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061: Chobits vol. 4 Chapters 37 to 48 By CLAMP English Translation by Shirley Kubo Lettering by John Clark   Topics: Tony Robbin's interview with the robot Sophia When asked if she (as a robot) has emotions; "Not in the same way, It's like how the moon reflects the light of the sun, the moon has no light of its own and yet we still say it shines, robots and AI reflect the values and the emotions o...

We talk about true love in the context of cheating, extramarital affairs, hyper realism and simulations! And is there parallels between Pinnochio and Chi? Skip plot summary @3:22 060: Chobits vol. 3 Chapters 25 to 36 By CLAMP Translation by Shirley Kubo With Lettering by John Clark We talk about true love in the context of cheating, extramarital affairs, hyper realism and simulations! And is there...

Explicit content ahead, talk about peep shows and pin up models. Also expect James to mispronounce Yumi's name, a lot! Why is that even possible? Skip plot summary @4:29 059: Chobits vol. 2 Chapters 13 to  24 By CLAMP Translation by Shirley Kubo With Lettering by John Clark Explicit content ahead, talk about peep shows and pin up models. Also expect James to mispronounce Yumi's name, a lot! Why is...

Do Androids need love? Will and James return from the doldrums and kickstart the cyborg season with CLAMP's Chobits. Boy finds a discarded PC in the trash and falls in love with said PC. It's a story for the ages. But who is CLAMP and how did they make this manga? Chobits vol. 1 By CLAMP English translation by Shirley Kubo Plot Summary Set in a world where Personal Computers are beautiful doll lik...

This episode has nothing to do with Naruto guys, instead Will Returns in time for a special Halloween where James shows evidence that the spiral is god's signature, as well as share some of his own personal and most frightening experiences in his life.  Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com   057: Junji Ito's Uzumaki (a.k.a. Spiral) By Junji Ito English Translation by Yuji Oniki Special thanks to @Ni...

Why Evangelion matters? Spoilers will spill! Listen for a chance to win Tony Takezaki's Eva parody and the Eva tribute manga. Skip synopsis @ 11:09 and tweet to Steve @StevenG2189 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com   056: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 14 Chapters 91 to 96 "To where the light returns" and "Setting off"   By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Adapted to English by Mari Morimoto, Fred Burke + Carl Gu...

Sadamoto handles the final scenes with Shinji and Asuka with a great deal of respect, and all without straying too far from the plot of the anime. Skip plot summary @ 9:03 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 055: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 13 Chapters 84 to 90, "Calling" and "Memories of Summer" By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by John Werry and Evan Galloway   Topics: Shinji x Asuka Existential...

James thinks about the Madonna/whore complex around Shinji x Misato. And how Evangelion is better at telling a cosmic tale than Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Skip synopsis @10:56   Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com   054: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 12 Chapters 77 to 83, "Genocide" and "Concorde" By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by Lillian Olsen, William Flanagan, David Ury and Karl Gustav Horn  ...

Steven and James talk about End of Eva, losing friends and canned coffee. Skip the synopsis @ 9:10 mark. Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com   053: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 11 Chapters 71 to 76, "Descendent of Adam" and "Final Enemy" By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by Lillian Olsen, William Flanagan and David Ury   Topics: Pacing of Kaworu death and pros and cons of the two medias. In the ani...

Kaworu develops feelings for Shinji, in a very different way compared to his short screen time in the anime. skip synopsis @ 13:25 052: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 9 Chapters 64 to 70, "Tears" and "A Gathering of Nothingness" By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by Lillian Olsen, William Flanagan and David Ury   Topics: Differences from the anime and the mentality of the fans when volume 10 was rele...

We talk about how Kawaoryu makes his presence known as Asuka's journey takes a dark turn. And unlike the anime, Shinji doesn't like Kawaoryu. Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 051: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 9 Chapter 57 to 63, the' fifth child' to 'Returning Fire'   By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Adapted to English by Lillian Olsen, Mari Morimoto, Fred Burke + Carl Gustav Horn   Topics: What we know so...

Since the main character is in a coma, we get to explore the rest of the characters and their relationships. James talks about being in love with the "wrong" person, the "they're not good for you" type, skip synopsis @5:18 email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail   050: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 8 Chapters 49 to 50, "…Kiss" and "of Jealousy" By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by Lillian Olsen, William Fla...

We find characters whose traumatic past prevents them from loving each other a la Sophie's choice, and Shinji also has to carry that weight. Also Tabris (Kawaoryu) is introduced, way earlier than in the anime. Skip plot summary @ 4:29   Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 7 Chapters 41 to 48, "Fist and Eradication". By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by Lillian Olsen   Topics: James criticises the repeati...

In this volume characters start to come across points of no return, with plenty talk on quantum theory and Bento boxes! Skip plot summary @ 3:46   048: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 6 Chapters 34 to 40 ('the fourth child' to 'staining the twilight black') By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Adapted to English by Fred burke, Carl Gustav Horn, William Flanagan and David Ury   Topics: Talk of s2 engine etc. Super s...

The Manga starts to differentiate itself from the anime, now that all characters come together.  Shinji experiences his first late night party and when the lights go off, things also get a bit steamy!  Skip synop @3:49 Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 5 Chapters 27 to 33 "If this be the work of man, it will come to naught"   By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by Lillian Olsen   Topics Shinji's first pa...

Asuka comes to Japan! The definitive red haired tsundere shakes things up. We talk about the human genome, freudian stuff and the politics of a break up because of Misato x Kaji.   Skip synopsis @ 8:23   Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 4 Chapters 20 to 26   By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by Lillian Olsen     Topics Differences from the anime and the Angels Asuka talk and the Freudian dynamic (Eva...

On this episodes it's all about the definitive blue haired waifu, Rei Ayanami. Steven feels he doesn't have a lot of info to decide what is Rei's deal. Is James being presumptive? The gender politics are strong in this one. Skip intro/synopsis @ 9:17 045: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 3   Chapters 13 to 19   By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by Adapted to English by Lillian Olsen, Fred Burke + Carl...

Shinji Ikari runs away! Which gives us time to reflect on the thing all teens do. Which is to rebel! Skip us chewing the fat/synopsis @ 5:50   Theme music: 'Electro Hype' by Liam Bradbury.   Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 2 Chapters 7 to 12.   By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Adapted to English by Lillian Olsen, Fred Burke + Carl Gustav Horn   Topics: First form of fan service/gratuity shot (Misato in shower p...

This is it! The cultiest of cult 90's anime, the daddy of the sekai-kei genre! And maybe Elon Musks favourite anime? It kickstarted the popularity of angsty teen anime heroes. Skip synopsis talk @ 6:52   Special thanks to 'Eagle8burger' for our intro.   043: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 1 Chapters 1 to 6   By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Adapted to English by Mari Morimoto, Fred Burke + Carl Gustav Horn   T...

The concluding chapters! Skip plot summary @11:31 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail. Com Make an itunes review and contact us for a chance to win a goodie or two! DNA²   By Masakazu Katsura   Topics: Dragonball GT and the character design of Vegata and Bebi What did Karin do at that ambiguous ending? "Psychomachia" the will of Junta, and how he overcomes the demon junta is the type of conflict that h...

Warning: we speak about distressing scenes. Podcast originally recorded on 19/02/2020 lots of talk on "love rivals", contact: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com DNA² By Masakazu Katsura   Topics: Patching up last episode discrepancies: DCM (DNA Control Medicine), in a previous episode we called it DMC by mistake.   Is it morally right to use sexual assault scenes as a plot device/entertainment? In realit...

Ryuji transforms exactly like a Devil Man cum Dragonball Z villain, this certainly didn't make it into the anime! Did Ryuji ever really love Tomoko or was he so jacked on DNA changing testosterone that no one could tell the difference? Skip summary @ 10:30 DNA² ~ File 3   By Masakazu Katsura   Topics: The contrivances:   The psychic Jacket transformation and Karin's exposition dump (not in the ani...

Trigger warning: talk of physical/sexual abuse. We have a shape shifting villain! In a romance manga! Will and James talk about the horror of the villain, when "friends" cross the line and jealousy in relationships. Skip plot summary @ 14:08

A Shounen romance? About a DNA manipulating time traveller who plans to terminate the Mega-playboy! We talk about how Butterflies in the stomach feels more like being punched in the stomach until you're sick. Very accurate, skip plot summary @13:45 Contact: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com   DNA² ~ File 1 By Masakazu Katsura   Topics The Highschool setting: The mix of romance with Shounen genre. Eavesd...

On the final volume of Sundome we talk about sex and death, the dream like atmosphere in the final chapters and conteplate the differences between vegan and sheep skin condoms. Skip plot summary @ 102:0 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com   Sundome vol. 8   By Kazuto Okada Translation by Christine Dashiell With Lettering by Abigail Blackman     Topics: Contemplating the differences between Vegan an...