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Holiday Review #2: AKANE-BANASHI
Of course, Viz's domination of the shonen manga scene via Weekly Shonen Jump continued as always. There's been a handful of promising new ...
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Manga Talk: Akane-Banashi
Check out Akane-Banashi currently at 35 chapters Story By Yuki Suenaga Art By Takamasa Moue — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dadneedstotalkpodcast/support
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Crossing Over with Akane-banashi
Ever since Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu became my top-rated series of all time, I’ve been dying to read some rakugo manga…but I found what I wanted in an…
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The Newtypes Season 2 Finale: Shirobako and Akane-banashi
Welcome to the 33rd episode of The Newtypes podcast, where 3 art dweebs talk about a show about animation and a manga about rakugo. 0:00 Intro & Welcome 0:18 Manifestos…
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Cool Life Reminders from Akane-banashi
I sometimes struggle with two things - dwelling on the past a bit too much and wondering if I'm cool enough for my friends. After reading the Futatsume Debut…
Embrace Your Size and Akane-banashi
These are good to watch, on Damar Hamlin, who I mentioned in the panpanya episode’s opening notes:...
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Why Creators Root For Akane-banashi
When an artist publicly endorses another artist's work, it can be easy to assume that that recommendation has to be partially motivated by some kind of...
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Why Creators Root For Akane-banashi
When an artist publicly endorses another artist's work, it can be easy to assume that that recommendation has to be partially motivated by some kind of...
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Manga of the Month: Akane-banashi
Akane-banashi by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue This month’s manga is features the performance art of rakugo. Young Akane pursues her career and plans to avenge her disgraced…
Embrace Your Size and Akane-banashi
These are good to watch, on Damar Hamlin, who I mentioned in the panpanya episode’s opening notes:...
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The Danger of Being Myopic - Akane-banashi
“Unless you want to judge her future without seeing what she’s so passionate about...but that would be myopic, wouldn’t it?” In many anime/manga series featuring a high school setting,…
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Akane-Banashi: Writing women protagonists using Battle Shounen tropes
Akane-Banashi, a manga about a young woman coming into prominence in the world of Rakugo, has one of the farthest possible premises from the shounen standard, and yet…
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INTERVIEW: Akane Torikai - part 2
In the second half of our interview with Akane Torikai, we explore how she faces controversial topics like sexual assault and suicide in her manga series Sensei's Pious…
Holiday Review #2: RECORD OF RAGNAROK
Viz's domination of the manga market continued into this year, but that domination was pretty much entirely on the back of its Weekly Shone...
Holiday Review #2: RECORD OF RAGNAROK
Viz's domination of the manga market continued into this year, but that domination was pretty much entirely on the back of its Weekly Shone...
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Mukashi Banashi
Gather ‘round for story time from a manga master, with plenty of dancing tanuki, timid oni, dueling mountains, and sly human characters to stretch all the way around…
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Mirai Banashi
Have you ever wondered what life in the far future would hold, after the destruction and subsequent exodus of our planet Earth? Longtime mangaka Motomiya Hiroshi 本宮 ひろ志…
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Reader’s Corner: Solo Leveling (Vol. 8, Final), Akane-Banashi (Vol. 1), and Zom 100 (Vol. 11)
Solo Leveling comes to an end, Zom 100 falls to a low point, Akane-banashi premieres in print, and much more in this week’s Reader’s Corner! We also review…
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Reader’s Corner: Akane-banashi (Vol. 5), A Condition Called Love (Vol. 7), and Snowball Earth (Vol. 1)
We are now caught up with Akane-banashi! Check out our review of volume five below, along with reviews of a selection of new and recent releases, including the…
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Guyabano Holiday Review
A lot of manga will catch your attention, but you would be doing yourself a disservice if you can't make time to check Guyabano Holiday out.
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Holiday Review: MEDALIST
Sports manga continue to thrive and I'm really glad it has because otherwise we might not have gotten a title like this one, even if it's di...
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Holiday Review: SENSOR
Horror manga has taken off in a big way, and the man at the forefront of this trend has been Junji Ito. It's been too long since we've…
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Holiday Review: GIGANT
This year saw the announcement of a lot of new titles from established creators. Unfortunately, that included Hiroya Oku. GIGANT ( Giganto ...
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Shuumatsu no Harem - Episode 2 - Akane Drinks Whiskey
Akane is only Reito's nurse, so drinking on the job is just fine. Plus, that whiskey is her disinfectant of choice. Shuumatsu no Harem - Episode 2.
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Joshikousei Joreishi Akane!
Tonight’s show and tell began in 2022 in a Shueisha magazine, and stars a high school student named Akane who makes a business out of a particular art…
Holiday Review #21 INNOCENT
Y'all know I love historical manga a lot, and I've always had a fascination with the French Revolution and the time period around it, so th...
Holiday Review #5 - OROCHI
Viz has been the biggest beneficiary of the Junji Ito horror manga craze, but it wasn't until this year that they were willing to capitalize...
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Holiday Review: DUNGEON TOILET
That being said, we got A LOT of isekai manga this year. For every year this trend drags on, it seems the stories only get stranger, more s...
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Holiday Review: YAKUZA LOVER
Even Shojo Beat was willing to get a little raunchier than usual this year with titles like this one. YAKUZA LOVER ( Koi to Dangan ), by No...
It's Holiday Review Time!
As we head into another December, it's time once more for another round of Holiday Reviews at The Manga Test Drive. That means 25 days of...
Holiday Review #1: TEPPU!
It's time for another round of Holiday Reviews and we're start this year off much in the same way that we ended the last one: with a review...
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Holiday Review: PENGUIN GENTLEMEN
Fanservice can take all sorts of shapes, though. Often it's attached to round, bouncy girls, but sometimes it's indulging in a fantasy wher...
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Holiday Review: SUPER HXEROES
There were also plenty of titles trading in pure unadulterated fanservice, although most of them were not quite as literal about this as thi...
Holiday Review #21 INNOCENT
Y'all know I love historical manga a lot, and I've always had a fascination with the French Revolution and the time period around it, so th...
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Holiday Review: DAI DARK
Of course, you can work with horrific ideas and make them fun and charming. Just look at this series, for example. DAI DARK ( Dai Daku ), b...
Holiday Review #5 - OROCHI
Viz has been the biggest beneficiary of the Junji Ito horror manga craze, but it wasn't until this year that they were willing to capitalize...
Holiday Review: LIL' LEO
Sadly, a lot of Denpa's releases for this year got caught up in Covid-related delays. Thankfully, we did eventually get this charming littl...
Holiday Review #1: TEPPU!
It's time for another round of Holiday Reviews and we're start this year off much in the same way that we ended the last one: with a review...
It's Holiday Review Time!
As we head into another December, it's time once more for another round of Holiday Reviews at The Manga Test Drive. That means 25 days of...
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Holiday Review: ENIALE & DEWIELA
Speaking of making great art this year, there are few mangaka making art as great as Witch Hat Atelier creator Kamome Shirahama. This year...
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Holiday Review: MY BROKEN MARIKO
There was another notable josei one-shot that came out late this year. It's all about grief and loss. In that sense, it feels like the per...
Holiday Review #16: SHUNA'S JOURNEY
But let's take a diversion to a more highbrow sort of fantasy, created by the one anime director that literally everyone knows. SHUNA'S JOU...
Holiday Review #19: LOOK BACK
While everyone is talking about the Chainsaw Man anime, it's time to check out of its creator's first projects after it first wrapped up. ...
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Holiday Review: SWEAT AND SOAP
Is it strange that one of the sweetest, sexiest romance manga I read all year wasn't the one about buff fireman but instead one involving a ...
Holiday Review #9: CAT + GAMER
Sometimes though, you don't want bodice-ripping smut or complicated emotional masterpieces. Sometimes you just want a simple story about a...
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Holiday Review: SEX ED 120%
I don't want y'all to think I'm a prude, though. There was a perfectly good (and educational!) manga from this year that's literally all a...
Holiday Review #5: RIVER'S EDGE
We haven't seen a new Kyoko Okuzaki work in English in well over a decade, back in the glory days of Vertical. Naturally, when Kodansha pu...
Holiday Review #16: SHUNA'S JOURNEY
But let's take a diversion to a more highbrow sort of fantasy, created by the one anime director that literally everyone knows. SHUNA'S JOU...
Holiday Review #25: NEIGHBORHOOD STORY
We started this year's reviews with a long-awaited license, so it's only fitting to end it with one as well. As much as I might complain a...
Holiday Review #1: KAMEN RIDER
For the second year in a row, I'm able to kick things off with a classic manga from Shotaro Ishinomori, and it might be the best one yet.…