast called One Panel Later and was on for the House of the Sun episodes
• Other series mentioned:
  • Kimi ni Todoke
  • My Hero Academia
  • Demon Slayer
  • Natsume's Book of Friends
  • Haikyu!!
  • Princess Jellyfish
  • A Silent Voice
• Japanese terms mentioned:
  • Fujoshi
  • Megane
• After by  Anna Todd  is Harry Styles real-people fanfic that was turned into a movie. We say HELL NO to this.
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

• Kelly on Twitter: @kellyqute
• Kelly’s work on the defunct Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy blog
• Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram
• Ashley on Twitter: @AshMcD00