(Rerun) #65 Akaboshi: Ibun Suikoden (Ft. Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions)

The Shonen Flop team is taking a much-needed holiday break. Instead of a new episode this week we’re rerunning our favorite episode of the year!

 

Does this retelling of Chinese classic Water Margin leave its watermark? 

 

We and our guest Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions discuss Youichi Amano’s Shonen Jump manga Akaboshi: Ibun Suikoden.

 

 Show Notes:

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Credits:

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

 

• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

 

• Assistance with pronunciation, translation, and other miscellaneous research done by Tucker Whatley and MaxyBee

 

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

 

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

 

• Episode transcriptions by The Ghostwriters: Travis “T” Root, OzyRat, and TrafalagarWolfwood. You can find them on our website shonenflop.com

 

Shoutouts:

• D’ohmance Dawn: https://dohmancedawn.tumblr.com/

 

MAL Description: 

After the war, which lasted 70 years motivated through greed, the Song Dynasty took control and managed to unite China as one. Having made alliances with the Northern countries, there were no enemies left that could invade. With such peace in hand, the country has made much progress, but that time has worn out. With no enemies left to fulfill such greed, it was inevitable that it would befall upon the common people.

 

However, a revolution has begun and the world will once again see change. 108 heroes gather under the Taiten-Gyoudou flag. A group of chivalrous thieves who travel the path to change the heavens. A new take on the Suikoden epic has begun.