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Ep. 120: Dogsred, by Satoru Noda Jun 20, 2025

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Back before there was a print edition, the Mangasplainers read the weekly chapters of Golden Kamuy creator Satoru Noda’s new hockey manga, DOGSRED!

Christopher hosts for a series he was excited to read, Deb already loved, and David was unsure of… And what about Chip, who “hates hockey?” Is there anything here for HIM? Listen in and read along to find out! (The first three chapters are free to read too!)

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Ep. 119: Kaiju No. 8, by Naoya Matsumoto May 15, 2025

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A Japanese take on superheroes? A henshin series? A kaiju/giant monsters manga? A workplace drama? The new-ish Shonen Jump series Kaiju No. 8 is all of these and more! But will the Mangasplainers dig this multifaceted action series? Or is it merely… Competent!!!? Come for Kaiju No. 8, but stick around for wide-ranging discussions of age, digital manga, Shonen Jump, and much more.

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Ep. 118: Guardians of the Louvre, by Jiro Taniguchi Apr 28, 2025

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Welcome back to Mangasplaining, the podcast for people who are curious about manga but don’t know where to start! This week we choose a work from one of our favorite authors with potentially broad appeal—Jiro Taniguchi’s Guardians of the Louvre. But will this title live up to the love we have for the rest of his catalogue? Keep Listen in and read on to find out!

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Ep. 117: Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Vol. 1, by Takamori and Chiba Dec 19, 2024

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Hello Mangasplaining fans, have we got a treat for you! Thanks to our friends at Kodansha who sponsored this episode, we were given an advance peak at the forthcoming hardcover omnibus Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Volume 1. This classic boxing manga (and so much more!) has been one of the podcast’s white whales for years, and on December 24th the first volume will be released to the world! Is it everything we dreamed of? Listen and find out!

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Ep. 116: Daredevil: Born Again, by Miller and Mazzucchelli Oct 17, 2024

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Welcome to our very first episode of… Comicsplaining?! That’s right, this week we're covering a “mainstream, superhero” book, Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli. Chip calls it his “Nausicaa,” and everything THAT means. But wait, why are covering a non-manga title? What does this have to do with Mangasplaining? Does Chip nerd out on Daredevil: Born Again SUPER HARD for this entire Episode? Listen on, fans, and find out!

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Back to manga next week, sort of, with the French-published manga graphic album bande desinee hybrid Guardians of the Louvre by Jiro Taniguchi.

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Ep. 115: Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics! by Frederik Schodt Sep 26, 2024

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Welcome to Season 5 of Mangasplaining! We’re jumping right in on our new bi-weekly schedule with both our longest episode AND our first prose book: Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics, by Frederik Schodt. It’s literally THE book on Manga for North America, or at least it was when first published back in 1988… Does this incredible tome of manga history hold up, or is the industry in North America, not to mention Japan, just too different here in 2024? And who does Chip think that America's answer to Osamu Tezuka TRULY is? Listen to find out!

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Ep. 114: Interview with Robin Brenner, Graphic Novel Librarian! Jun 04, 2024

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Did you know that comics, graphic novels, and manga can (usually) be found at your local library? We talk to American Library Association's Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable President Robin Brenner about her history promoting manga in libraries and how you can save a few bucks and enjoy your tax dollars at work at your local library!

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Ep. 113: The Best of Season 4! May 16, 2024

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What a season it’s been! Lasting basically the entirety of 2023, we covered a ton of great manga, from the popular anime-fueled hits of the day to the obscure and wonderful titles hiding on shelves across the world. So what were our favs? What are the manga for YOU, the person who doesn’t read much manga? Listen on and find out!

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Ep. 112: AKIRA Volume 5, by Katsuhiro Otomo Mar 05, 2024

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It's the end of the season (almost) and so it's time to read the next volume of AKIRA by Katsuhiro Otomo! Will the title that introduced Chip Zdarsky to manga continue to be his fav? Deb Aoki hosts, and David Brothers and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher join in on this merry tour through the biggest and most intense volume of the series.

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Ep. 111: Heavenly Delusion, by Masakazu Ishiguro Feb 12, 2024

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Season 4 is nearing its conclusion, and it's time for David's last pick: Heavenly Delusion, by Masakazu Ishiguro! This sci-fi (comedy?) manga has a huge fan-following already thanks to its great art and story AND a hit anime series too! But will that be enough to meet the high standards of the VERY choosy Mangasplaining crew?

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