Lucy and Robin are joined again by Alan to discuss the X anime.
You can (and definitely should) check out Alan’s webcomic, Full Spectrum Therapy, and also follow him on twitter. You can also follow our buddies CJ Joughin and Caitlin Like, who joined us for marathoning the anime, and gave us some great opinions and talking points.
CW: child abuse, self-harm, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
Lucy and Robin got their hands on the “lost chapters” that ran after volume 18, and…they’re a lot, folks!
CW: child abuse, self-harm, suicide, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
Hello friends! As we wind down on X, here’s a quick look at the next few months. Those of you reading along at home: this is a great time to pick up copies of Miyuki-chan in Wonderland and Magical Knight Rayearth.
Lucy made this timeline to help keep us on track, and we wanted to share it here, in case it can help others! This should also work as a reading guide, if you’re reading along at home.
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 18…the last volume published before the manga went on hiatus. Karen confronts Nataku, as they must confront their own heart.
You can also check out our Bookshop.org shop for our reading recommendations. Any purchase through our affiliate link will support us, as well as independent bookstores. Shop now: https://bookshop.org/shop/clampcastpod
CW: child abuse, self-harm, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 17. Yuzuriha and Arashi fend off an attack while Kamui questions some of their intel, and we’ve only got one book after this one, folks…
You can also check out our new Bookshop.org store for our reading recommendations. Any purchase through our affiliate link will support us, as well as independent bookstores. Shop now: https://bookshop.org/shop/clampcastpod
CW: dismemberment, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 16. When Subaru and Seishiro meet on Rainbow Bridge, the result is something fans are still reckoning with to this day.
CW: emotional abuse, suicidal ideation, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
Lucy and Robin work their way through X volume 15, where we finally learn about Kakyo’s past…and see a familiar face.
CW: suicidal ideation, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).