This week's episode is MASSIVE in more ways that one! We get into the Massive gay manga anthology collection, plus another manly manga classic, Lone Wolf and Cub
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Ep. 68: MASSIVE by Various, and Lone Wolf & Cub Vol. 1 by Koike and Kojima
This week the team takes a decidedly NSFW dive into the surprising world of gay manga, with the MASSIVE Anthology! How does it compare to BL? How does…
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Episode 529, "Lone Luff and Cub"
On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we have our Manga Recap of One Piece Chapter 912, "Amigasa Village" with Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece…
Episode 529, "Lone Luff and Cub"
On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we have our Manga Recap of One Piece Chapter 912, "Amigasa Village" with Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece…
Ask John: Why Isn’t there any Lone Wolf & Cub Anime?
Ask John: Why hasn’t a Lone Wolf and Cub or Lady Snowblood anime ever been produced despite their tremendous influence? Answer: The Kozure Okami manga, known internationally as…
Vinland Saga – 22 [Lone Wolf]
Another day, another step closer to the Vinland Saga finale. This week is pretty straight forward, as we learn more about Askeladd’s past, his reasons for what he…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 580: Super Cub
In this episode, Xan explores Super Cub by Tone Koken (illustrated by Kanitan) - a heartwarming slice-of-life manga about a lonely girl discovering freedom through her Honda Super Cub. …
PODCAST: Wolf Children
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS We discuss Mamoru Hosoda’s third original film and final Madhouse production, 2012’s “Wolf Children.” When Doc fi…
Kizumonogatari Analysis | GITM Podcast Ep. 68: The Cinema Of Humanity
Introducing The Monogatari Series to Get In the Mecha! The Monogatari Series sits towards the top of my personal favourites list, due to its unique approach to cinematography,…
My MASSIVE $10,000 Manga Collection (rare manga)
Go to https://buyraycon.com/notmark and use code EARLYBF for 20% off sitewide! Brought to you by Raycon. I'm Totally Not Mark and this is my manga collection. And whether it be…
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The best and worst thing I can say about Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf is that it feels like an 80s movie.
Granolah The Story- The Lone Sniper. Dragon Ball Super Chapter 68 BREAKDOWN
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Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 16
It’s always sunshine before shit hits the fan.
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Episode #85 (S11E5) – Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades [子連れ狼 死に風に向う乳母車] (1972)
This week, Perry is joined by Trevor McKillop of the First Look, Final Word podcast. We’ve discussed the first Lone Wolf and Cub film long ago, now we’re…
Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 17 – 19
Finally the misunderstandings has been resolved!
Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 7 & 8
Holo is proving to be an incredibly helpful and witty business partner with Lawrence…
Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 9 & 10
Lawrence finds himself facing the worse case scenario. And now he needs to make a risky gamble to get himself out of it…
Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 13 – 15
Lawrence’s and Holo’s next destination is the town of Kumerson…
Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 11 & 12
It’s time to smuggle gold, and as one should expect, things are about to get real messy.
Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 5 & 6
We’re finally finished Volume 1! The case of the coins scheme has finally come to an end!
Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 20 – 22
We’re finally onto the arc the previous adaption skipped last time!
Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 2 – 4
When Holo says she’ll earn her keep, you got her word for it.
Tokyo Mew Mew New Episode 6 — The Lone Wolf Joins a Pack
Finally, with the addition of Zakuro, the gang is complete! Personally, I thought this episode was kinda meh, but I am excited because I think this pretty much…
Review: The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -A Tale of Cutthroat Lovers-
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History is Gay Podcast & Okazu on Yoshiya Nobuko
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Spice and Wolf (2024) Ep 23 – 25 [S1 FINAL]
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A Massive Backlog of Manga (Late 2014/Early 2015)
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Manga Visionary Akira Toriyama Dies at 68
Honoring the life and contributions of Akira Toriyama, whose imaginative works have left an enduring imprint on manga and anime.
Podcast EP 55: Visual Consistency w/ Manga Brownies
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Anibros Podcast Episode 46 – My Mailman Thinks I’m Gay
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 39: Wolf Guy
In honor of Halloween, author John LeMay stops by the podcast to talk about the Wolf Guy werewolf franchise from Kazumasa Hirai. We discuss the novel, manga, Toho, Toei,…
NARUTO - A Massive Review
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BERSERK: A Massive Review
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Erotic Darkwing Duck Fanfiction Editing Club and Spring Season Rundown
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 10 [Wolf and Conspiracies] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome back to another episode of Spice and Wolf. This week see’s my prediction come true as Lawrence’s greed bites him in the ass! But there are consequences…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 9 [Wolf and the Shepherd’s Lamb]
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EP 68: Kids of the Slope w/ Religiously Nerdy
This episode I am joined by Ellie, Tobi & Toyin to discuss Kids on the Slope. This was the 1st anime done by Studio Mappa and this year…
[Eight] Wolf and Sheep
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Medieval Syncretism and Wolf
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