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...
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.
Fashion. Glamour. Sex. Highschool? Manga-ka Ai Yazawa takes on turn-of-the-millennium fashion culture in PARADISE KISS, recently re-released in a spiffy all-in-one edition! The Mangasplaining crew digs into this beloved series and comes out with some very, very strong opinions. “The first duty in life is to assume a pose. What...
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
Look Out! It’s our first Josei manga title with Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki, published by Vertical Inc./Kodansha. A few notes before starting this episode! CW: Sexual assault, suicide. This is a pretty intense, crazy, adult manga. Because of that, this will be the first episode marked explicit/adult. Sorry kiddos,...
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Here's what's coming up on the Podcast.
Oct 19: Tokyo Tarareba Girls Vol 1-3, by Akiko Higashimura. (Kodansha)
Oct 26: BL Metamorphosis Vol 3-5, by Kaori Tsurutani. (Seven Seas)
Nov 2: CITY Vol 1, by Keiichi Arawi. (Vertical/Kodansha).
Nov 9: Dan Da Dan Ch. 1-8, by Yukinobu Tatsu. (Shonen Jump/VIZ Media)
Nov 16: A Drunken Dream and Other Stories, by Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics)
Find these books at your local comic/manga specialty shop or independent bookstore or maybe even your local library!
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