This is Manga Musings Rewind: an episode recorded during our long hiatus, published here for your present enjoyment.It's the first chapter of Do Retry, a series we would come to thoroughly adore and which we miss very dearly.This episode covers issue 23 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 8 May 2023.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Neeting Life by Tsutsui Tetsuya.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:Do Retry #1Witch Watch #107To 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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