SP Baby (with Asher Sofman)

Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

Covers both volumes of SP Baby by Maki Enjoji.

We're back with another Enjoji title! This time, it's a classic bodyguard romance, full of tragic backstories and sexual harassment. Tamaki joins the Security Police for Kagetora, the prime minster's nephew, against her better judgment (she really needs this job) and of course, romance ensues whether the heroine wants it or not. Ashley and Asher discuss how Tamaki's extreme form of accountability is actually refreshing, while Kagetora manages to avoid landing at the very bottom of the barrel for romantic heroes. We've seen worse. We've also seen way better.

REFERENCES

• SP Baby is available from Viz Media
• Listen to our House of the Sun episodes
• Listen to our Princess Jellyfish episodes
• Kagetora is Anti-Everything, but he loves Tamaki
• Remember The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? Good times....
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

• Asher on Archive of Our Own: @dashery
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• Ashley on Twitter: @AshMcD00