Weekly Manga Recap

Quinn Larios & Nik Freeman•weeklymangarecap.podbean.com

Hosts Quinn Larios & Nikolas Freeman run down the new weekly manga chapters with an eye to critique while still going off on joking tangents.

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Episodes

The Club Kingdom

2:29 - Undead Unluck 151 13:58 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 79 32:55 - Kaiju No. 8 82 44:47 - Spy x Family 77 55:40 - Akane-banashi 54 66:22 - Blue Box 93 80:06 - Cipher Academy 16 95:34 - Ginka & Glüna 26 101:41 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 148 107:09 - The Elusive Samurai 102 112:30 - Black Clover 354 120:05 - One Piece 1078 130:22 - Favorite Series and MVP

Mar 26, 2023•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 347

Choked On a Rock

A murder mystery is afoot in Cipher Academy, everyone gets hornt for the Falling Devil, and Creed decreases his vocabulary. 10:02 - Undead Unluck 150 19:43 - Chainsaw Man 123 30:32 - Akane-banashi 53 41:45 - Blue Box 92 53:17 - Cipher Academy 15 66:28 - Ginka & Glüna 25 76:07 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 147 82:14 - The Elusive Samurai 101 91:36 - One Piece 1077 106:07 - Favorite Series and MVP

Mar 18, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 346

The Legend of Hambone Jackson

Domina risks everything to save Mash, Taiki redeems himself with a kind gesture, and the battle simulation section of World Trigger is almost over! ... probably. 4:43 - My Hero Academia 382 20:37 - Undead Unluck 149 30:44 - Chainsaw Man 122 41:10 - Kaiju No. 8 81 47:49 - Spy x Family 76 60:12 - World Trigger 231 69:44 - Akane-banashi 52 79:18 - Blue Box 91 89:29 - Cipher Academy 14 98:30 - Ginka & Glüna 24 105:21 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 146 111:05 - The Elusive Samurai 100 121:27 - Black...

Mar 10, 2023•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 345

Fullmetal Alchemist

Nik & Quinn review a modern classic. It would be pretty wild if they both hated it though. (They don't, but that would be crazy, right?) 0:56 - Fullmetal Alchemist 30:32 - Fullmetal Alchemist Spoilers 59:02 - My Hero Academia 381 64:11 - Undead Unluck 148 70:45 - Akane-banashi 51 77:23 - Blue Box 90 83:10 - Cipher Academy 13 95:39 - Ginka & Glüna 23 98:04 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 103:26 - PPPPPP 70 (END) 110:49 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 144-145 116:22 - The Elusive Samurai 98-99 122:36 -...

Mar 04, 2023•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 344

The Twink Debate

Chinatsu confronts a friend, Akane has a new goal, and My Hero sparks a translation debate over Hawks is a S-Tier Twink or Certified Hottie! 5:36 - My Hero Academia 380 19:39 - Undead Unluck 147 26:22 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 78 38:36 - Chainsaw Man 121 46:03 - Kaiju No. 8 80 53:43 - Akane-banashi 50 64:16 - Blue Box 89 74:07 - Cipher Academy 12 88:49 - Ginka & Glüna 22 96:37 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 100:52 - PPPPPP 69 108:46 - Favorite Series and MVP...

Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 343

Hot Viscous Liquid

We get introduced to Nayuta in Chainsaw Man, Akane shows us her Fetching Tea, and Cipher Academy gets extra in its code-breaking! 5:39 - Undead Unluck 146 15:00 - Chainsaw Man 120 25:25 - Akane-banashi 49 37:09 - Blue Box 88 47:34 - Cipher Academy 11 62:03 - Ginka & Glüna 21 71:45 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 79:09 - PPPPPP 68 89:05 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 143 92:31 - The Elusive Samurai 97 98:12 - One Piece 1075 114:59 - Icebreakers 119:24 - Favorite Series and MVP...

Feb 17, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 342

Little Fingies

Anya reunites with Yor, Asa breaks a rule, and Akane starts to deliver her version of Fetching Tea! 1:26 - My Hero Academia 379 13:20 - Undead Unluck 144-145 25:42 - Chainsaw Man 119 34:44 - Kaiju No. 8 79 39:59 - Spy x Family 75 49:18 - Akane-banashi 47-48 58:15 - Blue Box 86-87 68:41 - Cipher Academy 9-10 78:39 - Ginka & Glüna 19-20 88:17 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 93:13 - PPPPPP 66-67 104:23 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 141-142 110:55 - The Elusive Samurai 95-96 116:48 - Black Clover 349-350 1...

Feb 11, 2023•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 341

Exclusively Worthless

Akane goes on a "date", Kawaki sneaks by everyone, and My Hero teaches us that everyone can be a hero... 6:31 - My Hero Academia 378 17:46 - Undead Unluck 143 27:40 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 77 48:16 - Chainsaw Man 118 54:37 - Kaiju No. 8 78 57:49 - Spy x Family 74 70:04 - Akane-banashi 46 78:14 - Blue Box 85 88:29 - Cipher Academy 8 98:05 - Ginka & Glüna 18 103:49 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 109:10 - PPPPPP 65 115:44 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 140 119:35 - The Elusive Samurai 94 125:09 ...

Jan 28, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 340

January 2023 Q&A

Nik & Quinn get to answers some of your long awaited questions such as: what manga arc would make a musical out of, who they think their cohost should play in the upcoming live-action One Piece series, and what would Adult Manga Recap look like? 7:11 - Q&A 116:35 - Recommendation Spoiler Quiz (SPOILERS)

Jan 24, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 339

Earthchild

We could had a story about psychic dinosaurs instead? We were ROBBED I tell you! 1:16 - Earthchild 57:04 - My Hero Academia 377 61:24 - Undead Unluck 142 69:06 - Chainsaw Man 116-117 78:18 - Kaiju No. 8 77 81:37 - World Trigger 229-230 87:55 - Edens Zero 222 94:35 - Akane-banashi 45 102:54 - Blue Box 84 108:56 - Cipher Academy 7 121:01 - Ginka & Glüna 17 124:33 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 128:49 - PPPPPP 64 130:53 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 139 132:42 - The Elusive Samurai 93 135:54 - Black Clov...

Jan 14, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Ep. 338

2022 Retrospective

As we say hello to 2023, it's time to take a look back at the many highs and hilarious lows of 2022... 2:01 - 2022 Recommendations 3:16 - Liar Game 5:30 - Hitomi-chan is Shy With Strangers 7:27 - Love Me for Who I Am 10:38 - Land Lock 12:35 - Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty 16:28 - Blue Box 17:49 - D.Gray-man 19:08 - Go For It, Nakamura!! 20:12 - Catch These Hands 21:30 - Pokemon Adventures: Black & White 23:25 - Dick Fight Island 26:01 - Sand Land 27:07 - GetBackers 29:04 - Hōzuki Island 30:52 - Zom...

Jan 05, 2023•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 337

For All the Morgs

Denji shows some kindness, Doom goes one hundred percent, and a bet is decided. 3:51 - My Hero Academia 376 13:46 - Undead Unluck 141 23:11 - Chainsaw Man 115 33:48 - Spy x Family 73 38:32 - Edens Zero 221 41:26 - Akane-banashi 44 52:05 - Blue Box 83 61:22 - Cipher Academy 6 76:14 - Ginka & Glüna 16 86:47 - PPPPPP Guessing Game / Next Recommendation 95:26 - PPPPPP 63 105:15 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 138 109:09 - The Elusive Samurai 92 116:12 - Black Clover 346 120:33 - One Piece 1071 134:2...

Dec 31, 2022•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 336

Blue Lock

Finally, a way to make soccer exciting: by making even the goalies into scorers (for some reason)! 1:47 - Blue Lock 38:50 - Undead Unluck 139-140 47:48 - Ichigoki’s Under Control 3-4 48:31 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 76 73:21 - Chainsaw Man 114 80:21 - Akane-banashi 42-43 86:03 - Blue Box 81-82 93:57 - Cipher Academy 4-5 103:33 - Fabricant 100 2-3 109:03 - Ginka & Glüna 14-15 114:46 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 120:25 - PPPPPP 61-62 126:13 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 136-137 130:21 - The Elu...

Dec 24, 2022•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 335

Bury Me With My Morgs

The Kaijus are coming out in big numbers, Akane Banashi blurs the line between story & reality, and it turns out Denji isn't the only one who is a total dork when it comes to dating. 4:44 - Undead Unluck 138 14:43 - Chainsaw Man 113 29:09 - Kaiju No. 8 76 34:51 - Edens Zero 219 46:54 - Akane-banashi 41 59:12 - Blue Box 80 70:37 - Cipher Academy 3 82:37 - Fabricant 100 1 98:41 - Ginka & Glüna 13 112:52 - Ichigoki’s Under Control 2 116:19 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 122:44 - PPPPPP 60 129:15 - ...

Dec 11, 2022•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 334

A Whole New Morg

Akane Banashi tackles misogny, things look bad in My Hero, and Cipher Academy starts Morgin' out. 7:42 - My Hero Academia 374 22:06 - Undead Unluck 137 30:27 - Kaiju No. 8 75 36:48 - Edens Zero 218 46:27 - Akane-banashi 40 54:51 - Blue Box 79 66:39 - Cipher Academy 2 84:49 - Ginka & Glüna 12 91:40 - Ichigoki’s Under Control 1 95:26 - The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins 3 103:24 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 108:58 - PPPPPP 59 116:56 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 134 121:22 - The Elusive Samurai 88 125:...

Dec 02, 2022•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 333

Crossing Time

Crossing Time! Time for you to go out and get all of your Crossing done~! 6:53 - Crossing Time 26:14 - My Hero Academia 373 31:32 - Undead Unluck 136 40:28 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 75 62:56 - Chainsaw Man 112 77:18 - Edens Zero 217 92:05 - Akane-banashi 39 98:50 - Blue Box 78 105:48 - Cipher Academy 1 117:22 - Ginka & Glüna 11 121:15 - The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins 2 126:14 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 131:32 - PPPPPP 58 136:35 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 133 139:08 - The Elusive Samu...

Nov 30, 2022•2 hr 33 min•Ep. 332

Deutschematic Irony

Hoshina and Kaiju No. 10 are starting to click, Anya comforts Damien, and Robin finally catches a break. 6:39 - Undead Unluck 135 20:42 - Chainsaw Man 111 30:01 - Kaiju No. 8 74 35:11 - Spy x Family 71 44:49 - Edens Zero 216 58:21 - Akane-banashi 38 71:03 - Blue Box 77 80:17 - Ginka & Glüna 10 89:05 - The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins 1 99:31 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 106:49 - PPPPPP 57 111:17 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 132 115:31 - The Elusive Samurai 86 123:19 - One Piece 1067 144:42 - Favor...

Nov 18, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 331

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Get your game on! Seriously, please, we're in public. This is very inappropriate. Just put your game on! 1:51 - Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 47:10 - My Hero Academia 372 58:09 - Undead Unluck 134 66:26 - Chainsaw Man 110 72:48 - World Trigger 227-228 82:01 - Edens Zero 215 89:08 - Akane-banashi 37 98:05 - Blue Box 76 104:09 - Ginka & Glüna 9 108:48 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 114:42 - PPPPPP 56 122:11 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 131 123:56 - The Elusive Samurai 85 126:45 - Black Clover 343 129:40 - One Piece 106...

Nov 11, 2022•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 330

Spy x 4Kids

Tensions well in Spy x Family, Denji doesn't have a thought in his head in Chainsaw Man, and a dude Gear Second's his horse in Elusive Samurai. 4:30 - My Hero Academia 371 21:33 - Undead Unluck 133 31:15 - Chainsaw Man 109 39:17 - Kaiju No. 8 73 48:40 - Spy x Family 70 63:44 - Edens Zero 214 73:56 - Akane-banashi 36 85:21 - Blue Box 75 96:45 - Ginka & Glüna 8 104:55 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 111:11 - PPPPPP 55 118:50 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 130 122:22 - The Elusive Samurai 84 127:55 - Black...

Nov 03, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 329

Sankarea

We try to carry on as much of a conversation as you can about a weird zombie waifu story. 2:39 - Sankarea 16:52 - My Hero Academia 370 29:20 - Undead Unluck 132 36:46 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 74 45:01 - Chainsaw Man 108 53:52 - Edens Zero 213 61:12 - Akane-banashi 35 66:40 - Aliens Area 20 (END) 70:47 - Blue Box 74 77:28 - Ginka & Glüna 7 84:46 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 89:37 - PPPPPP 54 96:44 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 129 100:25 - The Elusive Samurai 83 106:58 - One Piece 1065 121:3...

Oct 27, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 328

Zom 100

The zombie apocalypse started: time to finally have some fun! 6:03 - Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 21:27 - Undead Unluck 131 29:58 - Chainsaw Man 107 37:28 - Kaiju No. 8 72 42:13 - Spy x Family 69 49:52 - Edens Zero 212 61:23 - Akane-banashi 34 69:59 - Aliens Area 19 78:23 - Blue Box 73 86:04 - Ginka & Glüna 6 93:25 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 97:09 - PPPPPP 53 106:22 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 128 108:54 - The Elusive Samurai 82 113:00 - Black Clover 341 118:45 - One Piece 1064 130:01 - Favo...

Oct 20, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 327

Hōzuki Island

A deeply unsettling horror manga. Not because it's scary or anything. God no. But because it had to be really weird. 4:08 - Hōzuki Island 28:51 - My Hero Academia 369 33:49 - Undead Unluck 130 42:42 - Chainsaw Man 106 49:40 - Edens Zero 211 58:41 - Akane-banashi 33 65:42 - Aliens Area 18 73:36 - Blue Box 72 82:28 - Ginka & Glüna 5 91:33 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 94:24 - PPPPPP 52 100:23 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 127 104:43 - The Elusive Samurai 81 111:13 - Black Clover 340 116:03 - One Piece ...

Oct 15, 2022•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 326

GetBackers

More like "GetBack our lost time!" (They actually do this in the manga later on) 2:41 - GetBackers 43:35 - My Hero Academia 368 48:31 - Undead Unluck 129 54:15 - Kaiju No. 8 71 59:15 - Spy x Family 68.1 61:34 - World Trigger 226 67:49 - Edens Zero 210 78:20 - Akane-banashi 31-32 86:30 - Aliens Area 16-17 95:12 - Blue Box 70-71 108:58 - Ginka & Glüna 3-4 110:39 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 113:31 - PPPPPP 50-51 123:19 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 126 130:24 - The Elusive Samurai 79-80 137:54 - Black...

Oct 08, 2022•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 325

Top Tier Bussy w/ Austin Yorski

A hurricane hit Florida, so Dice Funk's Austin Yorski joins to talk about Mashle not being funny, why mothers aren't all that special, and Vegapunk being a g-g-g-girl? 6:31 - My Hero Academia 367 19:35 - Undead Unluck 128 28:52 - Chainsaw Man 105 41:30 - Edens Zero 209 57:38 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 125 66:41 - One Piece 1061 85:12 - Favorite Series and MVP

Oct 01, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 324

Bummy Schlub

Apologies for some audio issues in this one! Should be corrected for the next episode! A full moon stops Shigaraki in My Hero, Boruto's next big mission is a wacky rom-com set-up, and who told you the Kingdom of Lulusia existed? 2:24 - My Hero Academia 366 12:56 - Undead Unluck 127 16:15 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 73 32:03 - Kaiju No. 8 70 39:30 - Spy x Family 68 48:23 - Edens Zero 208 57:24 - Akane-banashi 30 65:33 - Aliens Area 15 74:21 - Blue Box 69 83:12 - Ginka & Glüna 2 91:38 - ...

Sep 23, 2022•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 323

Just the One Time

Andy comes face to face with God, Cure was actually behind everything all along, and Chainsaw Man makes us feel bad for War. Poor lil' guy. 3:47 - Undead Unluck 126 10:39 - Chainsaw Man 104 24:54 - Edens Zero 207 40:37 - Akane-banashi 29 50:06 - Aliens Area 14 57:24 - Blue Box 68 67:32 - Ginka & Glüna 1 84:01 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 88:26 - PPPPPP 48 93:00 - Tokyo Demon Bride Story 2 101:13 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 123 107:17 - The Elusive Samurai 77 114:31 - Black Clover 337 122:20 - One ...

Sep 15, 2022•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 322

Poopy

There appears to be a new rival aiming for Taiki's heart, Katori's funk is broken in a surprising way, and Edgeshot risks everything to save Bakugo! 2:20 - My Hero Academia 365 14:06 - Undead Unluck 125 20:19 - Kaiju No. 8 69 28:55 - Spy x Family 67.2 32:02 - World Trigger 225 41:39 - Edens Zero 206 49:46 - Akane-banashi 28 57:43 - Aliens Area 13 59:20 - Blue Box 67 70:02 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 73:54 - PPPPPP 47 80:30 - Tokyo Demon Bride Story 1 95:09 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 122 100:07 - The...

Sep 09, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 321

Sand Land

It's strange to read a Toriyama series that doesn't end with someone going "Cerulean" or "Tickle-Me-Pink". 8:13 - Sand Land 21:31 - My Hero Academia 364 35:05 - Undead Unluck 124 42:06 - Chainsaw Man 103 55:34 - Edens Zero 205 64:24 - Akane-banashi 27 73:47 - Aliens Area 12 84:02 - Blue Box 66 94:48 - Doron Dororon 36 (END) 107:28 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 108:21 - PPPPPP 46 114:58 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 121 119:18 - The Elusive Samurai 75 124:24 - Black Clover 335 129:13 - One Piece 1058 142:...

Sep 01, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 320

Dick Fight Island

A cursed episode about... well... the title really says it all. 5:32 - Dick Fight Island 13:51 - My Hero Academia 363 24:23 - Undead Unluck 123 32:05 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 72 50:24 - Chainsaw Man 102 63:09 - Spy x Family 67 67:56 - Edens Zero 203-204 84:07 - Akane-banashi 26 92:03 - Aliens Area 11 97:47 - Blue Box 65 107:05 - Doron Dororon 35 112:02 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 113:03 - PPPPPP 45 117:09 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 120 118:50 - The Elusive Samurai 74 121:01 - Black Clover 3...

Aug 26, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 319

With a Unicycle

The devastating new Cross Guild faction is revealed, Asta prepares to face the Wizard King, and Bakugo's heart may have been punched out! 3:27 - My Hero Academia 362 20:14 - Undead Unluck 122 32:43 - Kaiju No. 8 68 41:45 - Spy x Family 66 55:34 - Akane-banashi 25 68:28 - Aliens Area 10 78:48 - Blue Box 64 89:02 - Doron Dororon 34 94:29 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 98:26 - PPPPPP 44 105:31 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 119 110:20 - The Elusive Samurai 73 116:46 - Black Clover 333 123:21 - One Piece 1056 ...

Aug 13, 2022•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 318

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