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156 – Manga in Motion 21 – Brave Story

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156 – Manga in Motion 21 – Brave Story

This week Seamus reads another volume of Kiss and White Lily for my Dearest Girl, dakazu finishes Steve Jobs and Magical Girl Apocalypse, he questions the motivation of making an Amish girl the protagonist in Dare ga Kenja wo Koroshita ka?(Who Killed the Sage?), and we discuss if sharing stories of real people is exploitative in Uhyo! Tokyo-to Kita-ku Akabane! Then we talk about our main topic, Brave Story! We examine the novel it’s based on and compare it to the manga adaptation Brave Story: Shinsetsu!!!

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155 – Saikyo Selections 7 – Cobra

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155 – Saikyo Selections 7 – Cobra

This week Seamus checks out a new yuri manga After Hours, dakazu checks out both the manga and live-action drama of Otoko Meshi, darfox gives a questionable synopsis of the Rurouni Kenshin anime as we discuss it’s re-serialization in Jump SQ, and we do a quick update on new Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS chapters. Then we take a look at Cobra for Saikyo Selections! We examine the originality of Buichi Terasawa ’s design, see the influence of James Bond and Total Recall in the story and characters, and discuss the pop culture significance the series had on future anime, manga, and media all around the world!

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154 – Anime Interlude 5 – Welcome to the Ballroom

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154 – Anime Interlude 5 – Welcome to the Ballroom

On this episode our buddy Miki’s Stopwatch stops by to join us in discussing this season’s hot(mostly not) anime and older stuff as well: Welcome to the Ballroom, Magical Circle(Mahoujin Guru Guru), Made in Abyss, Restaurant to Another World(Isekai Shokudou), Haibane Renmei, Ashita no Joe, Snow White with the Red Hair(Akagami no Shirayuki-hime), Love and Lies(Koi to Uso), Gamers!, Kakeguri: Compulsive Gambler, My First Girlfriend is a Gal(Hajimete no Gal), Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun(Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun), and RIN-NE(Kyokai no Rinne)! Also, Miki praises BEASTARS & The Ancient Magus’ Bride, we talk about the money behind anime streaming services, we talk about finding a theater that will show obscure anime movies, we talk about the New York Review of Books reviewing Ichi-F, darfox notices a change in Shuzo Oshimi’s art style, dakazu loves a tale of imaginary girl training victims in Chuni no Danshi to Dairokkan, and we debate the appeal of dark, weird, interesting manga like Naraku no Hitsuji!!!

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153 – Manga in Motion 20 – Death Note 2017

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153 – Manga in Motion 20 – Death Note 2017

This week dakazu’s been reading a lot! He’s amazed that Mizuki Shigeru was writing Watashi no Hibi when he was 91, checks out a decent rugby manga called Full Drum, sick of edgelord gore manga like Pygmalion, and finds a similar loser protagonist in Boys on the Run. Also, Seamus checks out volume 2 of Girl’s Last Tour, we check in with our weekly BEASTARS update, and dakazu has been deceived by the false advertising of GAMERS. Then we examine Netflix’s version of Death Note! We recap the original source material and weigh in on whether this movie is a good adaptation or not!

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152 – I am a Hero part 7

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152 – I am a Hero part 7

On this episode Seamus talks about going to Worldcon 75 and meeting Yumiko Shirai, creator of WOMBS! Then we finally finish off our retrospective of I am a Hero. We discuss the events of the final chapters, share our favorite story arcs, and give our thoughts about the whole series!(covers chapters 229-264)

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151 – Triple Dip 22 – The Girl from the Other Side, Kekkaishi, Girls’ Last Tour

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151 – Triple Dip 22 – The Girl from the Other Side, Kekkaishi, Girls’ Last Tour

This week we’re joined by fan of the show Dwayne! He takes a break from sending an email to talk about getting into manga with D.Grey-Man & Hellsing, reading sci-fi/fantasy novels, and watching Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Also, Dwayne’s been reading Knights of Sidonia, we talk about the newest chapter of Chi no Wadachi, dakazu’s finds the erotic faces in the food manga Meshinuma hilarious, and we’re disappointed with the upcoming arc of Boruto: Naruto Next Genereations. Then we jump into our Triple Dip review by looking at The Girl from the Other Side, Girls’ Last Tour, and Kekkaishi!!!

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150 – One Shot 6 – Tomie with Dawn “Usamimi”

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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!!!

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149 – I am a Hero part 6

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149 – I am a Hero part 6

On this episode Seamus is eager to read more of Girl’s Last Tour which is similar to BLAME!, we do a quick update on new Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS chapters, dakazu finishes Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw(Bloody Delinquent Chainsaw) and Inio Asano’s Reiraku, and he checks out a manga adaptation of the hit 2016 Japanese novel I Want to Eat Your Pancreas. Then we return to the world of ZQN with our I am a Hero retrospective! We go over the events that are leading to a big finale in Tokyo and discuss Hideo and Hiromi’s official relationship!(covers chapters 192-228)

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148 – I am a Hero part 5

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148 – I am a Hero part 5

This week Seamus is keeping up with BEASTARS, darfox talks about the end of Fairy Tale, we discuss the Hollywood TV adaptations of One Piece and Cowboy Bebop, we praise the casting of Willem Defoe as Ryuk in Netflix’s Death Note, dakazu loves Ono Natsume’s new manga Lady and Oldman but doesn’t like the reboot of Osamu Tezuka’s The Three Eyed One called Mitsume Mokushiroku: Akuma Ouji Sharaku(Three Eyed Apocalypse), and dakazu rants about accepting commissions for scanlations. Then we continue our long retrospective review of I am a Hero and discuss major events that take place during the Hakone Hot Springs arc!!!(covers chapters 156-191)

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147 – I am a Hero part 4

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147 – I am a Hero part 4

On this episode we give our opinions on light novels, we discuss the newest chapters of Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS, dakazu finds Paru Itagaki’s Prototype of BEASTARS called Beast Complex and checks out Restaurant to Another World(Isekai Shokudo), and Seamus and Darfox review the second season of The Eccentric Family. Then we return to our retrospective of I am a Hero! We wrap up the Kurusu-arc and get into the Hakone hot springs-arc!!!(covers chapters 118-155)

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