This week we bring you an extra-long cold open (Main Show begins at 24:58 if you’d like to skip it) discussing a variety of non-manga-related topics. In show-and-tell this week, Andrew brings us a classic manga by a returning show-and-tell mangaka, and our Jump segment highlights two series from the newest serialization round.This episode covers issue 32 of Weekly Shonen Jump from 7 July 2025.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Uramiya Honpo 怨み屋本舗 by Kurihara Showshow 栗原正尚.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back over a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:Kagurabachi #85Ping-Pong Peril #1Kaedegami #3To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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