#shueisha — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.wacoca.com/life/?p=454572 【イソップ】のフレグランスが物語をまとう新コレクションに。第一弾は、新作「アンフォーシーン エアー」を含む全7種 – ビューティニュース | SPUR #Aesop #beautynews #fragrance #SHUEISHA #SPUR #ボタニストボタニカルシャンプーモイスト #香り

https://www.wacoca.com/life/?p=454572 【イソップ】のフレグランスが物語をまとう新コレクションに。第一弾は、新作「アンフォーシーン エアー」を含む全7種 – ビューティニュース | SPUR #Aesop #beautynews #fragrance #SHUEISHA #SPUR #ボタニストボタニカルシャンプーモイスト #香り

Naruto Path of the Ninja with Merrilee O’neil (Fear Coded)

By the mid-2000s, Naruto had pulled off something most manga-to-anime properties never manage: it wasn’t just popular, it was everywhere, spinning off a small army of video games across nearly every system with a screen, like Naruto himself used Shadow Clone Jutsu on the entire games industry and nobody thought to stop him. Somewhere in that flood of Ninja Councils and Clash of Ninjas sits Naruto: Path of the Ninja, the entry that decided the best way to honor Kishimoto’s story wasn’t just punching (though there’s plenty of that too) but actually letting you live through the Land of Waves and the Chūnin Exams one turn-based battle at a time.

Path of the Ninja debuted on the Game Boy Advance in Japan back in 2004, then took a leisurely three years to reach American shelves in 2007, arriving on the Nintendo DS instead, because by the time they got around to localizing it, the GBA already felt like last decade’s news. You pick from six familiar faces, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Shikamaru, Neji, and Rock Lee, pair them into formations for bonus combo attacks, and work through more than 90 jutsu, some of which you cast on the DS touchscreen by frantically scribbling a shape with the stylus, which is either a clever nod to hand seals or just a fun way to give yourself a cramp. The story runs all the way to the Chunin Exam invasion and a face-off with Shukaku, and if you’re wondering whether you can also fight Itachi as a secret bonus boss, the answer is: only if you own the Japanese version. The English release quietly deleted that fight but somehow forgot to scrub his name from the end credits, which is the video game equivalent of hiding a body and leaving the shovel leaning against the wall.

Making another through the Play Comics dojo is Merrilee O’Neil of Fear Coded, last seen on the show trying to keep pace with the Flash. This time she’s trading super speed for shadow clones, hand seals, and a Konoha headband, so at least the running is a little more sustainable.

So form your hand seals, grab your kunai pouch, and let’s find out if Path of the Ninja earned its headband as a worthy trip through early Naruto, or if it should’ve stayed back at the Academy with the rest of the genin.

Learn such things as:

• Isn’t the world today better, with games coming out worldwide at basically the same time?
• How can you use a console’s gimmick to really lean into the gameplay?
• Can a game stick to the established story a bit too well?
• And so much more!

You can find Merrilee being the main driver of the Fear Coded account on BlueSky @fearcodedpod.bsky.social on her podcast Fear Coded.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to Kaiju Comicast and Anime Field Guide for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who probably has a pretty sick collection of headbands.

https://www.wacoca.com/life/?p=432553 【メゾン マルジェラ フレグランス】“禁断の果実”の香りを表現。「レプリカ オードパルファン」に新作登場 – ビューティニュース #beauty #beautynews #fragrance #MaisonMargiela #SHUEISHA #SPUR #ボタニストボタニカルシャンプーモイスト #香り

https://www.wacoca.com/life/?p=432553 【メゾン マルジェラ フレグランス】“禁断の果実”の香りを表現。「レプリカ オードパルファン」に新作登場 – ビューティニュース #beauty #beautynews #fragrance #MaisonMargiela #SHUEISHA #SPUR #ボタニストボタニカルシャンプーモイスト #香り

https://www.wacoca.com/media/?p=661509 【カルバン・クライン】とBTS ジョングクが夢のコラボを実現！ 限定アイテム「Jung Kook for Calvin Klein」を発売 – SPUR（シュプール） #BTS #CalvinKlein #fashion #FASHION NEWS(ファッションニュース) #music #SHUEISHA #SPUR #音楽 #高嶺の花

One Piece Grand Battle with Janine Juliette (D’ohmance Dawn)

Set sail, button-mashers, because this time Play Comics is diving face-first into One Piece: Grand Battle! that PS2 and GameCube special where early Water 7-era drama gets smooshed into a chaos-filled arena and told to play nice. Expect stretchy punches, loud special attacks, and exactly the kind of character balance you’d expect from a game that assumes “pirate” and “fair” don’t belong in the same sentence. We’re talking Straw Hats, shipyards, and the eternal question: “Is this actually good, or do I just really like yelling ‘Gum-Gum’ every five seconds?”

Joining Chris on this voyage is Janine Juliette from D’ohmance Dawn, here to bring big-brain One Piece insight and just the right amount of gremlin energy to keep things interesting. Janine’s got thoughts on how this slice of the anime translates into a brawler, where the game nails the Straw Hats’ personalities, and where it feels like someone skimmed the wiki five minutes before coding a super move. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a deeply thoughtful One Piece fan is forced to reckon with PS2-era anime jank, this is absolutely your kind of chaos.

So grab your controller, your favorite questionable snack, and maybe a backup controller for when Luffy’s rubber nonsense finally pushes you over the edge. We’re digging into how far the game actually gets into the story, why some characters feel terrifying and others feel like they snuck in as a joke, and whether this one belongs on your “must-play” shelf or your “fondly mock from a distance” list. Treasure, friendship, and highly unsafe maritime workplace practices await. Let’s see if Grand Battle! can keep its ship together.

Learn such things as:

• Which Straw Hat shines in an arena brawler and which one feels like they forgot to finish the move set?
• Is this game might secretly be more fun as a chaotic couch brawler than as a serious competitive fighter?
• How would the internet have broken if people could have known what was to come for these characters?
• And so much more!

You can find Janine on BlueSky @janinejuliet.bsky.social and of course her podcasts D’ohMance Dawn and Wrestle Girlies.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to I am Your Target Demographic and Longbox Review for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who probably has a stuffed Chopper.

Naruto Ultimate Ninja with Cory Byrd (Byrds Eye View Comics)

Grab your custom jutsu hand seals and prepare to feel a crushing sense of inadequacy when comparing your reaction time to a ninja’s because we’re diving shadow clone deep into the first Naruto Ultimate Ninja game on PlayStation 2! This week we’re channeling our inner shinobi to explore how Bandai Namco took Masashi Kishimoto’s legendary manga about a determined orange-suited underdog and transformed it into a frantic button-mashing tournament fighter that somehow convinced an entire generation of fans that they could recreate iconic Naruto moments if they just hit the attack button fast enough and screamed at their TV harder than Naruto himself.

Released during the golden age of anime-to-console adaptations, the Naruto Ultimate Ninja games became the de facto way fans could live out their ninja fantasies—assuming your ninja fantasy involves janky camera angles, occasionally unresponsive inputs, and the kind of special effect visual soup that makes you wonder if you’re actually watching a jutsu or if your PS2 is just having a mild aneurysm. With fighters pulled straight from the Hidden Leaf Village and beyond, these games proved that sometimes the best way to honor a beloved manga is to give players the chance to make Naruto fight characters he had absolutely no reason to fight (looking at you, random filler villains).

This episode, we’re absolutely stoked to welcome Cory Byrd from Byrds Eye View Comics—a fellow enthusiast of all things sequential art and gaming who can probably explain why Naruto’s popularity transcended manga, anime, AND video games with the kind of clarity that makes marketing departments weep with envy. Together, we’ll investigate whether these games managed to capture the heart, humor, and hyperkinetic energy of Kishimoto’s creation, or if they just left us face-first in the dirt like Naruto at the beginning of the series.

So synchronize your chakra, practice your most devastating combo, and prepare for an episode that’s guaranteed to be more chaotic than a Sand Village invasion and infinitely more entertaining than watching filler arcs about onigiri eating contests.

Learn such things as:

• Can a game truly capture the experience of having ninjas solve political problems through friendship when there’s no friendship stat on the screen?
• How many ninja village headbands would it take to actually run an economy, or is that question unanswerable because the series never bothered explaining it?
• Is it more important for characters in a fighter to be balanced or accurate?
• And so much more!

You can find Cory on Instagram @ByrdsEyeOfficial, the Byrds Eye View Comics Facebook page, and of course his website Byrds Eyes View Comics.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads,  @playcomics on YouTube or the Play Comics website.

A big thanks to Gender Pop and the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who did something really cool but nobody saw it. You know, because of the whole being a ninja thing.

Ultimate Muscle The Kinnikuman Legacy The Path of the Superhero & Legends vs New Generation with SerpyMatt

Strap on your meat-based wrestling tights and oil up those biceps because Play Comics is about to suplex you straight into the absurdly wonderful world of Kinnikuman! This week we’re tag-teaming not one, but TWO Ultimate Muscle games—The Path of the Superhero for GameCube and Legends vs New Generation for Game Boy Advance. That’s right, we’re going double or nothing like a Choujin who forgot leg day exists and decided to compensate with twice the spandex.

These games, spawned from the legendary Kinnikuman manga and anime, brought us a universe where wrestling isn’t just a sport—it’s the entire basis of intergalactic civilization, which honestly makes about as much sense as any other comic book logic we’ve tackled on this show. Whether you’re commanding Kid Muscle through his heroic quest to not embarrass his legendary father or settling the age-old debate of who would win between old-school wrestlers and the new generation (spoiler: everyone’s finishing move is magnificently ridiculous), we’ve got you covered.

Joining us for this muscle-bound mayhem is none other than SerpyMatt, who hasn’t quite gotten around to launching his own podcast yet—but he’s told me the concept and folks, when it finally drops, you’re going to absolutely love it. Assuming he ever stops procrastinating long enough to record episode one, that is.

So crack your knuckles, practice your most intimidating wrestler growl, and prepare for an episode that’s guaranteed to have more body slams than a physics textbook thrown at a trampoline factory. It’s time to find out if these games captured the magnificent weirdness of their source material or if they just left us feeling like we got hit with the Kinniku Buster of disappointment.

Learn such things as:

• What happens when you give character designers unlimited freedom and a fever dream?
• What’s the exchange rate between friendship power and actual wrestling skill?
• Should we be concerned that intergalactic peace depends entirely on entertainment wrestling?
• And so much more!

You can find SerpyMatt on BlueSky @serpymatt.bsky.social.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to the Byrds Eye View Comics and The Last Comic Shop for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, whose wrestling gimmick here would probably be something based around weaponizing VHS tapes.

https://www.moezine.com/?p=2078505 ホカ®︎の【秋サンダル】は、サンダルとスニーカーのいいとこ取り。 vol.38 – 今月のウィッシュリスト | SPUR ファッション連載「今月のウィッシュリスト」では、今すぐ着たい、身につけたいファッションアイテムを紹介。９月は【サコッシュ】、【秋サンダル】、【ジレ】を厳選してお届け。今日のセレクトはサンダルのような快適さでスニーカーのよ #fashion #HOKA®︎(ホカ) #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション #白石麻衣　

https://www.magmoe.com/?p=2516198 【ホカ®︎】のスニーカー&ローファー６選｜歩きやすさとデザインが魅力！ 【ボンダイ】シリーズの新作も発売 – ファッショントピックス | SPUR #fashion #FASHION TOPICS(ファッショントピックス) #HOKA #repost #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション

https://www.moezine.com/?p=2060314 【ホカ®︎】のスニーカー&ローファー６選｜歩きやすさとデザインが魅力！ 【ボンダイ】シリーズの新作も発売 – ファッショントピックス | SPUR 快適な履き心地とデザイン性で多くのファッションラバーの心を掴んでやまないHOKA®︎(ホカ)。人気の「ボンダイ」シリーズからも新モデルや新色が登場。歩きやすさや機能性も妥協せずにファッションを楽しみたいという希望に応えて #fashion #FASHION TOPICS(ファッショントピックス) #HOKA®︎(ホカ) #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション #白石麻衣　

https://www.magmoe.com/?p=2458775 【カルバン・クライン】アジア初のフラッグシップストアが8月末に原宿にオープン！ – ファッションニュース | SPUR #calvinklein #fashion #fashionnews #repost #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション

https://www.moezine.com/?p=1971215 夏に買うべき“スニーカーパンプス”10選｜【ホカ®︎】【サロモン】【アシックス】など、デザインと機能性を両立したハイブリッドな一足を求めて – ファッショントピックス | SPUR 今季、人気ブランドから続々と生まれている“スニーカーパンプス”に注目。トレンドのメリージェーンやパンプスからインスパイアされた形と、スニーカーの履きやすさを両立したデザインが、シンプルになりがちな夏の着こなしの幅をグッと … #camper #fashion #FASHION TOPICS(ファッショントピックス) #HOKA®︎(ホカ) #salomon #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション #白石麻衣　

https://www.moezine.com/?p=1948653 【テバ】【キーン】etc.アウトドアブランドの【サンダル】６選！ キャンプやフェスにぴったりの相棒を見つけて – ファッショントピックス | SPUR トレイルにも使える確かな機能性を備えた新モデル サンダル「レディース グランドビュー マックス サンダル」￥19,800／デッカーズジャパン（テバ） 過酷なトレイルを歩けるほど高機能なサン… #fashion #FASHION TOPICS(ファッショントピックス) #KEEN(キーン) #shueisha #SPUR #SUICOKE(スイコック) #teva #ファッション #白石麻衣　

Naruto Ninja Council with Luke Herr (D’OhMance Dawn)

Believe it or not, ninja enthusiasts, this week on Play Comics we’re kunai-diving into the pixelated shinobi wasteland that is Naruto: Ninja Council for the Game Boy Advance – because apparently someone at Tomy thought the best way to honor everyone’s favorite orange-clad ramen addict was to trap him in a handheld prison with combat mechanics more frustrating than trying to explain the Chunin Exams to your grandmother. Released in 2003, this side-scrolling “adventure” promised to let players master the art of ninjutsu while battling through iconic locations from the Hidden Leaf Village, but what it actually delivered was a gaming experience so repetitive that even Naruto’s shadow clone jutsu would get bored of itself.

Joining us for this digital journey through the Land of Mediocre Adaptations is Luke Herr from D’ohmance Dawn – a man who’s witnessed more anime-to-game train wrecks than a rejected Akatsuki recruitment video. Together, we’ll explore how this GBA “masterpiece” managed to spawn not one, not two, but THREE sequels despite having the gameplay depth of a puddle in the desert and graphics that make early Dragon Ball Z filler episodes look like Studio Ghibli productions.

So grab your headband and prepare for an episode that’s more entertaining than actually grinding through the same three enemy types for hours on end – which, let’s face it, isn’t exactly setting the bar at Hokage level. Will this portable ninja adventure redeem itself through sheer nostalgic chakra, or will it vanish faster than Sasuke after a family reunion? Tune in to discover if this manga adaptation belongs in the Hall of Fame… or should be sealed away forever like the Nine-Tailed Fox!

Learn such things as:

• Is it dangerous to have pretty eyes?
• Is all manga and anime just a giant metaphor for the horrible nature of man?
• Does a game being fun make it a good intro to the franchise?
• And so much more!

You can find Luke over on D’OhMance Dawn, Exiled, Multiversal Q, and RPG Pals Club. Or catch him on BlueSky @koltreg or his Patreon, found under Luke Herr.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to the Glitterjaw Podcast Collective and the Kickstarter campaign for Aces and Aros for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who doesn’t understand Naruto any better than I do.

https://www.moezine.com/?p=1933091 【晴雨兼用シューズ10選】ハンターやサロモン、ホカ®︎など、梅雨時も軽やかに乗り切れる秀逸な一足をゲット – ファッショントピックス | SPUR 梅雨シーズンもできるだけ快適に、おしゃれに出かけたい。そんな願いをかなえる、日常使いしやすく耐水性に優れた晴雨兼用シュ… #AIGLE(エーグル) #Columbia #fashion #FASHION TOPICS(ファッショントピックス) #HOKA®︎(ホカ) #hunter #NIKE #salomon #shueisha #SPUR #thenorthface #ファッション #白石麻衣　

https://www.moezine.com/?p=1924713 【スポーツサンダル10選】スイコック、テバ、ホカ®etc…夏を一緒に駆け抜けるバディを見つけて – ファッショントピックス | SPUR 夏の足もとの定番となったス… #camper #fashion #FASHION TOPICS(ファッショントピックス) #HOKA®︎(ホカ) #hunter #KEEN(キーン) #newbalance #NIKE #shueisha #SPUR #SUICOKE(スイコック) #teva #ファッション #白石麻衣　

https://www.magmoe.com/?p=2226226 【マリメッコ】から、春夏のスタイルを彩る新作ニットバッグが登場！ – ファッションニュース | SPUR #fashion #fashionnews #marimekko #repost #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション

https://www.moezine.com/?p=1768471 【マルニ】と【ホカ】によるコラボレーションシューズが登場！ パフィなスニーカーで足もとをモードに彩って – ファッションニュース | SPUR MARNI（マルニ）とHOKA（ホカ）がコラボレーションを実現。ホカの人気スニーカー「B3LS」をベースにマルニのプレイフルなデザインをプラスした「BONDI B3LS」を製作。 マルニとホカとのコラボレーションシューズ「BONDI B3LS」が登場。マルニ公式オンラインストアとマルニ直営店舗では、2025年4月3日（木）… #fashion #FASHION NEWS(ファッションニュース) #HOKA®︎(ホカ) #MARNI #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション #白石麻衣　

Digimon Rumble Arena with Derek B Gayle (Gimmicks, Walloping Websnappers, Lee Carvallo’s Podding Challenge, Skreeonk!, Falling with Style)

Attention, digital duelists and pixel-punching prodigies! Prepare to digivolve your eardrums as Play Comics takes a nostalgia-fueled dive into the arena of Digimon Rumble Arena on the PlayStation 1. This episode is more loaded than Agumon after a spicy curry feast!

Joining us in this byte-sized battle royale is none other than Derek B Gayle, the podcast polymath behind such hard hitting podcasts on the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective such as Gimmicks, Walloping Websnappers, Lee Carvallo’s Podding Challenge, Skreeonk!, Falling with Style, and probably a few more shows he’s cooked up while you were reading this sentence. Together, we’ll explore how this fighting game adaptation captured the essence of the Digimon anime faster than you can say “Prodigious!”

So grab your Digivice, dust off that PS1 memory card, and get ready to rumble through this electrifying episode. Will Digimon Rumble Arena prove to be the champion of anime game adaptations, or will it get sent back to the Digital World? Tune in to find out – it’s time to digi-modify your podcast playlist!

Learn such things as:

• Considering that you don’t know the evolution path of these monsters, are Digimon NFTs?
• Is this the epitome of a game made with source material love?
• Is there room in the world for this and Pokemon?
• And so much more!

You can find Derek @DerekBGayle on Bluesky, Instagram, and other social media platforms that may or may not exist when this was posted, hear him on other podcasts on the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective such as Gimmicks, Walloping Websnappers, Lee Carvallo’s Podding Challenge, Skreeonk!, and Falling with Style. Also catch him on Twitch @misterdarebear and catch any future things on DerekBGayle.com.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to Geeks Unleashed and Spawnography for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who is still on the search for an analog digimon monster.

https://www.magmoe.com/?p=2079340 【マリメッコ】の人気デニムライン「マリデニム」から、春の装いにぴったりな新作が登場！ – ファッションニュース | SPUR #fashion #fashionnews #marimekko #repost #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション