050 – Akira part 6
Get ready for a mega sized 50th episode! We have big discussions about new chapters of Billy Bat and the conclusion of the modern SF classic, Akira!!!(covers volume 6)
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049 – Akira part 5
049 – Akira part 5
This week Seamus dives into some non-fiction with Showa: A History of Japan, dakazu gives love to the well designed main character from Tensai Yanagisawa Kyouju no Seikatsu(The Ingenious Life of Professor Yanagisawa), and we discuss the downfall of Tetsuo in our Akira retrospective!!!(covers volume 5)
Continue reading048 – Akira part 4
048 – Akira part 4
On this episode dakazu talks about Gundam cosplay gone wrong with special guest star Wolverine in Iron Acguy before we dive into the post-apocalyptic section of Akira and try to explain it’s meta-physical pseudo-science!!!(covers volume 4)
Continue reading047 – Akira part 3
047 – Akira part 3
This week we talk about natto on rice, the end of What a Wonderful World!(Subarashii Sekkai) taking a dark turn, and how the anime of Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls(Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou) is porn. Then we have an extra long, in-depth analysis on our current series Akira!!!(covers volume 3)
Continue reading046 – Akira part 2
046 – Akira part 2
On this episode dakazu revisits O-Parts Hunter(666 Satan)(done by the younger twin brother of Naruto manga artist), darfox feels the forced Naru x Hina in The Last – Naruto the Movie, Seamus continues consuming more Inio Asano manga with What a Wonderful World!(Subarashii Sekai), we discuss anime adaptations of manga done right, and how Metal Gear Solid rips off Akira!!!.(covers volume 2)
Continue reading045 – Akira part 1
045 – Akira part 1
This week we discuss American comics vs. Japanese manga, dakazu loves the 90’s gag manga Sexy Commando: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san and we catch up on a new Billy Bat chapter!! Then we start our retrospective on Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic Akira and gush over the speedlines!!!(covers volume 1)
Continue reading044 – Triple Dip 7 – Dorohedoro, Nobunaga no Chef, BioMeat: Nectar
044 – Triple Dip 7 – Dorohedoro, Nobunaga no Chef, BioMeat: Nectar
This week Seamus revisits the gender-fluid kids of Wandering Son(Hyourou Musuko) while dakazu admits that volume 10 of Blood Blockade Battlefront(Kekkai Sensen) is really good and also loves the main character’s gaudy expressions in Heroine Shikkaku. Then it’s some more Triple Dip with Nobunaga no Chef, BioMeat: Nectar, and Dorohedoro!!!
Continue reading043 – Triple Dip 6 – BECK, Goodnight Punpun, Prison School
043 – Triple Dip 6 – BECK, Goodnight Punpun, Prison School
Time for another Triple Dip! This week we check out Goodnight Punpun(Oyasumi Punpun), Prison School, and BECK! Seamus also reads about A Drifting Life from a book on Drawn & Quarterly Publishers and dakazu loves the anime shorts of Wakakozake. Enjoy!!!
Continue reading042 – Pluto part 4
042 – Pluto part 4
Tune into our final retrospective of Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto!! We’ll cover the final 2 volumes of the series and compare it with Osamu Tezuka’s original storyline!(covers chapters 48-65) We also discuss Solanin, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naruto Gaiden), and get ready for the summer anime season!
Continue reading041 – Pluto part 3
041 – Pluto part 3
This week Seamus jumps young adult pursuing their band dreams in solanin while dakazu reads a manga by a famous erotic gay artist, My Brother’s Husband. Then darfox and dakazu discuss the seedy world of Japanese scouting in Shinjuku Swan. Finally, we learn everything about Gesicht and marvel at Naoki Urasawa’s mastery of the human drama in part 3 of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 30-47)
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