290 – No Longer Human part 2
This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito’s adaptation of No Longer Humanas we finish our Retrospective!!!
Continue reading289 – No Longer Human part 1
On this episode dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi’s new series Meisou Senshi! Then we examine the first half of Junji Ito’s manga adaptation on Osamu Dazai’s classic novel, No Longer Human!!!
Continue reading285 – Girls’ Last Tour part 2
This week we finish our retrospective on Tsukimizu’s Girls’ Last Tour! Join us as our discussion takes us through everything from existentialism to Buddhism to flashbacks!!!
Continue reading284 – Girls’ Last Tour part 1
On this episode Darfox rejoices in the English release of Blood on the Tracks while dakazu checks out a new manga made by an Osamu Tezuka AI called Paidon! Then we begin our retrospective on the empty world of Girls’ Last Tour by Tsukimizu and discuss it’s themes of finality.
Continue reading278 – Retrospective Redux 2 – BLAME!
This week we revisit the cyberpunk world of BLAME!. It’s Morgana’s first time reading a manga by Tsutomu Nihei and she has a lot to say about the impressive artwork and confusing story. How does returning to this sci-fi adventure hold up for the other hosts? Tune in to find out!!!
Continue reading260 – 5 Year Anniversary Retrospective Redux 1 – Parasyte
Come join us as we celebrate 5 years of podcasting! dakazu’s made a top 5 list of the most bizarre/interesting manga he’s ever talked about and we take a look back at one of our first Retrospectives ever, Parasyte!
Continue reading254 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls part 4
On this episode we reach the end of our Tokyo Tarareba Girls Retrospective! The hosts and Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilli discuss the ending and how they feel about the series as a whole!!!
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252 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls part 3
On this episode we celebrate with Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilli about Tokyo Tarareba Girls winning the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia before we continue with our Retrospective review into volumes 6 & 7!!!
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251 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls part 2
This week we continue our Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura’s Tokyo Tarareba Girls with Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilli! We also talk about bugs and critters for a long time!!!
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250 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls part 1
We’re joined by the awesome Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilli as we jump into a full Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura’s Tokyo Tarareba Girls!!! How will we feel about Higashimura’s meta-commentary about women in their 30s needing love and marriage to find happiness?
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