Episode 30: 2021 Top 5 Manga Debuts

Once again this December, Ray and Gee spotlight their favourite new  series for the year! From sweet shojo love stories to action-packed  sci-fi horror, and a whole breadth of honourable mentions, come listen  to our picks for the year!!

In this episode we talk about:

A White Rose in Bloom, Asumiko Nakamura
Blue Box, Kouji Miura
Boy Meets Maria, Peyo
Boys Run the Riot, Keito Gaku
Captivated, By You, Yama Wayama
Dai Dark, Q Hayashida
Dandadan, Yukinobu Tatsu
Double, Ayako Noda
Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Shio Usui
Fangs, Billy Balibally
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Story by Kanehito Yamada, Art by Tsukasa Abe
I Swear I Won't Bother You Again, Story by Reina Soratani, Art by Haru Harukawa
I Think My Son is Gay, Okura
Kageki Shojo, Kumiko Saiki
Lil' Leo, Moto Hagio
Look Back, Tatsuki Fujimoto
MADK, Ryo Suzuri
My Love Mix-Up, Story by Wataru Hinekure, Art by Aruko
Skip & Loafer, Misaki Takamatsu
The Birds of Shangri-la, Ranmaru Zariya
The Cat Proposed, Dento Hayane
The King's Beast, Rei Toma
The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions, Marimo Ragawa
Tono Monogatari, Shigeru Mizuki

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TIMESTAMPS:  

(0:00) Introduction  

(1:50) Honorable Mentions  

(49:28) Gee's #5 

(56:31) Ray's #5  

(1:08:03) Question: Series with Stand-Out Art  

(1:10:46) Gee's #4 

(1:27:37) Ray's #4  

(1:34:51) Question: Series with Cross-Over Appeal in Other Reader Spaces  

(1:40:00) Ray's #3 

(1:47:35) Gee's #3  

(1:58:52) Question: Authors We'd Like to See More of 

(2:01:58) Question: Series That Surprised Us  

(2:05:06) Ray's #2 

(2:18:02) Gee's #2  

(2:21:55) Question: Trends in Manga This Year 

(2:24:31) Viewer Top 5 Lists  

(2:27:36) Gee's #1 

(2:36:51) Ray's #1  

(2:56:15) Wrap-Up and Next Month's Topic  

Happy New Year, everyone!