E065 - My Broken Mariko, Rent-a-Girlfriend

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy dive into two very different kinds of relationship, although both with a large amount of grief and yelling - thankfully not at each other!Series Discussed: My Broken Mariko, Rent-a-Girlfriend Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Mieruko-chan Vol. 1, The Intuition of Haruhi SuzumiyaTIMECODES:0:00:45 - PSA!0:02:30 - Returning Champions! Chainsaw Man0:05:00 - Horimiya0:08:15 - Andy’s Pick: Rent-A-Girlfriend0:10:30 - Kazuya Suuuuuuuuuuucks0:12:15 - “At least he has a personality”0:16:30 - Emotional labour is labour0:20:45 - Why it falls flat0:24:45 - “Exhaustingly horny”0:25:45 - Elliot’s Pick: My Broken Mariko0:29:00 - “Bouncing all over the place”  0:31:45 - Missed Connection0:35:15 - Going in Blind0:37:15 - “I never knew them enough”0:43:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!0:45:00 - 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.