482 – One Shot 69 – Hen Kai Pan

482 – One Shot 69 – Hen Kai Pan

Seamus is back! He talks about pro wrestling shows and convenient stores from his trip to Japan! We discuss if manga makes us feel dumb! Then we return to the amazing art of Eldo Yoshimizu by examining Hen Kai Pan!!!

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455 – Ryuko part 1

455 – Ryuko part 1

Seamus returns as we discuss bad variety television, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero, Oshi no Ko, and more! Then we dive into the excellently drawn Yakuza princess action series of Ryuko for a new Retrospective!

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410 – New Chapter Check-in 10 – Chainsaw Man part 2

410 – New Chapter Check-in 10 – Chainsaw Man part 2

This week Darfox and dakazu are doing a long overdue New Chapter Check-in! They discuss the newest chapters and story arcs for Chainsaw ManBlack CloverMy Hero Academia, and more!!!

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351 – Triple Dip 51 – Boys Run the Riot, Even Though We’re Adults, I Think Our Son Is Gay

351 – Triple Dip 51 – Boys Run the Riot, Even Though We’re Adults, I Think Our Son Is Gay

For our second week of Pride Month Spectacular, we’re doing a LGBTQ+ themed Triple Dip! We’ll be looking at the first volumes of Boys Run the RiotEven Though We’re Adults, and I Think Our Son Is Gay! Also Darfox finally read Perfect World and dakazu learned about real Japanese communal bath houses in Nyuuyoku Yankees!!!

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328 – New Chapter Check-in 6 – One Piece

328 – New Chapter Check-in 6 – One Piece

Darfox and dakazu are here to kickoff 2021 with a New Chapter Check-in! dakazu talks about One Piece chapter 1000, Darfox praises Black Clover but feels lukewarm on the end of We Never Learn, and they both gush about Chainsaw Man again!!!

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317 – Triple Dip 44 – Chainsaw Man, Blood on the Tracks, Super-Dimensional Love Gun

317 – 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 GunBlood 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!!!

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266 – One Shot 24 – H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories

266 – One Shot 24 – H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories

Happy Halloween everyone! This week Seamus continues his quest to catch up on Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Morgana enjoys Jujutsu Kaisen, and dakazu reads a heartwarming epilogue for Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita! Then we get spooky with H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories by Gou Tanabe!!!

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Jujutsu Kaisen

Jujutsu Kaisen

A manga about a boy who is inflicted by a powerful curse and learns to controls it in hopes of one day completely summoning it to destroy it.

This series baffles me.

Not because the premise is tried and true shonen battle manga or because Gege Akutami’s art style is so distinct.

It’s because this series is popular.

I personally don’t find anything special about this series. It feels very much in the vein of Bleach. Yet somehow it’s still ongoing and continuing in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Available through the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus.

~dakazu

197 – Darfox Dabbles 3 – JUMP START

197 – Darfox Dabbles 3 – JUMP START

On this Seamus-less episode we check out some new manga that have begun their serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump this year! Will darfox be able to guess which ones are popular, struggling, or outright canceled? Tune in to find out!

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