Mudai Manga and Book Club

Issak and the Seven Villains - Episode 4 --7 Cool Villains, Issak chapters 1-5

Time to go dark this week as the brothers go into seven cool villains across multiple series and what makes them special. Then, Tom goes over the first five chapters (volumes 1 and the first half of volume 2) of Issak, the samurai revenge story of a Japanese marksman chasing his target to Europe of the 30 Year's War, complete with knights, sieges, and plenty of brutal action.
 
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Series Covered:
Issak by Shinji Makari and Double-S
Demon Slayer by Koyohage Gotouge
The Ancient Magus' Bride byKore Yamazaki
Berserk by Kentaro Miura
An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride by Fuminori Teshima
Bleach by Tite Kubo
My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi
Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
 
Main Theme: Sunrise by Meizong & Yeeflex
Music provided by Argofox:Meizong & Yeeflex - Sunriseyoutu.be/-GurRvqxg3I
Additional Music:
Phat Phrog Studio -  Cyber Chill
Phat Phrog Studio - Echo Nexus
Dark Fantasy Studio - Together

Gyaru are Better than Ramen -- Episode 3 -- The Coppersmith Bride, Naruto

Here with the hard hitting facts, we talk this week about the joys of gyarus almost some and the terribleness of the uzumaki in your ramen bowl, by which we mean Tom explains how Naruto self destructed in his eyes in the most niche and unimportant flaw that has still bothered him for more than a decade. And, to make it more exciting, Louie has to guess what it is with limited information and increasingly sarcastic hints. Then, in our major topic, we discuss the incredibly warm and fuzzy feels of The Coppersmith's Bride, volume 1, and the endearing relationship of Shuu, Shiina, and the people around them.
 
 
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Main Theme: Sunrise by Meizong & Yeeflex
Music provided by Argofox:Meizong & Yeeflex - Sunriseyoutu.be/-GurRvqxg3I
 
Additional Music:
Phat Phrog Studio -  Cyber Chill
Phat Phrog Studio - Echo Nexus
Dark Fantasy Studio - Together

Lord of the Sheep - Episode 2 - The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, Hunter's Guild: Red Hood

Today, we wander off into the endless sea of grass to cover the first volume of The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects light novel; engoy picturesque views of grass, be threatened by the locals, sleep in the grass, be threatened by the local wildlife, look at grass, set up a yurt, think about grass, all is grass . . . and sheep too! Also, Louie talks us through Hunter's Guild: Red Hood, a short lived Shonen Jump series that decided to dump it's entire narrative into the last four chapters and go out metaphysical, maybe, kinda, at least that seems to be what happened?
 
Series Covered:
 
Hunter's Guild: Red Hood by Yuki Kawaguchi
 
The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects (Light Novel) vol 1 by Fuurou (and kinda volumes 1 and 2 of it's manga)
 
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Main Theme: Sunrise by Meizong & Yeeflex
Music provided by Argofox:Meizong & Yeeflex - Sunriseyoutu.be/-GurRvqxg3I
 
Additional Music:
Phat Phrog Studio -  Cyber Chill
Phat Phrog Studio - Echo Nexus
Dark Fantasy Studio - Together

The Best of 2024 -- Episode 1

With 2024 officially, definitely, and technically behind us, Tom and Louie take far longer than they expected to cover their favorite series they discovered this past year. From an assemblage of notable mentions and honorable titles to the top five best of the year, there’s bound to be something here for you to enjoy as well! Also they spend too much time talking about how much they love them, . . . like, seriously, the number one titles take almost an hour for them to cover. Strap in.
 
Series Covered:
Tom’s Honorable Mentions:
An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love your Elf Bride by Fuminori Teshima
The Ancient Magus’ Bride by Kore Yamazaki
The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects by Fuurou
The Coppersmith’s Bride by namo
Mashle: Of Magic and Muscles by Hajime Komoto
 
Louie’s Honorable Mentions:
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Dai Dark by Q Hayashida
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
The Coppersmith’s Bride by namo
Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui
The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects by Fuurou
 
#5
Tom: Cipher Academy by Nisioisin and Yuji Iwasaki
Louie: Eden Zero by Hiro Mashima
 
#4
Tom: My Daughter Left the Nest, and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer by MOJIKAKIYA
Louie: Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira
 
#3
Shangri-La Frontier by Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji
 
#2
DanDaDan by Yukinobu Tatsu
 
#1
Tom: Alya Sometimes hides her feelings in Russian by Sunsunsun
Louie: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe
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Main Theme: Sunrise by Meizong & Yeeflex
Music provided by Argofox:Meizong & Yeeflex - Sunriseyoutu.be/-GurRvqxg3I

The Testening - Episode 0, DandaDan, Zelda Twilight Princess

In this pilot episode of the podcast, we flail around helplessly trying to talk about things we enjoy. But also and more importantly, Louie leads us in covering the first main arc of DanDaDan by Yukinobu Tatsu -- The Turbo Granny Arc -- and we spend much of the time gushing about how wonderful the series is due to the fact that, it is, actually, wonderful. In addition, Tom takes us on a short discussion on the manga The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by Akira Himekawa.
 
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Main Theme: Sunrise by Meizong & Yeeflex
Music provided by Argofox:Meizong & Yeeflex - Sunriseyoutu.be/-GurRvqxg3I
 
Additional Music by
Phat Phrog Studio -  Cyber Chill
Phat Phrog Studio - Echo Nexus
Dark Fantasy Studio - Together