Taiiku Podcast

It is June 23, 2026. The Chicago White Sox are in first place.

This episode, we're talking about cancelled sports manga from Shonen Jump. Including Daiki Nono's Ekiden Bros, Kei Kurumazaki (writer) and Sotaro Nishii's (illustrator) Embers, Kento Terasaka's Green Green Greens, Togo Goto (writer) and Kento Matsuura's (illustrator) Harukaze Mound, Mikiyasu Kamada (writer) and Ashibi Fukui's (illustrator) Nine Dragons' Ball Parade, Yoshiharu Kataoka's Ping-Pong Peril, and Elck Itsumo's Two on Ice.

Ekiden Bros credits:

Translation: Melissa Tanaka

Lettering: Phil Christie

Embers credits:

Translation by Adrienne Beck

Lettered by John Hunt

Green Green Greens credits:

Translation: Christine Dashiell

Lettering: Brendon Hull

Harukaze Mound credits:

Translation: John Werry

Lettering: Phil Christie

Nine Dragons' Ball Parade credits:

Translation: Camellia Nieh

Lettering: Snir Aharon

Ping-Pong Peril credits:

Lettering: Snir Aharon

Translation: Dan Luffey

Two on Ice credits:

Translation: Jan Mitsuko Cash

Lettering: Inori Fukuda Trant

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about Embers

9:38 - We talk about Harukaze Mound

17:30 - We talk about Nine Dragons' Ball Parade

25:19 - We talk about Green Green Greens

32:12 - We talk about Two on Ice

38:04 - We talk about Ping-Pong Peril

43:34 - We talk about Ekiden Bros

48:11 - Bonus

Bears are about to play a playoff game. I am unwell.

We're back with our annual anime spectacular! Chris (@gokuffy) and Helen (@wanderindreamr) join me (@nidokorn) to count down our favorite anime of 2025.

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Show notes:

0:30 - Number fives

23:03 - Number fours

(Content Warning: Suicide, parental negligence and harm)

45:58 - Number threes

1:12:54 - Number twos

(Content Warning: Suicide, parental negligence and harm)

1:38:45 - Takopi's Original Sin spoilers

1:43:46 - End of Takopi's Original Sin spoilers

1:49:37 - Number ones

2:14:16 - Also rans

Next time is...sports anime?

It’s Anime Secret Santa time, as always! We’ve got some anime, and we watched a subset of that anime. Chris (@gokuffy) and Patz (@PatzPrime) join me (@nidokorn) to talk about some anime:

I talk about The Fire Hunter and The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

Chris talks about Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! and Bocchi the Rock!

Patz talks about Jarinko Chie

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about what we were recommended

6:55 - Chris talks about Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

17:12 - Kory talks about The Fire Hunter

26:03 - Patz talks about Jarinko Chie

33:33 - Kory talks about The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

39:49 - Chris talks about Bocchi the Rock!

1:00:09 - The reveal

Next time is top anime of 2025

The Mariners' magic number is 8. In 2024, they were eliminated on game 160 of their season. In 2023, they were eliminated on game 161 of their season. Their odds to make the playoffs is 98.9 percent. Please Mariners.

Anyway. This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) and Basil (@itsbasiltime.com) join me to talk about Catch Me at the Ballpark!, a baseball anime.

Link to story about the baseball player dating the employee I digressed on.

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Show notes:

0:30 - Our moments of OSM:

Chris: Detectives These Days Are Crazy!

Basil: The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Superman

Kory: Turkey! Time to Strike, Kowloon Generic Romance

Kory, again: Ekiden Bros, Ping-Pong Peril, Harukaze Mound

Basil, again: Star of Beethoven, Rooster Fighter

26:32 - We talk about Catch Me at the Ballpark!

Next time is uh Anime Secret Santa?

Anyway. This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) and Basil (@itsbasiltime.com) join me to talk about Mix season two! It's a sequel to Mix season one.

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Show notes:

We just talk about Mix season 2. No other show notes.

Next time is Catch Me at the Ballpark