About

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MangaKast started as a weekly podcast about… well, manga (and a smattering of anime).  But, my co-host Mason has since become a college student with very little free time, so the podcast aspect of this blog has gone on hiatus.

In the meantime, Lyda continues to review manga.

Lyda has a fondness for yaoi, slice-of-life, and cats. But, the policy here at MangaKast is that she reviews everything manga-related that she reads.

Who is this Lyda character anyway? Besides obviously being a big manga nerd, my day job is as an author who writes professionally both science fiction and fantasy under my given name, Lyda Morehouse, and paranormal romance under the penname, Tate Hallaway. I also write a metric ton of (mostly Bleach) fan fic under the name junko on AO3.

If you’re curious about my books, they’re all available on Amazon (Lyda’s Books, Tate’s Books) and wherever fine books are sold.

MangaKast is fully a labor of love. Other than the ads that WordPress slides in here to make their money, I have no sponsors or advertisers. If you are interested in supporting the writing (or anything else that) I do, please consider dropping a tip into my jar: https://ko-fi.com/lydamorehouse

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4 thoughts on “About

  1. I’m wondering if you do interviews or just post in general for manga artists. 🤔Like if you’d like to interview us for our upcoming book launched on Kickstarter.

    Remote Angel is an ongoing webtoon for 15+ readers and older, inspired by the butterfly effect, isekai theme, and several different anime. With the success of the first volume’s Kickstarter, it has come back with the continuation of its story!
    We hope to attract new and current fans with this project.

    REMOTE ANGEL is about a young woman named Alice Desangi. After a freak accident of an attempted assault, she wakes up in a different apocalyptic universe. Gifted with mysterious powers of an earth angel, she dies in unfortunate occurrences. She wakes up to relive that day again in a confused manner. Depending on her choices, they could change history. (Hint: the butterfly effect!)
    REMOTE ANGEL VOL. 2 focuses on Alice’s story taking a shocking twist. The truth about one of her new friends is revealed! A dark past is brought to light. New encounters take place. Something is brewing beneath the surface, and it is big enough to alter their lives forever.
    The genres of the story are as followed:
    * Romance: We have ships and love triangles. Do we smell a new ship?
    * Drama: The drama’s getting more intense in this continuation!
    * Apocalyptic Fantasy: The alternative universe seems to be on the brink of end of the world. This world has earth angels, demons, and hybrid humans. 
    * Horror/Thriller: Some drawings may look a bit too creepy. Unsuspecting thrills as well! WARNING: There is blood and minimal censored language in this. The blood is a little worse than the last volume.
    * There’s sensitive content in this volume as it’s darker than the first. The warning is included in the book.
    Remote Angel has been ongoing on Webtoon as of September 2020. If you wonder what it’s like to read, you can read it online FOR FREE!

    Thank you. Hope to hear from you!

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