155 – Saikyo Selections 7 – Cobra

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155 – Saikyo Selections 7 – Cobra

This week Seamus checks out a new yuri manga After Hours, dakazu checks out both the manga and live-action drama of Otoko Meshi, darfox gives a questionable synopsis of the Rurouni Kenshin anime as we discuss it’s re-serialization in Jump SQ, and we do a quick update on new Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS chapters. Then we take a look at Cobra for Saikyo Selections! We examine the originality of Buichi Terasawa ’s design, see the influence of James Bond and Total Recall in the story and characters, and discuss the pop culture significance the series had on future anime, manga, and media all around the world!

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Joshi Kouhei

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Joshi Kouhei

Jiro Matsumoto’s crazy-ass sci-fi story about giant high school girl humanoids that pilots ride inside to fight wars on an alien planet. As pilots increase their hours inside the Assault Girls they being losing their minds to corruption and start believing that they really are a high school girl.

It ended up leading to a very divisive argument on our podcast but behind all the gore and perverted stuff there really is a unique and interesting story. Personally, I’d love to finish it.

~dakazu

154 – Anime Interlude 5 – Welcome to the Ballroom

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154 – Anime Interlude 5 – Welcome to the Ballroom

On this episode our buddy Miki’s Stopwatch stops by to join us in discussing this season’s hot(mostly not) anime and older stuff as well: Welcome to the Ballroom, Magical Circle(Mahoujin Guru Guru), Made in Abyss, Restaurant to Another World(Isekai Shokudou), Haibane Renmei, Ashita no Joe, Snow White with the Red Hair(Akagami no Shirayuki-hime), Love and Lies(Koi to Uso), Gamers!, Kakeguri: Compulsive Gambler, My First Girlfriend is a Gal(Hajimete no Gal), Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun(Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun), and RIN-NE(Kyokai no Rinne)! Also, Miki praises BEASTARS & The Ancient Magus’ Bride, we talk about the money behind anime streaming services, we talk about finding a theater that will show obscure anime movies, we talk about the New York Review of Books reviewing Ichi-F, darfox notices a change in Shuzo Oshimi’s art style, dakazu loves a tale of imaginary girl training victims in Chuni no Danshi to Dairokkan, and we debate the appeal of dark, weird, interesting manga like Naraku no Hitsuji!!!

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Otoko Meshi

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Otoko Meshi

Food manga about Ryota, a university student, who ends up harboring Yakuza boss Ryuichi in his apartment, who ends up cooking delicious meals with leftovers.

The twist that a criminal is actually a good chef is entertaining and there’s a good amount of comedy with Ryota trying to hide the fact that he has criminals staying at his place. It’s based on a novel and there’s also a live-action TV show as well.

~dakazu

Chuni no Danshi to Dairokkan

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Chuni no Danshi to Dairokkan

A story about a bullied 8th grade boy and his imaginary female friend, ‘Master’, who mentors him.

Shigeyuki Fukumitsu is known for his autobiographical diary stuff so reading a story-based fictional manga from him was refreshing. He’s relatively unknown in the West but I recommend reading any of his work because it’s all entertaining.

~dakazu