Can't Stop Hibari-kun
Join Rowan and Xan on the deepest of dives into Stop!! Hibari-kun! - the 1980s transgender romantic comedy you may never have heard of. This incredibly progressive and also incredibly problematic anime and manga series entertained Japanese audiences in the days of Walkmans and Space Invaders, but how does it hold up for a modern trans audience, 40 years and an entire continent removed from its original context?
Episodes
The Bad Kid Gang is here, and the Bad Episode Gang is here to talk about it! Rowan and Xan discuss moral panics, Popeye’s photosen...
Hibari’s dad falls for a barista who seems very taken with the idea of being a mother to Suzume. Rowan and Xan discuss non-verbal ...
The Ozoras and the Umiushis settle a territory dispute with a time-honored tradition: playing a baseball game for a very old man. ...
The Ozoras once again find themselves on an island, but this one is home to Hibari’s double and easily the best dad ever to appear...
The inexplicable detective arc continues, bringing the Ozoras to a strange island in what is undoubtedly the weirdest episode yet....
In a truly awful episode of the anime, the Ozora Group becomes a detective agency because a computer tells them to. And Hibari… is...
In our second manga-only episode, we get two tales of Kosaku being romantically frustrated. Rowan and Xan discuss the Japanese tak...
It’s Takarazuka time! Xan is extremely excited to talk about possibly the most capital G Gender episode this show has ever produce...
Rie returns, and becomes Hibari’s rival as they compete to become pro wrestlers. Rowan and Xan talk about the history of the sport...
Hibari’s family are visited by her teacher, an exhausting yakuza fangirl. It’s time to get invested in a romance between side char...
The Ozora family hosts an American mob boss, and Hibari catches the eye of his son. In an episode full of American and Japanese cu...
Honda schemes to win Hibari’s heart with a plan that involves no contact with her whatsoever. Rowan and Xan learn about Japanese s...
In an episode full of Ozora family backstory, Rowan and Xan discuss earthquake stories and Scottish colonialism, and make an alarm...
Tsugumi wants to marry some guy, and things play out in a strangely similar manner to the last time this happened… only this time,...
The anime pairs up two of its most problematic characters and the results are… kind of nice? Rowan and Xan enjoy some yakuza trivi...
A notorious womanizer with an improbable amount of time on his hands sets his sights on Hibari. Rowan and Xan discuss reasons to v...
Hibari gains an unpleasant admirer from a powerful mob family. Rowan and Xan talk about missing stairs and admire some Stop!! Hiba...
Hibari and Kosaku go to summer camp in an episode filled with scary stories, uninvited guests and the occasional furry. Rowan love...
In this manga-only edition, Kaori plans to embarrass Hibari during swim class, while Rowan and Xan dare to ask the question: Who i...
An anime beach episode has occurred. Hibari’s self-appointed rival Kaori is back, with a super elaborate plan that Rowan and Xan s...
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