394 – Saikyo Selections 15 – City Hunter
Welcome to the start of our Multimedia Retrospective on City Hunter! Throughout the rest of this month of May we’ll be looking at various iterations of the girl chasing private detective, Ryo Saeba! For this first episode we will be examining the original manga and the various spinoffs by Tsukasa Hojo! And stay tuned after the episode for a bonus spoiler discussion on The Batman!!!
Continue readingGotouge Koyoharu Tanpenshuu
A collection of one shot stories by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba creator Koyoharu Gotouge.
It’s always fascinating to read though these collections of manga prototypes. They really give you a sense of the manga artists interests and aesthetics. For Koyoharu Gotouge, I noticed common themes of supernatural powers, hand drawn sound effects, and lots of contrasting patterns throughout their stories. There’s even a prototype for Demon Slayer called Kagari Kari that features the characters Tayamo and Yushiro. This is a great read for Gotouge fans but I doubt it will ever be released in English.
~dakazu
335 – The Flowers of Evil part 3
This week Seamus catches up on Vinland Saga,dakazu struggles to read Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi Gurume de GO!, and we examine the new license announcements! Then we return to our Retrospective on Shuzo Oshimi’s The Flowers of Evil, where a time skip has lead to a much more digestible story arc!!!
Continue reading301 – New Chapter Check-in 4 – Chainsaw Man
Morgana and Seamus take a break this week so Darfox and dakazu can talk about the newest story arcs of their favorite popular manga! In this episode they gush over the brilliance of Chainsaw Man, comment on the endings of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and The Promised Neverland, and give their impressions on newer series like Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Time Paradox Ghostwriter, and Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin!!!
Continue readingDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
A manga about a young man named Tanjiro who returns to his home to find his family slaughtered and the only living sister transformed into a human eating demon. To protect his sister and cure her, Tanjiro begins training to become a member of the secret Demon Slayer Corps.
So Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba just ended this week.
I’m really shocked that Koyoharu Gotouge was able to end the series considering how popular it became in 2019 after the excellent anime adaptation. It even outsold One Piece.
Gotouge had been drawing this final battle arc since 2018 and went straight into a wonderful conclusion. I give major props to them for ending this series with a solid finish and not trying to stretch it out.
Thank you Koyoharu Gotouge for your work with a great shonen battle series!
Available in English from VIZ.
~dakazu
269 – New Chapter Check-in 1 – Haikyu!!
Welcome to New Chapter Check-in where dakazu and Darfox8 will be talking full spoilers about the newest story arcs for popular manga every month! Our inaugural episode will cover Black Clover, Haikyu!!, My Hero Academia, and more!!! Also bonus discussion about Death Stranding!
Continue reading258 – State of Shonen 1 – We Never Learn
When Seamus is away, shonen will save the day! Morgana is back as an official member of the hosts this episode so we discuss the current arcs and happenings of our favorite shonen manga series, such as We Never Learn, Black Clover, Fire Force, and more!!!
Continue reading232 – Triple Dip 34 – Crocodile Baron, Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler -, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
This week Seamus is back to check out Crocodile Baron, Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler-, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba for a Triple Dip!
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