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Ep. 80: Space Brothers, by Chuya Koyama Oct 26, 2022

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SPAAAAAACE BROTHERS! It's the story of two young brothers who promise each other to join Japan's space program and journey to the moon, to Mars, and beyond! Except one of them just got fired from his job for headbutting his jerk boss. What will happen in this episodic dramedy of a manga series? And speaking of Dramedys, David takes the "joke" and makes it very real, as at 49:22 we do an episode of our new podcast M*A*S*H-SPLAINING! We all get together and talk about the 40 year-old television series M*A*S*H, and what it means to us. You never know what to expect on this podcast!

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Ep. 79: Kowloon Generic Romance Vol. 1, by Jun Mayuzuki Oct 12, 2022

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This week, Deb takes the Mangasplainers to a place that no one can go, the demolished Kowloon Walled City, in Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance! A unique seinen manga from a mangaka that got her break in Shojo, the book both lives up to its title and surpasses it in ways that will surprise and delight! But what does Chip think!? Listen in to find out! And make sure to check out all the images in our show notes for this episode at Mangasplaining.com, and maybe sign up for our Newsletter at MangasplainingExtra.com!

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Ep. 78: Our Colors, by Gengoroh Tagame Oct 04, 2022

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Every generation needs its coming-out story, and Gengoroh Tagame’s Our Colors is both groundbreaking and timeless. This week Christopher leads the crew through this autobiographically-informed title and many personal, hilarious, and even heartwarming stories are shared. Show notes and more at Mangasplaining.com. Plus, sign up for our newsletter at MangasplainingExtra.com.

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Ep. 77: MOB PSYCHO 100, by ONE Sep 21, 2022

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This week on the podcast, David hosts a story about a young boy with immense psychic power, and the nefarious forces that want to control them. Wait, did we skip to the end of the season to do an episode on AKIRA? Nope, it’s the comedy manga MOB PSYCHO 100 by ONE, on Mangasplaining! Plus, in the Q&A, the team talk about the production differences between manga and superhero comics, and the discussion goes a different way than you might think…!

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Ep 76: Chi's Sweet Home, by Konami Kanata Aug 31, 2022

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Is Chi just a cute little kitty, or a personification of the bittersweet memories of growing up and away from your innocence? Deb asks this, and the other Big Questions on this week's episode of Mangasplaining! Check out the show notes at Mangasplaining.com, or subscribe to our newsletter at MangasplainingExtra.com.

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Ep. 75: Four First Chapter Special: Food Wars!, Kokkoku, Sweetness & Lightning, and How Are You? Aug 25, 2022

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FOUR FOR THE PRICE OF... NONE!? This week Christopher leads the Mangaskateers (?) through four different first-chapters from four different manga, all of which are free to read (legally) on the internet! Check out Chapter 1 of Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, Sweetness and Lightning, Kokkoku: Moment by Moment, and How Are You?. But which of these first-chapters will Chip crown the winner, and that we will read IN TOTAL next season? Find out in this very special episode of Mangasplaining!

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Ep. 74: WITCHES by Daisuke Igarashi, and Drops of God by Agi & Okimoto Aug 18, 2022

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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!

Then on our Comixology Manga Must-Reads section, we sip, swish, and spit Drops of God, by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto! Do the Mangasplaining team have refined enough palettes to enjoy all that this wine-tasting manga has to offer?

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Ep. 73: Witchcraft Works Vol 1 & You're My Pet Vol 1 Aug 09, 2022

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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 big week for manga, and you're invited to listen along!

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Ep. 72: Witch Hat Atelier Vol.1 by Kamome Shirahama, & MARS Vol. 1 by Fuyumi Soryo Aug 02, 2022

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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 in North America), Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier! Deb hosts and says this manga is good for EVERYONE, but will Chip and the gang disagree? Find out!

Plus: On our Comixology Manga Must-Read, we tackle the classic shojo manga MARS, by Fuyumi Soroyo. Will this beloved 90s shojo manga and troubled romance hit with the crew?

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Ep. 71: Moonlight Mile S3 by Otagaki & Knights of Sidonia by Nihei Jul 29, 2022

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This week the team 'reads' its first UNTRANSLATED manga, jumping into Season 3 of MOONLIGHT MILE by Yasuo Otagaki. Self-serialized by the author, this sci-fi action manga set on the moon creates a unique experience for the Mangasplainers, but will Chip dig it when he has to turn his head sideways to read the Google Translate text?

PLUS! On this week's Manga Must Reads, we check back in with Tsutomu Nihei's Knights of Sidonia for a somewhat-expanded look at another spacefaring sci-fi manga. An SF double-header this week on Mangasplaining!

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