Episode 121 - Naruto

Episode 121 - Naruto

Author: Trash Manga Friends September 26, 2024 Duration: 2:56:04

The trilogy is complete! After Bleach in Year 3 and One Piece in Year 4, we wrap up our Big Three specials by discussing Naruto! And as is our ninja way for these eps, we discuss not just two, but five volumes of this iconic manga. From humble beginnings to the Land of Waves to the First Chunin Exam, we analyse the journey of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, and whether you should, in fact, believe it.

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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.

Each fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little detail to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's trash. And believe us, half a decade in, there's a lot of trash to discuss. So come listen to our book club slash neverending existential nightmare!

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Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/

Sean, foreeeeveeeer host, is on Twitter & Twitch @Slazoking - https://twitter.com/Slazoking

Mike, speedrunner and streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/

Phil, arbiter of trash, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian

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Support the official release! Naruto is licensed by Viz - https://www.viz.com/naruto

Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY9PJ5KWR/naruto


Ever find yourself in a comic shop or scrolling through a digital library, staring at a cover that’s either brilliantly absurd or just plain baffling? That’s the exact feeling we chase on Trash Manga Friends. It began as a simple, slightly ridiculous idea: get a few friends together, pick out the most questionable-looking manga we could find, and see what happened. What you’ll hear in each episode is the genuine, unfiltered result of that experiment-the laughter, the groans, and the occasional, very real surprise. While our title promises a deep dive into the wonderfully weird and often poorly executed corners of the manga world, we’ve discovered that not everything under that “trash” label is without its merits. Sometimes a bizarre premise hides a strangely compelling story, or a cliché character arc suddenly takes a turn that makes us all stop and reconsider. This podcast is really about the shared experience of discovery, of judging books by their covers and then thoroughly debating whether we were right or completely wrong. We read them so you don’t have to, but we also end up celebrating the hidden gems and the gloriously odd choices that make this medium so endlessly fascinating. Join our conversations for a mix of sincere critique and affectionate roasting, where the definition of “trash” is always up for debate.
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