Tagged: Shinichi Ishizuka

June 8, 2022

Ep. 64: Blue Giant Volume 5-6, by Shinichi Ishizuka

This week the team dives into their very first music manga, the jazz odyssey that is Blue Giant, by Shinichi Ishizuka! They’re also reading their first-ever series where they don’t start from the first volume, instead they’re diving straight into volume five! Does it work? Does any of it work?...

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May 31, 2022

BONUS: Ep. 64 Podcast Pre-Read: Blue Giant Vol. 1-4 by Shinichi Ishizuka

If you’re new to Blue Giant and maybe you don’t have time or the inclination to read volumes 1-4 before we post our next episode, here’s what I’m-a gonna do for you: I’m sharing the pre-read summary of the main events of the first 1/3 of the series that I...

Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
(And I can't shut up and probably should write these up after listening to the full podcast...) I appreciate the…
Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
And finally--I have to echo Deb's shout out for Dance Dance Danseur. I never played baseball as a kid, but…
Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
AND... It is interesting that Adachi doesn't address women's sports. When he did Hiatari Ryōkō! for Shoujo Comic, Aim for…
Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
And as to serialization... I think this would have worked for readers (especially as a weekly, as opposed to monthly,…
Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
And as to the brilliant use of how time is used... I do think (shock!) that shoujo masters like Moto…