224 – One Shot 16 – In Clothes Called Fat
This week we look into Moyoco Anno’s character study of an obese woman with In Clothes Called Fat!
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203 – One Shot 14 – Manga Poverty with Deb Aoki
203 – One Shot 14 – Manga Poverty with Deb Aoki
We’re joined by lovely manga journalist Deb Aoki this week to talk about the changes in the Western manga industry, compare them to the problems in Japanese publishing that are addressed in Shuho Sato’s memoir Manga Poverty, and rejoice over the plethora of recent manga licensing news!
Check out Deb’s twitter, professional site and Manga Answerman articles!
195 – One Shot 12 – Ultra-Gash Inferno with Chris Hepburn
195 – One Shot 12 – Ultra-Gash Inferno with Chris Hepburn
On this episode we’re joined by listener Chris from Canada and we’re reviewing Suehiro Maruo’s Ultra-Gash Inferno! Will the hosts be able to stomach the world of ero-guro?!
Continue reading190 – One Shot 11 – A Lollypop or a Bullet
190 – One Shot 11 – A Lollypop or a Bullet
This week we battle against technical difficulties to review A Lollypop and a Bullet!
Continue reading187 – One Shot 10 – Helter Skelter
187 – One Shot 10 – Helter Skelter
This week we revisit Helter Skelter and give it a full review!
Continue reading169 – One Shot 9 – Ibitsu
169 – One Shot 9 – Ibitsu
This week we review a horror manga suggested to us by a listener called Ibitsu. We also have a discussion about what makes manga masterpieces and the increase of manga franchises filled with sequels and spin-offs. Please enjoy!
Here is a link to the horror web manhwa darfox mentioned.
Continue reading165 – One Shot 8 – A Distant Neighborhood
165 – One Shot 8 – A Distant Neighborhood
Seamus is out sick this week but it isn’t stopping us from doing a One Shot retrospective on A Distant Neighborhood!
Continue reading160 – One Shot 7 – Ichi-F
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!
Continue reading150 – 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!!!
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