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 @bkdkpodcast 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.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 female-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. This is an idea I am interested in exploring, but I have no idea how to execute it. For now, since I'm trying to not bite off more than I can chew, no guests. If this gets more popular, I really don't see why not though! :)Q. I have topic suggestions! Can I send them your way?
A. At the moment, I'm not taking any, sorry!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!
Regular episode countdown will resume when host's hands heal. :(
Episode 5: Deku vs Kacchan... but host's hands need to heal first QUQ)