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Kokkoku Sweetness & Lightning, How Are You and Food Wars 2

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August 24, 2022

Ep. 75 – 4 First Chapters: Food Wars, Kokkoku, Sweetness & Lightning and How Are You?

FOUR FOR THE PRICE OF… NONE!? This week the Mangasplainers read four manga first-chapters, all of which are free to read (legally) on the internet! But which of these first-chapters will Chip crown the winner, the one that we will read the entire volume and discuss next season? Find out...

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August 18, 2022

Ep. 74: Witches by Daisuke Igarashi & Drops of God by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okamoto

Our third and final entry into witch-week ends with what might be the witchiest book of them all, Daisuke Igarashi’s Witches. Exploring different traditions of witches across a selection of magical realist stories, this is an ambitious book…but does its reach escape its grasp? The Mangasplainers will find out soon!...

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August 10, 2022

Ep. 73: Witchcraft Works by Ryu Mizunagi & You’re My Pet by Yayoi Ogawa

It’s another Witchy Week on Mangasplaining, as David leads the crew through Ryu Mizunagi’s Witchcraft Works! Will this silly harem comedy bewitch the Mangasplainers? And then, Chris leads the team through our bonus read, the classic josei manga Tramps Like Us… er.. You’re My Pet, as it’s now called, by Yayoi Ogawa. It’s a...

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August 2, 2022

Ep. 72: Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama & MARS Vol. 1 by Fuyumi Soryo

Get ready for the witchiest month of them all, AUGUST, as we begin three weeks of Very Different books about witches! We kick things off with the darling of the witchy world (and one of the bestselling manga series in North America), Kamome Shirahama’s Witch Hat Atelier! Deb hosts and...

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Blog / Show Notes & Episodes

July 29, 2022

Ep. 71: Moonlight Mile S3 by Yasuo Otagaki and Knights of Sidonia v1 by Tsutomu Nihei

This week the team ‘reads’ its first UNTRANSLATED manga, jumping into Season 3 of MOONLIGHT MILE by Yasuo Otagaki. Self-serialized by the author on PIXIV, this sci-fi action manga set on the moon creates a unique experience for the Mangasplainers, but will Chip dig it even though he has to turn his...

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July 21, 2022

Ep. 70: My Hero Academia v1 by Kohei Horikoshi & Battle Angel Alita v1 by Yukito Kishiro

It’s another double-header this week as the crew dives into one of the bestselling manga of 2021, My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi, followed by a blast back to the past with seinen manga classic Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro! Two great manga that grow and change significantly in the telling gives us...

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July 14, 2022

Ep. 69: All-Rounder Meguru Vols. 1 & 7, by Hiroki Endo

This week, the Mangasplaining Crew finally get to one of David and Deb’s fave fighting manga, Hiroki Endo’s All-Rounder Meguru! In this unique episode, the team reads the first volume of the MMA manga, then skips to volume 7 to read a volume based on female fighters! Make sure not to...

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July 6, 2022

Ep. 68: MASSIVE: Gay Erotic Manga by Various, and Lone Wolf & Cub Vol. 1 by Koike and Kojima

This week the team takes a decidedly NSFW dive into the surprising world of gay manga, with the MASSIVE Anthology! How does it compare to BL? How does it compare to their ‘regular’ reads? How will they do the show notes for this one? Find out inside! Plus, in a...

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June 30, 2022

Ep. 67: In The Clear Moonlit Dusk, by Mika Yamamori

Deb continues to recommend her favorite shojo manga to the Mangasplainers, this week cheering-on Mika Yamamori’s In The Clear Moonlit Dusk. But will the arrow of this shojo manga’s love pierce Chip’s cold, cruel heart? Listen on and find out! Powered by RedCircle

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June 22, 2022

Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by Toda

This week the team digs into a classic sports manga, Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi! This story has huge twist/reveal in the first volume and the crew SPOILS IT, A LOT. But it’s not a spoiler to say that this (baseball!?) manga is EXCELLENT, so if you don’t want to...

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    Chip's comments about not having time to read for pleasure are always kinda heartbreaking. He should pick stuff for the…

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