Ryu to Ichigo

Ryu to Ichigo

A manga about an authority-hating middle school girl who turns out to be a genius at shogi.

We’ve discussed this on an previous episode.

This is Mitsuharu Yanamoto’s new manga but I find it hilarious because it’s same protagonist from his previous series Hibiki – Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou. Ichigo is exactly the same as Hibiki was, right down to a “zero fucks given” attitude. The only difference is that Hibiki was a genius writer and Ichigo is a genius shogi player. While it’s pretty audacious of Yanamoto to just repeat what he did with Hibiki – Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou, I’m really enjoying this series because I love seeing that character-type and I also love shogi manga. My only concern is whether this manga will be successful in Weekly Shonen Sunday as shogi manga don’t typically do well in shonen serializations.

~dakazu

296 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 4

296 – Yu Yu Hakusho part 4

On this episode Seamus prepares to study Buddhist philosophy for Land of the Lustrous, Darfox checks out alternative manga Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, and dakazu continues to enjoy killer monkeys with Monkey Peak the Rock! Then Seamus sticks around for our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective as we finish up the dark tournament and get into the beginning of chapter black!!!

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246 – Triple Dip 36 – In/Spectre, Yona of the Dawn, Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou

246 – Triple Dip 36 – In/Spectre, Yona of the Dawn, Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou

On this episode we check out the yōkai mystery of In/Spectre, surmise the Asian influences from Yona of the Dawn, and analyze a blunt genius in Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou for another round of Triple Dip!

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