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We Appreciate Manga

We Appreciate Manga™

It starts with friends recommending their manga books. It quickly turns into a reflection on the power of storytelling and how manga can some times get you through hard times. Dive into this anime related book club and appreciate manga with us! New episodes available from August 2022.

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All Episodes

01:00:17

076 - Ghost in the Shell

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/11/07

Our cyborg season ends with possibly the most influential cyberpunk manga. One that would inspire the creators of the Matrix movies with its mix of action and Cartesian philosophy. Known by its native title, Koukaku Kidoutai, "Mobile Armored Riot Police" it lives up to both names! Skip summary @ 13:06 076: Ghost in the Shell By Masamune Shirow English translation by Frederic L Schodt , Toren Smith and Stephen Paul With Lettering by Scott O. Brown Set in the year 2029, the world has advanced in

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075 - Junji Ito's Tomie

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/10/30

What type of podcasters would we be if we didn’t cover horror manga before All Hallow's Morning? So, for this spooky time of Halloween, James and Will talk about the classic horror villain that is Tomie! Skip synopsis @ 8:43 075: Junji Ito’s Tomie By Junji Ito English translation by Naomi Kokubo With Lettering by Eric Erbes After the funeral of one Tomie, an entire classroom is shocked to see her arrive to class. Especially since the class was responsible for murdering Tomie and hiding her severed

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01:03:29

074 - Battle Angel Alita vol. 9

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/10/30

James tells Steven about the two non-cannon endings of Battle Angel Alita, draws comparisons between the James Cameron / Robert Rodriguez movie adaptation and the anime, as well as bring up how much the mangaka suffered from burnout. Over all, this was an amazing cyberpunk treat and it’s fair to say both dudes have a crush on Alita. Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 074: Battle Angel Alita vol. 9 Chapters 48 to 51 “No Brainer” and “Epitaph” By Yukito Kishiro Translation by Stephen Paul Lettering by

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34:53

073 - Battle Angel Alita vol. 8

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/10/30

Only near the conclusion of the original manga run do Steven and James find out that they have been reading different translations. Which spurs talk about the differences between the two. Including the original video anime. Which also had two separate English translations! Skip synopsis @4:30 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 073: Battle Angel Alita vol. 8 Chapters 42 to 47 “One Last Broadcast” and By Yukito Kishiro Translation by Stephen Paul Lettering by Scott Brown Continuing after the events of

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34:29

072 - Battle Angel Alita vol. 7

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/10/23

We talk about more characters and moments in the cyberpunk epic, Gunnm, including a very supernatural dude who uses psychometry. Plenty of coil guns and stone tape theory talk in this one. skip summary @5:00 and remember, BLM always and forever. Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 072: Battle Angel Alita vol. 7 Chapters 36 to 41 “The Grounding” and “Dual Man” By Yukito Kishiro Translation by Stephen Paul Lettering by Scott Brown The Cyborg Alita leaves her love at his fishing town of Al Hambra so

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071 - Battle Angel Alita vol. 6

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/10/16

Volume 6 a.k.a. the TUNED arc follows Alita as she joins a ragtag group of mercenaries. And James and Steve can't help but compare it to films like Aliens, War movies and Westerns, not bad for a cyberpunk story, no? Skip summary @6:27 071: Battle Angel Alita vol. 6 Chapters 30 to 35 “Judgement Day” and “Rainmaker” By Yukito Kishiro Translation by Stephen Paul Lettering by Scott Brown Synopsis After the defeat of Zapan, Alita is condemned to disposal for the crime of using a firearm. However, she

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070 - Battle Angel Alita vol. 5

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/10/09

James and Steve discuss which other actors would have played a good Desty Nova, story-wise Zapan returns to settle the score. So basically, we get Karma as a theme! Skip plot summary @5:51 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 070: Battle Angel Alita vol. 5 Chapters 23 to 29 “Lost Sheep” and “Lion and the Lamb” By Yukito Kishiro Translation by Stephen Paul Lettering by Scott Brown Synopsis Zapan, who previously fought Alita, helps out the homeless with his love, Sarah. Suffering from

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069 - Battle Angel Alita vol. 4

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/10/02

The conclusion to the Motorball arc where we see lots of CONTENT WARNING violence and the first example of gratuitous nudity in the cyberpunk manga; interestingly it's not from Alita! Skip synopsis @ 4:31 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 069: Battle Angel Alita vol. 4 Chapters 18 to 22 ‘Martial Ball’ (a.k.a. “Head Banger’s Ball" in some translations) and ‘Ars Magna’ By Yukito Kishiro Translation by Stephen Paul Lettering by Scott Brown Synopsis Out on the Gregory circuit, Alita looks to find

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068 - Battle Angel Alita vol. 3

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/09/18

Alita demonstrates more of her badassity in the beginning of the 'Motorball' arc, which featured prominently in the James Cameron/Robert Rodriquez movie. Skip synopsis @ 4:04 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 068: Battle Angel Alita vol. 3 Chapters 13 to 17 ‘Killing Angel’ and ‘Second Stage’ By Yukito Kishiro Translation by Stephen Paul Lettering by Scott Brown Synopsis: Devastated by her loss, Alita runs away from Dr. Ido. Ido spends days as a wanderer and intends to put his work on hold in

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067 - Battle Angel Alita vol. 2

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/09/04

A deep dive critique into the cyborg fantasy that is Battle Angel Alita a.k.a. Gunnm! Alita fights a werewolf that wears shades, as you do, but is her love strong enough to save Yugo? Sorry for the technical issues guys, promise next week will have better audio! skip summary @ 6:26 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 067: Battle Angel Alita vol. 2 Chapters 7 to 6, ‘Tears of an Angel’ and ‘Guilty Dreams’ By Yukito Kishiro Translation by Stephen Paul Lettering by Scott Brown Synopsis: A dazed and

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066 - Battle Angel Alita vol. 1

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/08/28

Our Cyborg season continues as we cover ‘Battle Angel Alita’, also known by its original Japanese title ‘Gunnm’. This manga would go on to inspire James Cameron to produce a Hollywood adaptation. Skip synopsis @ 4:32 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 066: Battle Angel Alita vol. 1 Chapters 1 to 6, ‘Rusty Angel’ and ‘Battle Angel’ By Yukito Kishiro Translation by Stephen Paul Lettering by Scott Brown Dr Ido finds the broken body of a mechanical girl, he revives her, names her Alita and over time

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57:56

065 - Chobits vol. 8

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/08/21

Will gives his short review of the latest Evangelion movie before we talk about the hefty themes of Chobits, we compare the anime to the manga as well as find time to to talk about our fave anime filler episodes (Dragonball Z makes that list). Skip plot synopsis @ 10:15 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 065: Chobits vol. 8 Chapters 82 to 88 By CLAMP Translation by Shirley Kubo Lettering by John Clark Synopsis: Hideki discovers that the water main under the city has broken and the city is

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064 - Chobits vol. 7

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/08/14

Spoilers ahead as James and Will discuss the penultimate volume of the CLAMP manga, the one where we find out exactly who Chi a.k.a. Elda and her sister Chobit, Freya, really are. Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 064: Chobits vol.7 Chapters 73 to 81 By CLAMP Translation by Shirley Kubo Lettering by John Clark Synopsis: Upset from the events of the previous volume, Minoru explains to Yuzuki that he loves her for herself and does not think of her as a replacement for his sister. Later, Chitose

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063 - Chobits vol. 6

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/08/06

Inspired by CLAMP's story of androids falling in love, Will and James talk about self-confidence, body positivity and the warm glow of love. Skip the plot summary @5:19 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 063: Chobits vol.6 Chapters 61 to 72 By CLAMP Translation by Shirley Kubo Lettering by John Clark Synopsis: (Note: Characters that are Persecom androids will be referred to as PC for short) When Chi starts work again at the Baker’s she makes the mistake of wearing a uniform not meant for her

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062 - Chobits vol. 5

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/07/31

Chi finally stands up for herself, expressing the importance of consent! But the way CLAMP handles a more action heavy approach to these chapters gives our hosts a good opportunity to critique the story. Skip plot summary @ 1:55 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 061: Chobits vol. 5 Chapters 49 to 58 By CLAMP English translation by Shirley Kubo Topics: Finding Chi The purpose of characters, especially Dragon-fly, Kotoko, Hiro, Zima and Dita. Is Kokubunji’s arc over? Why wasn’t this an engaging

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01:05:57

061 - Chobits vol. 4

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/07/24

061: Chobits vol. 4 Chapters 37 to 48 By CLAMP English Translation by Shirley Kubo Lettering by John Clark Topics: Tony Robbin's interview with the robot Sophia When asked if she (as a robot) has emotions; “Not in the same way, It’s like how the moon reflects the light of the sun, the moon has no light of its own and yet we still say it shines, robots and AI reflect the values and the emotions of the people who make them” Isaak Asimov’s laws of robotics First Law A robot may not injure a human

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060 - Chobits vol. 3

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/07/17

We talk about true love in the context of cheating, extramarital affairs, hyper realism and simulations! And is there parallels between Pinnochio and Chi? Skip plot summary @3:22 060: Chobits vol. 3 Chapters 25 to 36 By CLAMP Translation by Shirley Kubo With Lettering by John Clark We talk about true love in the context of cheating, extramarital affairs, hyper realism and simulations! And is there parallels between Pinnochio and Chi? Skip plot summary @3:22 Topics How CLAMP create a cerebral and

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57:27

059 - Chobits vol. 2

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/07/10

Explicit content ahead, talk about peep shows and pin up models. Also expect James to mispronounce Yumi's name, a lot! Why is that even possible? Skip plot summary @4:29 059: Chobits vol. 2 Chapters 13 to 24 By CLAMP Translation by Shirley Kubo With Lettering by John Clark Explicit content ahead, talk about peep shows and pin up models. Also expect James to mispronounce Yumi's name, a lot! Why is that even possible? Skip plot summary @4:29 Plot Summary Shimizu leaves in the morning and Hideki's

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058 - Chobits Vol. 1

We Appreciate Manga ·

2021/06/25

Do Androids need love? Will and James return from the doldrums and kickstart the cyborg season with CLAMP’s Chobits. Boy finds a discarded PC in the trash and falls in love with said PC. It’s a story for the ages. But who is CLAMP and how did they make this manga? Chobits vol. 1 By CLAMP English translation by Shirley Kubo Plot Summary Set in a world where Personal Computers are beautiful doll like androids. It’s in this world that we are introduced to Hideki Motosuwa, a 19-year-old student, who is

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057 - Junji Ito's Uzumaki

We Appreciate Manga ·

2020/10/31

This episode has nothing to do with Naruto guys, instead Will Returns in time for a special Halloween where James shows evidence that the spiral is god’s signature, as well as share some of his own personal and most frightening experiences in his life. Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 057: Junji Ito’s Uzumaki (a.k.a. Spiral) By Junji Ito English Translation by Yuji Oniki Special thanks to @Nirakirameart for today's tribute illustration. Topics: Reminiscent to ‘Final Destination’ where death

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