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153 – Manga in Motion 20 – Death Note 2017

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153 – Manga in Motion 20 – Death Note 2017

This week dakazu’s been reading a lot! He’s amazed that Mizuki Shigeru was writing Watashi no Hibi when he was 91, checks out a decent rugby manga called Full Drum, sick of edgelord gore manga like Pygmalion, and finds a similar loser protagonist in Boys on the Run. Also, Seamus checks out volume 2 of Girl’s Last Tour, we check in with our weekly BEASTARS update, and dakazu has been deceived by the false advertising of GAMERS. Then we examine Netflix’s version of Death Note! We recap the original source material and weigh in on whether this movie is a good adaptation or not!

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Gurazeni: Money Pitch

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Gurazeni: Money Pitch

Unique manga dealing with the money contracts of Professional Baseball players.

The title literally means “money buried under the pitcher’s mound” and the protagonist is obsessed with each player’s yearly earnings. It works both as a informative insight into the business behind Baseball and a dramatic sports manga, which is a bit surprising considering the plain art style. An anime adaptation is coming next year.

~dakazu

King Golf

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King Golf

I’ve read a couple golf manga but a lot of them are (understandably) geared toward adult readers. This one is more shonen based with a cliche delinquent protagonist. It cracks me up because with so many scenes of people crying you’d think that golf is the most dramatic emotional sport to ever exist.

~dakazu

Full Drum

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Full Drum

Rugby manga currently serialized in Young Jump. Compared to the other popular rugby manga All Out!!, the artwork isn’t as stylized but is still very good. A good sports manga always conveys kinetic motion through it’s paneling and view point angles and this one is no exception. The main character is a generic ‘talented idiot’ archetype but so far I’m still enjoying it.

~dakazu

152 – I am a Hero part 7

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152 – I am a Hero part 7

On this episode Seamus talks about going to Worldcon 75 and meeting Yumiko Shirai, creator of WOMBS! Then we finally finish off our retrospective of I am a Hero. We discuss the events of the final chapters, share our favorite story arcs, and give our thoughts about the whole series!(covers chapters 229-264)

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Innocent

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Innocent

Another manga that takes place during 18th century France. Follows the life of Charles-Henri Sanson who became the royal executioner for King Louis XVI. The artwork has exquisite detail but sometimes it takes away from the storytelling by becoming the central focus, making it more style than substance.

~dakazu