386 - Guest Gaiden 10 - Children’s Manga with Matt Haasch

This week’s Matt Haasch is back to talk about upcoming releases from Star Fruit Books and his love of children’s manga! We discuss and compare Super Mario Manga Mania, Kirby Manga Mania, and Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World!!!

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Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions
• 00:02:26 - Matt talks about the difficulties of trying to get manga printed during current printer backlogs and supply-chain issues
• 00:04:05 - Matt plans on releasing more horror manga like The Horrors of Noroi Michiru and TATARISM under a new horror imprint
• 00:07:56 - Matt shares his decision to start his manga magazine Comic Bright
• 00:15:03 - Darfox has a question about the factors that determine the release schedule of digital vs. print editions
• 00:21:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the first volume of three different manga to pick our favorite, including: Queen Emeraldas by Leiji Matsumoto, Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? by Makihirochi, and Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star by Kaeruno Erefante
• 00:23:39 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Super Mario Manga Mania/Kirby Manga Mania/Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review and discuss three children's manga, Including:
• 00:26:51 - Super Mario Manga Mania by Yukio Sawada
• 00:39:07 - Kirby Manga Mania by Hirokazu Hikawa
• 01:04:27 - Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World by Asaya Miyanaga
• 01:15:19 - We share our final thoughts on the three manga
• 01:21:45 - Shout-outs from Matt, Next Week’s Topic: Queen Emeraldas/Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?/Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas