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Mudai Manga and Book Club

Mudai Brothers, Inc

The Mudai Manga and Book Club podcast explores the stories, comics, and novels coming out of Japan. From the newest Shonen Jump sensation to classics of manga’s early days, from brutal historical action series to fantastical romances to just the dumb fun of goofy Isekai stories and everything and anything in between, join us as we find series new and old to enjoy and explore together.

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All Episodes

76:27

Halloween Spooktacular! - Episode 33.5

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/10/29

And now, as Halloween comes in, we're back with a special Halloween recommendation with our returning special guest Renata! Each of us (Yes, even spooky-disliker Tom) have a series to recommend to you for your horror-enjoyment. Tom starts us off with the manga version of The Ring, Louie brings the well known classic Uzumaki, and Renata brings the newest one with Korean manhua Sweet Home. Check out Renata's other projects and writing as thanks for coming on again here: Tumblr: Suzu-kun22 Ao3:

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100:55

How Tough Can You Be if Your Name is Slayer? -...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/10/22

And so, the meandering trio of Frieren the Mage, Fern the apprentice mage, and Stark the cowardly warrior (or, cowarrior, if you will), enter into the next city to engage in a spot of brutal combat to the death with a trio of demons acting as a peace envoy and their leader, this arc's titular Aura the Guillotine. Covering chapters 14 to 23 (or middle-ish book 2 to middle-ish book 3), the story takes a different tack as we see what makes Frieren the mage of the Hero's party that slew the Demon Lord

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137:00

Glory To Paperwork! - Episode 32 - How a Realist Hero...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/10/15

Get ready for your state sponsored census, as we dive into the first volume of How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom light novels (or, alternatively, the first two volumes of the manga). Literally, as Tom walks through the extremely large cast of the first book and the differences and omissions of the manga. In addition, Louie has finally finished Mushoku Tensei and gives his first thoughts on the final novels of that series, while they both take a few moments to talk about the (now slightly out of

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38:38

Side Characters and Shonen Battles - Episode 31.5

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/10/08

We're back, again, with another set of small topics; Louie starts us off with a new guessing game, and Tom definitely . . . answers? Sometimes? Can you name the series from the side characters? Then, Tom leads a discussion of the shonen action battle genre, and the way we think that genre works and the different kinds of series that have pulled that together.Follow us on Bluesky at The Mudai Manga and Book Club Podcast Video Episodes Available on Youtube at Mudai Manga and Book Club Email us

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110:57

Matching Uniforms Always Make You Stronger - Demon...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/09/24

In our never ending quest to bring you unique and original and unknown stories, we decide to go the complete opposite and talk about one of the biggest series of recent years and ever: Demon Slayer, specifically the first two arcs or the first 13 chapters (including all of volume 1 and part of volume 2). While Tom originally wasn't sold on the series, both our hosts now think of the series as an amazing shonen action series worth your time, full of adventure, gorgeous art, and an endearing but

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93:13

A Prodigious Pile of Ponderable Popics -- Episode 30

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/09/17

Our small topic episode returns with two of our old segments; Tom returns to the hotseat with the Name That Isekai game, and it goes every which way you could expect. We also have the return of our list series, "7 Amazing Things" this time covering some of our favorite rivalries throughout the world of Japanese pop culture. In addition, between what we've read, Louie continues to complete the later novels in Mushoku Tensei while Tom revisits one of his old favorites, reads a little known series

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105:33

Pearly Whites Send You to the Pearly Gates - Episode...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/09/10

And so, born on opposite sides of the equinox, in a specific village in the mountains of Japan, Yuru and his sister Asa get to have one of the most powerful abilities: Isekai time travel . . . oh, wait, no, that's not what happens. This week, we cover the secretive world of Daemons of the Shadow Realm by Hiromu Arakawa in it's first two volumes. There will be battles. There will be danger. There will be a multi page mini story of Yuru showing he understands how to use a modern bathroom. In

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74:08

Lock In - Episode 28.5 - Kagurabachi et. al.

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/09/03

No, really, lock in, bro. (Unfortunately the part of the recording where we made this joke for five straight minutes got lost). Renata joins us again for another episode, and we take a wide angled view at the beginning of Kagurabachi, the story of a son wanting revenge on his father's murderers in Japan, but using a katana. How original. But also fun! Renata also talks through a couple of her other favorite reads from recent memory, including Marriage Toxin and The Summer Hikaru Died.Also,

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107:33

Out of the Mouths of Babes, with the Mind of an Old...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/08/27

Let's be fair, if you were reincarnated as an infant with perfect memory of your previous life, your first few years would be equally awkward as they are for Rudeus; I believe there's a reason we don't have consistent memories until we are two or three years old as humans. But that's besides the point as today we talk about the first volume of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (the light novel), one of the early examples of the isekai genre. Beyond that, Louie also goes over his thoughts on the

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02:08:50

Family Love is Awkward. Also Farming - Episode 27 -...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/08/20

Life is not a straight line, and today we look at a lighter take on that with My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S Rank Adventurer by MOJIKAKIYA, volumes 1 of the light novels or volumes 1 and 2 of the manga. Having read both between us, though, we do get pretty far into the weeds on the differences between the two versions, and cover the range of normal seeming weirdos that inhabit the adventurers guild and the small village of Orphen. (Don't take this description too seriously, we make dumb

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01:49:02

The Art of Magic - Episode 26 - Witch Hat Atelier

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/08/13

What does exceptional magic, exceptional art, and the technical definition of "the brim of a hat" all have in common? This week's episode, where we take a look at the opening arcs of Witch Hat Atelier (chapters 1-7, or volumes 1 and the first chapters of volume 2) by Kamome Shirahama. To go with it, we have an exceptionally large collection of things we've read this week too, including Tom working through the entire light novel series of Survival in Another World With My Mistress and DanDaDan volume

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02:10:32

Technobubble Cops vs Magical Fish Robbers - Episode...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/08/06

Time to close the case as we return to the aquatic police comedy drama for the second half of Hard Boiled Cop and Dolphin by Ryuhei Tamura (specifically, the second half of volume 3, along with volumes 4 and 5). And this time, we get to the bottom of the mysterious sea cult, the history of Orpheus, the mysterious captain behind Japanese Police Force's Section 7, Chako's mysterious powers, the dolphin trainer with the new, mysterious leg, and about 37 other things in this jam packed second half

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01:40:31

Sleigh Buggy and the Skull - Episode 24 - The Ancient...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/07/30

Congratulations! You were sold at a black market auction for 5 million British Pounds to a being who has a poor understanding of humanity and has a dog skull for a head with large horns coming out of each side. . . . Look, I realize part of this is to make a funny joke and break the ice for the series we're about to talk about but that actually is a massive positive for main character Chise Hatori in the Ancient Magus' Bride, chapters 1-7 (or volume one and about half of volume two). Tom also takes

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01:44:34

Oh No! The Strategy Guide Got Isekai-ed! - #23 - I...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/07/23

The strategy guide lands in the world of itself; it really truly fell of a truck, huh? This week we look at the first volume of I Picked Up This World's Strategy Guide by atchi ai, a full color manga that Tom really, really thought wouldn't take long to talk about. But, despite it's goofy premise, the narrative does have some fun twists to share. Beyond that, Louie works through So I'm a Spider, So What's? manga, Tom finally gets caught up with the Housekeeping Mage novels, and both continue to gush

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01:44:32

The Spy who Married Me - Episode 22 - Mission:...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/07/16

Marry me if you want to live. . . . because today we review the start of the excellent shonen series Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira, specifically the introduction and Flower Bin arcs (chapters 1-9). Meanwhile, in our reading section, Louie is exposed to the first two books of Darling in the Franxx and more of the excellent Dinosaur Sanctuary, while Tom tries to explain the continued strangeness of Housekeeping Mage and also the entirety of Teppu's amateur MMA series. . . . We read a

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53:28

Filler Episode 21.5 - Pick Your Five

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/07/09

Today, a bonus episode; during our recent small topics episode one particular piece ended up being a much bigger and more involved conversation. "Pick five series, comics, manga, books, whatever, that show who you are." And so, Tom and Louie both cover their set: Tom, the five series that had the biggest impact over his life, and Louie, five series that are never leaving his collection. Follow us on Bluesky at The Mudai Manga and Book Club Podcast Video Episodes Available on Youtube at Mudai

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01:32:37

The Solution Is to Punch Them in the Face - Episode...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/07/02

It's time to fight with all your might, in a realistic way, with the first two books of All Rounder Meguru, by Hiroki Endo. Tom walks us through this high school amateur MMA series beginning with the first two books, both to share joy of watching the amazing fights and training montages. but also to help ease the somewhat odd opening turns in the narrative. Louie takes a short, spoiler free moment to talk about Rain Code+ now that he has completed it, and continues to say he will for sure finish

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01:39:30

Fully Featured Filler Festival of Fantastical . . ....

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/06/25

This week, we go meandering on all sorts of ideas as we have a collection episode of various ideas, topics, and conversations we thought would be interesting, but aren't worth a full episode. When, and how often, do you, or should you, reread manga? A return of the quiz show, now with 50% more remembering to give points, as Louie tries to understand Japanese superstitions. Tom reveals a plan to catch up on reading all those books he bought, but really for real, probably. . . . maybe.Follow us on

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01:27:36

The Life and Times of a "Young" Elf - Episode 19 -...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/06/18

Covering another of our favorites from last year, Louie takes us through the first arc of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, as we watch the life and times of one of the most powerful mages to ever live, a member of the hero's party that destroyed the demon lord, a student of one of humanity's first and most important sages, bumble around, oversleep, and spend far too long trying to find a flower. Truly one of the greats of our time. We also take some time to cover the recently released new Shangri-La

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01:57:48

The True Lingua Franca is Pretty Anime Girls --...

Mudai Manga and Book Club ·

2025/06/04

Ok, so, maybe Tom gushes a bit about how much he loves this series; it was his pick for his favorite series from 2024. Maybe it's excessive. But maybe not, as we discuss the school rom-com turned political drama (in a later book) Alya Sometimes Hides her Feelings in Russian. And, if you like quick reviews, boy howdy did we read a lot recently, so you can get quick thoughts on Kowloon Generic Romance, the rest of Delicious in Dungeon, Dinosaur Sanctuary, the newest English release of Don't Toy with

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