490 – Movie Machinations 1 – Tampopo
Apologies in advance, as we suffered through lots of technical issues this week! But we’re excited for you to join us for our first ever Movie Machinations episode! After discussing the death of Akira Toriyama, we review Juzo Itami‘s “Ramen Western”, Tampopo!!!
Continue reading489 – Triple Dip 80 – Don’t Call it Mystery, Fool Night, Steel of the Celestial Shadows
Morgana is back but Seamus is out! We check out Don’t Call it Mystery, Fool Night, and Steel of the Celestial Shadows for a Triple Dip! We also talk about the Comicspro conference, Anime Trivia Challenge: Black Ramen, Blue Giant Momentum, and more!!!
Continue reading447 – One Shot 58 – Dream Fossil
On this episode we delve deep into the late Satoshi Kon’s origins as we review his collection of early manga shorts with a One Shot on Dream Fossil! dakazu also breaks down the newly released K Manga app in comparison to the new VIZ Manga subscription service!!!
Continue reading391 – Blue Giant part 2
On this episode we preview Doomsday Cleaning, Darfox and dakazu talk about Chinese splatter film Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, and they praise Tatsuki Fujimoto’s latest one shot Goodbye, Eri! Then we wrap up our Retrospective on Shinichi Ishizuka’s jazz manga Blue Giant!!!
Continue reading390 – Blue Giant part 1
This week we start our Retrospective on Shinichi Ishizuka’s jazz manga Blue Giant! We discuss its blend of kinetic line art with the romanticization of the power of music! Also Darfox8 finishes Steven Universe and dakazu learns about the eccentric folk band Tama in “Tama” to Iu Fune ni Notteita!!!
Continue reading370 – Twiple Dip 2 – My Dress-up Darling, Blue Giant, Oishinbo
Seamus is out this week so the other hosts take advantage by looking at the second volume of previously visited series for a Twiple Dip! This time they check out My Dress-up Darling, Blue Giant, and Oishinbo! The hosts also give their first impressions of the live-action Cowboy Bebop show on Netflix!!!
Continue reading331 – Triple Dip 48 – Blue Giant, My Dress-Up Darling, My Androgynous Boyfriend
This week we share our favorite social media content and dive into a massive spoiler discussion for BEASTARS volume 10! Then it’s time for a new Triple Dip with Blue Giant, My Dress-Up Darling, and My Androgynous Boyfriend!!!
Continue reading319 – One Shot 32 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns
This week we’re excited to return to the “what if?” ladies with Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! What has happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki since the ending of Tokyo Tarareba Girls? Akiko Higashimura gives us the answers with this sequel that the hosts have been dying to read!!!
Continue reading313 – Retrospective Redux 3 – A Silent Voice
This week we dive into spoilers for volume 8 of BEASTARS, Morgana checks out Pop Life from Star Fruit Books, dakazu loves Requiem of the Rose King, and we rejoice at the upcoming release of Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! Then we revisit one of our beloved Retrospectives with A Silent Voice and find ourselves with a lot of critiques for Yoshitoki Oima’s beloved series!!!
Continue readingBlue Giant Supreme
This sequel series to Blue Giant follows main character Dai as he travels to Europe and continue his journey to become the best jazz player in the world.
Shinichi Ishizuka is so good at creating human dramas and the subtle nuance he puts in the facial expressions of characters is fantastic. I’m always fascinated at how manga artists convey sound through visual art and this manga does an amazing job.
~dakazu