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Ep. 79 – Kowloon Generic Romance Vol. 1, by Jun Mayuzuki
This week Deb leads the crew to Kowloon Walled City, and the new manga Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mauzuki! Will Chip like this unique seinen romance?
Kowloon Generic Romance
This is not going to help me remember the name of Repo the Genetic Opera... 4:08 - Kowloon Generic Romance 44:55 - Undead Unluck 231 58:18 - Blue Box 173 1:10:09 /…


Kowloon Generic Romance v. 1
A review of the first volume & first impressions
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 507: Kowloon Generic Romance
In this episode, Xan reviews a manga that takes place in a city that no longer exists and relies on nostalgia. Is it a good romance story? Well…


Manga of the Month: Kowloon Generic Romance
Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mayuzuki While the story of Kowloon Generic Romance does take place in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City, it is anything but generic. Real…


Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Volume 1-6 Review
What started as a lushly drawn nostalgia piece about a long-gone city soon delves into sci-fi mystery material and a burgeoning sense of dread.


INTERVIEW: Jun Mayuzuki, creator of Kowloon Generic Romance
TCAF 2023 guest Jun Mayuzuki, the creator of romcom/sci-fi series Kowloon Generic Romance talks with Deb about her comics career and how nostalgia influences her gorgeous and genre-defying…


Kowloon Generic Romance Volumes 7-8 Manga Review
With both anime and live-action drama adaptations promised for 2025, now is unquestionably the right time to discover your Absolute Self and read the original first.


Kowloon Generic Romance - A Perspective from a Cantonese-Speaking Person
After reading Mangasplaining’s great interview with Jun Mayuzuki and hearing a lot about the series, I jumped into the 1st 3 volumes of Kowloon Generic Romance. As someone…


After the Rain and Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Artist Jun Mayuzuki
Manga creator Jun Mayuzuki shares her inspirations for Kowloon Generic Romance, the research that went into creating it, and her feelings about categorizing it as sci-fi.


After the Rain and Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Artist Jun Mayuzuki
Manga creator Jun Mayuzuki shares her inspirations for Kowloon Generic Romance, the research that went into creating it, and her feelings about categorizing it as sci-fi.
430 – Twiple Dip 5 – Chainsaw Man, Kowloon Generic Romance, Drowning Love
On this episode we discuss masterpieces, Tezuka Osamu Ashisutanto no Shokutaku, Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e, Trigun Stampede, and more! Then we return to Kowloon Generic Romance,…
409 – Triple Dip 65 – Kowloon Generic Romance, Lost Lad London, Heterogenia Linguistico
Morgana is out so the guys check out Kowloon Generic Romance, Lost Lad London, and Heterogenia Linguistico for a Yen Press Triple Dip! dakazu also read Sachiko Takeuchi‘s…
Pick of the Week: Kowloon Generic Picks
ASH: There certainly are a fair number of releases this week! Debut-wise, I find that overall the novels have caught my attention the most, with Sword of the…


My Journal, Page 23, 27 October 2022 – Float in Nostalgia with Kowloon Generic Romance – Volume 1
Kujirai Reiko is a young woman in her 30s, working as a realtor in a real estate agency in the Kowloon Walled City. She lives a regular and…


Il mio Journal, Pagina 23, 27 Ottobre 2022 – Fluttuate nella nostalgia con Kowloon Generic Romance – Volume 1
Kujirai Reiko è una giovane trentenne che lavora come agente immobiliare in un’agenzia della città murata di Kowloon. Vive una vita ordinaria e discretamente rilassante, andando al lavoro…


The Mayoi Mai Mai Arc | GITM Podcast Ep. 79
Last episode, I looked at the very beginning of the Monogatari Series and the story of Hitagi Senjougahara; this time we move onto the story of Mayoi Hachikuji!…


Reader’s Corner: Kowloon Generic Romance (Vol. 6), A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom (Vol. 3), and Uncle from Another World (Vol. 9)
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and our reviewers at Reader’s Corner have reviews of romantic volumes prepared just for the occasion! Like a story about a clone who falls…


EP 79: Anime Frontier 2022 Aftermath
I recap my time at Anime Frontier 2022 and some anime from this week. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (00:55) Life Talk & Housekeeping (18:08) Anime Frontier 2022 experience recap…


Anibros Podcast Episode 79 – This Dumbwaiter is Meaningless
Yo on this episode Patrick “Twizzler” P-Rizzler illustrates the first episode of Dusk Maiden of Amnesia and No Game No Life for us…


Episode 79: Cardcaptor Sakura Anime ep. 33-46
Lucy and Robin discuss episodes 33-46 of the Cardcaptor Sakura anime.


“Generic” harem anime reviews
To celebrate a year of blogging inactivity, I interrupt my record-breaking hiatus with a post. While much as happened anime-wise in the past year, some elements of the fandom stay…


Episode 79 - Chihayafuru
In this episode; Shaun brings us another Studio Madhouse hit by showing us a unique show that focuses on a traditional Japanese card game based on a collection…


Pure TokyoScope PODCAST #79: Wonderfest! Warning from Space! Taylor Swift Invades Japan!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture from Japan!
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 79: Disappearance Diary (or Xan’s Disappearing Act)
In this episode, Xan learns what it's like to be homeless and an alcoholic in this slice of Life autobiographic manga Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma ----more---- Xan is pretty…
Episode 79, "Deep Thoughts"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we return with interesting looks into Eichiiro Oda’s mind with the return of the Greg no Gougai segment. We also…


Case 79 – …I Guess
We have finally arrived to the Desperate Revival arc of the Detective Conan manga. We joined by artist and host of Comics On The Spot, Darren, to finish…


Episode 79 – What Now?
We are finally back for the new year! So, what did we miss? We saw that chapters 524-526 have been out for a bit so we got a…


Yawara – 79-86 (BD)
As many of you will remember, Christmas Eve is CP Day in this corner of the internet: the day where we release a bunch of episodes to celebrate…
Episode 79, "Deep Thoughts"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we return with interesting looks into Eichiiro Oda’s mind with the return of the Greg no Gougai segment. We also…


Episode 79 - The Whistleblower
We are back from Canada and we got a lot to talk about. Mainly, what we ate while we were there. Sorry. We do, however, talk about our…


PODCAST: Ep. 91 – Mangasplaining x Pure Tokyoscope: Podcast Gattai!
Digging deep into the history of otaku culture in America
Back Arrow #23 — Generic RPG Bosses
And Rudolf is demoted to fighting the healer. Impressions: Yawn. To the shock of nobody, especially given how all of this season's original shows have gone, Rudolf…


Which generic anime have I seen?
Which show have I seen that is very generic? well sage with the strongest crest was chosen


AniTAY Podcast Season 9 Episode 18: Romance and Otome Overload!
What’s with all these villainess otomes and romance anime? Luckily, we have our Rom Com correspondent Marquan to go over these with DocKev…


PODCAST: Ep. 55 - Jamila Rowser interview
A special Mangasplaining Listen to Me! with the founder of Black Josei Press and author of Wash Day Diaries


Rethinking Smoothness | GITM Podcast Ep. 76
Smooth is a very widely used, but also very narrow way to describe and analyse animation. This idea goes much further than the word itself; it in fact…


EP 52: 1 Year Podcast Anniversary
Dad Needs To Talk celebrates its 1 Year Podcast Anniversary! Lets look back at this amazing last year and look ahead to the future.


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Ep. 161 — Zenshu
This week, we discuss Zenshu! 00:00 Intro 00:48 ZENSHU 19:15 Winter season progress 22:55 Outro Music Credits: “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain “Seasons” by roljui


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Ep. 152 — Isekai
Everyone keeps (probably rightfully) complaining about Isekai. But there’s such a diversity. Suicide squad isekai is just sooo much fun. I love it. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Suicide Squad…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Ep. 143 — Dungeons
All the cool kids are visiting dungeons.
Delicious in Dungeon, My Instant Death Ability is Overpowered, The Unwanted Undead Adventurer


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Ep. 149 — Weirdos
00:00 Intro 00:50 A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics 10:11 Astro Note 18:45 Train to the End of the World 25:45 Outro Music Credits “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain…
Astro Note, Train to the End of the World, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics


Chaotically Queer Podcast Ep. 10 - "A Very Chrismaotically Queer Podcast"
(Originally Recorded 10/12/23) On this edition of the Podcast, Chloe is recovering from spicy flu (yay!), the SAG Strike is over and the cast talk about stuff they couldn't…


79: The Sickos Work Retail
Riley Hopkins (of The Podcast Mines and many others) steps in for Tom as the Sickos discuss the nightmare hell of working retail during the pandemic, in which…
TangleCast 79: The Throwback Episode
We have a treat for you on today’s TangleCast episode! As part of yearlong celebration of Beneath the Tangles’ tenth year, we brought back some of the original…


Issue #79: On the Edge
Exploring the new kegøn album, MAX's breakthrough single, and the songs of the 2010 film Solanin
RGM-79 Light Type Guncannon
General Information Unit type: mass production artillery mobile suit Lineart N/A


MHAP86 - Anime 79 & Chap 259
Welcome to the My Hero Academia Podcast! This week we have some news followed by a spoiler free anime review of episode 79 'Win Those Kids' Hearts'. At…
Review Index: 70-79/100
Heres the index for all reviews rated 70-79 out of 100. Arte - 79/100 Ascendance of a Bookworm - 79/100 Astra: Lost In Space - 79/100 The Case…
Bloom Into You, Kemono Friends, Little Women, Little Women, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy


Prompt: Which generic anime have I seen?
I was given this prompt by Roki (you can find his post here ), who got the prompt from Yomu (you can find their prompt here ) So…