
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
59 episodes
Episode 57 - Wash It All Away by Mitsuru Hattori
In the picturesque resort town of Atami, a young woman named Wakana Kinme spends her days running Kinme Cleaning: a laundry service that prides itself on quality and caring for people's clothing. While Wakana clearly enjoys her work, the reason...
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Episode 56 - Yan by Chang Sheng
30 years after the massacre of the Yan Opera troupe, a young woman, dressed in the stage clothes of a Peking opera performer, executes an man on a live stream and claims to be the ghost of Yan Tieh-hua: the only the survivor of the murders who ...
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Episode 55 - Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
38 years after World War 3 on the streets of Neo Tokyo, a biker gang led by the charismatic Shotaro Kaneda finds itself embroiled in the fate of the world after one of it’s members, Tetsuo Shima has his psychic powers awakened in an accident ca...
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Episode 54 - Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama
When Dr. Slump burst onto the scene in February 1980, nobody expected that a tale about a mischievous robot girl named Arale and her hapless inventor 'father' would conquer Japan. F...
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Episode 53 - The Hunter's Guild: Red Hood by Yuki Kawaguchi
Living with the constant threat of werewolves, the villagers of Kasoka's only hope for survival is to send for a member of The Hunter's Guild... Only the one they got wasn't what they were expecting! When Grimm, a little girl in a red hood appe...
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Episode 52 - Manhole by Tetsuya Tsutsui
When a grotesquely disfigured man emerges from the depths of a city manhole only to collapse and die on the crowded streets of Sasahara, veteran detective Ken Mizoguchi discovers that some nightmares are all too real. What begins as a bizarre c...
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Episode 51 - Monster by Naoki Urasawa
Save the child or save the mayor? A split-second decision in an operating room forever alters Dr. Kenzo Tenma's life, sending him spiralling into a nightmare beyond imagination. When the doctor chooses to follow his conscienc...
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Episode 50 - Yu-Gi-Oh by Kazuki Takahashi
When an unassuming high schooler solves the mysterious Millennium Puzzle, he unleashes more than just ancient Egyptian magic—he becomes the vessel for a vengeful spirit with a fondness for deadly shadow games! Yet beneath the dark exterior, Yug...
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Episode 49 - The Long Summer of August 31st by Ikkado Ito
The last day of summer vacation is one you never want to end... that is until you find yourself stuck in a time loop repeating it over and over again! This is the fate that Takaya and Kana find themselves faced with, and when the only reason Ta...
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Episode 48 - Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi
In a boarding house full of eccentric tenants, is there room for love between a bumbling student and his grief stricken landlady? Well, if Yusaku Godai can't get out of his own way long enough to get into University, what chance does he have of...
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Episode 47 - Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi
"Strange beasts and monsters, secret treasure hoards, undiscovered wealth... mystical places, unexplored frontiers... 'the mysterious unknown'... there's magic in such words... for those captivated by its spell... They are called 'Hunters'....
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Episode 46 - Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mayuzuki
In the nostalgic labyrinth of Kowloon Walled City, realtor Reiko Kujirai stands out as a woman hungry for change in a place clinging to the past. Her colleague Hajime Kudou—stubborn, traditional, and oddly charming—represents everything she's t...
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Episode 45 - Gokurakugai by Yuto Sano
The Trouble Shooter agency doesn't just solve problems—they OBLITERATE them! Join us as we dive into Yuto Sano's adrenaline-pumping world of "Gokurakugai," where monster hunting isn't just a job, it's an art form.This week, Mat is joine...
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Episode 44 - RG Veda by CLAMP
When a tyrant god's reign is prophesied to fall, does it herald salvation—or apocalypse?Three centuries ago, the God of Thunder committed the ultimate betrayal: murdering the Heavenly Emperor and seizing the throne of Tenkai for himself...
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Episode 43 - Tekkonkinkreet by Taiyō Matsumoto
The cops claim it. The Yakuza fight for it. Gangs and hoodlums bleed for it. But everyone in Treasure Town knows the truth: these streets belong to two orphaned kids named Black and White. Their legendary story, still hailed as manga royalty th...
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Episode 42 - Go! Go! Loser Ranger! by Negi Haruba
Is Negi Haruba's dark take on sentai heroes a revolutionary deconstruction like 'The Boys,' or just another forgettable genre flip?This week, Mat welcomes back Zane Taichou from
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Episode 41 - PLUTO: Urasawa x Tezuka by Naoki Urasawa
What happens when you take a tale written by 'The God of Manga' and let the 'Master of Suspense' retell it? Well, you only get one of the greatest works of Manga ever written!On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by his podcas...
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Episode 40 - The Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda
On this week's episode, Mat's joined by Pippa (aka StrawberryShojo), to talk about a Classic work of Historical Fiction / Shojo Manga, The Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda, published in...
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Bonus Episode - Honey Lemon Sold-a?
On this Manga Tak-ked On (i.e. a Bonus Episode), Mat is joined one again by Undisputed Anime's TsuTsuDae, to talk about his complete 180 on moder...
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Episode 39 - D. Gray-Man by Katsura Hoshino
On this week's episode, Mat's bacon is saved emergency guest TsuTsuDae of the Undisputed Anime Podcast, to talk about the long running Shonen cla...
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Episode 38 - Show-Ha Shoten! by Akinari Asakura & Takeshi Obata
On this week's episode, Mat is joined by Fred Tornager to discuss a comic book about comedy: and the excellent Show-Ha Shoten! by Akinari Asakura & Takeshi Obata, published in Eng...
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Episode 37 - Trillion Game by Riichiro Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami
On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by Georgie to discuss the lastest work from two legendary Mangaka: Trillion Game by Riichiro Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami, published in English...
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Episode 36 - Honey Lemon Soda by Mayu Murata
On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by one half of the Undisputed Anime Podcast, TsuTsuDae, to talk about some modern High Sch...
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