338 – One Shot 36 – Mermaid in the Bottle & Leaper & Mine-kun is Asexual

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 AsexualMermaid in the Bottle, and Leaper! All three doujinshi are available from Irodori Comics!

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337 – One Shot 35 – Sawanabe Zombie & Ikyoudo

337 – One Shot 35 – Sawanabe Zombie & Ikyoudo

This week we agree that Yusuke is superior to Gon, we celebrate the licensing of March comes in like a Lion, and we review Kakio Tsurukawa’s Sawanabe Zombie and Ikyoudo while complaining about comic book movies! Both titles are available from Star Fruit Books!!!

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298 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 5

298 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 5

Join us for the penultimate episode of our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective! We discuss Yoshihiro Togashi’s deteriorating art quality, major issues with the English translation, and parallels between the events of Chapter Black and current events! Also Seamus talks about Ooku: The Inner Chambers, dakazu follows up on last week’s INVESTOR-Z and I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die, and we discuss the manga nominees for the 2020 Eisner Awards!!!

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241 – One Shot 19 – Maiden Railways

241 – One Shot 19 – Maiden Railways

This week we read about relationships that meet and travel at trains and train stations in Asumiko Nakamura’s Maiden Railways!

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203 – One Shot 14 – Manga Poverty with Deb Aoki

203 – One Shot 14 – Manga Poverty with Deb Aoki

We’re joined by lovely manga journalist Deb Aoki this week to talk about the changes in the Western manga industry, compare them to the problems in Japanese publishing that are addressed in Shuho Sato’s memoir Manga Poverty, and rejoice over the plethora of recent manga licensing news!

Check out Deb’s twitter, professional site and Manga Answerman articles!

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