Everyone’s talking about Red River thanks to the anime, and we’re joining the fray! The first (of three) Red River episodes is out now! Ashley and Asher have never read this before, and have diverging reads on how the heaviest topics (namely, the ever-present threat of assault) are handled.

Watch out for our first Red River episode, releasing this weekend!

We’re recording about the first third of RED RIVER tonight! Because what better way to spend a Friday night than to talk about some ‘90s shojo?

Lunch time reading: finally starting Red River. First podcast recording next week!

Second Please Save My Earth episode is out now! Autumn and Ashley return to discuss their feelings about the overall ending of this slow-burn mystery/drama, delve in to the truly questionable ships, and linger on the wild world building (do you remember that the moon people are the size of pinkies)

You were promised an episode about a contemporary shojo manga. Instead you’re getting an episode about a 1980s-90s scifi drama. Them’s the shakes! @slashlyashley.bsky.social and Moon break down the wild ride that is the first half of Please Save My Earth and discuss how punchable Rin/Shion is.

What awesome contemporary shojo series are we missing out on? Started a spreadsheet recently of stuff we’ve been collecting. There are a lot of volume 1s not reflected on here yet because they haven’t been read (just languishing on shelves!!). Tell us the things we’re missing out on.

These piles represent a fraction of the books piling up in this house to read. Bedside reading stack is five stacks 😂 four stacks too many…

Recording tomorrow about the second half of Please Save My Earth! Send any questions or comments you’d like us to discuss about the series before 6pm ET April 11. (On volume 16 now of 21 and have no idea where we’re going still~)

Our next recording is going to be about volumes 1-10 of Please Save My Earth! Let’s go back to the 1980s/90s and get weird, y’all. Please send any questions or comments you’d like us to discuss on the episode by 6pm ET Saturday, March 28.

New podcast episode out now! @slashlyashley.bsky.social and husband Asher talk about Mixed Vegetables: how the main characters are so 15 and overwrought, how it shouldn’t have left its gender dynamics to subsubtext, and more. Don’t read this manga while hungry. Listen to this episode whenever.

ME: I need to read Full Moon! CAT: no you sacrificed your hand to me for grooming

Tomorrow we’re recording about Full Moon o Sagashite with @spicedspica.bsky.social! Have a question or topic you want us to discuss on the podcast? Send it our way!

Tonight, Friday the 13th (spooky… in February?), we’ll be recording about Mixed Vegetables! Send us any questions or topics you would like us to discuss. (Why Mixed Vegetables, in 2026, you ask? Honest answer: because it’s laying around in our house, $ is scarce, and we haven’t discussed it yet 🤷‍♀️)

The second Horimiya episode is out now! @alltsunnodere.bsky.social and @slashlyashley.bsky.social discuss the encroachment of side characters, the funniest and most touching chapters, and have a shipping corner for the ages. Subscribe to the podcast to listen in your favorite podcast app :)

The second Horimiya episode will be out this week! You'll have to tune in to find out how serious this statement is.

New episode about the first half of Horimiya is out now! @alltsunnodere.bsky.social joins to discuss this shonen series that’s often mistaken for a shojo. We talk about how it lovingly subverts many romance tropes, its exploration of kink play, and more. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7HAL...

*taps mic* is this thing on? 😅 We’ll be recording about the second half of Horimiya in *checks clock* ~3 hours (1pm ET), so if you have any comments or questions you want us to discuss on the podcast, send them ASAP!

✨ GIVEAWAY ✨ In collaboration with online manga shop @mangamart.com, we're giving away a copy of Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand! To enter: 1. Follow us (@shojoandtell.bsky.social) and @mangamart.com 2. Like the post 3. Share the post Must live in the USA Ends Sunday, July 20 @ 6pm ET

New episode: the Ashes are back to discuss Snow White with the Red Hair volumes 11-20! Discussion topics include why Asher loves volume 13 the most, how maybe Lilias round two isn’t so bad, how many times Ashley teared up in the Sereg arc, and more!

Meant to post early that we’ll be recording a podcast episode about Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand TONIGHT! Better late than never, right? We’ll also be doing another giveaway for this one with @mangamart.com, so look out for that in the future!

Apologies for the silence lately! Ashley and Asher got pretty sick for a few weeks, but TONIGHT they’re recording about Snow White with the Red Hair volumes 11-20!

✨ GIVEAWAY ✨ In collaboration with @mangamart.com, we're giving away the first half (that's 13 volumes) of Snow White with the Red Hair! To enter: 1. Follow us (Shojo & Tell) and @mangamart.com on Bluesky 2. Like the post 3. Share the post Must live in the USA Ends Saturday, March 15 @ 6pm ET

NEW EPISODE about the first 10 volumes of Snow White with the Red Hair is out now! @slashlyashley.bsky.social pronounces her undying love for Prince Izana, while Asher talks about his favorite boy, Obi. Mostly, it’s about how cute they all are, especially Shirayuki and Zen.

The first Snow White with the Red Hair episode (discussing volumes 1-10) will be out TOMORROW! Time to commence rants about Prince Izana and ObiZenYuki.

We’ll be recording a discussion tomorrow about Josee, the Tiger and the Fish! If you have questions or comments you’d like us to discuss about the manga, please send them our way before 6pm ET Feb 13.

Today we’ll be recording an episode about Snow White with the Red Hair volumes 1-10! If you have any questions or comments you’d like us to discuss on the podcast, please send them our way. We’ll be recording around 7pm ET.

The My Love Mix-Up! episode is out now! @meganf.bsky.social joins to discuss this cute, fluffy, heartwarming boys’ love series. We compare/contrast the manga to the Japanese live-action, gush over the characters, and bring up the tropes that are subverted. Enjoy Asher recreating an Ida cover!

Happy New Year’s Eve! One last episode of 2024 from us is out now! @lucyinbookland.bsky.social joins to discuss the second half of MARS and the prequel story, Horse with No Name. The biggest question: is this how trauma stacks?

The second Mars episode should be in your podcatchers and on YouTube late tonight, along with a Mars vibes DJ set (that’s the hope, that’s the dream, anyway). Uploading everything as I type. Get ready!