Apologies for the lateness on this one. New job + health problems are hazardous to a timely editing workflow.This week's show and tell is Black Angels by Hiramatsu Shinji.Text-only versions of the weekly manga show-and-tell can be found on Andrew's Obscure Manga Blog.To hear this week's postgame and our whole backlog of premium shows, subscribe to the Manga Musing Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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