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114 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 2

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114 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 2

This week dakazu loves tales of bizarre foods in Kiritani-san cho!, sore Kuunsuka!?, darfox gets to read the Dune-like Imuri, Seamus is working to catch up on March comes in like a lion(3-gatsu no Lion), we discuss Takashi Miike manga to movie adaptation like Blade of the Immortal, and rant about Terraformars. Then, things get serious during our retrospective of Phoenix as we share some personal feelings about the subject matter of death.(covers volume 2-Future)

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105 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 3

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105 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 3

This week darfox kicks things off by taking a look at Mizuki Shigeru’s most famous series Gegege no Kitarou, we discuss the lack of mainstream American non-fiction comics, and dakazu considers checking out a “manga” exhibition at the local art museum. Then we conclude our A Silent Voice retrospective by covering the final chapters and sharing our final thoughts on this phenomenal series!!!(covers chapters 43-62)

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104 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 2

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104 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 2

On this episode we debate the value of sequel manga akin to Boruto, dakazu takes a look at Rensuke Oshikiri’s generic horror manga Sayuri, we discuss the 40th anniversary/finale of Shonen Jump’s longest running series Kochikame, and talk about the new anime seasons of The Eccentric Family and Yowamushi Pedal! Afterwords, we continue with our A Silent Voice retrospective! We delve into some new characters and the continuing drama of this touching series!!!(covers chapters 24-42)

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103 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 1

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103 – A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) part 1

In this episode Seamus looks at another Shigeru Mizuki work, Nonnonba,and dakazu is satisfied with the conclusion of Jisatsutou(Suicide Island). Then we jump into our newest retrospective, A Silent Voice! We explain the significance of the Japanese title, praise the detailed artwork, and examine the great cast of characters and the realism behind their relationships and motivations!!!(covers chapters 1-23)

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102 – Billy Bat part 10

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102 – Billy Bat part 10

This week we start off by thanking a listener, we examine characteristics of ONE’s protagonists from One Punch Man & Mob Psycho 100, and Seamus breaks down the levity of lighter chapters in Golden Kamuy! Then we go over the final chapters of Billy Bat before breaking down the series, solving all the mysteries, and giving our overall thoughts on the series as a whole!!!(covers chapters 163-165)

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090 – Monster part 8

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090 – Monster part 8

On our penultimate retrospective of Monster we move on from Martin’s arc, learn about the twins’ origins, and prepare for the finale by having Seamus predict who will live and who will die!!!(covers chapters 123-141) Also, dakazu has been re-reading Hunter x Hunter, Seamus finds more political elements in A Bride’s Story(Oyomegatari), and we take a quick tangent with soccer and comic strips!

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089 – Monster part 7

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089 – Monster part 7

This week dakazu checks out Junji Ito’s take on a political thriller in Yuukokuno no Rasputin, darfox examines Naruto expanded fiction Boruto, Seamus likes the post-war supernatural investigators in Ubume no Natsu, and  we dive into the prison break arc of Monster!!!(covers chapters 105-122)

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088 – Monster part 6

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088 – Monster part 6

Seamus has started reading A Bride’s Story(Oyomegatari) again, darfox talks about the Yowamushi Pedal movie, and dakazu is moved by the biography manga about Cambodian Deminer Aki Ra in Mitsurin Shounen Jungle Boy. Then, secrets are revealed as we wrap up the ‘Mr Grimmer arc’ in Naoki Urasawa’s Monster!!!(covers chapters 87-104)

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087 – Monster part 5

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087 – Monster part 5

This week darfox8 checks out Tsutomu Nihei’s take on Western comics in Wolverine: Snikt! and dakazu returns to incompetent child soldier stereotypes of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Our retrospective of Monster continues as we wrap up the Mr Schuwalt arc and are introduced to new characters of Mr Grimmer and Agent Suk!!!(covers chapters 69-86)

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