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Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

Please join us as we delve into our experiences with ⁠⁠1000xRESIST⁠⁠, a narrative focused adventure game with much to say about Hong Kong, immigrant experiences, and trauma.

In other news:


Alex has gotten lost playing Against the Storm, a city builder like few others⁠ (1:53:16)
Alex has also been reading a ton of Delicious In Dungeon, now that the first season of the anime as wrapped up (1:26:19)
Adam has been watching another Japanese drama, Soredemo, ikite yuku (Still, life goes on) (1:30:42)

You can find us on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wendeego⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexTheLup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crunchyroll News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comics Beat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ANIWIRE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Alex's creative work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sandcomic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

Please join us as delve into Elaine Lee and Michael Kaluta's Starstruck, a blast from the 80s that might be more familiar to our audience thanks to the Dimension 20 campaign set in that universe.

In other news:


Adam has finished playing 1000xRESIST, and has thoughts, as well as suggested further reading in the form of kastlepls's cohost post, and his own writing on Aniwire (1:22:21)
Adam has also finished watching X-Men '97 (1:26:19)
Finally, Alex doesn't have much to share this week, but has some thoughts about his own work, and even how it ties into Starstruck (1:30:42)

You can find us on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wendeego⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexTheLup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crunchyroll News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comics Beat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ANIWIRE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Alex's creative work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sandcomic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

Please join us as we watch some Ultraman, and discuss tokusatsu in general! Specifically, the following episodes:


Ultraman: Blazar (2023-2024), episode 1 "First Wave"
Ultraman: Tiga (1996-1997), episode 16 "The Revived Demon" ("The Monster Slayer Returns")
Ultraseven (1967-1968), episode 8 "The Marked Town"

Along the way, Alex has gone deeper and watched the first episodes of Tiga & Ultraseven, as well as the first episodes of Ultra Q (1966), Ultraman (1966-1967), and Gridman the Hyper Agent (1993-1994).

In other news:


Alex is still reading Dr. Slump, and finds it hilarious (1:11:15)
Adam has been playing 1000xRESIST (1:16:28)
Also, Alex made a fool of himself in front of Sid Meier (no, seriously) (1:28:48)

You can find us on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wendeego⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexTheLup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crunchyroll News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comics Beat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ANIWIRE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Alex's creative work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sandcomic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

Please join us as we celebrate the works of Akira Toriyama by going back in time, slipping you might say, to the manga that started it all, Dr. Slump.

In other news:


Alex is replaying Final Fantasy VII: Remake, in order to get ready for Rebirth, and the experience is a little rougher the second time through (1:03:38)
Adam has gone and watched the original Planet of the Apes (1968), and we chat about our experience with the series of movies, as well as the Rod Serling connection to the Twilight Zone. (1:16:42)

You can find us on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wendeego⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexTheLup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crunchyroll News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comics Beat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ANIWIRE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Alex's creative work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sandcomic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

Please join us as we return to video games and talk about the sixth game in the Shiren series, itself a spinoff of the Mystery Dungeon series, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.

In other news:


Alex has finished a bunch of games, notably Midnight Suns and is happy it finishes strong. Also, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is amazing, and we talk about how we should do a Metal Gear Solid episode sometime. (1:25:55)
Adam is playing the new SaGa game (SaGa: Emerald Beyond), but more importantly has watched his first Johnnie To movie, specifically Exiled. (1:32:36)

You can find us on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wendeego⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexTheLup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crunchyroll News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comics Beat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ANIWIRE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Alex's creative work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sandcomic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

This episode we welcome back Jake, co-manager of Fantom comics, as we discuss the works of Taiyō Matsumoto with a particular focus on the recently released (here in the west) first volume of Tokyo These Days.

In other news:


Jake has been reading Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai (1:02:45)
Alex has been chugging through his playthrough of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and it's really good (1:04:15)
Adam has been reading a very long mystery thriller novel, Lady Joker by Kaoru Takamura (1:06:32)

You can find us on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wendeego⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexTheLup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crunchyroll News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comics Beat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ANIWIRE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Alex's creative work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sandcomic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.