ScreenTone Club

E125 - Solanin, LIFE

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Monotone Blue Vol. 1, Insomniacs After School Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:01:30 - Nerdy Milestones
0:02:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Solanin
0:02:30 - Digital Availability Notice / Apology
0:05:30 - Quarter Life Crisis
0:10:45 - A Text for Millenials
0:14:45 - “Freshness”
0:19:30 - A “Cheeky Death”
0:25:15 - “Growing Up”
0:28:15 - “Espresso Manga”
0:35:45 - Epilogue Chapter
0:38:00 - “Adulting”
0:40:00 - CONTENT WARNING FOR THE NEXT TOPIC: Self Harm, Attempted Suicide
0:40:45 - Andy’s Pick: LIFE Vol.1
0:45:15 - Powerful, “for good and for ill”
0:50:45 - Over-Eager?
0:55:00 - Trapped as a Shojo Manga
0:57:00 - Artwork Strains
1:00:30 - More Mundane Concerns
1:02:30 - “The Ceaseless March of Time”
1:04:45 - Jumping into the Page
1:08:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
1:09:30 - Closedown!