Mangasplaining

It’s Business Time! We’re back with a new episode and a “new” manga, the dramatic day-in-the-life Division Chief Kosaku Chief. Only published in Japan in a bilingual edition designed to teach and reinforce English language learning among Japanese readers, we got our hands on this Japanese import and deep-dive into the world of Japanese businessmen in the 90s! Check out the show notes at mangasplaining.com, and our newsletter at mangasplainingextra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week Chip hosts his pick from our "Four First Chapters" special in Episode 75, the seinen parenting & food manga Sweetness & Lightning, by Gido Amagakure! But will this manga be a little TOO sweet for Chip's now-refined manga palette? Listen and find out! Check out the show notes at mangasplaining.com, or subscribe to our newsletter at mangasplainingextra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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, firmly for grownups and unlike most American comic books? And did David choose this series just because it has his name in it? LISTEN TO FIND OUT! Oh and check out the show notes at http://www.mangasplaining.com, and our newsletter and http://www.mangasplainingextra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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…! Read the show notes at http://www.mangasplaining.com, or subscribe to our newsletter at http://www.mangasplainingextra.com! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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! Visit Mangasplaining.com for links to read these chapters, detailed show notes, and much more! And hey why not visit MangasplainingExtra.com for our newsletter? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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? Read the show notes and more at Mangasplaining.com, and don't miss our newsletter and publishing effort at MangasplainingExtra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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! Check out the Mangasplaining reading list, show notes, and so much more at Mangasplaining.com. And don't forget to check out our newsletter and publishing endeavour at MangasplainingExtra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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? Check out the show notes at Mangasplaining.com and our newsletter and publishing effort at MangasplainingExtra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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! Listen to the show notes at Mangasplaining.com, or check out our newsletter at MangasplainingExtra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's another double-header this week as the crew dives into one of the bestselling manga of 2020, My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi, and then travels back in time to enjoy the seinen manga classic Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro! Two great manga that grow and change significantly in the telling, with lots to explore this week on Mangasplaining! Read the show notes and more at Mangasplaining.com, and check out our newsletter and manga publishing endeavor at mangsplainingextra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week the Mangasplaining Crew finally gets to one of David and Deb's fav fighting manga, Hiroki Endo's 'All-Rounder Meguru!' In this unique episode, the team reads the first volume of the MMA manga, then skips to volume 7 to read a volume based on female fighters! Make sure not to tap-out of this one! Read the show notes and more at Mangasplaining.com and check out our publishing effort at MangasplainingExtra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week the team takes a decidedly NSFW dive into the surprising world of gay manga, with the MASSIVE Anthology! How does it compare to BL? How does it compare to their 'regular' reads? How will they do the show notes for this one? Find out inside! Plus, in a bonus segment, the team dives into Koike & Kojima's epic samurai manga, Long Wolf & Cub! All this plus Q&A too! It's a MASSIVE episode in more ways than one! Listen and check out the show notes at mangasplaining.com. Also don't forget to check out the newsletter at mangasplainingextra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy