Keimusho no Naka
Rereading some previous manga and started with this. We’ve discussed it on a previous podcast but the amount of detail into the life of an inmate at a Japanese prison is astounding. Fascinating manga and also adapted to a live action film.
~dakazu
Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro
Wonderfully quirky manga about Agetaro who finds a correlation between being a DJ and being a fried pork chop chef.
The art style is very unique and cartoony. Another successful manga launched on Jump’s online web-manga site Jump+. There was a great anime adaptation that came out last year as well.
~dakazu
154 – Anime Interlude 5 – Welcome to the Ballroom
On this episode our buddy Miki’s Stopwatch stops by to join us in discussing this season’s hot(mostly not) anime and older stuff as well: Welcome to the Ballroom, Magical Circle(Mahoujin Guru Guru), Made in Abyss, Restaurant to Another World(Isekai Shokudou), Haibane Renmei, Ashita no Joe, Snow White with the Red Hair(Akagami no Shirayuki-hime), Love and Lies(Koi to Uso), Gamers!, Kakeguri: Compulsive Gambler, My First Girlfriend is a Gal(Hajimete no Gal), Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun(Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun), and RIN-NE(Kyokai no Rinne)! Also, Miki praises BEASTARS & The Ancient Magus’ Bride, we talk about the money behind anime streaming services, we talk about finding a theater that will show obscure anime movies, we talk about the New York Review of Books reviewing Ichi-F, darfox notices a change in Shuzo Oshimi’s art style, dakazu loves a tale of imaginary girl training victims in Chuni no Danshi to Dairokkan, and we debate the appeal of dark, weird, interesting manga like Naraku no Hitsuji!!!
Continue readingOtoko Meshi
Food manga about Ryota, a university student, who ends up harboring Yakuza boss Ryuichi in his apartment, who ends up cooking delicious meals with leftovers.
The twist that a criminal is actually a good chef is entertaining and there’s a good amount of comedy with Ryota trying to hide the fact that he has criminals staying at his place. It’s based on a novel and there’s also a live-action TV show as well.
~dakazu
Delicious in Dungeon
A D&D style fantasy world about a group of adventures eating monsters to sustain themselves on their quest to rescue a party member.
We’ve talked about it on an old podcast before. I’m glad this manga has gained some mainstream popularity and there are official releases coming out now from Yen Press.
~dakazu
Chuni no Danshi to Dairokkan
A story about a bullied 8th grade boy and his imaginary female friend, ‘Master’, who mentors him.
Shigeyuki Fukumitsu is known for his autobiographical diary stuff so reading a story-based fictional manga from him was refreshing. He’s relatively unknown in the West but I recommend reading any of his work because it’s all entertaining.
~dakazu
Nobunaga no Chef
Gourmet manga about a man who’s time traveled to the Warring States period of Feudal Japan. He becomes the personal chef of Nobunaga Oda and uses his modern cooking for diplomacy to end conflicts. A fun alternate history/fish out of water story.
It’s been adapted to a live action television series and we’ve discussed it on a previous podcast as well.
~dakazu
Sousei no Taiga
New manga by Kouji Mori of Jisatsutou fame. This one is another survival manga that takes place when a group of teens are transported 40,000 years into the past. Love Mori’s work and this is no exception.
~dakazu
Kiritani-san Cho Sore Kuunsuka!?
A wacky comedy gourmet manga about high school girl Kiritani who has an appetite for bizarre foods. The jokes are a little one-note but it’s still pretty entertaining.
~dakazu
Kichikujima
Horror manga where a group of teenagers get stranded on an island ruled by crazy murderers. The murderer’s are a family heavily inspired by Texas Chain Massacre. The gore is over the top and the story has a bit of a supernatural element that grants the murderers immortality. It’s alright, not great.
~dakazu