RIP Eddie Van Halen, who was Asian. This episode, Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I talk about Kurosawa’s penultimate film, Rhapsody in August! Then Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and I talk about Moon Land! You can read it for free and legally at Manga Plus. Listen to that other Manga Plus sampler podcast from Manga In Your […]
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