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...
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...
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...
This week on Mangasplaining, Christopher leads the team through the classic shojo manga short story collection, A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio, published by Fantagraphics. It’s a very special book, and leads to a BIG discussion about classic manga in general! Powered by RedCircle
Deb leads the crew through Shonen Jump’s Hot New Title, Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu. This is a spicy manga, and it makes for a very spicy episode! It’s not for the kiddos, but does that automatically make it perfect for Chip? Powered by RedCircle
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...
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...
Lots of firsts this episode, as the Mangasplaing gang read their first complete series, their first digtal-only series, and we get the first hints that manga just might be breaking poor Chip’s brain! It’s all here in this discussion of the sci-fi epic 7 Billion Needles! Powered by RedCircle
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!
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December 7 - AKIRA vol. 4 by Katsuhiro Otomo
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