We're baaack! With a manga that's part travelogue, part art history, and a little bit of mystery -- it's a trip to the Louvre with Jiro Taniguchi!
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Ep. 118: Guardians of the Louvre, by Jiro Taniguchi
Mangasplaining visits Paris via Japan in Guardians of the Louvre by Jiro Taniguchi! Will it delight the Mangasplaining team like the works it includes?
Louvre no Neko / Cats of the Louvre by Matsumoto Taiyo
In my quest to read every manga ever written about cats, I picked up Cats of the Louvre at my local library. Buckle your seatbelts, gentle reader. This…
Library Loot: The Taniguchi Jiro Special (Rapid Reviews Vol. 2)
Welcome back to another edition of rapid reviews! Brought to you by my utterly fabulous library service. It’s a short collection highlighting some manga I’ve read that I…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 356: Cats of the Louvre
In this episode, Xan reviews a special manga that was commisioned by one of the world's greatest Art Museums. So, prepare to become cultured about art and enjoy…
The ‘Forgotten’ Anime of 2022 | GITM Podcast Ep. 118
Get In The Mecha is officially back! In this episode I’m catching up on some of the analysis that I missed by talking about some of the sleeper…
Kaiseki Anime Ep. 118 — Tsunderes
The dog in campfire cooking is clearly a tsundere too. 00:00 Intro 01:55 Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill 09:07 Endo and Kobayashi Live! The…
Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill, Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
Rose of Versailles and Cats of the Louvre
I, as my Manga In Your Ears co-hosts, have been working from home for the past few days in an attempt not to spread a pandemic. Sports has…
Rohan at the Louvre REVIEW
Rohan Kishibe from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure goes on a journey to the Louvre to find the darkest, most evil painting stored in the famous art museum’s archives.
368 – One Shot 46 – Cats of the Louvre
Our main host dakazu is out on a mission this week. So it leaves the rest of the cast of Manga Mac to hold the reigns of this…
My Jiro Academia
4:20 - Undead Unluck 218 23:39 - Blue Box 161 41:00 - Boruto: Two Blue Vortex 13 51:10 - Chainsaw Man 174-175 1:03:04 / 63:04 - Kaiju No. 8 112 1:10:12 / 70:12…
Guardians of the Cosmos (Official Full Intro)
Here is the full upload and watermark free version of the intro for Guardians of the Cosmos, the strange animated adaptation discovered in The Secret Stories of Saint…
Guardians of the Cosmos - Full Episode HD
#SaintSeiya #LostMedia #Documentary (English AND Spanish subtitles are now available!) Contact/Press: info@raymona.net Watch the documentary here: https://youtu.be/EALBe_cxoDI WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW?? https://www.youtube.com/c/RayMona Subscribe! https://twitter.com/theraymona Follow! https://www.instagram.com/theraymona Follow! https://www.patreon.com/RayMona Donate to Join our discord server!! https://ko-fi.com/raymona Donate…
Caturday Treat: Why You Should Read Cats of the Louvre
I know a great manga or graphic novel when it continues to stick in my head long after I’m done reading it. Cats of the Louvre is that…
The Faraway Paladin – 03 – Guardians of the Seal
Last week I was just complimenting Paladin for not wandering down the same seedy allies as Mushoku Tensei, but as Will is growing closer to adulthood, Blood decides to get…
GLAY – “The Message” and “Jiro” Manga Review
I promise, these manga reviews for oddly specific, out of print, and incredibly dated manga featuring the hottest acts from the late 90’s and early 2000’s will come…
Spiraken Movie Review Ep 99: Guardians of the Galaxy (or Hooked On A Feeling)
In this, the 99th episode of the Spiraken Movie Review, Xan & Baz get to review the 2014 comic book inspired sci fi adventure comedy, Guardians of the…
The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 118: Green Legend Ran with MDi
Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! The Saturday Anime series is back!...
JIRO ISHIKAWA ON MY MIND
Over at the (relatively) recently-revamped The Comics Journal site, my buddy Michael DeForge is posting a series of rad " A Cartoonist's Di...
Ep. by ep. – Legend of the Galactic Heroes – Eps. 5-8
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (Ep. 5) Juriusu Caesaru-san? I decided that I actually like both the OP and ED. Sure, they sound rather dated and might be far too…
Ep. by ep. – Legend of the Galactic Heroes – Eps. 0-4
So yeah, I finally decided to tackle the arguably best anime ever made. It’s really a serious commitment, because 110 episodes is something. Yeah, I know that there…
Movie Talk: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Dad Needs To Talk dives into thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 and discusses thoughts on the movie series as a whole.
OSMcast! Guardians of the Galaxy 8-25-2014
That’s them, alright. Another podcast, another episode where we talk about Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun. We mean Marvel’s latest movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. Which once again proved to us here at OSM…
OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!
Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Listeners, Sword Art Online
December Bonus Review #2: Guardians of the Galaxy
Before I dive into this film I should make one thing clear. I don’t know much about this team. I was slightly familiar with the old Silver Age…
118: The Food Episode Redux
The Sickos once again discuss that famous goop, "food." We talk about the value of a well-written recipe, how dutch ovens rule, why it's crazy to think you…
Musicophilia (ミュジコフィリア, Masaaki Taniguchi, 2021)
An embittered young man rediscovers the joy of music after bonding with a collection of experimental musicians in Masaaki Taniguchi’s gentle musical drama
PREVIEW: Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
Jean-Karlo explores the world of the latest Rune Factory game, Guardians of Azuma, to find out what's ahead for the franchise.
Episode 118, "Forsooth!"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we have the News with Firecrouch, an Anime Recap of Episode 460, the Piece by Piece for Otakon, The Dude…
Episode 118, "Forsooth!"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we have the News with Firecrouch, an Anime Recap of Episode 460, the Piece by Piece for Otakon, The Dude…
Episode 118 – Parallelograms
Just as Foxy made her recent return, it seems that Mother Nature decided to keep her away again. In her stead, we have returning guest Bomber to talk…
#118 - Fate/Zero
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and/or Saturday with your friends and loved ones! To celebrate the holiday season, we're covering an entry in the long…
The Anti-Modernist Academia #7: High Guardians Of Modernism
You know, I’ve always been a doubting St. Thomas kind of person – at least when it comes to things material. When someone makes a claim regarding X,…
Review: GUARDIANS OF THE LAMB is pure id comics
Guardians of the Lamb is loud, violent and excessive, but also a work of beautiful cartooning by an artist to watch.
Review, Jirō Taniguchi memorial edition: K
Attempts at dividing Jirō Taniguchi’s († February 11, 2017) oeuvre into earlier ‘genre’ manga and later ‘mature’ manga are perhaps futile, as his two works in the moun…
First Impression: Gabriel and the Guardians
Ara, the world of humans, is a wasteland filled with treacherous people and terrifying creatures. Meanwhile, above Ara exists another realm, one that’s beautiful and ethereal, where the…
Spiraken Mini Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
In this special mini episode of Spiraken Movie Review, Xan geeks out and talks about his initial reactions to the Latest Marvel Cinematic Universe Film, Guardians of the…
5 Facts to Know About Kyoka Jiro
Jiro’s birthday is August 1st, she is 154cm tall, her blood type is A, and she was born in the Shizuoka Prefecture.Jiro’s favourite thing is rock and her…
The Lost World of Sinbad: Samurai Pirate (大盗賊, Senkichi Taniguchi, 1963)
Toshiro Mifune stars as a cynical merchant turned tyrant in Senkichi Taniguchi’s fantasy-themed adventure movie.
Episode 118 - Code Lyoko
This week, Remington takes over and forces Shaun to watch an indeterminate number of episodes of 2006’s French CG-mess, Code Lyoko! Meanwhile, Shaun has to take a quiz…
Case 118 – Cyanide Trees
Sleep deprivation be damned as we continue through Volume 34 of the Case Closed manga as we cover the Chinatown Murder Case (chapters 347-349). This episode was released…
Pretty Guardians: Croquis Sketchbook
Product Details The Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon fan club will be selling a “Pretty Guardian...
Pretty Guardians: Fabric Poster
Product Details A new Pretty Guardians Fabric Poster will be released at the official Pretty...
Ep 87: The Rose of Versailles Vol. 1, by Riyoko Ikeda
One of the great classic shojo manga is finally available in English, Riyoko Ikeda's Rose of Versailles, and the Mangasplaining team dig in to see if it...
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Coming May 30
Marvelous USA announced that Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will launch globally on the Nintendo Switch™ system and Windows PC via Steam on May 30, 2025. The latest entry in…
Review, Jirō Taniguchi memorial edition: Blue Fighter
From some of Jirō Taniguchi’s († February 11, 2017) last manga, we go all the way back to one of his earliest. Blue Fighter (青の戦士 Ao no senshi,…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 118: Mazinger Z & Rave Master (or Mazin Go!!!)
In this action packed episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Deke review the vastly popular Shonen Series, Groove Adventure Rave/Rave Master by Hiro Mashima, while Xan proves his…
Rave Master, Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Mazinger Z, Mazinkaiser
First Impression, Team Edition: Gabriel & the Guardians
Twwk enjoyed the premiere so much that we decided that the rest of us would like to join in the fun too, hence this second First Impression, this…
500 Word Game Reviews: Lands of Lore – Guardians of Destiny
It feels like all my recent game reviews have all been on the newer, shinier, HD side. Time to go back a few decades, and back to a…
Ep. 78: WITCHES by Daisuke Igarashi, and Drops of God by Agi & Okimoto
Concluding our Witch Week trilogy, and following it with some wine...
Ep. 58: Birds of Shangri-La, by Ranmaru Zariya
It's about to get pretty steamy on Mangasplaining, as the crew travels to an unnamed tropical island to visit with The Birds of Shangri-la, our first...
Popcorn pulse 118: War Wolves
Oh shit, is it the movie show again? How about a movie about soldiers who are werewolves? No, not Dog Soldiers, we’ve already done that. We’ve got War Wolves[2009] who…