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...
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...
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...
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...
This week the team tackles Look Back, by Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto. It’s a huge departure from his previous works, and the team takes their time to unpack a very delicate story.
What’s this? Is it the first time we’ve covered two different books by the same author on Mangasplaining? It certainly is, and it should be no surprise that the awesome Akiko Higashimura is the recipient of this honor! This week we cover her masterwork Tokyo Tarareba Girls, and we hope...
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...
This week the Mangasplaining gang tackle the slightly wacky world of… Modern Day Tokyo?! It’s Hikaru Nakamura’s Saint Young Men, which features The Buddha and Jesus as roommates in a cramped Tokyo apartment. Does it deliver on the hilarious high-concept? Only one way to find out! Please note that this...
It’s a very big week for the Mangasplaining crew, as we tackle our first AND second “official” shojo manga releases… And they couldn’t be more different! Get ready for the teen fantasy adventure series Yona of the Dawn and the dangerous and sexy adult romance of Yakuza Lover on this...
A manga… about making MANGA? Will this recursive bit of shoujo comedy delight or dismay Chip Zdarsky and the Mangasplaining gang? Only one way to find out…! Plus the team gives their picks for the manga gems that they wish would come back into print! Powered by RedCircle
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Here's what's coming up on the podcast:
Jan 18: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol 1, by Hayao Miyazaki. (VIZ Media)
Jan 25: Kamen Rider Classic Collection, by Shotaro Ishinomori. (Seven Seas)
Feb 1: The Blood Red Boy, by Minami Q-ta. (Starfruit Books)
Feb 8: Blue Period Vol. 1, by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. (Kodansha)
Feb 15: Our Dining Table, by Mira Ota. (Seven Seas)
Feb 22: AKIRA Volume 3, by Katsuhiro Otomo. (Kodansha)
Find these books at your local comic/manga specialty shop or independent bookstore or maybe even your local library!
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