159 – Saikyo Selections 8 – 20th Century Boys
This week our regular host dakazu is gone so Darfox8 and Seamus are left to fend on their own. This doesn’t stop them from talking about manga, specifically 20th Century Boys for our Main Segment Saikyo Selections!
Continue readingYowamushi Pedal
Super popular cycling manga with multiple seasons of anime. I remember seeing covers with Midousuji and thinking “This looks messed up!” The day I finally took the plunge and checked it out I couldn’t stop reading it. Still love it to this day.
~dakazu
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
I love Yasuo Ohtagaki’s Moonlight Mile and we’ve talked about his Front Mission: Dog Life & Dog Style manga before on the podcast. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is fantastic as well. I’m not that into the current chapters but the beginning of the story is amazing. Ohtagaki’s mech design skills are perfect for Gundam!
~dakazu
158 – Manga in Motion 22 – Robot Carnival
This week we reintroduce ourselves and answer emails, Seamus is excited for the upcoming official release of Shojo Fight, we look at the newest chapter of BEASTARS, and dakazu appreciates Fruits Takuhaibin for it’s mature themes without resorting to titillation. Then, for Manga in Motion, we review Robot Carnival! We praise the wonderful animation and music while examining the future careers of it’s many directors!!!
Continue readingMonthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun
Catching up on another great volume of this manga. I’m really impressed at Izumi Tsubaki’s sense of comedy and ability to craft great jokes.
~dakazu
March Comes in like a Lion
An amazing manga about a teenage professional shougi player and the people he interacts with that help him break out of his introverted self.
The anime was my favorite anime from last year and we’ve talked about it a lot. I’m super excited to watch the new season that’s starting soon!
~dakazu
Rising Sun
A manga about a group of new recruits who join the Japan Self-Defense Force.
Interesting to see how similar and different the Japanese military is compared to US forces. Lots of training scenes and camaraderie between the recruits. Artwork isn’t the best but I would still recommend it.
~dakazu
Shojo Fight!
Yoko Nihonbashi’s amazing sports manga is getting an official release! Thank you Kodansha Comics!!! You can read the 1st chapter for free here!
~dakazu
Fruits Takuhaibin
Although it’s a manga about a delivery escort service, it surprisingly isn’t about titillation at all. Each chapter revolves around a different woman who works for as an escort. Some work to repay debts while others work to spite their loveless marriage. Some of them find happiness while others are not so fortunate. I’m really enjoying this mature title so far!
~dakazu
157 – Creator Cross Section 1 – Rumiko Takahashi
On this episode we can’t stop praising new Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS chapters, we discuss pre-orders helping official manga releases, Seamus finds Queen’s Quality too melodramatic, dakazu dislikes Jaden Smith’s Netflix anime Neo Yokio, and he finally gets to read Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. Then we start our new segment, Creator Cross Section, where we examine several works by one manga artist and look for common themes! Our first creator is Rumiko Takahashi and we look at Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Forest, Ranma ½, and Inuyasha!!!
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