FIRST: We had to pay tribute to the late Akira Toriyama. The world lost a true legend earlier this month.

SECOND: Yasuhisa Hara's epic historical action series has been appearing in Weekly Young Jump since 2006, and it's a global sensation. Everyone you know either reads ONE PIECE, or Kingdom, or both.  Even Japan's Princess, Akiko of Mikasa, is a self-confessed die-hard Kingdom fan. But the question is, is the first volume any good? Opinions vary!

Discussed in this episode: Do you have to be good at drawing to make a successful manga? Do manga authors do interviews on TV? And, are these ladies blowing raspberries in an ancient jacuzzi?

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