484 – One Shot 70 – Will I Be Single Forever?

484 – One Shot 70 – Will I Be Single Forever?

This week we discuss impactful anime, Jurassic Park, and the historical manga Shinkuro, Hashiru!! Then we take a look at Mari Okazaki‘s Will I Be Single Forever? and share how it personally resonates with us!!!

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482 – One Shot 69 – Hen Kai Pan

482 – One Shot 69 – Hen Kai Pan

Seamus is back! He talks about pro wrestling shows and convenient stores from his trip to Japan! We discuss if manga makes us feel dumb! Then we return to the amazing art of Eldo Yoshimizu by examining Hen Kai Pan!!!

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478 – One Shot 68 – The Right Way to Make Jump!

478 – One Shot 68 – The Right Way to Make Jump!

On this episode we thank our Ko-fi supporters, give our choices for anime adaptations, give impressions on the Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho, and discuss the use of AI in manga creation. Then, we look at the cute report manga The Right Way to Make Jump! that also reveals a bigger industry issue!!!

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476 – One Shot 67 – My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better with Jocelyne Allen

476 – One Shot 67 – My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better with Jocelyne Allen

We’ve got a special episode this week! dakazu and Morgana are joined by translator Jocelyne Allen as she returns to chat about the newest Nagata Kabi book My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better! We also include discussion on My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder!!!

Check out Jocelyne’s blog, bluesky, and professional website!

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473 – One Shot 66 – Until I Love Myself

473 – One Shot 66 – Until I Love Myself

This week dakazu returns as Seamus leaves for Ireland! We discuss the end of Attack on Titan, Sexy Tanaka-san, Akuma-kun and more! Then we dive into Poppy Pesuyama‘s Until I Love Myself for a tough but ultimately positive autobiographical journey about workplace harassment and trauma!!!

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472 – One Shot 65 – Witches: The Complete Collection

472 – One Shot 65 – Witches: The Complete Collection

Darfox is reunited with ALMOST all the crew. dakazu is still gone but Morgana and Seamus help Dar record a fun tangent filled podcast. With a great conversation about Daisuke Igarashi’s Witches: The Complete Collection in the main segment.

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469 – One Shot 64 – Betwixt

469 – One Shot 64 – Betwixt

This week we talk about The Poe Clan, Land of the Lustrous, Blue Giant, new anime, Hotel Metsäpeura e Youkoso, and more! Then we examine Betwixt for week 2 of our October Extravaganza!!!

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468 – One Shot 63 – Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!

468 – One Shot 63 – Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!

Welcome to the start of this year’s October Extravaganza! We’re kicking things off by looking into Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, a collection spooky stories from veteran horror manga artist Kanako Inuki! We also discuss Occult Detective Club: Doll Cemetery, Doubutsu Ningen, and more!!!

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466 – One Shot 62 – Okinawa

466 – One Shot 62 – Okinawa

This week we talk about Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage, Cowboy Bebop LIVE, and Yaruki Nante Arimasen! Then we review Susume Higa‘s fantastic historical manga Okinawa, published through Fantagraphics Books and MSX:Mangasplaining Extra!!!

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465 – One Shot 61 – Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man

465 – One Shot 61 – Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man

On this episode we discuss wrasslin, antipork bias, Cowboy Bebop: The MovieMaster Keaton RemasterQuantum BreakBlood on the TracksWelcome Back, Alice, and more! Then we examine the collection of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one shot works with Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man!!!

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