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Do you love Boys Love? Then you will love this episode! Hopefully. This month we read (or re-read) some BL titles and discussed them as an expert and a novice to the genre. Titles Discussed: Aitsu no Daihonmei Here U Are Konya mo Nemurenai Mangos: Genshiken Season II Lore Olympus

In honor of the final chapter of Hungry Marie finally being scanlated, we decided to take a look and attempt to dissect the reason why it was cancelled. As always, we’re very spoiler-heavy. You have been warned… Thanks for listening! 0:00 – Hungry Marie Discussion 28:28 – Mango of the Week-O Manga Links: Mirai no … Continue reading "29 – Why Did HUNGRY MARIE Get Cancelled?"

OH NOOOOOO!!!! We finally read Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure! Starting our epic journey with Part 1 – Phantom Blood, we delve into the fierce rivalry between Jojo and Dio Brando. As always, thanks for listening. 0:00 – Phantom Blood Discussion 44:50 – Mango of the Week-O Manga Links: Refund High School Kenrantaru Grande Scène Intro Music … Continue reading "28 – Is Jojo’s: PHANTOM BLOOD a Good Start to the Series?"

We’re back, baby!!! You thought we were gone forever, but we could never leave you guys. To be fair though, this is a pre-recorded episode, so we’re not really back. Anyways, this week we decided to host the world’s first (maybe) manga fashion awards!!! Cue the music. Clear the runway. Let’s find out which manga … Continue reading "27 – Manga FASHION Awards: Who Wore It Best?"

Today we’re discussing the entirety of Kimetsu no Yaiba! That’s it. As always, thanks for listening. Also, there will be spoilers for Ichigo 100% during the Mangos section. You have been warned. 0:00 – Kimetsu no Yaiba Overall Discussion 38:50 – Up to Date Discussion of Kimetsu no Yaiba 1:07:00 – Mango of the Week-O … Continue reading "26 – Is Kimetsu no Yaiba Underrated?"

In this week’s episode, we tackle the (current) entirety of the Rising of the Shield Hero manga. Chapters 1-58. We ask the questions – Will people ever stop hating Naofumi? Which characters are the most punchable? Why did we pull our hair out when we read through this? As always, thanks for listening. 0:00 – … Continue reading "25 – Shield Hero (Trope-Averting or Just Frustrating?)"

This week we got Up To Date on Dr. Stone (through Ch. 96). WHYWHYWHYWHY??? If you don’t understand that, you should probably skip to the next section, which is Jump Force! It’s a bit late, but that’s how we like to do things on the From Right to Left Pod. We’ll tell you all about … Continue reading "24 – Dr. Stone & JUMP FORCE Review"

Welcome back to another episode of the From Right to Left Podcast. Today we’re going to discuss the recent addition to Jump, Chainsaw Man (up through ch. 11). Does it break the tropes of battle manga? Does it have staying power? Could it be the next big hit? Then, we discuss Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai no … Continue reading "23 – Chainsaw Man & Did MIRAI deserve an Oscar?"

Alita: Battle Angel has released into theaters! We discuss the film and how well it adapts the source material into live action. 0:00 – Kimi no Na wa NEWS 13:15 – Crunchyroll Anime Awards 15:17 – Alita: Battle Angel Review (SPOILERS) 1:10:45 – Mango of the Week-O Manga Links: Saike Mata Shite mo Overlord Intro … Continue reading "22 – Does ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Live Up To The Manga?"

We’re back this week with an Up To Date discussion of Promised Neverland (up to ch. 122 at the time of recording). What the heck have those kids been getting up to lately? Then, in preparation for Alita: Battle Angel, we decided to take a look back at another live action adaptation of a classic … Continue reading "21 – PROMISED NEVERLAND & Ghost in the Shell (Live-Action) Review"

Are you ready for the perhaps the most depraved manga ever? It’s time for Parallel Paradise! There’s just a bit too many head-scratching plot turns in this manga so we decided to designate one tribute to read and disseminate the entire story. Then, we talk WEAPONS. The coolest. The dumbest. The biggest. And as always, … Continue reading "20 – PARALLEL PARADISE & Best and Worst Weapons"

Hey, everybody! Good to be back. This month, we get into what actually happens in Detective Conan once you get rid of all the murders standing between Conan and the secret of the Black Organization. 0:00 – Intro 13:05 – Detective Conan 1:31:08 – Mango of the Week-O Manga Links: Demon Tune Hinomaru Zumou Detective … Continue reading "37 – DETECTIVE CONAN Without Filler"

Clickbait title is clickbait. RADIANT is the hottest manga straight out of France. Is it worth the hype? We go through the entire of the story to try and find out. Then, we discuss how battle manga have changed over time. Are we in a new golden age, or is it impossible to capture the … Continue reading "19 -RADIANT & Have Battle Manga Gotten Worse?"

It’s a DRAGON BALL SUPER episode! First we talk all about the manga and where it’s at now. Then, we talk about the movie that’s sweeping the nation, Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Is it the best thing ever? Or the worst thing ever? It has to be one of those. There’s no in between. Thanks … Continue reading "18 – Dragon Ball Super (Manga) & BROLY"

Hey, guys. It’s finally JUJUTSU KAISEN’s turn to get the Up To Date treatment. Does it stack up to the other battle manga out there right now? No clue! Then, we take a look back at an older manga, PSYREN. We’re gonna try to decipher the entire plot of the manga after reading only the … Continue reading "17 – JUJUTSU KAISEN & What Happened In PSYREN?"

Hey guys, today we’re discussing everything and anything and somethings and a lot of things about WE NEVER LEARN by Taishi Tsutsui. Who’s the best girl? Is there even a best girl? We answer everything. As always, thanks for listening. STATS: We Never Learn Stats Intro music by Adam Choi (IG: @80maison)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! To welcome the new year, we decided to take a look back at all the manga that we’ve read in 2018 and pass out some superlatives. Everybody gets one! Just a heads up, we’ve got some loose lips, so if you really want to avoid spoilers then take a look at the … Continue reading "15 – 2018 Manga Accolades"

Hi. I’ve been editing this episode for the past 7 hours so no cutesy intro. I’m tired, hungry, and my eye keeps twitching. This week we got Up To Date on HINAMATSURI (up through Ch. 82). It’s awesome. Read it. Then we discuss Time Skips in manga. How do they use this? What are some … Continue reading "14 – HINAMATSURI & TIME SKIPS"

Some manga are born great. Some become great. Some have greatness thrust upon them. In the case of Boku no Hero, there's a trail of bloody manga that were chopped to pieces by the merciless axe of Shonen Jump. We take a look into the past and follow that trail all the way to one of today's most popular manga. Thanks for listening 0:00 - News/Shonen Jump Announcement 15:40 - Oumagadouki Zoo 31:07 - Sensei no Barrage 45:55 - Boku no Hero 1:07:56 - Mango of the Week-O

This week on the pod we discuss all the works from one of the most popular manga creating duos in the biz - Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata. They’ve released hit after hit after… well, you know. So let’s get on into it. And as always, thanks for listening. 1:58 - Death Note 25:55 - Bakuman 48:57 - Platinum End 1:23:44 - Mango of the Week-O

WARNING: If you want to stay away from adult/sexual content, stay away from the Goblin Slayer section of the episode. It’s a pretty graphic manga and there are some controversial moments we touch on with it. If you’re still reading this, then you now know that we’ll be talking about GOBLIN SLAYER (through Ch. 29). … Continue reading "11 – Goblin Slayer & Revisiting Shaman King"

It’s time for Fairy Tai-I mean, Eden’s Zero. Is it Eden’s Zero with an apostrophe or just Edens Zero? That question plagues me as I write this, but we don’t let it slow us down as we move on from there to DETECTIVE PIKACHU. We talk all about the trailer, our thoughts, what this means … Continue reading "10 – Eden’s Zero 19 & DETECTIVE PIKACHU TRAILER"

WE’RE BACK! Thanks for waiting so patiently. Matt decided he wanted to take a few weeks off to get cultured and experience the world from a new and unique perspective. What a dickhead. This week we decided to go back to the classic comedy BEELZEBUB, except I try to recite the entire plot from memory … Continue reading "36 -The Plot of BEELZEBUB (From Memory)"

It’s time for Black Clover!!! What is Asta up to now? Probably trying to be the Magic Emperor, or something. After our up to date, we talk about RIVALS. For every plucky optimistic main character, you’ve gotta have a cool, dark haired scowl that explains why he’s better. As always, thanks for listening. 0:00 – … Continue reading "9 – BLACK CLOVER 181 & Best and Worst RIVALS"

Today we tackle the master of forced melodrama and some decent slice of life, the one and only… SEO KOUJI. We start things with the recent developments of his current manga HITMAN. Then we move onto everything that he’s worked on ever in the history of the universe (or whatever we could think of). Everything … Continue reading "8 – HITMAN 19 & Is SEO KOUJI the Greatest Mangaka? (he isn’t)"

Hellooooo. This week we get caught up on the best spin-off of a popular manga centered around the son of the main character. You know what we’re talkin about. We segue from there to some of our favorite and least favorite battle mechanics in manga. We’re talkin your devil fruits, your chakras, and… goop? 0:00 … Continue reading "7 – Boruto 28 & Best and Worst Battle Mechanics"

What’s up, everybody? Sometimes manga can make us smile, sometimes they make us laugh, and sometimes… we gotta let loose some ugly tears. Today we discuss what stories made us cry the most. Join us as we shed our manhood and let those rivers flow. 0:00 – Dr. Stone (ch. 78) SPOILER Discussion Saddest Manga/Anime … Continue reading "6 – Dr. Stone 78 & Saddest Manga/Anime"

Special episode today! We were planning on doing an up-to-date on Hunter x Hunter with another main topic, but we had to read so much to catch up, we decided to devote the entire episode to it. Yay… We go into SPOILERS so if you’re not completely caught up, feel free to check out the … Continue reading "5 – Hunter x Hunter (ALL OF IT)"

Hello. Welcome to the podcast. Today, we shall talk about Promised Neverland (ch. 105) and then the Netflix distributed live-action Bleach film. It is very exciting. Join us. JOIN US. JOIN US. 1:08 – Promised Neverland SPOILER Discussion 32:15 – Bleach Live-Action Film (also SPOILERS) 53:45 – Mango of the Week-O Twitter: twitter.com/righttoleftpod Email: fromrighttoleftpod@gmail.com

Eyyyyy. Today we're gonna one punch the topic of One-Punch Man (Ch. 96). Does that make any sense? Don't think so but after that we're just gonna move along to Heroines. What makes a good heroine? What do we like about them? Why is there an E in the spelling? We answer all of those questions so sit tight! Up To Date 0:20 - One-Punch Man SPOILER Discussion Main Topic (Heroines) 24:16 - General Discussion 26:43 - Yuzuki Eba (Kimi no Iru Machi) 29:50 - Bulma (Dragonball) 33:00 - Soifon (AKA YueFan???) (Bleach) 37:25 - Kyoko Mogami (Skip Beat) 44:00 - Sakura Haruno (Naruto) 53:20 - Elsie de Lute Ima (World God Only Knows) 57:28 - Aina Yoshiwara (Grand Blue) 1:00:37 - Mango of the Week-OOOOOO Twitter: twitter.com/righttoleftpod Email: fromrighttoleftpod@gmail.com Instagram: TBA

This week we get Up To Date on Grand Blue (Ch. 47) and then we discuss some manga that we think should be adapted for a Hollywood Live-action Film. We get into realism, cultural differences, and casting. Woo Hoooooo. As always, thanks for listening. 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Grand Blue SPOILER discussion Main Topic (Should This Be A Movie???) 19:43 - General Discussion 24:13 - Seo Kouji/Kimi No Iru Machi 29:28 - Kimi Ni Todoke 32:45 - Ichigo 100% 34:10 - Fullmetal Alchemist 43:45 - Tokyo Ghoul 47:28 - Mango of the Week-OOOOO Twitter: twitter.com/righttoleftpod Email: fromrighttoleftpod@gmail.com Instagram: TBA

In our inaugural episode, we get up to date with Boku No Hero (Ch. 197) and then we talk about our favorite ships in manga and anime. There's a lot to unpack so we get right into it. Thanks for listening. 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Boku no Hero SPOILER discussion Main Topic (Ship It) 20:24 - Inuyasha 24:27 -  Eyeshield 21 29:50 - Free! 34:35 - Genshiken (Season 2) 39:40 - Kill la Kill 44:30 - Bakuman 53:30 - Mango of the Week-O Twitter: twitter.com/righttoleftpod Email: fromrighttoleftpod@gmail.com Instagram: TBA

Hello! The gag manga Shishunki Renaissance! David-kun has ended its run in Shonen Jump so we decided to take a look back and reminisce on our favorite characters, story arcs, etc. We also discuss possible reasons that it might have ended. Thanks for listening. Manga Links: Watashi to Sensei no Genjuu Shinryouroku Fujiyama-san wa Shishunki … Continue reading "35 – The End of SHISHUNKI RENAISSANCE! DAVID-KUN"

Hey everybody! Right up top I want to apologize for the audio this week. There was a lot of background noise from a lawn mower that couldn’t be isolated. Now that that’s out of the way, this week we decided to make a One Piece arc! There’s so many quality arcs in the manga, but … Continue reading "34 – Crafting a ONE PIECE Arc"

Welcome back! This week we get into our initial reactions to Masashi Kishimoto and Akira Okubo’s new manga SAMURAI 8. Then, we discuss our thoughts on the overall quality of One Piece and how the current storylines match up to the older ones. As always, thanks for listening. 0:00 – Samurai 8 Discussion 10:35 – … Continue reading "33 – Samurai 8 Reactions & Is ONE PIECE Getting Worse?"

The live-action Pokemon film we’ve all been waiting for! Detective Pikachu has finally hit theaters and we watched it. With our eyes. Our resident PhD in Pokemon provides his thoughts and we talk about favorite and least favorite parts of the movie. As always, thanks for listening! Manga Links: Record of Ragnarok Dragon Recipe Intro … Continue reading "32 – Detective Pikachu! Is It Good?"

With the upcoming release of Detective Pikachu, we decide to mine Matt’s experience (AKA obsession) with the games and have him walk us through (most) of the Pokemon games. We talk about the story, the gameplay mechanics, how the creators responded to criticism, etc. I’m really beat from editing this episode, so no timestamps this … Continue reading "31 – The Evolution of POKEMON Games"

Welcome back! This week we have an in-depth discussion about the best manga to read if you’ve never ever ever read manga before. Ever. This is the definitive list and you may not email in to tell us our opinions suck. We already know that. Thanks for listening! 0:00 – Main discussion 32:45 – Mango … Continue reading "30 – Top Manga Recommendations for NEWCOMERS"