towa x mitsuki

Covers volumes 8–14 of Waiting for Spring by Anashin.

We’re back to talk about the second half of Waiting for Spring, aka, Girly Kuroko's Basketball. Kelly and Ashley discuss how Towa and Aya are in a philosophical fight over what strength is, how well-handled Ryuji and Nana's relationship is, and just what about Waiting for Spring makes it so special. Also a lot of complaining about Aya. He's 17. He doesn't know anything!

• Waiting for Spring is available from Kodansha.
• Kelly used to have a podcast called One Panel Later and was on for the House of the Sun episodes
• Other series mentioned:
  • Naruto
  • One Piece
  • Blue Period
  • Kuroko's Basketball
  • Ouran High School Host Club
  • Skip Beat
  • Daytime Shooting Star
  • Ao Haru Ride
  • Kimi ni Todoke
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

• Kelly on Twitter: @kellyqute
• Kelly’s work on the defunct Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy blog
• Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram
• Ashley on Twitter: @AshMcD00

Covers volumes 1–7 of Waiting for Spring by Anashin.

The wait is finally over! We're FINALLY talking about the basketball boys! Waiting for Spring is one of the most wholesome shojo series around and will have you smiling like a fool. Librarian Kelly and Shojo & Tell host Ashley discuss why Towa is the best, why Aya does not deserve to be in second place in the character poll (rude to Mitsuki and Ryuji), how you shouldn't write real-people fanfiction, and much more. It's basically Kuroko's Basketball, but shojo. What more could you want? Seiryo, fight!

REFERENCES

• Waiting for Spring is available from Kodansha.
• Sara Linsley is the letterer of the series and a previous podcast guest!
• Kelly used to have a podcast called One Panel Later and was on for the House of the Sun episodes
• Other series mentioned:
  • Kimi ni Todoke
  • My Hero Academia
  • Demon Slayer
  • Natsume's Book of Friends
  • Haikyu!!
  • Princess Jellyfish
  • A Silent Voice
• Japanese terms mentioned:
  • Fujoshi
  • Megane
• After by  Anna Todd  is Harry Styles real-people fanfic that was turned into a movie. We say HELL NO to this.
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

• Kelly on Twitter: @kellyqute
• Kelly’s work on the defunct Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy blog
• Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram
• Ashley on Twitter: @AshMcD00