397 – Manga in Motion 55 – Nicky Larson
For the final installment of our City Hunter Multimedia Retrospective we’re joined by our friend Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast to discuss the 2018 French action comedy Nicky Larson! We also have spoiler-talk for volume 18 of BEASTARS and impressions on the new Star Wars: Mandalorian and Star Wars: Visions manga!!!
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 readingKegare no Uta
A fantasy manga about special warriors who absorb the “taint” that corrupts the monsters they hunt.
Looks like Yusuke Osawa is continuing his MO of borrowing from video games. Much like his GREEN WORLDZ series, everything from the designs of the transforming weapons to the monsters are heavily inspired from games like Bloodborne and Monster Hunter. His artwork in action scenes are always decently impressive but I can’t laugh at his “inspired” aesthetic.
~dakazu
6th Bullets
A manga about a bullied high school boy who joins a special gun squad to fight against humans transformed into mutants by their dark desires.
Welp. This manga seems like it’s an amalgamation of a bunch of generic troupes that comes off as bland and unoriginal when put together.
Sexy woman in tight clothing? Check.
Humans turning into monsters based on their evil emotions? Check.
Main Character who has a heart of justice? Check.
Even the team’s name ammonymous is done in the same font as amazon.
Yusuke Osawa is not a bad artist and I rather enjoyed his GREEN WORLDZ series. I suggest people go read that instead of this.
~dakazu