This week's manga log: "Descending Stories," written and illustrated by Haruko Kumota. Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList): Yotarou is a former yakuza member fresh out of prison and fixated on just one thing: rather than return to a life

48: Nodame Cantabile

Apr 17th, 2021 43m 9s

This week's manga log: "Nodame Cantabile," written and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya. Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList): Shinichi Chiaki, the perfectionist son of a famous pianist, is in his fourth year at Momogaoka College of Music, h

47: Tsuredure Children

Mar 31st, 2021 27m 29s

This week's manga log: "Tsuredure Children," written and illustrated by Wakabayashi, Toshiya. Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList): Love is not simple. It is complicated, frustrating, often incomprehensible—and it is something that many

46: Love Hina

Mar 12th, 2021 33m 35s

This week's manga log: "Love Hina," written and illustrated by Akamatsu, Ken.Description (courtesy of MangaDex): Keitaro has had great difficulty getting into the university of his choice and no luck in meeting women. In a desperate effort

45: The Drops of God

Feb 12th, 2021 33m 57s

This week's manga log: "The Drops of God," written by Kibayashi, Shin, and illustrated by Okimoto, Shuu. Description (courtesy of MangaDex): The main character of the manga, a young man called Shizuku Kanzaki, discovers the beauty of wine a

44: Golden Kamuy

Jan 23rd, 2021 29m 26s

This week's manga log: "Golden Kamuy," written and illustrated by Noda, Satoru. Description (courtesy of MangaDex): In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence durin

43: Shinobi Life

Jan 2nd, 2021 37m 32s

This week's manga log: "Shinobi Life," written and illustrated by Konami, Shouko. Description (courtesy of MangaDex): Energetic and strong-willed, Beni doesn't care if she lives or dies as long as her death will result in embarrassing h

42: Yona of the Dawn Pt. 2

Dec 6th, 2020 1h 31m

This week's manga log: "Yona of the Dawn" follow-up episode. Heavy spoilers up to the end of Volume 7 (or Chapter 41). This is also where the anime adaptation ends. Feel free to send your thoughts and questions via the Anchor app, the podca

41: Beck

Nov 15th, 2020 36m 21s

This week's manga log: "Beck," written and illustrated by Sakuishi, Harold. Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList): Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka wasted away his middle school days listening to Japanese pop music and apathetically trudging through

40: Demon Slayer

Nov 2nd, 2020 38m 20s

This week's manga log: "Demon Slayer," written and illustrated by Gotoge, Koyoharu. Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList):Ever since the death of his father, the burden of supporting the family has fallen upon Tanjirou Kamado's shoulders.

39: Inuyashiki

Oct 15th, 2020 32m 43s

Re-upload. Sorry, this originally had show notes but I had to delete the episode that went live and repost it. I was working this through my phone and wasn’t about to re-type all of the notes on my small keyboard LOL. Technical difficulties sti

38: Land of the Lustrous

Oct 1st, 2020 34m 24s

This week's manga log: "Land of the Lustrous," written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa. Description (courtesy of Wikipedia): Land of the Lustrous is set in a far, distant future where the Earth had been struck six times by meteorites, r

37.5: I’m Still Here

Jun 21st, 2020 15m 50s

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37: The Promised Neverland Pt. 2

Jan 8th, 2020 1h

This week's manga log: "The Promised Neverland" follow-up episode. Heavy spoilers up to the end of Volume 12 (or Chapter 106).Feel free to send your thoughts and questions via the Anchor app, the podcast e-mail: [email protected], or the

36.8: Updates

Jan 6th, 2020 15m 28s

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36.5: Updates + Holiday Break

Nov 20th, 2019 11m 46s

Returning in January.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mangalog/message

36: Cardcaptor Sakura

Nov 15th, 2019 37m 11s

This week's manga log: "Cardcaptor Sakura," written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp.Description (courtesy of MAL): Sakura Kinomoto is your garden-variety ten-year-old fourth grader, until one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious b

35: Flying Witch (+ Podcast Updates)

Nov 8th, 2019 35m 22s

This week's manga log: Flying Witch, written and illustrated by Chihiro Ishizuka. Description (courtesy of MAL): In the witches' tradition, when a practitioner turns 15, they must become independent and leave their home to study witchcraft

34: Sweetness & Lightning

Nov 1st, 2019 26m 14s

This week's manga log: Sweetness & Lightning written and illustrated by Gido Amagakure. Description (courtesy of MAL): Since the death of his wife, Kouhei Inuzuka has been caring for his young daughter Tsumugi to the best of his abilities.

33: Vinland Saga

Oct 26th, 2019 28m 38s

This week's manga log: Vinland Saga, written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura.Description (courtesy of MAL): Young Thorfinn grew up listening to the stories of old sailors that had traveled the ocean and reached the place of legend, Vinla

32: The Ghost in the Shell

Oct 19th, 2019 33m 43s

This week's manga log: "The Ghost in the Shell" written and illustrated by Shirow, Masamune. Description (courtesy of MAL):In a near future, technology has firmly taken root into society at large. Cybernetic implants are nothing uncommon an

31: Blade of the Immortal

Oct 11th, 2019 40m 13s

This week's manga log: "Blade of the Immortal" written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. Description (courtesy of Amazon): A cursed, seemingly immortal warrior aids a young girl in her quest for revenge, as the students of a brutal new s

30: Beastars

Oct 4th, 2019 32m 22s

This week's manga log: Beastars, written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. Description (courtesy of Wikipedia): The story takes place in a world of modern, civilized, anthropomorphic animals with a cultural divide between the carnivores