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Mangasplaining

Mangasplaining

By: 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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  • Ep. 119: Kaiju No. 8, by Naoya Matsumoto

    Ep. 119: Kaiju No. 8, by Naoya Matsumoto
    May 15 2025

    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 this multifaceted action series? Or is it merely… Competent!!!? Come for Kaiju No. 8, but stick around for wide-ranging discussions of age, digital manga, Shonen Jump, and much more.

    Read along with our show notes at Mangasplaining.com or get our show notes, manga, and so much more at MangasplainingExtra.com.



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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ep. 118: Guardians of the Louvre, by Jiro Taniguchi

    Ep. 118: Guardians of the Louvre, by Jiro Taniguchi
    Apr 28 2025

    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 appeal—Jiro Taniguchi’s Guardians of the Louvre. But will this title live up to the love we have for the rest of his catalogue? Keep Listen in and read on to find out!

    Read along with the show notes and more at Mangasplaining.com and follow our digital publishing at MangasplainingExtra.com.



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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep. 117: Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Vol. 1, by Takamori and Chiba

    Ep. 117: Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Vol. 1, by Takamori and Chiba
    Dec 19 2024

    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: Fighting for Tomorrow Volume 1. This classic boxing manga (and so much more!) has been one of the podcast’s white whales for years, and on December 24th the first volume will be released to the world! Is it everything we dreamed of? Listen and find out!

    Listen along with our show-notes at mangasplaining.com.

    Check out show-notes, translated manga, and original articles at mangasplainingextra.com.



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    1 hr and 5 mins

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