488 – Left to Right 3 – Do a Powerbomb!, Godzilla: The Half-Century War
Our friend Wyatt joins us to fill in for Morgana this week! We talk about The Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Naniwa Tomoare, and more! Then we discuss Do a Powerbomb! and Godzilla: The Half-Century War for another non-manga Left to Right!!!
Continue reading347 – Ping Pong part 2
This week dakazu talks about Sui Ishida’s new series Chojin X and the end of pesuyama poppy’s Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade! Then we finish up our Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto’s fantastic sports series, Ping Pong!!!
Continue reading318 – One Shot 31 – Venus in the Blind Spot
We’re wrapping up October Extravaganza with the master of manga horror himself, Junji Ito! We’re reviewing his latest collection of spooky stories in Venus in the Blind Spot! Join us as we discuss our favorite stories from the book and share our admiration for Ito himself!!!
Continue reading306 – Fantasy Magazine 2 – Science Fiction
Seamus is out this week so Morgana, Darfox, and dakazu submit their top science fiction manga picks they’d like to license for another edition of Fantasy Magazine! We also discuss Monster #8, Chainsaw Man, I Had That Same Dream Again: The Complete Manga Collection, Lv1 Maou to One Room Yuusha, Mieruko-chan, and more!!!
Continue readingMoonlight Mile
A manga about 2 mountain climbing friends who race to see who can reach the highest heights in outer space after climbing every mountain on Earth. One takes the military route while the other focuses on construction and development.
I love this series and it’s near future setting for space exploration and development. Compared to Space Brothers of PLANETES, this is a very R-rated story that doesn’t shy away from hardcore sex scenes and graphic violence. One of the most interesting elements in Moonlight Mile is the development war between USA and China to become the first to colonize and claim the moon for resources.
Unfortunately Yasuo Ohtagaki has put this on hiatus and is currently working on Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt. When he finishes working on that I really hope he decides to comeback and finish this great series.
~dakazu
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
I love Yasuo Ohtagaki’s Moonlight Mile and we’ve talked about his Front Mission: Dog Life & Dog Style manga before on the podcast. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is fantastic as well. I’m not that into the current chapters but the beginning of the story is amazing. Ohtagaki’s mech design skills are perfect for Gundam!
~dakazu