Manga Musings

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.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:On ePiece #1084 (Lead Color Page)The Elusive Samurai #110Fabricant 100 #22To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami.

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-unreleased episode.This episode covers issue 24 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 15 May 2023.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Zashisu by Morita Masanori.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:Nue's Exorcist #1Sakamoto Days #118To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami.

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.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:Astro Royale #1 (New Serialization) (Lead Color Page)Two on Ice #28 (End of Serialization)Kagurabachi #29To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami.

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 Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:Do Retry #1Witch Watch #107To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami.

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.

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 2024.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Chin Piece by Amami Yoshikazu.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:My Hero Academia #419 (Lead Color Page)Kagurabachi #28MamaYuyu #29 (End of Serialization)Akane-banashi #105To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon and join us as we work our way through our production backlog.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami.

Consumer protection drives the motivation of our hero on this week’s show and tell. And in our Jump segment, the Undead Unluck crew play a deadly game of Shiritori. And is that Afric Simone challenging Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen?!This episode covers issue 18 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 1 Apr 2024.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Kamo no Negi ni wa Doku ga Aru - Kamo Kyouju no "Ningen" Keizagaku Kougi (Duck Leeks Are Poisonous, Professor Kamo's Lecture on “Human” Economics) by Natsuhara Takeshi and Kaitani Shinobu.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:Kagurabachi #27Undead Unluck #201Green Green Greens #17Jujutsu Kaisen #255To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami.

This week we dive into manga history with a currently-running sequel to a classic Jump series from the 70s. We’ve also got a great Jump segment featuring a one-shot by... Roboco?!This episode covers issue 17 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 25 March 2024Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Captain 2 by Koji Joukura, based on the original Captain manga by Chiba Akio.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:Kagurabachi #26Blue Box #142Me and Roboco #178Undead Unluck #200To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami.

Almost caught up with episode uploads. We appreciate your patience.This week we return to Blue Box for the first time in a long while, along with a show-and-tell that will knock your socks off.This episode covers issue 16 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 18 March 2024Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Kiwamete Kamoshida by Yamamoto Naoki.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:Blue Box #141 (Lead Color Page)One Piece #1110Kagurabachi #25MamaYuyu #26To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami.