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Dessert Eagle
The Dessert Eagle is a semiautomatic pistol wielded by a crooked gangster turned city operator in tonight’s show and tell- but it is also the name of the…
Kyokuto Necromance
Like a soul welcomed back from the dead, mangaka Naba Fusai 那波歩才 made a highly anticipated return to the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump in issue 21 with…
Chin Piece
The multitalented protagonist of tonight’s show and tell has honed a particular “piece” of his body to replicate and parody the powers of a famous pirate captain, as…
Kamo no Negi ni wa Doku ga Aru – Kamo Kyouju no Ningen Keizagaku Kougi
A genius economics professor uses his knowledge and wealth to dismantle pyramid schemes and expose exploitation, turning the tables on greedy evildoers to protect the economically vulnerable, as…
Negai no Astro (Astro Royale)
Given Wakui Ken’s 和久井健 fame and longtime record with Kodansha, perhaps the most surprising story of the year was the announcement of a new serialization round over at…
Nami no Gotoku
Nami no Gotoku 波の如く is a 1982 short story from prolific mangaka Motomiya Hiroshi 本宮ひろ志 that translates to Like a Wave- adequately named for protagonist Namijirou 波次郎, who…
Captain 2
I can just imagine Grand Jump editorial posing a suggestion to mangaka Kouji Joukura コージィ♡城倉 in a potential scenario- wouldn’t it be cool to start a sequel to…
SPECIAL TOPIC: Bentame Jump
In April of 2023, Shueisha added a new publication to their popular line of “Jump” magazines-Bentame Jump 勉タメジャンプ, an educational magazine for kids with an all-star lineup of…
What We’re Reading: March 2024
You may have wondered where all of our manga comes from here at Manga Musings. We’re proud to support official releases, and all of our reviews are sourced…
Kiwamete Kamoshida
Kiwamete means “extreme,” a word that precisely describes the behavior and antics of our hero in tonight’s shown and tell, a wacky, dirty and at times surreal early…
Tanin no Bengo wa Mitsu no Aji
Watching others suffer is mere entertainment the lawyer protagonist of ongoing Grand Jump Mucha serial, Tanin no Bengo wa Mitsu no Aji 他人の弁護は蜜の味 (Defending Others Tastes like Honey).…
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…
Hatena
Showing off his teeth on a volume cover resembling a poster at the dentist’s office, protagonist and zoologist Takayama Daizaburou is next shown shirtless, hairy and gleefully riding…
Ankoku Delta
A big eyed, horn-eared girl with bouncing curly hair trots down a zany, twisted purply colored hallway in the opening color page of Ankoku Delta 暗黒デルタ (Darkness Delta),…
Iron Familiar
An abandoned homunculus boy wields fearsome power, but just wants a warm hug from a loving family in this recent serial that hits the right chords of action,…
SPECIAL TOPIC: The Golden Miracle of Shonen Jump, by editor Goto Hiroki
The 50th anniversary of the world’s most successful manga magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, in 2018 brought a wave of related products, from reprints of classic magazine issues, a…
Rising Impact
A high-flying hero competes with optimism and determination against a lively cast of athletes in this impactful golf adventure from a versatile creator best known for his take…
Tanuma-dono to Gennai-san – Tokidoki Tokugawa Family
History can be both informative and funny, a balance cleverly struck in Yamada Shiita 山田しいた’s ongoing 2023 gag series, Tanuma-dono to Gennai-san – Tokidoki Tokugawa Family 田沼殿と源内さん〜ときどき徳川ファミリ…
Katabami to Ougon
The journey is just as important as the destination in this 19th century international adventure following an orphaned Irish farm girl and her family servant as they trek…
Kachou! Diet no Ojikan desu!
Kachou! Diet no Ojikan desu! 課長! ダイエットのお時間です! (Manager! It’s Time to Go on a Diet!) begins exactly as its title implies- strict office middle manager Emuro Seiichi may…
Boukyaku Battery
A brilliant and feared catcher who has lost his memory is brought back into the world of baseball by his former partner and pitcher in a heartfelt sports…
Yo no Naka no Kemono
A protective father still reeling from the loss of his wife just wants to be a hero in tonight’s show and tell, but is threatened to be upstaged-…
Dear Anemone
Opening color pages are meant to both introduce a story and stoke curiosity, and Dear Anemone ディアーアネモネ easily accomplishes both, compelling us to quickly delve in further through…
Ahab
One man’s obsession leads a whaling crew on a deadly revenge mission in this fresh and complete adaptation of a classic novel, a tale in the futility of…
Choujun! Choujou-senpai (Super Psychic Policeman Chojo)
The double act of the straight man as a foil to a funny and eccentric partner is a common theme in gag manga- like Bo-bobo and Beauty in…
Sokonashi Ichizu
Suspicions of cheating plague a paranoid protagonist, who finds himself easily deceived and roped into a crime by a mysterious accomplice, in this whacky tale of twists, turns…
Diamond no Kouzai
An athlete and tragic hero earns accolades from his coaches, yet struggles to fit in with his peers due to his sports genius in this psychological and award…
Astro Baby
The title Astro Baby アストロベイビー brings several images to mind- like Tezuka Osamu’s legendary classic Tetsuwan Atom 鉄腕アトム (Astro Boy), or Shonen Jump mangaka Shinkai Hideo’s 2022 telekinetic…
Hole in One
Success takes more than just a wild swing, as one rambunctious protagonist discovers through his partnering with an analytical caddy in a tournament to decide his fate at…
Marriagetoxin
In the world of Marriagetoxin マリッジトキシン, assassin Hikaru Gero navigates love and duty. After successfully completing a lethal contract, he rescues a marriage swindler, leading to an unexpected…
Bessekai no Kirakira Douki ga Ecchi na Illustration wo Kaite iru
A secret hobby and shared interest brings together two unlikely coworkers in a romantic comedy centered around fandom. Bessekai no Kirakira Douki ga Ecchi na Illustration wo Kaite…
Gasu Tou Norainu Tanteidan
Tonight’s show and tell offers a trip back to Baker Street, London, to the early career of the world’s most famous detective, who is supported from the shadows…
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken Xross Blade
With the long-running Shonen Jump classic Dragon Quest- Dai no Daibouken having ended over two decades ago, publisher Shueisha surely had to churn out some new content to…
Food Fighter Tabelu
Mangaka Usuta Kyousuke うすた京介 quickly rose to fame in Shonen Jump for his beloved 90’s hit, Sexy Commando Gaiden – Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san セクシーコマンドー外伝すごいよ!! マサルさん. The popular work…
Top 10 Manga Reviews of 2023
With the original Obscure Manga blog celebrating its 10th anniversary later this year in 2024, we thought it would be fun to look back over our most popular…
Red Mudan
Tonight’s show and tell looks back to the hardships of a young woman who eventually went down in history as the first and only female emperor of China,…
Takeki Ougon no Kuni- Inou Tadataka
After penning biographies covering various historical figures like Mitsubishi Motors founder Iwasaki Yataro, ruthless samurai Saitou Dousan, and swordsman and writer Yagyuu Munenori, career mangaka…
Trillion Game
The question of what to do with a trillion dollars has already been debunked by the protagonist’s of tonight’s show and tell, and investors are in for a…
Umi o Wataru be
Amidst the worldwide upending and uncertainty in the Spring of 2020 with the outbreak of COVID-19, I remember finding comfort and familiarity in the announcement of a new…
Flying Ben
Treasure maps, spies, secret elixirs, family feuds and loads of action mark this supernatural canine adventure from the God of Manga himself. My next series is Flying Ben…
Mad Jam
You can’t judge a book by its cover- sometimes. The first volume cover of Iwata Yasuteru 岩田康照’s Mad Jam マッドジャム, a 1997 serialization from Young Sunday, smacks of…
Minami no Teiou
Three down on their luck businessmen in need of some quick cash kidnap a prominent yakuza leader for ransom, only to find that getting their ransom may prove…
Gorillaman 40
This next review presents a sequel to a beloved quirky seinen title, and a followup to a 2016 Obscure Manga review of a title still yet untranslated. Gorillaman…
Nuraihyon no Mago- Kage
The Hyakki Yakou gather once more at the command of their leader- Nuraihyon’s grandson Rikuo- for a parade of four stories that revisit the cast and world of…
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan OVA
Ruirui Senki (Shadow Eliminators)
Kicking off the new year in 2024 issue 1 of Weekly Shonen Jump is another new serialization, Ruirui Senki 累々戦記 (Shadow Eliminators), a school drama about justice, and…
Sora wo Matotte
Leaving behind the family business to apply to a prestigious art school, the protagonist of tonight’s show and tell is interested in painting just one thing- but proposing…
Green Green Greens
Teeing up for the first of two new serializations in Weekly Shonen Jump to cap off the year is Green Green Greens グリーングリーングリーンズ, a new sports series from…
Hippocrates no Ikari
M&A is the name of the game in tonight’s show and tell, a sharply pointed criticism at the entire modern medical industry in this heated matchup between a…
Shin Good Job
Throughout his nearly six decade career, hardworking veteran mangaka Motomiya Hiroshi 本宮ひろ志 has surely experienced firsthand his fair share of labor, and has spent the better part of…
Gang Life ~Ore to Omocha to Kazoku to Rikon~
To his family, his hobby is unnecessary. But to the middle-aged protagonist of tonight’s show and tell, a childhood pleasure remains all-encompassing, to the point of tearing his…