Episode 035 - February 11, 2013 - What is Shonen Manga? | Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san

Manga^3 Episode 035

Welcome to Manga^3, your one stop for manga news and commentary, for the week of February 11, 2013. This week we start the first of a four episode mini series discussing the four main classifications of manga. Any fan of manga should already know these, but anyone new to manga could use a crash course on what the different types of manga are and what to expect from them. We also talk about one of the newer series in Weekly Shonen Jump that has not yet made it into Weekly Shonen Jump Online yet. 

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Episode 034 - February 4, 2013 - Overarching Goals and The Legend of Koizumi

Manga^3 Episode 034

Welcome to Manga^3, your one stop for manga news and commentary, for the week of February 4, 2013. This week we talk about overarching goals in manga, and whether having them is a good or bad thing, and which kinds of manga need them more than others. We also discuss a series that will probably never be released in the West, no matter how much mahjong or how many Moon Nazis it throws at our faces. 

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Episode 033 - January 28, 2013 - What Does Simultaneous Actually Mean and Bood Lad

Manga^3 Episode 033

Welcome to Manga^3, your one stop for manga news and commentary, for the week of January 28, 2013. This week we clear the air about why the latest chapters of Jump series seem to be floating around the internet, and why they are the chapters after what we get in Viz's Weekly Shonen Jump. We also take a break from Fairy Tail and talk about a series that only just came out in the States. 

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Episode 032 - January 21, 2013 - Shonen Hero Asexuality and Fairy Tail Vol. 5

Manga^3 Episode 032

Welcome to Manga^3, your one stop for manga news and commentary, for the week of January 21, 2013. This week we take a look at one of our biggest pet peeves. Teenage shonen heroes that just don't notice girls. We also continue in our discussion of Fairy Tail with volume 5. 

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Manga^3 Episode 031 - January 14, 2013 - Don't Be a Jerk Just Enjoy Your Manga and Fairy Tail Vol. 4

Manga^3 Episode 031

Welcome to Manga^3, your one stop for manga news and commentary, for the week of January 14, 2013. This week we take yet another relevant topic and talk about the penchant of manga fandom to split into argumentative factions. Or, people that look for the littlest thing to argue about with other fans. We might also mention shippers in there at one point. We also continue our look at Fairy Tail with volume 4. 

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Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Recap April 30 and May 7, 2012

Derek: So, we never did get around to doing last week's commentary, did we?

Monorum: No, we haven't.

Derek: Yeah… wonder why that happened.

Monorum: I have no idea but as that saying goes, "Better late than super late."

Derek: Mh, yeah, it couldn't possibly have anything to do with both of us being horribly lazy slackers, would it?

Monorum: Err, let's cut to the chase. So, how about you summarize what's happened in One Piece?

Magazine Reviews: Shonen Jump October/November 2011 - Issue 9

Introduction
I'm always on the lookout for new things to review, new blog posts to write. I'd been toying with the idea of reviewing the American Shonen Jump every month, but hadn't ever gotten around to it. But since this issue is a pretty important one, I figured that now was as good a time as any to try this new type of review out.

And yes, this is a little late, I was debating whether I should even write this at all, considering the magazine will be going away soon. But in the end I'd already done some work on this, and figured I might as well. It may not be as relevant anymore, but if nothing else, it'll be good for progeny or something.

One Piece Anime Retrospective

Obviously I can't review every episode of the One Piece anime before the time skip starts. And even reviewing it in chunks would take too long. So instead I'm going to write a short retrospective article about my experience with One Piece.

Year Of One Piece: Introduction

I originally intended to do this much later, but with the time skip in the anime coming up, I decided this would be a good time to start. A while back I was reading a blog that was focusing an entire year on Rumiko Takahashi's work. I liked the idea, and decided to do the same for One Piece. With a few differences. Instead of focusing on just the manga, I would review everything related to One Piece I could get my hands on.

This includes the Funimation DVDs, the released manga volumes, music, movies, ovas, games, the anime episodes. Basically anything goes. As long as I can get my hands on it. Originally I intended to spend some time gathering as much reviewable material as I could. But the timing is just too good now. So I'll review what I have now, and whenever I have the money I'll pick up new material. A year is a long time, who knows what I can find in that time. And who knows, maybe I'll suddenly find a ton of spendable cash.

Donations are appreciated.

In order to be certain that all your donations go towards Year of One Piece, I won't provide a donation button. Instead you can click that link for my amazon wish list, where I have entered the materials I might need later on.

I'm going to continue other reviews, especially weekly anime reviews, but I can promise at least one One Piece related review each week. More whenever I have the time.

A year is a long time, especially for one man. But One Piece deserves more than a year. And there is so much released even outside of Japan that I could easily fill a year with just that. So join me, every Monday (for One Piece anime reviews) and Wednesday as I delve deep into the world wide phenomena that is One Piece.

My Top Five Favorite Manga

If there's one thing that I've learned in my time on the internet, it's that it doesn't matter if I think something is the most amazing thing since the last most amazing thing, other people aren't going to get into it just because I like it.  Which is why it's so important to be able to explain exactly why something is worth someone's time.  Basically it's my entire purpose as a reviewer, bringing new series to people that haven't experienced them yet.  And like everyone else on the internet I have a certain number of manga that I consider my absolute favorites.  Unlike a good chunk the internet however I've been practicing explaining why the things I like are awesome.  So here is my tribute to my top five favorite manga, and why they should be in your top five too.