{"podcast":{"title":"Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast","slug":"sakura-society-an-anime-appreciation-podcast-5978518","podcast_index_feed_id":5978518,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/sakura-society/","website_url":"https://sakurasociety.co","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/87f63574-c50a-4ac2-893e-ab972e6ff247/8dpPdx4CuLmBLOYqGEjYZiUZ.png","author":"Brendan White","episode_count":176,"summary":"🌸 Welcome to Sakura Society — a brand built by anime and otaku fans, for anime and otaku fans. Each week I serve up hot, fresh content across audio and video — including Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast, one of Australia’s largest independent animanga shows. Plus, you’ll get rapid-fire anime news and reviews in 60 seconds with our In Bloom series. Whether you’re a seasoned otaku or just hitting play on your very first binge, Sakura Society is your new home for all things anime & otaku culture — reviews, news, chaos, and community. Come for the anime. Stay for the good times. ✨","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T02:18:14.868208+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sakura-society-an-anime-appreciation-podcast-5978518"},"episode":{"title":"The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All | Manga Monday","slug":"the-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasn-t-a-guy-at-all-manga-monday","published_at":"2026-03-16T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sakura-society-an-anime-appreciation-podcast-5978518/the-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasn-t-a-guy-at-all-manga-monday","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sakura-society-an-anime-appreciation-podcast-5978518","url":"https://sakurasociety.co","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8bf12d32-f050-403e-b54c-b7365aa07996.mp3","summary":"Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai, affectionately known by fans as \"Green Yuri,\" and the winner of the Next Manga Award 2023. Aya is a fashionable gyaru high schooler who's obsessed with rock music but can't find anyone who shares her taste, until she starts visiting a small CD shop and falls hard for the cool, mysterious clerk dressed in all black with a hoodie and face mask. The problem? That clerk is actually her quiet, nerdy female classmate Mitsuki Koga, who works at her uncle's shop and wears contacts and unisex clothes to stay anonymous. Mitsuki knows exactly who Aya is, sits right next to her in class, and is terrified of the truth coming out. What starts as a premise you think you've seen before quickly becomes something special, a story about two girls connecting through music, building a friendship that's achingly authentic to how teenagers actually bond, and slowly realising their feelings run deeper than fandom. It's fluffy, it's heartfelt, it handles queer romance with real care and zero sensationalism, and an anime has already been confirmed. If you want something that'll make your heart do that thing, this is it. If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast — and any other podcasts you love. It takes seconds, costs nothing, and means everything to us creators. (The algorithm only accepts 5 stars, just so you know.) Stay up to date with me on Bluesky | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter Join our Discord — a community full of anime and culture fans just like you Follow my anime Spotify playlist My amazing sponsors: Audio-Technica — the best in audio equipment Iced Tea Aesthetics — anime streetwear done right (…","meta_description":"Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai, affectionately known by fans as \"G…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":76,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sakura-society-an-anime-appreciation-podcast-5978518/episodes/the-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasn-t-a-guy-at-all-manga-monday/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sakura-society-an-anime-appreciation-podcast-5978518/the-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasn-t-a-guy-at-all-manga-monday.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}