Manga Musings

Oct 13 2024 96 ep. 90 mins 20
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Andrew and Sebastian are two long-time manga fans who get together each week and discuss the previous week's Shounen Jump and other manga topics with the help of their producer, Steve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Disclosure 133 - Hakutaku and More! (10/01/2024)

Oct 13 2024 109 mins  
This week’s episode is brought to you by technical difficulties, as Opera GX proves to be yet another bloated Chromium-based browser. Speaking of technology, we’ve got a brand new manga about retro game design, some extra horniness from Hima-Ten!, and our first Halloween show-and-tell of the spooky season!This episode covers issue 43 of Weekly Shonen Jump from 24 September 2024

Disclosure 132 - Secret Ninja Man (9/24/2024)

Sep 26 2024 91 mins  
This week we’re bringing you a socially awkward shinobi, more AI panic from creator Yusei Matsui, and an isekai we’ve redubbed “Starting Over Without Any Limbs in Another World.”This episode covers issue 42 of Weekly Shonen Jump from 17 September 2024.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Madou Kikou by Ousuke and Iruka Yoshimitsu.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be fou

Disclosure 131 - Which Witch? (9/17/2024)

Sep 18 2024 142 mins  
New series alert! And it’s pretty good too! But of course as one new series begins, an old one must have its candle snuffed out. This week we commemorate the passing of our first U-19 series in a long while with a show-and-tell showcasing another U-19 from the creator of Shape-Up Ran, the series we covered on last week’s show-and-tell segment, featuring all the same raunch

Disclosure 130 - The 9/11 Special (9/11/2024)

Sep 16 2024 131 mins  
On this week’s thrilling comeback episode of Manga Musings, we bring you a remembrance of things past, a raunchy 80s comedy gag series, the introduction of the “racism particle geiger counter,” and, of course, coverage of Weekly Shonen Jump!This episode covers issue 40 of Weekly Shonen Jump from 2 September 2024.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Shape Up Ran by Tokuhiro Masaya

Disclosure 69 - Les Poissons (6/2/2023)

May 08 2024 106 mins  
Welcome back for another Manga Musings Rewind with our episode 69 spectacular! This episode features a conspiracy-laden thriller for show and tell, as well as Andrew’s thoughts on the live-action Little Mermaid.This episode covers issue 25 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 22 May 2023.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Keibuho Daimajin by Nagasaki Takashi (as Richard Woo) and Kouno Kouji

Disclosure 68 - WSJ Generic Exorcist Manga #978 (5/23/2023)

May 01 2024 100 mins  
Welcome back for this week's Manga Musings Rewind covering the first chapter of Nue's Exorcist. In hindsight we may have been a little unfair to Nue, given that this series has survived almost a year while the previous week's premiere, Do Retry, ended on Chapter 19.Still, whether you agree or disagree with our takes on Nue's first chapter, we hope you enjoy this previously-unreleas

Disclosure 110 - Wakui Ken Extravaganza (4/23/2024)

Apr 29 2024 110 mins  
This week we’ve got a new serialization from mangaka Wakui Ken, so Andrew’s brought one of his previous series for show and tell. Plus, the end of a series none of us really read, but which nonetheless deserves our coverage.This episode covers issue 20 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 15 April 2024.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Dessert Eagle by Wakui Ken of Tokyo Revengers fame.F

Disclosure 67 - Return to Showa (5/16/2023)

Apr 24 2024 109 mins  
This is Manga Musings Rewind: an episode recorded during our long hiatus, published here for your present enjoyment.It's the first chapter of Do Retry, a series we would come to thoroughly adore and which we miss very dearly.This episode covers issue 23 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 8 May 2023.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Neeting Life by Tsutsui Tetsuya.Full transcripts of the Sh

UNLOCKED: Boruto 2.1 - Boruto (Again)

Apr 22 2024 70 mins  
To celebrate the resumption of Boruto coverage on the Patreon feed, we're unlocking the first episode of our premium Boruto coverage here for your listening pleasure.To hear further coverage of Boruto including our episode on Chapter 2 head on over to the Manga Musings Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disclosure 109 - The Chin Piece is Real (4/16/2024)

Apr 21 2024 123 mins  
On this week’s Manga Musings, we explore a licensed One Piece spin off that we’re surprised was officially approved by Oda-sensei and the editors at Saikyo Jump. And in our Jump segment, it’s curtains for MamaYuyu, so join us as we wave goodbye to a series we’d hoped would stick around a little while longer.This episode covers issue 19 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 8 April 20