081 – Side by Side 2 – The Prince of Tennis vs. Baby Steps
On this episode Seamus is still reading Golden Kamuy, darfox is over classical monsters, dakazu found another manga about Jobs and Wozniak in Steves, and laughs about the real model photo-shopped manga Gun Dragon Sigma. Then we compare two sports manga in our Side by Side segment! This time we look at the polar opposites The Prince of Tennis and Baby Steps!!!
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I’ve talked about the manga adaptation of Steve Jobs’ biography but I just found ANOTHER manga about Jobs and Wozniak. Also, both manga adaptations of Wozniak are super cute!
~dakazu
080 – Triple Dip 14 – Shuumatsu no Laughter, Tokyo Ghoul, Trigun
Wrestlemania weekend won’t stop us from bringing you a new episode! Seamus talks about the newest arc of Vinland Saga, darfox is enjoying One Punch Man, dakazu loves the hilarious behind-the-scenes stories in Anime Prison School wo Tsukutta Otoko-tachi(The Men who made the Prison School Anime) and looks at Shuzo Oshimi’s earlier work Avant-Garde Yumeko. Then we jump into Tokyo Ghoul, Trigun, and Shuumatsu no Laughter for our latest Triple Dip!!!
Continue reading079 – Side by Side 1 – Kuroko’s Basketball vs. Ahiru no Sora
This week darfox talks about the weekly wait for new chapters, dakazu talks about the popularity of battle royale style mangas in Weekly Shonen Magazine, and we explain what Mahjong is. Then it’s time for our new segment Side by Side!!! We’ll be looking at 2 different manga that cover the same sport and compare them! In our 1st episode we’ll be examining basketball manga Kuroko’s Basketball(Kuroko no Basket) and Ahiru no Sora!!!
Continue reading078 – Manga in Motion 7 – The Life of Gusko Budori
This week Seamus gives A Bride’s Story(Otoyomegatari) another chance, we examine character archetypes from Gundam and Neon Genesis Evangelion, dakazu is surprised by the success of Mr. Osomatsu(Osomatsu-san) and applauds the end of Assassination Classroom, and we discuss how Italy loves Lupin III: Part IV. We then compare The Life of Gusko Budori against our last Manga in Motion, Night on the Galactic Railroad and see if the same creative team made another hit!!!
Continue reading1 Sentence Review with dakazu: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 19
Awkward considering Kamille got both is parents killed…
1 Sentence Review with dakazu: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 18
Kamille = just a horny teen confirmed.
1 Sentence Review with dakazu: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 17
No shit Amuro, are you blind?
077 – Saikyo Selections 2 – One Piece
On this episode we have a lengthy discussion about Zach Davisson’s article Confessions of a Manga Translator involving what the role of a translator should be and the difference between translating manga compared to other mediums. Then we look at the super popular One Piece for Saikyo Selections! We examine the Arlong Park arc(covers chapters 69-95) to examine the major themes in Eiichiro Oda’s blockbuster mega-hit manga!!!
Continue reading076 – Saikyo Selections 1 – Naruto
Welcome to our new segment Saikyo Selections where we’ll be looking at a single story-arc from a long running popular manga and analyze it’s major themes! The first series we’ll be covering is Naruto and the search for the 5th Hokage arc!(covers chapters 150-171) We also talk about March comes in like a lion(3-gatsu no Lion), Hyakushou Kizoku, and Billy Bat!!!
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