That Time We Woke Up in a Podcast and had to Explain Manga: Our Heated Adventures Over-Analyzing Manga We Find InterestingEvery week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob dive into an arc of some manga they want to read. Sometimes its good, sometimes its bad, but every time they&#39;re going to do a deep dive. Follow along as we explore manga* new, old, and sometimes just weird.*Manga, Manhua, Webtoons, WebcomicsFollow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/OverMangaCast" rel="nofollow">@OverMangaCast</a>Other Links: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkYO_MheihNzpnC1Ya1iiog?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OverMangaCast" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/overmangacast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>

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A heart-warming story about a mother who loves her son. Wait, what do you mean its Spooktober?

E215 - Blood on the Tracks (Ch.1-15)

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A man who slays dragons to avenge his adoptive daughter travels back in time to gift his younger self with amazing powers bypassing any attempt to tell a cohesive narrative.

E214 - Ragna Crimson (Ch.1-16)

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Guts is with the Band of the Hawk and fights a Nosferatu, but will he and Casca grow closer over their shared lust for Griffith?

E213 - Berserk (Ch.1-22)

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In the near future, aliens have saved the Earth and dominated the upper rungs of its society. Now they put-upon underclass is looking to fight back. Who knew eating the Rich would be so tasty?

E212 - Drama Queen (Ch.1-22)

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Anya takes her final exams, the family goes skiing, and we explore the existential terrors of the realities of war and the costs of living two lives that constantly pass each other in the night.

E211 - Spy X Family (Ch.90-102)

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A class at some Ayn Rand School decides to stop the only teacher that cares about them from destroying the world.

E210 - Assassination Classroom

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A man headbutts so many aliens to save his family.

E209 - Alien Headbutt (Ch.1-16)

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Mickey Mouse is an eldritch entity whose diabolical machinations reach across space and time.Also, we read this comic about an Japanese-American cartoonist.

E208 - Billy Bat (Ch.1-27)

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An unlicensed man medicines so hard he&#39;s a super hero. Also his dad is an assassin from an 80s manga.

E207 - Under Doctor (Ch.1-14)

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A boy who likes to clean becomes housecleaner for a cosmetics girlboss. Also, a childhood friend doomed to the sidelines has a single magical date.

E206 - Hima-Ten! (Ch.1-15)

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We&#39;re not reading Initial D, but the character art is equally as &#34;interesting&#34;.

E205 - MF Ghost (Ch.1-17)

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A woman is scammed into a Black Market game of lies for millions of yen and after recruiting an ex-conman to help become the King of Liars.

E204 - Liar Game (Ch.1-17)

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A rooster wants to avenge his sister&#39;s death, but can still make time for love to bloom even on the battlefield.

E203 - Rooster Fighter(Vol.1-2)

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E202 - Akane-banashi (Ch.1-10)

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We read a series that is not necrophilia in a roundabout way.

E201 - Sankarea: Undying Love (Vol.1-2)

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Golden Kamuy is playing hockey now! We&#39;re going back to Hokkaido!

E200 - Dogsred (Ch.1-24)

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Valentine&#39;s Day is here again, and love has saturated the air to deadly levels. We&#39;ve quarentined ourselves below the surface, safe in our isolation bunkers. The lovestruck fools wander the fallen world, persisting their infection. Meanwhile we exist below, with only manga to entertain us... one manga in particular. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You written by Rikito Nakamura and illustrated by Yukiko Nozawa.

E199 - The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Ch.84-104)

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We return to Sapporo to uncover more murder and bears.

E198 - Golden Kamuy (Ch.70-101)

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A half-human, half-chimpanzee &#34;humanzee&#34; Charlie goes to a normal American High School in Missouri, and encounters things that normally happen at American High Schools.

E197 - The Darwin Incident (Vol.1-2)

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The crew goes over their picks for the the top things we read last year.

Discussion -  Best of 2025

That Time We Woke Up in a Podcast and had to Explain Manga: Our Heated Adventures Over-Analyzing Manga We Find Interesting
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Every week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob dive into an arc of some manga they want to read. Sometimes its good, sometimes its bad, but every time they're going to do a deep dive. Follow along as we explore manga* new, old, and sometimes just weird.

*Manga, Manhua, Webtoons, Webcomics
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