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My Taste is Better Than YoursAuthor: My Taste is Better than Yours
Welcome to My Taste is Better Than Yours, the manga podcast with Samu and Guardian Enzo! Who are we? Two anime bloggers (Samu former, Enzo current - at https://lostinanime.com) who love manga. We'll discuss some of our favourite manga series and let you decide which one of us has the better taste. Throughout this podcast well be covering series we've both already read or follow, as well as series one of us recommends to the other to compare our opinions. From time-to-time well also cover some general manga-related topics and discussions. Language: en Genres: Animation & Manga, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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57 - Touge Oni: Primal Gods in Ancient Times by Kenji Tsurubuchi
Monday, 20 April, 2026
It’s Enzo’s time to recommend a series, and it was his pick for the most underappreciated ongoing manga from earlier this year: Touge Oni - a historical fantasy series with big ideas, a strong trio at its core, and strong Mizukami comparisons. Will Samu love it near as much as Enzo does?Timecodes:0:00 Introduction - one of Enzo’s favourite ongoing titles1:35 Harta magazine: a wonderful source for great seinen manga3:17 How the sausage is made (behind the scenes snippet)4:57 Overview and first impressions of Touge Oni and its relationship with time15:05 Miyo and Zenki’s relationship and their mirroring journeys of their goals18:50 The challenge of following a slow-releasing series23:17 Mizukami’s recommendation - classic fantasy all-rounder24:49 Spoiler discussion begins24:55 Our feelings on Zenki - an Oni on the quest to get rid of his horns + 29:36 Miyo’s goal of finding the truth of the world34:57 Ozono’s goal and Miyo’s theory about his identity41:35 Early standouts moments of Miyo and Zenki’s relationship43:24 Our highlights from Trio being separated and predictions52:12 When the focus shifts to the gods and Izumo54:36 Susanoo no Mikoto - him joining the group, his video game duel59:17 The belief in the goodness and decency of human beings1:00:52 Azuma no Miya and the power of misinformation in politics1:02:50 Samu’s recommendation: The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui1:04:39 Enzo’s recommendation: Sengoku Youko by Mizukami Satoshi1:06:15 Final overview + ratingsOther links:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45e4SKPssSbuRNZ8lVMACNApple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-taste-is-better-than-yours/id1746194902Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/a9ed3ea9-1728-40e3-949f-4cddfb13dde1/my-taste-is-better-than-yours Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1746194902Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/z70w36ls
