Earthian (with Vrai Kaiser)

Covers all of Earthian by Yun Kouga.Anime Feminist writer Vrai Kaiser joins Shojo & Tell host Ashley to discuss this late 1980s boys' love hot mess of a manga. Earthian starts off as a sort of mashup between Pet Shop of Horrors and The Good Place and ends somewhere way, way off from that. Vrai and Ashley discuss all the religion that is (and isn't) happening with the Catholicsploitation, how sweet Chihaya and Kagetsuya's relationship actually is, how many of the ideas the series presents (but doesn't follow through with) are actually still startlingly relevant, and tons more (probably problematic) topics. The journey is surprising and delightful and horrifying all at the same time.REFERENCESYou can buy Earthian digitally from DMP (Yeah..... Yeah)Other Yun Kouga series mentioned:LovelessRiddle Story of Devil (Akuma no Riddle)Other manga series / creators mentioned:Pet Shop of HorrorsTokyo BabylonFakeBanana FishAngel Sanctuary // Kaori YukiNeon Genesis EvangelionMarsTramps Like UsVatican Miracle ExaminerMobile Suit Gundam 00Fushigi Yugi // Yuu WataseHeart of Thomas // Moto HagioKaze to Ki no UtaGravitationThe Tyrant Falls in LoveDevilmanWishJoJo's Bizarre AdventureLand of the LustrousMari OkadaKentaro MiuraJun MochizukiMisc.  references:The Good PlaceBechdel TestMetatronSeifukuShinzo AbeBeard (slang)Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTower of BabelThe Three Laws of RoboticsSmallvilleCaitlin, Mercedez, and Vrai are all writers at Anime FeministOutro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT USVrai on Twitter: @WriterVraiVrai on Anime FeministVrai's podcast,  Trash and TreasuresShojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and InstagramAshley on Twitter: @AshMcD00