302 – Triple Dip 43 – BL Metamorphosis, A Man and His Cat, Hi Score Girl

302 – Triple Dip 43 – BL Metamorphosis, A Man and His Cat, Hi Score Girl

On this episode Morgana catches up on Witch Hat Atelier and SPY x FAMILY, dakazu experiences the 27 Club with Shiori Experience – Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Oji-san, and we run down all the new manga licensing announcements! Then it’s time to make up for our last Triple Dip with three excellent series, as we examine A Man and His CatBL Metamorphosis, and Hi Score Girl!!!

Also congratulations to the winners of our 300th episode manga giveaway contest, Dwayne, John, and Dawn! Thanks again to everyone who participated!

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279 – Triple Dip 39 – Classmates: Dou kyu sei, I Hear the Sunspot, 10 Dance

279 – Triple Dip 39 – Classmates: Dou kyu sei, I Hear the Sunspot, 10 Dance

On this episode we’re doing a special Boys’ Love edition Triple Dip! Morgana leads the charge as we dive into sweet romances and problematic troupes in the first volumes of Classmates: Dou kyu seiI Hear the Sunspot, and 10 Dance!!!

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270 – One Shot 25 – The Ghost and the Lady

270 – One Shot 25 – The Ghost and the Lady

On this episode Morgana loves the wholesome Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World while dakazu reads Nagata Kabi’s newest book and absolutely hates the illogical Kunihachibu. We also discuss updates to piracy litigation and Japanese censorship laws. Finally, we dive into Kazuhiro Fujita’s historical ghost story about the Man in Grey and Florence Nightingale in The Ghost and the Lady!!!

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243 – One Shot 20 – Tekkon Kinkreet

243 – One Shot 20 – Tekkon Kinkreet

This week we take a look at Taiyo Matsumoto’s Tekkon Kinkreet! We talk about Matsumoto’s French comic influenced art style and his story about two orphans living in the streets of the fantastical Treasure Town!!!

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235 – Give My Regards to Black Jack part 3

235 – Give My Regards to Black Jack part 3

On this episode we conclude the cancer patient arc, move onto the psychiatry ward, and talk a lot about The Wire as we continue our retrospective on Shuho Sato’s Give My Regards to Black Jack!

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224 – One Shot 16 – In Clothes Called Fat

224 – One Shot 16 – In Clothes Called Fat

This week we look into Moyoco Anno’s character study of an obese woman with In Clothes Called Fat!

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223 – Triple Dip 33 – The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, Bokutachi ga Yarimashita 

223 – Triple Dip 33 – The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, Bokutachi ga Yarimashita 

On this episode we look into the first volumes of The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, and Bokutachi ga Yarimashita for another round of Triple Dip!

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222 – 2018 Year End Review with Morgana Santilli

222 – 2018 Year End Review with Morgana Santilli

Welcome to our special year end episode! This year returning guest Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilli joins us to pick our favorite manga & anime from 2018!

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204 – One Shot 15 – Nijigahara Holograph

204 – One Shot 15 – Nijigahara Holograph

On this episode we review Inio Asano’s Nijigahara Holograph! Will dakazu, Darfox, and Seamus be able to decipher this strange story?

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201 – Triple Dip 29 – Yawara!, Goblin Slayer, Nana

201 – Triple Dip 29 – Yawara!, Goblin Slayer, Nana

This week we’ve each picked a manga for our Triple Dip. Which one of these will be our favorite? Tune in to find out!

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