Top Manga of 2025

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers / The Otaku Love Connection

The Chicago White Sox are 25-24, they current hold the second wild card spot, and their prized free agent acquisition, Munetaka Murakami, has a 157 wRC+ and 1.7 fWAR. We may be back? This episode, Fumi Yoshinaga's Ōoku: The Inner Chambers published by Viz and Chiyu Amairo's The Otaku Love Connection published by Square Enix. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers credits: * Translation and adaptation: Akemi Wegmüller * Touch-up art and lettering: Monlisa De Asis * Design: Frances O. Liddell (volume 1, 3-6), Fawn Lau (volume 2, 7-12), Yukiko Whitley (volume 13-14, 18-19) * Editor: Pancha Diaz Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime discord [https://discord.gg/p9uk86N]. Both used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/162-ooku-the-inner-chambers-and-the-otaku-love-connection/162%20-%20%C5%8Coku%20The%20Inner%20Chambers%20and%20%20The%20Otaku%20Love%20Connection.mp3] Show notes: 1:26 - We talk about Ōoku: The Inner Chambers 24:57 - We talk about The Otaku Love Connection Next time is Talk to My Back and On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance.

Otherside Picnic

It is 1990 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2001 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2003 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2026 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. This episode, the fourth of Light Novels In Your Ears, we're talking about Iori Miyazawa's (with illustrations by shirakaba) Otherside Picnic published by J-Novel Club. Otherside Picnic credits: * Translation: Sean McCann * Editor: Krys Loh As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn [https://bsky.app/profile/nidokorn.bsky.social], and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr [https://bsky.app/profile/wanderindreamr.bsky.social]) and Apryll (@manjiorin [https://bsky.app/profile/manjiorin.bsky.social]) and the podcast [https://bsky.app/profile/taiikupodcast.com] on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses [http://www.theoasg.com/], more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations [http://narrativeinvestigations.blogspot.com/], and my writing at the Fandom Post [http://www.fandompost.com/author/korycerjak/] and Awko Tako [https://awkotako.wordpress.com/]. Read Helen's review of Otherside Picnic over at The OASG [https://www.theoasg.com/reviews/light-novel/otherside-picnic-volume-1-review/24253]. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime discord [https://discord.gg/p9uk86N]. Both used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/161-otherside-picnic/161%20-%20Otherside%20Picnic.mp3] Show notes: No show notes. We just talk about Otherside Picnic. Next time is Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and The Otaku Love Connection

Tamaki & Amane / Hirayasumi

The Winter Olympics are happening right now, which means I'm watching a lot of curling. I am going to become a curling sicko. This episode, we're talking about Fumi Yoshinaga's Tamaki & Amane published by Yen Press and Keigo Shinzō's Hirayazumi published by Viz. Tamaki & Amane credits: * Translation: Taylor Engel * Lettering: Adnazeer Macalangcom Hirayasumi credits: * Translation: Jan Mitsuko Cash * Touch-up art & lettering: Elena Diaz * Design: Jimmy Presler * Editor: Holly Fisher As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn [https://bsky.app/profile/nidokorn.bsky.social], and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr [https://bsky.app/profile/wanderindreamr.bsky.social]) and Apryll (@manjiorin [https://bsky.app/profile/manjiorin.bsky.social]) and the podcast [https://bsky.app/profile/taiikupodcast.com] on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses [http://www.theoasg.com/], more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations [http://narrativeinvestigations.blogspot.com/], and my writing at the Fandom Post [http://www.fandompost.com/author/korycerjak/] and Awko Tako [https://awkotako.wordpress.com/]. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime discord [https://discord.gg/p9uk86N]. Both used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/160-tamaki-and-amane-and-hirayasumi/160%20-%20Tamaki%20and%20Amane%20and%20Hirayasumi.mp3] Show notes: 1:29 - We talk about Tamaki & Amane 19:39 - We talk about Hirayasumi Next time is a mystery!

Frau Faust / Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

The Bears crashed out of the playoffs, but it is almost fantasy baseball draft season, and thus almost baseball season. This episode, we're talking about Kore Yamazaki's Frau Faust published by Kodansha and Jinushi's Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You published by Square Enix. Frau Faust credits: * Translation: Stephen Paul * Lettering: Lys Blakeslee * Editing: Ajani Oloye Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You credits: * Translator: Amanda Haley * Letterer: Kyla Aiko (volume 1-2, 4-5), Arbash Mughal (volume 3) * Title Logo Designer: Ti Collier (volume 2) * Cover Designer: Ti Collier (volume 1), Jules Bird (volume 2-5) * Editor: Jennifer Sherman As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn [https://bsky.app/profile/nidokorn.bsky.social], and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr [https://bsky.app/profile/wanderindreamr.bsky.social]) and Apryll (@manjiorin [https://bsky.app/profile/manjiorin.bsky.social]) and the podcast [https://bsky.app/profile/taiikupodcast.com] on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses [http://www.theoasg.com/], more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations [http://narrativeinvestigations.blogspot.com/], and my writing at the Fandom Post [http://www.fandompost.com/author/korycerjak/] and Awko Tako [https://awkotako.wordpress.com/]. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/159-frau-faust-and-smoking-behind-the-supermarket-with-you/159%20-%20Frau%20Faust%20and%20Smoking%20Behind%20the%20Supermarket%20with%20You.mp3] Show notes: 1:25 - We talk about Frau Faust 17:19 - We talk about Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Next time is Tamaki & Amane and Hirayasumi

Top Manga of 2025

brb buying an etsy witch to manifest a Seattle Torrent home goal This episode, we're counting down our favorite manga that we read this year. As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn [https://bsky.app/profile/nidokorn.bsky.social], and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr [https://bsky.app/profile/wanderindreamr.bsky.social]) and Apryll (@manjiorin [https://bsky.app/profile/manjiorin.bsky.social]) and the podcast [https://bsky.app/profile/taiikupodcast.com] on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses [http://www.theoasg.com/], more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations [http://narrativeinvestigations.blogspot.com/], and my writing at the Fandom Post [http://www.fandompost.com/author/korycerjak/] and Awko Tako [https://awkotako.wordpress.com/]. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord [https://discord.gg/Z6ZFmxsWBW]. Used with permission. Listen [https://archive.org/download/158-top-manga-of-2025/158%20-%20Top%20Manga%20of%202025.mp3] Show notes: 0:37 - Number threes 18:29 - Number twos 35:53 - Number ones 46:34 - Also rans Next time is Frau Faust and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You