Today the panelists discuss a heartwarming Boy's Love - Love In the Palm of His Hand. Join us for a discussion of the genre and elements of visual storytelling present in this manga!
- (00:00) - Love in the Palm of His Hand
- (01:09) - Further Reading
- (01:19) - Jillian: Witch Hat Atelier
- (02:22) - Robin: Blade Maidens
- (03:36) - Matt: Young Men in Love: New Romance
- (05:04) - Scout: Hirano to Kagiura
- (07:38) - Front Matter
- (08:53) - A brief intro to some terms
- (10:54) - Our BL experience
- (16:43) - Fujinaga & Keito
- (19:49) - Perspective shifts
- (22:09) - The depiction of sign
- (28:20) - The humor
- (31:22) - Non-diegetic artistic elements
- (34:02) - The importance of being understood
- (39:05) - Translation differences
- (47:49) - Layers of translation
- (50:40) - Scout on lettering
- (57:50) - Moments we loved
- (01:07:34) - Volume 2 coming soon
- (01:08:11) - “He’s like a chameleon”
- (01:11:39) - Back Matter
Further Reading:
A Sign of Affection by Suu Morishita
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Matt
Scout
Robin
Jillian
Editing by Matt Horton and AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.
Other music by shushubobo - cherry blossom kitkat.
