Aug 24, 2020
SWOT (a Japanese term for a nerd who studies too much) is a battle manga about academic genius Manabizaki Kyou. He’s a brand new student at the notorious Skeleton Highschool, who’s transferred to improve his chances of getting into Tokyo University. However, It turns out that Skeleton Highschool isn’t known for its academic rigor, but rather for the constant student brawling. Kyou and his group of friends now have to become the strongest fighters in the school to bring peace, all while balancing their studies.
Show Notes:
- Be sure to review us on iTunes to get a shoutout on the next episode! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shonen-flop/id1516326666
- Super Eyepatch Wolf on Baki: youtube.com/watch?v=bTMMdMVFRWE
- Our guest Audrey’s show, Pod of Greed: pod-of-greed.pinecast.co
- Audrey’s upcoming project The Teticulation’s Twitter: @TheReticulation
- Be sure to watch Dorohedoro on Netflix: netflix.com/title/80991903
- Danny K’s podcast: soundcloud.com/dannyfckngk
- Below the Line from Kevin LaBuz: kjlabuz.substack.com
- The ARGonauts podcast: theorangegroves.com/argonauts
- Play Comics (keep an eye out for the episode featuring David): playcomics.com
Transfer
student Manabizaki Kyou is a swot, a person who spends too much
time studying. His dream is to attend Tokyo University and then
work for NASA! He will soon discover, however, that the high school
he's transferred into, which was once very prestigious, has taken
in delinquents from the surrounding schools. Now it is full of
violence and gang fights.
Luckily, Manabizaki has a surprising skill at fighting,
particularly when he's defending the peace of his study area.
Through this strength he'll find his new friends, a weak boy called
Iwashida and a legendary delinquent girl, Hasuno Nene, who makes
him feel things that, for the first time in his life, he can't
explain...