In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika, Giana, and Jason Lord, voice actor and ADR director of the English dub of A Sign of Affection, review episodes seven through nine of the show! In episode seven, Itusomi and Yuki are official! Jason discusses the use of watercolors to denote the mixing of their communication styles in profound moments between them. After such a build up of romantic tension, Yuki and Itsuomi finally share a kiss thanks to an adorable miscommunication. In episode eight, Shin’s Keyboard Cat CD from Emma not only makes a big impression on him, but on Chika, Giana, and Jason as well. Itsuomi’s and Yuki’s “almost kiss” causes a lot of fun tension. Shin gets a “placeholder” girlfriend to bury his feelings for Emma. In episode nine, “the gang” goes to sign language bootcamp! Rin and Kyoya have a serious conversation about feelings. And the general consensus is glamping > camping. Get ready for an episode that’s absolutely packed with analysis, emotional commentary, and perhaps even a random musical cue.

Grab your spoon, and let’s dig in!

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EPISODE 7

[0:49] About Jason

[26:32] Soft Serve Summary

[26:52] Sprinkles on Top

[35:49] Floats Your Boat

[52:06] Banana Split

[1:01:15] Rocky Road

[1:02:02] I Scream, You Scream

EPISODE 8

[1:07:06] Soft Serve Summary

[1:07:20] Sprinkles on Top

[1:13:08] Floats Your Boat

[1:20:13] Banana Split

[1:25:45] Rocky Road

[1:28:59] Nuts

[1:29:19] Hot Fudge

[1:31:48] I Scream, You Scream

EPISODE 9

[1:34:59] Soft Serve Summary

[1:35:22] Sprinkles on Top

[1:30:53] Floats Your Boat

[1:46:50] Banana Split

[1:50:27] Rocky Road

[1:53:23] Nuts

[1:54:01] I Scream, You Scream

About Shoujo Sundae:

Shoujo Sundae is a podcast safe haven for fans that are in love with shoujo anime and manga. Hosted by Giana Luna and Chika Supreme, Shoujo Sundae aims to review and reflect on shoujo properties that deserve more attention than what they currently receive.

Giana Luna is a podcaster by moonlight and a dueling pianist by daylight.

Chika Supreme is a podcaster by moonlight and a social media manager by daylight.

Find Shoujo Sundae wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://pod.link/1634859352

If you enjoyed this episode, SHARE it with a friend and RATE/REVIEW it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Connect with Giana, Chika, and Shoujo Sundae!

Visit our website: http://shoujosundae.com

Pledge on Patreon: https://patreon.com/shoujosundae Shoujo Sundae's Social Media: https://linktr.ee/shoujosundae

Send us an email: shoujosundaepodcast@gmail.com

Follow Giana Luna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Giana_Luna_

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giana_luna_

Follow Chika Supreme on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChikaSupreme

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chikasupreme

A breakdown of the Shoujo Sundae segments:

-A Soft Serve Summary (episode recap)

-Sprinkles on Top (symbolism portrayed in the episode)

-Floats Your Boat (positive aspects from the episode)

-Banana Split (confusion or split opinion)-Rocky Road (emotional/sad moments)

-Nuts (shocking moments)

-Hot Fudge (hot takes or angry rants)

-I Scream, You Scream (episode dislikes)

Today is Shoujo Sundae’s 2nd Anniversary! To celebrate, Giana and Chika are doing an Ouran HighSchool Host Club manga retrospective! Return to Music Room 3 and out what they thought of the true ending of the series and all of the character development that happened along the way. Some discussion points include: general differences between the anime and the manga, whether or not Tamaki’s father handled his mother’s iron fist was the right way to go about taking her down, Tamaki and Haruhi’s love story, thoughts on the Hitchaiin’s mutual crush on Haruhi, the uncomfortable homophobia sprinkled throughout the story, lots of pining for a second season, and so much more! Grab your spoon, and let’s dig in!

CONTENT

[0:42] Listener Anniversary Voicemails

[0:00] General Reaction to the Manga

[0:00] Noted Character Development

[30:53] Floats Your Boat

[1:05:10] Banana Split

[1:10:28] Rocky Road

[1:15:47] Hot Fudge/I Scream, You Scream

About Shoujo Sundae:

Shoujo Sundae is a podcast safe haven for fans that are in love with shoujo anime and manga. Hosted by Giana Luna and Chika Supreme, Shoujo Sundae aims to review and reflect on shoujo properties that deserve more attention than what they currently receive.

Giana Luna is a podcaster by moonlight and a dueling pianist by daylight.

Chika Supreme is a podcaster by moonlight and a social media manager by daylight.

Find Shoujo Sundae wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://pod.link/1634859352

If you enjoyed this episode, SHARE it with a friend and RATE/REVIEW it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Connect with Giana, Chika, and Shoujo Sundae!

Visit our website: http://shoujosundae.com

Pledge on Patreon: https://patreon.com/shoujosundae Shoujo Sundae's Social Media: https://linktr.ee/shoujosundae

Send us an email: shoujosundaepodcast@gmail.com

Follow Giana Luna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Giana_Luna_

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giana_luna_

Follow Chika Supreme on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChikaSupreme

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chikasupreme

A breakdown of the Shoujo Sundae segments:

-A Soft Serve Summary (episode recap)

-Sprinkles on Top (symbolism portrayed in the episode)

-Floats Your Boat (positive aspects from the episode)

-Banana Split (moments that are neither good or bad)-Rocky Road (emotional/sad moments)

-Nuts (shocking moments)

-Hot Fudge (hot takes or rants)

-I Scream, You Scream (episode dislikes)

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana and Chika review episodes four through six of A Sign of Affection! In episode four, Yuki, Itsuomi, Rin, and Kyoya go on an adorable, mundane double date. It’s a wonder Kyoya hasn’t picked up on Rin’s very obvious feelings. Itsuomi asserts his place by Yuki’s side when he stands up to Oushi on the street. In episode five, Itsuomi’s string of suave moves take the ladies’ breath away. Kyoya’s emotional distance from Rin sends up a red flag. Rin, as the world’s best wingwoman, sets Yuki and Itsuomi up to continue an important conversation that had been interrupted. Unfortunately, we learn that Yuki’s family has never taken the time to learn sign language, whereas Itsuomi is making a point to learn it for her. In episode six, Itsuomi’s beautiful confession to Yuki in the snow is a shoujo moment for the history books. He also makes sure to clear up any confusion regarding his relationship with Emma. Throughout this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika and Giana share a lot of memories, thoughts, and feelings about life, relationships, and some unhinged thoughts!

This episode’s audio was edited by Dan Howard. Find him on BlueSky at: @dan.onepiecepodcast.com

Grab your spoon, and let’s dig in!

EPISODE 4

[1:36] Soft Serve Summary

[1:55] Sprinkles on Top

[3:53] Floats Your Boat

[40:19] Banana Split

[20:57] Nuts

[21:50] Hot Fudge

[23:56] I Scream, You Scream

EPISODE 5

[27:18] Soft Serve Summary

[27:44] Sprinkles on Top

[28:41] Floats Your Boat

[37:10] Banana Split

[43:06] Rocky Road

[45:08] Nuts

[45:59] Hot Fudge

[51:59] I Scream, You Scream

EPISODE 6

[53:16] Soft Serve Summary

[53:44] Sprinkles on Top

[56:40] Floats Your Boat

[1:11:02] Banana Split

[1:13:09] Rocky Road

[1:09:10] Nuts

[1:13:37] Hot Fudge

[1:14:16] I Scream, You Scream

About Shoujo Sundae:

Shoujo Sundae is a podcast safe haven for fans that are in love with shoujo anime and manga. Hosted by Giana Luna and Chika Supreme, Shoujo Sundae aims to review and reflect on shoujo properties that deserve more attention than what they currently receive.

Giana Luna is a podcaster by moonlight and a dueling pianist by daylight.

Chika Supreme is a podcaster by moonlight and a social media manager by daylight.

Find Shoujo Sundae wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://pod.link/1634859352

If you enjoyed this episode, SHARE it with a friend and RATE/REVIEW it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Connect with Giana, Chika, and Shoujo Sundae!

Visit our website: http://shoujosundae.com

Pledge on Patreon: https://patreon.com/shoujosundae Shoujo Sundae's Social Media: https://linktr.ee/shoujosundae

Send us an email: shoujosundaepodcast@gmail.com

Follow Giana Luna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Giana_Luna_

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giana_luna_

Follow Chika Supreme on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChikaSupreme

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chikasupreme

A breakdown of the Shoujo Sundae segments:

-A Soft Serve Summary (episode recap)

-Sprinkles on Top (symbolism portrayed in the episode)

-Floats Your Boat (positive aspects from the episode)

-Banana Split (moments that are neither good or bad)-Rocky Road (emotional/sad moments)

-Nuts (shocking moments)

-Hot Fudge (hot takes or rants)

-I Scream, You Scream (episode dislikes)

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana, Chika, and J-idol PAiDA review Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation! The three discuss and analyze not only Sasaki and Miyano’s journey, but the adorable peek we receive about Hirano’s and Kagiura’s relationship. Miyano’s mother learns about her son’s sexuality and her immediate acceptance is extremely heartwarming. Sasaki’s sister, on the other hand, takes a while to come to terms with the shock of learning that her brother is queer. Sasaki and Miyano explore more physicality together, which shows how far they’ve come since their sunset confession. This film is the cherry on top of a beautiful boy’s love series!

Grab your spoon, and let’s dig in!

Follow our wonderful guest, PAiDA, and listen to her new song: The Denial Age!

This episode’s audio was edited by PJ of the Kawaii Desuppointment podcast.

CONTENTS

[0:50] About PAiDA

[32:40] Soft Serve Summary

[33:21] Sprinkles on Top

[38:59] Floats Your Boat

[1:17:07] Banana Split

[1:26:46] Rocky Road

[1:30:29] Nuts

[1:34:52] I Scream, You Scream

About Shoujo Sundae:

Shoujo Sundae is a podcast safe haven for fans that are in love with shoujo anime and manga. Hosted by Giana Luna and Chika Supreme, Shoujo Sundae aims to review and reflect on shoujo properties that deserve more attention than what they currently receive.

Giana Luna is a podcaster by moonlight and a dueling pianist by daylight.

Chika Supreme is a podcaster by moonlight and a social media manager by daylight.

Find Shoujo Sundae wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://pod.link/1634859352

If you enjoyed this episode, SHARE it with a friend and RATE/REVIEW it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Connect with Giana, Chika, and Shoujo Sundae!

Visit our website: http://shoujosundae.com

Pledge on Patreon: https://patreon.com/shoujosundae Shoujo Sundae's Social Media: https://linktr.ee/shoujosundae

Send us an email: shoujosundaepodcast@gmail.com

Follow Giana Luna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Giana_Luna_

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giana_luna_

Follow Chika Supreme on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChikaSupreme

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chikasupreme

A breakdown of the Shoujo Sundae segments:

-A Soft Serve Summary (episode recap)

-Sprinkles on Top (symbolism portrayed in the episode)

-Floats Your Boat (positive aspects from the episode)

-Banana Split (moments that are neither good or bad)-Rocky Road (emotional/sad moments)

-Nuts (shocking moments)

-Hot Fudge (hot takes or rants)

-I Scream, You Scream (bad moments)

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana, Chika, and Carola and Amanda of The Yaoi Shelf review episodes seven through nine of Sasaki & Miyano! In episode seven, Hirano plays the role of fairy godfather to Sasaki by leaving him alone to play cards with Miyano. Amanda reminisces about how they would tiptoe around communicating their feelings to a crush back when they were Miyano’s age. Makimura, Miyano’s middle school crush, does not serve the narrative purpose Giana thought she would. Sasaki’s jealousy rubs everybody the wrong way. In episode eight, Miyano’s realization of his feelings is peak Floats Your Boat. Chika is Banana Split about the scene wherein Miyano realizes his feelings due to some less than ideal circumstances. Carola almost threw her laptop due to the tension buildup between Sasaki and Miyano in this episode! In episode nine, everyone rooted so hard for a kiss that didn’t happen. Amanda, Carola, and Chika want to visit a delinquent café. Sasaki touching Miyano despite his sickness gives Chika the ick.

This episode’s audio was edited by PJ of the Kawaii Desuppointment podcast.

Grab your spoon, and let’s dig in!

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Buy Carola’s BL book! https://t.co/kK18EE8w58

EPISODE 7

[1:09] About The Yaoi Shelf

[16:47] Soft Serve Summary

[18:12] Sprinkles on Top

[26:31] Floats Your Boat

[41:11] Banana Split

[48:54] Rocky Road

[50:59] Nuts

[55:30] Hot Fudge

[56:57] I Scream, You Scream

EPISODE 8

[1:04:13] Soft Serve Summary

[1:05:07] Sprinkles on Top

[1:09:11] Floats Your Boat

[1:20:02] Banana Split

[1:25:15] Rocky Road

[1:26:32] Hot Fudge

[1:28:30 ] I Scream, You Scream

EPISODE 9

[1:29:53] Soft Serve Summary

[1:31:09] Sprinkles on Top

[1:35:19] Floats Your Boat

[1:44:25] Banana Split

[1:25:15] Rocky Road

[1:48:03] Hot Fudge

[1:48:46] I Scream, You Scream

Leave us a message to be part of our anniversary episode!

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About Shoujo Sundae:

Shoujo Sundae is a podcast safe haven for fans that are in love with shoujo anime and manga. Hosted by Giana Luna and Chika Supreme, Shoujo Sundae aims to review and reflect on shoujo properties that deserve more attention than what they currently receive.

Giana Luna is a podcaster by moonlight and a dueling pianist by daylight.

Chika Supreme is a podcaster by moonlight and a social media manager by daylight.

Find Shoujo Sundae wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://pod.link/1634859352

If you enjoyed this episode, SHARE it with a friend and RATE/REVIEW it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Connect with Giana, Chika, and Shoujo Sundae!

Visit our website: http://shoujosundae.com

Pledge on Patreon: https://patreon.com/shoujosundae Shoujo Sundae's Social Media: https://linktr.ee/shoujosundae

Send us an email: shoujosundaepodcast@gmail.com

Follow Giana Luna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Giana_Luna_

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giana_luna_

Follow Chika Supreme on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChikaSupreme

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chikasupreme

A breakdown of the Shoujo Sundae segments:

-A Soft Serve Summary (episode recap)

-Sprinkles on Top (symbolism portrayed in the episode)

-Floats Your Boat (positive aspects from the episode)

-Banana Split (moments that are neither good or bad)

-Rocky Road (emotional/sad moments)

-Nuts (shocking moments)

-Hot Fudge (hot takes or rants)

-I Scream, You Scream (bad moments)

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika, Giana, and Pearl Low, founder of Orange Blossom Studio and the creator of Wheels & Roses, review episodes four through six of Sasaki and Miyano! In episode four, Sasaki’s evident deepening feelings for Miyano has everyone rooting for him! The accidental kamedan scene brings forth incredible tension between Sasaki and Miyano. Sasaki grabbing Miyano through the window before Ogasawara can pat his head stirs mixed feelings. Are Sasaki’s and Miyano’s random meetups truly by happenstance? In episode five, Sasaki’s reiteration of his confession to Miyano in the shade as flowers fall all around them showcases his bravery and confidence in his feelings. Miyano’s complex regarding his feminine face is discussed. Sasaki’s actions while Miyano sleeps at school find themselves scattered throughout multiple layers of the sundae. In episode six, Miyano expresses to Sasaki that he needs more time to consider his confession, going against the notion that men should not have or vocalize their emotions. His non-response to Sasaki, however, leaves Chika and Giana feeling Banana Split. Kuresawa’s passion for his girlfriend sets the bar high for partners everywhere. And suddenly, to no one’s surprise, a fanfic idea is born at the end of the episode.

Grab your spoon, and let’s dig in!

Follow our wonderful guest, Pearl Low!

https://x.com/Fumi_chun

https://www.instagram.com/fumichun/

https://www.pearllow.com/

EPISODE 4

[0:53] About Pearl

[14:35] Soft Serve Summary

[15:47] Sprinkles on Top

[20:37] Floats Your Boat

[28:23] Banana Split

[34:41] Rocky Road

[38:54] I Scream, You Scream

EPISODE 5

[41:43] Soft Serve Summary

[42:50] Sprinkles on Top

[46:21] Floats Your Boat

[52:37] Banana Split

[57:16] Rocky Road

[58:14] Nuts

[58:59] I Scream, You Scream

EPISODE 6

[1:02:46] Soft Serve Summary

[1:04:03] Sprinkles on Top

[1:06:18] Floats Your Boat

[1:13:22] Banana Split

[1:20:41] I Scream, You Scream

Leave us a message to be part of our anniversary episode!

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About Shoujo Sundae:

Shoujo Sundae is a podcast safe haven for fans that are in love with shoujo anime and manga. Hosted by Giana Luna and Chika Supreme, Shoujo Sundae aims to review and reflect on shoujo properties that deserve more attention than what they currently receive.

Giana Luna is a podcaster by moonlight and a dueling pianist by daylight.

Chika Supreme is a podcaster by moonlight and a social media manager by daylight.

Find Shoujo Sundae wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://pod.link/1634859352

If you enjoyed this episode, SHARE it with a friend and RATE/REVIEW it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Connect with Giana, Chika, and Shoujo Sundae!

Visit our website: http://shoujosundae.com

Pledge on Patreon: https://patreon.com/shoujosundae Shoujo Sundae's Social Media: https://linktr.ee/shoujosundae

Send us an email: shoujosundaepodcast@gmail.com

Follow Giana Luna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Giana_Luna_

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giana_luna_

Follow Chika Supreme on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChikaSupreme

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chikasupreme

A breakdown of the Shoujo Sundae segments:

-A Soft Serve Summary (episode recap)

-Sprinkles on Top (symbolism portrayed in the episode)

-Floats Your Boat (positive aspects from the episode)

-Banana Split (moments that are neither good or bad)-Rocky Road (emotional/sad moments)

-Nuts (shocking moments)

-Hot Fudge (hot takes or rants)

-I Scream, You Scream (bad moments)