Podcasts about Manga Plus

What's your Letter-Rocksd Top Four? This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1191 “There's Still Loki” with Joey Weiser (Eisner Award-nominated author of Mermin, Ghost Hog & Dragon Racer) and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction;00:06:18 OPPNN;00:51:29 Manga Recap: Chapter 1191;01:44:54 Piece Together;02:17:01 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our new side series, One Piece: By the Book! Each episode, Zach & Kirsten Carey are meeting up for One Piece book club, re-reading the entire manga volume by volume, and sharing their latest thoughts. This week, we're joined by special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) to discuss Wanted! Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:33:21 By the Book: Wanted! Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece;01:53:05 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Look: every time I swing my axe it costs Toei 42 bucks. This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1190 “Those Whose Death Brings Celebration” with special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction00:24:54 Manga Recap: Chapter 1190;01:25:08 Piece Together;02:02:26 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Look: every time I swing my axe it costs Toei 42 bucks. This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1190 “Those Whose Death Brings Celebration” with special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction00:24:54 Manga Recap: Chapter 1190;01:25:08 Piece Together;02:02:26 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes 0:00: In a packed episode of TheOASG Podcast, Justin and Helen first kick things off with the news of Crunchyroll announcing that their store can only be accessed by Mega and Ultimate subscribers starting in August, and both hosts explain the ramifications of this decision moving forward. 17:41: Anime International Company (AIC) has won their civil suit against AIC Rights and producer Yoshikazu Maeda, which may be worth monitoring considering the series they’re involved with; Helen and Justin discuss the former CEO of Crunchyroll launching a new B2B marketplace for anime licensing and if it can actually make an impact in the industry. 26:00: Sumi Eno announced that the After God manga will take a break following its latest chapter releases; Negi Haruba needs to recuperate until sometime in August due to his health, so Go! Go! Loser Ranger! will be on hiatus until then. 26:51: The voice of Fujiko Mine in the first Lupin the 3rd TV anime series, Yukiko Nikaido, passed away at 87 due to old age; Book author and illustrator (Kiki’s Delivery Service) Akiko Hayashi died of pneumonia on July 1 in a hospital in Nagano prefecture at 81; The official X/Twitter account for Kadokawa’s Aokishi magazine revealed that manga creator Ryoichiro Kezuka died in late May. Licenses 29:12: While Helen has a grand time calming down her dogs due to World Cup shenanigans, Justin talks about a few licenses that did happen in the last few weeks, starting with Seven Seas surprising everyone by announcing they’ve licensed Kazuo Umezz's Ultraman on a Friday; Neguse Okita’s Soon, You’ll Paint Your Heart Out and Tabireco’s Baby Road Trippers have been added to MANGA Plus; Ichiro Sakaki, Ryohei Yamauchi & Hiyori Asahikawa's Trained to be the Ultimate Anti-magic Spellblade, Ryō Hiromatsu & Osamu Kozuki's Uglymug, Epicfighter SSS, & Kanade Ezaki's AGERECO! Getting Into the Voice Acting Spirit! is now on Manga UP!. 30:57: And while not technically licenses, this occurred during the very busy Anime Expo weekend so this did not get covered: Akimi Yoshida's Banana Fish and Hisaya Nakajo's Hana-Kimi have been added to VIZ Manga's library — with VIZ finally having a Hakusensha title on their service, does this mean Yona of the Dawn has a chance? (Maybe not this year though) Streaming News 32:48: Crusher Joe, Crusher Joe: A Trap of the Frozen Jail, Crusher Joe: The Final Weapon ASH, Haré+Guu Deluxe, Haré+Guu FINAL, and Simoun are now on the latest service now streaming anime, Darkroom; Hyakushō Kizoku – The Farmer’s Days and 500000000 years button is now on RetroCrush; and apparently this was announced at Anime Expo, but Strange: Junji Ito’s Tales for Sleepless Nights will stream on the HBO Max service internationally this fall. Main Topic: Summer Anime 2026 First Impressions 36:18: Let’s just say Justin (and especially Helen) are overwhelmed with choices for the summer anime season, which is packed with some seemingly quality looking works. In fact it’s so packed that Justin even had to lament the works he was interested in but just can’t watch due to time (37:28). Helen has checked out a few anime (Sparks of Tomorrow and BANG DREAM Yume∞Mita among the new shows), but Justin has a lot of anime to discuss — from what he surprisingly did not enjoy to those he’s having a good time with to the three shows that stand alone for him this season (1:36:17: Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, Iron Wok Jan!, Though I Am an Inept Villainess) Weird News 1:58:25: Let’s just say you certainly want your fans to buy the magazine that holds the final chapter of the series you like — but for Blue Box fans, there was some trouble getting that WSJ issue due to One Piece and that series celebrating its 29th anniversary! 2:00:09: There is apparently a need for more Tenchi, if the Kickstarter that has succeeded means anything; Yes Live-action Hollywood Naruto is a go, and naturally the hosts wonder if it’ll be any good. 2:02:51: Normally Banana Fish streaming on Netflix next month after the rights expired on Prime Video would belong in the streaming news section…but this getting a dub just a year after the AI dub hilarity last year on Prime makes this turnaround pretty wild! If there’s anything you’d like to share about the latest news or your thoughts on a very packed summer anime season, please feel free to reach out to us on Twitter (@TheOASG) or comment below with your thoughts! The post TheOASG Podcast Episode 248: Hot Historic Anime Summer appeared first on TheOASG.

Get the boys together and break out the BBQ spice rub - this week we're covering One Piece Vol. 115 with Ken (archivist) and special guest Stephen Paul(translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON!We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:17:43 Manga Recap: Vol. 115;01:44:14 Piece Together;02:13:51 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get the boys together and break out the BBQ spice rub - this week we're covering One Piece Vol. 115 with Ken (archivist) and special guest Stephen Paul(translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON!We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:17:43 Manga Recap: Vol. 115;01:44:14 Piece Together;02:13:51 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of a Mr. Prince who wished on a star to become a real Mr. King. This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1187 “The Root of the Problem” with Delaney (OPP editor & video essayist) Ken (archivist) Sam (Anime Recap host) & special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON!We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Intro;00:19:04 Manga Recap: Chapter 1187;01:24:23 Piece Together;02:13:04 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of a Mr. Prince who wished on a star to become a real Mr. King. This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1187 “The Root of the Problem” with Delaney (OPP editor & video essayist) Ken (archivist) Sam (Anime Recap host) & special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON!We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Intro;00:19:04 Manga Recap: Chapter 1187;01:24:23 Piece Together;02:13:04 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stab it deeper / kill your father / do a flashback / makes it longer - this week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1186 “One More Time” with special guests Marianne Bray (voice of Flampe for Crunchyroll's One Piece) Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others) & Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:39:26 Manga Recap: Chapter 1186;01:53:41 Piece Together;02:27:13 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stab it deeper / kill your father / do a flashback / makes it longer - this week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1186 “One More Time” with special guests Marianne Bray (voice of Flampe for Crunchyroll's One Piece) Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others) & Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:39:26 Manga Recap: Chapter 1186;01:53:41 Piece Together;02:27:13 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes 0:00: Justin and Helen explain what they’ve been up to over the past two weeks, from checking out Kirio Fan Club in manga form for Justin to Helen giving A Hundred Scenes of Awajima a shot. News 9:16: Let’s just say Satoru Kuwabara is in some deep, deep trouble after reports of alleged affairs for at least the past 2 years, leading to him resigning as music producer for Ensemble Stars! and further announcements for any other projects and his band coming in the near future. 11:42: Doraemon will make another attempt to break through internationally! TV Asahi is working with distributor CAKE to release the iconic Japanese franchise; there will be no more Harlequin Original magazine, as that ended publication with this year’s July issue. 15:42: Shotan’s You are Ms. Servant resumed serialization on June 21 following its hiatus from February; Kazue Kato’s Blue Exorcist will return in July following its hiatus to properly prepare for the final chapter; Hunter x Hunter will be back in WSJ, as Yoshihiro Togashi’s able to get some chapters ready for the magazine; Sakaomi Yuzaki’s She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat after two years on hiatus; and Ayumi Ishii’s Nobunaga Concerto will resume with the first new chapter in three years (and also end in three chapters), starting July 10. 19:20: It will be some time before Norishiro-chan and Yukiji Setsuda's The Stunned Hero and the Assassin Princesses will return as Setsuda needs a break; It will be at least until August before Takeru Hokazono can resume Kagarabachi, as following numerous ailments this year and after a discussion, the manga will be on the shelf while he recovers. 21:52: It was announced last week that manga creator Keiko Okamoto passed away May 6 due to a cerebral hemorrhage; chief director of the long-running Sazae-san franchise, Hiromitsu Morita, passed away June 4; and TMZ reported on Wednesday that actress Daveigh Chase, well known for being the voice of Lilo in Lilo and Stitch but for anime the voice of Chihiro in Spirited Away, died at 35 due to meningitis and a blood infection, which caused septic issues. Licenses 27:12: Something funny happened on June 12 that basically saw VIZ and Yen Press have social media announcements at the same time (Helen looks at VIZ however for not sending posts on Bluesky). Here’s what VIZ licensed for Spring 2027: Gege Akutami & Yuji Iwasaki's Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Akira Osora's The Exorcist and the Lovestruck Raven (Shojo Beat) Hakuri's WITCHRIV NISIOISIN & Hirohiko Araki's JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Over Heaven novel Inoue's #Gal x Gal Yuri Shūzō Oshimi's Sins Issei Eifuku & Taiyo Matsumoto's Takemitsu Zamurai Mio Nanao & Rei Tōma's No Glass Slippers for Me: Reincarnated Cinderella Junji Ito: Dissection Taizan5's The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins (digital manga release) Deluxe hardcover edition of Takehiko Inoue's Slam Dunk Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan 3-in-1 Edition (Yeah you can guess Justin went wild here 32:25) 38:48: Here’s what Yen Press announced: Yūri Yumemi, Makuei, & Wata's Witches Can’t Be Collared manga Kazuhito Minagi, Kazumi Kurihara, & PenekoR's Your Castle’s Little Helper: Please Feed Me, I’ll Work manga Hyōgo Amagasa & LINO's Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom: The Nation’s Dragon Guardian Is Reborn as a Downtrodden Young Lady (Yen On) Shinano Sano & Nigata Ammon's Mafia (Yen On) Fujino Ōmori, Fumikaru Nishijima, Nilitsu, & Suzuhito Yasuda's Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi (Yen On)  Tsuzurō Hibi & Minori Chigusa's Shino & Ren: Future (Yen On)  Sekina Aoi & Kurehito Misaki's Playful Relationships (Yen On) Haruichi & ituca's The Immortal Witch Would Sacrifice Ten Thousand Lives to Fulfill a Simple Wish (Yen On) Nanateru's Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! Okinosuke's I'm the Monster Girl You Once Saved: A Middle-Aged Teacher in Another World is Concerned About His Sudden Popularity An Momose's Love Me to My Core Daifuku Hoshimi & Ichino Tomizuki's The Purple Clavel: They Took Everything, So I've Bloomed Once More as a Villainous Femme Fatale Candy Tamagokake, Ryū Segawa, & Megumi Nagahama's The Reincarnated Devil’s Plot for Raising the Ultimate Hero Rui Aomi's Yamada’s Class Diary A box set release of Kafka Asagiri & Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs Case Files: BSD 01 – 10 42:49: We have two new SuBLime announcements (Mayuharu's Bursting with Love & Fumi Tsuyuhisa's Palace of the Omega: A Snowflower’s Tale); Scholastic confirmed with ANN on Friday that its Graphix imprint is publishing Yūsuke Saitoh’s Chuck and the Girl manga. 44:07: Yukiaki Kurando & Wooma’s Kiss Me With Your Face has been added to VIZ Manga; Shonen Jump and MANGA Plus have added Chiyoko Maruume & Tokegoro's Twilight Blade; Manga UP! has added Sumu Kamiyama’s Haimiya is Scary Cute, Haru Ogawa’s Venus in December, & Kiri Wazawa’s Paranormal Agent Adashino; K MANGA is simulpubbing Daisaku Tsuru’s Protocol Ryugu and has added Ōnijōroku’s Twisted Devotion to their service; Omoi has licensed Tsukasa Mikuni, Tawa Akeno, & Sochu's A Snow Fox at the Northern Fort. 45:35: And Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesdays is back!…with not really licenses (sorta)! Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer (Volumes 1-5, 5 art cards) Punichan's Fluffy Café in Another World (Siren, narrated by Dan Bittner) okuita's Reborn as an Assassin’s Apprentice (Siren, narrated by Knox Riley) Streaming News 46:13: Crunchyroll is now streaming the Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise anime film, the Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved anime film, and the Given: Moments in Life OVA; we have a few Hulu dubs announced, which includes Undead Unluck: Winter Arc special now having an English dub release date. 48:35: GKIDS nabs another film for premiering in theaters in cocoon — which Helen had to note the timing of them announcing it the same day the manga came out; GKIDS will screen Baku Kinoshita and writer Kadzuya Konomoto’s anime film The Last Blossom at the end of August; Ninja Scroll will see a limited North American theatrical release (New 4K restoration) from HIDIVE in October; and Korean animated film Your Letter will screen in theaters August 17. Weird News 50:42: Once again the U.S. administration draws the ire of a country thanks to low quality AI slop, and this time Naruto’s involved. 52:12: While Wistoria and Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly works due to both works having cats and them both airing in the same season, Justin had to note this as also Bandai Namco works crossing over as both of these have involvement from them; 247 Comics is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a 20th Anniversary Collection of Misaho Kujiradou’s Princess Ai manga, which means DJ Milky is back! 55:48: Precure doing a poll for the midseason Precure is interesting — who is Cure Eclair out of the four highlighted? We must guess; and once again, we have another old properly getting an anime adaptation (Dengeki Daisy) which has Helen fearing for it due to age-gap being part of his premise to Justin actually being a bit cynical about all these manga from years ago — and well after they’ve ended — getting an anime adaptation. If there’s anything you’d like to share about the latest news or about the episode, please feel free to reach out to us on Twitter (@TheOASG) or comment below with your thoughts! The post TheOASG Podcast Episode 246: Case Closed? No, Case OBLITERATED! appeared first on TheOASG.

I got mortgages on thrones/I got stiffness in my bones/Ain't no living queens in this locality - this week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1185 “Mindja Own Beeswax” with special guests Marianne Bray (voice of Flampe for Crunchyroll's One Piece) & Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:18:28 Manga Recap: Chapter 1185;01:50:25 Piece Together;02:15:05 To Be Continued…!02:23:11 Alligator 9/11 (yes, really) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I got mortgages on thrones/I got stiffness in my bones/Ain't no living queens in this locality - this week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1185 “Mindja Own Beeswax” with special guests Marianne Bray (voice of Flampe for Crunchyroll's One Piece) & Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:18:28 Manga Recap: Chapter 1185;01:50:25 Piece Together;02:15:05 To Be Continued…!02:23:11 Alligator 9/11 (yes, really) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes 0:00: The two hosts of TheOASG Podcast return once again to talk about what they’ve been up to over the past few weeks, which involves Justin talking about the Star Detective Precure and Detective Conan collaboration and Helen talking Shonen Jump catchup, Bookworm Part 3, and Ramparts of Ice! News 23:02: Dark Horse staff recently formed a union (Dark Horse Workers United), and the company has recognized it — the hosts will see how negotiations will go moving forward; Japanese VA Kenjirō Tsuda filed a lawsuit against the operator of the video-sharing app TikTok for posting videos that allegedly used AI (artificial intelligence) to imitate his voice without permission, and it will be something to monitor moving forward. 29:46: Let’s just say voice actor Kazuki Atsumi might have had a future in the talent industry, but after his contract was terminated by his agency following a report of him being arrested for suspected sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl, the future ain’t looking great for him; meanwhile One-Punch Man artist Yūsuke Murata decided he had to comment on a very wild post about Pakistani Britons, and the comment was so bad that people in many languages criticized him. 34:44: Animator and character designer Kunihiko Hamada shared that he is no longer working at Madhouse — the two hosts discuss Madhouse letting him go after 35 years and how they let him go; Justin and Helen have questions and some concerns on Aki Sora manga creator Masahiro Itosugi saying he has banned by Google while uploading older works to Google Drive. 39:39: A few Japanese magazines will be ending soon or sometime this year; the Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Finals manga will enter a hiatus following the 100th chapter; Nippon Sangoku will go on hiatus as creator Ikka Matsuki recovers from steroid withdrawal syndrome; and Eiji Hashimoto announced they will temporary switch to a triweekly schedule for Rappa: Yankee Ninpū Chō after a two-week hiatus due to numerous ailments he’s going through right now. 44:43: Galaxy Express 999 lyricist Jun Hashimoto sadly passed away in a Tokyo hospital at 86 due to liver cirrhosis; Screenwriter Takao Koyama posted on X/Twitter a few weeks ago that scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki had died on January 23 at 60 years old; and Japanese film director and special effects artist Yoshihiro Nishimura died at 59 — Variety reported that Nishimura had been in the hospital for nearly two weeks fighting a liver disease. Licenses 47:37: Another Taiyo Matsumoto manga has been licensed — but not by VIZ, by Manga Mavericks Books instead!; Aloha Comics announced they’ve licensed Ikuno Tajima’s After Märchen (Ever After in English) as their first ever manga license; K MANGA added a few new titles to its service; and so did Manga UP!; Kogattuo & Ichika Kino's World Wide Web MIKO! has been added to MANGA Plus. 51:21: Not new licenses, but might as well be considering some of these titles have been out of print for a long while! Look out for a couple Jiro Taniguchi titles, Hideo Azuma’s Disappearance Diary, and Kiriko Nananan’s Blue at some point this year; And with Otakon happening next month, Discotek announced a couple titles ahead of it, including the next entry of Digimon for them (Tamers) and the Hana Yori Dango anime. Streaming News 53:00: GKIDS acquired the North American theatrical rights for Adolescence of Utena and will screen the movie in Japanese with English subtitles in US theaters June 21-22, which has Helen in a pickle; JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death compilation film and English dubs for Given: Hiiragi mix and Given The Movie: To the Sea, and the Bean Counter OVA are now on Crunchyroll. 55:49: HIDIVE has announced their comings and goings from the service this month, from the Heavy Metal L-Gaim TV anime and OVAs to The Life of Budori Gusuko being added, while Get Backers, Humanity Has Declined, Mayo Chiki!, and Wasteful Days of High School Girl anime are leaving HIDIVE on June 30; premieres of the Cherry and Virgin film and the Sekiro: No Defeat anime will happen at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. 58:34: And yes, Conan Cinema Saturdays has returned this summer…which means Justin will just be vibing and getting these movies views instead of watching most of them properly this year! Weird News 1:00:25: Osaka's holding an exhibition of 17th Century Dutch masterpieces, and it's set to take place at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka between August 21 to September 27. Somehow, Frieren and Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring is a part of it as a crossover, and Helen had a great story to tell involving earrings and which one it needs to go on for this rabbit, but found out that those without a Bluesky account can’t see it. Guess who found this out mid-podcast? 1:03:43: We will now have Baki’s dad in Tekken 8, meaning these anime/manga characters appearing in fighting games has gone up somehow. 1:05:19: Usually we put a manga getting a US live action in this section because again, these normally don’t work out very well — somehow it’s that and weird because it’s one of most unlikeliest manga to get a US live-action series…it’s based off a Josei manga series! 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Get under the covers with the OPP! This week we're reviewing all of the manga cover stories and sorting them from Best to Tier-rible with archivist Ken and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! Check out our final tier list HERE: SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction;00:10:27 Under the Covers 1-10;01:39:04 Under the Covers 11-19;02:45:48 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get under the covers with the OPP! This week we're reviewing all of the manga cover stories and sorting them from Best to Tier-rible with archivist Ken and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! Check out our final tier list HERE: SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction;00:10:27 Under the Covers 1-10;01:39:04 Under the Covers 11-19;02:45:48 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was seventy years ago today/when Sgt. Brook taught his band to play - this week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1183 “Good Morn-maid” with OPP contributors Jill & Ken, and special guests Marianne Bray (voice of Flampe for Crunchyroll's One Piece) & Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have a triple Anime Recap for One Piece Episodes 1161, 1162, & 1163, plus our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON!We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:13:53 Manga Recap: Chapter 1183;01:27:57 Anime Recap: Episodes 1161, 1162, & 116302:01:05 Piece Together;02:47:16 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was seventy years ago today/when Sgt. Brook taught his band to play - this week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1183 “Good Morn-maid” with OPP contributors Jill & Ken, and special guests Marianne Bray (voice of Flampe for Crunchyroll's One Piece) & Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have a triple Anime Recap for One Piece Episodes 1161, 1162, & 1163, plus our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON!We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:13:53 Manga Recap: Chapter 1183;01:27:57 Anime Recap: Episodes 1161, 1162, & 116302:01:05 Piece Together;02:47:16 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FREAKY!!! This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1182 “Zaza” with Delaney (video essayist & OPP editor), Ken (archivist), and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:16:09 Manga Recap: Chapter 1182;01:54:49 Piece Together02:34:24 SGS Update + To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FREAKY!!! This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1182 “Zaza” with Delaney (video essayist & OPP editor), Ken (archivist), and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:16:09 Manga Recap: Chapter 1182;01:54:49 Piece Together02:34:24 SGS Update + To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

＜目次＞(0:00) 少年ジャンプ＋籾山さんとツドイ今井さんの紹介(4:28) 海外向けアプリの仕組み(6:54) マンガでのアプリと印刷物の違い(13:42) アニメ・マンガへの許容の変化(20:11) 国内・海外で受けやすいジャンル(23:47) 他国からマンガを連載する可能性(25:46) 編集者の直感とデータのバランス(28:30) みんなで決めたことは正しいけど面白くない(30:17) 見つけられていない才能を見つけるのが編集者の仕事(33:06) 編集長ではなく現場に相談しに行くべき(34:08) 才能の発掘方法と感覚値(36:56) 年齢と編集パフォーマンスの相関性(42:05) 海外に対するマンガへの熱狂(46:15) 好きなマンガのページをTシャツ化する機能(47:19) 紙の本がレコード化している現象＜ゲスト紹介＞籾山 悠太氏 (@momiyama2019)https://x.com/momiyama2019少年ジャンプ+ | 週刊少年ジャンプの定期講読もできるマンガ誌アプリ「少年ジャンプ＋」https://shonenjumpplus.com/MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA | Official manga reader from Shueisha Inc.https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/ツドイ | 「編集とイベント」を中核事業とする企画集団です。https://tsu-doi.jp/今井 雄紀氏 (@imai_tsudoi)https://x.com/imai_tsudoi＜About Off Topic＞Podcast:Apple - https://apple.co/2UZCQwzSpotify - https://spoti.fi/2JakzKmOff Topic Clubhttps://note.com/offtopic/membershipX - https://twitter.com/OffTopicJP草野ミキ:https://twitter.com/mikikusanohttps://www.instagram.com/mikikusano宮武テツロー: https://twitter.com/tmiyatake1

This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1181, “God and Devil,” with Sam Leach (Anime Recap host) and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction00:04:11 Manga Recap: Chapter 1181;01:41:02 Piece Together;02:27:25 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love that chicken from Popeye's. Today we're covering One Piece Vol. 114 with friend of the show Ken O'Connor, and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction00:08:44 OPPNN;00:43:56 Manga Recap: Vol. 114;02:18:11 Piece Together;02:47:31 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So…not Greg from Ohio? This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1179 “Nerona Imu Descends” with OPP contributors Ken O'Connor & Jill Knight and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:24:03 Manga Recap: Chapter 1179;02:26:10 Piece Together02:41:04 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes 0:00: Justin and Helen once again find some time to share what they’ve been up to…ok, only Justin has a title he liked a lot, and it’s published by TOKYOPOP! News 5:53: The hosts then get into discuss Crunchyroll’s latest troubles, ranging from layoffs to a possible security breach that also gets Justin to discuss reporting in the big 2026. 21:02: A couple episodes ago the hosts discussed one live event being cancelled in Japan due to threats — now we’ve gotten another one, this time involving Love Live! and Japan Airlines. 23:02: The Culprit Hanzawa manga is going on hiatus for an unspecified time; meanwhile Kōji Kumeta suffered a finger injury, so he’ll be on hiatus until that heals up. Let’s just say his explanation on how he suffered the cut is indeed hilarious. 24:55: Saint Seiya Episode.G: Requiem is back on Akita Shoten’s Champion Cross website following a 3-month hiatus; Naoki Urasawa’s Asadora is now also back from its hiatus, returning to Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits; and we have another manga magazine in Japan ending publication — Kadokawa’s Comic Alunna. 26:23: The alternative rock band the pillows announced that the band’s drummer, Shinichiro Sato, died on March 23 due to esophageal cancer; The editorial staff of Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced a few weeks ago that manga creator Majuro Kaname died in February; and publisher Chikuma Shobo announced that manga creator, Yoshiharu Tsuge, died of aspiration pneumonia at the age of 88. Licenses 30:16: For whatever reason, Titan Manga decided it was finally time to announce what they’re up to for this year: FLIPFLOPs's Darwin’s Game Arata Yamaji's Egnaro the Star-Eating Killer Shin Kazuki's Even After Doronjo-sama Was Reincarnated She Remained a Villainess kamatama's Nova, Little Girl in the Monster Forest Zino's Resident Evil: Death Island Touko Amekawa, Kuroyuki, & Nae Serizawa's The Legendary Witch is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess manga Togawa Yonan's Black Witch Mirror Tatsuya Tobitaka's Ifrit of the Sea Sand Yasuo Isanami's The Obsession of Red Riding Hood 32:29: Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesdays is back! Post Media-Do acquisition, which means the following series will be under scrutiny (unless mentioned otherwise) on how it’ll be handled: NEMUI ASADA’s I SAY Kazumi Takayama & tae’s Trapezium (Airship) Suzusuke, Shibanobancha, Yu Yagami, & Sumihei’s The One-Eyed, One-Armed, One-Legged Sorcerer Betty Tamamori’s Your Meteor, Hidden in Flowers Atsushi Suga’s A Quirky Girl is Inviting Me to Bed (Ghost Ship) TATAL & Masuda Mikio’s Legend of the Accidental Sword Saint: Playing the Mentor from the Sidelines (Airship, digital) A Siren audiobook release of Haka Tokura’s Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!, narrated by Josh Hurley 34:32: (New manga) publisher Mahjong Pros appears to finally be establishing itself this year, as they announced they’ve licensed the following titles: Hideki Ohwara’s Reform with No Wasted Draws: The Legend of Koizumi Yoshiki Suda & Mio Junta’s Crybaby Mermaid: Illustrated Memoir of Yuumi Uotani Bingo Morihashi & Drill Jill’s Getter Robo High Ayato Sasakura’s Vermilion Stella: Illustrated Memoir of Arisa Date 36:55: Yen Press had a good amount of announcements ahead of their yearly Sakuracon appearance: Shōichi Taguchi & Sugaru Miaki's Three Days of Happiness manga (YP already pubbed the novel) Mitsubachi Miyuki's I'm Just in a Faux BL Suzuka Morino's Servant Beast Watomura's I’m Home, Pardoning the Intrusion Ayune Araragi's Ms. Isshiki Wants to Know About Love Kazune Yamamoto's What Six Survivors Told…… Gen Momoji's Let's Go Nirvana! Satori Kōnosu's Thus Spoke the Rabbit Kazuaki Kurihara & Akane Terai's The Succubus Meets Her Match Yukari Amatsu's Mage of Reda Takemachi, SeuKaname, & tomari's Spy Classroom 4th Period: Blazing Fire Numa Egaki's How to Handle My Sassy Big Sis Ballad Kitaguni, Genshō Yasuda, & Nyum's Ayakashi à la Mode (Yen On) Itsuki Yomukae, Scottie, & Barikios's Why Run? My Summoned Beast Is Cute! (Yen On) An omnibus edition of Yoshiki Tonogai's JUDGE 38:43: Usually Justin or manga enthusiasts looking at retailers catch TOKYOPOP licensing lots of things without them saying anything for like months — but it finally seems like TOKYOPOP’s getting around to announcing what they have on time: Lemon Fujikura's My One-Sided Love Hinako Yugumo's If I Could Write My Love Into You Kisa Inami's Blue Spring in Your Eyes Jiro Ōnishi's How to Befriend a Demon Kana's Our Lucky Future Together Hana Ikuta's The Shadow and the Flower Toworu Miyata's Aoharu Once More Kouji Setsu's Enomoto Is No Angel Toto Tsurui's Spicy Milk Candy/Toto Tsurui's Good Hair & Bad Habits Seno Yanase's The Lion Dances With a Loved One Joe Aruku's Caught in Your Web 39:58: Crossed Hearts has licensed Mei Fujimatsu & Satsuki Haru’s Afternoon Tea for Two for their Glam Beat! yuri imprint; Abrams Kana announced they’ve licensed Makiburo, Nazuna Shiraume, & Mai Murasaki’s Within The Villainess manga; MANGA Plus has added Maki Kanemaki’s The Hero’s Bereaved Family to their service; and more Discotek titles have been added to the MediaOCD Discotek Deep Dives list. Streaming News 42:23: During the Akane-banashi YouTube live stream, global streaming platforms and details were revealed for the anime, which premieres later this week. This got Justin to go down an unlikely rabbit hole as another Weekly Shonen Jump title does not go to Crunchyroll for some reason (and instead, it’ll stream for North American users on YouTube, with Netflix streaming the anime beginning in May). 49:36: Helen gets to talk about the other bizarre streaming situation this Spring in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, which had its first episode (1st STAGE) go up on Netflix, and nothing else. The 2nd STAGE has been announced to air in 2026. When in 2026? Only the execs at Netflix know apparently! And this sure has led to a LOT of discussion regarding how this series has been handled since Netflix made the deal with david production years ago. 1:00:15: The newest anime streaming service in North America, Amasian TV, just added Mugen Train and that can be watched for free; The Crave streaming platform in Canada added 14 anime films, from Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero to In This Corner of the World; Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline has been released digitally for rental or purchase by GKIDS, with a BD release (collaboration with Shout! Studios) coming in July; and thanks to GKIDS, Gundam fans will get to see the second film of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway anime project in US theaters May 15. Weird News 1:02:29: You say it’s over…it’s never over apparently! For Shadow Skill, which ended 12 years ago, clearly it getting a sequel shows you can return no matter what; and as rumored, From Far Away is getting an anime adaptation — the shoujo manga started in 1991! 1:08:04: You know, there’s not too many cases where an anime character is added to a video game, and certainly not a fighting game, so we had to note Kenshiro getting added to the latest Fatal Fury game; and sure, bringing back a 4KIDS voice actor can be kind of interesting but generally not terribly weird, but for this particular run of One Piece, there’s levels to having Erica Schroeder return to the One Piece franchise as Joyboy. If there’s anything you’d like to share, please feel free to reach out to us on Twitter (@TheOASG) or comment below with your thoughts! The post TheOASG Podcast Episode 240: Akane’s Bizarre Streaming Adventures appeared first on TheOASG.

This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1178 “Waking From a Nightmare” with friend of the show Ken O'Connor, and special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and Golfergarebear (TikTok sensation)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON!We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:21:39 Manga Recap: Chapter 1178;01:31:59 Piece Together02:05:44 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gababababa! This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1177 “Furious” with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and OPLA star Brendan Sean Murray (Brogy in Netflix's One Piece)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:22:18 Manga Recap: Chapter 1177;01:41:00 Piece Together;02:08:42 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a very special International Women's Day. This week we're covering One Piece Chapter 1176 “With Pride” with friend of the show Ken O'Connor and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:17:04 Manga Recap: Chapter 1176;01:18:39 Piece Together;02:05:41 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're polishing off our coverage of One Piece Magazine Vol. 20 with Sam Leach (Anime Recap host), friend of the show Ken O'Connor, and special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and Golfergarebear (TikTok sensation)! Plus, a big surprise segment from Zach. SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:25:39 One Piece Magazine Vol. 20;02:08:41 Zach's Amazing Surprise & To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're covering One Piece Chapter 1173 “Warrior Generation” with Sam Leach (Anime Recap host) Joey Weiser (Eisner Award nominated author of Mermin, Ghost Hog and Dragon Racer) & special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and Isaiah Colbert (journalist for Aftermath, Rolling Stone, & more)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction;00:14:53 Manga Recap: Chapter 1173;01:29:57 Piece Together;02:07:22 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're covering One Piece Chapter 1171 “Ragnir” with Sam Leach (Anime Recap host) & special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction;00:18:54 Manga Recap: Chapter 1171;01:42:49 Piece Together;02:22:19 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're taking a peek into One Piece Magazine Vol. 20 with Sam Leach (Anime Recap host), Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others) and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:11:14 One Piece Magazine Vol. 20;02:13:21 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy new year! With Seamus and Morgana out this week, we ask Darfox to check out more MANGA Plus titles! Including: Delinquent Gatcha, Maison and the Man-Eating Apartment, The Creepy and Freaky, Kurumizawa's Folly, Strikeout Pitch, The Bateren Tales, War of the Adults, and Genikasuri!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/  Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Next Episode Preview - 00:01:10 Delinquent Gatcha - 00:03:57 Maison and the Man-Eating Apartment - 00:13:27 The Creepy and Freaky - 00:22:42 Kurumizawa's Folly - 00:28:27 Strikeout Pitch - 00:36:28 The Bateren Tales - 00:43:51 War of the Adults - 00:47:12 Genikasuri - 00:57:23 Darfox's Rankings - 01:05:26 Outro - 01:12:02 Song Credits: "Forever Funk" by Akolo "Groovy Panda" by IamDayLight "God Mode" by Konstantin Garbuzyuk

No, don't rush, Loki, they're not going anywhere. We're rounding off a very One Piece 2025 with OPP contributors Jill & Ken, Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others) and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! ⁠Episode 900⁠ is coming soon, and we're streaming it LIVE for charity! Join us on YouTube on January 4th for a Manga Recap, arc rankings, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:10:51 2025 OPP Recap;01:57:14 Piece Together & To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He just didn't think Imu would ever eat his face! On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we chat about Jump Festa and go through One Piece Chapter 1169 “My Death Cannot Come Soon Enough” with editor Delaney and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:22:36 Manga Recap: Chapter 1169;01:47:38 Piece Together;02:16:37 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We promise we won't be mad. On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1167 “Ida's Sons” with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) & Joey Weiser (Eisner Award-nominated author of The Littlest Fighter, Mermin, Ghost Hog & Dragon Racer)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! Bonus: Alex's thoughts on Chapter 1167 as a special Lil' Piece! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:16:56 Manga Recap: Chapter 1167;02:05:33 Piece Together;02:36:02 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1166 “New Stories” with friend of the show Ken O'Connor, Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others) and special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and GolferGareBear (TikTok sensation)! We also have an Anime Recap of Episode 1150 “Get the Ship Moving! The Iron Giant Activates” with Sam and Ken, and our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:31 Manga Recap: Chapter 1166;01:33:26 Anime Recap: Episode 1150;01:48:52 Piece Together;02:17:44 Trivia & To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Volume 113 with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus and Mike Patten (storyboard artist, animation supervisor for “Reset,” lazy river guy)! Next, join Sam and Ken for a double Anime Recap of Episode 1148 “The Lost History - Joyboy, the First Pirate” & Episode 1149 “The Void Century - A Revelation About a Sinking World“! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:14:58 Manga Recap: One Piece Vol. 113;01:42:18 Anime Recap: Episodes 1148/1149;02:15:43 Piece Together;02:52:43 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1164 “Davy Blood” with OPP contributors Sam Leach & Ken O'Connor, and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have a double Anime Recap of Episode 1146 “An Imminent Threat - Stussy and Edison's Resolve” & Episode 1147 “A Stunning Conclusion - Vegapunk's Great Prediction“ with Sam and Ken, and our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:28:26 Manga Recap: Chapter 1164;01:27:54 Anime Recap: Episode 1146 & 1147;01:54:47 Piece Together;02:33:20 Trivia & To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1163 “Promise” with OPP contributors Jill Knight, Sam Leach, and special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and Luke Herr (cohost of D'ohMance Dawn)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:22:01 Manga Recap: Chapter 1163;01:33:48 Piece Together;02:01:40 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was it something we ate? We're having a sick day episode with Sam Leach (Anime Recap host) and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! Featuring a double Anime Recap of Episode 1144 “The Worst Nightmare - The Five Elders Come Together” and Episode 1145 “Friends Fight Together! Luffy and the Warriors of Elbaph“ with Sam and Steve, and our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction;00:21:55 Anime Recap: Episodes 1144 & 1145;01:08:11 Piece Together;02:03:36 Trivia & To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1160 “The God Valley Incident“ with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and Anthony Bowling (former ADR Director for Crunchyroll's One Piece and voice of Kawamatsu)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction;00:12:39 Manga Recap: Chapter 1160;01:59:11 Piece Together;02:29:54 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1159 “The Island of Fate” with friend of the show Ken O'Connor and special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and GolferGareBear (TikTok sensation)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:50 Manga Recap: Chapter 1159;01:48:21 Piece Together;02:24:17 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through Chapter 1157 “Legendary Bar“ with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and One Piece scholar Dr. Raylene Gomez! We also have a double Anime Recap of Episode 1139 “Destroy Egghead - The Buster Call is Invoked” and Episode 1140 “An Admired Hero - The Warrior of Liberation Who Saves Bonney“ with Sam and Steve, as well as our Piece Together segment! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction;00:09:11 Manga Recap: Chapter 1157;02:06:57 Anime Recap: Episodes 1139/1140;02:16:45 Piece Together;02:49:13 To Be Continued…! Don't miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through Volume 112 with Josh McKenzie (contributor and storyboard artist) and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! This week we're also catching up on the latest One Piece collaborations and events, including an exclusive rundown of the One Piece x Dodgers game from our sports correspondent Steve Yurko! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction;00:34:27 Manga Recap: Volume 112;01:49:49 Trivia & To Be Continued…! NEWS & UPDATES Want to know when One Piece is going to end? So does our man in Japan and OPLA live action series advisor Greg Werner! Check out his column “The End of One Piece,” posted exclusively by the OPP! Our video recording of the OPP at City Winery is now LIVE for patrons! You can watch our previous show from April on YouTube here! The OPP is officially British Famous! Read what Zach had to tell the good people of England about One Piece as it lands on BBC iPlayer in “One Piece: From ‘niche within a niche' to global phenomenon” by Samuel Spencer! OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)! Don't miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience!  We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure hope nothing exciting happened this chapter; On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1154 “Can't Even Die” with Sam Leach (Anime Recap host) and special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) & Quest for the Best cohosts Miles Atherton (CEO of White Box Entertainment) and Geoff Thew (YouTube sensation)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We've opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:11:43 Manga Recap: Chapter 1154;02:16:21 Piece Together;02:50:39 To Be Continued…! NEWS & UPDATES Want to know when One Piece is going to end? So does our man in Japan and OPLA live action series advisor Greg Werner! Check out his column “The End of One Piece,” posted exclusively by the OPP! Our video recording of the OPP at City Winery is now LIVE for patrons! You can watch our previous show from April on YouTube here! The OPP is officially British Famous! Read what Zach had to tell the good people of England about One Piece as it lands on BBC iPlayer in “One Piece: From ‘niche within a niche' to global phenomenon” by Samuel Spencer! OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)! Don't miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience!  We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, slugger. It's us, your dads. On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we're breaking out the pool floaties and grilling up a live Q&A! We answer One Piece questions, play some trivia games, and figure out whose mom Kaido is. Featuring special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus), Sam Leach (Anime Recap host) and Mike Patten (storyboard artist, animation supervisor for “Reset”)! This episode was recorded LIVE on YouTube on 07/06/2025. 00:00:00 Introduction and News; 00:23:53 Piece Together LIVE;01:23:05 Trivia/To Be Continued…! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. NEWS & UPDATES Our video recording of the OPP at City Winery is now LIVE for patrons! You can watch our previous show from April on YouTube here! The OPP is officially British Famous! Read what Zach had to tell the good people of England about One Piece as it lands on BBC iPlayer in “One Piece: From ‘niche within a niche' to global phenomenon” by Samuel Spencer! Check out the August edition of our new column Ri's Reactions! Every month, Ri brings you his latest takes on the latest happenings in the One Piece world. They are available at onepiecepodcast.com before anywhere else! OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)! Don't miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience!  We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1153 “The Birth of Loki” with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus), Kirsten Carey (writer, vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway), Sam Leach (our anime recap host) and One Piece scholar Dr. Raylene Gomez! We also have an Anime Recap for One Piece Episode 1134, “Cruel Fate - Kuma's Decision as a Father!” and our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories and more! 00:00:00 Introduction and News;00:21:28 Manga Recap: Chapter 1153;01:52:20 Anime Recap: Episode 1134;02:15:32 Piece Together;02:34:34 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh, no, he's hot. On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1151 “I Get The Idea!!!” with Josh McKenzie (OPP contributor and storyboard artist) Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others) Mike Patten (storyboard artist, animation supervisor for “Reset”) and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:12:54 Manga Recap: Chapter 1151;01:24:34 Piece Together;02:14:21 To Be Continued…! NEWS & UPDATES Want to know when One Piece is going to end? So does our man in Japan and OPLA live action series advisor Greg Werner! Check out his column “The End of One Piece,” posted exclusively by the OPP! Our video recording of the OPP at City Winery is now LIVE for patrons! You can watch our previous show from April on YouTube here! The OPP is officially British Famous! Read what Zach had to tell the good people of England about One Piece as it lands on BBC iPlayer in “One Piece: From ‘niche within a niche' to global phenomenon” by Samuel Spencer! OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)! Don't miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience!  We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices