242 – Manga in Motion 36 – The Night is Short, Walk on Girl

242 – Manga in Motion 36 – The Night is Short, Walk on Girl

On this episode we check out Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Young, Walk on Girl! Will we be able to spot all the references to Tatami Galaxy?

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241 – One Shot 19 – Maiden Railways

241 – One Shot 19 – Maiden Railways

This week we read about relationships that meet and travel at trains and train stations in Asumiko Nakamura’s Maiden Railways!

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240 – Creator Cross Section 5 – Kazuo Koike

240 – Creator Cross Section 5 – Kazuo Koike

On this episode we pay tribute to manga writer Kazuo Koike who passed away recently. We examine his themes of historical facts, violence, nudity, and tattoos throughout his work on Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Crying Freeman, and Mad Bull 34!!!

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239 – Triple Dip 35 – The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, Kurozuka, Kiichi!

239 – Triple Dip 35 – The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, Kurozuka, Kiichi!

This week we read The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, Kurozuka, and Kiichi! for Triple Dip!

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238 – Anime Interlude 10 – Dororo

238 – Anime Interlude 10 – Dororo

Miki’s Stopwatch returns and fights through his audio problems as we discuss anime from the 2019 winter season and new stuff from the 2019 spring season!!

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237 – One Shot 18 – My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2 with Jocelyne Allen

237 – One Shot 18 – My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2 with Jocelyne Allen

Translator Jocelyne Allen returns as we finish the trilogy of Kabi Nagata books by reviewing My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2!!!

Check out Jocelyne’s awesome blog and hire Jocelyne for translation and interpertation!

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236 – Give My Regards to Black Jack part 4

236 – Give My Regards to Black Jack part 4

This week we reach the end of Give My Regards to Black Jack! Join us as we give our final thoughts on Shuho Sato’s medical drama that asks, “What does it mean, to be a doctor?”!!!!

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235 – Give My Regards to Black Jack part 3

235 – Give My Regards to Black Jack part 3

On this episode we conclude the cancer patient arc, move onto the psychiatry ward, and talk a lot about The Wire as we continue our retrospective on Shuho Sato’s Give My Regards to Black Jack!

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234 – Give My Regards to Black Jack part 2

234 – Give My Regards to Black Jack part 2

This week we continue learning about modern Japanese medicine through the lens of Shuho Sato’s Give My Regards to Black Jack!

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