Who’d have thought we’d be celebrating 4 years of Undead Unluck so soon?This episode covers issue 8 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 30 January 2024.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Diamondo no Kouzai (Days of Diamond) by Hirai Oohashi.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:Undead Unluck #191 (Lead Color Page)Kagurabachi #17One Piece #1104Mission: Yozakura Family #210To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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