160 – One Shot 7 – Ichi-F
Our regular host dakazu is still out so that means Darfox8 and Seamus are the dynamic duo that will protect the show and read Ichi-F!
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150 – One Shot 6 – Tomie with Dawn “Usamimi”
150 – One Shot 6 – Tomie with Dawn “Usamimi”
Welcome to our mega-sized 150th episode! Seamus is out but Dawn “Usamimi” from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast returns to talk about horror manga! We take an in-depth look at Junji Ito’s earlier work Tomie and talk about Junji Ito’s other works, the live-action movie series, answer what qualifies as horror, and suggest other horror manga! We also discuss rewatching Eureka Seven: AO, seeing Kiki’s Delivery Service in theaters, praise for Goodnight Punpun, the lovable delinquents of Slam Dunk & Yu Yu Hakusho, the guilty pleasures of Dragon Ball Super, finally watching My Hero Academia, the bad seasons of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories, the reboot of Magical Circle(Mahoujin Guru Guru), the upcoming Netflix’s CG reboot of Saint Seiya, the live-action Ajin: Demi-Human, the Psycho-Pass season that ‘shall not be discussed’, hate watching The Lost Village, hype for Devilman Crybaby, Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Short, Walk On Girl & Lu Over the Wall, bio-flesh horror in A.I.C.O. Incarnation, the anime adaptation of Golden Kamuy, bad CG in BERSERK, the live-action One Piece TV show, and an email from BEASTARS creator Paru Itagaki!!!
Continue reading144 – One Shot 5 – My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness with Jocelyne Allen
144 – One Shot 5 – My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness with Jocelyne Allen
This week we interview Jocelyne Allen of Brain Vs. Book who translated My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness! She talks to us about the process of pitching projects to publishers, the lack of transparency for translators, the problem with scanlations, and the difficulty of translating Japanese puns! Then she continues to answer our questions as we share our thoughts on My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness!!!
Continue reading111 – One Shot 3 – the gods lie.
111 – One Shot 3 – the gods lie.
This week Seamus check’s out Satoshi Kon’s manga Tropic of The Sea, darfox catches up on Yuri!!! on Ice and March comes in like a Lion, and dakazu shares the Seinfield-esque tales of Utsu Gohan and praises the non-linear storytelling in the fantasy action series Ryuuma no Gagou! We then discuss Seamus’s recommendation the gods lie. for our short series retrospective section, One Shot!!!
Continue reading099 – One Shot 2 – Misu Misou
099 – One Shot 2 – Misu Misou
On this episode Seamus explains the relevance of certain characters related to Norse Mythology in Vinland Saga, dakazu loves the Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji comedy spin-off about evil organization middle management in Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues(Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa), and we catch up on another chapter of Billy Bat! Then for our One Shot retrospective, we look at Rensuke Oshikiri’s tragic tale of murderous middle schoolers in Misu Misou!!!
Continue reading094 – One-shot 1 – G Senjou Heaven’s Door
094 – One-shot 1 – G Senjou Heaven’s Door
On this episode Seamus finishes A Drifting Life while dakazu talks about boys who love yaoi in The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi(Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu) and an autobiographical manga about overcoming anxiety and connecting with others in My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness! We also start a new section called One Shot where we’ll be doing single episode retrospectives on a shorter manga. Listen as we discuss Shojo Fight manga artist Yoko Nihonbashi’s previous work G Senjou Heaven’s Door!!
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