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Pop Life

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Pop Life

A manga about two single mothers, Akemi and Sakura, who live together with their kids Kaede, Taichi, and Ruru.

We’ve discussed this on a previous episode.

This is such a fantastic series and made me a fan of Minami Q-ta. I love how this is a slice-of-life story that doesn’t focus on dramatics. While the 2nd volume covers more somber and serious stories, Minami still keeps a subdued tone. It’s really refreshing to read a story about these friends who support and care for each other.

You can pick up both volumes of Pop Life from Star Fruit Books.

~dakazu

356 – Twiple Dip 1 – Saint Young Men, Tokyo Revengers, Boys Run the Riot

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356 – Twiple Dip 1 – Saint Young Men, Tokyo Revengers, Boys Run the Riot

We’re back from our break! We’re kicking things off with a Twiple Dip, where we’ll be looking at the 2nd volume of a series previously covered on Triple Dip! In this inaugural episode we revisit Saint Young Men, Tokyo Revengers, and Boys Run the Riot! We also have spoiler talks on BEASTARS and Paru Itagaki’s new manga SANDA!!!

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Emerald ni Taberaretai

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Emerald ni Taberaretai

A manga about the romance between a humanoid praying mantis named Emerald and Silver, her human suitor who loves her and wants her to eat him.

The cover for this series basically tells you everything you need to know. Silver loves Emerald and wishes to be consumed by her. Emerald likes Silver but doesn’t want to eat him because she’ll miss him when he’s gone. It’s about the tease of will they or won’t they. I can sense the manga artist Aimi‘s love of humanoid insects with how adorably Emerald is designed. With two volumes total, it was a short and cute story that didn’t try to be deep or fancy. I enjoyed it for what it was.

~dakazu

Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~

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Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~

A manga about the birth of the heliocentrism during a time period when such heretical ideas were punishable by torture and death.

We’ve discussed this on a previous episode.

What a fresh take on a historical manga! Not only is this series covering such an obscure topic as the Copernican Revolution but the creator Uoto cleverly shies away from focusing on any actual historical figure so far. This allows Uoto to be free of historical events that would bind the narrative and instead they’re able to weave interesting stories about individuals defying the church to pursue the truth they see among the stars. It’s absolutely amazing and I would love for this to get an official English release.

~dakazu

Ballpark de Tsukamaete!

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Ballpark de Tsukamaete!

A manga about a baseball stadium beer girl Ruriko and her interactions with her customers, the stadium staff, and baseball players.

This is such a cute series! It’s a refreshing take on sports manga that focuses more on the working staff at a baseball stadium then the professional players themselves. Tatsuro Suga does a great job balancing the light hearted comedy to the occasional dramatic storylines.

Available to read online in Japanese on Comic Days.

~dakazu

Kyou mo Shinemasen deshita

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Kyou mo Shinemasen deshita

A manga about a depressed teen who wants to die but instead ends up finding something to live for every day.

We’ve discussed this on a previous episode.

Really enjoyed this series. I’m a sucker for simple art styles that effectively conveys a story. The manga artist Amairo does an great job telling this heartwarming story of a teen who slowly begins to gain confidence and eventually leads to a happy ending.

Amario started drawing manga at age 45 and quit their day job when they turned 49. They’re currently working hard to make a living as a manga creator. I will definitely be checking out their other works as well.

~dakazu

Dandadan

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Dandadan

A manga about a high school girl who gains psychic powers after being attacked by aliens and a high school boy who becomes cursed by the Turbo Granny curse.

We’ve discussed this on Darfox Dabbles.

As the description implies, this series has a really bizarre premise. However, despite the convoluted setup, Yukinobu Tatsu‘s fantastic art helps carry the story along. Tatsu was a former assistant under Chainsaw Man‘s Tatsuki Fujimoto and it totally shows. The action scenes are dynamic yet easy to parse. It’s easy to see why the manga community was excited for this new series.

Unfortunately Dandadan isn’t available legally in English. It is on MANGA Plus but only in Spanish. Hopefully that means an English release is being worked on by a publisher right now, and we’ll eventually get to read it soon.

~dakazu

355 – Triple Dip 53 – Drunks, En Chan’s House, Silkscreen

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355 – Triple Dip 53 – Drunks, En Chan’s House, Silkscreen

This week Morgana reads the strange Monthly Shoujo Sunday, dakazu enjoys the manga reality competition show MILLION TAG, and there is a rant about Fruits Basket! Then we have a Small Manga Publisher Triple Dip! We review Drunks from Star Fruit Books, En Chan’s House from Glacier Bay Books, and Silkscreen from Irodori Sakura!!!

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354 – New Chapter Check-in 7/Darfox Dabbles 7 – Black Clover/MANGA Plus 3

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354 – New Chapter Check-in 7/Darfox Dabbles 7 – Black Clover/MANGA Plus 3

We’re giving Morgana and Seamus a break to bring you our first mashup episode! We’ll be combining a long-overdue New Chapter Check-in with a Darfox Dabbles on more MANGA Plus titles! Join us for a Black Clover spoiler discussion and Darfox’s first impressions on Kaiju No. 8 and Dandadan!!!

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