Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to another episode of Read Right-to-Left, a manga podcast from two fans hoping to discuss, celebrate and criticise the many, many things we read in our favourite hobby! (With a little fangirling thrown in the mix, too!)

This month, we're joined by the fabulous Ellie from Religiously Nerdy to talk about the good, the bad, and the weird of Manga About Manga. Whether it's poignant autobiographical comics like Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist Journey, the psychological oddity of Opus, or the shonen 'tournaments' of Bakuman, there are all sorts of manga featuring the creation of manga and the day-to-day of the people making our favourite media. We hope you enjoy this deep-dive into comics about comics, as we all enjoy comics!

Find Ellie on her personal Twitter @thebazilekay
and the Religiously Nerdy website: religiouslynerdy.com
and Twitter: @3muslimnerds

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Follow Ray on her channel, Whimsical Pictures: @Whimsical Pictures

And Twitter: @whimsicalpix

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And if you can't get enough, be sure to follow me on:

Twitter: @collectinggee