Trash Manga Friends

Year 3 is here! For our third season debut, we look at Soul Land, an iconic manhua from China, and one kid's path to get stronger while keeping his hidden strength a secret as he journies to Shrek Academy. Yes, really. But will this series live up to its All Star reputation?

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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.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa and review the first two volumes, looking at what's good, what's bad... but mainly, what's t~r~a~s~h~ Will this be one of the real ones? Or another miserable piece of junk? Listen in to find out...

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow foreveeer host Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire Mike on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Follow Phil ("if you must" - Phil) on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

Trashtacular Tournament Two continues in this second half, as we pit the remaining 16 series against each other to find the best and worst of Year 2! Will Kissxsis or Sword Art Online go the distance? Or will it be a series we byed, like Peach Boy Riverside or Colorless? All is revealed in our Season 2 finalé!

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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.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official releases!

Black Summoner is licensed by J-Novel Club - https://j-novel.club/

Peach Boy Riverside, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Shikimori's Not Just A Cutie are licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/

So I'm A Spider, So What and Sword Art Online are licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/

Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship and Colorless are licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/

Look Back, How Do We Relationship and Claymore are licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/

Beware The Villainess is licensed by Tapas - https://tapas.io/

Has it really been 2 years already? We ring in another year of the podcast with our second Trashtacular Tournament Arc to crown a new Not Actually Trash and Trashest Manga, Friends winners. In this first half, we work through Round 1, featuring 11 matchups and dredging up memories long forgotten including Tsubasa-chan, Alice Academy and Sword Art Online!

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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.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official releases!

Black Summoner is licensed by J-Novel Club - https://j-novel.club/

Alice Academy is licensed by Tokyopop - https://www.tokyopop.com/

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Shikimori's Not Just A Cutie are licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/

So I'm A Spider, So What, Dragons Rioting and Sword Art Online are licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/

The Way of the Househusband, Komi Can't Communicate, World Trigger and Claymore are licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/

Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship and World's End Harem are licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/

Our final series of our second year and... it's... well, what a doozy to wrap this season up with. We discuss the twincest antics of Kissxsis, one of the most infamous series of its ilk, and whether there's any story or comedy to be enjoyed past all of the... yeah...

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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.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

~

Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

It's a rare sci-fi episode of the podcast this time, as we dive into a world without colour, but not a manga without it. Can this high concept translate into a great story, or just become a sea of confusing characters, concepts and art?

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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.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

~

Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Colorless is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/colorless/

Time to shift focus to the current anime season, and cutesy cool romcom Shikimori's Not Just A Cutie! Does it live up to it's title and provide more depth than your average love story, or tread in steadfast vanilla waters?

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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.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

~

Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Shikimori's Not Just A Cutie is licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/series/shikimoris-not-just-a-cutie/

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/shikimoris-not-just-a-cutie

April Fools! In this bonus episode, we branch out into the world of anime, as our trio rewatches the original season of Sword Art Online to celebrate its tenth anniversary and the franchise's twentieth. Will time have softened us on the catalyst of a decade of isekai domination in anime and manga, or is SAO still just really, really, *really* bad?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Watch Trash Anime With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash!

Or The Trash Anime Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil watch an anime and discuss the series, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Sword Art Online is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/series-search/?series=yen96-sword-art-online-manga

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll, Funimation and Netflix - https://www.funimation.com/shows/sword-art-online/ - https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/sword-art-online - https://www.netflix.com/title/70302573

For this special FIFTIETH episode, we celebrate the isekai GOAT by discussing the Sword Art Online manga's first two volumes. From Aincrad to Skull Reaper, Yui to... ethics codes... we deep dive into the manga version of the franchise that's come to define the industry this past decade. But is the original still the best, or best left forgotten?

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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.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

~

Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Sword Art Online is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/series-search/?series=yen96-sword-art-online-manga

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll, Funimation and Netflix - https://www.funimation.com/shows/sword-art-online/ - https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/sword-art-online - https://www.netflix.com/title/70302573

Our month of shounen continues as Mike brings the classic Claymore to the table, a dark fantasy series about fighting demons with a big sword that feels eerily like a certain Rivia man... But will it still hold up in 2022, or best be consigned to the trash piles of the past?

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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.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

~

Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Funimation - https://www.funimation.com/shows/claymore/

We're taking a break from Phil's tyranny throughout March, with Sean and Mike picking some shounen series to feature. And so we dive into the sci-fi world of World Trigger, a bonafide Jump series! But does being in the top magazine make this the cream of the crop, or just another forgettable fight manga?

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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.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

~

Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! World Trigger is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/world-trigger

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/world-trigger