479 – Manga Machinations Awards 2023

479 – Manga Machinations Awards 2023

Happy holidays everyone! Welcome to our annual awards show! dakazu, Darfox8, Morgana, and seamus2389 celebrate with their individual awards, such as Why Are These Boy Problems™ So Fucking Boring and Not All Teen Fiction! Then we share our top manga picks of the year!!!

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448 – Triple Dip 73 – Orochi, House of Five Leaves, Saturn Apartments

448 – Triple Dip 73 – Orochi, House of Five Leaves, Saturn Apartments

Get ready for tangents galore this week as we keep veering away from a Triple Dip on manga from the new VIZ Manga subscription service! While reviewing Orochi, House of Five Leaves, and Saturn Apartments we also go off on review scores, wrestling, Star Trek, long running fandoms, and more!!!

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Reborn no Kishi

Reborn no Kishi

A manga about a man who failed to become a professional shogi player who begins playing again in hopes of achieving his dreams.

I’m a fan of various shogi manga, such as 81 Diver and March Comes in like a Lion, and this new one is becoming a quick favorite. The setup is very much an comeback story with the protagonist remembering his love of the game and realizing his own lost potential. It’s an easily enjoyed tale because the main character is very positive and likable as well.

I look forward to reading more.

~dakazu