Tankobon: Recent Episodes
Tankobon Podcast
Tankobon is a podcast analyzing manga volume by volume. In each episode, we cover three volumes of a manga series and then discuss what's happening in Weekly Shonen Jump and other topics in the world of manga and anime.
Next week we start a three week run of new series in Weekly Shonen Jump. We discuss the previews as well as the Issue #40 table of contents in episode 144!
This week we’re covering Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #39, the Witch Watch anime announcement and the imminent end of Jujutsu Kaisen.
We’re back and discussing issue #38 of Weekly Shonen Jump! We talk about the final My Hero Academia chapter, Akane Banashi, and more!
This week we’re talking about all your favorite Shonen Jump manga! Me & Roboco, Himaten!, and Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshu. We also discuss Blue Box, Mission: Yozakura Family, and My Hero Academia.
It’s time for another new Weekly Shonen Jump series! In this episode we’re talking Himaten!, My Hero Academia, Blue Box, and more!
We’re back after a little break to talk Weekly Shonen Jump issue #31! Tune in to hear the discussion on Yokai Buster Murakami, Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi, My Hero Academia, and more!
This week we’re covering volumes 4 and 5 of Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind!
This week we're going over Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #25 and the new series Psych House!
We're continuing our coverage of the Hayao Miyazaki manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind! This week we're going over volumes 2 and 3.
This week we’re talking about the new series by Fusai Naba, Kyokuto Necromance and all the other series in Weekly Shonen Jump!
This episode we cover issue #20 of Weekly Shonen Jump and discuss the first episode of the new Mission: Yozakura Family anime.
This week we discussing Weekly Shonen Jump issue #19 and read some ridiculous Reddit posts about manga.
This week we cruise through the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #17 and then try to guess the My Anime List score for 5 manga series each.
We’re talking Ruri Dragon, My Hero Academia, Witch Watch, and more during our discussion on Weekly Shonen Jump issue #16!
This week we wrap up the Ruby and Sapphire arc of Pokémon Adventures! Tune in to hear about the battles with Kyogre and Groudon!
This week in our Pokémon Adventures coverage we meet the legendary Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon!
This week we're talking Weekly Shonen Jump #14, Blue Box, Akane Banashi, and the return of Ruri Dragon!
This week we go over Weekly Shonen Jump issue #11 and announce the new series we will be covering each week, Pokemon Adventures Ruby and Sapphire!
This week we discuss Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #9 and the current Witch Watch domination of the table of contents.
We briefly run through the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #8 and then discuss some Jump+ manga we read during the week.
This week we go over the combined Weekly Shonen Jump issue #6/7 and talk about some predictions we have for the magazine in 2024.
This week we quickly run through the issue #3 table of contents and then give out our end of year awards for Weekly Shonen Jump.
This week we're covering the new series, Shadow Eliminators, and the rest of the Weekly Shonen Jump!
This week we discuss the table of contents for issue #51 of Weekly Shonen Jump and all of the new series that have made their way to the back of the magazine.
This week we continue on with our Weekly Shonen Jump coverage going over issue #50 of the magazine.
This week we're going over Weekly Shonen Jump issue #49. Tune in to hear the discussion on the final Ichinose Family's Deadly Sin chapter, the best Me & Roboco chapters, and Mission: Yozakura Family.
This week we're back with our usual Weekly Shonen Jump discussion. Tune in to hear us talk issue #48 of the magazine.
It's the final episode in our Junji Ito series! Tune in to hear us discuss the last volume of Uzumaki.
Changing up the schedule a little bit to continue our Junji Ito series. This week we start up his most famous manga, Uzumaki.
Published a little late but in this episode we discuss the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #46.
This week we cover Weekly Shonen Jump issue #45! Tune in to hear us talk about Nue's Exorcist, Ice Head Gil, and other mediocre manga!
This week we cover issue #44 of Weekly Shonen Jump! Tune in for the discussion on the new series Two On Ice, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Witch Watch.
This week we go over the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #43 and announce the new manga we will cover in October. To get into the Halloween spirit we will be reading three Junji Ito manga, Gyo, Remina, and Uzumaki.
This week we finish off the Johto arc of Pokemon Adventures with volume 14 of the manga.
This episode we run through the usual table of contents but give our general thoughts on each series at the moment.
We dive back into Weekly Shonen Jump talking about Akane Banashi, Blue Box, My Hero Academia, and more!
This week in Pokemon Adventures we meet our third Johto protagonist, Crystal! Join us as we discuss volumes 10 and 11 of the manga.
Time for your weekly update on the happenings in Shonen Jump! This week we're covering issue #40, talking about some new serializations coming up, and what we've been reading outside the magazine.
We're bringing back Pokemon Adventures! Picking up where we left off with volumes 8 and 9. Tune in to hear the start of the Gold, Silver, and Crystal arc.
No Shonen Jump this week so we took the opportunity to tier all the series that have started since this show has been going on.
This week we get a double issue of Weekly Shonen Jump so we're covering issues 36 and 37 of the magazine.
This week we discuss all your favorite Weekly Shonen Jump manga and the table of contents for issue #35.
Breaking the usual schedule to bring you our discussion of volumes 13 and 14 of Maison Ikkoku.
This week we run through Weekly Shonen Jump issue #33 and talk about what axed mangaka we'd like to see return.
We're back to talking Weekly Shonen Jump! This week we talk about some of the things we've missed, including the end of Mashle and the two new series.
Only a few more Maison Ikkoku episodes left! This week we cover volumes 9 and 10 of Rumiko Takahashi's series.
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Tankobon podcast we're listing 10 manga that we deem Tankobon Essentials. These manga all exude what we feel is the Tankobon spirit or highlight what we value in a manga.
This week we detail the happenings in volumes 7 and 8 of Rumiko Takahashi's manga Maison Ikkoku.
This week we discuss issue #29 of Weekly Shonen Jump and give our Nue's Exorcist scouting report.
In this episode we discuss issue #28 of Weekly Shonen Jump as well as give our scouting report on Do Retry.
It's our first episode covering Rumiko Takahashi's Maison Ikkoku! This week we're going through volumes 1 and 2.
This week we go over the table of contents for issue #26 of Weekly Shonen Jump and discuss our thoughts on where each series is at right now.
This week we go through the table of contents for issue #25 of Weekly Shonen Jump as usual and also announce the new series we'll be covering in our midweek episodes, Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi!
This week we churn through the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #24 and give our thoughts on the new digital manga services by VIZ and Kodansha (K Manga).
Weekly Shonen Jump is back from their Golden Week Break so this week we covered Issue #23 and Jude gave his scouting report on Kill Blue.
With no Weekly Shonen Jump this week we took it upon ourselves to list out what we think the 10 manga that would make up a Sight & Sound style poll. Jude also gives his scouting report for new series Tenmaku Cinema.
It's the final episode of our current run with Pokemon Adventures. We go through volumes 6 and 7 of the series, capping off the Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow arc.
We get a combined issue this week in Shonen Jump so we run down the table of contents for issue #21/#22.
This week we say goodbye to Ichigoki's Under Control and run through the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #20
We're back with our mid-week episodes! This week we go over volume 1 of Pokemon Adventures and also give some background info on the mangaka who created it.
This week we go over the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #18 and preview the four new series we will be seeing.
This week we run down the table of contents for issue #17 of Weekly Shonen Jump. We also announce the new series we will be covering every Thursday!
This week we quickly go over the Weekly Shonen Jump issue #16 table of contents and take a look at some of the newer series from Jump+.
This week we go over the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #15 and our general thoughts on each manga.
It's the final episode of our Death Note series! Tune in to hear the finale of one of the Weekly Shonen Jump greats!
This week we discuss issue #14 of Weekly Shonen Jump. Tune in to hear our thoughts on all the new series that have found their way to the bottom of the table of contents.
Tune in to this episode to hear us discuss the loss of PPPPPP and more of the happenings in Weekly Shonen Jump issue #13.
It's the penultimate episode of our Death Note series! This episode we discuss volumes 9 and 10 of the manga.
This week we run through the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #12 and mourn the loss of Tankobon favorite High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku.
It's the return of Ryuk! This week we go over volumes 7 and 8 of Ohba and Obata's Death Note.
A pretty standard table of contents in Weekly Shonen Jump this week. This episode we go over issue #11 of the magazine and our thoughts on what's going on with each series.
We're at the half way mark of Death Note! Tune in this week to hear out thoughts on volumes 5 and 6 of the series.
This week we discuss Weekly Shonen Jump issue #10. Tune in to hear our thoughts on Witch Watch, Akane Banashi, Jujutsu Kaisen, and more!
This week we delve a little deeper into Ohba and Obata's Death Note, discussing volumes 3 and 4 of the series.
Our first true Weekly Shonen Jump episode in a while. We talk about the big developments from last week as well as the table of contents for issue #9.
This week we go over the table of contents for issue #8 of Weekly Shonen Jump and our thoughts on each series at the moment.
The next series we'll be covering is Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. This week we go into the background of the series and its creators and our familiarity with Death Note. Join us next week for our discussion on volumes 1 and 2 of the manga.
This week we run down the Weekly Shonen Jump table of contents for combined issue #6/7.
It's the first episode of the new year! This week we take advantage of the Weekly Shonen Jump break to talk about what we're reading right now and what we're planning on checking out over the next 12 months.
This is the final SKET Dance episode! Join us as we discuss the final two volumes of the series and say, "Goodbye," to Bossun, Himeko, and Switch.
This week we cover issue #3 of Weekly Shonen Jump and look over the series that have debuted over the last 10 years.
This week we go over our 2022 Weekly Shonen Jump Awards as well as the table of contents for issue #2.
This week we rundown the table of contents for issue #1 of Weekly Shonen Jump and give a recap of the magazine's 2022.
This week we discuss the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #49 and the four new series that will be starting soon.
In this episode, we dive into volumes 19 and 20 of the manga SKET Dance by Kenta Shinohara.
This week we analyze the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #48 and some recent sales numbers.
We give our thoughts on the table of contents for issue #46 of Weekly Shonen Jump, say goodbye to Super Smartphone, and discuss the return of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter.
This week we discuss the table of content for issue #45 of Weekly Shonen Jump and Jude gives his scouting report of a new series, Shinpei Watanabe's Ginka & Glüna.
We discuss the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #44 and Jude gives his scouting report on a new manga, Tadaichi Nakama's Tokyo Demon Bride Story.
We're back to our regular schedule and this week we're going over the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #43!
Tune in to episode 15 where we discuss volumes 5 and 6 of Kenta Shinohara's SKET Dance.
This week we go over the table of contents for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #40 and give some deeper thoughts on what went wrong with freshly axed Doron Dororon and Earthchild.
In this episode we go through our usual rundown of the newest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump!
This episode we give our thoughts on the Weekly Shonen Jump table of contents for issue #38 and also discuss what's currently running in Jump+.
This week we announce the next series we'll be covering, SKET Dance! We also talk about last week's Weekly Shonen Jump and our new podcast schedule.
This week we say goodbye to Koro Sensei and the Assassination Classroom, discuss Weekly Shonen Jump issue 36/37, and draft our Weekly Shonen Jump baseball teams.
Koro Sensei's backstory, fights between buddies & pals, infiltrating the ISS, and all the winter holidays in the span of three volumes!
Join us for episode 7 where we discuss volumes 16-18 of Assassination Classroom, Weekly Shonen Jump issue #35 table of contents, and "What is the Trader Joe's?" of manga!
Join us this week while we discuss Assassination Classroom volumes 13-15, Weekly Shonen Jump issue #34, Kirby-themed drinks, The Captain, and Rent-A-Girlfriend.
This week we discuss volumes 10-12 of Assassination Classroom, the table of content for Weekly Shonen Jump issue #33, Chainsaw Man: Part 2, and Just Listen to the Song by Tatsuki Fujimoto and Oto Toda.
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In episode 4 we talk Assassination Classroom volumes 7, 8 and 9, as well as Weekly Shonen Jump issue #32. Jude also gives his scouting report for a hot prospect, Ruri Dragon by Masaoki Shindo.
Tankobon episode 3 covers Assassination Classroom volumes 4-6, the Weekly Shonen Jump table of contents for issue #31 and Jude gives his scouting report for Aliens Area.
This episode 2 of Tankobon! In this episode we dive into volumes 1-3 of Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui, go over our thoughts on the Weekly Shonen Jump table of contents, and give a scouting report on Super Smartphone.
You can find us on Instagram/Twitter at @TankobonPodcast, Jude is at @Jude__Noel and Cole can be found at @GreccoCole.
This is the first episode of Tankobon! Join us as we introduce ourselves and give our respective backstories with manga and anime.