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My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #110): Kekkou Kamen

February 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM

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Today's Manga Journal is about an obscene hero from the legendary Go Nagai. #manga #journal #comedy #gonagai
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Written & Illustrated by Go Nagai Score: 6 At Sparta Academy, students are watched over by tyrannical teachers and a principal who cares for nothing more than ensuring the school’s accept…

My Manga Journal (Retrospective #109): Orange

February 10, 2026 at 10:32 PM

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Today's retrospective Manga Journal looks at a story about love, regrets, and doing things over. #manga #journal #drama #romance
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Written & Illustrated by Ichigo Takano Score: 8 Naho Takamiya’s class receives a new transfer student in Kakeru Naruse, and at the same time she receives letters supposedly from her futur…

My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #109): Strobe Edge

February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM

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Today's Manga Journal looks at a romance manga with some rather passive characters. #manga #journal #romance #drama
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Written & Illustrated by Io Sakisaka Score: 5 Reading works of a varying level of quality really helps you define exactly what you want and don’t want from any particular story. After rea…

My Manga Journal (Retrospective #108): LifE

February 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM

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Today's retrospective Manga Journal is about a dying man trying to solve the murder of his only daughter. #manga #journal #drama #mystery
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Written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto & Illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi Score: 7 Nobuyuki Fukumoto is one of the best writers in manga, but his art has always been a barrier for his popularity. I won&#82…

My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #108): Shy

January 30, 2026 at 2:13 AM

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Today's Manga Journal looks at a superhero story with plenty of heart. #manga #journal #scifi #superhero
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Written & Illustrated by Bukimi Miki Score: 7 The planet was on the brink of World War III. Suddenly, the appearance of superpowered individuals brought peace to the world, and they became know…

Sega Needs to Make RPGs Again

January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM

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Even though they aren't a big name in the genre, Sega has had a long history of putting out classic RPGs. In recent years, however, their RPG releases have dropped drastically. Check out my thoughts on that in the video below: #sega #jrpg
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My Manga Journal (Retrospective #107): All You Need Is Kill

January 23, 2026 at 11:14 PM

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Today's Retrospective Manga Journal is about a manga that served as the basis for a popular Hollywood film. #manga #journal #sciencefiction #action #mecha
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Written by Ryosuke Takeuchi & Illustrated by Takeshi Obata Score: 7 If you’re a fan of Tom Cruise movies, you’ve probably heard of a movie called Edge of Tomorrow. It starred Cruise…

My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #107): Lament of the Lamb

January 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM

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Today's Manga Journal is about a separated brother and sister with a bizarre condition. #manga #journal #drama #supernatural
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Written & Illustrated by Kei Toume Score: 6 Lament of the Lamb is a rather interesting psychological drama ultimately bogged down by heavy amounts of teenage angst. There’s an argument to…

My Manga Journal (Retrospective #106): Touch

January 21, 2026 at 8:58 AM

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Today's retrospective Manga Journal is about a timeless baseball romance manga from the legend Mitsuru Adachi. #manga #journal #sports #romance
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Written & Illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi Score: 8 Tatsuya and Katsuya Uesugi are twins who are a little more similar than they’d like to admit. They’re both fans of baseball and they…

My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #106): Nanika Mochigattemasu ka?

January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM

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Today's Manga Journal is about what happens when two immature teens try to use psychic powers for good. #manga #journal #supernatural #drama
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Written & Illustrated by Mohiro Kitoh Score: 5 Kozo Issha transfers into Mitsuru Hibino’s classroom one day, and despite being very different, the two become involved when Issha discovers…

How Happosai Deconstructs the Perverted Master Archetype

January 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM

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This week's video is about Happosai and the role he plays in Ranma 1/2. Check it out here: #ranma #anime
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My Manga Journal (Retrospective #105): Silver Spoon

January 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM

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Today's retrospective Manga Journal is a slice of life farming story from a famous battle manga author. #manga #journal #sliceoflife #farming
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Written & Illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa Score: 8 A strained relationship with his family and a failure to pass his high school entrance exams compel Yuugo Hachiken to enroll at an agricultural …

My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #105): Koroshi Ai

January 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM

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Today's Manga Journal looks at an odd love story between an assassin and a bounty hunter. #manga #journal #romance #thriller
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Written & Illustrated by Fe Score: 6 Chateau Dankworth is a bounty hunter seeking the head of Song Ryang-ha, an infamous hitman with unparalleled skill. Despite his cold-blooded and vicious nat…

My Manga Journal (Retrospective #104): The World God Only Knows

January 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM

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New year, new logo. I'll be continuing to work hard on making videos, so thanks for any support you might throw my way. You can check out my YouTube channel here: t.co/3vWINEE28g #NewYear2026

January 2, 2026 at 4:50 AM

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Today's retrospective Manga Journal follows an otaku God of Love who's forced to use his techniques in real life. #manga #journal #romance #comedy
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Written & Illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki Score: 8 Keima Katsuragi is a high school student known as the God of Love – at least when it comes to romancing 2D girls, that is. A master of dating sim…

My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #104): Lupin III

January 2, 2026 at 4:44 AM

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Today's Manga Journal looks at a legendary thief and classic anime anti-hero. #manga #journal #lupinIII #action
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Written and Illustrated by Monkey Punch Score: 7 It’s sort of funny to think that the French character Arsene Lupin’s most famous modern analogue comes from a Japanese manga, of all thi…

The .hack Games Were an Ambitious Mess

December 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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My newest video dives into the original .hack games, and how it didn't exactly live up to its ambitious designs. #dothack #jrpg #retrogaming
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My Manga Journal (Retrospective #103): Requiem of the Rose King

December 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM

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Today's retrospective Manga Journal explores a dark take on the historical Wars of the Roses. #manga #journal #historical #drama
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Written & Illustrated by Aya Kanno Score: 8 Civil war wracks the Kingdom of England as the Houses of York and Lancaster battle for their claims to the throne. The son of Richard Plantagenet, th…

My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #103): High School Debut

December 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM

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Today's manga journal follows an energetic girl's high school self-reinvention. #manga #journal #romance #comedy
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Written & Illustrated by Kazune Kawahara Score: 7 Very often, what makes or breaks a series for me is the quality of the characters. It doesn’t matter how crazy your concept is or how int…

My Manga Journal (Retrospective #102): Sket Dance

December 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM

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Today's retrospective Manga Journal looks at a comedic successor to one of my favorite manga. #manga #journal #comedy #sliceoflife
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Written & Illustrated by Kenta Shinohara Score: 8 Gintama was a genuine one-of-a-kind manga, so much so that it hardly had any imitators. How could there be? The series transcended genre, tone,…

My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #102): Jormungand

December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM

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Today's Manga Journal is about the world of arms dealing and the dangers that follow it. #manga #journal #action #thriller
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Written & Illustrated by Keitaro Takahashi Score: 7 Jonah is a young boy whose life has been torn apart by war. Though he is a skilled soldier, he hates war and particularly arms dealers, who m…

Gintama and How We Underestimate Comedy Anime

December 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM

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This week's video is about Gintama, and how we sometimes don't give comedy anime enough credit. Check it out here: #gintama #comedy #comedyanime
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My Manga Journal (Retrospective #101): Amanchu!

December 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM

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Today's retrospective Manga Journal looks at the joy and beauty of diving. #manga #journal #diving #sliceoflife
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Written & Illustrated by Kozue Amano Score: 8 Futaba Ooki has just moved to Shizuoka, and has no friends. By chance, she meets a strange girl named Hikari Kohinata, who loves to dive in the cit…

My Manga Journal (Recent Reads #101): Mixed Vegetables

December 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM

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Today's Manga Journal looks at a romance story between two people whose dreams don't mesh with what their families want from them. #manga #journal #romance #cooking
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Written & Illustrated by Ayumi Komura Score: 6 Hanayu Ashitaba is the daughter of a patissier, but she wants to be a sushi chef. To accomplish this, she schemes to date her classmate Hayato Hyu…