Finally covering Hunter x Hunter on the show, and not a moment too soon. This week features Issue 2 of 2023, originally published 12 December 2022.This week we have a Christmas-themed Manga Show and Tell with Black Night Parade by Nakamura Hikaru, mangaka of Arakawa Under the Bridge and Saint Onii-san (Saint Young Men).In this week's Jump segment, we cover:Hunter x Hunter #398The Elusive Samurai #90Mashle: Magic and Muscles #136Text-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 next week's episode a week early.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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