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Do you love Boys Love? Then you will love this episode! Hopefully. This month we read (or re-read) some BL titles and discussed them as an expert and a novice to the genre.
Hey, everybody! Good to be back. This month, we get into what actually happens in Detective Conan once you get rid of all the murders standing between Conan and the secret of the Black Organization.
0:00 – Intro
13:05 – Detective Conan
1:31:08 – Mango of the Week-O
WE’RE BACK! Thanks for waiting so patiently. Matt decided he wanted to take a few weeks off to get cultured and experience the world from a new and unique perspective. What a dickhead.
This week we decided to go back to the classic comedy BEELZEBUB, except I try to recite the entire plot from memory alone. Was that a good idea? Let’s find out. I should mention that this sort of thing was done before by ProZD and you can check out his take on Naruto (from memory) here: https://youtu.be/CFEuP0bOwl0
Hello! The gag manga Shishunki Renaissance! David-kun has ended its run in Shonen Jump so we decided to take a look back and reminisce on our favorite characters, story arcs, etc. We also discuss possible reasons that it might have ended. Thanks for listening.
Hey everybody! Right up top I want to apologize for the audio this week. There was a lot of background noise from a lawn mower that couldn’t be isolated.
Now that that’s out of the way, this week we decided to make a One Piece arc! There’s so many quality arcs in the manga, but there’s definitely a formula. We try to isolate what makes a One Piece arc work, channeled our inner Oda, and here are the results. Warning – it’s not very good.
33 – Samurai 8 Reactions & Is ONE PIECE Getting Worse?
Welcome back! This week we get into our initial reactions to Masashi Kishimoto and Akira Okubo’s new manga SAMURAI 8. Then, we discuss our thoughts on the overall quality of One Piece and how the current storylines match up to the older ones. As always, thanks for listening.
0:00 – Samurai 8 Discussion
10:35 – One Piece Discussion
45:00 – Mango of the Week-O
The live-action Pokemon film we’ve all been waiting for! Detective Pikachu has finally hit theaters and we watched it. With our eyes. Our resident PhD in Pokemon provides his thoughts and we talk about favorite and least favorite parts of the movie. As always, thanks for listening!
With the upcoming release of Detective Pikachu, we decide to mine Matt’s experience (AKA obsession) with the games and have him walk us through (most) of the Pokemon games. We talk about the story, the gameplay mechanics, how the creators responded to criticism, etc. I’m really beat from editing this episode, so no timestamps this week. Apologies if there are some issues with the sound. Couldn’t give it the attention that I wish I could have. As always, thanks for listening.
Welcome back! This week we have an in-depth discussion about the best manga to read if you’ve never ever ever read manga before. Ever. This is the definitive list and you may not email in to tell us our opinions suck. We already know that. Thanks for listening!
0:00 – Main discussion
32:45 – Mango of the Week-O
In honor of the final chapter of Hungry Marie finally being scanlated, we decided to take a look and attempt to dissect the reason why it was cancelled. As always, we’re very spoiler-heavy. You have been warned… Thanks for listening!
0:00 – Hungry Marie Discussion
28:28 – Mango of the Week-O
OH NOOOOOO!!!! We finally read Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure! Starting our epic journey with Part 1 – Phantom Blood, we delve into the fierce rivalry between Jojo and Dio Brando. As always, thanks for listening.
0:00 – Phantom Blood Discussion
44:50 – Mango of the Week-O
We’re back, baby!!! You thought we were gone forever, but we could never leave you guys. To be fair though, this is a pre-recorded episode, so we’re not really back.
Anyways, this week we decided to host the world’s first (maybe) manga fashion awards!!! Cue the music. Clear the runway. Let’s find out which manga characters wore it best. Thanks for listening!
In this week’s episode, we tackle the (current) entirety of the Rising of the Shield Hero manga. Chapters 1-58. We ask the questions – Will people ever stop hating Naofumi? Which characters are the most punchable? Why did we pull our hair out when we read through this? As always, thanks for listening.
0:00 – Shield Hero SPOILER Discussion
48:53 – Mango of the Week-O
This week we got Up To Date on Dr. Stone (through Ch. 96). WHYWHYWHYWHY??? If you don’t understand that, you should probably skip to the next section, which is Jump Force! It’s a bit late, but that’s how we like to do things on the From Right to Left Pod. We’ll tell you all about the misadventures of our creation, JARED. Thanks for listening.
0:00 – Dr. Stone Discussion
29:03 – Jump Force Review
55:36 – Mango of the Week-O
Welcome back to another episode of the From Right to Left Podcast. Today we’re going to discuss the recent addition to Jump, Chainsaw Man (up through ch. 11). Does it break the tropes of battle manga? Does it have staying power? Could it be the next big hit?
Then, we discuss Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai no Mirai and its recent Oscar nomination. What does this mean for anime films and how could it affect future Oscars? Does it even matter? And as always, thanks for listening.
0:00 – Chainsaw Man SPOILER Discussion
30:10 – Mirai no Mirai
1:08:58 – Mango of the Week-O
Manga Links: Karate Shoukoushi Monogatari
(I couldn’t find the title of Matt’s Mango and I’m too lazy to text him)
Intro Music by Adam Choi (IG: @80maison)
22 – Does ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Live Up To The Manga?
We’re back this week with an Up To Date discussion of Promised Neverland (up to ch. 122 at the time of recording). What the heck have those kids been getting up to lately? Then, in preparation for Alita: Battle Angel, we decided to take a look back at another live action adaptation of a classic sci-fi manga with a female lead – Ghost in the Shell (2017). Was it a good adaptation? Is it even a good movie? We find out. Thanks for listening.
0:00 – Promised Neverland Discussion
26:43 – Ghost in the Shell (2017) spoiler discussion
1:04:00 – Mango of the Week-O
Are you ready for the perhaps the most depraved manga ever? It’s time for Parallel Paradise! There’s just a bit too many head-scratching plot turns in this manga so we decided to designate one tribute to read and disseminate the entire story. Then, we talk WEAPONS. The coolest. The dumbest. The biggest. And as always, never your favorite one. That’s just how it works here. Thanks for listening.
0:00 – Parallel Paradise
39:46 – Best and Worst Weapons
1:12:39 – Mango of the Week-O
RADIANT is the hottest manga straight out of France. Is it worth the hype? We go through the entire of the story to try and find out. Then, we discuss how battle manga have changed over time. Are we in a new golden age, or is it impossible to capture the magic of Naruto, One Piece, HxH, etc.? Thanks for listening.
0:00 – Radiant (Up To Date)
31:38 – The Evolution of Battle Manga (Main Topic)
11:35 – Mango of the Week-O
It’s a DRAGON BALL SUPER episode! First we talk all about the manga and where it’s at now. Then, we talk about the movie that’s sweeping the nation, Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Is it the best thing ever? Or the worst thing ever? It has to be one of those. There’s no in between. Thanks for listening.
0:00 – Dragon Ball Super MANGA
42:25 – Dragon Ball Super: BROLY
1:04:43 – Mango of the Week-O
Hey, guys. It’s finally JUJUTSU KAISEN’s turn to get the Up To Date treatment. Does it stack up to the other battle manga out there right now? No clue! Then, we take a look back at an older manga, PSYREN. We’re gonna try to decipher the entire plot of the manga after reading only the first and last five chapters. Results are… mixed. As always, thanks for listening.
0:00 – Jujustu Kaisen
22:05 – Psyren
43:22 – Mango of the Week-O
Intro music by Adam Choi (IG: @80maison)
P.S. Apologies for the iffy audio this week. There were some sound mixing issues that I couldn’t resolve and Matt absolutely insisted on wearing a fish bowl over his head while recording.
Hey guys, today we’re discussing everything and anything and somethings and a lot of things about WE NEVER LEARN by Taishi Tsutsui. Who’s the best girl? Is there even a best girl? We answer everything. As always, thanks for listening.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! To welcome the new year, we decided to take a look back at all the manga that we’ve read in 2018 and pass out some superlatives. Everybody gets one! Just a heads up, we’ve got some loose lips, so if you really want to avoid spoilers then take a look at the timestamps below. As always, thanks for listening.
0:00 – News
SUPERLATIVES 11:40 – Act Age 14:18 – Black Clover 17:22 – Boku No Hero 19:54 – Dr. Stone 21:47 – Goblin Slayer 24:15 – Grand Blue 27:55 – Hajime No Ippo 31:10 – Hitman 33:30 – Hinamatsuri 34:36 – Hunter X Hunter 37:25 – Gokushufudou: The Way of the House Husband 39:18 – One Punch Man 43:40 – Promised Neverland 45:20 – Shishunki Renaissance! David-Kun 49:38 – Shokugeki No Souma 53:20 – We Never Learn
Hi. I’ve been editing this episode for the past 7 hours so no cutesy intro. I’m tired, hungry, and my eye keeps twitching. This week we got Up To Date on HINAMATSURI (up through Ch. 82). It’s awesome. Read it. Then we discuss Time Skips in manga. How do they use this? What are some good examples? What are some bad ones? It’s all in there. Thanks for listening. Now I’m FREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Also, we got some sweet new intro music from Adam Choi. You can follow him on Insta @80maison.
Some manga are born great. Some become great. Some have greatness thrust upon them. In the case of Boku no Hero, there’s a trail of bloody manga that were chopped to pieces by the merciless axe of Shonen Jump. We take a look into the past and follow that trail all the way to one of today’s most popular manga. Thanks for listening
0:00 – News/Shonen Jump Announcement
15:40 – Oumagadouki Zoo
31:07 – Sensei no Barrage
45:55 – Boku no Hero
1:07:56 – Mango of the Week-O
12 – Is The Team Behind Death Note The Greatest Manga Writing Duo???
This week on the pod we discuss all the works from one of the most popular manga creating duos in the biz – Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata. They’ve released hit after hit after… well, you know. So let’s get on into it. And as always, thanks for listening.
1:58 – Death Note
25:55 – Bakuman
48:57 – Platinum End
WARNING: If you want to stay away from adult/sexual content, stay away from the Goblin Slayer section of the episode. It’s a pretty graphic manga and there are some controversial moments we touch on with it.
If you’re still reading this, then you now know that we’ll be talking about GOBLIN SLAYER (through Ch. 29). It was a light novel, which became a manga, then it got an anime, and now… it has an Up To Date on this podcast. Woo hoo.
Then, we decided to revisit an old manga that we (sort of) remember. SHAMAN KING. Do you remember it? I thought not. But you’re in luck, because we’re going to run through 300 chapters of content for you! As always, thanks for listening.
0:00 – Goblin Slayer (through Ch. 29) SPOILER DISCUSSION
28:50 – Shaman King Sparknotes
1:00:55 – Mango of the Week-O
It’s time for Fairy Tai-I mean, Eden’s Zero. Is it Eden’s Zero with an apostrophe or just Edens Zero? That question plagues me as I write this, but we don’t let it slow us down as we move on from there to DETECTIVE PIKACHU. We talk all about the trailer, our thoughts, what this means for the Pokemon franchise, and more things. Lots and lots of THINGS. Thanks for listening.
It’s time for Black Clover!!! What is Asta up to now? Probably trying to be the Magic Emperor, or something. After our up to date, we talk about RIVALS. For every plucky optimistic main character, you’ve gotta have a cool, dark haired scowl that explains why he’s better. As always, thanks for listening.
0:00 – Black Clover
RIVALS
24:36 – Asta and Yuno (Black Clover)
29:23 – Naruto and Sasuke (Naruto)
36:49 – Hikaru Shindo and Akira Toya (Hikaru No Go)
42:45 – Ashirogi Muto and Nizuma Eiji (Bakuman)
48:25 – Yugi Mutou and Seto Kaiba (Yugioh)
52:24 – Monkey D. Luffy and ??? (One Piece)
59:15 – Namba Mutta and Namba Hibito (Space Brothers)
1:02:40 – Mango of the Week-O
8 – HITMAN 19 & Is SEO KOUJI the Greatest Mangaka? (he isn’t)
Today we tackle the master of forced melodrama and some decent slice of life, the one and only… SEO KOUJI. We start things with the recent developments of his current manga HITMAN. Then we move onto everything that he’s worked on ever in the history of the universe (or whatever we could think of).
Everything is SPOILER-HEAVY, so tread carefully.
0:00 – Hitman Discussion
26:50 – Cross Over
28:44 – Suzuka
34:05 – Kimi No Iru Machi
39:45 – Fuuka
51:24 – Half&Half
51:45 – Princess Lucia
Hellooooo. This week we get caught up on the best spin-off of a popular manga centered around the son of the main character. You know what we’re talkin about. We segue from there to some of our favorite and least favorite battle mechanics in manga. We’re talkin your devil fruits, your chakras, and… goop?
0:00 – Boruto SPOILER Discussion
Battle Mechanics
34:40 – Naruto/Boruto
39:28 – One Piece
48:30 – Kekkaishi
50:49 – Zatch Bell
57:06 – Blazer Drive
1:02:00 – Shaman King
1:07:50 – Prince of Tennis
What’s up, everybody? Sometimes manga can make us smile, sometimes they make us laugh, and sometimes… we gotta let loose some ugly tears. Today we discuss what stories made us cry the most. Join us as we shed our manhood and let those rivers flow.
0:00 – Dr. Stone (ch. 78) SPOILER Discussion
Saddest Manga/Anime
30:40 – Oyasumi Pun Pun
33:46 – Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso
39:00 – Koe No Katachi
44:50 – Orange
48:58 – Kokou no Hito
53:58 – Plastic Memories
Special episode today! We were planning on doing an up-to-date on Hunter x Hunter with another main topic, but we had to read so much to catch up, we decided to devote the entire episode to it. Yay…
We go into SPOILERS so if you’re not completely caught up, feel free to check out the time stamps and stop whenever you reach an arc you haven’t read yet. Thanks for listening.
2:13 – Hunter x Hunter Intro
4:04 – Hunter Exam
11:45 – Zoldyck Family
16:00 – Battle Tower Thingamajig (Heaven’s Arena)
23:40 – Yorknew City
28:35 – Greed Island
33:25 – Chimera Ant
56:10 – 13th Hunter Chairman Election
1:04:38 – Dark Continent Expedition
1:07:50 – Succession Contest
Hello. Welcome to the podcast. Today, we shall talk about Promised Neverland (ch. 105) and then the Netflix distributed live-action Bleach film. It is very exciting. Join us. JOIN US. JOIN US.
Eyyyyy. Today we’re gonna one punch the topic of One-Punch Man (Ch. 96). Does that make any sense? Don’t think so but after that we’re just gonna move along to Heroines. What makes a good heroine? What do we like about them? Why is there an E in the spelling? We answer all of those questions so sit tight!
Up To Date
0:20 – One-Punch Man SPOILER Discussion
Main Topic (Heroines)
24:16 – General Discussion
26:43 – Yuzuki Eba (Kimi no Iru Machi)
29:50 – Bulma (Dragonball)
33:00 – Soifon (AKA YueFan???) (Bleach)
37:25 – Kyoko Mogami (Skip Beat)
44:00 – Sakura Haruno (Naruto)
53:20 – Elsie de Lute Ima (World God Only Knows)
57:28 – Aina Yoshiwara (Grand Blue)
This week we get Up To Date on Grand Blue (Ch. 47) and then we discuss some manga that we think should be adapted for a Hollywood Live-action Film. We get into realism, cultural differences, and casting. Woo Hoooooo. As always, thanks for listening.
0:00 – Intro
0:55 – Grand Blue SPOILER discussion
Main Topic (Should This Be A Movie???)
19:43 – General Discussion
24:13 – Seo Kouji/Kimi No Iru Machi
29:28 – Kimi Ni Todoke
32:45 – Ichigo 100%
34:10 – Fullmetal Alchemist
43:45 – Tokyo Ghoul
In our inaugural episode, we get up to date with Boku No Hero (Ch. 197) and then we talk about our favorite ships in manga and anime. There’s a lot to unpack so we get right into it. Thanks for listening.
0:00 – Intro
0:26 – Boku no Hero SPOILER discussion