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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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We've made it! Once again, welcome to our end of year tournament spectacular! In this first half of Trashtacular Tournament Arc 6-7, we relive all 25 series covered throughout our sixth year, and slowly whittle them down to our Last 16 for next week's knockout stages. Was Yu-Gi-Oh better than My Hero? Was Flowers of Evil or Hensuki truly that bad? Does Sean still hate Secret of the Alien? All these answers and more await...
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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 releases!
Yu-Gi-Oh!, Alice in Borderland, My Hero Academia and Zoids: Chaotic Century are licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/
New Saga is licensed by Alpha Manga - https://www.alpha-manga.com/
The Kajiki Chef: Divine Cuisine is licensed by MangaPlus - https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/updates
I'm Standing On A Million Lives, Boarding School Juliet, Witch Hat Atelier and The Flowers of Evil are licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/
Kemono Jihen is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment - https://sevenseasentertainment.com/
Sanda is licensed by Titan Comics - https://titan-comics.com/
The Holy Grail of Eris and Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood are licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/
Guard Pass is licensed by Tapas - https://tapas.io/
Trigun is licensed by Dark Horse - https://www.darkhorse.com/
My Teasing Fiancée is licensed by Comic Growl - https://comic-growl.com/
Ottoman: Henshin Hero Husband is licensed by Udon Entertainment - https://store.udonentertainment.com/
Thursday May 07, 2026
Thursday May 07, 2026
Baudelaire, give us strength. It's the FINAL series of Year 6, and we're going out with a traumatic bang, as Sean unleashes the manga version of one of his most hated anime – The Flowers of Evil! But that was 13 years ago, and it's not like you can rotoscope manga, so surely this romantic drama will have grown on him somewhat since then? If he can u-turn on Girl on the Shore, he can u-turn on anything, right?
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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! The Flowers of Evil is licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/series/the-flowers-of-evil/
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
As the end of Year 6 draws nigh, who else will save us from endless trash manga, but Ottoman! This time around it's the turn of the Henshin Hero Husband, but can romance, superheroism, and a splash of Mike's beloved conspiracy theories make for a good series to relax in after a hard day at work?
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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! Ottoman: Henshin Hero Husband is licensed by Udon Entertainment - https://store.udonentertainment.com/
Thursday Apr 09, 2026
Thursday Apr 09, 2026
Revenge is a dish best served romcomtically, as after last episode we decided to subject dear Mike to his favourite genre – romcoms! This time it's My Teasing Fiancée up to the plate, a series with arranged partners (though at least both have agreed to it this time) and... er... wait, that can't be it, there must be more going on here, surely...
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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 Teasing Fiancée is licensed by Comic Growl - https://comic-growl.com/series/cb45e345f928e
Wednesday Apr 01, 2026
Wednesday Apr 01, 2026
Happy April Fools! For you, definitely not for us, as for 2026, it's the turn of cartoons in the spotlight. And if you thought animation couldn't get worse than Sword Art Online, my friends, you have no idea. So enjoy, as the Trash Cartoon Friends discuss Stargate Infinity, the cartoon spin-off of the beloved scifi franchise that two of our trio grew up with. I'm so, so sorry.
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Watch Trash Cartoons With My Friends And Answer Is Teen Titans An Anime Or Not!
Or The Trash Cartoon Friends Podcast, for short.
New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil watch a season of a cartoon, 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 toon 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! Startgate Infinity is available via Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B09R4GNR5K
Thursday Mar 26, 2026
Thursday Mar 26, 2026
We've got a spring in our step for our Spring anime season tie-in, since one of the most anticipated anime adaptations has arrived! Yes, we're reading the award winning and critically acclaimed Witch Hat Atelier! Will the story of a normal girl stumbling into the world of magic resonate with our trio, or is one superfan about to have a horrible awakening...
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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
~
Support the official release! Witch Hat Atelier is licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/series/witch-hat-atelier/
Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2026/2/20/witch-hat-atelier-anime-april-6-premiere-new-trailer-visual
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
We're back in Mike's childhood once more. But this time, after the Tokyo Underground's and Boys Over Flowers's, we're guaranteed to have a banger, as we tackle the iconic Trigun. The anime might've been one of the pillars of Adult Swim, but how fares the original manga? Yeah, about that...
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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! Trigun is licensed by Dark Horse - https://www.darkhorse.com/search/browse/trigun/
Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYP58QMMY/trigun
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
If in doubt, shounen will never let you down, right? So was it a bloodbath when we read the classic blood power series Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood? After all, if you're drawing inspirations from every big name shounen manga past and present, you've got to be able to channel something interesting... right?
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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
~
Support the official release! Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood is licensed by Yen Press - https://yenpress.com/series/tougen-anki-legend-of-the-cursed-blood
Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GP5HJ84D2/tougen-anki
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Another year, another Valentine's, which can only mean yet another romcom. But this time we've looked to the bard for inspiration, to find Boarding School Juliet, inspired by Shakespeare's own Romeo and Juliet! Surely a romcom based off this all time iconic work in this season of love and romance couldn't enrage our trio?
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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! Boarding School Juliet is licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/series/boarding-school-juliet/
Thursday Jan 29, 2026
Thursday Jan 29, 2026
Our first webtoon of 2026, and it's all about mixed martial arts fighting! Surely with an ex-martial artist, a wrestling stan and a shounen fan amongst our trio, Guard Pass must have been set to go down a treat. It's even got a female lead kicking butt and an atypical mountain of a male protagonist! There's no way we would hard pass on Guard Pass, right?
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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! Guard Pass is licensed by Tapas - https://tapas.io/series/guard-pass/info