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271 - Fantasy Magazine - Horror

This week we launch our new format called Fantasy Magazine! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu have all drafted non-licensed or out-of-print series to create their ultimate horror-themed manga magazine! Listen in as we present our picks of Petshop of Horrors, Dai Dark, and Jisatsutou and then debate whether or not they fall under the category of horror!!!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Akuma-kun” by Koorogi ‘73 & WILD CATS from Akuma-kun, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Working retail on Black Fridays

00:02:13 - Reminder to listen to us guest on the BEASTARS episode of Manga Mavericks

00:02:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu talks about the end of Silver Spoon along with Hiromu Arakawa’s family medical issues

00:05:24 - The true story of 8-nengoshi no Hanayome: Kiseki no Jitsuwa made dakazu cry

00:09:10 - dakazu was surprised Jiro Taniguchi made a sci-fi manga called Chikyu Hyokai Jiki

00:10:59 - The normalization of aggressive romantic pursuits in Ase to Sekken bothered dakazu

00:17:46 - dakazu was really impressed with how Stars Align approached it’s narrative for an x-gender character and trans man character

00:21:10 - dakazu questions some of the drug abuse scenarios raised in Matorism 

00:32:01 - News: Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs clarifies what constitutes illegal downloads of manga

00:35:46 - Takehiko Inoue’s PLUS/SLAM DUNK ILLUSTRATIONS 2 will not include any new story for SLAM DUNK

00:41:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will revisit Shueisha’s Manga Plus app to checkout their newer titles

00:42:19 - Main Segment Fantasy Magazine - Horror, Transition Song: “Jikuu Ryokou” by LEGOLGEL from Petshop of Horrors, We will pick unlicensed and defunct manga to create our ideal horror manga magazine

00:44:59 - Darfox starts off with the psychological drama Homunculous by Hideo Yamamoto

00:45:34 - Darfox picks the campy B-movie gorefest Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw by Rei Mikamoto

00:47:35 - Darfox picks the giant creepy monster filled Hakaijuu by Shingo Honda

00:50:13 - Darfox picks God’s Left Hand, Devil’s Right Hand by Kazuo Umezu based on a single panel he saw

00:53:32 - Pale faces in the shadows scare Darfox so he picks Fuan no Tane by Masaaki Nakayama

00:55:39 - Darfox and dakazu get into a debate whether Jisatsutou by Kouji Mori can be considered a horror manga

01:02:11 - Darfox picks the surreal society with revenge enforcers title Freesia by Jiro Matsumoto

01:05:17 - We discuss our own various experiences with horror and what aspects of horror effect us

01:15:56 - dakazu is surprised Darfox didn’t pick Misu Misou by Rensuke Oshikiri

01:16:41 - Morgana starts with one of her favorite series Petshop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino

01:19:45 - Morgana is all about a demonic baby seeking revenge in Hell Baby by Hideshi Hino

01:21:48 - Morgana is curious about various circus freaks in Circus Kitan by Hideshi Hino

01:25:22 - Morgana’s pick Cat Eyed Boy by Kazuo Umezu is disqualified because it’s licensed by VIZ

01:26:45 - Morgana wants to bring over the light novel based Psychic Detective Yakumo by Manabu Kaminaga & Ritsu Miyako & Suzuka Oda

01:29:46 - Morgana picks another bug eyed child series called Presents by Kanako Inuki

01:32:13 - Morgana goes with the cute and creepy black cat manga Kuro by somato

01:35:13 - dakazu 100% agrees with Morgana’s final pick Ushio to Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita

01:38:34 - dakazu picks Q Hayashia’s new sci-fi horror series Dai Dark

01:42:35 - dakazu picks the trashy but creepy vampire monster series Higanjima by Kouji Matsumoto

01:47:37 - dakazu picks the endless horror of survivors hunted by monkey men in Monkey Peak by Kouji Shinasaki & Akihiro Kumeta

01:49:47 - Underwater depths lead to cosmic horror and insanity in dakazu’s pick 6000 by Nokuto Koike 

01:51:07 - dakazu picks the beautifully drawn body horror of battling vampire familiars in Shigahime by Hirohisa Satou

01:52:11 - dakazu plans to cash in with Parasyte Reversi by Moare Ohta

01:53:24 - dakazu rounds out his picks with the comedic horror Derodero by Rensuke Oshikiri

01:56:37 - dakazu runs through some backup picks he had like Shigurui by Takayuki Yamaguchi, 14-sai by Kazuo Umezu, Akuma-kun by Shigeru Mizuki, and Terror Night by Takashi Tsukimi

01:59:42 - We discuss taking all our picks to make a super sized horror magazine