2023 is coming to an end, and the OverMangaCast crew is taking a break from reading over the holiday season to rank the top manga of 2023. Each co-host is bringing their top 3 things we read this year, as we countdown to our recommendations. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob countdown their Top 3 Manga for a total of 12 best manga of 2023. Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on Twitter. YouTube / Instagram / Facebook Leave a review: Podchaser

Alice woke up in Room 431, where a mysterious creature known as Serpant tells her that the only way to the outside world is to journey through a series on increasingly creepy rooms with surrealist narrative elements before devolving into the dreamscape. Also Kaiju fights? This week, Matt, Sam, and Jacob read and discuss Bibliomania written by Orval and illustrated by Macchiro. Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on...

Whelp, we've devolved into degeneracy over the past month of anime movies, and definitely didn't misinterpret the schedule to think we had an extra week to read something. This week Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob do a smash or pass thing... Here's the link to the Tier Maker we used, in case you wish to follow along. Or just go ahead and check out our Twitter for the completed list: https://tiermaker.com/create/anime-and-manga-smash-or-pass-1596018 Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad...

No-Read Novemeber comes to an end, and I somehow don't even remember this movie. Something about Saint Seiya, and unlocking the power of Cosmo to fight with constellations... or at least I've been told? This week, Matt(?), Sam, Jae, and Jacob watch and discuss Knights of the Zodiac, and Jae tries to contain her excitement Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on Twitter. YouTube / Instagram / Facebook Leave a review: Podchaser

Back to No-Read November with nothing to be thankful for, and this week we explore controversial casting of a perfect animated movie ruined by an unnecessary reboot. The Major is a fully synthetic human, with I guess a biological brain, and is part of a special Government Task Force to fight cyberbrain hackers, or something like that. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob watch and discuss Ghost in the Shell, but like, the one with Scarlett Johansson. Read along, meme along, or just yell at...

Scott Pilgrim is just some loser 20-something that's currently dating a high school girl because adult relationships scare him. But suddenly Ramona Flowers skates through his mind and into his dreams, prompting a lot of s****y decisions that end with him making out with her, breaking Knive's heart, and entering into some weird fighting competitions where he needs to defeat all of Romana's 7 Evil Exes if he wants to continue dating here. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss...

No-Read November continues, and this week we dive into 90s action movies. Kenshiro wonders the wastes, until he needs to punch some people, Rufio shows up as a street tough, and then some people have some psychic powers and need to fight an evil business men. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob watch and discuss Fist of the North star, or at least something baring its name... Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on...

No-Read November is back, bringing with it returning horrors! This month we're taking a break from reading manga, to watch some... live-action anime movies. Edward Elric is still using unnecessary cgi to fight monsters, but it looks like the film makers realized they had several movies' worth of plot, but only one movie's budget. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob watch and discuss... the FINAL live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie... IT'S FINALLY OVER! THANK GOD! Read along, meme along, or...

Miko Yotsuya's gift to see the undead if more of a curse, as she has the ability to see the gruesome depictions of the departed. The horrifying monsters just want someone to talk to, or maybe just cut up a little bit, but Miko isn't about to be their punching bag. She puts on her best poker face to help keep the supernatural at bay, but it seems her powers are growing by the day, and eventually some sinister specter is going to be unable to not notice her. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob...

We keep the frights coming this October, as we join Cha Hyun-soo in his new apartment after his family dies in a car crash. Being the antisocial, suicidal recluse he is, he doesn't even notice the end of the world begin to occur as a zombie apocalypse starts... or should I say monster apocalypse? As rather than the living dead, people are getting nosebleeds that body horror-ing themselves into gross abominations of flesh and ambition. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss...

More Spooktober, More... Vore? At least that's what Shuichi's life has become ever since he can turn into a gun-toting mascot. Now he and Claire are joining a group of coin hunters to maximize their chances of victory. However, one of these coin hunters may be a cute foxgirl that also wants to worm her way inside of Shuichi and into his heart? Can love truly bloom on the battlefield? And will Claire be able to handle her jealousy? This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Gleipnir...

Spooky season is upon us once again, so we return yet again to our annual dive into the Horror genre of manga. Yoshiki and Hikaru are best friends, living out in the boonies of the Japanese countryside. However, one week Hikaru went up into the mountains, and something came back wearing his skin. Now Yoshiki has to maintain his friendship with the Thing That Was Hikaru, because he's too consumed with grief to actually deal with his friend's passing. Also, this new Hikaru seems motivated to...

Your classic jrpg party completed the mission and vanquished the Demon King bringing peace to the continent. But what happens after the journey's over, especially when one of the party is a nigh immortal elf that will stay eternally young as her friends grow old and die. This is the story of Frieren, an elf who realizes only too late that she needs to appreciate and nurture the relationships in her life, and how she's willing to adopt a couple followers and span the world in search of...

MaoMao is your average girl, until one day she was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Imperial Court as one of the emperor's concubines. However, her quick wit and medical knowledge lands her in the center of courtly drama and murder mysteries, as well as a position as food taster. Good thing she likes poison... like... maybe too much? This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss The Apothecary Diaries written by Natsu Hyūga & Itsuki Nanao and illustrated by Nekokurage. Read...

Shiki and co are crash-landing on a Casino Planet before getting roped into a for-profit mining operation that's all about squashing bugs to farm crypto. Meanwhile, Homura has finally tracked down her master Valkyrie, and discovered the secret reason she left in the first place, as well as a mysterious third entry - her mother! This week, Matt, Sam, and Jacob read and discuss Edens Zero by Hiro Mashima. Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on...

Dreaming! Don't give it, Luffy! The Straw Hat pirates are back for more, where the newly formed crew of two crosses the path of Cat Burgler Nami and form a truce to take out the infamous pirate Buggy the Clown. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on X. YouTube / Instagram / Facebook Leave a review: Podchaser

Ya-yo, ya-yo! Get ready to set sail on the East Blue on the path to the Grand Line! Luffy was just a young boy, who wanted Shanks to think he's cool; so he ate the Gum-Gum Fruit which turned him into a rubber man, and nothing else... nothing else weird, or metaphorical, just a dude made of rubber. Also, he meets a cool swordsman with three swords named Zoro. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad...

Re Kiriyama is only good at one thing; shogi. But unfortunately, after the death of his biological family, and the harsh conditions of his adoptive one, he's living alone in the big city, wandering through life in a malaise of grief and self-doubt. Luckily, th Kawamoto family have basically adopted him due to Akira's propensity for picking up strays. Also, he plays shogi at some point, I assume. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss March Comes in Like a Lion by Chica...

Someone call Pat Benatar, because Love is a Battlefield. The two losers who overanalyze romance are back, with some on the sidelines finally getting involved to speed up this endgame ship. Look, we're just happy we're done with isekai-trash for the time being. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Kaguya-sama: Love is War by Aka Akasaka. Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on Twitter. YouTube / Instagram / Facebook Leave a...

The OverMangaCast crew forgot to record ahead, and spent a weekend doing non-manga reading weeb shenanigans, so enjoy this bonus ep where we go over how we spent Otakon 2023. We'll be back next week with a new manga to read, but this week we're tired. Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on Twitter. YouTube / Instagram / Facebook Leave a review: Podchaser

Last week apparently wasn't enough isekai trash, so we went back to the cistern for more. However, this one is pretty bad. Its generic, but unlike last time, something actually happend. MC-kun is a dude who just kinda died one day, and due to the mistaken actions of a goddess, he know has unbelievable power in another world. There's only two problems: his family didn't understand how powerful he was and dumped him in the woods, and he doesn't want anything other than to be an otaku. Will any...

What if we were the kinda podcast to read an isekai, but that isekai was about a guy working at McDonalds. Except it turns out that its barely about working at McDonalds, and its just a group of cosplaying losers talk about all the cool fantasy nonsense happening off screen. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss The Devil is a Part-Timer written by Satoshi Wagahara and illustrated by Akio Hiiragi. Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by...

Gordon is just a middle-aged man trying to run his mid-life crisis food truck, until he runs into the girl Arisa, who just happens to be on the run from the post-apocalyptic government in the desert remains of the Sea of Japan. The two form a bond as they run from the government, cook up delicious food, and keep this Crazy food truck running. We read the entire thing, so we'll go over the whole journey to its outrageous conclusion. This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Crazy...

Akira Tendo has a s****y job to the point that he dreams of throwing himself in front of the subway just to avoid having to go in tomorrow. Been there buddy. But it looks like his luck has changed for the better; a zombie apocolypse has taken over the world! Now Akira is living his life to the fullest and doing all the things he never could, as well as reconnecting with an old friend and maybe even kindling a new romance? This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Zom 100: Bucket...

The OverMangaCast crew had a little bit too much freedom, so its up to the two lightweights - Sam and Jacob - to pick up the slack and haul into the recording studio to gush about anime osts with little conflict. Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on Twitter. YouTube / Instagram / Facebook Leave a review: Podchaser