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That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't
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Happy New Year! For the first time ever, our fortnightly episode falls on January 1st, so we scoured high and low to find a manga related to the new year! And we failed. So here's the next best thing when you need a series on new beginnings - isekai! But not just any isekai, an onsen isekai! ...No, not that onsen isekai (yes there's multiple), but Reincarnated as a Hot Spring in an Alternate World!
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
It's Chriiisssstmaaaas! And this year, more than any other, we're on brand, as we discuss Sanda! No, I've not misspelt that, it's the seasonal tale of a boy called Sanda who has the power to turn into Santa Claus. Set in a world where Christmas doesn't exist anymore and the kids can do literally no wrong. All done by the Beastars mangaka. Intrigued? So were we...
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
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Support the official release! Sanda is licensed by Titan Comics - https://titan-comics.com/c/2292-sanda/
Want to check out the anime? It's available via Amazon Prime! - https://www.amazon.co.uk/SANDA/dp/B0FMYV57N6
Thursday Dec 04, 2025
Thursday Dec 04, 2025
We've had a time as of late, but is now when our trio finally gets on the same page? Kemono Jihen is up to the plate in this episode, a supernatural mystery shounen involving tanukis, kitsunes, vampires and more besides! Can this series that's sold millions and has an anime finally be something we all consider good, or another foul spirit to be banished to the shadow realm?
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
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Support the official release! Kemono Jihen is licensed by Viz - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/kemono-jihen/
Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll! - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GKEH2G492/kemono-jihen
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Childhood trauma's continue in some capacity, as now we delve into Phil's past for A Town Where You Live! It's just a little romantic drama manga, we've done a bunch of those and Sean's bought a couple, so surely this one can't be that bad? Oh, you sweet summer children...
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
What could be scarier than Halloween? How about a Mike's choice episode! We delve once more into his childhood to unearth Zoids, a rare mecha manga for us to dissect, with its own massive toy line and legacy to boot. But did he finally come good, or am I just going back to watching Robot Wars reruns?
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
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Support the official release! Zoids: Chaotic Century licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Halloween is here, so it's time to send in the clowns! Those murderous, psychotic clowns...? Join us for another gorefest as we tackle The Killer Clown's Questions, a bloody horror manga about... killer clowns... Will Pumpkin Night finally be toppled from its throne? And how many times will we say the word clus-
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Episode 150! The Fall Anime Tie-In Special! Combine these two and yes, he is here, as we discuss one of the biggest series of the past decade and shounen megahit My Hero Academia, as it prepares for its final season airing now! In this special bumper length episode, we discuss the first three volumes and two seasons of the show, from Deku's origins to the sports festival! Did we find this All Might, or more of a Mineta?
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
~
Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
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Support the official release! My Hero Academia is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/my-hero-academia
Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll! - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6NQ5DWZ6/my-hero-academia
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Anime tie-ins aren't the only kind we do, as to celebrate the release of the third and final season on Netflix today, we're covering Alice in Borderland! Will this sort of isekai sort of death game very little Wonderland be the one to finally unite us in praise? Or will it be more developed by Randy Pitchford level?
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
~
Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
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Support the official release! Alice in Borderland is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/alice-in-borderland
Want to check out the live action? It's available via Netflix! - https://www.netflix.com/title/80200575
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Wait, an isekai that... justified being an isekai? Surely not! This time we've covered I'm Standing On A Million Lives, and asking ourselves if we have finally, truly found the best isekai ever... or if once again, we're standing on yet another trash manga.
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
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Support the official release! I'm Standing On A Million Lives is licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/series/im-standing-on-a-million-lives/
Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll! - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6Q9GGE26/im-standing-on-a-million-lives
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
After a trio of Chinese series over the years that have... let's say underwhelmed... we decided enough is enough. And so we turn to the #1 ranked Chinese series according to MAL, from acclaimed author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, it's Heaven Official's Blessing. Did we finally discover peak, or another worst of the year contender?
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare!
~
Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/
Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking
Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/
Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian
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Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll! - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G79H23XX8/heaven-officials-blessing