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
The international smash-sensation, Hiromu Arakawa’s FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, is the subject this week on Mangasplaining! How can a universally beloved series be anything but universally beloved? Well you’re about to find out… Powered by RedCircle
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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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