Saigo no Restaurant
A manga about a restaurant that ends up serving famous historical figures who appear in it to have their last meal before death. As far as fantasy eating manga goes this one is top notch. I appreciate how all the patrons pose a question that relates to their personality for the chef has to answer with his dish.
~dakazu
Blue Giant Supreme
Sequel series to Blue Giant. Follows young tenor sax jazz player Dai Mikimoto on his trip to Europe. Really love this manga. Shinichi Ishizuka might be the best at representing the intensity of music in manga’s visual medium. If you like great human drama this is a manga for you!
~dakazu
Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food From Another World
Story about a modern day Japanese tavern that’s serves citizens in the fantasy medieval port city of Aiteria.
It’s basically a bunch of ‘fish out of water’ stories for the citizens who are amazed by the Japanese cuisine. Similar to Restaurant to Another World but I think this one is better because the stories revolve around well written characters, similar to Shinya Shokudo.
~dakazu
Restaurant to Another World
Decided to check out this manga adaptation because the anime is currently airing right now. It’s not bad but I feel like the concept of a modern restaurant serving customers from in a fantasy setting is done much better in Saigo no Restaurant and Isekai Izakaya “Nobu”, both of which also came out before the light novel this is based on. I’ll probably introduce those manga next instead.
Currently available on Crunchyroll and the light novel is available from Seven Seas Entertainment!
~dakazu
146 – Manga in Motion 19 – I am a Hero Movie
This week we answer an email, we discuss the newest arc in BEASTARS, dakazu finishes Coppelion and watches the Welcome to the Ballroom anime, darfox is looking forward to FLCL2+3, we rejoice in the news of A Silent Voice getting a US theatrical release, and the teaser trailer of the live-action adaptation of BLEACH scrounges up mixed feelings. Then we take a break from our I am a Hero retrospective to check out the live-action adaptation that came out last year. We break down pros and cons of the film and compare it to the manga!
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Historical fantasy manga by Harold Sakuishi of BECK fame. This manga plays with the lack of any historical records of William Shakespeare’s private life and suggests that he had 6 other accomplices who helped him make his mark in 16th century London as a genius playwright. Super fun series that was on hiatus for 5 years is back and I’m loving it!
~dakazu
Samejima, Saigo no Juugonichi
Part 3 of the Bachi Bachi series about Sumo Wrestler Samejima Koitaro. 1st time I read a Sumo manga that portrayed sumo not as overweight guys but as muscular dudes who beat the shit out of each other.
I’m very sad that Takahiro Satou passed away before finishing this series. A Good read.
~dakazu
Macho Gourmet
Food manga about a body builder eating extravagantly during cheat days. It ran in Jump + and I liked it! A single volume release.
~dakazu
Doko ka Tooku no Hanashi wo shiyou
Read this really unique manga about an Inca village where people have the ability to speak with objects. They’re simple life is changed when a stranger with amnesia arrives. I love the wonderful cute art style and unique Disneyesque story!
~dakazu
145 – I am a Hero part 3
On this episode we answer an email about In Clothes Called Fat, Seamus finds more shiritori in Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl, darfox is rewatching Eureka Seven, dakazu finds two bad manga in Rock Me Amadeus and Otogibanashi Battle Royal(Fairy Tale Battle Royale) but loves the world of RAFNAS by WOMBS creator Yumiko Shirai! Then we discuss the new trailer for the Netflix Death Note movie, rejoice in the announcement of the Junji Ito Collection anime, and explain why Welcome to the Ballroom is streaming on Twitch. Finally, we continue our retrospective review of I am a Hero by wrapping up the Gotemba Outlet Mall arc and diving into the Kurusu arc next!!!(covers chapters 82-117)
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