Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Grad the Burninator?
We and our guest YouTuber James Tullos discuss Shonen Jump manga Ral Grad.
Show Notes:
• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com
• You can find our guest at youtube.com/@JamesTullos
• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.
• Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart’s a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!
• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733
• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r
• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest
Credits:
• Manga by
• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes
• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider 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
• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager
• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)
• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis
MAL Description:
In Blue Dragon, shadows can fuse with their hosts. This is the history of the teenager, Ral, and his shadow, the Blue Dragon Grado, that his father, a king, imprisoned together in the dungeon of the castle when Ral was a young baby. One day, when the shadows besieges the castle, his personal educator, Mio, releases him to protect the castle and repel the shadows.
Grad the Burninator?
We and our guest YouTuber James Tullos discuss Shonen Jump manga Ral Grad.
Show Notes:
• You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast, Tumblr shonen-flop, or email shonenflop@gmail.com
• You can find our guest at youtube.com/@JamesTullos
• Help keep the show running by joining the Shonen Flop Patreon at patreon.com/shonenflop. Get perks like early access to episodes; picking series for us to cover; and exclusive episodes on manga like Undead Unluck, Magu-chan: God of Destruction, and Cypher Academy.
• Support the show and get the best prices on manga at mangamart.com/shonenflop. MangaMart’s a family-owned store offering 20%+ off manga with free shipping over $100!
• Get Shonen Flop merch, including this episode’s cover art, on a shirt, mug, print, or whatever else might catch your 1teepublic.com/stores/shonen-flop?ref_id=22733
• Become a member of our community by joining our Discord. You can hang out with us, submit your questions or six word summaries! Find it at discord.com/invite/4hC3SqRw8r
• Want to be a guest? You can ask to be on a future episode at bit.ly/shonen_flop_guest
Credits:
• Manga by
• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes
• Additional editing assistance by Dylan Krider 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
• Thanks to Kalalla for being our social media manager
• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)
• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis
MAL Description:
In Blue Dragon, shadows can fuse with their hosts. This is the history of the teenager, Ral, and his shadow, the Blue Dragon Grado, that his father, a king, imprisoned together in the dungeon of the castle when Ral was a young baby. One day, when the shadows besieges the castle, his personal educator, Mio, releases him to protect the castle and repel the shadows.
