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Mangasplaining

by Deb Aoki, David Brothers, Christopher Butcher, Chip Zdarsky
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About the show

Curious about manga but don't know where to start? Well neither does comics writer/artist Chip Zdarsky! Join manga experts Deb Aoki, David Brothers, and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher, as they introduce the medium to Chip (and to you!) through some of its best and most important works. Every week a new volume of manga to re-discover, discuss, and enjoy! More info at Mangasplaining.com!

Latest episodes

  • Ep. 120: Dogsred, by Satoru Noda

    June 20, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min

    Back before there was a print edition, the Mangasplainers read the weekly chapters of Golden Kamuy creator Satoru Noda’s new hockey manga, DOGSRED! Christopher hosts for a series he was excited to read, Deb already loved, and David was…

  • Ep. 119: Kaiju No. 8, by Naoya Matsumoto

    May 15, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min

    A Japanese take on superheroes? A henshin series? A kaiju/giant monsters manga? A workplace drama? The new-ish Shonen Jump series Kaiju No. 8 is all of these and more! But will the Mangasplainers dig this multifaceted action series? Or is…

  • Ep. 118: Guardians of the Louvre, by Jiro Taniguchi

    April 28, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min

    Welcome back to Mangasplaining, the podcast for people who are curious about manga but don’t know where to start! This week we choose a work from one of our favorite authors with potentially broad appeal—Jiro Taniguchi’s Guardians of the…

  • Ep. 117: Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Vol. 1, by Takamori and Chiba

    December 19, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min

    Hello Mangasplaining fans, have we got a treat for you! Thanks to our friends at Kodansha who sponsored this episode, we were given an advance peak at the forthcoming hardcover omnibus Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Volume 1. This…

  • Ep. 116: Daredevil: Born Again, by Miller and Mazzucchelli

    October 17, 2024 · 1 hr 32 min

    Welcome to our very first episode of… Comicsplaining?! That’s right, this week we're covering a “mainstream, superhero” book, Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli. Chip calls it his “Nausicaa,” and everything THAT…

  • Ep. 115: Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics! by Frederik Schodt

    September 26, 2024 · 1 hr 45 min

    Welcome to Season 5 of Mangasplaining! We’re jumping right in on our new bi-weekly schedule with both our longest episode AND our first prose book: Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics, by Frederik Schodt. It’s literally THE book on…

  • Ep. 114: Interview with Robin Brenner, Graphic Novel Librarian!

    June 4, 2024 · 23 min

    Did you know that comics, graphic novels, and manga can (usually) be found at your local library? We talk to American Library Association's Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable President Robin Brenner about her history promoting manga in…

  • Ep. 113: The Best of Season 4!

    May 16, 2024 · 1 hr 19 min

    What a season it’s been! Lasting basically the entirety of 2023, we covered a ton of great manga, from the popular anime-fueled hits of the day to the obscure and wonderful titles hiding on shelves across the world. So what were our favs?…