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Ep. 83: AKIRA Volume 4, by Katsuhiro Otomo

This week the Mangasplainers wrap up the third season of the podcast with their continuing look at Katsuhiro Otomo’s legendary manga series AKIRA with volume 4. This volume diverges dramatically from the events of the movie, and is something of a shocker for fans who’ve only seen that. Will THIS be the volume of the legendary manga series that causes the...

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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! — Then, we dive into another Comixology Manga Must-Read, as...

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Ep. 65: Dai Dark Volume 1, by Q Hayashida

Darkness! No Parents! Continued Darkness! The Opposite of Light! Black Hole! All of these things await you… and much more… in Dorohedoro creator Q Hayashida’s new manga, Dai Dark Volume 1. But it turns out to be very different than some of the Mangasplainers expected, and the team ends up laughing their way through one of the funniest episodes yet....

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Ep. 51: AKIRA Vol. 3, by Katsuhiro Otomo

This week, we’re back to where it all began, as the gang luxuriates in the visual feast that is Katsuhiro Otomo’s AKIRA Volume 3. We’re gonna spoil you up front this week: Chip calls it his favourite volume of comics of all time. FOR REALS. Find out why by listening to this episode…! Powered by RedCircle IN THIS EPISODE:00:00  AKIRA...

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Ep. 49: Blue Period, by Tsubasa Yamaguchi

This week on Mangasplaining, Deb leads the crew through a book that sort of sums up some of the themes of Season 2, with an autobiographically-informed piece of art about art, and a story that’s very similar to another title we talked about in a previous episode. Tsubasa Yamaguchi’s hit manga Blue Period gives the team a lot to talk...

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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. 43: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol. 1

Get ready for a rollicking deep dive into the Gundam universe with Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. It’s often described as “Japan’s answer to Star Wars,” but as the Mangasplaining Gang learns this episode, it’s so much more, too! This episode also includes a bonus interview about Gundam featuring comics creator Emma Ríos, and don’t miss out on the HUGE...

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Ep. 42: Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Vol 1, by Fujita

This week, the Mangasplainers challenge the very notion that love is hard for peeps who have geeky hobbies, by reading a book on that very subject! Fujita’s Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku is a treatise on modern dating, but will decidedly NOT an otaku Chip Zdarsky be able to relate? Find out in this episode! Powered by RedCircle