Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We and our guest writer Nate Ming discuss Shonen Jump manga Embers.

MAL Description:
Middle school brawler Noboru Haitani has never lost a fight. But the bitter taste of a soccer defeat gradually warms him up to the sport, until one day Haitani finds himself in a match against a team featuring middle school soccer prodigy Takami. An outlaw fights his way into the world of soccer!

Show Notes:
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Credits:
• Manga by Nishii, Soutarou (Art), Kurumazaki, Kei (Story)

• 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

• Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

• Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis