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The series saves one of its most interesting characters for literally the last seven pages of the manga, as we meet the manly, hot-blooded shonen archetype Gekijirou. As they bid farewell to the series, Rowan and Xan speculate on what might have been. hibari.libsyn.com/42-hibari-ca...

Part one of our finale & the last anime episode see Hibari acquiring powers from the gender-affirming white alligators who secretly live in her home. Rowan & Xan discuss their most & least beloved characters of the series plus ideas for a Stop!! Hibari-kun! revival hibari.libsyn.com/41-hibari-is...

Sayuri returns with plans of stalking & blackmail, vying with Hibari for the role of Sleeping Beauty in an upcoming school play. Kosaku edges into harem manga protagonist territory with two girls competing for his affection (plus Rie, who seems ambivalent about it) hibari.libsyn.com/40-hibari-th...

As the end of the series draws near, Rowan and Xan must face a terrible trial: an episode all about Kaji. He catches a cold and might miss a boxing match, which is basically the same thing as being a legendary swordsman who died of TB. Strap yourselves in. hibari.libsyn.com/39-hibari-an...

Hibari and Kosaku swap bodies in an episode that’s a lot less trans in execution than it is on paper. Rowan and Xan discuss Japan’s on-again, off-again love affair with the occult including spoon bending, cults and a village with a highly dubious claim to fame. hibari.libsyn.com/38-hibari-is...

Hibari and Kosaku have the house to themselves, and now the only thing that can come between them is an anxious assassin. Rowan and Xan discuss Soviet gerontocracy and the classification of demons. hibari.libsyn.com/37-hibari-th... #CantStopHibariKun #StopHibariKun #manga #podcast #lgbtq #trans

Is it a dream or an illusion? Rowan and Xan aren’t sure, but this week Hibari & co go back in time 1000 years for some historical fantasy sci-fi shenanigans. Join us for some non-competitive recreation in the most artistic & also silliest part of Japanese history! hibari.libsyn.com/36-hibaris-t...

Just in time for June, it’s time for Hibari’s Christmas episode! This leads, naturally, to a discussion of Buddhism, as Rowan and Xan try to analyze what little story is present in an episode that’s mostly everyone just doing their respective bits. hibari.libsyn.com/35-hibari-is... #StopHibariKun

The boxing club has a match against the punkest school in Japan, and Kosaku has to train hard to beat them, even if it takes the help of a guy who might technically be a murderer. Rowan and Xan discuss women in boxing and gender-neutral rival school names. hibari.libsyn.com/34-hibari-is...

Kosaku finds out about a long lost uncle who is also the richest man in the world. Rowan and Xan talk about New Wave artist and cake enthusiast Klaus Nomi, and that time the mascot of the Paralympics was trans. hibari.libsyn.com/33-hibari-an... #CantStopHibariKun #StopHibariKun #trans #hibari

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welcome to Can’t Stop Hibari-kun, the podcast about the 1980s transgender romantic comedy you’ve never heard of Stop!! Hibari-kun! was a 1981 manga and then a 1983 anime about Hibari #CantStopHibariKun #StopHibariKun #CantStopWontStop #anime #manga #podcast #lgbtq #queer #trans #transCharacters

Tensions boil over between Hibari and Tsubame, as Kosaku develops a weird crush! Rowan and Xan discuss Xan’s favorite page of the manga, and which Cold War nations the characters most resemble. hibari.libsyn.com/32-hibari-th... #CantStopHibariKun #StopHibariKun #manga #podcast #lgbtq #queer #trans

The actress Hiroko Yakushimaru won't be in this episode. Instead, Hibari gains a rival for Kosaku’s affections as Rowan & Xan talk about a man who looks a bit like Weird Al Yankovic, a man who looks a bit like Edgar Allan Poe & a dog that looks nothing like a dog hibari.libsyn.com/31-hibari-an...

this is definitely one of the best scenes in the entire series 😭😭😭

ahhh!!! I love this crossover!

Hibari as a Giant Woman??? PERFECT, 10/10, no notes

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 photosensitivity, and the possible Mormon-ness of Suzume’s disappointing love interest. hibari.libsyn.com/30-hibari-ve... #CantStopHibariKun #StopHibariKun #lgbtq #queer #trans

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 communication and the absolute worst chai in the Salt Lake Valley. hibari.libsyn.com/29-hibari-an... #CantStopHibariKun #StopHibariKun #anime #podcast #lgbtq #trans

The yakuza settle territory dispute with a time-honored tradition: playing a baseball game for a very old man. Xan doesn’t know the rules and is determined not to learn, so it’s up to Rowan to determine the legality of horses, dynamite and back tattoos during play. hibari.libsyn.com/28-hibari-at...

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 in this show. Join Rowan and Xan for this, the exciting and also welcome conclusion of the detective arc! hibari.libsyn.com/27-hibari-an...

The inexplicable detective arc continues, bringing the Ozoras to a strange island in what is undoubtedly the weirdest episode yet. Rowan and Xan endeavor to analyze something that defies analysis. hibari.libsyn.com/26-hibari-an... #CantStopHibariKun #StopHibariKun #anime #podcast #queer #trans

I’d like my first post to be about Hisashi Eguchi. I’d love more attention for Stop!! Hibari-kun!, especially for people in the US. #manga #mangaartist #mangawriter #StopHibariKun #MangaBoost #MangaSpotlight youtu.be/2a6Wqq4zifw?...

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In a truly awful episode of the anime, the Ozora Group becomes a detective agency because a computer tells them to. And Hibari… is also here, I guess? Also a man with a weird face plays rock paper scissors. This episode was a lot. hibari.libsyn.com/25-hibari-is... #CantStopHibariKun #StopHibariKun

this is such a cute doodle of Our Girl!

I've been listening to the Can't Stop Hibari-Kun podcast and it's got me watching through it again. As much as they tend to call Hibari-kun a pervert the majority of the jokes are about how absolutely fucking weird and unhinged everyone else is. Hibari is handily the most normal person in the show.