159 – Saikyo Selections 8 – 20th Century Boys
This week our regular host dakazu is gone so Darfox8 and Seamus are left to fend on their own. This doesnât stop them from talking about manga, specifically 20th Century Boys for our Main Segment Saikyo Selections!
Continue reading158 – Manga in Motion 22 – Robot Carnival
This week we reintroduce ourselves and answer emails, Seamus is excited for the upcoming official release of Shojo Fight, we look at the newest chapter of BEASTARS, and dakazu appreciates Fruits Takuhaibin for itâs mature themes without resorting to titillation. Then, for Manga in Motion, we review Robot Carnival! We praise the wonderful animation and music while examining the future careers of itâs many directors!!!
Continue reading157 – Creator Cross Section 1 – Rumiko Takahashi
On this episode we canât stop praising new Chi no Wadachi and BEASTARS chapters, we discuss pre-orders helping official manga releases, Seamus finds Queenâs Quality too melodramatic, dakazu dislikes Jaden Smithâs Netflix anime Neo Yokio, and he finally gets to read Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. Then we start our new segment, Creator Cross Section, where we examine several works by one manga artist and look for common themes! Our first creator is Rumiko Takahashi and we look at Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Forest, Ranma ½, and Inuyasha!!!
Continue reading156 – 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 itâs based on and compare it to the manga adaptation Brave Story: Shinsetsu!!!
Continue reading155 – 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 itâs 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 âs 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!
Continue reading154 – Anime Interlude 5 – Welcome to the Ballroom
On this episode our buddy Miki’s Stopwatch stops by to join us in discussing this seasonâs 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 Magusâ 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 Oshimiâs 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!!!
Continue reading153 – Manga in Motion 20 – Death Note 2017
This week dakazuâs been reading a lot! Heâs 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 Girlâs Last Tour, we check in with our weekly BEASTARS update, and dakazu has been deceived by the false advertising of GAMERS. Then we examine Netflixâs version of Death Note! We recap the original source material and weigh in on whether this movie is a good adaptation or not!
Continue reading152 – 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)
Continue reading151 – Triple Dip 22 – The Girl from the Other Side, Kekkaishi, Girlsâ Last Tour
This week weâre 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, Dwayneâs been reading Knights of Sidonia, we talk about the newest chapter of Chi no Wadachi, dakazuâs finds the erotic faces in the food manga Meshinuma hilarious, and weâre 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, Girlsâ Last Tour, and Kekkaishi!!!
Continue reading150 – One Shot 6 – Tomie with Dawn “Usamimi”
Welcome to our mega-sized 150th episode! Seamus is out but Dawn âUsamimiâ from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast returns to talk about horror manga! We take an in-depth look at Junji Itoâs earlier work Tomie and talk about Junji Itoâs 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 Netflixâs CG reboot of Saint Seiya, the live-action Ajin: Demi-Human, the Psycho-Pass season that âshall not be discussedâ, hate watching The Lost Village, hype for Devilman Crybaby, Masaaki Yuasaâs 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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