338 – One Shot 36 – Mermaid in the Bottle & Leaper & Mine-kun is Asexual
On this episode we answer lots of emails and dakazu reads about the devastation on the Sanriku Railway during the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in Santetsu! Then we review Isaki Uta’s Mine-kun is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Leaper! All three doujinshi are available from Irodori Comics!
Continue reading336 – The Flowers of Evil part 4
On this episode we keep discuss the success of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train and celebrate that Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! is streaming on Crunchyroll! Then, we can’t stop bringing up Zack Snyder’s Justice League and other movies as we discuss the final volumes of The Flowers of Evil! The hosts breakdown the ending and the overall themes of this work that popularized Shuzo Oshimi!!!
Continue reading334 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 3 – Mob Psycho 100, Phoenix, Give My Regards to Black Jack
On this episode Morgana takes a break from terrible teens of The Flowers of Evil with the Real Friends series, while Darfox and dakazu check out the live-action movie adaptation of Misu Misou! Then we get Morgana’s thoughts on Phoenix, Mob Psycho 100, and Give My Regards to Black Jack for another round of Morgana’s Manga Makeup!!!
Continue reading333 – The Flowers of Evil part 2
This week Darfox and dakazu return to indie manga with Glaeolia 2! Also dakazu regrets returning to Saikin Kono Sekai wa Watashi dake no Mono ni Narimashita……! And we continue examining awful teenagers in part 2 of our The Flowers of Evil Retrospective!!!
Continue reading332 – The Flowers of Evil part 1
On this episode dakazu revisits Toru Seino’s Sono ‘Okodawari’, Ore ni mo Kure yo to regale us with tales of wasteful book reading practices and Seino trolling an adult couple. Then we begin our Retrospective on Shuzo Oshimi’s The Flowers of Evil but Seamus is already calling it quits after one episode!!!
Continue reading329 – Triple Dip 47 – Basara, Claymore, MPD-Psycho
Morgana and Seamus are back to hear dakazu talk about all thing Paru Itagaki with BEASTARS, Beast Complex, and Bota Bota! dakazu also gives his impressions on the new DC manga series Batman Justice Buster and One Operation Joker! Then we have an older manga themed Triple Dip with Basara, Claymore, and MPD-Psycho!!!
Continue reading317 – Triple Dip 44 – Chainsaw Man, Blood on the Tracks, Super-Dimensional Love Gun
For our next October Extravaganza we have a trio of horror series perfect for Halloween! We’re checking out Super-Dimensional Love Gun, Blood on the Tracks, and Chainsaw Man! dakazu also talks about some new anime and we revisit the dark history behind the creator of the recently licensed Kirby Manga Mania!!!
Continue reading294 – Manga in Motion 43 – Paranoia Agent
On this episode dakazu finds the perfect manga for Manga Machinations with Olympia Kyklos and learns that Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 isn’t completely terrible. Then we cancel Carl Jung and the collective unconsciousness as we breakdown Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent!!!
Continue reading291 – One Shot 27 – Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen
Our wonderful co-host Morgana Santilli is back from her maternity leave! She’s been busy being a new mom while reading lots of manga like SPY x Family, Happy Mania, Blue Flag, Kakushigoto: My Dad’s Secret Ambition, and How Do We Relationship?! To celebrate Morgana’s return we review her top manga from 2019, Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen by Moyoco Anno!!!
Continue reading256 – Triple Dip 37 – Gunjou, Area 51, No. 6
On this episode Darfox and dakazu spend a ridiculously long time discussing Garth Ennis’ The Boys. Then we dive into another round of Triple Dip with Gunjou, Area 51, and No. 6!!!
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