134 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 11

134 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 11

This week we thank Leann Hill for our awesome new avatars! Then we run down the new anime of the season, including The Eccentric Family 2, Sakura Quest, The Laughing Salesman(Warau Salesman), Berserk, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan,  Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul, and ATOM: THE BEGINNING! Also dakazu is excited for Kouji Mori’s new manga Sousei no Taiga! Finally, we finish the Sun arc of Phoenix!!!(covers volume 11-Sun part 2)

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127 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 8

127 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 8

On this episode Seamus enjoys the relationship of a lesbian couple in Collectors, dakazu is creeped out by the incestuous undertones of Shuzo Oshimi’s new title Chi no Wadachi, the manga of Dragon Ball Super reveals interesting things about Goku and Chi-Chi’s relationship, developments in Boruto are super cliche, and darfox finds out Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club(Minami Kamakura Koukou Joshi Jitensha-Bu) isn’t just a female version of Yowamushi Pedal! Finally, we finish off the Civil War story line in Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix and share our thoughts!!!(covers volume 8-Civil War part 2)

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104 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 2

104 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 2

On this episode we debate the value of sequel manga akin to Boruto, dakazu takes a look at Rensuke Oshikiri’s generic horror manga Sayuri, we discuss the 40th anniversary/finale of Shonen Jump’s longest running series Kochikame, and talk about the new anime seasons of The Eccentric Family and Yowamushi Pedal! Afterwords, we continue with our A Silent Voice retrospective! We delve into some new characters and the continuing drama of this touching series!!!(covers chapters 24-42)

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089 – Monster part 7

089 – Monster part 7

This week dakazu checks out Junji Ito’s take on a political thriller in Yuukokuno no Rasputin, darfox examines Naruto expanded fiction Boruto, Seamus likes the post-war supernatural investigators in Ubume no Natsu, and  we dive into the prison break arc of Monster!!!(covers chapters 105-122)

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