The Manga in Your Ears podcast is hosted by Kory, Helen, and Apryll where they talk about one already completed manga and one recently completed or currently running manga every three weeks.
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The San Francisco Firebells are 6-4, and they are currently atop the WPBL standings. I encourage everyone to watch women's baseball. This episode, we're talking about Kiiro Yumi's Library Wars (original concept by Hiro Arikawa) published by Viz and Tomato Soup's A Witch's Life in Mongol published by Yen Press. Library Wars credits: English translation and adaptation: Kinami Watabe (volume 1) English translation: Kinami Watabe (volume 2-10), John Werry (volume 11-15) Touch-up art and lettering: Sean McCoy (volume 1) Adaptation and lettering: Sean McCoy (volume 2-9) Lettering: Annaliese Christma
The World Cup finals are upon us! I have no rooting interest, but go Cucurella and Enzo. This episode, we're talking about Shio Usui's Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon and Emboss's Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger, both published by Seven Seas. Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon credits: Translator: Jenny McKeon Adaptation: Cae Hawksmoor Lettering and Retouch: Rina Mapa Cover Design: KC Fabellon Proofreader: Dawn Davis, Kurestin Armada Editor: Jenn Grunigen Prepress Technician: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein Production Manager: Lissa Pattillo Managing Editor: Julie Davis Associate Publisher: Adam Arnold
It's the World Cup! GO KOREA!! And Scotland. This episode, we're talking about Murasaki Yamada's Talk to My Back published by Drawn & Quarterly and Shinnosuke Kanazawa's On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance published by Square Enix. Talk to My Back credits: Translation: Ryan Holmberg Font and sound effect lettering: Sophie Yanow On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance credits: Translator: Jenny McKeon Letterer: Rebecca Sze Cover Designer: Katie Lee G Editor: Edward Hong Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime d
The Chicago White Sox are 25-24, they current hold the second wild card spot, and their prized free agent acquisition, Munetaka Murakami, has a 157 wRC+ and 1.7 fWAR. We may be back? This episode, Fumi Yoshinaga's Ōoku: The Inner Chambers published by Viz and Chiyu Amairo's The Otaku Love Connection published by Square Enix. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers credits: Translation and adaptation: Akemi Wegmüller Touch-up art and lettering: Monlisa De Asis Design: Frances O. Liddell (volume 1, 3-6), Fawn Lau (volume 2, 7-12), Yukiko Whitley (volume 13-14, 18-19) Editor: Pancha Diaz Join the unofficial Tai
It is 1990 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2001 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2003 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2026 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. This episode, the fourth of Light Novels In Your Ears, we're talking about Iori Miyazawa's (with illustrations by shirakaba) Otherside Picnic published by J-Novel Club. Otherside Picnic credits: Translation: Sean McCann Editor: Krys Loh As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@Wande
The Winter Olympics are happening right now, which means I'm watching a lot of curling. I am going to become a curling sicko. This episode, we're talking about Fumi Yoshinaga's Tamaki & Amane published by Yen Press and Keigo Shinzō's Hirayazumi published by Viz. Tamaki & Amane credits: Translation: Taylor Engel Lettering: Adnazeer Macalangcom Hirayasumi credits: Translation: Jan Mitsuko Cash Touch-up art & lettering: Elena Diaz Design: Jimmy Presler Editor: Holly Fisher As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast
The Bears crashed out of the playoffs, but it is almost fantasy baseball draft season, and thus almost baseball season. This episode, we're talking about Kore Yamazaki's Frau Faust published by Kodansha and Jinushi's Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You published by Square Enix. Frau Faust credits: Translation: Stephen Paul Lettering: Lys Blakeslee Editing: Ajani Oloye Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You credits: Translator: Amanda Haley Letterer: Kyla Aiko (volume 1-2, 4-5), Arbash Mughal (volume 3) Title Logo Designer: Ti Collier (volume 2) Cover Designer: Ti Collier (volume 1), Jules
brb buying an etsy witch to manifest a Seattle Torrent home goal This episode, we're counting down our favorite manga that we read this year. As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Used with permission. Listen Show notes:
The Professional Women's Hockey League season starts today! November 21, 2025, Toronto-Minnesota and Seattle-Vancouver. I am very much looking forward to the season. Let's go Torrent. This episode, we're talking about Waka Hirako's My Broken Mariko and Somato's Shadows House, both published by Yen Press. My Broken Mariko credits: Translation: Amanda Haley Lettering: Abigail Blackman Shadows House credits: Translation: Taylor Engel Lettering: Lys Blakeslee As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at tho
My beloved Seattle Mariners have been eliminated by the Toronto Blue Jays, who are currently playing the Los Angeles Dodgers as I type this (well it's technically commercial as I type this). Go Dodgers. This episode, we’re talking about Kintetsu Yamada’s Home Office Romance published by Yen Press. Then Sakae Saito’s Touring After the Apocalypse also published by Yen Press. Home Office Romance credits: Translator: Matt Treyvaud Letterer: Sara Linsley Editor: Maggie Le Managing Editor: Grace Chen Production Manager: Meg Gugarty Touring After the Apocalypse credits: Translation: Amanda Haley Lett
The Major League Baseball playoffs are here and it is the Wild Card round! I am very nervous for the Division Series. This episode, we're talking about CLAMP's Tokyo Babylon published by Yen Press. Then Zero Akabane's Magical Girl Incident also published by Yen Press. Tokyo Babylon credits: Translation: Amanda Haley Lettering: Phil Christie, Chiho Christie (volume 4) Magical Girl Incident credits: Translation: Caleb Cook Lettering: Phil Christie As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthes
The Seattle Mariners are 1.5 games back of the Astros in the AL West and 1 game ahead of the Rangers for the last Wild Card spot. Cal Raleigh is having a historic season. I'm ready to be hurt, or fall in love. This episode, we're talking about Moto Hagio's They Were Eleven published by Denpa and Chika Mizube's Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (with story by Kanata Hoshi and character design by Pepperon) published by Kodansha. They Were Eleven credits: Translator: Ajani Oloye Proofreading: Momo Production: Nicole Dochych, Lauren Eldon As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts
The Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres shared first place in their respective divisions today, as baseball gets ever more interesting. This episode, we're talking about murata's Catch These Hands! and Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me, both published by Yen Press. Catch These Hands! credits: Translation: Amanda Haley Lettering: Bianca Pistillo This Monster Wants to Eat Me credits: Translation: Caleb Cook Lettering: Bianca Pistillo As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis.
The last time I brought up the PWHL, I said go Frost. And I'm here to say, I lied, go PWHL Seattle. This episode, we're talking about Yama Wayama's Let's Go Karaoke! and Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died, both published by Yen Press. Let's Go Karaoke! credits: Translation: Leighann Harvey Lettering: Chiho Christie The Summer Hikaru Died credits: Translation: Ajani Oloye Lettering: Abigail Blackman As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The
This week, baseball nerds across the internet (there are ones of us!!) are participating in a fan exchange, just to see how the other side lives. As a die hard and lifelong fan of the White Sox, Mariners, Padres, Dodgers, Brewers, Giants fan, I am too, but just by switching who's number one. Go Brewers. Love Salvatore. This episode, we're talking about Kurano's I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup published by Kodansha and Sumiko Arai's The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All published by Yen Press. I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup credits Translator: Jocelyne Allen Letterer: Paige P
Congrats to Son Heungmin and Son Heungmin only. This episode, we're talking about Ai Yazawa's Neighborhood Story published by Viz and Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance published by Yen Press. Neighborhood Story credits: Translation: Andria McKnight Touch-up art and lettering: Michelle Pang Design: Shawn Carrico Editor: Karla Clark Kowloon Generic Romance credits: Translation: Amanda Haley Lettering: Abigail Blackman As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of
The White Sox are already running into random wins that didn't seem to happen in 2024, so we're well on our way to a normal extremely bad season instead of historically extremely bad season. This episode, we're talking about CLAMP's Legend of Chun Hyang published by Tokyopop and Spica Aoki's Kaiju Girl Caramelise published by Yen Press. Legend of Chun Hyang credits: Translator: Ray Yoshimoto Retouch and Lettering: Jose Macasocol, Jr. Cover Layout: Gary Shum Editor: Jake Forbes Kaiju Girl Caramelise credits: Translation: Taylor Engel Lettering: Lys Blakeslee As always, you can find me on bsky @
Helen here folks, I know Kory normally starts off the episode notes with something sports related so uhhh…. I saw that the 2025 “City Connect” designs were unveiled recently, and the DC ones look pretty; I might need to buy one of the hats to add to my collection of “cherry blossom themed hats for DC sports teams” (especially since I lost my Caps hat in that vein last year, noooo). Now that that’s out of the way, no Kory or Apryll this time but I am joined by Justin (@kami_nomi) of The OASG, who is my cohost on the other podcast I, uh, cohost, “It’s Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular
Watch women's sports! The PWHL (Professional Women's Hockey League) has been streaming on YouTube and is an absolute blast. Go Frost, I think? This episode, we're talking about Ai Yazawa's Last Quarter published by Viz and Makihirochi's Sketchy published by Kodansha. Last Quarter credits: Translation & Adaptation: Max Greenway Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Inori Fukuda Trant Design: Yukiko Whitley Editor: Nancy Thistlethwaite Sketchy credits: Translator: Alethea & Athena Nibley Letterer: Evan Hayden Editor: Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini Managing Editor: Dasia Payne Production Manager: Meg Gugarty As al
This episode, we're talking about Tatsuki Fujimani's Look Back published by Viz and Chica Umino's March Comes in Like a Lion published by Denpa. Look Back credits: Translation: Amanda Haley Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Snir Aharon Design: Julian [JR] Robinson Editor: Alexis Kirsch March Comes in Like a Lion credits: Translator: Jocelyn Allen Proofreading: Varrick Robinson Production: Glen Isip, Nicole Dochych, Risa Cho, Kai Kyou (volume 1) As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You c
The Chicago White Sox have -1.6 fWAR projected per ZiPS, which is lower than any group projection in its history, and that's very sad. This episode, we're talking about Uoto's Orb: On the Movements of the Earth published by Seven Seas and Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story published by Yen Press. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth credits: Translation: Daniel Komen Adaptation: Molly Tanzer Lettering: Phil Christie Original cover design: Tadashi Hisamochi(hive&co.,ltd.) Cover design: H. Qi Copyeditor: Leighanna DeRouen Proofreader: Dave Murray Production designer: George Panella Editor: Nick Mamtas A
This episode, we're talking about all of the favorite manga we read this year! As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Listen to the episodes when we talked about some of these manga in full (listed in alphabetical order): Dai Dark and Dorohedoro, Fool Night, King in Limbo, Magic Knight Rayearth, RuriDr
The Chicago Bears are a mess. They're a messy mess and I dunno what's gonna happen in the offseason, and that makes me sad. This episode, we're talking about Hana Chatani's Give Her Back to Me published by Glacier Bay Books and Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss published by Seven Seas. Give Her Back to Me credits: Editing and design by emuh ruh and Hana Chatani Made in Abyss credits: Translation: Beni Axia Concrad Adaptation: Jake Jung Lettering and retouch: James Baubatz Logo design: Andrea Rodriguez Cover design: Nicky Lim Proofreader: Brett Hallahan, Shanti Whitesides Assistant editor: Jenn
This episode, we talk about Isaki Uta's The Lost & Found Collection—which includes four one shots: Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Silkscreen—published by Irodori Comics. Then we talk about Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon published by Viz in Shonen Jump. The Lost & Found Collection credits: Translated by: Ed Ayes (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle), Itsuki (Silkscreen) Lettering by: Tim Sun (Leaper, Mine-kin Is Asexual, Silkscreen), Mercedes McGarry (Mermaid in the Bottle) Compiled and Formatted by: CC Sū, Syu Project Management by: Katarina Kunstelj (Mine-
The Seattle Mariners are clinging on for dear life, and I am in pain. This episode, we're talking about Ai Tanaka's King in Limbo published by Kodansha. And Yuhi Azumi's Cutie and the Beast published by Seven Seas. King in Limbo credits: Translation: Ajani Oloye Lettering: EK Weaver Editing: Ben Applegate Kodansha USA Publishing edition cover design by Matt Akuginow Cutie and the Beast credits: Translation: Angela Liu Adaptation: Andrea Puckett Lettering and retouch: Erika Terriquez Interior layout: Christa Miesner (volume 2) Cover design: Nicky Lim, George Panella (logo) Proofreader: Brett Ha
