Our third and final entry into witch-week ends with what might be the witchiest book of them all, Daisuke Igarashi’s Witches. Exploring different traditions of witches across a selection of magical realist stories, this is an ambitious book…but does its reach escape its grasp? The Mangasplainers will find out soon!...
It’s another Witchy Week on Mangasplaining, as David leads the crew through Ryu Mizunagi’s Witchcraft Works! Will this silly harem comedy bewitch the Mangasplainers? And then, Chris leads the team through our bonus read, the classic josei manga Tramps Like Us… er.. You’re My Pet, as it’s now called, by Yayoi Ogawa. It’s a...
Get ready for the witchiest month of them all, AUGUST, as we begin three weeks of Very Different books about witches! We kick things off with the darling of the witchy world (and one of the bestselling manga series in North America), Kamome Shirahama’s Witch Hat Atelier! Deb hosts and...
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August 30 - Chi's Sweet Home vol. 1 (omnibus) by Konami Kanata
September 6 - Mob Psycho 100 vol 1 by ONE
September 13 - Our Colors by Gengoroh Tagame
September 21 - Kowloon Generic Romance vol 1 by Jun Mayuzuki
September 28 - Division Chief Kosaku Shima vol. 1 (bilingual edition) by Kenshi HIrokane
October 5 - Space Brothers vol. 1 by Chuya Koyama
October 12 - AKIRA vol. 4 by Katsuhiro Otomo
October 19 - Season 3 Retrospective
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