Shonen Flop

By: David Weinberger & Jordan Forbes
  • Summary

  • Not every manga can make it in Shonen Jump like Dragonball Z, One Piece, or Naruto. Listen in to David and Jordan discussing the manga that got canceled, and what they could have done to have stayed afloat instead of becoming a Shonen Flop. Learn more at shonenflop.com. You can reach us at shonenflop@gmail.com
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Episodes
  • #124 The creator of Death Note made this? Blue Dragon spinoff Ral Grad ft YouTuber James Tullos
    Apr 7 2025

    Grad the Burninator?

    We and our guest YouTuber James Tullos discuss Shonen Jump manga Ral Grad.

    Show Notes:

    • You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

    • You can find our guest at youtube.com/@JamesTullos

    • Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

    • Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart’s a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

    • Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

    • Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

    • Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

    Credits:

    • Manga by

    • Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

    • Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

    • Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

    • Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

    • Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

    • Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

    MAL Description:

    In Blue Dragon, shadows can fuse with their hosts. This is the history of the teenager, Ral, and his shadow, the Blue Dragon Grado, that his father, a king, imprisoned together in the dungeon of the castle when Ral was a young baby. One day, when the shadows besieges the castle, his personal educator, Mio, releases him to protect the castle and repel the shadows.

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    49 mins
  • 123.5 This is a children's video game spinoff? Ral Grad
    Mar 31 2025

    This Blue Dragon spinoff doesn’t exactly color me impressed.

    David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga Ral Grad. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their “power word” to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.

    Show Notes:

    • You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com

    • Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

    • Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart’s a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

    • Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

    • Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your eye https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

    • Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

    Credits:

    • Manga by Obata, Takeshi (Art), Takano, Tsuneo (Story)

    • Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

    • Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

    • Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

    • Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

    MAL Description:

    In Blue Dragon, shadows can fuse with their hosts. This is the history of the teenager, Ral, and his shadow, the Blue Dragon Grado, that his father, a king, imprisoned together in the dungeon of the castle when Ral was a young baby. One day, when the shadows besieges the castle, his personal educator, Mio, releases him to protect the castle and repel the shadows.

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    18 mins
  • #123 This series gives 120%, do we? - Sex Ed 120% ft Official Series Letter Sara Linsley
    Mar 24 2025

    Gotta be honest, I really learned some interesting things from the series.

    We and our guest Official Series Letter Sara Linsleydiscuss Sex Ed 120%.

    Show Notes:

    • You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com

    • You can find our guest at sara.pizza

    • Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.

    • Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart’s a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!

    • Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1https://www.teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733

    • Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at https://discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r

    • Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest

    Credits:

    • Manga by Kikiki Tataki (Story) Hotomura (Art)

    • Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

    • Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

    • Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

    • Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager

    • Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

    • Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

    MAL Description:

    While she is just a physical education teacher at Sakuragaoka Girls' High School, 23-year-old Naoko Tsuji has another job to do. With an increasing number of people who are engaging in sexual activities at a very young age, Naoko feels that the stigmatization of sexual education in schools is pushing this problem to its extremes. Vowing to utilize her hobby as a sex education specialist, Naoko is determined to spread proper information on the subject.

    With her most responsive students being the fanatic Shun Matsuda, the cautious Hikari Moriya, and the curious Kashiwa, every class is filled with interesting new things to learn as Naoko comes closer to her goal of promoting healthier and more enjoyable high school lives.

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    52 mins

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