120 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 4

120 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 4

On this episode Seamus finally finishes Revolutionary Girl Utena and Mob Psycho 100, darfox starts Showa: A History of Japan, and dakazu watches Yuri!!! on Ice with his wife while checking out CANDY SAMURAI WARS! and Becchin to Mandara! Then we finally get back to our retrospective review of Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix by discussing his most critically acclaimed volume!!!(covers volume 4-Karma)

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118 – 2016 Year End Review

118 – 2016 Year End Review

Happy Holidays! This week dakazu checks out another female relationship compilation called mon*mon and he kinda digs the mashup of famous historical figures with generic battles in Reincarnation no Kaben! Then we list off the top manga and anime that we enjoyed(and hated) since our last Year End Review and recap our favorites from this past year!!!

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107 – Anime Interlude 4 – March Comes in like a Lion

107 – Anime Interlude 4 – March Comes in like a Lion

This week we’re joined by listener Miki’s Stopwatch! He talks about his origins in anime and manga and then helps us dive into a huge discussion of recent anime we’ve all been watching. We’ll discuss Orange, The Rose of Versailles, Patlabor, Gakuen Handsome, Keijo!!!!!!!!, Drifters, March Comes in like a Lion, Yuri!!! on Ice, Mob Psycho 100, and much, much more!!!

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106 – Triple Dip 17 – WOMBS, Yu Yu Hakusho, Historie

106 – Triple Dip 17 – WOMBS, Yu Yu Hakusho, Historie

On this episode Darfox rates Mob Psycho 100 higher than One Punch Man while dakazu finishes My Love Story!! and Inside Mari(Boku wa Mari no Naka) while checking out a remake of Takao Saito’s Survival and a manga adaptation of The Garden of Words that we covered on Manga in Motion 4(episode 64). Then we check out the starting chapters of Yu Yu Hakusho, Historie and WOMBS for our Triple Dip section!!!

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102 – Billy Bat part 10

102 – Billy Bat part 10

This week we start off by thanking a listener, we examine characteristics of ONE’s protagonists from One Punch Man & Mob Psycho 100, and Seamus breaks down the levity of lighter chapters in Golden Kamuy! Then we go over the final chapters of Billy Bat before breaking down the series, solving all the mysteries, and giving our overall thoughts on the series as a whole!!!(covers chapters 163-165)

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095 – Side by Side 3 – Over Drive vs. Yowamushi Pedal

095 – Side by Side 3 – Over Drive vs. Yowamushi Pedal

On this episode dakazu laments over terrible manga but loves twisted relationships in the autobiographical Nikkan Yandere Fuufu Manga(Yandere Married Couple), Seamus checks out a cute Korean web comic Spirit Fingers, and darfox digs the distinct art style of the Mob Psycho 100 anime! Then we compare and contrast the 2 cycling manga Yowamushi Pedal and Over Drive for another Side by Side!!!

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082 – Anime Interlude 3 – Miss Hokusai

082 – Anime Interlude 3 – Miss Hokusai

On this week’s mega sized episode Seamus tries reading Happiness, dakazu forces himself to read the gore porn Elfen Lied and lite novel fluff Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? but rejoices in the return of Hunter x Hunter and Beet the Vandel Buster! Special guest and resident anime expert Kenzo talks about Gintama, Bleach, Boku Girl, and Tomo-chan is a Girl!(Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!). Then we run through the new shows of the Spring 2016 season, discuss some news about upcoming anime adaptations, and rant about shows that just wrapped up like Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans and Mr. Osomatsu(Osomatsu-san)! Finally we discuss the anime movie Miss Hokusai!!!

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024 – Slam Dunk part 9

024 – Slam Dunk part 9

On this episode Seamus2389 finishes Girl Friends and we tangent to the grossness of Bunny Drop, dakazu talks about Mob Psycho 100 by the author of One Punch Man, and we dive into the penultimate part of our Slam Dunk retrospective where Shohoku faces off against the National champions Sannou!!(covers chapters 216-242)

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