38 – All About BL

It’s about JUNJI ITO! Timestamps to come!

Do you love Boys Love? Then you will love this episode! Hopefully. This month we read (or re-read) some BL titles and discussed them as an expert and a novice to the genre. Titles Discussed: Aitsu no Daihonmei Here U Are Konya mo Nemurenai Mangos: Genshiken Season II Lore Olympus

Hey, everybody! Good to be back. This month, we get into what actually happens in Detective Conan once you get rid of all the murders standing between Conan and the secret of the Black Organization. 0:00 – Intro 13:05 – Detective Conan 1:31:08 – Mango of the Week-O Manga Links: Demon Tune Hinomaru Zumou Detective … Continue reading "37 – DETECTIVE CONAN Without Filler"

WE’RE BACK! Thanks for waiting so patiently. Matt decided he wanted to take a few weeks off to get cultured and experience the world from a new and unique perspective. What a dickhead. This week we decided to go back to the classic comedy BEELZEBUB, except I try to recite the entire plot from memory … Continue reading "36 -The Plot of BEELZEBUB (From Memory)"

Hello! The gag manga Shishunki Renaissance! David-kun has ended its run in Shonen Jump so we decided to take a look back and reminisce on our favorite characters, story arcs, etc. We also discuss possible reasons that it might have ended. Thanks for listening. Manga Links: Watashi to Sensei no Genjuu Shinryouroku Fujiyama-san wa Shishunki … Continue reading "35 – The End of SHISHUNKI RENAISSANCE! DAVID-KUN"

Hey everybody! Right up top I want to apologize for the audio this week. There was a lot of background noise from a lawn mower that couldn’t be isolated. Now that that’s out of the way, this week we decided to make a One Piece arc! There’s so many quality arcs in the manga, but … Continue reading "34 – Crafting a ONE PIECE Arc"

Welcome back! This week we get into our initial reactions to Masashi Kishimoto and Akira Okubo’s new manga SAMURAI 8. Then, we discuss our thoughts on the overall quality of One Piece and how the current storylines match up to the older ones. As always, thanks for listening. 0:00 – Samurai 8 Discussion 10:35 – … Continue reading "33 – Samurai 8 Reactions & Is ONE PIECE Getting Worse?"

The live-action Pokemon film we’ve all been waiting for! Detective Pikachu has finally hit theaters and we watched it. With our eyes. Our resident PhD in Pokemon provides his thoughts and we talk about favorite and least favorite parts of the movie. As always, thanks for listening! Manga Links: Record of Ragnarok Dragon Recipe Intro … Continue reading "32 – Detective Pikachu! Is It Good?"

With the upcoming release of Detective Pikachu, we decide to mine Matt’s experience (AKA obsession) with the games and have him walk us through (most) of the Pokemon games. We talk about the story, the gameplay mechanics, how the creators responded to criticism, etc. I’m really beat from editing this episode, so no timestamps this … Continue reading "31 – The Evolution of POKEMON Games"

Welcome back! This week we have an in-depth discussion about the best manga to read if you’ve never ever ever read manga before. Ever. This is the definitive list and you may not email in to tell us our opinions suck. We already know that. Thanks for listening! 0:00 – Main discussion 32:45 – Mango … Continue reading "30 – Top Manga Recommendations for NEWCOMERS"