457 – Darfox Dabbles 8 – MANGA Plus 4

457 – 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!!!

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329 – Triple Dip 47 – Basara, Claymore, MPD-Psycho

329 – Triple Dip 47 – Basara, Claymore, MPD-Psycho

Morgana and Seamus are back to hear dakazu talk about all thing Paru Itagaki with BEASTARSBeast 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 BasaraClaymore, and MPD-Psycho!!!

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271 – Fantasy Magazine – Horror

271 – 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 HorrorsDai Dark, and Jisatsutou and then debate whether or not they fall under the category of horror!!!

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SLAM DUNK

SLAM 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.

Available from VIZ.

~dakazu

180 – Princess Jellyfish part 8

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!

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150 – One Shot 6 – Tomie with Dawn “Usamimi”

150 – 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!!!

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113 – Tezuka Osamu’s Phoenix part 1 with Toby Xi

113 – 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)

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024 – Slam Dunk part 9

024 – Slam Dunk part 9

On this episode Seamus2389 finishes Girl Friends and we tangent to the grossness of Bunny Drop, dakazu talks about Mob Psycho 100 by the author of One Punch Man, and we dive into the penultimate part of our Slam Dunk retrospective where Shohoku faces off against the National champions Sannou!!(covers chapters 216-242)

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