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...
After two episodes talking about boys love manga, the gang finally reads an actual BL manga together! We start off with the short and sweet Our Dining Table by Mita Ori, but will it be ‘smexy’ enough to satisfy these very adult readers? This episode gets a little spicy, so...
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...
The Mangang tackles the complete works of Tsutomu Nihei in this very special episode! They also go on a blind date with Rumiko Takhashi’s new series, Mao.
Welcome back to Mangasplaining for Season Two! This episode we read Osamu Tezuka’s classic Phoenix (despite Chip’s best efforts) and enjoy a bonus bit of #sponsored reading thanks to VIZ Media, who provided us with Junji Ito’s Sensor. Powered by RedCircle THIS EPISODE:00:00 Welcome Back & Introductions05:00 Phoenix: Dawn and...
It’s our second two-fer episode! First up, David leads the gang through the ero-guro-comedy Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu! Then after the break at 45:00, the team checks out #sponsored read ZOM 100 by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata. It’s a very creepy, crawly, and occasionally unsettling episode! Listener beware!...
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...
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June 14 - Dai Dark vol. 1 by Q Hayashida
June 21 - Cross Game vol. 1 by Mitsuru Adachi
June 28 - In the Clear Moonlit Dusk vols. 1 & 2, by Mina Yamaguchi
July 5 - Massive Gay Manga Anthology
July 12 - All Rounder Meguru vols. 1 & 5, by Hiroki Endo
July 19 - My Hero Academia vol. 1 by Kohei Horikoshi
July 26 - Moonlight Mile by Yasuo Otagaki
August 2 - Witch Hat Atelier vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama
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