Podcast appearances and mentions of deb aoki

New Year's always has us looking inward, hoping for a fresh start. Creating resolutions, however, causes too much pressure, so we prefer to announce our intentions and free ourselves from potential regret if/when we don't achieve them. Helping us through the yearly reboot process in 2025 are Chip Zdarsky and David Brothers, whose new DSTLRYcomic Time Waits, done in collaboration with artists Marcus To and Marvin Sianipar, colorist Matt Wilson, letterer Ariana Maher, and editor Allison O'Toole, is the perfect excuse to contemplate our past, present, and future. The comic centers on Blue, who only wishes to tend his garden, love his wife Grace, and finally adopt Duke as his son. Unfortunately, Blue is a man out of time, and the future he came from is desperate to reclaim him and the items he stole. Time Waits delivers on John Wick levels of action and Primer levels of paradox paranoia without skipping heaps of human relationship drama. Chip Zdarsky and David Brothers are one half of the Mangasplaining podcast team, and we are delighted to discuss how their online comics discussions have shaped their comics-making process. Given the time of year that this episode arrives in, we found ourselves being even more introspective than usual, and Zdarsky and Brothers were more than happy to follow us into such philosophical quandaries. The first two issues of Time Waits are now available from DSTLRY, while the third and final issue will arrive in comic book shops on 1/22. Also, make sure you're following them online by subscribing to Mangasplaining. Relevant Links to This Week's Episode: Mangasplaining co-hosts Deb Aoki and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher on CBCC Chip Zadarksy and Jason Loo discuss The All-Nighter on CBCC Final Round of Plugs (PHEW): Support the Podcast by Joining OUR PATREON COMMUNITY. The Comic Book Couples Counseling TeePublic Merch Page. Join us at the Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, Virginia, on 1/26 at 5:00 PM for Speed Racer, co-sponsored by Four Color Fantasies. And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Bluesky @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. Send us your Words of Affirmation by leaving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts. Continue your conversation with CBCC by hopping over to our website, where we have reviews, essays, and numerous interviews with comic book creators. Podcast logo by Jesse Lonergan and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

Deb Aoki and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher manage a publishing initiative that recommends great manga to people who haven't read much of that genre before. The latest manga published by them is Search & Destroy, presented by Fantagraphics. In Episode #652, Wayne talks with them about this latest release. Search & Destroy is the latest manga published by Fantagaphics in partnership with MSX: Mangasplaining Extra, a publishing initiative run by Deb and Christopher and Andrew Woodrow-Butcher that spins out of their popular podcast Mangasplaining. Thise three-issue publication is described this way: “Search & Destroy is a brilliantly-crafted action-thriller about an outsider looking for meaning and vengeance in the unjust world that took everything away from her.” We discuss how this project came to be, delve into manga, explore who the characters are, and what else we can expect from them in the future. Don't miss this engaging interview!

It's our first BL! It might have taken 10 episodes, but I don't think it'll take 10 more for the next one! Semantic Error is a fun romance story about a guy who excels within rules and boundaries falling in love with the world's pettiest fusion of drama and libido. Making good on their promise to Deb Aoki from episode 3, Amber and Marion finally understand the hype behind the hit manhwa that was also adapted to live action! Read the series on Manta and preorder the physical edition by Ize Press before artist Angy comes to New York Comic Con this October! --- Edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Marion⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠⁠

It's our first BL! It might have taken 10 episodes, but I don't think it'll take 10 more for the next one! Semantic Error is a fun romance story about a guy who excels within rules and boundaries falling in love with the world's pettiest fusion of drama and libido. Making good on their promise to Deb Aoki from episode 3, Amber and Marion finally understand the hype behind the hit manhwa that was also adapted to live action! Read the series on Manta and preorder the physical edition by Ize Press before artist Angy comes to New York Comic Con this October! --- Edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ademola⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TonytoonArt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmpRen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amber⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Marion⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SojuManhwaPod⁠⁠⁠

It's easy to despair. Fear and frustration spread quickly, and their hold has hooks hard to shake. Don't fall into the discourse trap; free yourself by following the light radiating from the medium's champions. Find folks like Deb Aoki and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher and grab firm. Through their Mangasplaining podcast (co-hosted with David Brothersand Chip Zdarsky), they've become beacons of what the sequential art form can offer the human experience, and recently, they've taken their passion one step further (maybe several steps further) and actually manifested great comic works. Mangasplaining, in partnership with Fantagraphics, first brought Susumu Higa's Okinawa into American comic shops and bookstores. Now, they're switching gears quite drastically, offering Atsushi Kaneko's radical reconsideration of Osamu Tezuka's iconic Dororo, Search and Destroy. The comic shifts the original story from feudal Japan to an apocalyptic future where machines enhance themselves using pieces stolen from a mysterious young woman. While they taste life with her tongue, she trudges across the sci-fi hellscape, sharpening her rage into a propulsive attack. As we prepare for this week's San Diego Comic-Con International, we revel in the gifts all comics provide their readers. We chat with Deb Aoki and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher about their Mangasplaining origin, how it evolved into a comics delivery system, the types of conversations we should have about manga away from American Comics, and the conversations we should have about manga with American Comics. If you're looking for inspiration before America's biggest comic book convention takes over this week's discourse, this Comic Book Couples Counseling episode is ready to serve. Relevant Links Search and Destroy - Fantagraphics Atsushi Kaneko on Twitter Giga Town: A Guide to Manga Iconography - Udon Mangasplaining Announcement Giga Town Amazon Pre-Order Link Okinawa - Fantagraphics Free Chapter on Mangaspaining Extra, plus links to other MSX manga, including Search and Destroy Surviving San Diego Comic-Con Tips and Tricks Maria Bamford and Scott Marvel Cassidy on CBCC Final Round of Plugs (PHEW): Support the Podcast by Joining OUR PATREON COMMUNITY Join us at the Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, Virginia, on 8/18 at 4:00 PM for our Atomic Blonde screening, co-sponsored by Four Color Fantasies. Watch the latest episode of The B&B Show, where Brad and Bryan Review the Hottest Cinematic Releases. And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. Send us your Words of Affirmation by leaving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts. Continue your conversation with CBCC by hopping over to our website, where we have reviews, essays, and numerous interviews with comic book creators. Podcast logo by Aaron Prescott @acoolhandfluke, podcast banner art by @Karen_XmenFan.

This week Tayla is joined by Christopher Woodrow-Butcher and Deb Aoki from the podcast Mangasplaining. They talk about their show Mangasplaining, a show about reading manga for the non-manga fan. They also discuss manga and comics getting them interested in things they would never be interested in on their own, webtoons, and how different generations view comics. During The Last Chapter they discuss: What anime/manga superpower would you like to have?  Podcast disclaimer Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Okinawa by Susumu Higa Manga! Manga! by Frederik L. SchodtGuardians of the Louvre by Jirô Taniguchi Tokyo On Foot by Florent Chavouet Mondo Tokyo by Patrick Macias Pure Invention by Matt Alt The Uncanny Counter by Jang E (webtoon) Akane-banashi by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue (webtoon) Bunt by Ngozi Ukazu and Mad Rupert Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi  Delicious In Dungeon by Ryoko Kui Browse books written by Chip Zdarsky in the library catalog AV The Uncanny Counter (2020-2023) MrBeast reveals his biggest project ever - Colin and Samir A Clean Sweep (2022-2023) Delicious In Dungeon (2024- ) Dune: Part Two (2024) A Certain Scientific Railgun (2009-2020) Other Mangasplaining MSX - The Mangasplaining Extra Newsletter ALA Graphic Novel and Comics Round Table Seth: 7 books that shaped my life | CBC Books Raina Telgemeier's comic about 'Barefoot Gen' translated into Japanese (cbr.com)

It's the end of the season (almost) and so it's time to read the next volume of AKIRA by Katsuhiro Otomo! Will the title that introduced Chip Zdarsky to manga continue to be his fav? Deb Aoki hosts, and David Brothers and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher join in on this merry tour through the biggest and most intense volume of the series. Read along with the extensive show-notes at mangasplaining.com and check out our newsletter and digital publisher at mangasplainingextra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week: Jet Tila on Thai food. He tells us about real Thai sriracha, what it takes to make the world's largest stir-fry and why working at his family's market sometimes meant visiting the set of “Star Trek.” Plus, we explore the wild world of cooking manga with Deb Aoki; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette tell us what food you're obsessed with if you're a turophile; and we make one of Brazil's signature meat stews. (Originally aired March 25th, 2022.)Get the recipe for Brazilian Black Bean Stew with Pork and Beef (Feijoada) here.We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotipsListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does it feel good to punch people? What is the meaning of life? Why are mohawks the coolest? These questions and more are all addressed in The Boxer by JH, our series for this month's episode! We're joined by writer/podcaster Deb Aoki this time in order to help break down what exactly makes this series a masterpiece in its execution. We also dive into what makes JH special as a storyteller who both writes and draws! If action isn't your thing, we've got that covered too--next month's episode will be covering The Remarried Empress! Read ahead on the Webtoon app and join us in the conversation on Twitter! Follow Soju Wanna Read Manhwa on Twitter @SojuManhwaPod Join our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mangamavericks⁠ Follow guest Deb Aoki on Twitter @debaoki Music by AmpRen SHOW NOTES: Manga Mac TV: One Piece Live Action: https://youtu.be/3UP4jqQIhwY?si=yGBqZFFlvi5JRc5m The Mangasplaining Extra previews (Chapter 2 onwards are paid content): Seach and Destroy by Atsushi Kaneko, Chapter 0 & 1: https://mangasplaining.substack.com/p/manga-search-and-destroy-ch-00-01?r=ubv85&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Wandering Cat's Cage by Akane Torikai, Chapter 1: https://mangasplaining.substack.com/p/manga-wandering-cats-cage-chapter

Does it feel good to punch people? What is the meaning of life? Why are mohawks the coolest? These questions and more are all addressed in The Boxer by JH, our series for this month's episode! We're joined by writer/podcaster Deb Aoki this time in order to help break down what exactly makes this series a masterpiece in its execution. We also dive into what makes JH special as a storyteller who both writes and draws! If action isn't your thing, we've got that covered too--next month's episode will be covering The Remarried Empress! Read ahead on the Webtoon app and join us in the conversation on Twitter!  Follow Soju Wanna Read Manhwa on Twitter @SojuManhwaPod Follow guest Deb Aoki on Twitter @debaoki Music by AmpRen SHOW NOTES: Manga Mac TV: One Piece Live Action: https://youtu.be/3UP4jqQIhwY?si=yGBqZFFlvi5JRc5m The Mangasplaining Extra previews (Chapter 2 onwards are paid content): Seach and Destroy by Atsushi Kaneko, Chapter 0 & 1: https://mangasplaining.substack.com/p/manga-search-and-destroy-ch-00-01?r=ubv85&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Wandering Cat's Cage by Akane Torikai, Chapter 1: https://mangasplaining.substack.com/p/manga-wandering-cats-cage-chapter

This episode was previously released in December 2021 on the Saturday Night Shoggy main feed. Sakaki and VLord invite on Deb Aoki from ⁠Mangasplaining⁠ to discuss A Journal of My Father by Jiro Taniguchi. Join our Patreon for early access to episodes and exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/demonslayerpodcastuniverse⁠⁠⁠ Follow Saturday Night Shoggy on Twitter at ⁠@SatNightShoggy⁠ and on ⁠Facebook⁠. You can follow hosts Sakaki and VLord on Twitter at ⁠@kiirobon⁠ and ⁠@VLordGTZ⁠. Follow our guest Deb Aoki on Twitter at ⁠@debaoki⁠ Music Credits: Intro - "Can't See Your Face" by ⁠AmpRen⁠ Outro - "Curtain Call" by ⁠AmpRen

Manga journalist Deb Aoki joins the podcast this week to chat about the explosion in manga sales the past few years and what has led to it. Aoki discusses her Emerald City Comic Con experience, making connections for manga stories, how she became a manga journalist, the world of writing about manga, Japan's manga sales, speaking to different audiences, the impact of adaptations, price and accessibility, why there are always manga "booms," the amount of product, simplicity in manga stories, supply chain issues, the gifts of manga storytellers, and more.

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum discuss Keito Gaku's trans coming of age manga, Boys Run the Riot, with none other then the localization team behind the series' English release from Kodansha USA! Including editor TJ Ferentini, letterer Ashley Caswell, as well as translator/returning guest, Leo McDonagh! We discuss some of the localization that went into the series, as well as how its themes and messages about finding the courage to be your true self no matter what people say or think (or having no shame in your game) can hopefully inspire current and future generations of LGBTQ+ readers to do the same! Also, Lum is going to San Diego Comic Con later in the month to be a panelist on Deb Aoki's Best and Worst Manga panel on Friday, July 22nd at 6pm! So if you happen to be going to the convention, stop by and check out the panel to see what their manga picks will be! For a complete list of links and Community Shout-Outs mentioned in this episode, please visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2022/manga-mavericks-ep-207-boys-run-the-riot/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - RIP to Michiaki Watanabe & Kazuki Takahashi 15:50 - Intro/Lum's going to SDCC!! 22:12 - Boys Run the Riot discussion 2:04:40 - Community Shout-outs! 2:13:21 - Wrap up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you'd like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton's Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha's Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha's art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don't forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

This week: Jet Tila on Thai food. He tells us about real Thai sriracha, what it takes to make the world's largest stir-fry and why working at his family's market sometimes meant visiting the set of “Star Trek.” Plus, we explore the wild world of cooking manga with Deb Aoki; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette tell us what food you're obsessed with if you're a turophile; and we make one of Brazil's signature meat stews.Get the recipe for Brazilian Black Bean Stew with Pork and Beef (Feijoada): https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/brazilian-black-bean-stew-pork-beef-feijoadaWe want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sakaki and VLord invite on Deb Aoki from Mangasplaining to discuss A Journal of My Father by Jiro Taniguchi. NOTE: This episode was originally recorded in August 2021 Follow Saturday Night Shoggy on Twitter at @SatNightShoggy and on Facebook. You can follow hosts Sakaki and VLord on Twitter at @kiirobon and @VLordGTZ. Follow our guest Deb Aoki on Twitter at @debaoki Music Credits: Intro - "Can't See Your Face" by AmpRen Outro - "Curtain Call" by AmpRen

Blue Period on Tsubasa Yamaguchin sarja taidekouluun ja taiteen alalle pyrkivistä nuorista. Ajankohtaisina aiheina puhumme Golgo 13:n tekijä Takao Saiton kuolemasta, amerikkalaisten Eisner- ja Harvey-sarjakuvapalkintojen mangavoittajista sekä siitä, miten Saksan Tokyopop kääntää uusia ranobejulkaisujaan englannin kautta eikä japanista. Lukujonossa puhumme mies ja lapsi -kasvutarinasta The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting ja 1700-luvun Ranskaan sijoittuvasta omegaverse-BL:stä The Revolutionary Alpha. --- Kommentoi | Twitter | Instagram --- 01:15 – BLUE PERIOD: ESITTELY - Blue Period - Sarja Kodansha Comicsin sivustolla - Afternoon-lehti 03:31 – BLUE PERIOD: PÄÄHENKILÖ JA TAIDE - Yatora ei uskalla aluksi olla rehellinen ystävilleen (kuva) - Apua, en osaa piirtää muuten kuin mallista! (kuva) - Sekä Blue Periodin tekijä Tsubasa Yamaguchi että Witch Hat Atelierin tekijä Kamome Shirahama ovat valmistuneet Tokion taideyliopistosta - Ei voida näyttää alaikäisiä juomassa alkoholia, kun kyse on oikeasta yliopistosta jolla voisi olla jotain sanomista siihen miten se mangassa esitetään (kuva) 18:42 – BLUE PERIOD: SIVUHAHMOT JA TAIDE - Yuka presentoi sekä maskuliinisesti että feminiinisesti (kuva) - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramensin ristiinpukeutujapäähenkilö - Yukan Instagram-tili - Jakso 21, jossa puhuimme sarjasta Our Dreams at Dusk - Yotasukella ei ole aikaa pääsykoetaiteelle (kuva) - Mori-senpai ei halua, että häntä sanotaan lahjakkaaksi (kuva) - Lukion kuvisopettaja inspiroi Yatoraa (kuva) - Yatoran kaljoittelukaverit (kuva) - Realistista ikävien tunteiden ja ajatusten kuvaamista (kuva) 41:50 – BLUE PERIOD: TAIDE JA TAIDE - Taidetta oikeilta taiteilijoilta (kuva) - Jakso 24, jossa puhuimme Artesta - Luvunaloituskuvat jäljittelevät toisinaan jotain taideteosta tai -suuntausta (kuva) - Verivärihenkinen efekti luo tunnelmaa (kuva) - Vesiväritekstuuri korostuu, kun kohtauksessa on tunnekuohuja (kuva) - Tehokkaat varjostukset, joista silmät paistavat esiin (kuva) 50:53 – BLUE PERIOD: KANNET JA TAIDE - Englantijulkaisun kannet - Japanijulkaisun kannet 54:08 – BLUE PERIOD: JULKAISU JA TAIDE 56:41 – BLUE PERIOD: ANIME JA TAIDE - Blue Period Netflixissä - Wondering Son -animen vesivärityyli emuloi mangaka Takako Shimuran väritystyyliä 01:02:32 – BLUE PERIOD: SPOILERIOSIO JA TAIDE 01:12:53 – BLUE PERIOD: YHTEENVETO JA TAIDE - Jakso 19, jossa puhuimme sarjasta Smile Down the Runway 01:17:03 – TAKAO SAITON KUOLEMA - ANN:n uutinen Takao Saiton kuolemasta - The Comics Journalin postaus Takao Saiton kuolemasta - Jakso 34, jossa puhuimme ajankohtaisosiossa Covid-19-pandemian vaikutuksesta Takao Saiton mangantekoon - Golgo 13 sai pisimmän mangan Guinness-maailmanennätyksen - Kochikame, jolla oli edellinen pisimmän sarjakuvan maailmanennätys - Shaenon Garrityn Livejournal-postaus Golgo 13:sta - Jakso 24, jossa puhuimme Kentaro Miuran tavasta tehdä Berserkiä - Jakso 50, jossa puhuimme Kentaro Miuran kuolemasta ja Berserkin kohtalosta 01:27:20 – EISNER- JA HARVEY-VOITTAJAT - ANN:n artikkeli Eisner-palkintojen mangavoittajista 2021 - ANN:n artikkeli Harvey-palkintojen mangavoittajista 2021 - Jakso 30, jossa puhuimme Junji Itosta - Jakso 6, jossa puhuimme lukujonossa I Want to Eat Your Pancreas -romaanista - Jakso 28, jossa puhuimme esseemangasta My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness - Mangasplainingin jakso mangasta A Journal of My Father - Jakso 53, jossa puhuimme Spy × Familysta - ANN:n Answerman-kolumni, jossa Deb Aoki kertoo siitä, miten Eisner-ehdokkuus tai -voitto vaikuttaa mangan myyntiin 01:37:06 – SAKSAN TOKYOPOP KÄÄNTÄÄ RANOBEJA ENGLANNISTA - Manga Passion -sivuston haastattelu - Jakso 55, jossa puhuimme ajankohtaisosiossa Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivationista ja muista kiinalaisista danmei-sarjoista - VampireNaomin kirjoitus Tokyopopin vaikeuksista vuonna 2018 - Mangakartan twiitti Tokyopopin käännösratkaisusta kommentteineen 01:50:35 – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: SUOMIMANGAN LISÄHERKUT - Antti Valkaman twiitti - Jakso 56, jossa puhuimme mangan lukemisesta lukuina ilmestymistahtiin vs. kokoomapokkareina ja kävimme läpi Japanin mangapalkintoja 01:52:45 – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: GEKIGA JA REALISTISET MANGAT - Yoshihiro Tatsumi - Gekiga - The Comics Journal: Saito Takao and the “Gekiga Factory” - Showa 24 -ryhmä Osamu Tezukan myöhempiä ja gekiga-henkisempiä sarjoja: - Black Jack - Buddha - Message to Adolf, josta puhuimme jaksossa 45 Mainittuja nyky-Japanin ongelmia kuvaavia sarjoja: - Ushijima the Loan Shark - Bunny Drop - The Full-Time Wife Escapist, josta Petteri kirjoitti Anime-lehdessä 5/2017 (PDF) - Umimachi Diary, josta puhuimme lukujonossa jaksossa 30 - Kaiji - Minami no teioo - In Clothes Called Fat ja Maaretin vihainen postaus siitä - Everyone's Getting Married, josta puhuimme jaksossa 27, ja jota ihmeteltiin Shojo and Tell -podcastissa - Tokyo Tarareba Girls, josta puhuimme jaksossa 38 - Dame na watashi ni koishite kudasai - Happy Negative Marriage - Watari-kun's ****** Is about to Collapse - Fruits Basket - Life - My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, josta puhuimme jaksossa 28 - March Comes in Like a Lion - Perfect World - After the Rain, josta puhuimme jaksossa 52 02:19:21 – LUKUJONOSSA: THE YAKUZA'S GUIDE TO BABYSITTING - The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting - Sarja Azuki-palvelussa - Tekijä vain teki mitä tykkäsi, ja sitten kustantajalta soitettiin (kuva) - TVTropes: Children Raise You - Söpöjä yakuzapoikia (kuva) - Myös yakuzapomo on söpö (kuva) - The Way of the Househusband 02:31:28 – LUKUJONOSSA: THE REVOLUTIONARY ALPHA - The Revolutionary Alpha - Jakso 29, jossa puhuimme The Teijo Academystä - Omegaversen konsepti (kuva) - Transfusions-nettisarjakuva - Les Bijoux - Dramaattista kuvakerrontaa (kuva) Modernilla tavalla retroja mangoja: - Go For It, Nakamura! - Spica Aoki 02:51:48 – LOPETUS

This week we host the infamous manga journalist, Deb Aoki, to get her thoughts on the state of manga and our favorite picks from this week's chapters!  Segments: 00:38 Introductions 8:40 News 14:30 Q&A with Deb  45:00 Manga Discussion 1:13:00 Twitter Questions 

In our 55th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Jimmy and Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) welcome Deb Aoki in this week's panel. May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. They celebrate comics by and/or about Asian Americans in a great discussion. So many great works by so many great Asian/Pacific American cartoonists. They chat the works of Gene Luen Yang, Robin Ha, Eunsoo Jeong, Greg Pak, Ming Doyle, Cliff Chiang, Rafael Kayanan, While Portacio, Jim Lee, Thi Bui and more! I know there are so many more that we didn't mention and it certainly wasn't because we don't love them! Please let us know some of your favorites. Join us each week to listen in live. Send in topic ideas for future episodes. Be it in comics, TV or film. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

On this episode we keep discuss the success of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train and celebrate that Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! is streaming on Crunchyroll! Then, we can’t stop bringing up Zack Snyder’s Justice League and other movies as we discuss the final volumes of The Flowers of Evil! The hosts breakdown the ending and the overall themes of this work that popularized Shuzo Oshimi!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-” by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Seamus and Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Star Trek 00:03:50 - Listener Emails: Sharing our favorite publishers 00:16:28 - Discussing the success of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 00:27:26 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu finished BL Metamorphosis and thought it was nice 00:30:15 - Darfox gives his pitch on why everyone should watch Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! now that it’s available on Crunchyroll 00:34:57 - dakazu found a potential candidate for Manga Machination’s Shitty Teacher Avengers in Shounen no Abyss by Ryou Minenami 00:37:57 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Cotton Valent’s Creepy Cat 00:39:52 - Seven Seas Entertainment Ghost Ship releasing popular ecchi series Do You Like Big Girls? 00:42:11 - Mangasplaining is a new manga podcast where Deb Aoki, David Brothers, and Christopher Butcher introduce manga to Chip Zdarsky 00:45:16 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Sawanabe Zombie/Ikyoudo, We’ll be reviewing 2 works by Kakio Tsurukawa from Star Fruit Books 00:47:05 - Main Segment Retrospective: The Flowers of Evil, Transition Song “Hana -a last flower-” by ASA-CHANG&Junrei from The Flowers of Evil, Comprehensive review of Shuzo Oshimi’s story about a middle school boy who is blackmailed by his classmate who reveals his inner perversion(covers volumes 10-11) 01:43:33 - Next Week’s Topic: Sawanabe Zombie/Ikyoudo, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Welcome to Mangasplaining, the manga podcast! In this first episode you’ll get to know the team including Deb Aoki, David Brothers, Christopher Butcher, and Chip Zdarsky. We’ll also talk about the dark secret of the podcast… getting Chip to read manga, and hopefully you read along with him! Music by D.A.D.S. Check out the show notes at mangasplaining.com. Support your local comic and manga specialty shop, visit comicshoplocator.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This is it, the first complete manga that Chip Zdarsky has ever read: AKIRA Volume 1! What did he think? And what will show hosts Deb Aoki, David Brothers, and Christopher Butcher have to say about his opinion? And what will the NEXT book we make him read be? Check it out! Music by D.A.D.S. Full show notes at mangasplaining.com. Support your local comic and manga specialty shop, visit comicshoplocator.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In our 41st episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Jimmy and Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) are joined by user experience designer/content strategist/graphic recorder Deb Aoki to discuss the hit 1992 Jackie Chan film SUPERCOP. We also discuss the first 2 POLICE STORY films in the franchise. Why did Michelle Yeoh come out of retirement for this film? Just how insane is the fight choreography & stunts? Did they really do all of their own stunts? How badass is Michelle Yeoh in this movie? Just what is up with Maggie Cheung's character? Join us each week to listen in live. Send in topic ideas for future episodes. Be it in comics, TV or film. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton once again go over some more of the latest manga news as even a global pandemic can't stop all the new series, licenses or even live action adaptations being announced! Some of the biggest news stories this episode include Demon Slayer's complete take over of all of Oricon's sales lists only half way into the year, the end of The Promised Neverland, plus some updates on the state of the North American manga industry via Deb Aoki's article from Publisher's Weekly! Join us over the coming weeks as we have podcast episodes dedicated to discussions of some series such as Cross Manage, Blue Flag, Love Me For Who I Am, and much, much more!! Some of which may or may not end up being uploaded early on our Patreon! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:28 - Oricon's Top Selling Manga and Light Novel Series Mid 2020 0:19:10 - May Bookscan List and June NYT Graphic Books List 0:30:12 - Eisner 2020 Nominees 0:34:48 - Souboutei Enters Final Arc 0:36:15 - Domestic Girlfriend Ends 0:41:06 - 4 Manga Plus Titles Have Ended: East, Into the Night Spotless Love Hina Change The Sign of the Abyss 0:45:37 - The Promised Neverland Ends 0:52:55 - 4 New Series Coming to Shonen Jump: Ayakashi Triangle Magu-chan: God of Destruction Shakunetsu no Nirai Kanai (Red Hot Nirai Kanai) Boku to Robo (Me and the Robot) 0:58:16 - Yen Press Licenses 1:00:12 - Kodansha July Licenses 1:04:36 - J-Novel Club Licenses 1:11:08 - Kaiten Books Licenses 1:14:34 - Manga Planet Licenses 1:17:52 - Mangamura Lawsuit and JP Copyright Law Updates 1:22:43 - Publisher Weekly's State of the Manga Industry 1:38:57 - Next Detective Conan Film Rescheduled for Next Year 1:39:56 - Sonic The Hedgehog Sequel Announced 1:41:41 - The Promised Neverland Live Action Series in Development For Amazon 1:45:50 - Eden's Zero Anime Announced (Oh and Shaman King, I guess) 1:54:07 - NHK Evangelion Mega Poll Results 1:57:45 - Chainsaw Man Popularity Poll Results 2:02:14 - Manga Planet Licenes: Fukumoto Edition 2:04:51 - Blue Flag is now on the Shonen Jump App! 2:07:21 - Community Shout-Outs! Weekly Manga Recap Charity Livestream DuckFace Diaries TomoChocho Patreon Marion’s Ping-Pong Review Knick Knacks Kickstarter Erica’s Yuri Panel Kanzenshuu feature on Lost 1994 Curse of Blood Rubies VHS "Pride, Policing, and the Conservative Politics of MHA" on AniFem Eyes on Yokai 2:14:58 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Lum and Colton once again go over some more of the latest manga news as even a global pandemic can't stop all the new series, licenses or even live action adaptations being announced! Some of the biggest news stories this episode include Demon Slayer's complete take over of all of Oricon's sales lists only half way into the year, the end of The Promised Neverland, plus some updates on the state of the North American manga industry via Deb Aoki's article from Publisher's Weekly! Join us over the coming weeks as we have podcast episodes dedicated to discussions of some series such as Cross Manage, Blue Flag, Love Me For Who I Am, and much, much more!! Some of which may or may not end up being uploaded early on our Patreon! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:28 - Oricon's Top Selling Manga and Light Novel Series Mid 2020 0:19:10 - May Bookscan List and June NYT Graphic Books List 0:30:12 - Eisner 2020 Nominees 0:34:48 - Souboutei Enters Final Arc 0:36:15 - Domestic Girlfriend Ends 0:41:06 - 4 Manga Plus Titles Have Ended: East, Into the Night Spotless Love Hina Change The Sign of the Abyss 0:45:37 - The Promised Neverland Ends 0:52:55 - 4 New Series Coming to Shonen Jump: Ayakashi Triangle Magu-chan: God of Destruction Shakunetsu no Nirai Kanai (Red Hot Nirai Kanai) Boku to Robo (Me and the Robot) 0:58:16 - Yen Press Licenses 1:00:12 - Kodansha July Licenses 1:04:36 - J-Novel Club Licenses 1:11:08 - Kaiten Books Licenses 1:14:34 - Manga Planet Licenses 1:17:52 - Mangamura Lawsuit and JP Copyright Law Updates 1:22:43 - Publisher Weekly's State of the Manga Industry 1:38:57 - Next Detective Conan Film Rescheduled for Next Year 1:39:56 - Sonic The Hedgehog Sequel Announced 1:41:41 - The Promised Neverland Live Action Series in Development For Amazon 1:45:50 - Eden's Zero Anime Announced (Oh and Shaman King, I guess) 1:54:07 - NHK Evangelion Mega Poll Results 1:57:45 - Chainsaw Man Popularity Poll Results 2:02:14 - Manga Planet Licenes: Fukumoto Edition 2:04:51 - Blue Flag is now on the Shonen Jump App! 2:07:21 - Community Shout-Outs! Weekly Manga Recap Charity Livestream DuckFace Diaries TomoChocho Patreon Marion’s Ping-Pong Review Knick Knacks Kickstarter Erica’s Yuri Panel Kanzenshuu feature on Lost 1994 Curse of Blood Rubies VHS "Pride, Policing, and the Conservative Politics of MHA" on AniFem Eyes on Yokai 2:14:58 - Wrap-up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its back to basics as Colton & Lum finally get back to covering some manga news, and in under 2 hours! They talk about everything from all the Shonen Jump series that are ending, to more new licenses from Yen Press and Seven Seas, and much more! Our titular Mavericks may mostly spend this week catching up on news and things, but stay tuned for next week when they cover all of the new series that have made their debut in Jump, including Masashi Kishimoto's Samurai 8, but until then, enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro/Podcast Updates News: 0:06:17 - Best Selling Manga Series for the First Half of 2019 0:17:27 - Monthly Bookscan List for April 0:21:21 - Hell Warden Higuma has ended 0:24:20 - Teenage Renaissance! David has ended 0:25:10 - I'm From Japan! moves to Saikyo Jump 0:27:14 - Food Wars Ending Soon 0:31:58 - Gintama Ends on June 17th (For Real This Time) 0:37:14 - World Trigger takes 1 month hiatus 0:39:30 - 3rd Part of Slayers Novel Series Has Debuted 0:40:48 - SSSS. Gridman receives manga adaption and spin-offs! 0:44:21 - New Manga Drawn by Aruko! 0:45:47 - New Yen Press Licenses 0:52:17 - New Seven Seas Licenses 0:57:17 - Tokyopop Licenses "Still Sick" 1:00:39 - Square Enix Launches English Manga Imprint 1:03:27 - Bisco Hatori & Utako Yukihiro Coming to Anime Expo 1:06:11 - Blade of the Immortal getting a new anime adaptation 1:10:48 - More Info 0n Hollywood Live-Action Akira Community Shout Outs!: 1:14:33 - State of the US Manga Market 2018 1:16:09 - Deb Aoki’s Publishers Weekly Piece on the Manga Industry 1:17:23 - Erica’s Essay on Kase-san 1:18:46 - Vrai Kaiser’s Beginner’s Guide to Yuri 1:19:41 - AniFem Podcast on BL Manga 1:27:14 - Wrap-up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, its back to basics as Colton & Lum finally get back to covering some manga news, and in under 2 hours! They talk about everything from all the Shonen Jump series that are ending, to more new licenses from Yen Press and Seven Seas, and much more! Our titular Mavericks may mostly spend this week catching up on news and things, but stay tuned for next week when they cover all of the new series that have made their debut in Jump, including Masashi Kishimoto's Samurai 8, but until then, enjoy! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 0:00:00 - Intro/Podcast Updates News: 0:06:17 - Best Selling Manga Series for the First Half of 2019 0:17:27 - Monthly Bookscan List for April 0:21:21 - Hell Warden Higuma has ended 0:24:20 - Teenage Renaissance! David has ended 0:25:10 - I'm From Japan! moves to Saikyo Jump 0:27:14 - Food Wars Ending Soon 0:31:58 - Gintama Ends on June 17th (For Real This Time) 0:37:14 - World Trigger takes 1 month hiatus 0:39:30 - 3rd Part of Slayers Novel Series Has Debuted 0:40:48 - SSSS. Gridman receives manga adaption and spin-offs! 0:44:21 - New Manga Drawn by Aruko! 0:45:47 - New Yen Press Licenses 0:52:17 - New Seven Seas Licenses 0:57:17 - Tokyopop Licenses "Still Sick" 1:00:39 - Square Enix Launches English Manga Imprint 1:03:27 - Bisco Hatori & Utako Yukihiro Coming to Anime Expo 1:06:11 - Blade of the Immortal getting a new anime adaptation 1:10:48 - More Info 0n Hollywood Live-Action Akira Community Shout Outs!: 1:14:33 - State of the US Manga Market 2018 1:16:09 - Deb Aoki’s Publishers Weekly Piece on the Manga Industry 1:17:23 - Erica’s Essay on Kase-san 1:18:46 - Vrai Kaiser’s Beginner’s Guide to Yuri 1:19:41 - AniFem Podcast on BL Manga 1:27:14 - Wrap-up! Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

This week we dive into the wonderful horror of Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection! We’ll specifically be reviewing Ito’s take on Frankenstein! Remember to send us emails! MangaMachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Shichiten Battou no Blues” by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Kingdom Hearts 3, shout-outs 00:07:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, we go into spoilers for the final volume of After Hours 00:12:27 - We gab on about drama adaptations and learn that Seamus’ loathes Boys over Flowers 00:17:08 - dakazu loves how Monkey Peak is like a classic horror movie that lasts for hours 00:20:51 - dakazu talks about the re-serialization of Ryoko and World Trigger after a long hiatus 00:23:13 - The combinations of food and fantasy makes Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi an isekai series that dakazu can get behind 00:27:40 - News: We discuss the wonderful global launch of Shueisha’s MANGA PLUS app 00:33:05 - We comment of Deb Aoki’s twitter thread about the increase of vertical manga layouts for smartphones 00:37:51 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Continuing our review of Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, we’ll cover the rest of the stories in this book 00:38:19 - Main Segment Retrospective: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Transition Song: “Monster Mash” by Bobby Pickett, we review the Frankenstein story from Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection 00:39:22 - We look at the changes Ito made to the story from Mary Shelly’s original novel 00:42:42 - We praise the fantastic artwork and design of the Monster 00:45:58 - We examine the portrayal of both the Monster’s suffering and Dr. Frankenstein’s madness 00:48:29 - Seamus explains how lots of the internal dialogue from the novel was not included 00:51:48 - Darfox starts talking about rocks on shingles being exclusive to Japan 00:52:49 - dakazu has some questions about Dr. Frankenstein and Elizabeth’s incestual  relationship 00:54:42 - Seamus likes this as a Junji Ito horror manga but not necessarily as an full adaption of the novel 00:57:19 - We talk about the ‘Dude! Let Me In! I’m A Fairy!’ meme born from this manga 00:58:15 - We discuss the various iterations of Frankenstein in movies and comics 01:00:10 - We get into how the children’s television show Wishbone covered Frankenstein and other questionable books 01:03:22 - We give our final thoughts on this story 01:03:58 - Next Week’s Topic: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster  

We’re joined by lovely manga journalist Deb Aoki this week to talk about the changes in the Western manga industry, compare them to the problems in Japanese publishing that are addressed in Shuho Sato’s memoir Manga Poverty, and rejoice over the plethora of recent manga licensing news! Check out Deb’s twitter, professional site and Manga Answerman articles! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, getting to know Deb, Deb learning to draw from Dave Throne in Hawaii 00:08:36 - Questions: Deb explains how fans can help get manga localized, discussing what publishers consider when choosing what to publish 00:15:25 - Deb tells us how Japanese publishers still focus on Japan first despite the growth of worldwide manga sales 00:17:55 - darfox wonders what influence a series’ popularity in the west does for new series in Weekly Shonen Jump 00:22:10 - we discuss the grueling process of creating under deadlines and the effect it had the family life of Masashi Kishimoto & Hayao Miyazaki and the health of Osamu Tezuka and Shotaro Ishinomori, Deb talks about the franchising of manga series 00:30:37 - Deb gives her thoughts on the quality of user interface/experience for digital manga readers of comixology/cruchyroll/VIZ, we discuss the growth of comics adapting from a published page format to a more digital friendly layout 00:38:03 - Main Segment One Shot: Manga Poverty, Transition Song: “Shadow and Truth” by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we talk about Shuho Sato’s history with publishers, Sato providing an affordable rental work space for manga artist, the current interest into cultivating online manga stores in Japan, Cork agency, the amount of control manga artist get over their intellectual property, the debt that manga artists accumulate even after success, Felipe Smith having to finance his own assistant, the varying representation of manga artists within manga, how honest and accurate Sato is being about the manga industry, the Japanese version that comes with a manga foreword, how libraries are normalizing comics/manga to the current American society, the Manga Reborn project 01:13:26 - News: brand new manga publisher Denpa Books will be publishing Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, Inside Mari, PEZ, Maiden Railways, and others 01:17:03 - Deb gives some insight on why the licensing of books like Urusei Yatsura, Baki, Devilman, and The Poe Clan have happened recently 01:23:04 - We talk about the business potential of bringing over Japanese theatrical adaptations of manga/anime, Deb’s says Haikyu!! over The Prince of Tennis 01:28:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Deb hated Shibuya Goldfish but is looking forward to Witch Hat Atelier 01:30:32 - dakazu clarifies his thoughts about Spicy Cafe Girl to darfox, darfox has become a mega fan of Kaiji 01:36:52 - Deb really likes Investor Z despite the ugly artwork, One Punch Man season 2 is coming in Spring of 2019 01:41:27 - Seamus has read a collection of Masahiko Matsumoto manga that has simple art but mature storylines, Deb suggests the upcoming Yoshiharu Tsuge book from Drawn & Quarterly 01:44:38 - dakazu finds the popularity of pretty boy serial killers of Satsukare a little disturbing 01:47:28 - Next Week’s Topic: One Shot of Nijigahara Holograph by Inio Asano, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Seamus is out this episode so we get darfox to weigh in on various manga from Weekly Shonen Magazine! *WARNING* Our discussion about BokoKoi is extremely mature in nature and spoiler heavy. If you are offended by adult content please skip over it. Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Koi no Hime Hime Pettanko” by Kotori Himeno from Yowamushi Pedal, Opening,  Introductions, Listener Emails: responding to critiques, comparing Western comics to Japanese manga 00:08:55 - Talking about our experience with conventions 00:16:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox recognizes the same voice actor from My Hero Academia and Yowamushi Pedal 00:17:42 - dakazu is late to the party with the romantic comedy about high school couples, Tsure-dure Children 00:19:54 - dakazu re-visits Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita to talk about how the series explores the artist’s self-hate & gender identity issues (WARNING: heavy spoilers & mature topics) 00:48:01 - News: New bonus Yu Yu Hakusho OVA for the upcoming blu-ray release, streaming licenses ending for Case Closed & KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple at FUNimation 00:52:50 - Deb Aoki’s article on Anime News Network breaking down the profit from official English editions of manga 01:00:33 - Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: Transition Song: “Sakamichi” by Kan Sawada from Yowamushi Pedal, Darfox gives his opinion on the following manga running in Weekly Shonen Champion, including: 01:04:31 - Yowamushi Pedal 01:07:42 - Baki-Dou 01:17:08 - Shuujin Riku 01:22:27 - Bachi Bachi 01:24:25 - Magical Girl Site 01:32:04 - Harigane Service 01:35:24 - Rokudou no Onnatachi 01:40:42 - Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 01:50:35 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot of A Lollipop or a Bullet by Kazuki Sakuraba & Iqura Sugimoto, we’ll read the series for a single episode retrospective review, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This episode we discuss the public perception of manga where we are and how to increase the US manga reading audience! And of course more Princess Jellyfish! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Just Between Us” by Chatmonchy from Princess Jellyfish, Opening, Introductions, Listener Emails: Discussing our usernames, 00:05:38 - how is manga perceived where we live? 00:11:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus asks if a certain character in The Promised Neverland is a racist stereotype 00:21:12 - Subtitles and numbering in manga volumes 00:25:13 - darfox is bummed about the mini-break March comes in like a Lion is taking and not impressed with the animation from the dungeon arc of Black Clover, Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku: Princess of Japan focuses on the high school girl descendant of Emperor Hirohito battling Donald Trump in mahjong and dakazu is not having any of it 00:31:06 - dakazu is enjoying Sanzoku Diary artist Kentaro Okamoto’s writer debut in Sounan desu ka? despite some panty shots 00:34:11 - the post-war drama Areyo Hoshikuzu has ended, we share stories about re-reading manga 00:38:40 - News: we expand on Deb Aoki’s twitter question about how to get more people in the US to read manga 00:51:11 - Tomorrow’s Joe creator Tetsuya Chiba addressing manga piracy, manga artist Takashi Yoshida critique of the publishers, changes to Crunchyroll site’s Kodansha manga catalog 00:58:47 - debating the price of manga 01:02:33 - 1st image from live-action adaptation of My Brother’s Husband, Alita: Battle Angel getting delayed til December 01:03:37 - Tomorrow's Joe 50th anniversary project Megalo Box looks like it shares story similarities with characters 01:06:59 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We’ll be reading and discussing volumes 14-15 01:07:15 - Main Segment Retrospective: Transition Song: “Kime no KIREI ni kizuite Okure” by Sambomaster from Princess Jellyfish, retrospective review of Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura, We enjoy the hilarious betrayal of the Amarz, go into our disappointment of the new flamboyantly gay Usami character, make predictions of who will end up with Tsukimi, and ponder if Higashimura’s philosophy on romance takes inspiration from her real life(covers volumes 12-13) 01:48:39 - Next Week’s Topic: Princess Jellyfish, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Manga, the ubiquitous Japanese comic books written on just about every subject—sports, music, sex, shooting pool—represent about 40% of all books published in Japan. In recent decades ‘food manga’ has exploded. Stories of food and conflict and competition abound in mangas like Soldier of Food, Food Wars, Cooking Papa…The Kitchen Sisters Present—Hidden Kitchens: War and Food and Manga. “Manga is a cradle to grave phenomenon,” says Deb Aoki, writer for Anime network and Publisher’s Weekly. It’s a visual storytelling medium that people enjoy from the day they first start reading or enjoying pictures to the day they die. “There’s this Japanese concept, Otaku,” says Sylvan Mishima Brackett, chef and owner of Rintaro Restaurant in San Francisco. “Otaku is a deep, passionate enthusiasm about some obscure part of the universe. Manga tend to cluster around very specific Otaku. It’s a place where people can brush up on the hyper-specifics of their enthusiasms.” “Food manga, gurume manga, gourmet manga, is one of the major genres within manga that’s just been growing exponentially,” says Nancy Stalker, Professor of Japanese History and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin. She wrote a paper called “Gourmet Samurai: Changing Gender Norms in Japanese Food TV.” FOOD WARS, DETECTIVE GLUTTON, SOLDIER OF FOOD Food manga first appeared in the 1980’s when the Japanese economy was very strong. One of the first, Oishinbo, ran for over 20 years and became the basis for an animated series, as have many manga since. “There always has to be conflict in manga, especially in food manga,” says Zhong. “There is not any real peace in manga. If there is peace it’s really short, maybe one or two chapters, then back to war right afterwards. War produces content.” Since Japan opened to the West in the nineteenth century, food has been an element of its international identity. “Traditionally the eating of four-legged creatures was proscribed by Buddhist belief,” says Stalker. “The Emperor first publicly ate meat in 1873. Eating beef was seen as something that would help build the national physique and make the Japanese more like westerners.” In order to compete with western soldiers, the Japanese military began to introduce more beef, more meat and fat, into the diet of the soldier to help build a strong army. The modern manga industry came into being after World War II. It started with Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy, who was influenced by Walt Disney. “That American content was brought over by the American Occupation,” says Leyla Aker, Senior Vice President of Publishing at Viz Media, a company that specializes in Japanese graphic novels and anime. “During the American occupation of Japan a large portion of the Japanese population was subsisting on hand-outs given by the American forces.” There were severe shortages of food during the Occupation and all foods were strictly rationed. When the circumstances of the war became dire many people resorted to eating bark from trees and replacing sawdust and wood dust in recipes for flour. Many Japanese died of starvation. Miles Thomas, Brand Manager at CrunchyRoll, remembers an anime called Grave of the Fireflies. “One of the most evocative films I’ve seen, about two orphans during World War II who are starving, hungry. They steal food, trying their hardest to survive. “It really makes you think about the darker side of food when people don’t have enough of it to survive,” adds Tiffany Chen who is also a Brand Manager with Crunchy Roll. “For a long time, World War II was just a history you studied in class. I never really felt connected to it personally. A lot of young people actually don’t even know about the atomic bomb. After watching this film, it was a pretty sobering moment.” OISHINBO: JAPAN AND CULINARY NATIONALISM Oishinbo, one of the oldest of the food manga is very popular with adult men, Aoki tells us. “The main character is this scrappy reporter. His father is this snooty gourmet who sets up this ritzy gourmet club for only rich people. They have dueling palette battles.” Oishinbo is written by Tetsu Kariya who is very opinionated about food. The manga creates drama about different food issues – about growing it and cooking it. “It’s kind of controversial,” says Aoki. “He defends eating whale meat, the history of it, how delicious, how dare anyone tell us not to.” “Tetsu Kariya has a very progressive, political stance,” adds Lorie Brau, Associate Professor of Japanese Foreign Languages and Literature at the University of New Mexico, “He embeds these social messages inside his manga.” One of Oishinbo’s chief concerns is foreign influences. How do you maintain the important aspects of your culture while still engaging with the world at large? The manga uses food as a lens to address Japan’s place in the world. YAWEH: MANGA FOR YOUNG WOMEN There is a different subset of manga targeted at young Japanese women called Yaweh about homosexual love affairs. “Boys love” is one of the most popular sub-genres of manga. “Antique Bakery features a cast of tall, thin elegant beautiful young men. They all work in a western style bakery,” Aoki tells us. “Women fall in love with them because they are so handsome. But they’re not available,” says Brau. “But the cakes are available so they make many young women happy.” What Did You Eat Yesterday? has become a very popular manga for recipes. The manga tells the story of a gay couple, one of whom is a lawyer, the other a hairdresser and the lawyer is very intent on creating economical, delicious meals for the two of them. THE HERBIVORE MAN: MANGA AND GENDER NORMS “In the last 10 years Japanese demographics have been shifting,” says Nancy. “Fewer and fewer people are getting married. The rate of unmarried men ages 30 to 34 climbed from 21% to 47%. For women it jumped from 9% to 34% in a decade. The media has come up with this term “herbivore men” Urban men in their 20 and 30’s who are more into fashion and culture than women. Rejecting flesh, therefore they are herbivores. Other conservative pundits say “well, it’s the increase of carnivorous women, women who are too aggressive and focused on their career and refuse to become a full time housewife they create the herbivore man. This is changing men’s relationship with food. They have to increasingly be responsible for their own meals. That is being reflected in these dramas that show a kind of everyman develop a sense of culinary confidence.” Aoki tells us that Manga like Oishinbo and Food Wars in a way represent a war within people to be their best. “There’s honor in fighting to be the best you can be. That if you’re going to do it you’re going to be the best damn one doing it. The way of the sword, the way of the chef.”

Welcome to the ninth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities. Show Notes: This week, Evan and Victoria are joined by Publisher's Weekly writer and manga industry expert Deb Aoki! You can read her work on Publisher's Weekly, on her website Manga Comics Manga, and on her Twitter account. Victoria's not surprised that one out of every seven smart phones in Japan have the Love Live game downloaded. Obama thanks Japan for manga and anime. Toei announces a new addition to the Dragonball saga, Dragonball Super  Evan investigates the "manga ghetto" of the Eisner awards You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.  CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas and the Crunchyroll Brand team. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at CrunchyCast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively.  The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.