In true Adachi fashion, what seems similar can in fact be very different indeed. Read more
Podcasts
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 33 – JUMPing to Conclusions #2: Weekly Shounen Jump’s New Serializations Tomoshibi no Otr and Nice Prison
Can a free coffee sample save an otherwise dodgy premiere – and what’s the deal with the shinigami editor? Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 32 – Bleach: Agent of the Shinigami Arc
Turnabout is fair play. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 31 – Rurouni Kenshin Tokyo Arc
Rurouni Kenshin is truly one of shounen’s – and Shounen Jump’s – greatest stories ever told. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 30 – Hunter X Hunter Chimera Ant Arc (Part II)
“Chimera Ant’s” brilliance speaks for itself, but we’re not letting that stop us. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 29 – Hunter X Hunter Chimera Ant Arc (Part I)
I promise we’ll finish “Chimera Ant” faster than Togashi did. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 28 – The Elusive Kaijuu: What Makes a Big Shounen Hit?
There are hits, and then there are kaijuu. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 27 – Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son)
Who does a story, once written, belong to? Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 26 – JUMPing to Conclusions: Weekly Shounen Jump’s New Serializations
With Weekly Jump, the only constant is change (and One Piece). Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 25 – Hunter X Hunter – Greed Island
In many ways, “Greed Island” is the last hurrah for Hunter X Hunter as we knew it. Read more