458 – Fire Punch part 1
Join us as we start our Retrospective on Fire Punch! We’ll be comparing Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series to his current hit Chainsaw Man! We also talk about coffee, Mike Mignola, Dogs Red, and more!!!
Continue reading456 – Ryuko part 2
On this episode we discuss Helck, One-Punch Man, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Barbeque, Drunk Invader, Spunk, and more! Then we finish out our Ryuko Retrospective!!!
Continue reading455 – Ryuko part 1
Seamus returns as we discuss bad variety television, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero, Oshi no Ko, and more! Then we dive into the excellently drawn Yakuza princess action series of Ryuko for a new Retrospective!
Continue reading438 – Planetes part 2
This week we discuss monster girls in Sons of the Forest, Junichiro Saito’s Musashino, the Blue Giant movie soundtrack, and more! Then we conclude our Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s hard science fiction series on space development, Planetes!!!
Continue reading437 – Planetes part 1
On this episode we talk about Sailor Moon translations, Something New, Gokurakugai, Demon Slayer – To the Swordsmith Village, and more! Then we start our long awaited Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s Planetes! We discuss the near-future story about space debris collectors and what puts the “hard” in hard science fiction!!!
Continue reading433 – Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey part 2
On this episode dakazu talks about Vanilla Spider, Kimi to Picopico, and Futari Switch! Then we finish our Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura’s memoir about her beloved art teacher in Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey!!!
Continue reading432 – Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey part 1
Join us for a new Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura’s autobiographical series about the art teacher who changed her life! Morgana and dakazu get personal with their own experiences relating to the fine arts and teaching! We also discuss live-action adaptions, video game manga, Yaiteru Futari, and more!!!
Continue reading431 – BEASTARS
This week we share our favorite music manga, Darfox catches up on Blood on the Tracks, and dakazu reads the melancholy Nekomata to Asa Gohan! Then we finally sink our teeth into the final volume of BEASTARS and discuss our thoughts on the whole series!
Continue reading423 – Chainsaw Man part 4
Order is up for our final Retrospective episode on Chainsaw Man! We’re joined by Darfox’s friend Amber to discuss the end of the Public Safety Arc with volumes 10 and 11! Amber also talks about her manga and anime origins, as well as her love for Case Closed, Fruits Basket, and more!!!
Continue reading422 – Chainsaw Man part 3
Halloween! This week we’re joined by the fantastic Marion “Microwavey” as he auditions to replace Darfox! Marion talks about Anime NYC, Trigun Stampede and more! Then we dive into volumes 7-9 for our penultimate Retrospective on Chainsaw Man!!!
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