183 – Creator Cross Section 3 – Shotaro Ishinomori
This week we’ll be examining manga by the late, great Shotaro Ishinomori. He was a huge influence on children’s superhero shows in Japan. Does his manga hold up? We’re here to find out!
Continue readingElf wo Karu Mono-tachi 2
Sequel to the popular series Those Who Hunt Elves from the 90′s. It’s apologetically a rehash of the original but I liked it none the less. Yu Yagami’s artwork has changed a lot but his humor remains the same. If you were a fan of the anime and you wanted more of the same, this is for you.
~dakazu
Monkey Peak
Survival horror manga about a group of mountain climbers who are hunted and murdered by monkey-like creature. It follows a lot of typical horror tropes, such as survivors doubting/betraying each other but the art is good and for now I’m interested to see how it ends.
~dakazu
Shogi Meshi
A decent food manga about a female professional shogi player who puts emphasis on what to eat during her matches. Art is decent but I liked how they tied the meal choices as a key factor for victory in shogi matches. It was also adapted into a live-action drama last year.
~dakazu
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Haunter of the Dark
It’s always interesting to see a manga artist’s take on a western intellectual property. Gou Tanabe’s realistic art style works well with H.P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror and I really enjoyed his creature designs.
You can buy English editions of Tanabe’s adaptation of The Hound and At the Mountains of Madness right now. Hopefully sales will be good enough that they’ll put out more of these.
~dakazu
182 – Triple Dip 25 – ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Seven Shakespeares, APOSIMZ
On this episode we look at the beginning of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.,Seven Shakespeares, and APOSIMZ for another Triple Dip!
Continue reading181 – Manga in Motion 26 – Fullmetal Alchemist 2017 with Paula & Haile
We’ve had to make some changes this week. The Triple Dip will be pushed back to next week. Instead we’re joined by special guests Paula and Haile, two of dakazu’s friends! They’re here to talk about composing music based on Junji Ito, LGBT representation in manga/anime, and our Manga in Motion pick, the live-action Full Metal Alchemist!
Make sure to check out Paula’s awesome webcomic Hoof Fellas and her amazing Spiral song! Also buy Haile’s shirts!
Continue reading180 – Princess Jellyfish part 8
We’ve finally reached the end of Princess Jellyfish! Get ready for a lengthy discussion about everything from the ending to our favorite parts!
Continue reading179 – Princess Jellyfish part 7
This week we enter the Singapore arc of Princess Jellyfish. Only two more episodes of our retrospective to go til we finish Akiko Higashimura’s romantic comedy!
Continue reading178 – Princess Jellyfish part 6
This episode we discuss the public perception of manga where we are and how to increase the US manga reading audience! And of course more Princess Jellyfish!
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