507 – One Shot 75 – Beast Complex 2 + 3

507 – One Shot 75 – Beast Complex 2 + 3

Morgana is back but sick. Still, it doesn’t stop us from returning to Paru Itagaki‘s unhinged animal kingdom with Beast Complex 2 + 3! We also talk about hot lettuce, Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood, Ramen Akaneko, Maru Sankaku Shikaku, and more!!!

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496 – Manben Machinations 2 – Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, Shin’ichi Sakamoto

496 – Manben Machinations 2 – Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, Shin’ichi Sakamoto

This week we talk about SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE, She Likes Gays, but Not Me, Parasyte: The Grey, and more! Then, we examine three episodes of Manben to see how Kazuhiro Fujita, Akiko Higashimura, and Shin’ichi Sakamoto create manga!!!

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437 – Planetes part 1

437 – 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!!!

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436 – One Shot 56 – Downfall

436 – One Shot 56 – Downfall

Morgana is out this week so we take a look at Inio Asano’s Downfall! What do we think about this tale about a washed out manga artist who’s life starts to spiral out of control? We also discuss wrestling, Beat & MotionCatch These Hands!, and more!!!

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435 – One Shot 55 – The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend

435 – One Shot 55 – The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend

On this episode we talk about Nighttime for Just Us TwoBlissful LandThe JOJOLands, and more! Then we excitedly dive into Mieri Hiranishi’s hilarious autobiographical manga about an androgynous girl looking for the love of another androgynous girl!!!

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434 – One Shot 54 – Ayako

434 – One Shot 54 – Ayako

Seamus returns this week as we review Osamu Tezuka’s Ayako! We examine how the story about messy family drama intertwines with Tezuka’s commentary on post-war Japan! We also discuss Omo ni Naitemasu, an AI art manga, and more!!!

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433 – Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey part 2

433 – Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey part 2

On this episode dakazu talks about Vanilla SpiderKimi 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!!!

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432 – Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey part 1

432 – 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!!!

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380 – Recommendation Round-up 1 – Short Series

380 – Recommendation Round-up 1 – Short Series

Seamus was available this week so we’re switching up our schedule and doing a new show called Recommendation Round-up! We present short series that we think you should buy, such as Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s JourneyQueen EmeraldasCrocodile Baron, and more! dakazu also made a special quiz about Ryo Haneda’s Black Guard!!!

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378 – Twiple Dip 3 – Dai Dark, Even Though We’re Adults, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service

378 – Twiple Dip 3 – Dai Dark, Even Though We’re Adults, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service

We’ve got a special Seamus selection Twiple Dip this week! We’re reading the second volumes of Dai DarkEven Though We’re Adults, and The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service! Also Darfox talks about the new Mamoru Hosoda film Belle, Morgana reads Akiko Higashimura’s webtoon A Fake Affair, and dakazu loves learning about manga artists in Mangaka Sainyumon!!!

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