Tagged: seinen manga

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Ep. 106: Eniale & Dewiela Vol. 1, by Kamome Shirahama

The Mangasplainers return to one of their fav artists, Kamome Shirahama of Witch Hat Atelier fame to take a look at her earlier and steamier work, the angel and devil buddy comedy Eniale & Dewiela. Will the angels and devils in this manga provide a chaste reading experiences? Or are the sultry demons...

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Manga: “Body Tree” by Susumu Higa

This week on Mangasplaining Extra, we debut Susumu Higa’s complete graphic novella “Body Tree,” never before published. Created in 2013, almost two decades after the stories that comprise Higa’s Okinawa, this wordless comic is a harsh reaction to natural and manmade disaster, and a harrowing reflection on our place in...

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Ep. 99: Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 1, by Naoki Urasawa

The manga you’ve been waiting for Mangasplaining to cover has finally arrived! The Mangang dives into PLUTO volume 1, Naoki Urasawa’s epic reimagining of Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy story ‘The World’s Strongest Robot!’ But will this first volume live up to the hype? Is it the Watchmen of manga, or...

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MANGA: Noodling in New York, by Akino Kondoh

This week at MSX: Mangasplaining Extra, we’re proud to present mangaka Akino Kondoh’s long-running manga memoir series Noodling in New York in its English-language debut! A selection of stories from across Kondoh’s series about being a Japanese immigrant living in New York City has been selected by Kondoh herself, in...

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Ep. 95: The Boxer vol. 1 by JH

Wait, is this episode MANHWAsplaining? It’s true! Deb leads the team through their first-ever Korean webtoon pick, JH’s The Boxer from IZE Press / Yen Press. What fascinating differences and similarities will the Mangang discern between this title and the previous 100+ manga they’ve read? And how does a unique vertical-scroll digital...