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Bota Bota

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Bota Bota

A manga about an extremely germophobic woman, who can’t touch men without spraying blood from her nose, trying to lose her virginity and find love.

We’ve discussed this on a previous episode.

As a mega fan of BEASTARS and its creator Paru Itagaki, I was predisposed to check out this series. When I read the first chapter and saw the main character Mako running naked through the streets, covered in blood, chasing a man, and shouting “I need to disinfect your penis with this boiling water!”, I knew why Itagaki decided to draw this manga. What follows is a whacky dark comedy about Mako overcoming her upbringing and finding love.

This is short, weird, and wonderfully entertaining. There are plans to release this book in five other languages so hopefully we’ll get to read it for the podcast in the future.

~dakazu

356 – Twiple Dip 1 – Saint Young Men, Tokyo Revengers, Boys Run the Riot

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356 – Twiple Dip 1 – Saint Young Men, Tokyo Revengers, Boys Run the Riot

We’re back from our break! We’re kicking things off with a Twiple Dip, where we’ll be looking at the 2nd volume of a series previously covered on Triple Dip! In this inaugural episode we revisit Saint Young Men, Tokyo Revengers, and Boys Run the Riot! We also have spoiler talks on BEASTARS and Paru Itagaki’s new manga SANDA!!!

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350 – One Shot 41 – Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare

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350 – One Shot 41 – Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare

Welcome to the start of our Pride Month Spectacular! We’re kicking things off with a One Shot on the excellent Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani! We also discuss *SPOILERS* for BEASTARS volume 12!!!

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346 – Ping Pong part 1

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346 – Ping Pong part 1

This episode Darfox is in absentia but that doesn’t stop us from starting a new Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto’s Ping Pong! Join us as we take a look at Matsumoto’s fantastic art work and cinematic use of perspectives that tells the tale of two friends who learn what competitive high school table tennis means to them!!!

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340 – Triple Dip 49 – Sunny, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, 7 Billion Needles

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340 – Triple Dip 49 – Sunny, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, 7 Billion Needles

On this episode we discuss localization and dakazu reads about Ichiro Inoue living out of his car in #Rikon shite Shachuuhaku ni narimashita! Then we dive into a new Triple Dip where Seamus has picked all three titles! Enjoy this special Seamus selections on Sunny, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, and 7 Billion Needles!!!

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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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331 – Triple Dip 48 – Blue Giant, My Dress-Up Darling, My Androgynous Boyfriend

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331 – Triple Dip 48 – Blue Giant, My Dress-Up Darling, My Androgynous Boyfriend

This week we share our favorite social media content and dive into a massive spoiler discussion for BEASTARS volume 10! Then it’s time for a new Triple Dip with Blue Giant, My Dress-Up Darling, and My Androgynous Boyfriend!!!

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329 – Triple Dip 47 – Basara, Claymore, MPD-Psycho

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329 – Triple Dip 47 – Basara, Claymore, MPD-Psycho

Morgana and Seamus are back to hear dakazu talk about all thing Paru Itagaki with BEASTARS, Beast Complex, and Bota Bota! dakazu also gives his impressions on the new DC manga series Batman Justice Buster and One Operation Joker! Then we have an older manga themed Triple Dip with Basara, Claymore, and MPD-Psycho!!!

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326 – Manga in Motion 45 – Promare

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326 – Manga in Motion 45 – Promare

We’re a year late to the zeitgeist but this episode the hosts review the 2019 hit anime film Promare! Also Morgana also talks about Junji Ito’s Remina and dakazu gushes about Ousama Ranking!!!

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322 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 2 – An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, Seven Shakespeares

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322 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 2 – An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, Seven Shakespeares

Apologies in advance as we had to swap out two series we had announced last week. On this episode Morgana gets a chance to read An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, and Seven Shakespeares for the first time! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 9 and discuss the implications of Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro returning to Weekly Shonen Jump!!!

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