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After the disappearance of his classmate, mysterious telephone card leads Ageha Yoshina into an alternative reality called Psyren where his life is always at stake and things aren't quite as they seem... Can Ageha figure out the mystery of this death game? Can he save his friend Sakurako? And just who is the mysterious figure, Nemesis Q who's seemingly pulling the strings...?
On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by Tsutsudae of the Undisputed Anime to discuss Psyren by Toshiaki Iwashiro. This is one title from the golden age of Weekly Shonen Jump that isn't often discussed, but with it finally getting an Anime adaptation in October, we thought now was the right time to get listeners in on the ground floor!
Join us as we talk about what works about the book, notice it's similarities to Gantz and finally land on why we think this book wasn't held to the same lofty heights of it's contemporaries in WSJ.
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Show Notes
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Gantz by Hiroya Oku
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
Bleach by Tite Kubo
Zombiepowder. by Tite Kubo
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
D. Gray-Man by Katsura Hoshino
Reborn! by Akira Amano
Mieru Hito by Toshiaki Iwashiro
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Arboral Year 1294. It was an age when wars were fought over the spires. In the shadows of the battlefield lies one young boy, shunned by the mercenary troupe he accompanies because of a single horn growing from his head and bleeding out from a wound in battle, he desperately tries to sound the retreat... only for his song to unlock something within him he didn't know was possible. 
His name is Luca and he is one of the Branch-hexed. In a world plagued by war, all he wants is to stop using music as a tool for war and play for pleasure, but first he must help The Pontiff, the head of religion called Spiralism, defeat a mysterious power known only as The Garland. Does Luca have what it takes? And even if he succeeds, will The Pontiff keep his word?
On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by SonMangaKing to chat about Vol. 1 of The Bugle Call: Song of War written by Mozuku Sora and illustrated by Higoro Toumori. Join us as we discuss the book's clear influences in other Seinen fantasy, how Luca's powers are used to dazzling effects on the page and why we'll be reading on with the story despite some initial apprehension! 
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Show Notes
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Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
Berserk! by Kentaro Miura
Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue
Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Claymore by Norihiro Yagi
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When the quirky green haired Yotsuba and her father, Yousuke Koiwai, move in next door, the Ayase family don't know what to think. What soon become apparent to them (and us as readers) though is that this little girl is a ray of sunshine who's childlike curiosity and ability to find wonder in the most mundane of subjects is an infectious sight to look up! 
This week, Mat is joined once again by AC MacDonald of Twistwood Tales to discuss Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma. We discuss the Mangaka's past hit Azumanga Daioh and how Azuma's start in Yonkoma bleeds into his long form comic work, why this series is a masterclass in character writing, and why we think this series is a home made soup for the soul!
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Show Notes
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Find the interview with Kiyohiko Azuma on Mangabrog here.
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Manga / Comics
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Azumanga Daioh by Kitohiko Azuma 
Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi (listen to the previous pod here)
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson
Garfield by Jim Davis
Wash It All Away by Mitsuru Hattori (listen to the previous pod here)
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In a secret ninja village, a young orphan is ostracised by the people around him for an unknown reason. Determined to prove them all wrong, this young boy fights against all odds to surpass them all and become the greatest leader the villlage has ever known. His name is Naruto Usumaki and this is his story...
This week on Manga Tak, Mat is joined by professional chef Andrea Piras to serve up the last of the big 3: Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. Join us as we discuss how we both discovered the book as kids, how we feel it compares to the other titles that make up the 'big 3' before asking the ultimate question: would we recommend this book to a young reader today?
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Show Notes
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The link to the Kishimoto interview referenced during the podcast via fanverse.
Follow Andrea's Copenhagen Pop-ups!
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Manga
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Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama
Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama
My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
Bleach by Tite Kubo
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata
Full Metal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Ghost In The Shell by Masamune Shirow

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Yan's Trilogy concludes with it's exciting (orange) third volume, so Mat and Georgie (aka Mainly.Manga) jump on the mic to talk about Chang Sheng's latest work. 
Now the story's over, was it everything we hoped it would be? Was this super hero thrill ride all killer, no filler? Or did it stumble trying to keep so many plot points afloat? Listen along and find out!
Thanks again to Titan Manga for providing advanced reading copies of the book!
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