Manga in Your Ears

This episode, we talk about Marimo Ragawa's New York, New York published by Yen Press. Then for our newer series, we talk about Yuki Fumino's I Hear the Sunspot published by One Peace Books.

New York, New York credits:

I Hear the Sunspot credits:

As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

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Show notes:

0:55 - We talk about New York, New York (content warning: there is discussion of the depictions of physical abuse, emotional abuse, rape, and suicide within New York, New York)

22:13 - We talk about I Hear the Sunspot

Next time is River's Edge and Medalist

The Chicago White Sox are an incredibly sad organization right now, and every day, I am reminded of how much sadder because Jason Benetti is not in the booth calling the games.

This episode, we're talking about Ryū Mizunagi's Witchcraft Works published by Vertical.

Witchcraft Works credits:

As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

Find Chris on bsky @gokuffy.

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Show notes:

1:10 - We talk about Witchcraft Works, non-spoilery

42:00 - We talk about Witchcraft Works, spoilery

Next time is actually New York New York and I Hear the Sunspot

This episode, we're talking about Elck Itsumo's Two on Ice published in Shonen Jump digitally. Then we talk about Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night, published in Viz digitally.

Two on Ice credits:

Fool Night credits:

As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

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Show notes:

1:21 - We talk about Two on Ice

16:08 - We talk about Fool Night

Next time is New York New York and I Hear the Sunspot

I love keeper penalties, and I love Antonio Rüdiger chaos penalties even more. Go Real.

This episode, we're talking about Rei Taki's Last Gender: When We Are Nameless published by Kodansha and Aki Hamazi's Bocchi the Rock! published by Yen Press.

Last Gender: When We Are Nameless credits:

Bocchi the Rock! credits

As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

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Show notes:

0:56 - We talk about Last Gender: When We Are Nameless

18:42 - We talk about Bocchi the Rock!

Next time is Fool Night and Two on Ice

This episode, we honor and remember one of the greats in manga. Chris and Dawn join me to discuss Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater published by Viz.

Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater credits:

As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

You can find our special guests Chris (@gokuffy) and Dawn (@bunnycartoon) on bsky at those links that look like links.

Listen to Dawn's episode on Dragon Ball.

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about how we ran into Toriyama and give some Toriyama memories

1:15:43 - We talk about Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater

Next time is really Last Gender and Bocchi the Rock!

This episode, we're talking about Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm published by J-Novel Club.

Ascendance of a Bookworm credits:

As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

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Show notes:

0:40 - We talk about Ascendance of a Bookworm

Next time is who knows...another year, another fish.

It's almost spring training, baseball is about to be back, and I cannot wait. As a lifelong Mariners fan, I'm hoping for the best.

This episode we talk about two Q Hayashida manga: First is Dorohedoro published by Viz and second is Dai Dark published by Seven Seas.

Dorohedoro credits:

Dai Dark credits:

As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

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Show notes:

1:01 - We talk about Dorohedoro

14:38 - We talk about Dai Dark

Next time is Last Gender and Bocchi the Rock!

This episode, we're talking about Nao Sasaki's Diamond in the Rough published by Manga Plus and Ichi Yukishiro's The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter published by J Novel Club digitally and Seven Seas physically.

Diamond in the Rough credits:

The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter credits:

As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

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Show notes:

0:55 - We talk about Diamond in the Rough

15:39 - We talk about The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter

Next time is Dorohedoro and Dai Dark

This episode, we're talking about Yoko Nogiri's Love in Focus published by Kodansha and Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion published by Denpa.

Love in Focus credits:

Heavenly Delusion credits:

As always, you can find me on bsky @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

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Show notes:

0:55 - We talk about Love in Focus

12:02 - We talk about Heavenly Delusion (content warning for Heavenly Delusion's manga and anime, but we do not discuss it in detail in the podcast: suicide and sexual assault)

Next time is Diamond in the Rough and The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter

Shohei Ohtani signed a record sports contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and there was much consternation on its structure. I for one am annoyed that I still can't watch him on TV and happy that I can just go to most any game I want to see him.

This episode, like every year, we count down our favorite manga that we read in 2023.

As always, you can find me on Twitter @taiikumenco, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako.

Read Helen's review of Tokyo Aliens volumes 1-3 on The OASG.

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Show notes:

0:42 - Number threes

8:41 - Number twos

20:14 - Number ones

32:07 - Also rans

Next time is Love in Focus and Heavenly Delusion