494 – Triple Dip 81 – Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Papa and Daddy’s Home Cooking, Kemono Jihen
Seamus is actually out this week so we take advantage with a Triple Dip he would never agree to do! We look at Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Papa and Daddy’s Home Cooking, and Kemono Jihen! We also talk about Zom 100, Wind Breaker, and more!
A manga about a group of half-demons who form an investigation team that specialize in dealing with paranormal cases. The newest member is a half-demon named Kabane who possesses incredible regeneration powers but was raised with no emotions.
I really liked this series. I didn’t know this was being done by Sho Aimoto who did Hokenshi no Shinigami, a moderately successful manga that ran in Shonen Jump.
While I like the protagonist, his shtick of starting with no emotions and gradually learning them as he interacts with his peers and enemies is nothing original. But when it’s done well with interesting side characters and solid art, I can’t complain about it. It actually makes me really excited to read some more!
229 – Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection part 2
On this episode we continue our review of Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection with stories about Toru Oshikiri, a scary doll, unfortunate face clamps, and the Ito family dog Non-non!