We're covering maybe the defacto fanservice series this time around, as Ikkitousen aka Battle Vixens is our latest manga. Did we unearth yet another fragment of Mike's illicit past? And was it as trash as pretty much every other series he's dragged us kicking and screaming through? Yes. But maybe not for the reason you'd expect...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Battle Vixens was licensed by Tokyopop, so happy hunting! - https://tokyopop.com/

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G24H1NZXD/ikki-tousen

We had so much fun the last time we did a manga on marriage, so why not do it again! We discuss 365 Days To The Wedding, a romCON manga (this joke gets funnier every time I make it) where our two not lovebirds set up a fake marriage to avoid being transferred to Siberia! Were we in on it with them, or dobbing this series in the first chance we got?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! 365 Days To The Wedding is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/365-days-to-the-wedding/

Want to check out the live action adaptation? It's available via Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Map-for-The-Wedding/dp/B0B8N5B715

One of the all-time best mangaka is our focus this time, as we read Sand Land by Akira Toriyama, to celebrate the game coming out tomorrow, and the legacy left behind by one of the greatest to ever do it. Was this short shounen a fitting way to remember him, or a barren desert wasteland amongst his other iconic creations?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Sand Land is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/sand-land

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Disney+ - https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/sand-land-the-series/7I31jGPKAwz5

Want to play the video game? It's available from Bandai Namco - https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/sand-land/sand-land

You know what's better than siscon romance stories? Momcon ones! No, wait, that's worse. This time the trio discuss Ookumo-chan Flashback, where our protag keeps having flashbacks to his parent's highschool romance as the past repeats itself once again.

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

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Woah, did you get romance and sci-fi in my isekai? This time the trio discuss Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (or in Japanese... Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu, aka MobuSeka for short), where one hapless guy is isekai'd straight into an otome visual novel when all he wanted was a peaceful life.

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

~

Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Trapped In A Dating Sim is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2020/12/04/seven-seas-restarts-the-game-with-license-of-trapped-in-a-dating-sim-the-world-of-otome-games-is-tough-for-mobs-manga-series/

New year, same old trash manga! The trio discuss The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter (or In Japanese... Ore Dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon: Kossori Kitaete Sekai Saikyou), a very lewd totally not an isekai series where one poor(ish) boy and his harem try to make their way in life.

Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, Sean, Mike and Phil cover a manga (or sometimes webtoon!), and discuss the first two volumes, looking at the good, the bad... but mostly, the trash. Will we find some gems amongst the junk? Or just slip further into the trash pile?

Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow Mike on Twitter & Twitch @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Follow Phil on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

Support the official release! The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/the-hidden-dungeon-only-i-can-enter-manga/

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/newsfeed/tag/the+hidden+dungeon+only+i+can+enter

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It's Christmas! Tommorow, anyway. Unless you're reading this tomorrow, in which case... er... Anyway, this time Sean, Mike and Phil delve into the iconic Hayate the Combat Butler (aka Hayate no Gotoku! in Japan), where one hapless kid has a Christmas miracle foisted upon him. Will it be a gift for the trio, or just coal in their stockings?

Also! We throw in some Christmas recommendations for actually good series to while away the hours this holiday season. Enjoy!

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Support the official release! Hayate the Combat Butler is licensed by Viz Media - https://www.viz.com/hayate-the-combat-butler

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/hayate-the-combat-butler-season-1-2

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This time Sean, Mike and Phil delve into the mysteries of a harem from the past in The Apothecary Diaries (known in Japan as Kusuriya no Hitorigoto). Will it be good for what ails us, or just another bitter pill to swallow?

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Support the official release! The Apothecary Diaries is licensed by Square Enix - https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/series/the-apothecary-diaries

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Thought the last episode was a little creepy? Well bad news, as this time Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Minamoto's Story (aka Minamoto-kun Monogatari in Japan), and one virgin's journey to bang 'em all. Will the trio be dtf, or nope nope nope nope nope nope nope?

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The horror vibes continue this time, as Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Pupa, a tale of two siblings transformed forever by a deadly diesease that makes its host crave human flesh. Will the trio enjoy chowing down on it, or just chew it up and spit it out?

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In this spoopy Halloween episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Pigpen, where one poor guy washes up on an unnamed island, no memory of how he got there and no clue of what's in store as he meets the family who lives there. Will it make us as happy as pigs in... trash... or will they make a pig's ear out of it?

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Support the official release! Pigpen can be read on Naver Webtoon (in Indonesian) - https://www.webtoons.com/id/horror/pigpen/list?title_no=1751

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In this episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Loveless, where wars are fought with words not weapons as one hapless pair try to survive in a world that wants them dead. Will it be beloved by our trio, or will they trash it?

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Support the official release! Loveless is licensed by Viz Media - https://www.viz.com/loveless

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In this episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Fly Me To The Moon (known in Japan as Tonikaku Cawaii), where it's marriage at first sight for our star-crossed lovers. Will the trio fall in love with it, or will they trash it?

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Support the official release! Fly Me To The Moon is licensed by Viz Media - https://www.viz.com/fly-me-to-the-moon

Want to check out the anime? It'll be available via Crunchyroll when it starts airing in October - https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb

We're going down, down, deeper and down, into the underground to cover 90s shounen manga Tokyo Underground and another piece of Mike's childhood? Was this oldie with wind, gravity and healing powers being flung around a forgotten classic, or just plain forgettable?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Check out his recent run at UKSG Red 2024 here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGUP32kRBOw

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

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In this episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Our Last Crusade or The Rise of a New World (known in Japan as Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen, or KimiSen for short), where two kids who desire peace are seperated by a never-ending war. Will it be love at first fight for the trio, or will they trash it?

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Support the official release! Our Last Crusade is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/9781975358709/our-last-crusade-or-the-rise-of-a-new-world-vol-1/

Want to check out the anime? It'll be available via Funimation when it starts airing in October - https://www.funimation.com/

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In this episode, Sean, Mike and Phil dive into Grand Blue Dreaming (Grand Blue for short, not to be confused with Granblue Fantasy, totally different), which is definitely a manga about diving. Will it make a splash with the trio, or will they find it to be trash?

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Support the official release! Grand Blue Dreaming is licensed by Kodansha Comics - https://kodanshacomics.com/series/grand-blue-dreaming/

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In this episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Mieruko-chan (which roughly translates as The Girl Who Sees "Them"), where one poor girl can see all the terrifying spirits and ghouls of the world beyond. Will the trio enjoy spooky scary spirit...ons, or find it to be trash?

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Support the official release! Mieruko-chan is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/9781975317577/mieruko-chan-vol-1/

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In this episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Solo Leveling (also known as Only I Level Up), our second webtoon, based on the highly original idea of what if your life became a game... wait didn't we do this already? Will the trio enjoy this alternate universe version of The Gamer, or find it to be trash?

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Support the official release! Solo Leveling can be read on Webnovel and TappyToon - https://www.webnovel.com/comic/15227640605485101 - https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/solo-leveling-official

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In this episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss The Gamer, our first webtoon from South Korea, based on the highly original idea of what if your life... became a game? Will the trio enjoy playing the game, or find it to be trash?

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Support the official release! The Gamer can be read on Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/the-gamer/list?title_no=88

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In this episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Friends Game (known in Japan as Tomodachi Game), where the bonds of friendship are put to the ultimate test. Will the trio enjoy friendly friends doing friendly things, or find it to be trash?

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In this third episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss The Eminence in Shadow (known in Japan as Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!), our first isekai, which answers the age old question of man vs nuke. Will the trio enjoy this new world, or find it to be trash?

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Support the official release! The Eminence in Shadow is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/9781975359058/the-eminence-in-shadow-vol-1-light-novel/

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CONTENT WARNING – This episode discusses themes such as suicide and abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.

In this second episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss From Now On We Begin Ethics (known in Japan as Koko Wa Ima Kara Rinri Desu), a seinen following the life of an ethics teacher and his student. Will the trio enjoy going back to school, or find it to be trash?

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In this DEBUT episode, Sean, Mike and Phil discuss Rent-A-Girlfriend (known in Japan as Kanojo, Okarishimasu), a college romcom where after being dumped, one poor college kid decides to rent a girlfriend for a date, and it all keeps escalating from there. Will the trio enjoy the schenanigans, or find it to be trash?

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Support the official release! Rent-A-Girlfriend is licensed by Kodansha Comics - https://kodanshacomics.com/series/rent-a-girlfriend/

Another April Fools special is upon us, and on Mike's repeated, insistent request, we're looking towards live action adaptations, as we review the infamous Death Note adaptation. No, not the Japanese films. Or the Korean TV series. No no, we're watching Netflix's adaptation. And with Willem Dafoe in the mix, this has to be the best one of all! Right?

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Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss an adapatation of an existing series that's made its way to the third dimension, watching, reviewing and breaking down (or having a break down over) what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this one pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Check out his recent run at UKSG Red 2024 here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGUP32kRBOw

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Death Note is available to stream on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80122759

Want to check out the original manga? It's licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/death-note

The spring anime season is here, with sequels galore. But why would we cover any of that drek, when we could talk about something much more... fabled. The Fable, in fact. A little action, a little comedy, a little drama, a whole lotta slice of life, but surely a slife about a hitman must be enough plot for our Mike?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

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Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Check out his recent run at UKSG Red 2024 here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGUP32kRBOw

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! The Fable is licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/series/the-fable/

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Disney+ - https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/home

Want to check out the live action adaptation? It's available via Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81418329

You've seen isekai before, but what about one where the lead is, get this, reincarnated and is super strong! So original, right? We discuss this fascinating new spin on the trope from Your SSS-Rank Afterlife is Confirmed, Virtuous Old Man. And one of us maybe, just maybe, has finally reached the end of their tether...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

We're through the looking glass now, as on this day that never was, Leap Day 2024, we tackle the weirdness of Welcome to the NHK. Conspiracies, questionably legal substances and so much more dubiousness await in this bizarre cult classic...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Mike, foreeeeveeeer host, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Check out his recent run of Inscryption at ESA Winter 2024 here - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2070436771

Sean, definitely not forever host no siree, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Welcome to the NHK is licensed by Tokyopop and Viz - https://www.tokyopop.com/ ~ https://www.viz.com/welcome-to-the-n-h-k

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll and Funimation - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6MGNDGW6/welcome-to-the-n-h-k ~ https://www.funimation.com/shows/welcome-to-the-n-h-k/

What do you get if you make a webtoon Game of Thrones? Probably something like The Flower That Was Bloomed By A Cloud, a historical romance series with political machinations aplenty. Was this enough to win us over for once? Or just remind us of how that TV show ended...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

Valentines! Romance! Drool! Come now, did you expect anything less from us? We're discussing Mysterious Girlfriend X in our latest Love Day special, a romantic manga where one girl's drool has the power to drive you crazy, relay emotions, mimic traits, and so much more! With such a crazy mechanic, this has to be good, right?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Check out his recent run at UKSG Red 2024 here - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2045021433?t=17h2m7s

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Mysterious Girlfriend X is licensed by Inkr and Vertical - https://comics.inkr.com/title/793-mysterious-girlfriend-x ~ https://www.vertical-inc.com/books/mysteriousgfx.html

Want to check out the anime? It's available via HiDive - https://www.hidive.com/tv/mysterious-girlfriend-x

Ah yes, this is much more our speed, doing manga's with slave in the title. For our Winter anime tie-in we're discussing Chained Soldier, a very horny on main shounen manga that bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain other big time shounen. Were we able to look past the more problematic elements, or chugging bleach to forget this ever happened...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Chained Soldier is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/series/chained-soldier

Want to check out the anime? It's available via HiDive - https://www.hidive.com/tv/chained-soldier

This is it! Was the One Piece real? Or just another trash manga in disguise? We celebrate our hundredth episode by reading the Greatest Of All Time. But not just two mere volumes, no, but an entire 100 chapters! Did the entire East Blue arc make us want to undertake manga's most epic voyage, or avoid the sea forever more?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! One Piece is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/one-piece

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRMG8ZQZR/one-piece

Want to check out the live action adaptation? It's available via Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80217863

We're discussing one of the biggest webtoons of the moment this time, as we analyse Onmiscient Reader's Viewpoint! As Earth and all of humanity become caught up in the world's largest Twitch stream survival game, will this tale of not one but two protagonists win us over? Or just make us stumble over identifying them through the episode...?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint can be read on Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/omniscient-reader/list?title_no=2154

Christmas is a time of giving, so we're giving back to you, our listeners, by reading a series that you recommended! And it's our first magical girl series no less, in MachiMaho, a very on-brand manga for us. Why be pure and nice and innocent when you can be a bad bitch? But will we simp or will we scream?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! MachiMaho: I Messed Up And Made The Wrong Person Into A Magical Girl is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/machimaho-i-messed-up-and-made-the-wrong-person-into-a-magical-girl/

As we close in on the century, it's time for a highlights special, as we celebrate the Best of Trash Manga Friends with clips chosen by all three hosts! What weird things are we into? When did we rage the most? Is meat a food? The answers to these and so much more await in this whistle stop tour through three and half years of podcasts!

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

Ever wanted to know what the life of Mike is like? Then do we have the manga for you! We're covering I Fell In Love, So I'm Streaming It, a romcom all about a bunch of livestreamers and their insistence on not revealing this fact to anyone. Weird? Enjoyable? Or just plain Trash? Watch and find out for yourself...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! I Fell In Love, So I'm Streaming It can be read on Mangamo - https://www.mangamo.com/

We're back to webtoons as we see a Korean take on the wuxia genre in Nano Machine! When one kid at death's door gets a dose of nano machines from the future injected directly into him, how will this effect his future and that of his clan? And will Mike care? All those answers and many more await...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Nano Machine can be read on Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/nano-machine/list?title_no=4344

The spooks are upon us for another year, and what could be more horrifying than kids fighting to the death in an all-out battle royale in... Battle Royale! We discuss the manga version of this household name, and how it compares to it's famous cinematic cousin and the many, many series that have followed in its wake.

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Battle Royale was licensed by Tokyopop, so happy hunting! - https://tokyopop.com/

Shounen's are back baby, as we read Monochrome Factor, a manga about what happens when shadows from the other side invade our world and take our lead's body! Bleach? Nah, completely different. Will Sean love this as much as his beloved shounen darling, or see red in a world of black and white?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Monochrome Factor was licensed by Tokyopop, so happy hunting! - https://tokyopop.com/

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Hidive - https://www.hidive.com/tv/monochrome-factor

The world of anime calls to us once more with that rarest of series – a fantasy that isn't an isekai! No, instead we're pondering what happens to the hero's party in the years, decades and centuries after their journey is over as we discuss Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Will we love it? Or was endless isekai not that bad actually?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/frieren-beyond-journeys-end

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2023/7/15/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end-anime-begins-on-crunchyroll-this-september

Sean is running the show more so than usual, as he provides his take on a classic 00s series in FLCL! But how on Earth do you adapt something so unique to manga? Is it even possible? We discuss the Fooly, the Cooly and everything inbetween!

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! FLCL is licensed by Dark Horse Comics - https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/18-934/FLCL-Omnibus-TPB

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Adult Swim - https://www.adultswim.com/videos/flcl

Mike's taking charge this time and dragging us back two decades to a world of Linkin' Park and Evanescence when we cover the iconic manga Elfen Lied! Did its mature themes stand the test of time, or was it pure edgelord cringe widdling itself on the floor?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Elfen Lied is licensed by Dark Horse Comics - https://digital.darkhorse.com/series/1279/elfen-lied

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.com/Elfen-Lied-Season-01/dp/B003B21SP0

As surely as night follows day, does a romcom series follow an isekai one. But it's a classic, as we discuss The World God Only Knows, where one visual novel and dating sim god is tasked with translating those skills to the real world... or else! Did we enjoy this high stakes wooing, or did Mike once again get very mad at the mere concept of romantic comedy?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr and Mastodon @TrashMangaFriends (links coming soon!)

Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR9PV5MD6/the-world-god-only-knows

Before isekai, there was moeblob! And we're tackling the king of the genre, K-On, this time on the show. There's music, there's comedy and there's fluffy fun galore in this 4koma manga... well, unless you're a certain member of our trio...

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! K-On! is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/series/k-on

We're back to ol' inevitable this time, as we tackle yet another isekai manga in Kenja no Mago, aka Wise Man's Grandchild! Fantasy world? Check. Ridiculously overpowered protagonist? Check. But will it be checkmate once again for the genre, or is this actually one of the good'uns?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr and Mastodon @TrashMangaFriends (links coming soon!)

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll and Funimation - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G63K95846/wise-mans-grandchild ~ https://www.funimation.com/shows/wise-mans-grandchild/

A long running detective manga? Yes, that's right, we're covering QED! ...what, did you think we meant something else? And boy does this redefine long, with the longest single chapter we've ever read, but was it packed full of content and goodness, or just a really, really long murder of the mind?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

Anime tie-in time has arrived once again! And the spooks are out early this year as we tackle Dark Gathering, a supernatural horror manga about one lil' girl's quest to catch 'em all to help save her family and friends from eternal damnation. But did we need to perform an exorcism on this series as well?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Dark Gathering is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/dark-gathering

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Hidive - https://www.hidive.com/news/2023/6/8/horror-anime-dark-gathering-brings-screams-to-hidive-s-summer-simulcast-season

Imagine taking a pill that could take you back 10 years? Not in time thankfully, who wants to relive the past decade, but back to your youthful good looks and high school banter. That's the premise of webtoon ReLife, but were our trio ready to go back to school, or happy to have left those days and this series behind?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! ReLife is licensed by Pocket Comics - https://www.pocketcomics.com/comic/23/

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY5VE008Y/relife

Year 4 is here and we're kicking off with a banger - the legendary, crticially acclaimed and super successful shonen manga Fairy Tail! Will our trio love Hiro Mashima's magnum opus, or be rebuffed by its zany antics and off-the-wall comedy?

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, reviewing the first two volumes and breaking down what's good, what's bad, but mainly, what's Trash with a capital T. Will this series pass the test? Or be the latest in a long line of failures? Listen in to find out!

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Fairy Tail is licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/series/fairy-tail/

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6DQDD3WR/fairy-tail ~ https://www.funimation.com/shows/fairy-tail/ ~ https://www.hulu.com/series/fairy-tail-ccafd798-65e0-45eb-99e1-6ab389c1056b

The group stages are over, it's time to whittle our remaining 15 series 1v1 until only one remains! Which will join Solo Leveling and Look Back as Not Actually Trash? And what will be thrown into the slurry pit of Trashest Manga, Friends like Minamoto's Story and Redo of Healer? All those answers and more as Trashtacular Tournament Three concludes!

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa and review the first two volumes, looking at what's good, what's bad... but mainly, what's t~r~a~s~h~ Will this be one of the real ones? Or another miserable piece of junk? Listen in to find out...

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow foreveeer host Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire Mike on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Follow Phil ("if you must" - Phil) on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official releases!

Girls of the Wild's is licensed by Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/

Call of the Night, Food Wars, Platinum End and Bleach are licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Tomo-chan is a Girl and Re:Monster are licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/

Blue Lock and A Couple of Cuckoos are licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/

Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro is licensed by Sekai Project - https://sekaiproject.com/

Oshi no Ko is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/

Third time's the charm, as we embark on our third Trashtacular Tournament Arc! Which series will rise through the ranks to be crowned Not Actually Trash? And who'll have found a way to sink deeper than the rest to be the Trashest Manga, Friends? I mean, remember series like Soul Land and Platinum End? Sure wish we didn't!

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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!

Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.

Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa and review the first two volumes, looking at what's good, what's bad... but mainly, what's t~r~a~s~h~ Will this be one of the real ones? Or another miserable piece of junk? Listen in to find out...

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Follow us on Twitter @TrashMangaCast - https://twitter.com/trashmangacast

Follow foreveeer host Sean on Twitter @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Follow speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire Mike on Twitter, Twitch & YouTube @Bersekrer - https://twitter.com/Bersekrer - https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bersekrer

Follow Phil ("if you must" - Phil) on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official releases!

Soul Land is licensed by Mangatoon - https://mangatoon.mobi/

Girls of the Wild's and Dice are licensed by Naver Webtoon - https://www.webtoons.com/en/

Call of the Night, Food Wars and Platinum End are licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out, Tomo-chan is a Girl and Re:Monster are licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/

Loner Life in Another World is licensed by Kaiten Books - https://www.kaitenbooks.com/

Blue Lock, Saint Young Men and A Couple of Cuckoos are licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/

Talentless Nana is licensed by Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/

Oshi no Ko is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/