#cantstophibarikun — Public Fediverse posts

The series saves one of its most interesting characters for literally the last seven pages of the manga, as we meet the manly, hot-blooded shonen archetype Gekijirou. As they bid farewell to the series, Rowan and Xan speculate on what might have been.

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It’s part one of our finale, and the very last episode of the anime sees Hibari acquiring strange powers from the gender-affirming white alligators who secretly live in her home. Rowan and Xan discuss their most and least beloved characters of the series, as well as ideas for a Stop!! Hibari-kun! revival.

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Sayuri returns with plans of stalking and blackmail, vying with Hibari for the role of Sleeping Beauty in an upcoming school play. Kosaku edges further into harem manga protagonist territory with two girls competing for his affection (and also Rie, who seems kind of ambivalent about the whole thing).

https://hibari.libsyn.com/40-hibari-the-princess

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As the end of the series draws near, Rowan and Xan must face a terrible trial: an episode all about Kaji. He catches a cold and might miss a boxing match, which is basically the same thing as being a legendary swordsman who died of TB. Strap yourselves in.

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Hibari and Kosaku swap bodies in an episode that’s a lot less trans in execution than it is on paper. Rowan and Xan discuss Japan’s on-again, off-again love affair with the occult including spoon bending, cults and a village with a highly dubious claim to fame.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/38-hibari-is-literally-a-woman-in-a-mans-body

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Hibari and Kosaku have the house to themselves, and now the only thing that can come between them is an anxious assassin. Rowan and Xan discuss Soviet gerontocracy and the classification of demons.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/37-hibari-the-hitman-and-him

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Is it a dream or an illusion? Rowan and Xan aren’t sure, but this week Hibari and the gang go back in time a thousand years for some historical fantasy sci-fi shenanigans. Come and join us for some non-competitive recreation in the most artistic and also silliest part of Japanese history!

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Just in time for June, it’s time for Hibari’s Christmas episode! This leads, naturally, to a discussion of Buddhism, as Rowan and Xan try to analyze what little story is present in an episode that’s mostly everyone just doing their respective bits.

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The boxing club has a match against the punkest school in Japan, and Kosaku has to train hard to beat them, even if it takes the help of a guy who might technically be a murderer. Rowan and Xan discuss women in boxing and gender-neutral rival school names.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/34-hibari-is-boxing-clever

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Kosaku finds out about a long lost uncle who is also the richest man in the world. Rowan and Xan talk about New Wave artist and cake enthusiast Klaus Nomi, and that time the mascot of the Paralympics was trans.

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welcome to Can’t Stop Hibari-kun, the podcast about the 1980s transgender romantic comedy you’ve never heard of

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Tensions boil over between Hibari and Tsubame, as Kosaku develops a weird crush! Rowan and Xan discuss Xan’s favorite page of the manga, and which Cold War nations the characters most resemble.

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The popular actress Hiroko Yakushimaru will not be appearing in this episode. Instead, Hibari gains a rival for Kosaku’s affections, as Rowan and Xan talk about a man who looks a little bit like Weird Al Yankovic, a man who looks a little bit like Edgar Allan Poe and a dog that looks nothing like a dog.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/31-hibari-and-sayuri

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The Bad Kid Gang is here, and the Bad Episode Gang is here to talk about it! Rowan and Xan discuss moral panics, Popeye’s photosensitivity, and the possible Mormon-ness of Suzume’s disappointing love interest.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/30-hibari-versus-juvenile-delinquency

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Hibari’s dad falls for a barista who seems very taken with the idea of being a mother to Suzume. Rowan and Xan discuss non-verbal communication and the absolute worst chai in the Salt Lake Valley.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/29-hibari-and-the-other-woman

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The Ozoras and the Umiushis settle a territory dispute with a time-honored tradition: playing a baseball game for a very old man. Xan doesn’t know the rules and is determined not to learn, so it’s up to Rowan to determine the legality of horses, dynamite and back tattoos during play.

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The Ozoras once again find themselves on an island, but this one is home to Hibari’s double and easily the best dad ever to appear in this show. Join Rowan and Xan for this, the exciting and also welcome conclusion of the detective arc!

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it's time for another episode of Can't Stop Hibari-kun!

The inexplicable detective arc continues, bringing the Ozoras to a strange island in what is undoubtedly the weirdest episode yet. Rowan and Xan endeavor to analyze something that defies analysis.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/26-hibari-and-the-secret-of-monkey-island

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In a truly awful episode of the anime, the Ozora Group becomes a detective agency because a computer tells them to. And Hibari… is also here, I guess? Also a man with a weird face plays rock paper scissors. This episode was a lot.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/25-hibari-is-barely-in-this-one

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In our second manga-only episode, we get two tales of Kosaku being romantically frustrated. Rowan and Xan discuss the Japanese take on Valentines Day, and somehow keep coming back to a certain beloved Yuri series.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/24-hibari-and-heartbreak

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It’s Takarazuka time! Xan is extremely excited to talk about possibly the most capital G Gender episode this show has ever produced. It’s a theatrical tale of love and volleyball, plus some bonus discussion of a nineties anime you absolutely won’t see coming.

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Rie returns, and becomes Hibari’s rival as they compete to become pro wrestlers. Rowan and Xan talk about the history of the sport in Japan and Kosaku’s highly situational transphobia.

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Hibari’s family are visited by her teacher, an exhausting yakuza fangirl. It’s time to get invested in a romance between side characters we don’t care about, as Rowan and Xan discuss one of the less good Ridley Scott movies.

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The Ozora family hosts an American mob boss, and Hibari catches the eye of his son. In an episode full of American and Japanese cultural references, Rowan and Xan finally address the topic of traditional underwear.

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In an episode full of Ozora family backstory, Rowan and Xan discuss earthquake stories and Scottish colonialism, and make an alarming discovery about Hibari’s dad’s age.

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Tsugumi wants to marry some guy, and things play out in a strangely similar manner to the last time this happened… only this time, with movies! Will Director Steven Lucas Coppola Jr get to make his masterpiece?

https://hibari.libsyn.com/17-hibari-the-motion-picture

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Hibari, Hanako and Seiji

The anime pairs up two of its most problematic characters and the results are… kind of nice? Rowan and Xan enjoy some yakuza trivia and discuss why Hibari might secretly be a mermaid.

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Hibari and the PUA

A notorious womanizer with an improbable amount of time on his hands sets his sights on Hibari. Rowan and Xan discuss reasons to visit Morocco in the eighties.

https://hibari.libsyn.com/15-hibari-and-the-pua

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