517 – Manga in Motion 65 – The First Slam Dunk
While Seamus is out we talk about Astro Bot, Dracula, Ryukishi Senmon Gakkou, Go! Happy Mania, and more! Then, our Manga in Motion on Takehiko Inoue directing debut, The First Slam Dunk, leads to divisive opinions!
Continue reading459 – Fire Punch part 2
On this episode dakazu gives his thoughts on the anime movie The First Slam Dunk! Then we talk about how everything happened in the volumes we read for our Fire Punch Retrospective!!!
Continue reading457 – Darfox Dabbles 8 – MANGA Plus 4
This week dakazu and Darfox examine the newer series like Shibatarian, Red Cat Ramen, and Show-ha Shoten! on MANGA Plus for a Darfox Dabbles! We also discuss Slam Dunk, Dark Gathering, and Truck Driver no Kaidan FIRST GEAR!!!
Continue reading329 – Triple Dip 47 – Basara, Claymore, MPD-Psycho
Morgana and Seamus are back to hear dakazu talk about all thing Paru Itagaki with BEASTARS, Beast Complex, and Bota Bota! dakazu also gives his impressions on the new DC manga series Batman Justice Buster and One Operation Joker! Then we have an older manga themed Triple Dip with Basara, Claymore, and MPD-Psycho!!!
Continue reading271 – Fantasy Magazine – Horror
This week we launch our new format called Fantasy Magazine! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu have all drafted non-licensed or out-of-print series to create their ultimate horror-themed manga magazine! Listen in as we present our picks of Petshop of Horrors, Dai Dark, and Jisatsutou and then debate whether or not they fall under the category of horror!!!
Continue readingSLAM DUNK
A manga about a red haired delinquent who starts playing basketball to impress a girl.
Every time I reread SLAM DUNK I’m reminded of how it’s a fucking masterpiece.
THE basketball manga that made basketball popular in Japan. One of the greatest sports manga of all time. Takehiko Inoue filled this series to the brim with exciting sports action, hilarious comedy, and heartfelt drama.
Again, it’s a masterpiece.
We did a full Retrospective on it.
~dakazu
180 – Princess Jellyfish part 8
We’ve finally reached the end of Princess Jellyfish! Get ready for a lengthy discussion about everything from the ending to our favorite parts!
Continue reading150 – One Shot 6 – Tomie with Dawn “Usamimi”
Welcome to our mega-sized 150th episode! Seamus is out but Dawn “Usamimi” from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast returns to talk about horror manga! We take an in-depth look at Junji Ito’s earlier work Tomie and talk about Junji Ito’s 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 Netflix’s CG reboot of Saint Seiya, the live-action Ajin: Demi-Human, the Psycho-Pass season that ‘shall not be discussed’, hate watching The Lost Village, hype for Devilman Crybaby, Masaaki Yuasa’s 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!!!
Continue reading113 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 1 with Toby Xi
Toby from The Comic Conspiracy podcast joins us to talk about his history with manga/anime this week! We discuss his favorites like Saint Saiya, Captain Future, Slam Dunk, City Hunter, and more! Also, darfox explains Yuri!!! on Ice to Toby, Seamus updates us on Mizuki Sigeru’s Showa, and dakazu gets into Boku no Shoukibo na Seikatsu where mangaka Shigeyuki Fukumitsu’s favorite subject is his wife. Finally, we unknowingly start a new retrospective series with Osamu Tezuka’s magnum opus, Phoenix!!!(covers volume 1-Dawn)
Continue reading025 – Slam Dunk part 10
Tune in as darfox delves into Newtypes with Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin before we embark on our final discussion of Slam Dunk!! We’ll cover the final chapters along with our favorite matches and moments from this classic manga series.(covers chapters 243-276)
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