Manga in Your Ears
139 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe Manga in Your Ears podcast is hosted by Kory, Helen, and Apryll where they talk about one already completed manga and one recently completed or currently running manga every three weeks.
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The Prince in His Dark Days and Kimetsu no Yaiba
April 18, 2019 02:11 - 26 minutes - 29.8 MBAs I edit this episode, the White Sox are playing the Orioles, and it really feels like some terrible exercise in futility to root for either of these teams to win. Also I delayed on editing this long enough that I could use the actual Kimetsu no Yaiba OP! Hooray? This episode, we're talking about Hico Yamanaka's The Prince in His Dark Days published by Kodansha and Koyoharu Gotōge's Kimetsu no Yaiba published by Viz. The songs you heard in this episode are "Gurenge" (Red Lotus) by LiSA a...
Mushishi and Land of the Lustrous
April 18, 2019 02:09 - 29 minutes - 34 MBAs I get back to posting episodes, I can get back to randomly rambling on these posts, which I've honestly missed. I don't know who reads this or who cares, but here I am, rambling about Eloy Jimenez hitting below expectations and having bad defense. White Sox baseball looks up. This episode, we're talking about Yuki Urushibara's Mushishi and Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous, both published by Kodansha. I said Land of the Lustrous was published by Yen at the beginning of the podcast,...
Top Manga of 2018
April 18, 2019 02:05 - 33 minutes - 77.2 MBWe're back after a long absence. It feels like it's been forever, but also no time at all because I've just been recording along while the website was in stasis the whole time. Got a bit of a somewhat dated backlog to start off with, but after that, it's content as usual! This episode, we're just talking about our favorite manga of 2018! That song you heard at the top of the episode was "United State of Pop 2018 (Turnin' It Up)" by DJ Earworm. It's a mashup, like this episode. As always, ...
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
December 06, 2018 00:00 - 11.3 MBThe hot stove, just before the winter meetings, is not something that should be touched. Paul Goldschmidt to the Cardinals? Nathan Eovaldi back with the Red Sox? Manny Machado and Bryce Harper to the White Sox??? I can only dream... But the first two definitely happened. I live off these rumors. This episode, we're talking about Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind published by Viz and Fujita's Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku published by Kodansha. The song you heard a...
the gods lie. and Satoko and Nada
November 19, 2018 00:00 - 9.89 MBI had a whole thing written, but then I accidentally closed the tab before saving anything and lost it all, whoops. Anyway, the Bears are good, Iowa State football and basketball seem to be good, and the White Sox should do anything interesting this offseason. This episode, we're talking about Kaori Ozaki's the gods lie. published by Vertical and Yupechika's Satoko and Nada published by Seven Seas. That song you heard at the top of the episode is "Raingurl" by Yaeji. As always, you c...
Tokyo ESP and My Brother’s Husband
November 02, 2018 00:00 - 17.6 MBBaseball season is over, the Dodgers suffered a heartbreaking "gentleman's sweep" (sort of, but not really, an 18-inning marathon can basically be won by anyone on luck. more than usual!), and the offseason has already started. I can't wait for the winter meetings. Rick Hahn, please do something. This episode, we're talking about Hajime Segawa's Tokyo ESP published by Vertical Comics and Gengoroh Tagame's My Brother's Husband published by Pantheon Books. The song you heard at the top...
House of Five Leaves and Radiant
October 17, 2018 00:00 - 9.54 MBThe Dodgers are headed back to Milwaukee with a 3-2 lead and nothing bad will happen don't ruin this for me podcast audience. This episode, we're talking about Natsume Ono's House of Five Leaves and Tony Valente's Radiant, both published by Viz Media. The song you heard at the top of the episode is "Sign of Love" by immi from the House of Five Leaves anime. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at t...
Bunny Drop and Bloom Into You
October 07, 2018 00:00 - 13.5 MBI did not get this episode out before the anime aired, but that's ok! The manga still exists, and is probably better than the anime because it isn't on HIDIVE. This episode, we're talking about Yumi Unita's Bunny Drop published by Yen Press and Nio Nakatani's Bloom Into You published by Seven Seas. That song you heard at the top of the episode was "Sweet Drop" by Puffy AmiYumi and the song you heard at the end of the episode is "High High High" by Kasarinchu, both from the Bunny Drop ...
The Voynich Hotel
September 16, 2018 08:00 - 15.9 MBThe White Sox could avoid 100 losses this year, so some things are good. This episode, we're doing a special episode on Douman Seiman's The Voynich Hotel published by Seven Seas. It is a manga I do not think my regular podcast co-hosts would enjoy. So I bring on some good friends instead. The song you heard at the top of the episode is "Mayor Bloomberg (Giant Margaritas)" by Awkwafina. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apr...
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths and Tokyo Tarareba Girls
September 16, 2018 00:00 - 13.6 MBFootball season has started, the NFL is still a terrible organization, and the Chicago Bears couldn't pull it off against the greatest quarterback to play, Aaron Rodgers. Sigh. This episode, we're talking about Shigeru Mizuki's Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths published by Drawn and Quarterly and Akiko Higashimura's Tokyo Tarareba Girls published by Kodansha. That song you heard at the top of the episode is "The Weapon" (Part II of "Fear") by Rush. As always, you can find me on Twitter...
One Piece: East Blue – Alabasta
September 03, 2018 08:00 - 35.9 MBThis is the first of hopefully a series of episodes about the One Piece manga with Patz and Grant! This time covering from the beginning of One Piece through the end of Alabasta. Grant, as you may know, is tweeting two tweets per chapter in this thread, and it's fascinating watching it unfold. The song you heard at the beginning of the episode was "We Are" by by Hiroshi Kitadani, the opening for (at least) the first 47 episodes of the One Piece anime. You can find Patz on Twitter @Pat...
Master Keaton and Claudine
September 03, 2018 00:00 - 12.7 MBThe White Sox have a winning record in August and have taken the season series against the Red Sox. Baseball is good. This episode, we're talking about Hokusei Katsushika, Takashi Nagasaki, and Naoki Urasawa's Master Keaton published by Viz and Ryoko Ikeda's Claudine published by Seven Seas. The song you heard at the top of the episode was the opening theme from the Master Keaton anime I think? I've never seen the Master Keaton anime and can neither confirm nor deny that it is since AN...
Mobile Suit Gundam: the Origin and Spirit Circle
August 10, 2018 00:00 - 15.1 MBCrazy Rich Asians is...everything. It's just everything. Please go see it. This episode, we're talking about Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Mobile Suit Gundam: the Origin published by Vertical and Satoshi Mizukami's Spirit Circle published by Seven Seas. The song you heard at the top of the episode is "Old Town" by Say Sue Me. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can...
Heart of Thomas and Go for It, Nakamura!
July 27, 2018 00:00 - 11.1 MBI went to my only White Sox game of the year, since I moved to LA and they only play in Angel Stadium within reasonable distance now. I didn't realize how nice it was to have Kauffman Stadium, Target Field, and Guaranteed Rate Field all within six hours of each other until moving away. But on the flip side, it's way less humid here, and thus usually more livable even at disgustingly high temperatures. This episode, we're talking about Moto Hagio's Heart of Thomas published by Fantagra...
Anime Expo 2018: Women Who Write Shonen and Seinen
July 15, 2018 00:00 - 1 ByteI was recently at Anime Expo, and I ran a panel highlighting some shonen and seinen manga written or drawn (but usually both) by women. Here's the audio from that panel. Listen
Girl Friends and The Bride Was a Boy
July 11, 2018 00:00 - 12.9 MBThe White Sox won a game today, so it was a good day. This time we're talking about Milk Morinaga's Girl Friends and Chii's The Bride Was a Boy, both published by Seven Seas. The song you heard at the top of the episode is "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniu...
My Hero Academia
July 10, 2018 00:00 - 27.5 MBI just watched the White Sox give up three runs on two wild pitches and a walk, but Korea still beat Germany in the group stage of the World Cup and that can never be taken away from me. This episode, Patz and I are talking about Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia published by Viz Media. Unlike usual episodes, Patz and I just dug into everything up to the school festival stuff, so spoilers abound. Listen at your own risk if you aren't caught up! The song you heard at the beginning of ...
Antique Bakery and My Solo Exchange Diary
July 02, 2018 00:00 - 17.7 MBI should edit this episode...after Pride Month...because I have good foresight and planning and such. Also the Lakers are making a super team, and Golden State is like, "Hold my beer." This episode, we're talking about Fumi Yoshinaga's Antique Bakery published by DMP, Nagata Kabi's My Solo Exchange Diary published by Seven Seas, and Inio Asano's Solanin epilogue published by Viz Media. The song you heard at the beginning of the episode is "Life goes on~side K~" by CHEMISTRY from the An...
Kingyo Used Books and ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department
June 15, 2018 00:00 - 12.1 MBIt's World Cup time, and I'll be watching a few matches contemplating the sheer horror and corruption that FIFA and Russia are while cheering for my beloved country of origin, the Republic of Korea (colloquially South Korea). They will be utterly destroyed by Mexico and Germany, and it will hurt my very soul. At least there's still LAFC and baseball. This episode, we're talking about Seimu Yoshizaki's Kingyo Used Books published by Viz Media and Natsume Ono's ACCA: 13-Territory Inspect...
Time Stranger Kyoko and Moteki
May 15, 2018 00:00 - 6.9 MBThe White Sox are nearly incapable of winning a game - their best pitcher this year only lasted 2+ innings this evening - and the AL Central is in shambles with their best team at 20-21. Baseball is weird. This episode, we're talking about Arina Tanemura's Time Stranger Kyoko published by Viz Media and Mitsurou Kubo's Moteki published by Vertical. The song you heard at the top of the episode is "Linda Linda" by The Blue Hearts. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and...
The Key to the Kingdom and Dead Dead Demon’s DeDeDeDe Destruction
April 29, 2018 00:00 - 8.23 MBI'm trying to get into soccer, so I've started to follow LAFC, the new club in LA. It just started, I just moved here. It's like it was destiny. I am all in on Vela, I guess? Also if anyone wants to teach me about soccer on twitter, tweet me! This episode, we're talking about Kyoko Shitou's The Key to the Kingdom published by CMX (RIP) and Inio Asano's Dead Dead Demon's DeDeDeDe Destruction published by Viz Media. The song you heard at the top of the episode is "This House" by Japanes...
Cardcaptor Sakura and Giant Spider & Me
April 17, 2018 00:00 - 9.63 MBThe White Sox were snowed out for three straight games and suck with runners in scoring position. It's baseball season. Also I went to a Rockies and Dodgers game recently, and those were very good experiences mostly because they didn't involve White Sox baseball (which is currently bad). But anyway, the future is soon. This episode, we're talking about CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura published by Dark Horse (formerly Tokyopop) and Kikori Morino's Giant Spider & Me published by Seven Seas. Th...
Battle Angel Alita and Again!!
April 03, 2018 00:00 - 8.41 MBBaseball is finally back! Opening day happened, and several games were snowed out because the weather is ridiculous and unstoppable. The White Sox were, until recently, undefeated after come-from-behind victories against the hated Kansas City Royals, so it's been ok until they went to Canada. This episode, we're talking about Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita and Mitsuru Kubo's Again!!, both published by Kodansha. That song you heard is "Bodysnatchers" by Radiohead, which was apparen...
Orange and Silver Spoon
March 19, 2018 00:00 - 9.87 MBWell school has been kicking Helen's ass and I moved to California, so it's been a while since last time. But we're back and the same as ever! This episode, we're talking about Ichigo Takano's Orange published by Seven Seas and Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon published by Yen Press. The song you heard at the top was "Oto no Naru Hō e" by Goose House from the Silver Spoon anime. Apryll said it was the opening because I mislead her into thinking that by saying it and not looking it up or ...
A Silent Voice and To Your Eternity
February 22, 2018 00:00 - 8.09 MBThis is the first time a Taiiku and Manga In Your Ears episode have hit the same day, and it probably won't be the last? Various circumstances will, I'm sure, press the matter once again and I'll be editing into the late evening hours editing once again months or years down the road. This episode, we're talking about Yoshitoki Ōima's A Silent Voice and To Your Eternity, both published by Kodansha. That song you heard at the top is "My Generation" by The Who, which was also used as the...
Planetes and The Promised Neverland
February 01, 2018 00:00 - 11.6 MBUh, I'm done editing the episode and I forgot to write my stupid introduction thing. Uhhhhh... Please sports pundits, stop saying the White Sox should sign Mike Moustakas. It's just a bad idea. This episode, we're talking about Makoto Yukimura's Planetes published by Dark Horse and Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland published by Viz Media. That song you heard at the top was "Wonderful Life" by Mikio Sakai from the Planetes anime. And playing us out is "A Secret Of Th...
Phantom Thief Jeanne and Golden Kamuy
January 17, 2018 00:00 - 7.7 MBI just wrote one of these for the Taiiku Podcast three days ago, so I'm not really sure what to write this time. Today, I was able to eat dinner before recording this podcast, so I'm gonna count that as an accomplishment. It's the little things! This episode, we're talking about Arina Tanemura's Phantom Thief Jeanne and Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy both published by Viz Media. That song you heard at the top of the episode was "Piece of Love" by Shazna from the Phantom Thief Jeanne anime. ...
Kitchen Princess and Delicious in Dungeon
January 03, 2018 00:00 - 8.26 MBIt's been in the negative 20s and 30s here recently, which is Very Cold. So we start the new year with the only way we know how, a cold that Helen and I both coincidentally got. Sorry for sounding nasal-y in this episode, but it's just what happens when it's Very Cold everywhere. This episode, we're talking about Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Ando's Kitchen Princess published by Kodansha (formerly by Del Rey) and Ryoko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon published by Yen Press. That song you hear...
Paradise Kiss and Princess Jellyfish
December 20, 2017 00:00 - 9.93 MBIt's coming to the end of the anime season, and I've already finished Recovery of an MMO Junkie and Juni Taisen, with more coming in the following weeks. I always like the one week between seasons. Gives me time to procrastinate on watching everything else. This episode, we're talking about Ai Yazawa's Paradise Kiss published by Vertical Comics and Akiko Higashimura's Princess Jellyfish published by Kodansha. That song you heard at the top of the episode was "Koko Dake no Hanashi"by Ch...
QQ Sweeper and Queen’s Quality
December 06, 2017 00:00 - 8.57 MBIowa State is in a bowl game! First time since 2012, and this time they are going to Memphis to play...the Memphis Tigers. This is a rig!!! This episode, we're talking about Kyousuke Motomi's QQ Sweeper and it's sequel manga, Queen's Quality, both published by Viz Media. That song you heard at the top of the episode was "Helpless" from the Hamilton soundtrack. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter ...
Chi’s Sweet Home and Yona of the Dawn
November 21, 2017 00:00 - 7.98 MBMan, there is so much going on in baseball right now. And it isn't even the winter meetings yet! Derek Jeter and company are trying to get payroll way down for the Marlins, and the Cardinals and Giants have reportedly made trade offers for 59-homer-man Giancarlo Stanton. Meanwhile in Atlanta, they've had some hard penalties levied on them for breaking a variety of rules, including losing top prospects. Way out east, it appears MLB and NPB may have come to an agreement for posting Shoh...
Pluto and Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
November 08, 2017 00:00 - 10.1 MBIt's, goodness, two weeks away from Thanksgiving. The days get darker earlier, which sucks because now I leave work when it's dark outside. It's also getting cold in Iowa, and has been for a week or so, and I'm definitely getting back into the regular ways of cold mornings. It involves more snoozing of the alarm clock and heat. This episode, we're talking about Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka's Pluto from Viz Media and Miki Yoshikawa's Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches from Kodansha. Tha...
Insufficient Direction and Sweet Blue Flowers
October 25, 2017 00:00 - 6.89 MBEpisode lucky number seven, unlike the movie Lucky Number Slevin, which is an alright movie and has Lucy Liu, but anyway. The Dodgers and Astros are in the midst of the World Series as I type this and I'm missing the hot action (seriously, it's 90+ degrees in Los Angeles) as I type this, so let's get on with it! This time, we're talking about Moyoco Anno's Insufficient Direction published by Vertical Comics and Takako Shimura's Sweet Blue Flowers published by Viz Media. The song you he...
7 Billion Needles and Complex Age
October 11, 2017 00:00 - 9.63 MBThis has been a long time coming for I guess all of us, at least in terms of Complex Age. Apryll has a pull quote on the back of the volumes, and Helen and I previously covered volume one over on Taiiku. If it hasn't been obvious yet, our current series we're covering in this episode is Yui Sakuma's Complex Age published by Kodansha. And our classic series is Nobuaki Tadano's 7 Billion Needles published by Vertical. That song you heard at the top of the episode was "29" by Run River Nort...
The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer and Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun
September 27, 2017 00:00 - 9.72 MBWelcome to episode five! We're halfway to a milestone. Around this time in the Taiiku Podcast, I imagine I sort of had an idea of what the heck I was doing, and rolled with it. Then I learned a bunch of stuff I was doing wrong over the subsequent months, and general improving at editing, which I'm sure will be the case again come three years from now. But I digress. This time, we're talking about Izumi Tsubaki's Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun published by Yen Press and Satoshi Mizukami's Th...
Emma and Horimiya
September 13, 2017 00:00 - 9.25 MBWe're back on schedule, hopefully for the long haul this time (or at least until the holidays). This time, we're covering Kaoru Mori's Emma and HERO and Daisuke Hagiwara's Horimiya, both published by Yen Press. That song you heard at the top of the episode is "Silhouette of a Breeze" by Kunihiko Ryo from the Emma anime. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You ca...
Wandering Son and Vinland Saga
August 30, 2017 00:00 - 8.5 MBWe're back from Otakon! Sorry for the delay, but we are finally here with our third episode. First up is Takako Shimura's Wandering Son published by Fantagraphics and Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga published by Kodansha USA. That song you heard at the top of the episode is "Endlessly Falling" by The Slants. Here is the podcast Helen and I did with Chris recapping our experiences at Otakon, which I totally didn't forget to add a link to when I first posted this and, as far as you know, h...
Fruits Basket and The Ancient Magus’ Bride
August 01, 2017 00:00 - 10.7 MBWe're here with our second episode! This time, we're talking about Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket published by Yen Press and Kore Yamazaki's The Ancient Magus' Bride published by Seven Seas. That song you heard at the top of the episode is "Synchrogazer" by Nana Mizuki from the Symphogear anime. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writi...
Solanin and My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
July 12, 2017 00:00 - 12.4 MBThis is not an episode of the Taiiku Podcast! This is a new podcast called Manga In Your Ears, reviewing a currently published (or publishing) series as well as an already completed series. My co-hosts on this ride are Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin), both of The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses. This episode we are covering Inio Asano's Solanin, published by Viz Media, and Nagata Kabi's My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, published by Seven Seas! The song you hear...