Viz Media delivered a little surprise in the middle of the night in the form of a new Manga Subscription. Link to news https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/manga-s-premier-subscription-service-launches-today — Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dadneedstotalkpodcast/support
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