152 – I am a Hero part 7
On this episode Seamus talks about going to Worldcon 75 and meeting Yumiko Shirai, creator of WOMBS! Then we finally finish off our retrospective of I am a Hero. We discuss the events of the final chapters, share our favorite story arcs, and give our thoughts about the whole series!(covers chapters 229-264)
Continue readingInnocent
Another manga that takes place during 18th century France. Follows the life of Charles-Henri Sanson who became the royal executioner for King Louis XVI. The artwork has exquisite detail but sometimes it takes away from the storytelling by becoming the central focus, making it more style than substance.
~dakazu
Napoleon: Shishi no Jidai
The manliest manga about Napoleon you’ll ever read. They’ve taken all the famous soldiers/generals of the French Revolution Army and given them Fist of the North Star character make overs. Violent, hilarious, and educational all rolled into one. Good stuff.
~dakazu
Dai-3 no Gideon
This has a unique setting with the French Revolution. I checked it out because it’s done by the illustrator that worked on Iryuu: Team Medical Dragon. It’s pretty good but I think I’d rather recommend another manga about France.
~dakazu
151 – Triple Dip 22 – The Girl from the Other Side, Kekkaishi, Girls’ Last Tour
This week we’re joined by fan of the show Dwayne! He takes a break from sending an email to talk about getting into manga with D.Grey-Man & Hellsing, reading sci-fi/fantasy novels, and watching Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Also, Dwayne’s been reading Knights of Sidonia, we talk about the newest chapter of Chi no Wadachi, dakazu’s finds the erotic faces in the food manga Meshinuma hilarious, and we’re disappointed with the upcoming arc of Boruto: Naruto Next Genereations. Then we jump into our Triple Dip review by looking at The Girl from the Other Side, Girls’ Last Tour, and Kekkaishi!!!
Continue readingSanzoku Diary SS
The sequel series to Sanzoku Diary. This time manga artist Rintarou Okamoto focuses on summer spear fishing. Love his series about hunting and this one is just as great.
~dakazu
Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki
Story about a middle aged dude who enters a fantasy based virtual reality massively multiplayer online game who ends up having great achievements despite choosing a set of unpopular worthless skills on purpose.
Online game stories are nothing new but I liked the premise of this one because the main character just want so privately enjoy the game and his successes make him more and more famous. As the story progresses he starts to influence the game world by making the worthless skills popular. It’s based off a lite novel series of the same name so there’s a lot of wordy narration and time spent explaining in-game mechanics and systems but otherwise I kinda enjoy this series.
~dakazu
Fire Punch
Was really impressed with this manga when it started but they’ve taken such a strange swerve with the story I’m not sure where it wants to go.
~dakazu
150 – One Shot 6 – Tomie with Dawn “Usamimi”
Welcome to our mega-sized 150th episode! Seamus is out but Dawn “Usamimi” from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast returns to talk about horror manga! We take an in-depth look at Junji Ito’s earlier work Tomie and talk about Junji Ito’s other works, the live-action movie series, answer what qualifies as horror, and suggest other horror manga! We also discuss rewatching Eureka Seven: AO, seeing Kiki’s Delivery Service in theaters, praise for Goodnight Punpun, the lovable delinquents of Slam Dunk & Yu Yu Hakusho, the guilty pleasures of Dragon Ball Super, finally watching My Hero Academia, the bad seasons of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories, the reboot of Magical Circle(Mahoujin Guru Guru), the upcoming Netflix’s CG reboot of Saint Seiya, the live-action Ajin: Demi-Human, the Psycho-Pass season that ‘shall not be discussed’, hate watching The Lost Village, hype for Devilman Crybaby, Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Short, Walk On Girl & Lu Over the Wall, bio-flesh horror in A.I.C.O. Incarnation, the anime adaptation of Golden Kamuy, bad CG in BERSERK, the live-action One Piece TV show, and an email from BEASTARS creator Paru Itagaki!!!
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