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Issue 9, 2023 - Manga Meat
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Issue 12, 2023 - God, Cider!
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Issue 10, 2023 - Now in 3D!
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Issue 1, 2023 - Dr. Eggs, Man
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Issue 3, 2023 - Okinawan Golden Kamuy?
This week, Andrew takes us on a trip to the Ryukyu Islands in Show and Tell. In our Jump segment, we cover Issue 3 of 2023, which was…
Issue 6-7, 2023 - Cool Sonic
Another combined issue this week, featuring chapters from issue 6-7, published on January 7th 2023. This week's Manga Show and Tell is Gannibal by Ninomiya Masaaki. If you…
Issue 2, 2023 - Manga Musings, Crackstyle
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Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#40-#31)
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Issue 17, 2023 - A Farewell to Waifus
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Issue 20, 2023 - He's Not a Robot!?
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Issue 15, 2023 - Mahou Shoujo Francisco Franco
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2023 Top Jobs in Japan Week 40
Customer support, software development, teaching and more in this week's Top Job's in Japan!
Issue 16, 2023 - Kyoichiro Goes to Horny Jail
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Issue 18, 2023 - Always a Tokyo Demon Bridesmaid
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Issue 4-5, 2023 - A Land of Sand
In our Jump segment, we cover combined Issue 4-5 of 2023, which was published on 26 December 2022.This week's show-and-tell is Sandland by the legendary Toriyama Akira.In this…
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Issue 19, 2023 - NaruTop99, A Race to the Bottom
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Gorillaman 40
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40 Seasons in 40 Weeks – Spring 2018
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40 Seasons in 40 Weeks – Winter 2019
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40 Seasons in 40 Weeks – Fall 2017
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Issue #87: Liberation
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Issue #68: Optics
Exploring the Koh-Gaku EPs, Naoko Kawai's number-one double A-side and Ano's viral hit "Chu, Tayousei"
Issue #72: Launchvox
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Issue #81: Botanical
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Issue #92: Walls
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Issue #90: Lux
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Issue #70: Journey
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Issue #77: Naive
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Issue #73: Remember
The year's last issue brings the newsletter's 50 best anime songs of 2023 and a hit from Sukeban Deka, along with the usual 3 singles