The BKDK Podcast

A silly, amateur solo podcast on the #bkdk relationship from Boku no Hero Academia for the BKDKs. (Has been on hiatus while the host catches up on their comic projects, but it's not dropped!) Follow Meems' YouTube channel or their free newsletter for updates!

What fresh hell is this?!?

Sometime in early 2020, I started getting ideas of doing a podcast where I analyzed (cough nerd out about) the relationship between Bakugou Katsuki and Midoriya Izuku in Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia). I only began getting serious about it in July 2020.This is because I'm very impulsively creative person who tends to take on way too many things. To ensure that I didn't just say "I'M GONNA DO THIS THING," only to vanish and have that guilt eat me for the rest of my days, I told myself to record at least three episodes. If I could do that, I would've proven to myself this was indeed something fun I wanted to do and that it was doable.In April 2021, after many recording attempts and bad Japanese reading, I made it to the threshold and am now here to share this with you!Will I regret this in the future? Maybe. And maybe that's what I should be striving for--if I find this cringey in the future, then surely that means I've improved my creative skills! But also, there is no better time than now. The fervent fannish energy that BNHA generates will not always be relevant, so while it is, i want to share this!...I anticipate you have questions. Here's my anticipated FAQ for you!

Anticipated FAQ

Rundown of PodcastRegular Episodes (i.e., Episode 1, Episode 2, etc) - Mimi live reads the JP manga to the best of their ability, scrutinizing panels, dialogue, and plot through the lenses of BKDK or focusing on the development of the BKDK relationship (this is not a exclusively romantic reading.)Special Episodes - Mimi freeform comments on BKDK, Deku, or Kacchan separately without any text. Can be general observations that tie into RL or the overall manga. Created whenever Mimi thinks of something they want to talk about or if a regular episode needs more time to be edited. Even fairer grounds for spoilers up to what's been legally translated and released at the time of recording or release. Guests, should I ever have any, would show up here.General QuestionsQ. For real? This ain't an April Fools Joke? You announced this on 4/1/2021.
A. Yes, this is real. I sincerely forgot April 1st is April's Fools Day. ><Q. Are you some kind of media critic?
A. Nope. My graduating thesis in college was about femme-identifying fans and their opinions on female characters in anime, manga, and videogames but really, I'm an artist who happens to think too much about another person's superhero OCs after their day job ends.Hey, it's a sign that Horikoshi-sensei's doing something right if I can make a podcast out of it, right?Q. Will you ever invite guests to your podcast? Can I be a guest?
A. I used to entertain this idea when I actually interacted with other BKDK friends in BNHA's heyday, but now that I'm an quite literally a fandom old, but for now, since the podcast's been on hiatus, let's just say no.Q. I have topic suggestions! Can I send them your way?
A. No, sorry. But you should write it up or talk about it yourself anyway!Q. I don't really ship BKDK. Can I still listen to this?
A. Of course! It's on the internet. However, if you don't care for either of these characters, or this ship (platonic or romantic), or it's your NOTP, I wouldn't recommend this.Q. I'm inspired by this! Can I do something like this but for [insert ship] or for [insert another fandom]?
A. Go ahead! And if you want to say you were inspired by this, you'll make me happy.Q. Don't you have more important things to do than talk about fictional characters?
A. I think... I just think it may be possible for people to do multiple things at a time.Q. But isn't BKDK a [insert unfavorable opinion]?
A. To each their own!Q. BUT IN THE EXTRA EPILOGUE CHAPTER--?
A. Quite frankly, I do not give a shit. I've been reading and writing about adult Class 1-A since at least 2017, you really think one (presumably) unfavorable version out there of the Pro Heroes setting, even if written and drawn by Horikoshi, would invalidate the eldritch entity that is the BKDK ship? To that I will say SIT THE FUCK DOWN CHILD, and that YOU OF ALL PEOPLE NEED THIS PODCAST THE MOST.

Regular episode countdown will resume when host's hands heal. :(

    Episode 5: Deku vs Kacchan... but host needs to, like, finish their comic backlog first.