We discuss the recent ending of service for the English language release of Princess Connect Re:Dive, a gacha game that was near and dear to our hearts. We've also got a more recent series here for this week's show-and-tell.This week we discuss Weekly Shounen Jump Issue 17, published on March 27th, 2023.This week's Manga Show and Tell is Katagi Modoshi by Shitara Kiyoto.In our Jump Segment, we cover:One Piece #1079Ichigoki's Under Control!! #16Akane-banashi #55Text-only versions of the weekly manga show-and-tell can be found on Andrew's Obscure Manga Blog.Subscribe to the Manga Musing Patreon to hear any and all coverage of Boruto, as well as deep dives and a whole back-catalogue of free-form discussions.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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