My Love Story!! (with the Manga Mavericks Podcast)

Covers all of My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko Just how subversive (or not) is this story about an unconventionally attractive hero (Takeo Gouda), his best friend (Makoto Sunakawa), and his cute girlfriend (Rinko Yamato)? What’s up with its purity politics? How does it fit into the rise of shojo with male protagonists? How pleasant is it to see a story about characters in a relationship through 97.892749%* of the story, instead of having a series of miscommunications preventing them from dating? (*This number is an estimate.) And just who IS the better boy in this beautiful manga, Takeo or Sunakawa? (Hint: It’s Sunakawa.) Shojo & Tell host Ashley discusses these topics and more with the hosts of the podcast Manga Mavericks. (This actually isn’t an episode of Shojo & Tell! It’s an episode of Manga Mavericks. If you already listened on their feed, you don’t need to listen again here!) REFERENCES My Love Story!! is available from Viz Media Listen to more episodes of the Manga Mavericks podcast Outro song: “Smile Its Me!” by Danosongs CONTACT US Manga Mavericks on Twitter: @manga_mavericks Colton on Twitter: @sniperking323 Lum on Twitter: @LumRanmaYasha Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram Ashley on Twitter: @AshMcD00 If you have any comments or questions about the episode, email us at [email protected], reach out to us on your preferred social media network, or comment on the episode page.