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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

Trash Manga Friends


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 140 EPISODES


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    Episode 140 - Trashtacular Tournament Arc-V Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 143:18


    An off week episode!? That can only mean it's the climax of Trashtacular Tournament Arc-V! With the chaff eliminated, we're into the knockout rounds, as we take the 16 survivors and 1v1 them down to find this year's Not Actually Trash series! Will a big name like Naruto or Pokémon win? Can the gays Girl Friends and I Think Our Son is Gay triumph? Or will the hentai Metamorphosis beat 'em all? Let the wars begin! ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official releases! I Think Our Son Is Gay is licensed by Square Enix - https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us Girl Friends, 365 Days To The Wedding and The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom are licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/ K-On! and Girls' Last Tour are licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/ Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint is licensed by Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/ Naruto, Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc and Pokémon Adventures are licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/ Metamorphosis is licensed by Fakku - https://www.fakku.net/ Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound is licensed by Tapas - https://tapas.io/

    Episode 139 - Trashtacular Tournament Arc-V Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 205:08


    Five years! Yes, that's right, we've made it to Trashtacular Tournament Arc-V, as for the fifth time we pit all the mangas, webtoons and whatever So Pure So Flirtatious was into the tournament arc to end all tournament arcs. In this first half, we'll find which of our 25 series survive the group stages and make it to the Last 16, and which are on the fast track to being the Trashest Manga, Friends. ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official releases! I Think Our Son Is Gay is licensed by Square Enix - https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us Girl Friends, Plus-Sized Elf, 365 Days To The Wedding, I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class and The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom are licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/ K-On! and Girls' Last Tour are licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/ Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint is licensed by Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/ Battle Vixens is licensed by Tokyopop - https://tokyopop.com/ Naruto, Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc, Pokémon Adventures and Boys Over Flowers are licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/ Metamorphosis is licensed by Fakku - https://www.fakku.net/ Don't Mind Me, Sensei! Give Yourself A Hand! is licensed by Tentai Books - https://tentaibooks.com/en/ So Pure, So Flirtatious is licensed by Webnovel - https://www.webnovel.com/ Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound is licensed by Tapas - https://tapas.io/ Battle in 5 Seconds is licensed by Comikey - https://comikey.com/

    Episode 138 - Boys Over Flowers (Hana Yori Dango)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 110:38


    For our final Year 5 series, Mike has dived into his childhood once more, to pick the award winning, best selling, shoujo megahit Boys Over Flowers! Can this classic reverse harem of a poor girl in a rich person's school overcoming bullying, making friends and finding romance end the year with a beautiful bouquet, or wilt under our scorn? ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official release! Boys Over Flowers is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/boys-over-flowers Want to check out the anime? It's available via via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYW4W70M6/hana-yori-dango-boys-over-flowers

    Episode 137 - Battle in 5 Seconds (Deatte 5-byou de Battle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 100:44


    Five seconds was more than enough for us to decide the fate of Battle in 5 Seconds, a good ol' action manga where everyone gets wacky abilities and must fight to survive in the ultimate death game! Well, except there's not really any death. Or winning. Or losing. Confused? So were we... ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official release! Battle in 5 Seconds is licensed by Comikey - https://comikey.com/comics/battle-in-5-seconds-manga/33/ Want to check out the anime? It's available via via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G8DHV7DG7/battle-game-in-5-seconds

    Episode 136 - VTuber Savior ✟ Messiah-chan (Kyuusaikei V-ttara Messiah-chan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 97:28


    We're closing in on the end of Year 5, so let's get back to something we're all comfortable with. No, not more yanderes, we're returning to streaming with our lord and VTuber Saviour ✟ Messiah-chan! Was this a religious Live2D experience? Or should we have stuck with that one satanic VTuber Mike actually remembers... ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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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    Episode 135 - Trash Gacha Friends (Goddess of Victory: NIKKE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 197:45


    Is it our fifth April Fools special already? For 2025, we've dived into the world of rate-ups and infinite currencies known as gacha games, and taken aim at one of the genre's bigger recent successes, Goddess of Victory: NIKKE! Was this an SSR pull? Or just another title we'll set to aut-burn? ~ Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Play Trash Gacha With My Friends And Whoops There Goes My Life Savings But At Least I Have This Jpeg! Or The Trash Gacha Friends Podcast, for short. Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil download and play a gacha game, 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official release! Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is available to play on iOS, Android and Windows - https://nikke-en.com/

    Episode 134 - The Too-Perfect Saint (Kanpeki Sugite Kawaige ga Nai to Kon'yaku Haki Sareta Seijo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 83:36


    The light at the end of the tunnel, it's healing vibes for our latest anime tie-in special, as we discuss The Too-Perfect Saint! Will we enjoy this fantasy series about escaping your abusers and being inundated with positive affirmations, or defy all odds and still find something to complain about? ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official release! The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Finacé and Sold to Another Kingdom is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/the-too-perfect-saint-tossed-aside-by-my-fiance-and-sold-to-another-kingdom-manga/ Want to check out the anime? It's available via via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/

    Episode 133 - An Abnormal Person's Love (Ijousha no Ai)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 106:42


    Fun's over, we're back to abject misery, as we cover Ijousha no Ai, aka An Abnormal Person's Love. And by abnormal, we mean yandere. And by yandere, we don't mean happy go lucky streaming antics or Yuno Gasai facial expressions, we mean oh god help us. Did we find joy in the darkness, or just yet more despair? ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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

    Episode 132 - Pokémon Adventures (Pokémon Special)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 134:45


    Happy Pokémon Day! Finally the stars have aligned and we get to talk about the #1 franchise of all time, Pocket Monsters! We discuss all three volumes of the Red Green Blue arc of Pokémon Adventures aka Special, alongside plenty of games chat and memories as we reflect on the greatest of 'em all, and why it was Sean's destiny to be a Pokémaniac. ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official release! Pokémon Adventures is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/pokemon Want to check out the anime? It's available e v e r y w h e r e - https://www.pokemon.com/uk/animation/where-to-watch-pokemon-episodes-movies

    Episode 131 - Delusion Telepathy (Mousou Telepathy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 82:17


    You want another romcom for our Valentines special? It's like we read your mind! Which is exactly the theme of the manga this time, a 4koma where our hapless heroine can hear everyone's thoughts, including those of our very horny, very into her lead. Did we love it? Or did National Singles Awareness Day win out once again. ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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

    Episode 130 - Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 116:49


    Back to back webtoons? Well I never! This time it's Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound, a series that has nothing really to do with Sherlock Holmes or bloodhounds. But it is a, and stop me if you've heard this before, power trip fantasy series with art by Redice Studio! Was it another regression for this well worn genre, or could this count itself among the Solo Leveling's of the world? ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official release! Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound is licensed by Tapas - https://tapas.io/series/revenge-of-the-baskerville-bloodhound/info

    Episode 129 - So Pure, So Flirtatious (Hen Chun Hen Aimei)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 96:52


    We've returned to China for So Pure, So Flirtatious, a romcom webtoon all about a guy finding some special contact lenses but also about dating a teacher but also about overthrowing some criminal charges and also some magical fighting stuff too, why not. And that's just for starters! Join us trying to figure out what the hell we even read this time around... ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official release! So Pure, So Flirtatious is licensed by Webnovel - https://www.webnovel.com/comic/so-pure-so-flirtatious_11719687306487801

    Episode 128 - I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class (Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 87:23


    2025 is here! And we're kicking off with a romcom for our seasonal anime tie-in special, where I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class! Ah, back to the good ol' days of long titles that were just the premise. Did this make us fall in love and want to watch the anime? Or discover new depths of hatred? ~ 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! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/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 ~ Support the official release! I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/i-got-married-to-the-girl-i-hate-most-in-class-manga/ Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/

    Episode 127 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 109:23


    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? ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ 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

    Episode 126 - Girls' Last Tour (Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 105:42


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

    Episode 125 - Don't Mind Me, Sensei! Give Yourself A Hand! (Sensei, Ore ni Kamawazu Itte Kudasai!!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 103:11


    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... ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ 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/

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    Episode 124 - Streaming in Another World Led to a Massive Yandere Following (Isekai de Haishin Katsudou wo Shitara Tairyou no Yandere Shinja wo Umidashiteshimatta Ken)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 79:53


    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. ~ 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! ~ 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

    Episode 123 - Metamorphosis (Henshin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 94:07


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

    Episode 122 - Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (Kabushiki Gaisha Magi-Lumière)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 99:47


    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... ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ 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/

    Episode 121 - Naruto

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 176:04


    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. ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ 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

    Episode 120 - Sacrificial Vote (Ikenie Touhyou)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 106:30


    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. ~ 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! ~ 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

    Episode 119 - Battle Vixens (Ikkitousen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 97:05


    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... ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ 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

    Episode 118 - 365 Days To The Wedding (Kekkon Surutte, Hontou Desu Ka)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 107:11


    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? ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ 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

    Episode 117 - Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 127:22


    We're discussing one of the biggest webtoons of the moment this time, as we analyse Onmiscient Reader's Viewpoint! As Earth and all of humanity become caught up in the world's largest Twitch stream survival game, will this tale of not one but two protagonists win us over? Or just make us stumble over identifying them through the episode...? ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ Support the official release! Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint can be read on Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/omniscient-reader/list?title_no=2154

    Episode 116 - K-On!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 90:18


    Before isekai, there was moeblob! And we're tackling the king of the genre, K-On, this time on the show. There's music, there's comedy and there's fluffy fun galore in this 4koma manga... well, unless you're a certain member of our trio... ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ Support the official release! K-On! is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/series/k-on

    Episode 115 - Plus-Sized Elf (Elf-san wa Yaserarenai)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 84:58


    Summer's here, so time to watch some anime and pack on the pounds! And what better manga to do that with than Plus-Sized Elf which gets it adaptation this season? Were we feasting in this sort of reverse isekai, or running for the treadmill to get away from it all? ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ Support the official release! Plus-Sized Elf is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/plus-sized-elf/ Want to check out the anime? It's available via HiDive - https://news.hidive.com/2024/6/27/hidive-simulcasts-plus-sized-elf-uncensored-july-6

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    Episode 114 - Girl Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 90:53


    Pride Month continues in our second LGBT manga focused episode! This time we're looking at lesbians in Girl Friends, a more traditional yuri romance series. Will we find a happy ending this pride? ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ Support the official release! Girl Friends is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/girl-friends/

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    Episode 113 - I Think Our Son Is Gay (Uchi no Musuko wa Tabun Gay)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 90:35


    Pride Month is kicking off our fifth year of podcasting, in this first of two LGBT manga focused episodes, tackling I Think Our Son Is Gay, featuring that rarest of critters in manga... no, not somebody gay, I'm talking about parents! Will our debut Year 5 manga set the bar, or be the first in a long line of disappointments... ~ 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! ~ 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 ~ Support the official release! I Think Our Son Is Gay is licensed by Square Enix - https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/series/i-think-our-son-is-gay

    Episode 112 - Trashtacular 4nament Arc Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 128:21


    The group stages are over, now the real work begins! In this second half of our Trashtacular Fournament Arc, the remaining 16 series are pitted against each other 1v1 until only one Not Actually Trash series remains. Is Frieren inevitable? Will One Piece remain the GOAT? And which series will get the prestige of being the Trashest Manga, Friends? All shall be revealed... ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 ~ Support the official releases! Fairy Tail and The Fable are licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/ ReLife is licensed by Pocket Comics - https://www.pocketcomics.com/ Elfen Lied is licensed by Dark Horse - https://www.darkhorse.com/ Welcome to the N.H.K. is licensed by Tokypop - https://tokyopop.com/ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, One Piece, Welcome to the N.H.K. and Sand Land are licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/ Nano Machine is licensed by Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/ Machimaho: I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl! is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/ Chained Solider is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/ Mysterious Girlfriend X is licensed by Vertical - https://www.vertical-inc.com/ Mysterious Girlfriend X is licensed by Inkr - https://comics.inkr.com/ Death Note is streamable on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/

    Episode 111 - Trashtacular 4nament Arc Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 201:54


    A whole term of trash is in the books, which can only mean it's time for the Trashtacular Forunament Arc! Of the 24 series we've covered this year, which series will be crowned Not Actually Trash? I mean, One Piece, obviously, it's the GOAT. And on the flipside, which will be the Trashest Manga, Friends? From Fairy Tail to I, Superhero and Magical Girl, lets relive (or should that be ReLife) another year of nightmares! ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 ~ Support the official releases! Fairy Tail and The Fable are licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/ ReLife is licensed by Pocket Comics - https://www.pocketcomics.com/ Elfen Lied and FLCL are licensed by Dark Horse - https://www.darkhorse.com/ FLCL, Monochrome Factor, Battle Royale and Welcome to the N.H.K. are licensed by Tokypop - https://tokyopop.com/ Dark Gathering, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, One Piece, Welcome to the N.H.K. and Sand Land are licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/ Nano Machine is licensed by Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/ I Fell in Love So I'm Streaming It is licensed by Mangamo - https://www.mangamo.com/ Machimaho: I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl! is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/ Chained Solider is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/ Mysterious Girlfriend X is licensed by Vertical - https://www.vertical-inc.com/ Mysterious Girlfriend X is licensed by Inkr - https://comics.inkr.com/

    Episode 110 - I, Superhero and Magical Girl (Ore to Hero to Mahou Shoujo)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 99:33


    The last series of Year 4! And we're giving magical girls one more chance, as we tackle I, Superhero and Magical Girl aka Ore to Hero to Mahou Shoujo. Was this some dream fusion of My Hero Academia and Sailor Moon? Or more like Black Adam meets Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Arc? Find out in the last stop before our fourth Trashtacular! ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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

    Episode 109 - Sand Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 97:06


    One of the all-time best mangaka is our focus this time, as we read Sand Land by Akira Toriyama, to celebrate the game coming out tomorrow, and the legacy left behind by one of the greatest to ever do it. Was this short shounen a fitting way to remember him, or a barren desert wasteland amongst his other iconic creations? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 ~ Support the official release! Sand Land is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/sand-land Want to check out the anime? It's available via Disney+ - https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/sand-land-the-series/7I31jGPKAwz5 Want to play the video game? It's available from Bandai Namco - https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/sand-land/sand-land

    Episode 108 - Tokyo Underground

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 92:32


    We're going down, down, deeper and down, into the underground to cover 90s shounen manga Tokyo Underground and another piece of Mike's childhood? Was this oldie with wind, gravity and healing powers being flung around a forgotten classic, or just plain forgettable? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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/ Check out his recent run at UKSG Red 2024 here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGUP32kRBOw Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

    Episode 107 - Trash Live Action Friends (Death Note)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 148:12


    Another April Fools special is upon us, and on Mike's repeated, insistent request, we're looking towards live action adaptations, as we review the infamous Death Note adaptation. No, not the Japanese films. Or the Korean TV series. No no, we're watching Netflix's adaptation. And with Willem Dafoe in the mix, this has to be the best one of all! Right? ~ Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Watch Trash Live Action Adaptations With My Friends And They Can't Keep Getting Away With This! Or The Trash Live Action Friends Podcast, for short. Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss an adapatation of an existing series that's made its way to the third dimension, watching, reviewing and breaking down (or having a break down over) what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this one pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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/ Check out his recent run at UKSG Red 2024 here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGUP32kRBOw Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! Death Note is available to stream on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80122759 Want to check out the original manga? It's licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/death-note

    Episode 106 - The Fable

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 86:53


    The spring anime season is here, with sequels galore. But why would we cover any of that drek, when we could talk about something much more... fabled. The Fable, in fact. A little action, a little comedy, a little drama, a whole lotta slice of life, but surely a slife about a hitman must be enough plot for our Mike? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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/ Check out his recent run at UKSG Red 2024 here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGUP32kRBOw Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! The Fable is licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/series/the-fable/ Want to check out the anime? It's available via Disney+ - https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/home Want to check out the live action adaptation? It's available via Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81418329

    Episode 105 - Your SSS-Rank Afterlife is Confirmed, Virtuous Old Man (Zennin Ossan, Umarekawattara SSS-Rank Jinsei ga Kakutei Shita)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 87:25


    You've seen isekai before, but what about one where the lead is, get this, reincarnated and is super strong! So original, right? We discuss this fascinating new spin on the trope from Your SSS-Rank Afterlife is Confirmed, Virtuous Old Man. And one of us maybe, just maybe, has finally reached the end of their tether... ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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

    Episode 104 - Welcome to the NHK (NHK ni Youkoso!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 87:15


    We're through the looking glass now, as on this day that never was, Leap Day 2024, we tackle the weirdness of Welcome to the NHK. Conspiracies, questionably legal substances and so much more dubiousness await in this bizarre cult classic... ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Mike, foreeeeveeeer host, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/ Check out his recent run of Inscryption at ESA Winter 2024 here - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2070436771 Sean, definitely not forever host no siree, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! Welcome to the NHK is licensed by Tokyopop and Viz - https://www.tokyopop.com/ ~ https://www.viz.com/welcome-to-the-n-h-k Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll and Funimation - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6MGNDGW6/welcome-to-the-n-h-k ~ https://www.funimation.com/shows/welcome-to-the-n-h-k/

    Episode 103 - The Flower That Was Bloomed By A Cloud

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 101:30


    What do you get if you make a webtoon Game of Thrones? Probably something like The Flower That Was Bloomed By A Cloud, a historical romance series with political machinations aplenty. Was this enough to win us over for once? Or just remind us of how that TV show ended... ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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

    Episode 102 - Mysterious Girlfriend X (Nazo no Kanojo X)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 81:46


    Valentines! Romance! Drool! Come now, did you expect anything less from us? We're discussing Mysterious Girlfriend X in our latest Love Day special, a romantic manga where one girl's drool has the power to drive you crazy, relay emotions, mimic traits, and so much more! With such a crazy mechanic, this has to be good, right? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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/ Check out his recent run at UKSG Red 2024 here - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2045021433?t=17h2m7s Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! Mysterious Girlfriend X is licensed by Inkr and Vertical - https://comics.inkr.com/title/793-mysterious-girlfriend-x ~ https://www.vertical-inc.com/books/mysteriousgfx.html Want to check out the anime? It's available via HiDive - https://www.hidive.com/tv/mysterious-girlfriend-x

    Episode 101 - Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 90:25


    Ah yes, this is much more our speed, doing manga's with slave in the title. For our Winter anime tie-in we're discussing Chained Soldier, a very horny on main shounen manga that bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain other big time shounen. Were we able to look past the more problematic elements, or chugging bleach to forget this ever happened... ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 ~ Support the official release! Chained Soldier is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/series/chained-soldier Want to check out the anime? It's available via HiDive - https://www.hidive.com/tv/chained-soldier

    Episode 100 - One Piece

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 189:08


    This is it! Was the One Piece real? Or just another trash manga in disguise? We celebrate our hundredth episode by reading the Greatest Of All Time. But not just two mere volumes, no, but an entire 100 chapters! Did the entire East Blue arc make us want to undertake manga's most epic voyage, or avoid the sea forever more? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 ~ Support the official release! One Piece is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/one-piece Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRMG8ZQZR/one-piece Want to check out the live action adaptation? It's available via Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80217863

    Episode 99 - MachiMaho: I Messed Up And Made The Wrong Person Into A Magical Girl! (Machigatta ko wo Mahou Shoujo ni Shiteshimatta)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 77:29


    Christmas is a time of giving, so we're giving back to you, our listeners, by reading a series that you recommended! And it's our first magical girl series no less, in MachiMaho, a very on-brand manga for us. Why be pure and nice and innocent when you can be a bad bitch? But will we simp or will we scream? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! MachiMaho: I Messed Up And Made The Wrong Person Into A Magical Girl is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/machimaho-i-messed-up-and-made-the-wrong-person-into-a-magical-girl/

    Episode 98 - Best of Trash Manga Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 88:33


    As we close in on the century, it's time for a highlights special, as we celebrate the Best of Trash Manga Friends with clips chosen by all three hosts! What weird things are we into? When did we rage the most? Is meat a food? The answers to these and so much more await in this whistle stop tour through three and half years of podcasts! ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

    Episode 97 - I Fell In Love, So I'm Streaming It (Koi Shita No De, Haishin Shite Mita)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 96:11


    Ever wanted to know what the life of Mike is like? Then do we have the manga for you! We're covering I Fell In Love, So I'm Streaming It, a romcom all about a bunch of livestreamers and their insistence on not revealing this fact to anyone. Weird? Enjoyable? Or just plain Trash? Watch and find out for yourself... ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! I Fell In Love, So I'm Streaming It can be read on Mangamo - https://www.mangamo.com/

    Episode 96 - Nano Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 96:01


    We're back to webtoons as we see a Korean take on the wuxia genre in Nano Machine! When one kid at death's door gets a dose of nano machines from the future injected directly into him, how will this effect his future and that of his clan? And will Mike care? All those answers and many more await... ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! Nano Machine can be read on Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/nano-machine/list?title_no=4344

    Episode 95 - Battle Royale

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 105:31


    The spooks are upon us for another year, and what could be more horrifying than kids fighting to the death in an all-out battle royale in... Battle Royale! We discuss the manga version of this household name, and how it compares to it's famous cinematic cousin and the many, many series that have followed in its wake. ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! Battle Royale was licensed by Tokyopop, so happy hunting! - https://tokyopop.com/

    Episode 94 - Monochrome Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 86:20


    Shounen's are back baby, as we read Monochrome Factor, a manga about what happens when shadows from the other side invade our world and take our lead's body! Bleach? Nah, completely different. Will Sean love this as much as his beloved shounen darling, or see red in a world of black and white? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! Monochrome Factor was licensed by Tokyopop, so happy hunting! - https://tokyopop.com/ Want to check out the anime? It's available via Hidive - https://www.hidive.com/tv/monochrome-factor

    Episode 93 - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sousou no Frieren)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 112:26


    The world of anime calls to us once more with that rarest of series – a fantasy that isn't an isekai! No, instead we're pondering what happens to the hero's party in the years, decades and centuries after their journey is over as we discuss Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Will we love it? Or was endless isekai not that bad actually? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/frieren-beyond-journeys-end Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2023/7/15/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end-anime-begins-on-crunchyroll-this-september

    Episode 92 - FLCL

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 105:51


    Sean is running the show more so than usual, as he provides his take on a classic 00s series in FLCL! But how on Earth do you adapt something so unique to manga? Is it even possible? We discuss the Fooly, the Cooly and everything inbetween! ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! FLCL is licensed by Dark Horse Comics - https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/18-934/FLCL-Omnibus-TPB Want to check out the anime? It's available via Adult Swim - https://www.adultswim.com/videos/flcl

    Episode 91 - Elfen Lied

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 99:36


    Mike's taking charge this time and dragging us back two decades to a world of Linkin' Park and Evanescence when we cover the iconic manga Elfen Lied! Did its mature themes stand the test of time, or was it pure edgelord cringe widdling itself on the floor? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ 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 on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! Elfen Lied is licensed by Dark Horse Comics - https://digital.darkhorse.com/series/1279/elfen-lied Want to check out the anime? It's available via Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.com/Elfen-Lied-Season-01/dp/B003B21SP0

    Episode 90 - The World God Only Knows (Kami Nomi Zo Shiru Sekai)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 90:15


    As surely as night follows day, does a romcom series follow an isekai one. But it's a classic, as we discuss The World God Only Knows, where one visual novel and dating sim god is tasked with translating those skills to the real world... or else! Did we enjoy this high stakes wooing, or did Mike once again get very mad at the mere concept of romantic comedy? ~ 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, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out! ~ Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr and Mastodon @TrashMangaFriends (links coming soon!) Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR9PV5MD6/the-world-god-only-knows

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