I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup / The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All

I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup / The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All

Author: Taiiku Podcast June 19, 2025 Duration: 0:00
This week, baseball nerds across the internet (there are ones of us!!) are participating in a fan exchange, just to see how the other side lives. As a die hard and lifelong fan of the White Sox, Mariners, Padres, Dodgers, Brewers, Giants fan, I am too, but just by switching who's number one. Go Brewers. Love Salvatore. This episode, we're talking about Kurano's I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup published by Kodansha and Sumiko Arai's The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All published by Yen Press. I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup credits Translator: Jocelyne Allen Letterer: Paige Pumphrey Editor: Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini Editorial Assistance: Naseem Alavi Managing Editor: Dasia Payne Production Manager: Angela Zurlo The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All credits Translation: Ajani Oloye Lettering: Brandon Bovia As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Forgot to mention this on the podcast, but The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All has an official playlist on Spotify. Listen Show notes: 0:58 - We talk about I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup 13:36 - We talk about The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All Next time is Let's Go Karaoke! and The Summer Hikaru Died

Every three weeks, the hosts of Manga in Your Ears-Kory, Helen, and Apryll-settle in for a conversation that bridges the classic and the contemporary. Their format is straightforward but deeply engaging: they dive into one manga series that has already reached its conclusion, offering a full perspective on its story and impact. Then, they shift to discuss a different series that is either freshly finished or still unfolding in real time, capturing the immediate excitement of ongoing publication. This dual focus creates a unique rhythm, allowing for thoughtful retrospectives alongside the lively speculation that comes with following current releases. The discussions feel less like formal reviews and more like the kind of talk you’d have with friends who share a deep passion for the medium, dissecting character arcs, artistic choices, and narrative twists. Produced by Taiiku Podcast, this series sits comfortably at the intersection of Arts and Books, designed for anyone who appreciates the depth and diversity of manga storytelling. Tuning into this podcast is like getting a curated, bi-monthly guide to what’s worth reading, from timeless titles you might have missed to the latest chapters everyone is talking about.
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Tamaki & Amane / Hirayasumi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Frau Faust / Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Top Manga of 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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My Broken Mariko / Shadows House [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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My beloved Seattle Mariners have been eliminated by the Toronto Blue Jays, who are currently playing the Los Angeles Dodgers as I type this (well it's technically commercial as I type this). Go Dodgers. This episode, we’…