Christmas is almost here, and so is the second half of our Secret Santa Specials! Sean and Mike are competing for Phil's affections to win a chance to screw the other over in Trashtacular 5 in 2025, and this time, Mike's gone for the jugular, picking a manga adaptation of critically acclaimed game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past! Will Phil love this as much as he loves Zelda? Or was it best left on the SNES?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter & Twitch @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Want to check out the game? It's available via Nintendo Switch Online - https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Super-Nintendo/The-Legend-of-Zelda-A-Link-to-the-Past-841179.html

It's the first half of our Secret Santa Christmas Specials, as Sean and Mike compete to woo Phil for a chance at winning the ultimate prize – screwing somebody over in Trashtacular 5! Sean steps up first, picking legendary award winning sci-fi manga Girls' Last Tour as his champion, as two girls travel the end of days to see what's what. Were his co-hosts as apocalyptically won over as Sean was?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter & Twitch @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Girls' Last Tour is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/series/girls-last-tour

The phrase "do you need a hand" has never been more twisted as we tackle Don't Mind Me, Sensei! Give Yourself A Hand! A lovely manga about drawing manga. Y'know, like iconic series Look Back and Bakuman. Except this time, with more masturbation. What will those mangakas think of next...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter & Twitch @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Don't Mind Me, Sensei! Give Yourself A Hand! is licensed by Tentai Books - https://tentaibooks.com/books/dont-mind-me-sensei-give-yourself-a-hand-volume-1/

Yanderes! Isekai! Streaming! Yes, it's the weirdest what3words ever conceived as we discuss The Case In Which Streaming In Another World Led To The Creation Of A Massive Yandere Following! Were we so in love with it we'd hunt down all other fans? Did we just find this fine? Or did our now two streamers lament yet another disappointing streaming manga? What do you think, dear show notes reader, what do you think.

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter & Twitch @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

We're getting our Henshin on for Halloween this year, but... not in the way you'd probably like. Or hope. Yes, on the spookiest day of the year we're tackling one of the most morbid and horrific mangas / hentais of them all, ShindoL's Metamorphosis. This episode isn't for the faint of heart, so gather your resolve, and prepare to dive into a never-ending descent.

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter & Twitch @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Metamorphosis is licensed by Fakku - https://www.fakku.net/hentai/metamorphosis-english

It's Fall anime season tie-in time, and for the biggest season we've gone corporate... and also magical girls? Yes, it's Magilumiere, where being a mahou shoujo is just another 9 to 5 career option. Did we enjoy this fresh take on the genre? Or stare longingly at all the other Fall anime series we could've been discussing instead...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter & Twitch @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc is licensed by Viz and can be read on MangaPlus - https://www.viz.com/magilumiere-magical-girls-inc ~ https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100183

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magilumiere-Magical-Girls-Inc/dp/B0CVKHHR6Y/

The trilogy is complete! After Bleach in Year 3 and One Piece in Year 4, we wrap up our Big Three specials by discussing Naruto! And as is our ninja way for these eps, we discuss not just two, but five volumes of this iconic manga. From humble beginnings to the Land of Waves to the First Chunin Exam, we analyse the journey of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, and whether you should, in fact, believe it.

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter & Twitch @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Naruto is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/naruto

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY9PJ5KWR/naruto

Social deaths abound this time as we tackle Ikenie Touhyou, aka Sacrificial Vote. And what is a social death? As it turns out, porn. Lots of porn. In a stacked genre of death games and battle royales, could this different take stand out, or just have us praying for good old fashioned sudoku.

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

We're covering maybe the defacto fanservice series this time around, as Ikkitousen aka Battle Vixens is our latest manga. Did we unearth yet another fragment of Mike's illicit past? And was it as trash as pretty much every other series he's dragged us kicking and screaming through? Yes. But maybe not for the reason you'd expect...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Battle Vixens was licensed by Tokyopop, so happy hunting! - https://tokyopop.com/

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G24H1NZXD/ikki-tousen

We had so much fun the last time we did a manga on marriage, so why not do it again! We discuss 365 Days To The Wedding, a romCON manga (this joke gets funnier every time I make it) where our two not lovebirds set up a fake marriage to avoid being transferred to Siberia! Were we in on it with them, or dobbing this series in the first chance we got?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! 365 Days To The Wedding is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/365-days-to-the-wedding/

Want to check out the live action adaptation? It's available via Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Map-for-The-Wedding/dp/B0B8N5B715