Reading The Wrong Way

It's that time of the year once again! It's Ito-ber! More of a joke than anything else, we decided a year ago that we'd read a Junji Ito series each October. This is Bea's choice once again, and she went with Tomie . That choice isn't really a surprise either, as we mentioned wanting to read it last year when we covered Uzumaki . It was a fun read though, and we managed to get...

It's a big month here at Reading The Wrong Way, as we're reading one of the most important manga series to ever release in English! It was Manuel's choice this time around, and he picked Masamune Shirow's Ghost In The Shell . While one can argue that the manga series is barely a footnote in history, it would inspire the 1996 animated movie that would influence countless other works. It would also...

We're nearing the tail end of Summer, but the blockbusters aren't done! Following up on the superhero boom, we have this month's manga: Earthchild . This three volume series originally ran in Weekly Shonen Jump, and it was J.D.'s pick. Bea was supposed to be on the episode too, but had to drop out last minute. That means you get just Manuel and J.D., but there was a lot to talk about this time aro...

Summer is in full swing, and we're back to reading full manga series once again. This time around it was Bea's choice, and she went with Dementia 21 , the English-language debut from eccentric artist/manga writer, Shintaro Kago. It was quite the episode, and we had a lot to say about both the content found within the two volumes of the series, and Mr. Kago himself. It's definitely different from a...

Manuel is back, and we have a special episode this time around! Rather than look at an entire series, we took a look at the first volume of a manga that is getting an anime adaptation this summer. Manuel chose The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses by Norishiro-chan & Yukiji Setsuda, Bea chose The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren, and J.D. chose Gachiakuta by Kei Urana. It's quite the varie...

Here is the second half to our first ever two-part episode! We recommend you check out the first half before listening to this one, but this is the conclusion of J.D., Rose, and Ruby's look at CLAMP's Toyko Babylon . This episode covers the final four volumes, and thus ends the longest series we've looked at so far. Manuel is still missing from this one, but he will be back for the June Summer Spe...

J.D. may have recently returned, but it's now Manuel's time to take a break. This month sees the return of Ruby as a guest host on this special two-part episode. This month's choice was made by J.D., and it's CLAMP's classic series Tokyo Babylon ! This is the longest series we've looked at so far at seven volumes, so we decided to split the talk into two episodes. This is the first half that cover...

J.D. is back from Japan, and we are (hopefully) back to our normally scheduled episodes! This month's choice was made by Manuel, and it's something of a nostalgic one. Princess Ai is arguably one of the first attempts to produce an original collaborative manga for both the US and Japanese market. Written by Misaho Kujiradou (who also did the art) and DJ Milky (AKA TOKYOPOP's Stuart Levy), and feat...

While J.D. is away, the mice will play! J.D. is in Japan, so that means Manuel and Bea are running the show this month! Not only is this the first J.D.-less episode, it's also the first that features a special guest! Last month Ruby suggested we take a look at Moto Hagio's 1975 four chapter series, They Were Eleven , and she's here to talk about it with us here. Not only is this series great in it...

We're back with our fourth episode, and this is the first one of the new year! This time around Bea, JD, and Manuel take a look at Tekkonkinkreet , a manga with a title that we had trouble with ever since Bea suggested it. It's written and illustrated by Taiyo Matsumoto, and is also known as Black & White . It's quite different from most of the other titles we've looked at so far, and this is...

We're back with our third episode, and this one arrives just in time for the holidays! This time around Bea, JD, and Manuel take a look at Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School , a manga series brought to us by Reiji Saigaand Sora Inoue. This may be a title that isn't discussed much today, but there was a time when TokyoPop put all their marketing push behind it. Since Manuel was there at the time,...

A-to-J is celebrating its 10th Anniversary, so we played around with the release of our second episode a bit. This time around Bea, JD, and Manuel take a look at Tenmaku Cinema , a manga series brought to us by Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki, the team behind Food Wars . It was something of a failure during its original run in Shonen Jump , but we had a lot to talk about regarding this one. Not only d...

It's time for the actual first episode of A-to-J Connections' newest podcast to debut, and it happened to arrive just in time for the spooky month! This time around Bea, JD, and Manuel take a look at what many consider Junji Ito's manga opus: Uzumaki! We examine the series, and discuss the two adaptations briefly as well! Check it out, and keep reading the wrong way!

This is the premier episode of A-to-J Connections' newest monthly podcast, Reading The Wrong Way. This time around, Bea, JD, and Manuel take a look at the classic CLAMP manga, Magic Knight Rayearth.