Samejima, Saigo no Juugonichi
Part 3 of the Bachi Bachi series about Sumo Wrestler Samejima Koitaro. 1st time I read a Sumo manga that portrayed sumo not as overweight guys but as muscular dudes who beat the shit out of each other.
I’m very sad that Takahiro Satou passed away before finishing this series. A Good read.
~dakazu
Macho Gourmet
Food manga about a body builder eating extravagantly during cheat days. It ran in Jump + and I liked it! A single volume release.
~dakazu
Doko ka Tooku no Hanashi wo shiyou
Read this really unique manga about an Inca village where people have the ability to speak with objects. They’re simple life is changed when a stranger with amnesia arrives. I love the wonderful cute art style and unique Disneyesque story!
~dakazu
145 – I am a Hero part 3
On this episode we answer an email about In Clothes Called Fat, Seamus finds more shiritori in Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl, darfox is rewatching Eureka Seven, dakazu finds two bad manga in Rock Me Amadeus and Otogibanashi Battle Royal(Fairy Tale Battle Royale) but loves the world of RAFNAS by WOMBS creator Yumiko Shirai! Then we discuss the new trailer for the Netflix Death Note movie, rejoice in the announcement of the Junji Ito Collection anime, and explain why Welcome to the Ballroom is streaming on Twitch. Finally, we continue our retrospective review of I am a Hero by wrapping up the Gotemba Outlet Mall arc and diving into the Kurusu arc next!!!(covers chapters 82-117)
Continue readingSTEVES
A manga about Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak meeting, creating the first Apple home computer, leading up all the way to the release of the Macintosh. Somehow this is not the only manga adaptation about Steve Jobs I’ve read! I love how Steve Jobs’ famous ‘Reality Distortion Field’ is drawn as a power aura straight out of Dragon Ball Z.
~dakazu
RAFNAS
New manga from creator of WOMBS about an alien planet where many organisms, including humans, have anti-gravitational powers! I’m convinced Yumiko Shirai is a genius based on her intricate ability at world building.
~dakazu
144 – One Shot 5 – My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness with Jocelyne Allen
This week we interview Jocelyne Allen of Brain Vs. Book who translated My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness! She talks to us about the process of pitching projects to publishers, the lack of transparency for translators, the problem with scanlations, and the difficulty of translating Japanese puns! Then she continues to answer our questions as we share our thoughts on My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness!!!
Continue readingTengoku Nyobo
Absolutely heartbreaking autobiographical manga from Hiroyuki Sugahara that covers the final moments of his wife who died from a brain tumor. He’s currently drawing the manga to fulfill her dying wish of wanting to live on in his work. I can’t stop crying!
~dakazu
Umareta Toki Kara Hetakuso
Autobiographical manga by Abe Yarō of Shinya Shokudō. Focuses on his childhood and is a nice tribute to his father and mother.
~dakazu
Papa to Oyaji no Uchi Gohan
I love food manga and this one is great. 2 single fathers become roommates and work together to make meals for their kids. Great artwork and stories that tug at your heartstrings!
~dakazu