263 – One Shot 23 – All My Darling Daughters
Our regular host dakazu is away this week so it’s up to darfox8, Seamus, and Morgana to do a One Shot on Fumi Yoshinaga’s All My Darling Daughters!
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An anthology of works by Naoki Urasawa.
It was really interesting to see Naoki Urasawa‘s origins that focused on comedic themes. The title series NASA was about a middle-aged man who works with a group to launch a rocket to reach space. It could’ve been the progenitor for Space Brothers if Urasawa got it picked up. I will say that besides that story it’s pretty easy to see why the some other series were never fully serialized.
Pretty good collection of stories and a fun read.
~dakazu
Billy Bat
A manga about a comic creator who’s character called Billy Bat turns out to be an entity that has been influencing history since the dawn of man.
Here it is. The manga that became the progenitor of our Manga Machinations podcast.
This title is so full of insane plot twists and mystery that it became the focus of our first discussions recorded in audio format. We spent hours theorizing the truth behind the white & black bat, breaking down the connection between Hitler and Lee Harvey Oswald, and trying to predict where/when the story was headed next.
Unfortunately in typical Naoki Urasawa fashion, the series ended with a whimper which also didn’t wrap up most of the confusing plot threads. But overall, the mountain of conspiracy theories we built on the way ended up being the best thing that could of ever started our journey as a manga podcast.
Here’s to you, Billy Bat. I pray for the day you’ll be officially available in English.
~dakazu
245 – Guest Gaiden 4 – Blue Flag with John from Manga Log Podcast
We’re happy to have the host of Manga Log join us this week! John is here to tell us about his fandom origins, why he decided to launch his own manga podcast, and discuss his favorite digital series, Blue Flag!!!
Listen to the Manga Log Podcast and follow John on twitter.
You can read Blue Flag for free on MANGA Plus.
243 – One Shot 20 – Tekkon Kinkreet
This week we take a look at Taiyo Matsumoto’s Tekkon Kinkreet! We talk about Matsumoto’s French comic influenced art style and his story about two orphans living in the streets of the fantastical Treasure Town!!!
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!
Continue reading201 – Triple Dip 29 – Yawara!, Goblin Slayer, Nana
This week we’ve each picked a manga for our Triple Dip. Which one of these will be our favorite? Tune in to find out!
Continue reading177 – Princess Jellyfish part 5
This week Seamus reports back from seeing a theatrical adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto and we continue with our retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish!
Continue reading091 – Monster part 9
Welcome to the final episode of our retrospective on Naoki Urasawa’s Monster!!! We finish covering the final chapters, examine the controversial ending, and give our final thoughts on the series as a whole!(covers chapter 142-162)
Continue reading090 – Monster part 8
On our penultimate retrospective of Monster we move on from Martin’s arc, learn about the twins’ origins, and prepare for the finale by having Seamus predict who will live and who will die!!!(covers chapters 123-141) Also, dakazu has been re-reading Hunter x Hunter, Seamus finds more political elements in A Bride’s Story(Oyomegatari), and we take a quick tangent with soccer and comic strips!
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