419 - Chainsaw Man part 1

On this episode we answer an email and talk about Junji Ito manga, while dakazu checks out the end of Naruto Shippuden, (unfortunately)revisits Bunny Drop, and rants about Rin Okamoto's new manga Parallel Paradise! Then for our One Shot section we discuss Ghost in the Shell!!! We compare the characters in the manga to their anime counterparts, cringe at Masamune Shirow's love of fan service, and breakdown all plot points that were taken for the various anime adaptations!

8 Touko 201758min

This week Seamus makes predictions for what happens next in Vinland Saga and Chi no Wadachi, darfox digs the love triangle in Prison School and is enjoying ATOM: THE BEGINNING, dakazu pulls a Seamus and spoils himself on Furenaba Ochin, and we talk about upcoming live action movie adaptations of manga, such as Gintama, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, and Blade of the Immortal. Finally, we look at the super popular anime movie Your Name. and give our opinions about it!!!

1 Touko 20171h 7min

On this episode we answer an email, discuss the new chapters of Chi no Wadachi, dakazu compares must-read manga vs. top-of-their-genre manga, Seamus is disappointed about how Himegoto - Juukyuusai no Seifuku ends, and the manga 10 Dance is everything dakazu wanted Yuri!!! on Ice to be! Then we wrap up on the final volume of Phoenix, share our opinions on the series as a whole, and weigh in on our favorite arcs!!!(covers volume 12-Early Works)

24 Huhti 201745min

This week we thank Leann Hill for our awesome new avatars! Then we run down the new anime of the season, including The Eccentric Family 2, Sakura Quest, The Laughing Salesman(Warau Salesman), Berserk, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul, and ATOM: THE BEGINNING! Also dakazu is excited for Kouji Mori's new manga Sousei no Taiga! Finally, we finish the Sun arc of Phoenix!!!(covers volume 11-Sun part 2)

17 Huhti 201750min

On this episode we read an email, Seamus describes the unique manga in AX Volume 1, dakazu can't help but compare 7 Billion Needles to Parasyte, darfox praises the characterizations in BEASTARS, and he reports back from seeing the new Ghost in the Shell movie! Finally, we check out the next volume of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix for our retrospective!!!(covers volume 10-Sun part 1)

10 Huhti 201753min

This week we read emails, we give manga suggestions, Seamus has mixed feelings about Himegoto - Juukyuusai no Seifuku, darfox might drop Dr. Stone, and dakazu talks about the cut-throat business of weekly manga. Then we get to our main topic of Patlabor 2: The Movie! We compare it to the previous Patlabor movie, look for more Mamoru Oshii-isms, and break down our favorite scenes!!!

3 Huhti 20171h 25min

On this episode we discuss the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell, Seamus finishes March comes in like a lion and now hates Momo, we love looking behind the scenes of creating manga in Naoki Urasawa's Manben, dakazu is touched by Akiko Higashimura's loving tribute to her art teacher in Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey(Kakukaku Shikajika), and we weigh in on the Netflix version of Death Note! Then we dive into a lengthy analysis of Patlabor: The Movie and compare it to Mamoru Oshii's other movies!!!

27 Maalis 20171h 26min

This week Dawn "Usamimi" from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast is back to talk about one of her favorite series, Sailor Moon! We examine everything from the differences of the manga vs. the anime to the recently aired Sailor Moon Crystal! Also on this episode, Dawn's been reading Goodnight Punpun and recommends Naoki Urasawa's Manben for a look behind the scenes of creating manga, darfox checks out Reiraku and likes the unique art of BEASTARS, we celebrate the English release of My Brother's Husband and Ichi-F, we discuss the difficulty of translating and the slippery slope of fan-translations, and we're hyped for devilman crybaby by Masaaki Yuasa but not so much for Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution!!!

20 Maalis 20171h 53min