049 – Akira part 5
This week Seamus dives into some non-fiction with Showa: A History of Japan, dakazu gives love to the well designed main character from Tensai Yanagisawa Kyouju no Seikatsu(The Ingenious Life of Professor Yanagisawa), and we discuss the downfall of Tetsuo in our Akira retrospective!!!(covers volume 5)
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On this episode dakazu talks about Gundam cosplay gone wrong with special guest star Wolverine in Iron Acguy before we dive into the post-apocalyptic section of Akira and try to explain it’s meta-physical pseudo-science!!!(covers volume 4)
Continue reading047 – Akira part 3
This week we talk about natto on rice, the end of What a Wonderful World!(Subarashii Sekkai) taking a dark turn, and how the anime of Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls(Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou) is porn. Then we have an extra long, in-depth analysis on our current series Akira!!!(covers volume 3)
Continue reading046 – Akira part 2
On this episode dakazu revisits O-Parts Hunter(666 Satan)(done by the younger twin brother of Naruto manga artist), darfox feels the forced Naru x Hina in The Last – Naruto the Movie, Seamus continues consuming more Inio Asano manga with What a Wonderful World!(Subarashii Sekai), we discuss anime adaptations of manga done right, and how Metal Gear Solid rips off Akira!!!.(covers volume 2)
Continue reading045 – Akira part 1
This week we discuss American comics vs. Japanese manga, dakazu loves the 90’s gag manga Sexy Commando: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san and we catch up on a new Billy Bat chapter!! Then we start our retrospective on Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic Akira and gush over the speedlines!!!(covers volume 1)
Continue reading042 – Pluto part 4
Tune into our final retrospective of Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto!! We’ll cover the final 2 volumes of the series and compare it with Osamu Tezuka’s original storyline!(covers chapters 48-65) We also discuss Solanin, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naruto Gaiden), and get ready for the summer anime season!
Continue reading041 – Pluto part 3
This week Seamus jumps young adult pursuing their band dreams in solanin while dakazu reads a manga by a famous erotic gay artist, My Brother’s Husband. Then darfox and dakazu discuss the seedy world of Japanese scouting in Shinjuku Swan. Finally, we learn everything about Gesicht and marvel at Naoki Urasawa’s mastery of the human drama in part 3 of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 30-47)
Continue reading040 – Pluto part 2
This week Seamus has been reading Monster, dakazu can’t hate the neet siblings of Hatarakanai Futari, and we get into a mini rant over Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring(Naurto Gaiden). Then it’s time to talk about stupidly named anti robot groups and real life amalgamations of the Iraq War in the next part of our Pluto retrospective!!!(covers chapters 16-31)
Continue reading039 – Pluto part 1
On this episode dakazu talks about historical figures having their final meal in Saigo no Restaurant before we jump into our Pluto retrospective where we can’t figure out how to pronounce the main character’s name!!!(covers chapters 1-15)
Continue reading035 – Nausicaä part 7
On this episode Seamus finds the manga version of Skins in A Girl by the Sea, darfox eagerly awaits new chapters of Jisatsutou(Suicide Island), and dakazu is interested in a new manga from the creator of Rideback called Supekoro. Then join us for our final Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind retrospective where we wrap up our thoughts on Hayao Miyazaki’s manga and compare it to the movie version.(covers vol. 7)
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