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Ep. 85: Chainsaw Man vol 1 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Welcome back to Mangasplaining, the podcast where we recommend manga to folks who haven’t read much manga before! We’re kicking off Season 4, a.k.a/ episode 85, with the biggest manga out there right now, Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man Vol. 1.  Will the Mangasplaininers, Deb, David, Chris, and Chip, love this title as much as they did the author’s very different...

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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 lots to explore this week on Mangasplaining! Powered by RedCircle

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Ep. 41: Golden Kamuy Vol. 1, by Satoru Noda

Get ready to get rugged, as the Mangasplaining team heads north… and back in time!… to the colonization of Hokkaido, Japan at the end of the 1800s. It’s Satoru Noda’s historical, informational, action-filled, occasionally homoerotic, EPIC manga Golden Kamuy! Powered by RedCircle In this Episode:00:00 Golden Kamuy vol. 152:30 The Break53:00 Reader Q&A: What is our opinion on translating Japanese...

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Ep. 40: Vinland Saga, by Makoto Yukimura

VIKINGS! Renowned for their pillaging, conquest, and… really great art? Deb leads the team through the one-and-only Viking manga being published today, and it’s not quite what anyone expected… in a good way! This week on Mangasplaining, we start the Vinland Saga… come along for the journey! Powered by RedCircle This Episode:00:00 Vinland Saga vol. 1, by Makoto Yukimura59:33 The...

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Ep. 25: AKIRA vol. 2 by Katsuhiro Otomo

As we wrap up Season 1 of Mangasplaining, we return to where we started, with the second volume of Katsuhiro Otomo’s epic manga creation, AKIRA. AKIRA Vol. 2 is a great manga that acts as a jumping-off point for a wide ranging talk on printing and publishing, assistants, and art vs. commerce. It’s a very big episode, we hope you...

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Ep. 11: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 1

The international smash-sensation, Hiromu Arakawa’s FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, is the subject this week on Mangasplaining! How can a universally beloved series be anything but universally beloved? Well you’re about to find out… Powered by RedCircle

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Ep. 10: TekkonKinkreet Black & White

Perhaps our most anticipated episode, TekkonKinkreet is a manga that’s had a powerful effect on many readers and comic creators, including this week’s host Christopher. Will Chip Zdarsky like the book? Will him disliking it form a rift that tears the podcast asunder? Probably not, but Deb, David, Christopher and Chip dig into this very widely-loved manga, with some interesting...

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Episode 1: Akira Vol 1

It’s the first episode of Mangasplaining, the podcast where we make Chip Zdarsky Read Great Manga to see what he thinks! Featuring Chip, Deb Aoki, David Brothers, and this episode’s host Christopher Butcher. So what did Chip think of the legendary manga classic Akira? Listen to find out!