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349 – One Shot 40 – My Alcoholic Escape from Reality with Jocelyne Allen

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349 – One Shot 40 – My Alcoholic Escape from Reality with Jocelyne Allen

*NOTE* We had some technical issues during the recording. Unfortunately some of Jocelyne’s audio is still garbled and will be presented as such.

Welcome to a very special episode where we dive into Nagata Kabi’s newest 
book, My Alcoholic Escape from Reality! We’re joined again by the translator of the book, Jocelyne Allen, as we discuss Nagata Kabi’s hospitalization and her struggles with her guilt from drawing non-fiction manga!!

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344 – One Shot 39 – Children of Mu-Town & Ripples

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344 – One Shot 39 – Children of Mu-Town & Ripples

On this episode Morgana buys over $400 of BL, Darfox sees Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, and dakazu loves the diversity of representation in Akachan Honbucho! Then we hope to get more pull quotes on Glacier Bay Books by reviewing Children of Mu-Town and Ripples!!!

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342 – One Shot 38 – Sakuran

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342 – One Shot 38 – Sakuran

On this episode Morgana checks out Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises, Darfox started watching the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, and dakazu learns a new minor-sport with Shakunetsu Kabaddi! Then we dive into Sakuran, another gorgeous book by Moyoco Anno about the life of an Edo era courtesan!!!

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339 – One Shot 37 – Beast Complex 1

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339 – One Shot 37 – Beast Complex 1

This week is all about Paru Itagaki as start with an extensive spoiler discussion on BEASTARS volume 11! Then we examine her debut manga Beast Complex, a collection of different stories that take place within BEASTARS’ complex animal society!!!

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338 – One Shot 36 – Mermaid in the Bottle & Leaper & Mine-kun is Asexual

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338 – One Shot 36 – Mermaid in the Bottle & Leaper & Mine-kun is Asexual

On this episode we answer lots of emails and dakazu reads about the devastation on the Sanriku Railway during the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in Santetsu! Then we review Isaki Uta’s Mine-kun is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Leaper! All three doujinshi are available from Irodori Comics!

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337 – One Shot 35 – Sawanabe Zombie & Ikyoudo

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337 – One Shot 35 – Sawanabe Zombie & Ikyoudo

This week we agree that Yusuke is superior to Gon, we celebrate the licensing of March comes in like a Lion, and we review Kakio Tsurukawa’s Sawanabe Zombie and Ikyoudo while complaining about comic book movies! Both titles are available from Star Fruit Books!!!

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330 – One Shot 34 – Remina

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330 – One Shot 34 – Remina

On this episode dakazu is pleasantly surprised with the uplifting Kyou mo Shinemasen deshita and is fascinated with the unique techniques used to create Michi Jigen. Then we rave about Junji Ito’s entertaining sci-fi horror story Remina for our latest One Shot review!

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323 – One Shot 33 – My Broken Mariko

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323 – One Shot 33 – My Broken Mariko

Morgana is away this week so the boys take advantage by having a lengthy discussion about professional wrestling and why New Japan Academy is strange! For our main segment we examine the impressive debut work of Waka Hirako, My Broken Mariko!!!

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319 – One Shot 32 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns

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319 – One Shot 32 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns

This week we’re excited to return to the “what if?” ladies with Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! What has happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki since the ending of Tokyo Tarareba Girls? Akiko Higashimura gives us the answers with this sequel that the hosts have been dying to read!!!

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318 – One Shot 31 – Venus in the Blind Spot

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318 – One Shot 31 – Venus in the Blind Spot

We’re wrapping up October Extravaganza with the master of manga horror himself, Junji Ito! We’re reviewing his latest collection of spooky stories in Venus in the Blind Spot! Join us as we discuss our favorite stories from the book and share our admiration for Ito himself!!!

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