Manga Tak

Manga Tak
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A Weekly Manga Podcast where we discuss the finest 1st volumes of manga to help you chose your next favourite title and build your collection!

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 114 - Drawing From Your Memory by Shiki Kawabata

    Mahoro Haruta the a top selling manga artist, who's series Revive Line has sold over 50 million copies, but the truth is it wasn't her idea: the original creator of the characters and the story were her High School Senpai, Shu Yukishima, who passed away while they were studying. After a fall though, she's somehow transported back before Yukishima's death! Can Mahoro right her wrongs and save her senpai...? Or is there some other reason she's been sent back? This week on Manga Tak, Mat is joined by Marg (aka @MargReadsManga) to discuss Drawing From Your Memory by Shiki Kawabata! Join us as we dive into our feelings on time loop mysteries more broadly, why certain choices didn't work for us on a second read, and, more importantly, if we plan to see this 5 volume series through to its conclusion!  --- Show Notes --- Love at First Memory by Narumi Hasegaki Orange by Ichigo Takano Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui The Long Summer of August 31st by Ikkado Ito Blank Canvas by Akiko Higashimura --- Shiki Kiwabata's Switched Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music! Find us on: X: Manga Tak Pod Bluesky: Manga Tak Pod Instagram: Manga Tak Pod

  2. Jul 27

    Episode 113 - Billy Bat by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki

    As Billy Bat flys off American comic book shelves, it's creator, Kevin Yamagata is in emotional turmoil. After learning he may have copied the character from something he saw while stationed in Japan during the war, Kevin sets out to find it's original creator and make amends... what he finds instead is a web of conspiracy that threatens to insnare him, and the knowledge that the bat he thought he created, might be something bigger than he can ever comprehend!  This week on Manga Tak, Mat sits down with Ramzee to discuss Billy Bat by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki. While they mainly try to stay on topic about the book, it's central themes of stories, creation and symbolism draw out many tangents about authorial intent, the meta levels of storytelling in comics and a whole lot besides!  --- Show Notes --- Manga --- Monster by Naoki Urasawa 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka by Naoki Urasawa Pineapple Army by Naoki Urasawa Asadora! by Naoki Urasawa Master Keaton by Naoki Urasawa New Treasure Island by Osamu Tezuka One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Hunter x Hunter by Yoshiro Togashi Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami --- Books / TV / Essays / Ted Talks?! --- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson The Singing Detective by Dennis Potter  Manben on Naoki Urasawa (warning: contains spoilers) George Orwell's The Decline of English Murder  Kirby Ferguson - Everything's a Remix Kirby Ferguson - Creativity is a remix Do Conversation by Robert Poynton --- People --- Alan Lomax Orson Welles Franz Kafka Hergé Bob Kane Bill Finger Wally Wood The Brothers Grimm Ronald Wimberly Tradd Moore Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music! Find us on: X: Manga Tak Pod Bluesky: Manga Tak Pod Instagram: Manga Tak Pod

  3. Jul 20

    Episode 112 - Tokyo Alien Bros by Keigo Shinzo

    Fuyunosuke is a quirky, fun-loving Tokyoite who's loved by his friends at the University in-spite of his idiosyncrasies (and kinks!).. But there's a reason for his odd behaviour... Fuyunosuke is an alien! His mission? Gauge Earth's potential for Alien colonisation! Except he's not doing his job! Despite being on Earth a whole year, he's failed to report back to high command, forcing them to send Fuyu's older brother, Natsutaro, down to the planet to see what's happening!  This week, Mat is joined by Nick from Retrobreak to discuss Tokyo Alien Bros by Keigo Shinzo! Join us as we peel the invisible shrinkwrap on this NSFW book (and by extension podcast) to discuss it's themes, art and how it compares to Shinzo's later work, Hirayasumi!  --- Show Notes --- Hirayashumi by Keigo Shinzo Midori no Hoshi by Keigo Shinzo Wash It All Away by Mitsuru Hattori The story of Keigo Shinzo's hospitalisation is in 'No Sentimental Reactions' by Keigo Shinzo, available soon from Denpa --- Keigo Shinzo Interviews! --- Mangabrog: Asano, Shinzo and Matsumoto 2018 Journal Du Japan Interview (machine translated) Misaki Takamatsu x Keigo Shinzo (machine translated) Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music! Find us on: X: Manga Tak Pod Bluesky: Manga Tak Pod Instagram: Manga Tak Pod

  4. Jul 15

    Bonus Episode - Strange Pictures by Uketsu / Kikou Aiba

    On this Manga Tak-ked On (aka a Bonus Episode), Mat is joined one again by Marg (aka margreadsmanga) to talk about Strange Pictures by Kikou Aiba, adapted from Uketsu's NYT Best Selling Novel of the same name! Join us as we discuss how manga is the perfect medium for this visual mystery, how we'd love more books in the genre and what are hopes are for the next instalment!   Thanks once again to Titan Manga for sending us advanced copies of this book, available now wherever good comic books are sold! Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music! Find us on: X: Manga Tak Pod Bluesky: Manga Tak Pod Instagram: Manga Tak Pod

  5. Jul 13

    Episode 111 - Thunder 3 by Yuki Ikeda

    After borrowing a disk from their teacher that promised to open a rift between dimensions, the small three (aka Pyontaro Tezuka, Hiroshi Ochanomizu and Tsubame Azuma) find themselves in crisis when Pyon's little sister, Futaba crawls through the screen into this parallel world! But when they discover this world is filled with alien invaders who've abducted her, how will the boys overcome all odds and get her back...? This week Mat is joined once again by Georgie (aka Mainly.Manga) to talk about Thunder 3 by "Yuki Ikeda"... The Mangaka's name is in air quotes because, well, we've got some thoughts on that!  Join as we get spoiler heavy on this 1st volume! Discussing it's incredible premise, how we feel about "Ikead's" other work, the value of libraries, and how we could see this idea expanded to other works / media! ---- Show Notes --- Manga --- Goodnight Punpun by Inio Asano Gantz by Hiroya Oku  Inuyashiki by Hiroya Oku Gigant by Hiroya Oku --- Movies & Video Games --- Frog Fractions by Twinbeard Studios Paper Mario by Nintendo Who Framed Roger Rabbit by Robert Zemeckis Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music! Find us on: X: Manga Tak Pod Bluesky: Manga Tak Pod Instagram: Manga Tak Pod

  6. Jul 6

    Episode 110 - Ichi The Witch by Osamu Nishi and Shiro Usazaki

    Ichi is a orphaned hunter who lives his life by one motto: Death for Death: he only hunts creatures that seek to harm humans and come at him with the intent to kill. Which is why when he stumbles upon a battle between the world's most powerful witch, Desscaras, and the King of Majik, Uroro, he throws himself into the fray!  But in this world, magic can only be controlled by women, and is not learned by earned by overcoming the trial of majiks: wild, animal-like forces that form the basis of a witch's power. Somehow, Ichi is the rare exception and becomes the world's first male witch! When Desscaras offers him the chance to hunt more majiks, of course he jumps at the chance! But what will the world make of it's first male witch? This week Mat chats with Undisputed Anime's Zane Reid to discuss Ichi The Witch by Osamu Nishi and Shiro Usazaki. Join us as we get into the world's interesting magic system, discuss how it mixes shoujo magical girl tropes with shonen battle manga and speculate on it's place in this golden age of fantasy manga! --- Show Notes --- Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama One Piece by Eiichiro Oda MamaYuYu by Yoshihiko Hayashi Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP Act-Age by Tatsuya Matsuki and Shiro Usazaki Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun by Osamu Nishi Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe Wistoria: Wand and Sword by Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi Delicious In Dungeon by Ryoko Kui Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirohama Full Metal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa Tower Dungeon by Tsutomu Nihei Bleach by Tite Kubo Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun by Iro / Aida Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto Kagurabachi by Takeru Hokazono Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music! Find us on: X: Manga Tak Pod Bluesky: Manga Tak Pod Instagram: Manga Tak Pod

  7. Jun 29

    Episode 109 - Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

    As mankind tilts on the edge of the apocalypse, a young boy named Shinji Ikari travels to Tokyo-3 after receiving a cryptic message from his estranged father. But the summons isn't the reunion Shinji was hoping for: instead of reconnection, he is asked to pilot a giant robot known as an Eva... And just like that the fate of the entire human race rests on one boy's shoulders... This week, Mat sits down once again with Tom to discuss Neon Genesis Evangelion. While they try to stick to Volume 1 of the manga bu Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the boys cannot help but spill into broader discussion about Evangelion as a whole, so BIG SPOILER WARNINGS for the anime / End of Eva / the Rebuild Movies if you haven't seen them! If you have watched the anime (or just don't care about spoilers) get on your plug suit and sync up as we discuss the manga's similarities to the anime, it's length serialisation and how it's totally ok dropping a huge spoiler right in the 5th chapter! For Eva fans, this isn't one to miss! --- Show Notes  --- There aren't any ;) We somehow just manage too keep things to Eva, but for those a little confused about releases: Neon Genesis Evangelion Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion The Rebuild Movies! The Next Eva Project Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music! Find us on: X: Manga Tak Pod Bluesky: Manga Tak Pod Instagram: Manga Tak Pod

  8. Jun 22

    Episode 108 - Psyren by Toshiaki Iwashiro

    After the disappearance of his classmate, mysterious telephone card leads Ageha Yoshina into an alternative reality called Psyren where his life is always at stake and things aren't quite as they seem... Can Ageha figure out the mystery of this death game? Can he save his friend Sakurako? And just who is the mysterious figure, Nemesis Q who's seemingly pulling the strings...? On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by Tsutsudae of the Undisputed Anime to discuss Psyren by Toshiaki Iwashiro. This is one title from the golden age of Weekly Shonen Jump that isn't often discussed, but with it finally getting an Anime adaptation in October, we thought now was the right time to get listeners in on the ground floor! Join us as we talk about what works about the book, notice it's similarities to Gantz and finally land on why we think this book wasn't held to the same lofty heights of it's contemporaries in WSJ. --- Show Notes --- Gantz by Hiroya Oku Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto Bleach by Tite Kubo Zombiepowder. by Tite Kubo One Piece by Eiichiro Oda D. Gray-Man by Katsura Hoshino Reborn! by Akira Amano Mieru Hito by Toshiaki Iwashiro Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music! Find us on: X: Manga Tak Pod Bluesky: Manga Tak Pod Instagram: Manga Tak Pod

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A Weekly Manga Podcast where we discuss the finest 1st volumes of manga to help you chose your next favourite title and build your collection!

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  • Creator
    Manga Tak
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    122
  • Rating
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