Manga Tak
A Weekly Manga Podcast where we discuss the finest 1st volumes of manga to help you chose your next favourite title and build your collection!
Episodes
114 episodes
Episode 107 - The Bugle Call: Song of War by Mozuku Sora and Higoro Toumori
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 ...
Episode 106 - Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma
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 ...
Episode 105 - Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
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 h...
Bonus Episode - Yan Volume 3
Yan's Trilogy concludes with it's exciting (orange) third volume, so Mat and Georgie (aka Mainly.Manga) jump on the mic to t...
Episode 104 - Record Journey by Ryoichiro Kezuka
Music has the power to take it's listener on a journey, and whether it's a recording of a song in an unknown language, or a scratchy bootleg from a rooftop jam session, you can find it all at Miyama Records! Sit back, relax and join us as we ta...
Episode 103 - Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
A man with white hair in a long, brown overcoat wanders from place to place, offering help to problems with no clear solution. His name is Ginko and he is a Mushishi: someone wise in the ways of Mushi. What are Mushi? Beings beyond our comprehe...
Episode 102 - Wistoria: Wand and Sword by Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi
In the prestigious Rigarden School of magic, young wizards hone their skills with a wand, hoping one day to ascend to the world's greatest honour: becoming one of the Magia Vander - the protectors of all. But one young man, born without magical...
Episode 101 - Me and The Alien Mumu by Hiroki Miyashita
Facing extinction, an alien race travels to Earth and decides to blend in amongst the population to rediscover the technological secrets it has lost. After scanning the planet's inhabitants and declaring it's rulers to be cats, they descend upo...
Episode 100 - Ping Pong by Taiyo Matsumoto
Ping Pong. For two young boys, Smile and Peco, it isn't just a game. For Peco, it's a way of life. For Smile, it's a way of keeping close to his childhood friend... but it soon becomes apparent that they both must walk their own paths in order ...
Bonus Episode - Unemployed Killers Support Group by RIO
Locker Loyed, one of the underground's best snipers, it forced to take early retirement after a job gone wrong. In the assassination industry, these things happen! Fortunately for Locker, his handler tells him that there's a support group for p...
Episode 99 - Baki The Grappler by Keisuke Itagaki
When an unknown 17 year old enters the 18th annual Real Fight Tournament, everyone is amazed as this kid takes down every pupil of the legendary Shinshinkai dojo... Even the tournament's reigning champion, Suedo, is no match! Just who is Hanma ...
Episode 97 Audio Issues Now Fixed!
Hey folks, just a quick update from me explaining some of the unfortunate audio errors in the Witch Hat episode - hopefully the file should be fixed now and available for your listening pleasure! Sorry to those who listened and than...
Episode 98 - March Comes In Like A Lion by Chica Umino
Rei Kiriyama is a shogi prodigy who has overcome incredible hardship to become a professional player. Despite having his own Tokyo apartment at 17, he's incredibly lonely. After a young hostess takes pity on him, Rei is invited more and more to...
Episode 97 - Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama
Coco is a young girl who's had put her dreams of becoming a witch aside because she was not born one... However a child's curiosity can never be quenched, and so after discovering that magic is something one does with a pen and ink, Coco can't ...
Episode 96 - Shaman King by Hiroyuki Takei
To the casual observer, Yoh Asakura seems like a laid back teenager with street and book smarts in equal measure, but unbeknown to his new classmates, Yoh is actually a shaman: a human blessed with the powers to not only commune with the dead, ...
Episode 95 - Revolutionary Girl Utena by Chiho Saito and Be-Papas
A young girl is given a rose signet ring by a mysterious prince who saves her life... But when she grows up and finds herself at Ohtori Academy, where the student council also hold matching rings and end up challenging her to duel, what is youn...
Episode 94 - One Piece: Ace's Story by Boichi and Ryo Ishiyama
Stranded on a desert island with no hope of rescue, an unnamed writer suddenly finds himself face to face with a young pirate by the name of Portgas D. Ace. While he isn't much to look at, just a scrawny kid in a hat, after saving the writer's ...
Episode 93 - Phantom Busters by Neoshoco
Eugene Korekishi is the smartest kid in his class, but despite his Grandma's promise to one day come back to haunt and hang out with him, he doesn't believe in ghosts. That is until one day, a young exorcist in training named Mogari Shishikuno ...
Episode 92 - Love Bullet by inee
Love can hit you when you least expect it... Sometimes it's up close with a 9mm, other times it's at a distance from an semi-automatic! Some people even end up falling in love as collateral damage from a stray grenade... All is fair in love and...
Episode 91 - D.N.Angel New Edition by Yukiru Sugisaki
Daisuke Niwa's 14th birthday isn't going according to plan: rejected by the girl he has a crush on, and receiving no sympathy from his mother, Daisuke suddenly feels a weird transformation coming on... but this isn't puberty, it's something in ...
Episode 90 - The Climber by Shin-ichi Sakamoto, Yoshio Nabeta & Hiroshi Takano
Buntarō Mori transfers to a new school in the hopes of being left alone... Only for a school bully to send his life down an unexpected path: a new passion for solo climbing! Mori, a gloomy loner, soon opens up under the watchful eye of his teac...
Episode 89 - The Drops of God by Tadashi Agi and Shin Kibayashi
The passing of world-renowned wine critic Yutaka Kanzaki sends shockwaves through the industry... but perhaps nobody is more surprised by his passing than his son, Shizuku, who has been estranged from his father for many years and in an act of ...
Episode 88 - Fly Me To The Moon by Kenjiro Hata
After agreeing to marry a mysterious, beautiful girl after a near death experience, Nasa Yuzaki has his world turned upside down on his 18th birthday when she suddenly appears on his doorstep with a marriage form in hand! Who is this woman and ...