Mangasplaining: Read Great Manga

Monthly Archive: January 2022

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MSX: Mangasplaining Extra — The weekly manga magazine for people who love manga.

Hello, and Welcome to Mangasplaining! The newsletter where we talk about manga, and also… publish manga?! It’s true!  Some of the folks behind the Mangasplaining Podcast are starting a brand new publishing endeavour under the Mangasplaining banner, the very first manga Substack! We will publish the episode show-notes you already love, original articles about manga & manga history, and two...

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Ep. 47: Kamen Rider Classic Collection, by Shotaro Ishinomori, + Record of Ragnarok v1 & 2

The Mangasplaining crew wrap up their “Classic Manga” arc, by going back to the most influential Japanese superhero comic of all time, Kamen Rider, by Shotaro Ishinomori! Straight from 1971, this manga adapted from a TV series adapted from a manga has echoed through generations, but how does this original manga hold up in the cold, hard light of 2022?...

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Ep. 46: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Volume 1 (Editor’s Choice Edition), by Hayao Miyazaki

This week the gang talks about Studio Ghibli big-boss Hayao Miyazaki, and his classic 1982 manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind! A bonafide among bonafides, but does this manga meet Chip and the gang’s strict desires for classic manga? And is it really even manga at all? Find out this episode! PLUS: Will there be a NorthAmericanComicsplaining? Powered...

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Ep.45: Devilman The Classic Collection Vol. 1, by Go Nagai

Keeping up with your new year’s resolutions? Akira resolved to save all of humanity by combining with the power of the Devil to become DEVILMAN, in one of the wildest manga the Mangasplainers have ever read. Something to shoot for, for next year’s resolution, eh? Plus a reader Q&A about ‘indie’ manga. Check it out! Powered by RedCircle

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Ep. 44: Mangasplaining, Listen to Me! With Jocelyne Allen and Ben Applegate

A very special episode as the Mangasplaining team splits up to cover more ground, with Chip and Christopher interviewing manga translator Jocelyne Allen (BL Metamorphosis, Even Though We’re Adults) live and in person at a bar in Toronto, and Deb and David get exclusive behind-the-scenes info on Vinland Saga from manga editor/publisher/localizer Ben Applegate (Penguin Random House). It’s an all-new,...