A book club where three survivors of corporate Japan with years of localization experience read manga in Japanese and then talk about it in English! If your mom has a favorite manga podcast, it’s this one. Just ask her!

Being a teen in love is hard - and it's even harder when your mom is a werewolf and your vampire dad forbids you from dating humans! But with a lone wolf hunk as hunky as Makabe, falling in love might be the only way out for our hero, Ranze Eto. Wacky hijinx abound in the Looney Tunes of shojo manga, Tokimeki Tonight!Get in touch with us! Email: mangaroospodcast@gmail.com Everywhere else: @mangaroos

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Ep. 44 - Tokimeki Tonight vol. 1, by Koi Ikeno

Kagurabachi is the manga for anyone who's read Jujutsu Kaisen and wished it was good. It's a cinematic pastiche. A rush of styles and influences exploding onto the page by super-talented newcomer Takeru Hokazono that all just barely manages to hang together, like a dirt bike humming along at full throttle, as long as you never stop to think about it. Goldfish sword power!Get in touch with us! Email: mangaroospodcast@gmail.com Everywhere else: @mangaroos

Ep. 43 - Kagurabachi vol. 1, by Takeru Hokazono

This may not be news to you, but one of Alex's secret missions throughout the history of Mangaroos has been to get Mark and Jayson to read a BL manga. Well, it's finally happened! And all three of us have nothing but good things to say about the experience.  The Summer Hikaru Died isn't only a BL story, though. It's also an extremely effective tale of eldritch horror and creeping dread. What would you do if your best friend came back, and you knew they were dead, but you still loved them enough to keep hanging out with them anyway? Get in touch with us! Email: mangaroospodcast@gmail.com Everywhere else: @mangaroos

Ep. 42 - The Summer Hikaru Died vol. 1, by Mokumokuren

Jujutsu Kaisen: modern Shonen Jump classic, or merely the inspiration for an amazing anime adaptation? We'll get to the bottom of this mystery, while also discussing gnarly old finger-shaped convenience store snacks, and finding out exactly what "Jujutsu Kaisen" really means!Get in touch with us! Email: mangaroospodcast@gmail.com Everywhere else: @mangaroos

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