Manga Tak

It is an age of Desperados.... but the greatest outlaw of them all, M.Godspeed is dead. Killed by his own son, Jimmu, the boy shows up with his father's corpse in a steal, cross-shaped coffin not to claim the bounty, but to hand him in as proof of his convictions. Jimmu Godspeed is not his father. In fact, Jimmu Godspeed wants to be the Marshall that will put an end to the age of Desperados once and for alll! But upon enrolling in the prestigious US Marshall Training Institute, his classmates can't help but wonder: is there more to Jimmu than meets the eye?
On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by his podcasting partner in crime, Tom to discuss The Marshal King by Boichi: a book that almost feels like a smoothie made of every book we've ever discussed on the podcast together!
Join us as we discuss Boichi rising to the challenge of aiming to create a manga conceived for the global stage, get into the book's love for the capital C 'COOL' moments of every major manga of the last 40 years, before facing the toughest question of all: how do you pick an MVP in a book that's literally full of them!
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Show Notes
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Dr. Stone by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi
Sun-Ken Rock by Boichi
Origin by Boichi
One Piece: Ace's Story by Ryo Ishiyama & Boichi
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow
Blood Blockade Battlefront by Yasuhiro Nightow
Fist of The North Star by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara
City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency by Hirohiko Araki
Full Metal Allchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
The Vision of Escaflowne
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Is there anything more terrifying than a curse spread by a simple touch? Those who bare such a tragic fate turn into monsters and are simply known as Outsides, while those who remain human get to live inside the castle walls. But when such an Outsider finds a little girl, named Shiva, who despite supposedly being touched by a curse being exhibits none of the usual signs, Teacher as she begins to call him, decides to look after her... but fate has other ideas!
On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by designer and artist, Allie Oldfield, to discuss The Girl From The Other Side: Siúil, a Rún by Nagabe! Join as Mat wrestles with the fact he somehow never picked up the 2nd volume, Allie's insightful observations on the book's artistic tone, and get your Type nerd hats on as we talk about Lys Blakeslee's lettering choices!
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Show Notes
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Love on the Other Side by Nagabe
Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama
The Moomins by Tove Jansson
Jon Klassen
Tasha Tudor
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Humanity's last days draw near... 47 legendary heroes stand against the Demon Lord's army in a last ditch effort to save their race! However, when this last stand seemingly falls short, one fallen hero named Hallow learns from his brother Zaybi that there's another plan: summon heroes from another world! 
When they do though, they don't just summon one group of humans, but twelve! Problem solved right? Well, it turns out they're not the only version of humanity facing extinction... and for each new variety of human, there's also a new, powerful enemy to deal with!
On this week's episode, Mat summons Zane from the Undisputed Anime podcast to help him talk about Versus by One, Kyōtarō Azuma and bose! Join us as we get into how we feel about this book's take on 'who would win?' discuss if it's really an Isekai, and more importantly, discuss whether we're willing to pick up the 2nd volume!
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Show Notes
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One-Punch Man by One and Yusuke Murata
Mob Psycho 100 by ONE
Bug Ego by ONE and Kiyoto Shitara
Record of Ragnarock by Takumi Fukui and Azychika
Claymore by Norihiro Yagi
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Comic Natalie Interview with the book's creative team (in Japanese)
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After a portal opens above New York, erasing the city from the map, a new, more twisted city appears from the mist. It's name is Hellsalem's lot, and it's where a young boy named Leonardo Watch needs to go in order to find answers after a demon gave him the mysterious eyes of the Gods... Instead of answers, he finds Libra: a secret organisation dedicated to keeping the peace in the lawless city... but maybe this rag-tag bunch of misfits is more than Leo bargained for! 
On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by Tom to discuss another Yasuhiro Nightow book! No, not Trigun Maximum but his current project: Blood Blockade Battlefront! As it's third season of anime draws to a close, we thought now was the right time to get into it! We discuss it's interesting publishing history, how it differs from Nightow's work on Trigun, and what our hopes are for the future of the series as we (spoilers) agree to read on!
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Show Notes
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Find the Interview between Nightow and Kawasaki Hiroshi here (machine translated)
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Manga
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Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Gantz by Hiroya Oku 
Hellsing by Kouta Hirano
Drifters by Kouta Hirano
Claymore by Norihiro Yagi
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In a world ravaged by war, two mercenaries named Deunan and Briareos accept an offer to live in a mysterious metropolis known as Olympus. Once inside the city, the two end up joining the city police force, but can't seem to shake the feeling something isn't right about the supposed utopia... And just maybe, this life isn't better than the one they left behind scavenging beyond the city walls!
On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by writer and artist, Ian Sta. Maria to discuss Masamune Shirow's debut work, Appleseed! With the new omnibus editions from Dark Horse about to hit shelves, we thought now was the perfect time to crack out our old (flipped!) copies and talk about what makes the book so special. We get into Shirow's incredible creative vision, where his love of drawing ladies took his career, and how we feel about a story thats as hard sci-fi as you're likely to see on the pages of a manga!
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Show Notes
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First up! A correction - Mat says on the podcast that nobody knows Shirow's real name, but it is in fact Masanori Ota! 
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Shirow Interviews:
KABOOM! Explosive Animation from America & Japan" exhibition (listification)

Masamune Shirow, Interviewed by Trish Ledoux (1993)
Dark Horse interview with Masamune Shirow (1995)
Toren Smith's Interview with Masamune Shirow (geocities)
Link to Mat's reel of the Masamune Shirow Exhibit in Tokyo (2025)
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Manga
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Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
Five Star Stories by Mamoru Nagano
My Name Is Shingo by Kazuo Umezu
Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow
Orion by Masamune Shirow
Intron Depot 1 by Masamune Shirow
Blackmagic by Masamune Shirow
Dominion (aka Tank Police) by Masamune Shirow
Gunsmith Cats by Kenichi Sonoda (I can't believe I forgot his name! - Mat)

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