Episodes

  • Shelf Check Episode 12: Master’s Lesser Known Works

    Shelf Check Episode 12: Master’s Lesser Known Works
    Jul 31 2024
    This month on Shelf Check we explore some of the works by master manga creators that you may not have heard of! Listen and find out where the inspiration of some of your favorite titles came from, and how the careers of the masters began.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Shelf Check: Episode 11 “FINE, We’ll Talk About Isekai!”

    Shelf Check: Episode 11 “FINE, We’ll Talk About Isekai!”
    Jun 26 2024
    In this episode we break down 11 isekai titles that our Head Librarian does NOT, in fact, hate. Also included are some summer updates and Q&A from our Discord server!
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Shelf Check Episode 10: Live from Anime Central

    Shelf Check Episode 10: Live from Anime Central
    May 30 2024
    I was on the road for over half the month of May. I drove through a total of eight states in sixteen days and I was just too blasted to finish the Isekai episode (WHICH IS HUGE). So that will be next month. Until then, enjoy the live antics of our Head Librarian!
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Shelf Check: Episode 9- What a Twist!

    Shelf Check: Episode 9- What a Twist!
    Apr 24 2024
    This month’s episode features titles that all revolve around some sort of twist. And not all of them are what you think!
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    25 mins
  • Shelf Check Episode 8: Live from Zenkaikon

    Shelf Check Episode 8: Live from Zenkaikon
    Mar 28 2024
    Episode 8 of Shelf Check features a live panel recording of WTF Did I Just Read?!, a panel presented by the Head Librarian at Zenkaikon 2024. Regular episodes will resume next month.
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    50 mins
  • Shelf Check: Episode 7- Love Is In the Air

    Shelf Check: Episode 7- Love Is In the Air
    Feb 28 2024
    In this month’s episode we explore love in all it’s wacky and adorable forms, answer questions about manga crushes, and talk about our appearances in February!
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    31 mins
  • Shelf Check Episode 6: I Hate Everything

    Shelf Check Episode 6: I Hate Everything
    Jan 24 2024
    Episode 6 of our podcast is full of suggestions for those of us who are already having a long 2024. Sometimes the world is harsh and we need to read something that makes us feel better or gives us a much-needed escape.
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    32 mins
  • Shelf Check: Episode 5- Year in Review

    Shelf Check: Episode 5- Year in Review
    Jan 3 2024
    Please forgive the late posting of December’s episode of our Shelf Check podcast! We will be discussing several amazing books that our Head Librarian read this year.  The next episode will still be posted in January, so you guys get two episodes in January. Remember to join our Discord (link on our website, http://www.carolinamangalibrary.com).  Happy new year!
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    27 mins