In this episode of ScreenTone Club, Elliot and Andy take a look at the ravages of time - from a brand-new manga about the horror of aging to a older manga that also shows it's age!

Series Discussed: Freiren: Beyond Journey's End Vol. 1,  Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd): Greatest Heists - The Classic Manga CollectionAssignments for next Episode: Blue Giant Vols. 1+2, Blue Period Vol. 1

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TIMECODES:
0:02:30 - Returning Champions: Tomo-chan is a girl! Vols. 2 - 8 (Final)
0:06:15 - Elliot’s Pick: Freiren: Beyond Journey’s End Vol. 1
0:12:30 - The Power of a Second Reading
0:15:15 - “You can’t just skip all that!”
0:19:15 - “Sense of Purpose” 
0:22:30 - Blunt Conversational Style
0:27:15 - Fern!
0:33:45 - Meaning and Thought
0:35:15 - Elliot is a Buzzkill
0:37:15 - “99% of Montages are Bullshit”
0:40:45 - Weird Availability 
0:42:15 - Andy’s Pick: Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd): Greatest Heists - The Classic Manga Collection
0:43:00 - “Of It’s Time”
0:47:00 - Context/ Detail Lacking as a Production
0:49:15 - Content Warning: Sexual Assault / Rape, and Creative Ways of “Hiding” it
0:54:00 - Comparison to other Historical Manga Collections (Golgo 13)
0:58:15 - Requires Pre-existing Knowledge
1:00:00 - The Importance of an Impactful Intro
1:03:45 - Fun and Face-Pulling
1:08:15 - Lupin the Butterfly
1:10:45 - Our Picks for Next Episode!


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The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.