A doozy of an episode! We talk about Panpanya’s An Invitation from a Crab, our first ‘alternative’ manga on the podcast. Then Christopher interviews Ko Ransom, the translator for this comic in a new “Mangasplaining: Listen to Me!” segment. Finally, we get a question about overwork in the manga industry that goes to some very personal places. In this episode:00:00...
The Mangang tackles the complete works of Tsutomu Nihei in this very special episode! They also go on a blind date with Rumiko Takhashi’s new series, Mao.
This week we take a dip back into the Shonen Jump mines with one of its newest and most unexpected hit series’, Spy X Family by Tatsuya Endo. We all read the same book this week, so that’s better than last time. But did we all read it… the same way?
Welcome back to Mangasplaining for Season Two! This episode we read Osamu Tezuka’s classic Phoenix (despite Chip’s best efforts) and enjoy a bonus bit of #sponsored reading thanks to VIZ Media, who provided us with Junji Ito’s Sensor. Powered by RedCircle THIS EPISODE:00:00 Welcome Back & Introductions05:00 Phoenix: Dawn and Phoenix: Future, by Osamu Tezuka1:04:00 Sensor, by Junji Ito1:15:20 Reader...
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Here's what's coming up on the podcast:
March:
Ep. 89: Goodnight Pun Pun, by Inio Asano
Ep. 90: Grappler Baki, by Keisuke Itagaki
Ep. 91: My Love Story, by Kawahara and Aruko
April:
Ep. 92: Bleach vol 1 & vol. 55, by Tite Kubo
Ep. 93: Pop Team Epic vol 1, by Bkub Okubo
Ep. 94: The Boxer, by JH
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Thanks, Nicole! I made the correction!