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Its 4th of July time, so we dive back into the safety of fictional political shenanigans, as we follow the journey of international reporter Takeshi Jo as he covers the political career of the first serious asian-american candidate for President, Senator Kenneth Yamaoka. However, recent revelations have revealed that the senator may also secretly be the father he never knew, and that his mother's recent untimely death may have not been an accident. While dealing with that bombshell, and the other trials of the campaign trail, Jo has to handle the hurdles of his recent love-affair with Rachel Yamaoka, who due to recent revelations is potentially his half-sister. But she's adopted, so that bullet is slightly dodged. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President by Kaiji Kawaguchi.

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One day, Hinata Shouyou overheard a tv broadcast of a high school volleyball tournament that proclaimed a "Little Giant" was dominating the game due to having mad ups to compensate for his short stature. Hinata, being a shorty himself, spent his middle school career developing these mad ups and played a single game in his middle school volleyball career. Now going to school with his former rival (and maybe potential love interest) Kageyama Tobio, Hinata is trying to become a star player for Karasuno High School. This week Matt, Jae, Jacob, and special guest Kendra, read and discuss Haikyuu!! by Haruichi Furudate.

Like our guest Kendra? You can hear more from her at the following:

• Twitter: @sniperofmyheart
• Host of My Hero Academia Podcast
• Cohost of The View From the Top

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Kafka Hibino was just you average, everyday 30-something sanitation agent, when one day he was bitten by a radioactive Kaiju. Now he can do whatever a Kaiju can, in a compact humanoid form. He wants to use these new powers to join the Japanese Defense Force and reunite with his childhood friend on the battlefield, but now his monstrous anatomy makes him a kill-on-site enemy of the state. Will he be able to keep these amazing powers hidden, while also combatting the every increasing threat of the Kaiju hoards? This week San, Jae, Jacob, and special guest Brandon Bovia, Freelance Letterer for Viz Media, read and discuss Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto.

Like our guest Brandon? You can hear more from him at the following:

• Eisner-nominated letterer of Kaiju No. 8, Dragon Ball Super, etc.
• Twitter: @brandonbovia
• Podcast: One Piece at a Time

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The Russo-Japanese war was a hell on all fronts, where only the strong survive. There exists a legend of a soldier who uncovered the secret to surviving such a conflict: just don't die. This man was heralded as the genius Immortal Sugimoto. Years after the war, desperate for money, he hears a rumor of a stolen stockpile of Ainu gold. However, the location of the gold is only known by a map tattooed onto the backs of escaped prisoners. Now, with the aid of a helpful Ainu girl, Asirpa, and her faithful wolf companion, Retar, Sugimoto is going to find the gold and make the money he needs. However, it looks like everyone in the old west... I mean Hokkaido... is on the trail to stop him, This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda.

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Summer break is here, which means a class trip to the mountains! However, things take a turn for the serious, when the students of UA High School are attacked by the League of Villains. The trip devolves into shonen battles in the woods, but instead of Deku saving the day, Bakugo is captured. What will the crew do without their explosive rage puppy? Probably fight more villains. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi.

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It was much too large to be called a sword, it was a podcast. Guts is a man on a mission, with a sword larger than him to smash demons and get back at the pretty man who betrayed him. Accompanied (albeit against his will) by the elf Puck, Guts is willing to leave a trail of demonic bodies in his wake as he journeys on his quest of vengeance to find the God Hand. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Berserk by Kentaro Miura.

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Yuta was given a smart phone for his birthday, however it comes with one condition: he must use it to film his mother's degradation and eventual death due to illness. As he documents his mother's passing in real time, he is unable to process the whole thing near the end, and runs away. After editing in an explosion, showing the film to/and traumatizing his middle school class, and eventually falling into despair, Yuta decideds to end it all, only to be saved by a strange girl Eri on a hospital rooftop. Now with this girl, the two of them are going to make a movie that will make everyone cry. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto.

Content Warning: This discussion deals with themes of death and suicide.

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There is one truth in the world; nothing is gained without another losing. This applies to all aspects of life, but most of all romance. Love is a battle, with the first one to fall in love being subjugated by the object of their desire... or at least that's what Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya believe. These two act as President and VP of the Student Council, but don't get much work done, as the majority of their time is dedicated to getting the other to confess their love while they keep their own hearts closely guarded. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Kaguya-sama: Love is War by Aka Akasaka.

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Chihaya was a young girl, too wrapped up in her sister's dreams to ever think of herself. But when the new exchange student Arata shows her the wonder of competitive karuta, her childhood blossoms into a fit of youthful passion, even recruiting their former rival Taichi. However, sudden changes cause them to go their separate ways as they enter middle school. It is only through reigniting their passion for karuta during their high school years that they could possible rekindle the friendship all three still long for. However, they've all grown older, and maybe this friendship has matured into romance... This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu.

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Do you hate it when a new season of your favorite show comes out and ruins your memories of sweet nostalgia brimming at the edge of your collective headspace? Or does a new audience liking something for a different reason than you initially did tick you off? Or maybe you just feel like an additional corporate cash grab sequel sullies the artistic integrity of the original author's thing written for a paycheck?

These questions and more might be answered, as Matt, Sam, and Jacob take the week off to have a roundtable discussion on the subject of "retroactive ruining".

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