“They’re reading a manga… about Ping Pong? But why? How good could it possibly be? Wait, did Chip say it might be his favourite new manga of all time? Chip said that, not Christopher, who’s deeply biased towards liking Matsumoto’s work? Wow. Wow. Maybe I gotta listen to that episode...
Hello, and Welcome to Mangasplaining! The newsletter where we talk about manga, and also… publish manga?! It’s true! Some of the folks behind the Mangasplaining Podcast are starting a brand new publishing endeavour under the Mangasplaining banner, the very first manga Substack! We will publish the episode show-notes you already...
It’s a surprisingly spooky episode to kick off October, as Deb brings the Mangang into the twisted world of Shuzo Oshimi with Blood on the Tracks, volumes 1 and 2. Plus a special ‘Mangasplaining: Listen To Me’ segment with Ed Chavez of Denpa Inc., the English language publisher of many...
Perhaps our most anticipated episode, TekkonKinkreet is a manga that’s had a powerful effect on many readers and comic creators, including this week’s host Christopher. Will Chip Zdarsky like the book? Will him disliking it form a rift that tears the podcast asunder? Probably not, but Deb, David, Christopher and...
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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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