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My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 14 – Ao no Hako (Blue Box)
Wow, a manga with "Blue" in the title?


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 19 – Double
The drama world is full of strange and fascinating characters.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 3 – Pluto
Not the (former) planet or the dog, but the anime and (mostly) the manga.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 5 – Hirayasumi
With Hirayasumi, what's not to love?


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 9 – Spirit Circle
No other episode has brought the podcast's title home for me more than this one.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 2 – Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
My Taste is Better Than Yours returns with Episode 2. And this week the tables are turned, as Samu (re)reads my all-time #1 manga, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 27 – Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son)
Who does a story, once written, belong to?


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 6 – The Next Big Thing
It’s a very special episode of My Taste is Better Than Yours, as Samu and I return to one of our favorite topics - “the next big thing”


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 18 – Oyasumi Punpun (Goodnight Punpun)
This time on "My Taste", it's one of manga's greatest masterpieces.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 10 – Diamond no Kouzai (Days of Diamond)
I won't lie - this is my favorite episode of My Taste is Better Than Yours so far.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 11 – Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai)
It took longer than it should have, but this series is finally getting its due.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 16 – Oooku (Ooku: The Inner Chambers)
This series is definitely not a mass-produced model.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 25 – Hunter X Hunter – Greed Island
In many ways, "Greed Island" is the last hurrah for Hunter X Hunter as we knew it.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 23 – 2024 Manga Year in Review
It was an interesting year in manga - and manga podcasting,


Introducing a New Manga Podcast Series: My Taste is Better Than Yours
Spoiler: My taste is better.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 12: Boku no Hero Academia – The (Almost) Live Retrospective
Boku No Hero Academia is one of the landmark manga of the 21st Century. Here's a look back at its ten-year run.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 4 – The Hunter X Hunter Exam Arc
For once we agree (mostly).


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 22 – Weekly Shounen Jump 2024 in Review
Shounen Jump fan - or Jump curious? Here's a comprehensive look at the state of the magazine at the end of 2024.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 20 – Haruka na Machi e (A Distant Neighborhood)
This time we're the presence of true manga royalty.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 1 – Kakukaku Shikajika (Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey)
Let's get this party started.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 26 – JUMPing to Conclusions: Weekly Shounen Jump’s New Serializations
With Weekly Jump, the only constant is change (and One Piece).


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 29 – Hunter X Hunter Chimera Ant Arc (Part I)
I promise we'll finish "Chimera Ant" faster than Togashi did.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 28 – The Elusive Kaijuu: What Makes a Big Shounen Hit?
There are hits, and then there are kaijuu.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 17 – Hunter X Hunter Heaven’s Arena Arc (and Zoldyck Family)
In a very real sense, this is where it all started.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 7 – A Conversation With Legendary Anime and Manga Translator Jake Jung
It's always fascinating to take a little glimpse behind the curtain.


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 15 – Yugami-kun wa Tomodachi ga Inai (Yugami Doesn’t Have Any Friends)
Just how much does that guy want to be alone?


My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 21 – Hunter X Hunter York Shin (Yorknew City) Arc (and Whale Island)
Kurapika's persona is all over this arc.
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The adolescent romance series comes to a close in this volume. How did this tearjerker wrap up its relationships?


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Blue Flag
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Why is Manga Better Than Anime?
I started writing this essay a few months back, under the title Why I Love Manga, as something of a love letter to the medium. I’d have kept…


But is it Better than Frieren?
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Anime where episode 2 is better than episode 1
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Does AI Have Better Taste in Anime Openings Than Me?!
Battling it out with AI?!


Episode 34 – Otose Is A Better Parent Than Orochimaru
Another day, another Gintalady to talk about. On this episode, we talk about our favorite landlord, Otose. Most of us are actually alive during this recording. Getting more…


Mirai Nikki is better than you think
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Writing Prompt: Is anime better than Hollywood?
Now here’s an interesting one. I could see this being a difficult question for some, but not for me!


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Why Anime is Better Than TV Shows
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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 21
Karen is right that Chinatsu is the cautious type, at least on the romance front.


Ao no Miburo (Blue Miburo) – 03
It's clear that this is going to be a story that paints in primary colors, but that can work when you have a really interesting premise.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 12
These are the times that try men's souls.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 19
There's no way Blue Box can resist the lure of the maid cafe.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 13
We start out the cour with a very strong episode decidedly light on the tropism Blue Box leans into a bit too much of the time.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 11
”Yes, I look forward to many years of looking at the triangles.”- George Costanza


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 03
I have an odd mix of feelings on this series.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 04
“Only a year” one might say, but at that age it’s an eternity.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 05
With Blue Box, you just have to take the bitter with the sweet.