Episode Description
It’s Enzo’s time to recommend a series, and it was his pick for the most underappreciated ongoing manga from earlier this year: Touge Oni - a historical fantasy series with big ideas, a strong trio at its core, and strong Mizukami comparisons. Will Samu love it near as much as Enzo does?
Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction - one of Enzo’s favourite ongoing titles
1:35 Harta magazine: a wonderful source for great seinen manga
3:17 How the sausage is made (behind the scenes snippet)
4:57 Overview and first impressions of Touge Oni and its relationship with time
15:05 Miyo and Zenki’s relationship and their mirroring journeys of their goals
18:50 The challenge of following a slow-releasing series
23:17 Mizukami’s recommendation - classic fantasy all-rounder
24:49 Spoiler discussion begins
24:55 Our feelings on Zenki - an Oni on the quest to get rid of his horns +
29:36 Miyo’s goal of finding the truth of the world
34:57 Ozono’s goal and Miyo’s theory about his identity
41:35 Early standouts moments of Miyo and Zenki’s relationship
43:24 Our highlights from Trio being separated and predictions
52:12 When the focus shifts to the gods and Izumo
54:36 Susanoo no Mikoto - him joining the group, his video game duel
59:17 The belief in the goodness and decency of human beings
1:00:52 Azuma no Miya and the power of misinformation in politics
1:02:50 Samu’s recommendation: The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui
1:04:39 Enzo’s recommendation: Sengoku Youko by Mizukami Satoshi
1:06:15 Final overview + ratings
Other links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45e4SKPssSbuRNZ8lVMACN
Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-taste-is-better-than-yours/id1746194902
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1746194902
Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/z70w36ls