After Hours (with Asher Sofman) [Seinen Exception #1]

Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

We discuss all three volumes of After Hours by Yuhta Nishio.

Welcome to the club. Emi knows nothing about dance music. Kei is a DJ with manic pixie dream girl energy. Emi gets sucked into Kei's world in this series that's basically a 101 lesson in EDM. "Isn't this a seinen manga?" Yes, yes it is. But Shojo & Tell host Ashley has a soft spot for these lesbian DJs, so we're covering it anyway! Ashley and her husband, Asher, discuss the particular moment in music time the series is in response to, how relatable Emi's millennial struggle is, the rosy portrayal of technology and the club scene we get, and more. Let's vibe.

REFERENCES

• After Hours is available from Viz Media in English
• Ashley's been reading Tim: The Official Biography of Avicii, which provides a great history of the scene After Hours is in response to (and also, it's sad :( RIP Tim)
• Take a look at the top 100 DJs in the world throughout the years on DJMag. You will see a lack of women.
• Asher keeps raving about One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, no matter what the discussion
• Other series mentioned:
  • Dimension W
  • Chobits
  • Daytime Shooting Star
• Nonstandard/specific tech mentioned:
  • Google Glass
  • Apple AirTag
• Songs/artists mentioned in episode but not in the manga:
  • DJ Sumirock
  • Avicii
  • deadmau5
  • Calvin Harris
  • Skrillex
  • Swedish House Mafia
  • The Chainsmokers
  • "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" [Seeb Remix] by Mike Posner
  • Lil Dicky
  • "Save Tonight" by Eagle-Eye Cherry
  • "Save Me, San Francisco" by Train
• Songs/artists mentioned in the manga (at least, the ones we know are real):
  • "Music Sounds Better With You" by Stardust
  • Daft Punk
  • "We Are Your Friends (Justice Vs Simian)"
  • "Lucky Star" by Basement Jaxx
  • "Local Distance"
  • Rytmeklubben
  • Pa's Lam System
  • Iglooghost
  • DJ Wildparty
  • Ducky
  • Slugabed
  • GRRL
• Female DJs Ashley likes:
  • Rezz
  • Buddygrrl
  • Chantel Jeffries
  • Havana Brown
  • Juicy M
  • Krewella
  • NERVO
  • Rebecca & Fiona
  • The Jane Doze
• Cool EDM/electronic-y songs/artists Ashley is forever sad don't get enough attention:
  • Dave Edwards
  • "Slow Down" by BeatauCue
  • The Naked and Famous
  • Broke for Free
  • "OMG" by Gryffin ft. Carly Rae Jepsen is a god-tier level song, it is a CRIME that it was not played on mainstream radio
  • Hujje
  • The Knocks
  • I'm sure there are 50 million things I'm forgetting but you get the picture
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

• Asher on Archive of Our Own: @dashery
• Asher on Twitter: @asherdashery
• Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram
• Ashley on Twitter: @AshMcD00