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My Taste is Better Than Yours

My Taste is Better than Yours

Welcome to My Taste is Better Than Yours, the manga podcast with Samu and Guardian Enzo! Who are we? Two anime bloggers (Samu former, Enzo current - at https://lostinanime.com) who love manga. We"ll discuss some of our favourite manga series and let you decide which one of us has the better taste. Throughout this podcast we’ll be covering series we"ve both already read or follow, as well as series one of us recommends to the other to compare our opinions. From time-to-time we’ll also cover some

leisure animation & manga

All Episodes

01:14:26

67 - Manga with Hailed Anime Adaptations

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/09/29

In a similar fashion to our episode on Manga with Failed Anime Adaptations, we’re flipping it to the positive: those adaptations that we hail, and believe surpass the source material. Expect plenty of disagreements as we list of some potentially hot takes as well as a few we could both agree on!Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - why do some adaptation exceed their source material?4:44 The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui8:42 Witch Watch by Kenta Shinnohara15:31 A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ooima22:10

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01:05:11

66 - A Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/09/07

We switch to an Enzo recommendation this time, and it’s another all-timer for him: A Bride’s Story by Kaoru Mori: a historical drama set in Central Asia in the nineteenth century - the winner of a Manga Taisho award and many other acclaims throughout its run and thus it’s another test to see where an Enzo classic shapes up in Samu’s estimations.Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - another one of Enzo’s ongoing favourite manga2:50 Comparing the artwork of A Bride’s Story to Bleach5:14 It’s like going into

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01:22:48

65 - Bleach (Thousand Year Blood War - Part II) by...

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/08/17

Enzo’s 74-volume journey to finish Tite Kubo’s Bleach has finally come to an end… or has it? With the possibility of a sequel on the horizon and the final cour of the anime currently airing, what better time than to wrap up our thoughts on the controversial ending of the Thousand Year Blood War as well as of the series as a whole, including favourite arcs and characters.Timecodes:0:00 Continuing the Thousand Blood War discussion1:24 General lack of surprises in Bleach - is it the platonic Battle

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01:10:02

64 - Bleach (Thousand Year Blood War - Part I) by...

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/08/04

The final cour of Bleach’s Thousand Year Blood War is currently airing, so what better time than for Enzo to catch up and give his thoughts on the series than right now? In this first of two episodes we cover the majority of the quincy war and discuss the manga vs anime comparisons. Tune in for the second part next episode!Timecodes:0:00 The first of two episodes covering the ‘end’ of Bleach4:02 Bleach at its biggest, most ambitious, and messiest?7:22 Thousand Year Blood War manga vs the anime13:36

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01:09:06

63 - Manga with Failed Anime Adaptations

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/07/20

There have been a lot of anime adaptations of good manga. And a lot of them have not been good. We came up with our top 5 (or bottom 5?) list of failed anime adaptations - whether they failed to live up to our expectations or didn’t capture the essence of the source materials - with some familiar choices and more niche ones where our tastes differ from the general consensus.Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - Our own rules and method for our choices2:27 Popular choices we won’t pick: Tokyo Ghoul and The

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00:50:49

62 - Hunter x Hunter Retrospective

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/07/06

Hunter x Hunter is back! To celebrate, we're talking about highlights of the series, ranking our favourites characters ad arcs, re-iterating why I love the series as much as we do, and guessing how long we think it has left - and more.Timecodes:0:00 An overview episode on Hunter x Hunter2:54 Is Togashi a gardener or an architect?5:31 What is the one reason we love Hunter x Hunter?8:39 If you were going to recommend this series, what would you say?10:46 Best characters in Hunter x Hunter14:40

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01:16:00

61 - Weekly Shonen Jump 2026 Mid-Year Check-In

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/06/23

We’re midway through 2026, what better time to do a retrospective so far on Weekly Shonen Jump? Is Weekly Shonen Jump dead? Why is it struggling to find hits? What series deserved to live that got cut? Are female characters treated better now than they used to be? All our takes on these, and more!Timecodes:0:00 Mid-year retrospective instead of our Jumping to Conclusions for 20261:34 “Weekly Shonen Jump is dead” - why is it struggling to find hits?11:40 What cancelled series would we have kept

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01:23:23

60 - Magus of the Library by Mitsu Izumi

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/06/08

We’re discussing one of Enzo’s favourite manga this episode (Magus of the Library by by Mitsu Izumi) one that he’s shouted out multiple times in the past, and now we get to delve into this dense series and all it has to discuss: racism, sexism, environmentalism, and plenty more topics in a high fantasy setting, about an optimistic young boy who loves the power of stories and sets out on the journey to become a librarian, with all the trials that come with it.Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - Enzo’s

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01:06:46

59 - Bleach (Lost Agent) by Tite Kubo

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2026/05/18

We’re onto the Lost Agent (aka Fullbring) arc of Bleach now; one with a sour reputation in the eyes of plenty of fans of the series, but this concise and more focused arc has a lot to delve into with regards to Ichigo’s character, some impactful twists, and how it shakes up the status quo of the manga until now. Listen to find out where this ranks for us amongst the bigger, flashier arcs that came before it.Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - the arc for Ichigo to get his powers back2:27 The (negative)

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01:03:08

58 - Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/05/05

Just like last time, we’re recommending each other our highest regarded ongoing series we think need more appreciated. This time Samu’s pick for Enzo is Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda - a dystopian sci-fi story where clouds have prevented the sun from shining through and humans have adapted in horrifying ways to sustain life. Plenty of bleak, heavy themes ensue and we both get into what’s trying to be said in with this visually striking series is exploring. Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - Samu’s most

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01:09:31

57 - Touge Oni: Primal Gods in Ancient Times by Kenji...

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/04/20

It’s Enzo’s time to recommend a series, and it was his pick for the most underappreciated ongoing manga from earlier this year: Touge Oni - a historical fantasy series with big ideas, a strong trio at its core, and strong Mizukami comparisons. Will Samu love it near as much as Enzo does?Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - one of Enzo’s favourite ongoing titles1:35 Harta magazine: a wonderful source for great seinen manga3:17 How the sausage is made (behind the scenes snippet)4:57 Overview and first

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01:07:31

56 - Understanding the Shonen Manga Magazines

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/04/07

We’ve talked about plenty of shonen manga throughout our episodes, so we felt it made sense to finally breakdown the many magazines in which they come from: their histories, identities, and our favourites from each publication.Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - understanding the full picture of shonen manga1:59 Breaking down the magazine publication system6:26 Weekly Shonen Jump - the biggest name in the manga industry19:01 Weekly Shonen Magazine - the alpha male that used to be the top dog 27:06 Weekly

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01:13:22

55 - Bleach (Arrancar - Part II) by Tite Kubo

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/03/23

In this second part of the Arrancar arc discussion we get into the Turn Back the Pendulum and Fake Karakura Town sections of the story, filled with: more backstory and more fights than ever before. Find out where this stacks up compared to Soul Society in our estimations.Timecodes:0:00 Re-introduction - second half of the Arrancar arc0:32 Turn Back the Pendulum sub-arc - a flashback to break up the action5:05 Aizen vs Urahara as the central conflict of the Arrancar arc (and the series)8:02 The

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01:14:51

54 - Bleach (Arrancar - Part I) by Tite Kubo

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/03/09

Enzo’s journey with Bleach continues, this time finally stepping into possibly the longest arc in shonen manga (or manga in general?). We’ve split this giant arc into two episodes, this first one covering everything including the Arrancar Invasion up to the end of Hueco Mundo.Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - first of two episodes on the massive Arrancar arc1:25 Is this the longest arc in all of manga?2:57 Arrancar Invasion sub-arc - introducing the Arrancars and the Vizards6:44 An even-paced arc with

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01:25:18

53 - Rurouni Kenshin (Jinchu) by Nobuhiro Watsuki

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/02/23

We come to the end of the main Rurouni Kenshin series, the yet-to-be-properly-animated: Jinchu. Is this a case of the best arc saved for last? Does it serve as a fitting conclusion for the series? Will Enzo throw in another Kaijuu wall? Stay tuned to find out.Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - the final arc of the main series that never got its anime adaptation3:05 Jinchu being an opposite arc to Kyoto by comparison8:03 Watsuki’s self-depricating author comments11:49 Rurouni Kenshin as a archetypical

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00:55:46

52 - Snow White with the Red Hair by Akizuki Sorata

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/02/09

It’s the first series review of 2026 and it’s one Samu and Enzo had a similar introduction to with an excellent anime adaptation and decided to venture into the manga post-anime. A shoujo romance fantasy that takes unexpected turns the longer it goes on, but how much of it do we agree on?Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - our first experiences with Snow White with the Red Hair9:44 Shirayuki and Zen’s relationship13:31 Other significant side characters in the series: Obi, Ryu, Izana, Mitsuhide, Raji,

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01:13:08

51 - Best Ongoing Underappreciated Manga

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/01/27

With the start of a new year we thought it best to highlight some of our favourite ongoing manga that deserve more love. We’ve put together a list of ten series we think are worth checking out in hopes that they can blow up, which perfectly summarise our tastes.Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - shouting out manga we love that deserve more love2:04 Kemutai Hanashi by Fumiya Hanashi5:47 Starting Today We Are Childhood Friends by Midori Obiya10:19 My Oh My, Atami-kun by Asa Tanuma17:32 They Are Still Being

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01:16:53

50 - The Next Big Thing 2.0

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2026/01/12

What better way to kick off the year than by revisiting our favourite topic: What’s the next big thing in anime/manga? In this episode we revisit our picks from 2024 and go through our new ones for 2026.Timecodes:0:00 Revisiting the topic: The Next Big Thing3:25 Enzo’s #2 pick: Phantom Busters by Neoshoco11:01 Samu’s #2 pick: Gokurakugai by Uto Sano19:07 Checking in our preview picks for The Next Big Thing 19:21 Sakamoto Days and Gachiakuta - both had anime, neither became mega hits24:45 Tokyo

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01:02:20

49 - Best Manga of 2025

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2025/12/29

Just like last year, we’re ending 2025 with a ‘best of’ episode, going through various categories to shout-out as many titles that we think deserve recognition and added to your recommendations if you aren’t already familiar. Happy new year!Timecodes:0:00 - Introduction to rules, carrying on from last year1:14 Best new manga published in 20255:13 Best manga that finished in 202510:19 Best ongoing manga of 202513:53 Best manga we discovered in 202518:08 Best one-shots of the year20:04 Up-and-comer

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00:55:17

48 - Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu

My Taste is Better Than Yours ·

2025/12/15

We’re covering Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu this week - a series both of us have followed since the manga’s debut. Our opinions might go against the mass opinion right now, as the series has reached new audience with its impressive anime adaptation. Check it out to see what we really think of the series, its origins, and its many characters.Timestamps:0:00 Introduction - the kitchen sink action series we’ve read since the beginning4:04 Tatsuki Fujimoto and his many successful assistants11:19 Manga vs

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