Magical Girl Apocalypse
As discussed on this episode, I finally got a chance to finish this. It’s a shame that once they introduced time travel the series jumped the shark and I really lost interest. Ending was kinda rote as well.
Can’t recommend this.
~dakazu
156 – Manga in Motion 21 – Brave Story
This week Seamus reads another volume of Kiss and White Lily for my Dearest Girl, dakazu finishes Steve Jobs and Magical Girl Apocalypse, he questions the motivation of making an Amish girl the protagonist in Dare ga Kenja wo Koroshita ka?(Who Killed the Sage?), and we discuss if sharing stories of real people is exploitative in Uhyo! Tokyo-to Kita-ku Akabane! Then we talk about our main topic, Brave Story! We examine the novel it’s based on and compare it to the manga adaptation Brave Story: Shinsetsu!!!
Continue reading143 – I am a Hero part 2
On this episode we answer an email about Platinum End, darfox gets into tanuki lore for The Eccentric Family, Seamus watches the anime film Red Turtle, dakazu find a violent manga version of the Lion King with Jasmin, and we report on news about the Pluto and Yuri!!! on Ice! Then we get back to our retrospective of I am a Hero!!! We’ll be discussing the translations for the message boards, the plot twist with Hiromi, and the tense Gotemba Outlet Mall arc!(covers chapters 47-81)
Continue reading027 – Triple Dip 1 – Bunny Drop, One Punch Man, BLAME!
On this episode Seamus catches up on Vinland Saga, dakazu hungers for grilled Basilisk in Delicious in Dungeon, and then gives an update on Magical Girl Apocalypse. After that we delve into our new section Triple Dip, where we read 1 volume of 3 different manga! This week we take a look at One Punch Man, Bunny Drop, and BLAME!.
Continue reading004 – Billy Bat part 4
Sit down for a megaton of an episode! Seamus raves about farts after finishing Gyo: The Death-Stench Creeps, darfox gives Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror some love, and dakazu is squeamish over the hyper violence of Magical Girl Apocalypse. Then the hosts dive deep into Billy Bat and spend over an hour discussing minutia in the conclusion of the JFK assassination arc!(covers chapters 42-62)
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