476 – One Shot 67 – My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better with Jocelyne Allen

476 – One Shot 67 – My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better with Jocelyne Allen

We’ve got a special episode this week! dakazu and Morgana are joined by translator Jocelyne Allen as she returns to chat about the newest Nagata Kabi book My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better! We also include discussion on My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder!!!

Check out Jocelyne’s blog, bluesky, and professional website!

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473 – One Shot 66 – Until I Love Myself

473 – One Shot 66 – Until I Love Myself

This week dakazu returns as Seamus leaves for Ireland! We discuss the end of Attack on Titan, Sexy Tanaka-san, Akuma-kun and more! Then we dive into Poppy Pesuyama‘s Until I Love Myself for a tough but ultimately positive autobiographical journey about workplace harassment and trauma!!!

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472 – One Shot 65 – Witches: The Complete Collection

472 – One Shot 65 – Witches: The Complete Collection

Darfox is reunited with ALMOST all the crew. dakazu is still gone but Morgana and Seamus help Dar record a fun tangent filled podcast. With a great conversation about Daisuke Igarashi’s Witches: The Complete Collection in the main segment.

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469 – One Shot 64 – Betwixt

469 – One Shot 64 – Betwixt

This week we talk about The Poe Clan, Land of the Lustrous, Blue Giant, new anime, Hotel Metsäpeura e Youkoso, and more! Then we examine Betwixt for week 2 of our October Extravaganza!!!

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468 – One Shot 63 – Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!

468 – One Shot 63 – Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!

Welcome to the start of this year’s October Extravaganza! We’re kicking things off by looking into Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, a collection spooky stories from veteran horror manga artist Kanako Inuki! We also discuss Occult Detective Club: Doll Cemetery, Doubutsu Ningen, and more!!!

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466 – One Shot 62 – Okinawa

466 – One Shot 62 – Okinawa

This week we talk about Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage, Cowboy Bebop LIVE, and Yaruki Nante Arimasen! Then we review Susume Higa‘s fantastic historical manga Okinawa, published through Fantagraphics Books and MSX:Mangasplaining Extra!!!

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465 – One Shot 61 – Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man

465 – One Shot 61 – Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man

On this episode we discuss wrasslin, antipork bias, Cowboy Bebop: The MovieMaster Keaton RemasterQuantum BreakBlood on the TracksWelcome Back, Alice, and more! Then we examine the collection of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one shot works with Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man!!!

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462 – One Shot 60 – River’s Edge

462 – One Shot 60 – River’s Edge

On this episode we talk about anime shops, Check, Please!, Meanwhile, Black Clover, and more! Then, we explore the tragic and extraordinary lives of troubled teens in Kyoko Okazaki‘s River’s Edge for a One Shot!

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451 – One Shot 59 – Is Love the Answer?

451 – One Shot 59 – Is Love the Answer?

Welcome to the start of this year’s Pride and Panels! We’re looking at LGBTQIA+ content for the rest of June and we’re kicking things off with Uta Isaki‘s Is Love the Answer?! We also discuss Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Babanbabanban Vampire, Kashimashi Meshi, and more!!!

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447 – One Shot 58 – Dream Fossil

447 – One Shot 58 – Dream Fossil

On this episode we delve deep into the late Satoshi Kon’s origins as we review his collection of early manga shorts with a One Shot on Dream Fossil! dakazu also breaks down the newly released K Manga app in comparison to the new VIZ Manga subscription service!!!

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