THE SHOUNEN PROTAGONIST is a part historical, part motivational, podcast about the anime and video games that both educated and inspired us as children and adults.
Hosted by Tavarita and Atomic, we'll discuss and analyze different movies, games, arcs, and episodes of the media that shaped our lives. Join them weekly for fun facts, laughs, and happy tears as they explore what makes geek culture so impactful, and most of all, what makes it fun.
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THE SHOUNEN PROTAGONIST is a part historical, part motivational, podcast about the anime and video games that both educated and inspired us as children and adults.
Hosted by Tavarita and Atomic, we'll discuss and analyze different movies, games, arcs, and episodes of the media that shaped our lives. Join them weekly for fun facts, laughs, and happy tears as they explore what makes geek culture so impactful, and most of all, what makes it fun.
2: Not With A Bang, But A Whimper: Hunter X Hunter & Hustle Culture
The Shounen Protagonist
1 hour 40 minutes 18 seconds
4 years ago
2: Not With A Bang, But A Whimper: Hunter X Hunter & Hustle Culture
It's already getting deep fam! In this episode, Atomic and Tavarita discuss the origins of the classic shounen series "Hunter X Hunter" and the controversial career of its creator, Yoshihiro Togashi. Furthermore, they talk of the deadly work culture that has developed in the manga industry, how consumers can help, what we can learn from Togashi's career - and by extension, what we can learn from the decline of his protagonist Gon.
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**Trigger Warning: Premature Death Mentions**
[0:00] Episode Introduction
[1:32] Anime Houston!
[9:26] Episode Title, "The Hollow Men"
[11:14] The Career of Yoshihiro Togashi
[40:10] "Hiatus X Hiatus" & Burnout
[1:25:00] What We Owe Creators
[1:38:00] Outro - Alexa Guesses That Anime
[Show Notes]
Eliot, T. S. (1925). The Hollow Men by T S Eliot. All Poetry. https://allpoetry.com/the-hollow-men
Rudlin, P. (2021, July 2). So, What is Karoshi Actually? Japan Intercultural Consulting. https://japanintercultural.com/free-resources/articles/japanese-business-keywords/so-what-is-karoshi-actually/
Sridhar, P. (2020, January 24). What We Owe to Creators: Burnout in manga artists and how to prevent it. Anime Feminist. https://www.animefeminist.com/what-we-owe-to-creators/
Wikipedia contributors. (2021, August 16). Yoshihiro Togashi. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiro_Togashi
[Art Credit]"Shounen Protagonist" Logo & Design by Jules Riselinghttps://www.julesriseling.com (thank you Jules!)https://www.twitter.com/julesriseling
[Music Credit]Opening Music: "Next" by Gio NavasIntermission Music: "Brave" by Gio Navashttps://www.gionavas.com/ (thank you Gio!)https://www.twitter.com/giomaria
The Shounen Protagonist
THE SHOUNEN PROTAGONIST is a part historical, part motivational, podcast about the anime and video games that both educated and inspired us as children and adults.
Hosted by Tavarita and Atomic, we'll discuss and analyze different movies, games, arcs, and episodes of the media that shaped our lives. Join them weekly for fun facts, laughs, and happy tears as they explore what makes geek culture so impactful, and most of all, what makes it fun.
