This week we discuss Weekly Shounen Jump Issue 14, published on March 6th, 2023.This week's Manga Show and Tell is Pierrot Man by Honda Shingo and Takahashi Shinsuke.This episode also features a long rumination on the locations of Kinokuniya stores in the US.On this week's Jump Segment, we cover:Jujutsu Kaisen #215The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins #15The Elusive Samurai #100Text-only versions of the weekly manga show-and-tell can be found on Andrew's Obscure Manga Blog.Subscribe to the Manga Musing Patreon to hear any and all coverage of Boruto, as well as deep dives and a whole back-catalogue of free-form discussions.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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