Mangasplaining
Deb Aoki, David Brothers, Christopher Butcher, Chip Zdarsky
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Curious about manga but don't know where to start? Well neither does comics writer/artist Chip Zdarsky! Join manga experts Deb Aoki, David Brothers, and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher, as they introduce the medium to Chip (and to you!) through some of its best and most important works. Every week a new volume of manga to re-discover, discuss, and enjoy! More info at Mangasplaining.com!
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S5E120 Ep. 120: Dogsred, by Satoru Noda
Back before there was a print edition, the Mangasplainers read the weekly chapters of Golden Kamuy creator Satoru Noda’s new hockey manga, DOGSRED! Christopher hosts for a series he was excited to…
S5E119 Ep. 119: Kaiju No. 8, by Naoya Matsumoto
A Japanese take on superheroes? A henshin series? A kaiju/giant monsters manga? A workplace drama? The new-ish Shonen Jump series Kaiju No. 8 is all of these and more! But will the Mangasplainers dig…
S5E118 Ep. 118: Guardians of the Louvre, by Jiro Taniguchi
Welcome back to Mangasplaining, the podcast for people who are curious about manga but don’t know where to start! This week we choose a work from one of our favorite authors with potentially broad…
S5E117 Ep. 117: Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Vol. 1, by Takamori and Chiba
Hello Mangasplaining fans, have we got a treat for you! Thanks to our friends at Kodansha who sponsored this episode, we were given an advance peak at the forthcoming hardcover omnibus Ashita no Joe:…
S5E116 Ep. 116: Daredevil: Born Again, by Miller and Mazzucchelli
Welcome to our very first episode of… Comicsplaining?! That’s right, this week we're covering a “mainstream, superhero” book, Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli. Chip calls…
S5E115 Ep. 115: Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics! by Frederik Schodt
Welcome to Season 5 of Mangasplaining! We’re jumping right in on our new bi-weekly schedule with both our longest episode AND our first prose book: Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics, by…
S4E114 Ep. 114: Interview with Robin Brenner, Graphic Novel Librarian!
Did you know that comics, graphic novels, and manga can (usually) be found at your local library? We talk to American Library Association's Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable President Robin Brenner…
S4E113 Ep. 113: The Best of Season 4!
What a season it’s been! Lasting basically the entirety of 2023, we covered a ton of great manga, from the popular anime-fueled hits of the day to the obscure and wonderful titles hiding on shelves…
S4E112 Ep. 112: AKIRA Volume 5, by Katsuhiro Otomo
It's the end of the season (almost) and so it's time to read the next volume of AKIRA by Katsuhiro Otomo! Will the title that introduced Chip Zdarsky to manga continue to be his fav? Deb Aoki hosts,…
S4E111 Ep. 111: Heavenly Delusion, by Masakazu Ishiguro
Season 4 is nearing its conclusion, and it's time for David's last pick: Heavenly Delusion, by Masakazu Ishiguro! This sci-fi (comedy?) manga has a huge fan-following already thanks to its great art…
S4E110 Ep. 110: The Yakuza's Bias, by Teki Yatsuda
See what happens when a stoic yakuza gets sucked into the world of K-Pop in The Yakuza’s Bias, a hilarious culture clash between the manly men of the mob and glamly men of Korean boy bands. BUT WILL…
S4E109 Ep. 109: River's Edge by Kyoko Okazaki
Happy New Year! Hope you had time to catch up on the podcast while we were away. :) - For the first episode of 2024 we're starting off with a complex work, Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge. In this…
S4E108 Ep. 108: Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, by Yuu Toyota
In this episode, Deb bring back the BL and we end up with possibly the best title for a manga we've covered on this podcast: Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard!? Despite…
S4E107 Ep. 107: Nejishiki, by Yoshiharu Tsuge
Diving into the world of Gekiga this week with the recently released Nejishiki by Yoshiharu Tsuge! Featuring one of the most well-known and important works of Tsuge, ‘Screw Style’, this massive…
S4E106 Ep. 106: Eniale & Dewiela, by Kamome Shirahama
The Mangasplainers return to one of their fav artists, Kamome Shirahama of Witch Hat Atelier to take a look at her earlier and steamier work, the angel and devil roommate comedy Eniale & Dewiela.…
S4E105 Ep. 105: Goodbye, Eri, by Tatsuki Fujimoto
This week, the Mangasplainers go back for a TRIPLE Chip-Dip into the oeuvre of one Mr. Tatsuki Fujimoto, creator of Chainsaw Man and Look Back. Have we pushed Chip too far this episode, making him…
S3E104 Ep. 104: Blood Blockade Battlefront vol.1, by Yasuhiro Nightow
Is this manga meets X-Men: Inferno? That's how David pitched Blood Blockade Battlefront by Trigun creator Yasuhiro Nightow to good 'ole Chip, but will this over the top spectral superhero series live…
S4E103 Ep. 103: What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi + Garfield + Heathcliff
Chip did it, he called our bluff, and so this episode we're discussing the funny orange comic book cat phenomenon, centering on Japan's entry into that particular sweepstakes, Makoto Kobayashi's…
S4E102 EP. 102: Not All Girls Are Stupid, by Minami Q-ta
After our episode on The Blood Red Boy introduced us to Minami Q-ta, the Mangasplaining gang take a deeper dive into their oeuvre with Not All Girls Are Stupid, a brand-new and blistering look at the…
S4E101 Ep. 101: Real vol. 13, by Takehiko Inoue
This week, we take a flying leap into the worlds of WRESTLING and REHAB... By way of a basketball manga? Yep! David skips ahead to get to the good stuff with volume 13 of Real by Takehiko Inoue.…
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