On today’s episode: A live reaction to “Martial Master Asumi” Chapter 29. Plus, a discussion about its much better prequel, “Hinomaru Sumo.” Read “Martial Master Asumi”:  https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/martial-master-asumi  https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100253  Read “Hinomaru Sumo”: https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100031  Watch “Hinomaru Sumo” on CrunchyRoll (#JustAMeeting): https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G60X7D34R/hinomaru-sumo  Read “Akane-banashi”: https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/akane-banashi A transcript and links to content discussed are available at: https://dereksmcgrath.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/sunday-morning-manga-ep-54-martial-master-asumi-chapter-29-and-hinomaru-sumo-jan-21-2024 Support this livestream, get rewards: access my Discord, get your name in the credits, and recommend manga or other content for me to discuss. Contribute at http://ko-fi.com/dereksmcgrath or monthly at http://patreon.com/dereksmcgrath. Special thanks to Emily Lauer, Ellak Roach, and Alexis Duran! My Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3NZDZSCG43RUK Listen to this podcast wherever you get your podcasts (RSS link: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1251037.rss ) The original livestream for this episode is available at youtube.com/watch?v=20L3AHVMLFY Promotions and Links: My earlier thoughts about “Martial Master Asumi” and “Hinomaru Sumo”:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/update-for-dec-94848937 https://www.patreon.com/posts/prelude-to-manga-96055645 Professional Left Podcast Episode 772, about Martin Luther King Jr Day (Jan 16 2024):  https://professionalleft.blogspot.com The Final Word with Frangela Episode 331, about double standards when it comes to race and gender in the courts (Jan 19 2024): https://frangela.com/the-final-word-podcasts/  Frangela on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=19983801  Vote.org  Postcards to Voters: https://postcardstovoters.org Music Credits: “Los Angeles” by Muzaproduction: https://pixabay.com/music/motown-old-school-rnb-los-angeles-20922 “Sunshine” by lemonmusicstudio: https://pixabay.com/users/lemonmusicstudio-14942887 “News Time” by Monument_Music https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-news-time-141357/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dereksmcgrath.substack.com