E125 - Solanin, LIFE

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy dig deep into a pair of slightly older manga with their raw emotional hearts on full display.Content Warning for Self-Harm, Attempted Suicide discussion in our second topic (See Timecodes below).Series Discussed: Solanin, LIFE Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode: Monotone Blue Vol. 1, Insomniacs After School Vol. 1TIMECODES:0:01:30 - Nerdy Milestones0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Solanin0:02:30 - Digital Availability Notice / Apology0:05:30 - Quarter Life Crisis0:10:45 - A Text for Millenials0:14:45 - “Freshness”0:19:30 - A “Cheeky Death”0:25:15 - “Growing Up”0:28:15 - “Espresso Manga”0:35:45 - Epilogue Chapter0:38:00 - “Adulting”0:40:00 - CONTENT WARNING FOR THE NEXT TOPIC: Self Harm, Attempted Suicide0:40:45 - Andy’s Pick: LIFE Vol.10:45:15 - Powerful, “for good and for ill”0:50:45 - Over-Eager?0:55:00 - Trapped as a Shojo Manga0:57:00 - Artwork Strains1:00:30 - More Mundane Concerns1:02:30 - “The Ceaseless March of Time”1:04:45 - Jumping into the Page1:08:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!1:09:30 - 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.