423 – Chainsaw Man part 4
Order is up for our final Retrospective episode on Chainsaw Man! We’re joined by Darfox’s friend Amber to discuss the end of the Public Safety Arc with volumes 10 and 11! Amber also talks about her manga and anime origins, as well as her love for Case Closed, Fruits Basket, and more!!!
Continue reading421 – Shojo Showdown 4 – MARS, Midnight Secretary, Ouran High School Host Club
On this episode Morgana leads the charge for another Shojo Showdown! We examine the first volumes of MARS, Midnight Secretary, and Ouran High School Host Club! We also discuss Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, SPY X FAMILY, Tongari Boushi no Kitchen, The Gamestars, and more!!!
Continue reading316 – Manga in Motion 44 – Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Our October Extravaganza continues this week as we review the 2000 animated feature, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! The hosts talk about watching the movie together, Morgana geeks out about vampires, dakazu is shocked at how many parts John DiMaggio played, and we start a Darfox fire alarm beep counter! Also, dakazu talks about the end of BEASTARS!!!
Continue readingWitch Hat Atelier
A manga about a young girl who accidentally discovers the secret behind the magic that exists in her world. Now she must train to become a witch and undo her mistakes.
We’ve discussed this on an older episode.
This manga is beautifully drawn by Kamome Shirahama. I love the concept of magic being linked with drawings as Shirahama herself says the idea came to her after someone commented about her art being like magic. While we’ve seen this premise of a student who trains in the ways of magic in series like Harry Potter, Shirahama’s amazing art work brings her magical world to life in it’s own unique way.
Available in English from Kodansha Comics.
~dakazu
305 – Kasane part 2
On this episode Morgana joins Deb Aoki’s Best & Worst 2020 Comi-Con panel, we celebrate the 2020 Eisner awards manga winners, and we discuss the newest volume of BEASTARS! Then our Retrospective on Daruma Matsuura’s Kasane shocks us with a new character and we compare this tale of misery with spoilers from The Last of Us Part II!!!
Continue reading302 – Triple Dip 43 – BL Metamorphosis, A Man and His Cat, Hi Score Girl
On this episode Morgana catches up on Witch Hat Atelier and SPY x FAMILY, dakazu experiences the 27 Club with Shiori Experience – Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Oji-san, and we run down all the new manga licensing announcements! Then it’s time to make up for our last Triple Dip with three excellent series, as we examine A Man and His Cat, BL Metamorphosis, and Hi Score Girl!!!
Also congratulations to the winners of our 300th episode manga giveaway contest, Dwayne, John, and Dawn! Thanks again to everyone who participated!
Continue reading282 – Triple Dip 40 – Witch Hat Atelier, Inuyashiki, Devil’s Line
On this episode dakazu talks about amateur agriculture and Cool Japan Ambassadors with Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nouen and Nihon no koto wa, Manga to Geemu de Manabimashita.! Then we jump into another round of Triple Dip with Inuyashiki, Devil’s Line, and Witch Hat Atelier!!!
Continue reading237 – One Shot 18 – My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2 with Jocelyne Allen
Translator Jocelyne Allen returns as we finish the trilogy of Kabi Nagata books by reviewing My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2!!!
Check out Jocelyne’s awesome blog and hire Jocelyne for translation and interpertation!
Continue reading203 – One Shot 14 – Manga Poverty with Deb Aoki
We’re joined by lovely manga journalist Deb Aoki this week to talk about the changes in the Western manga industry, compare them to the problems in Japanese publishing that are addressed in Shuho Sato’s memoir Manga Poverty, and rejoice over the plethora of recent manga licensing news!
Check out Deb’s twitter, professional site and Manga Answerman articles!
199 – Anime Interlude 7 – Megalo Box
It’s once again that time of the year for our anime expert Miki’s Stopwatch to join us and review the last season of anime. We pick our favorites and also give quick takes on some of the new summer anime as well!
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