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24 Nov 2024
527 - One Shot 79 - The Music of Marie
01:21:25
dakazu is back from Japan to talk about random connections with Akiko Higashimura, the Tokiwaso Manga Museum, and more! Then we dive into Usamaru Furuya's The Music of Marie where interesting aesthetics clash with questionable philosophy!!!
Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
17 Dec 2023
478 - One Shot 68 - The Right Way to Make Jump!
01:32:06
On this episode we thank our Ko-fi supporters, give our choices for anime adaptations, give impressions on the Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho, and discuss the use of AI in manga creation. Then, we look at the cute report manga The Right Way to Make Jump! that also reveals a bigger industry issue!!!
The Right Way to Make Jump! by Takeshi Sakurai - 00:53:43
Outro - 01:30:16
Songs Credits: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra “It’s Over” by Generation Lost “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
31 Jan 2021
332 - The Flowers of Evil part 1
01:30:51
On this episode dakazu revisits Toru Seino’s Sono ‘Okodawari’, Ore ni mo Kure yo to regale us with tales of wasteful book reading practices and Seino trolling an adult couple. Then we begin our Retrospective on Shuzo Oshimi’s The Flowers of Evil but Seamus is already calling it quits after one episode!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-” by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Morgana guesting on Shojo & Tell
00:02:23 - Listener Emails: Lukewarm reactions to the beginning of BEASTARS
00:09:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, Joukyou Seikatsuroku Ichijou is yet another spinoff of Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji
00:13:59 - dakazu finally finished Sono ‘Okodawari’, Ore ni mo Kure yo which was jam packed with strange quirks and hilarious reactions from creator Toru Seino
00:40:20 - News:Manga Rock linked INKR Comics paying 1 cent per character to be translated and lettered
00:43:06 - Nanaanime license rescued by Sentai Filmworks
00:45:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Retrospective on The Flowers of Evil, A complete review of Shuzo Oshimi’s story about a young teen who’s evil deed is discovered by a classmate with a destructive personality(covers volumes 4-6)
00:45:48 - Main Segment Retrospective: The Flowers of Evil, Transition Song “Hana -a last flower-” by ASA-CHANG&Junrei from The Flowers of Evil, Comprehensive review of Shuzo Oshimi’s story about a middle school boy who is blackmailed by his classmate who reveals his inner perversion(covers volumes 1-3)
01:29:17 - Next Week’s Topic: The Flowers of Evil, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
30 Jan 2022
380 - Recommendation Round-up 1 - Short Series
01:33:55
Seamus was available this week so we’re switching up our schedule and doing a new show called Recommendation Round-up! We present short series that we think you should buy, such as Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, Queen Emeraldas, Crocodile Baron, and more! dakazu also made a special quiz about Ryo Haneda’s Black Guard!!!
00:02:09 - Shout-out to DrMeltFace for being a Generous Manga Head
00:03:40-Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana her own personal motivation poster from Morgana and Ozand is waiting for her copy of Pokémon Legends: Arceus
00:06:39 - Happy Kanako’s Killer Life is a fun series about a downtrodden office lady who ends up being an elite assassin that makes animal puns
00:14:13 - *SPOILERS* dakazu finished watching the Moriarty the Patriot anime with his wife
00:27:17 - *SPOILERS* dakazu made a quiz around Ryo Haneda’s sci-fi series Blackguard
00:45:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Manga in Motion on Lu over the Wall, we will review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 anime film about middle school boy who meets a mermaid
00:46:38 - Main Segment Recommendation Round-up: Short Series, Transition Song: “Riverside Life” by Ty Simon, We share recommendations for short(2-5 volume) series that we think you should own, Including:
01:32:32 - Next Week’s Topic: Lu over the Wall, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
09 Mar 2020
285 - Girls’ Last Tour part 2
01:04:13
This week we finish our retrospective on Tsukimizu’s Girls’ Last Tour! Join us as our discussion takes us through everything from existentialism to Buddhism to flashbacks!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, End of Anime Interlude
00:02:33 - Listener Emails: Love for World Trigger and Chainsaw Man
00:06:09 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu reads about robots outliving humanity in Robo Sapiens Zenshi
00:12:03 - News:East, Into the Night gets digital volume release
00:13:16 - Huge growth in active users for MANGA Plus in the last 3 months
00:15:31 - ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S. licensed by Yen Press
00:16:57 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite manga series
00:17:30 - Main Segment Retrospective: Girls’ Last Tour,Transition Song: “Ugoku, Ugoku” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, comprehensive review of Tsukimizu’s manga about two girls surviving in an giant empty city structure(covers volumes 4-6)
00:18:54 -We discuss the ending and our thoughts on the fate of the girls
00:24:53 - We appreciate the minutia of mundane survival such as laundry
00:27:07 - dakazu sensed an overarching feeling of finality throughout the whole manga that resonated with him
00:32:58 - We debate the inclusion of the flashback chapter and the overuse of flashbacks in story narratives
00:38:29 - Seamus really enjoyed this series for focusing on the finality of humanity and existence
00:39:49 - We examine the arc with the penis creatures
00:44:21 - We decide that this manga is post-post-apocalyptic
00:47:33 - Seamus explains the themes of existentialism in the series
00:49:04 - We discuss what nirvana is in Buddhism and how it opposes finality
00:53:29 - Darfox brings up Dr. STONE and his issues with Senku wanting to restore humanity without fixing issues
00:59:20 - We give our final impressions on the series as a whole
01:02:46 - Next Week’s Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
16 Aug 2020
308 - Kasane part 4
01:33:25
Our penultimate episode on Kasane has brought us on a story trajectory we’re not happy about! We desperately try to predict where Daruma Matsuura is trying to lead us with the upcoming ending to these literal dramatics! We also talk about I Don’t Know How to Give Birth!, Meshi ni Shimashou, the cancellation of Act-Age, and more!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Black Bird” by Aimer from Kasane, Opening, Introductions, Penultimate is a good word
00:01:19 - Listener Emails: Feedback on episode 306, dakazu’s impressions on Dai Dark
00:08:12 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, I Don’t Know How to Give Birth! was a manga about giving birth that Morgana wanted
00:12:38 - Morgana keeps waiting for the shoe to drop in Blue Flag
00:13:58 - Not Your Idol does a great job exploring how assault is processed differently between individuals and how complicated navigating life afterwards can be
00:17:55 - dakazu was overjoyed to find a sequel to the unfinished Versus Earth with Versus Earth - War Hammer but that too was also unfinished
00:23:29 - Meshi ni Shimashou is by Daruma Matsuura’s former assistant Doumu Kobayashi and it incorporates behind-the-scenes stories from Matsuura’s workplace
00:27:47 - dakazu is confused why someone took the dad from Crayon Shinchan and made a decent food manga about him called Nohara Hiroshi Hiru Meshi no Ryuugi
00:33:07 - News: Act-Age has been canceled from Weekly Shonen Jump in the the wake of writer Tatsuya Matsuki arrested, Act-Age stage play is canceled, VIZ will no longer publish Act-Age
00:37:38 - Pirating sitesKissAnime and KissManga have been reportedly taken down
00:43:02 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospectiveon Kasane, A complete review of Daruma Matsuura’s drama about an ugly girl who uses a magical lipstick to pursue a career in acting(covers volumes 13-14)
00:43:25 - Main Segment Retrospective: Kasane, Transition Song: “Dance of Salome” by Yugo Kanno from Kasane, Comprehensive review of Daruma Matsuura’s dark fairy tale about a girl with an ugly face who uses a magical lipstick to swap faces and become an actress like her mother(covers volumes 10-12)
01:31:51 - Next Week’s Topic: Kasane, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
16 Mar 2020
286 - New Chapter Check-in 3 - We Never Learn
01:06:16
Seamus is out this week so Darfox and dakazu dive into the current arcs of popular series! Chainsaw Mancontinues to entertain them and they have a lot to say about the unorthodox ending of We Never Learn!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Can Now, Can Now” by Study from We Never Learn, Opening, Introductions, Social Media
00:01:18 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment books were taken off the Kobo store for adult content
00:03:34 - Kaiten Books is a new manga publisher
00:06:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Triple Dip where we read three different Doraemon’s Long Tales by Fujio F Fujiko, including: Noby in Devilfish Castle, Noby vs. the Mecha Army, and Noby and the Dino Knights
00:11:46 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: “Seishun Seminar” by Study from We Never Learn, We will be doing a *FULL SPOILER* discussion on the newest story arcs of popular manga
00:12:36 -We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui
00:32:37 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
00:44:22 - dakazu give an update on Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, ZIPMAN!!, Mitama Security: Spirit Busters, and Mission: Yozakura Family
00:45:54 - Dear Sa-chanby Iori Asaga
00:50:33 - Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
00:59:07 - We discuss the thin line between admiring historical generals for their tactics and their ideals
01:04:49 - Next Week’s Topic: Doraemon’s Long Tales VOL4/VOL7/VOL8, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
28 Jan 2019
227 - Anime Interlude 9 - Run with the Wind
01:48:38
*We had some technical issues during recording. We apologize for the audio quality this episode.
On this episode Miki's Stopwatch helps us review anime from the 2018 Fall season and check out some from the current 2019 winter season!!
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Time Stamps:
00:00:00 - Warning, Intro Song: “Catch up, latency” by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, Opening, Introductions, Shout-outs
00:04:14 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Miki’s been reading some In/Spectre
00:07:35 - dakazu finally checked out Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou and is loving the main character
00:12:05 - News: Rumiko Takahashi has won the Grand Prix at FIBD Angoulême
00:13:01 - New promotional stills of the actors for the What Did You Eat yesterday? live-action dramatization
00:14:01 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, we will specifically be covering the Frankenstein adaptation
00:14:50 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: “Book-end, Happy-end” by TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND feat. Hiroshi Takano from Skull-faced Bookseller Honda-san, We review anime from the 2018 fall season and discuss some anime from the upcoming 2019 winter season
00:15:33 - Miki checks out some classic anime like Space Adventure Cobra
00:18:15 - Takarajima
00:19:15 - SoulTaker
00:21:47 - Miki rants about MegaloBox
00:29:44 - Run with the Wind
00:31:08 - Karakuri Circus
00:32:58 - Tokyo Ghoul:re
00:34:27 - Radiant
00:35:32 - Zombie Land Saga
00:38:22 - Bloom Into You
00:41:35 - Boarding School Juliet
00:45:26 - The Girl in Twilight
00:48:36 - Golden Kamuy
00:49:49 - Hinomaru Sumo
00:50:30 - DOUBLE DECKER! DOUG & KIRILL
00:52:24 - Goblin Slayer
00:53:18 - The Rising of the Shield Hero
01:03:28 - That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
01:04:43 - Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san and other mentions from fall 2018
01:05:32 - Mob Psycho 100 II
01:07:49 - The Promised Neverland
01:16:03 - Boogiepop and Others
01:17:48 - Rinshi!! Ekodachan
01:20:35 - Dororo
01:24:49 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War
01:30:37 - The Quintessential Quintuplets and Domestic Girlfriend
01:34:32 - Ueno-san wa Bukiyou
01:35:59 - Dimension High School
01:37:45 - Virtual-san wa Miteiru
01:42:32 - My Roommate is a Cat
01:45:04 - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
01:46:48 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
11 Aug 2024
512 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 2
01:33:39
This week, we talk about Hell is Dark with No Flowers, Secret Steward, Shin Kamen Rider, Amakute Karakute Suppai, and more! Then we continue to crawl through the annals of Fumi Yoshinaga's alternate Edo period Japan, with more Ooku: The Inner Chambers!!!
Songs Credits: "Kumiko" by Roie Shpigler “Slappy” by Ido Maimon "Reflection" by Aves “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
01 Oct 2023
467 - Triple Dip 75 - The Summer Hikaru Died, ATOM: The Beginning, Boy's Abyss
02:03:10
On this episode we talk about birthday presents, Crazy Food Truck, Youkoso! FACT (Tokyo S-ku Dai Ni Shibu) e, and more! Then we dig into a Triple Dip on The Summer Hikaru Died, ATOM: The Beginning, and Boy's Abyss!!!
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu answers a listener's request to talk about Crazy Food Truck - 00:08:54
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:One Shot on Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, We will review this collection of Kanako Inkuki’s horror stories - 00:41:31
Picking our favorite out of the 3 manga - 01:59:38
Next Week’s Topic:Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 02:01:18
24 Mar 2024
492 - One Shot 72 - Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
01:54:55
This week we talk about X-Men '97, The End of Evangelion, The Three-Body Problem, Fujou wo Nuguu Hito, and more! Then we discuss how war is bad with a One Shot on Shigeru Mizuki's Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths!!!
*Content Warning: Corpses* Fujou wo Nuguu Hito - 00:49:37
Next Episode Preview - 00:59:30
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths - 01:01:31
Outro - 01:52:47
Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
26 Sep 2021
362 - Triple Dip 54 - Uncle From Another World, Mieruko-chan, Eniale & Dewiela
02:11:22
Ryan aka RUSH is back to fill in for Morgana and Seamus! He’s been reading Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Claymore, BEASTARS, BLAME!, World Trigger, and more to impress Darfox-sempai! Afterwards, Ryan helps us check out Uncle From Another World, Mieruko-chan, and Eniale & Dewiela for a Yen PressTriple Dip!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions
00:01:59 - Listener Mail: *SPOILERS* What shonen manga has a good female cast?
00:23:20 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Ryan thought Mashle: Magic and Muscles was hilarious
00:31:51 - *SPOILERS* Ryan feels great shame for giving up on Claymore midway through
00:37:41 - *SPOILERS* Ryan catches up on BEASTARS and is amazed at everything that happens
00:50:16 - *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu try to explain the appeal of BLAME! to Ryan
01:04:39 - Ryan started reading World Trigger and likes it
01:10:17 - Ryan is looking forward to reading more Dandadan
01:11:42 - Magu-chan: God of Destruction is funny but Ryan might just wait to watch the upcoming anime
01:13:44 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different horror manga, including: Dai Dark by Q Hayashida, Cat Eyed Boy by Kazuo Umezu, and Otherside Picnic by Iori Miyazawa & Eita Mizuno & Shirakaba
01:17:18 - Main Segment Triple Dip:Eniale & Dewiela/Mieruko-chan/Uncle From Another World, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including:
02:06:30 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series
02:09:29 - Next Week’s Topic:Dai Dark/Cat Eyed Boy/Otherside Picnic, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
02 Jan 2022
376 - New Chapter Check-in 9 - Ayashimon
00:55:13
Happy New Year! Ryan joins Darfox8 and dakazu to start off 2022 with a New Chapter Check-in! Listen to us discuss the new series like Ayashimon and the latest arcs of My Hero Academia, Dr. STONE, Black Clover, One-Punch Man, and more!
00:00:00 -Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions
00:01:15 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:One Shot on Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow, We’ll be reviewing Toranosuke Shimada’s award-winning science fiction saga about a world where artificial intelligence is replacing a dying humanity
00:02:13 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, We will be doing *FULL SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga, Including:
00:02:35 - Ayashimon by Yuji Kaku
00:09:48 - Doron Dororon by Gen Osuka
00:11:57 - Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu
00:16:46 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi
00:28:19-Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi
00:33:08 - Black Cloverby Yuki Tabata
00:37:04 - One-Punch Man by One & Yusuke Murata
00:43:47 - Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean by Hirohiko Arai
00:48:59 - Dangan Tenshi Fanclub by One & Yusuke Murata
00:53:23 - Next Week’s Topic: Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
18 Jul 2021
355.5 - Manga Mac TV YouTube
00:01:52
We've launched our YouTube channel Manga Mac TV! Darfox8 has been working hard to bring you new Manga Machinations content in video form! We'll be doing vlogs, shelf tours, watch-alongs, and so much more!
On this episode we conclude the cancer patient arc, move onto the psychiatry ward, and talk a lot about The Wire as we continue our retrospective on Shuho Sato's Give My Regards to Black Jack!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “I am Just Feeling Alive” by UMI KUUN from Young Black Jack, Opening, Introductions
00:02:09 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu is enjoying women's football with Farewell, My Dear Cramer
00:10:20 - The extra round episodes of Hi Score Girl on Netflix resolve the cliffhanger from the season finale
00:11:32 - News: A new season of Hi Score Girl will start October 2019
00:12:23 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Give My Regards to Black Jack, we will conclude our comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's manga(covers volumes 11-13)
00:13:08 -Main Segment Retrospective:Give My Regards to Black Jack, Transition Song: “LIFE is... ?another story?” by Ken Hirai from Give My Regards to Black Jack, comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's medical drama
00:13:59 - We talk about the end of the cancer patient arc
00:17:07 - We praise the appropriate amount of dramatic moments for the patient, Mrs. Tsujimoto, but think Dr. Usami's pep-talk was a bit much
00:19:06 - We were satisfied with how this story arc was resolved
00:20:29 - We discuss if Sato's storytelling has improved since the beginning of the series
00:22:02 - We dive into Saito's next internship with the Psychiatry ward
00:29:19 - Darfox and dakazu talk about whether the scenes of discrimination against the new patient, Mr. Ozawa, felt heavy-handed
00:32:08 - We talk about the major event that push the story of this psychiatry arc
00:37:48 - Darfox and Seamus are reminded of The Wire and other shows that portray problems with the media
00:40:03 - dakazu explains the reference to Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack
00:41:33 - dakazu talks about his experiences working with special needs clients and the representation he found in this manga compared to what he wanted
00:46:00 - We find out that Sato has taken this story line from the Osaka school massacre of 2001
00:48:50 - We make a few prediction on how this arc will end
00:50:57 - Darfox and Seamus continue to compare this manga to The Wire
00:54:07 - We give our final thoughts about what we read this week
00:55:52 - Next Week’s Topic: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
06 Apr 2025
544 - Morgana's Manga Makeup 7 - Mushishi, The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, Sensei's Pious Lie
02:01:27
In a rare Darfox absence, the remaining gang discusses Princess Mononoke, F THE TRIBUTE, Rock Is a Lady's Modesty, and more! Then we celebrate(?) Morgana's birthday with a wild and emotional Morgana's Manga Makeup through Mushishi, The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, and Sensei's Pious Lie!!!
(CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault) Sensei's Pious Lie - 00:58:27
*SPOILER WARNING: Sensei's Pious Lie - 01:21:45
Mushishi - 01:31:01
Our Rankings - 01:57:09
Outro - 01:59:3
Song Credits: “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO
07 Feb 2021
333 - The Flowers of Evil part 2
01:37:18
This week Darfox and dakazu return to indie manga with Glaeolia 2! Also dakazu returning to Saikin Kono Sekai wa Watashi dake no Mono ni Narimashita......! And we continue examining awful teenagers in part 2 of our The Flowers of EvilRetrospective!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-” by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Phone notifications
00:01:22 - Listener Emails: Our picks for animals to be in BEASTARS
00:04:28 - Our favorite parody companies
00:08:32 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, Darfox and dakazu review Glaeolia 2 in hopes of getting another pull quote on GlacierBayBooks.com
00:24:46 - Curiosity got dakazu to finish Yui Toshiki’s Saikin Kono Sekai wa Watashi dake no Mono ni Narimashita......
00:37:23 - News:Black Clover anime will end March 30, 2021
00:44:13 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Morgana’s Manga Makeup, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka, Give My Regards to Black Jack by Shuho Sato, and Mob Psycho 100 by ONE
00:47:48 - Main Segment Retrospective: The Flowers of Evil, Transition Song “Hana -a last flower-” by ASA-CHANG&Junrei from The Flowers of Evil, Comprehensive review of Shuzo Oshimi’s story about a middle school boy who is blackmailed by his classmate who reveals his inner perversion(covers volumes 4-6)
01:35:49 - Next Week’s Topic: Phoenix/Give My Regards to Black Jack/Mob Psycho 100, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
02 Jun 2024
502 - Darfox Dabbles 9 - MANGA Plus 5
01:20:23
Seamus and Morgana are out this episode, so dakazu gets Darfox to read a variety of new series for a Darfox Dabbles! We discuss Dear Anemone, Navigatoria, GHOST FIXERS, and more!!!
Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
19 Sep 2021
361 - One Shot 43 - Captivated, by You
01:09:15
Morgana is out on vacation but she left the guys a reading list for someYen Pressbooks! We're checking outYama Wayama's pleasant collection of high school slice-of-life stories,Captivated, by You! Also, Seamus spoilsLand of the Lustrousvolume 11 and dakazu talks about humans turned into plants withFool Night!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions
00:01:17 - Listener Mail: Good manga with bad endings
00:16:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss all the literal changes to Phosphorite in Land of the Lustrous volume 11
00:34:17 - Fool Night follows a man crushed by poverty in a world without sunlight where humans are implanted with seeds to grow plants
00:40:04 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different Yen Press manga to pick our favorite, Including: Mieruko-chan by Tomoki Izumi, Eniale & Dewiela by Kamome Shirahama, and Uncle from Another World by Hotondoshindeiru
00:43:39 - Main Segment One Shot: Captivated, by You, Transition Song: “It's Over” by Generation Lost, we review Yama Wayama's collection of slice-of-life stories revolving around the eccentric Hayashi and the gloomy Nikaido
01:07:15 - Next Week’s Topic: Mieruko-chan/Eniale & Dewiela/Uncle from Another World, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
01 Apr 2019
236 - Give My Regards to Black Jack part 4
01:26:00
This week we reach the end of Give My Regards to Black Jack! Join us as we give our final thoughts on Shuho Sato's medical drama that asks, "What does it mean, to be a doctor?"!!!!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “I am Just Feeling Alive” by UMI KUUN from Young Black Jack, Opening, Introductions
00:01:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox wonders if My Hero Academia will start some inter-series promotion like they do with superhero comics
00:06:10 - dakazu watches a mockumentary based on Sono 'Okodawari', Ore ni mo Kure yo! that strangely blends fact and fiction of the two main actresses
00:16:50 - Fukushuu no Miboujin is all about a widow getting revenge on the people who drove her husband to his death
00:21:53 - News: Inio Asano did some artwork for the upcoming Doraemon movie
00:24:16 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2, Translator Jocelyne Allen will return to talk about this book and we'll compare it to Kabi Nagata's other works
00:26:08 - Main Segment Retrospective:Give My Regards to Black Jack, Transition Song: “LIFE is... ?another story?” by Ken Hirai from Give My Regards to Black Jack, comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's medical drama
00:26:46 - We recap the events of volume 11
00:32:18 - Darfox and Seamus compare how the story has shifted it's focus to the media like in The Wire
00:35:17 - We explain the tragic outcome Mr. Ozawa comes to in volume 12
00:39:48 - Darfox was impressed how Mr. Ozawa's suicide attempt was handled
00:43:56 - Seamus points out that Sayuri's backstory could have been handled much worse
00:46:45 - We get into the conclusion of the mental patient arc and the end of the series
00:49:47 - Darfox's prediction about the ending was partially accurate
00:50:26 - Seamus was not a fan of how Sato included parts of Kadowaki's article to spell out his point to the reader
00:52:01 - We debate how happy the ending for Mr. Ozawa and Sayuri was
00:53:04 - We talk about the abrupt ending to the series
00:54:34 - We give our general thoughts about the mental patient arc
00:58:06 - We compare Sato's approach to addressing systematic problems to how it's done in The Wire
01:02:41 - We share our favorite parts of Give My Regards to Black Jack
01:07:27 - We comment on how while we haven't discussed Sato's artwork, we thought it was good
01:10:28 - dakazu gives a full spoiler synopsis of the fate of Dr. Saito in New Give My Regards to Black Jack
01:14:55 - Seamus and Darfox give their thoughts about the Saito focused sequel series
01:22:54 - We give our final thoughts about the series and also The Wire
01:24:35 - Next Week’s Topic: My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
06 Aug 2023
459 - Fire Punch part 2
01:32:13
On this episode dakazu gives his thoughts on the anime movie The First Slam Dunk! Then we talk about how everything happened in the volumes we read for our Fire PunchRetrospective!!!
Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Seamus joins Mahjong Machinations, The end of #mangamacbump - 00:00:00
Listener Emails: Manga artist quiz - 00:04:29
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has finished watching Dragon Ball Z movies - 00:14:44
Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Fire Punch, We will finishi Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 7-8) - 00:44:06
Main Segment Retrospective:Fire Punch, Transition Song: “Fire IT” by IamDayLight, We read Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 4-6) - 00:44:46
Next Week’s Topic:Fire Punch, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:30:04
22 Nov 2020
322 - Morgana’s Manga Makeup 2 - An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, Seven Shakespeares
02:04:35
Apologies in advance as we had to swap out two series we had announced last week. On this episode Morgana gets a chance to read An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, and Seven Shakespeares for the first time! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 9 and discuss the implications of Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro returning to Weekly Shonen Jump!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Koi” by Gen Hoshino from The Full-time Wife Escapist, Opening, Introductions, Changes to the schedule
00:03:12 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 9
00:21:32 - Darfox blazes through a new volume of Blood on the Tracks
00:22:23 - Pesuyama Poppy shares their #metoo story in Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade
00:29:27 - News: Live-action adaptation of A Man and His Cat will incorporate a cat puppet
00:31:25 - Kodansha Comics licenses Keito Gaku’s Boys Run the Riot
00:32:37 - Complete Collector’s edition of A Silent Voice coming in 2021
00:41:21 - Give My Regards to Black Jack is available in English for free on the Densha Bato website
00:43:47 - Seven Seas Entertainment announces new imprint, Airship, for light novels and Japanese prose novels
00:46:04 - Masashi Kishimoto replaces Ukyo Kodachi as the writer forBoruto: Naruto Next Generations
00:50:03 - *SPOILERS* The end of Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru
00:52:24 - Weekly Shonen Jump serializes Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro’s new manga Build King
01:06:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:One Shot on My Broken Mariko, we will review Waka Hirako’s story about a woman liberating her dear friend posthumously
01:07:23 - Main Segment Morgana’s Manga Makeup:The Full-time Wife Escapist/Seven Shakespeares/An Invitation from a Crab, Transition Song: “HIT IN THE USA” by BEAT CRUSADERS from BECK, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined
01:08:30 - The Full-time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino
01:21:47 - Seven Shakespeares by Harold Sakuishi
01:34:11 - *SPOILERS* Seven Shakespeares
01:43:28 - An Invitation from a Crab by panpanya
02:00:58 - Morgana picks her favorite of the three manga
02:02:52 - Next Week’s Topic: My Broken Mariko, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
16 Feb 2025
538 - Manga in Motion 67 - Mononoke
01:56:59
We're back from our week off! On this episode we discuss Gargoyles, Ghost in the Shell 2, Helena and Mr. Big Bad Wolf, World Trigger, and more! Then we dive into one of Morgana's favorite anime series, Mononoke!!!
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface - 00:17:11
Barbie, The Princess Bride - 00:37:36
Helena and Mr. Big Bad Wolf - 00:39:51
World Trigger - 00:42:40
Next Episode Preview - 00:52:38
Mononoke - 00:54:13
Outro - 01:55:07
Song Credits: “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO
08 Jan 2023
429 - Triple Dip 67 - Tales of the Kingdom, Children of the Sea, Welcome Back, Alice
01:57:53
On this episode we share our most anticipated manga for 2023, Morgana talks about Embrace Your Size, Darfox has been watching Kaguya-sama: Love is War, and dakazu checks out Kaina of the Great Snow Sea! Then we review Welcome Back, Alice, Tales of the Kingdom, and Children of the Sea for a new Triple Dip!!!
Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, The Edvard Munch movie, Figma action figures, Bungo Stray Dogs- 00:00:00
Listener Mail: Our most anticipated manga releases of 2023 - 00:06:50
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana really enjoyed the message of body positivity in Embrace Your Size- 00:12:18
Darfox is working his way through watching Kaguya-sama: Love is War in preparation for the upcoming movie - 00:22:17
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Twiple Dip, We will revisit three manga covered on the podcast and read the next volume, Including: Kowloon Generic Romance 2 by Jun Mayuzuki, Drowning Love 2by George Asakuara, and Chainsaw Man 12 by Tatsuki Fujimoto - 00:45:31
Main Segment Triple Dip:Welcome Back, Alice/Tales of the Kingdom/Children of the Sea, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:46:47 Including:
This week we discuss the end of Nobunaga no Chef and the connection of Sunny Sunny Ann! with Glaeolia 2! Then, we examine the glam-rock Velvet Goldmine for Movie Machinations, to see it's connection to Paradise Kiss!!!
This week we return to Naoki Urasawa's television show, Manben! We watch the episodes on Takao Saito, Shigeru Mizuki, and Osamu Tezuka! We also discuss Dragon Ball Daima, Sakamoto Days, and even have a movie quiz!!!
Song Credits: "Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Green Light" by Emily Lewis "Tasty Bites" by ZISO
23 Oct 2022
418 - Manga in Motion 57 - Pet Shop of Horrors
01:30:54
October Extravaganzacontinues but this time dakazu is away. So Darfox, Seamus and Morgana must bravely tackle thePet Shop of Horrorsin our main segment. But not before talking aboutBe Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!and the newUrusei Yatsuraanime.
Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions -00:00:00
The Crew talks trick or treating and Halloween anticipation. - 00:01:23
Whatchu Been Reading:Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana talks aboutBe Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!-00:04:41
Darfox talks about the newUrusei Yatsuraanime series on HIDIVE - 00:13:40
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:RetrospectiveonChainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto.dakazu and Morgana will be away so Darfox and Seamus will be joined by a very special guest. Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast. We will read the first 3 volumes all available on the Shonen Jump App. -00:25:25
Main Segment Manga in Motion: Pet Shop of Horrors.Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, Morgana talks about her origin with the manga and some of the mangaka’s other work. - 00:28:00
We give a synopsis of the anime and talk about it’s similarities with the classic 80s horror movieGremlins-00:33:32
We start our discussion on the four episodes -00:48:40
Next Week’s Topic:Chainsaw ManbyTatsuki Fujimotofeaturing Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast,Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran -01:27:24
20 Oct 2024
522 - Triple Dip 84 - The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, Parasyte Reversi
01:47:03
Join us for the start of this year's October Extravaganza! We're starting things off with a horror themed Triple Dip on The Horrors of Noroi Michiru, Phantom Tales of the Night, and Parasyte Reversi! We also discuss My Hero Academia: You're Next, Dragon Ball DaimaParu Itagaki's Ushimitsu Gao, and more!!!
Song Credits: "The One Eyed Captain – Captain Qubz Remix" by Captain Qubz "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran
10 May 2015
035 - Nausicaä part 7
01:16:41
On this episode Seamus finds the manga version of Skins in A Girl by the Sea, darfox eagerly awaits new chapters of Jisatsutou(Suicide Island), and dakazu is interested in a new manga from the creator of Rideback called Supekoro. Then join us for our final Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind retrospective where we wrap up our thoughts on Hayao Miyazaki’s manga and compare it to the movie version.(covers vol. 7)
03 Jun 2019
245 - Guest Gaiden 4 - Blue Flag with John from Manga Log Podcast
01:33:58
We’re happy to have the host of Manga Log join us this week! John is here to tell us about his fandom origins, why he decided to launch his own manga podcast, and discuss his favorite digital series, Blue Flag!!!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “the WORLD” by Nightmare fromDeath Note, Opening, Introductions, Listening to podcasts at 1.5+ speeds
00:01:19 - John explains his goals for the Manga Log Podcast
00:03:23 - Learning about John’s origins in anime/manga fandom
00:06:57 - John would reenact fights from Naruto with his friends and participate in Naruto role-play forums
00:09:04 - Death Note became the gateway into more mature anime/manga for John
00:11:07 - John started reading the Naruto manga to bypass the anime filler arcs
00:13:03 - The Manga Machinations Goodnight Punpun retrospective helped inspire John to start his own podcast
00:21:27 - Darfox goes on a tangent about the upcoming Hideo Kojima game Death Stranding
00:22:31 - Listener Questions: We share some of our favorite and least favorite manga like Goodnight Punpun, Platinum End, Eden Zero, Trigun, Devil Ecstasy, Monster and Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto
00:38:24 - Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Updates on our RSS feed
00:40:35 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, John is enjoying Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man so Darfox warns him about some taboo topics in Fire Punch
00:42:56 - John is really enjoying the mix of fantasy cooking and character stories of Drifting Dragons
00:45:21 -Howl’s Moving Castle,and KonoSuba, A Song of Ice and Fire, are some of the books John is reading
00:46:36 - dakazu learned that there are 2 other spin-offs of Cells at Work called Hatarakanai Saibou and Hataraku Saikin
00:51:09 - News: The June schedule for anime on Netflix includes March comes in like a Lion and A Silent Voice
00:54:30 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: In/Spectre by Chashiba Katase, Yona of the Dawn by Mizuho Kusanagi, and Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou by Mitsuharu Yanamoto
00:56:23 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Blue Flag, “Catch up, latency” by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, John joins us on a “SPOILER* filled discussion about this romance manga by KAITO available on MANGA Plus
00:58:00 - We discuss the complex web of relationships all the characters have with each other
01:00:20 - dakazu points out the translation in chapter 5 which totally changes the context and reveal of Touma’s feelings
01:01:52 - John and dakazu praises the subtle storytelling told through the character’s dynamic facial expressions
01:03:19 - Seamus didn’t read past volume 1 because he’s done with love triangle stories
01:05:51 - John thought a certain character died during the dramatic events of the baseball tournament arc
01:08:53 - We are impressed with the deeper characterization of the evil rival girl Mami
01:12:19 - Darfox sees the comfort zones of characters are challenged both intellectually and personally
01:13:28 - dakazu breaks down the most current chapters about Touma’s secret being revealed
01:15:52 - We discuss the events of from the most recent chapter
01:17:25 - Darfox thinks Kensuke is problematic and toxic
01:20:48 - John appreciates that despite their problems, the characters are representative of teenagers
01:23:11 - Darfox thinks the manga needs to clarify it’s thoughts on these opposing viewpoints made by Shingo
01:25:03 - Seamus would be interested in reading again if the series tries to do something different than the typical redemption arc for a character like Kensuke
01:26:48 - The cliffhanger makes the wait for the newest chapter torture for dakazu and John
01:27:40 - We share some predictions and where we want the story to go from here
01:30:10 - dakazu shares how Blue Flag exists within the same universe as Kaito’s other works Cross Manage and Buddy Strike
01:32:43 - Next Week’s Topic: In/Spectre & Yona of the Dawn & Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
28 Apr 2024
497 - Triple Dip 82 - Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Nyankees, Nekogahara
01:22:14
On this episode Darfox steps in to host for a feverish dakazu. We discuss Gunpla, Famiresu Iko., and more! Then we check out Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, Nyankees, and Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai for a Catastic Triple Dip!!!
We're doing a manga giveaway for our upcoming 500th episode! You can win a bundel of Panorama of Hell, Invisible Parade, From This Flame, and Children of Mu-Town! To enter, write a review for Manga Machinations, then email us (mangamachinations@gmail.com) with the subject title "500 giveaway" and tell us where the review is!
This week’s episode was recorded live! We were joined by friend of the podcast, Wyatt from Columbus, Ohio! We talked about Fire Punch, Do a Powerbomb, Heavenly Delusion, and had a Triple Dip on Dandadan, Choujin X, and Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku!!!
Main Segment Triple Dip:Dandadan/Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku/Choujin X, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:39:50 Including:
334 - Morgana's Manga Makeup 3 - Mob Psycho 100, Phoenix, Give My Regards to Black Jack
02:10:38
On this episode Morgana takes a break from terrible teens of The Flowers of Evil with the Real Friends series, while Darfox and dakazu check out the live-action movie adaptation of Misu Misou! Then we get Morgana’s thoughts on Phoenix, Mob Psycho 100, and Give My Regards to Black Jack for another round of Morgana’s Manga Makeup!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “99” by Mob Choir from Mob Psycho 100, Opening, Introductions, ad swap with The Law of Equivalent Exchange
00:02:11 - Listener Emails: Endings that we dislike
00:10:56 - Appreciating Tsutomu Nihei’s evolution of art in APOSIMZ
00:15:15 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, Morgana appreciated Shannon Hale’s autobiographical Real Friends series
00:20:53 - *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu found some enjoyable bloody moments in the poorly acted Misu Misou movie
00:31:15 - dakazu has been enjoying the anime of Otherside Picnic
00:34:03 - Darfox pays respect tobeloved Spanish Latin American anime dub singer Ricardo Silva Elizondo who passed away
00:37:50 - News: Live-action movie adaptation of Gunjou scheduled for release on Netflix April 15th
00:39:36 - Seven Seas Entertainment announced new licenses which include volume 4 and 5 of Asumiko Nakamura’s popular BL series Classmates
00:42:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Retrospective on The Flowers of Evil, A complete review of Shuzo Oshimi’s story about a young teen who’s evil deed is discovered by a classmate with a destructive personality(covers volumes 7-9)
00:43:36 - Main Segment Morgana’s Manga Makeup:Mob Psycho 100/Give My Regards To Black Jack/Phoenix, Transition Song “The Firebird” by Igor Stravinsky, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including:
00:44:34 - Mob Psycho 100 by ONE
01:09:26 -Give My Regards to Blackjack by Shuho Sato
01:36:13 - Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka
02:07:00 - Morgana picks her favorite of the three manga
02:09:09 - Next Week’s Topic: The Flowers of Evil, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
18 Nov 2019
269 - New Chapter Check-in 1 - Haikyu!!
01:21:11
Welcome to New Chapter Check-in where dakazu and Darfox8 will be talking full spoilers about the newest story arcs for popular manga every month! Our inaugural episode will cover Black Clover, Haikyu!!, My Hero Academia, and more!!! Also bonus discussion about Death Stranding!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “RiGHT NOW” by EMPIRE from Black Clover, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, bonus Death Stranding discussion at the end of the episode
00:03:03 - News: DENPA LLC has licensed The Men Who Created “Gundam”, Baby Bear’s Bakery, and Lil’ Leo
00:05:41 - Kodansha has licensed Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan, and Ex-Enthusiasts: Motokare Mania
00:08:57 - MEGALOBOX is getting a 2nd season
00:11:10 - Stars Align have issued a statement and credited the 2 dancers they took dance choreography from
00:13:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on The Ghost and the Lady, we will review Kazuhiro Fujita’s Victorian era horror action series
00:14:43 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: “Polaris” by BLUE ENCOUNT from My Hero Academia, We will be doing a *FULL SPOILER* discussion on the newest story arcs of popular manga
00:15:27 -Black Clover by Yuki Tabata
00:26:46 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge
00:31:34 - Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate
00:37:46 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
00:43:19 - The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu
00:48:03 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi
00:53:19 - dakazu gives a quick rundown on the state of Double Taisei, Beast Children, Tokyo Shinobi Squad, Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, and Mission: Yozakura Family
00:56:48 - Next Week’s Topic: The Ghost and the Lady, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
00:58:44 - dakazu and Darfox discuss everything about Death Stranding, from the reviews, their impressions, the overbearing storytelling, and problematic female characters from Hideo Kojima games
19 Feb 2023
435 - One Shot 55 - The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend
01:22:22
On this episode we talk about Nighttime for Just Us Two, Blissful Land, The JOJOLands, and more! Then we excitedly dive into Mieri Hiranishi’s hilarious autobiographical manga about an androgynous girl looking for the love of another androgynous girl!!!
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Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Seamus returns to the pub - 00:00:00
Listener Mail:Junji Ito character quiz - 00:00:54
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox is waiting to formulate his thoughts on Trigun Stampede- 00:08:16
Morgana encourages you to check the digital collections at your library by using Libby, hoopla, and Comics Plus - 00:09:34
Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Downfall, We will review Inio Asano’s story of a manga artist’s life that spirals into darkness - 00:41:19
Main Segment One Shot: The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We discuss Mieri Hiranishi’s autobiographical comedy about being an androgynous girl looking for the love of another androgynous girl - 00:43:04
Next Week’s Topic:Downfall, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:20:57
02 Nov 2020
319 - One Shot 32 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns
01:15:53
This week we’re excited to return to the “what if?” ladies with Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! What has happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki since the ending of Tokyo Tarareba Girls? Akiko Higashimura gives us the answers with this sequel that the hosts have been dying to read!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “TOKYO GIRL” by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Introductions, October Extravaganza, Bonus Candy Taste Test episode
00:02:24 - Listener Emails: Josei and BL recommendations
00:08:25 - Recommendations for character driven horror manga
00:20:52 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”,Sayonara Shikyu Sono Atofollows Yuki Okada’s life after the surgery that removed her uterus
00:30:31 - dakazu loved the end of Blue Giant Supreme and is super excited with the sequel series Blue Giant Explorer
00:33:52 - News: CLAMP’s Tokyo Babylon is getting an anime adaptation
00:36:49 - Netflix announces upcoming anime adaptations for Thermae Romae, The Way of the Househusband, and High-Rise Invasion
00:40:57 - Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Takako Shimura‘s Even Though We’re Adults
00:42:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Everyone’s Getting Married by Izumi Miyazono, Complex Age by Yui Sakuma, and The Prince in His Dark Days by Hico Yamanaka
00:43:44 - Main Segment One Shot: Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, Transition Song: Opening from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, We review Akiko Higashimura’s sequel to Tokyo Tarareba Girls that shows what happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki
01:14:18 - Next Week’s Topic: Everyone’s Getting/Complex Age/The Prince in His Dark Days, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
11 Sep 2022
412 - 8 Year Anniversary Guest Gaiden 12 - Horror & Hunter x Hunter with Whimsy
01:50:49
We’re celebrating 8 years of Manga Machinations! Joining us is YouTuber Whimsy to talk about her love of horror movies and manga! Then we have a Saikyo Selections on Hunter x Hunter by discussing the 13th Hunter Chairman Election arc!!!
Discussing the horror genre through videogames, movies, and manga - 00:09:46
Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 16-18) - 00:38:44
Main Segment Saikyo Selections:Hunter x Hunter, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We examine Yoshihiro Togashi’s epic adventure series through a *FULL-SPOILER* discussion on the 13th Hunter Chairman Election arc(covers vols. 30-32) - 00:39:03
Sharing our final thoughts - 01:43:15
Wrapping up, Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:46:39
28 Aug 2022
410 - New Chapter Check-in 10 - Chainsaw Man part 2
01:00:15
This week Darfox and dakazu are doing a long overdue New Chapter Check-in! They discuss the newest chapters and story arcs for Chainsaw Man, Black Clover, My Hero Academia, and more!!!
Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 13-15) - 00:01:07
Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, We will be doing *FULL-SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga - 00:01:41, Including:
Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 00:58:28
26 Jul 2020
305 - Kasane part 2
02:00:05
On this episode Morgana joins Deb Aoki’s Best & Worst 2020 Comi-Con panel, we celebrate the 2020 Eisner awards manga winners, and we discuss the newest volume of BEASTARS! Then our Retrospective on Daruma Matsuura’s Kasane shocks us with a new character and we compare this tale of misery with spoilers from The Last of Us Part II!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Black Bird” by Aimer from Kasane, Opening, Introductions, Morgana on Best & Worst Manga 2020 panel
00:03:04 - News: Cats of the Louvre and Witch Hat Atelier win Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia award
00:08:57 - Potential live drinking episode of Manga Machinations
00:10:25 - The Way of the Househusband wins Best Humor Publication category
00:15:35 - Junji Ito in conversations with Hideo Kojima about working on a horror-based game
00:22:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We breakdown everything inside BEASTARS vol. 7
00:33:54 - dakazu checks out Sumomo Yumeka’s drama Watashi to Watashi that was released under her seinen pen name Mizu Sahara
00:40:06 -Boku to Sanbon Ashi no Chiyonpi is a cute series about Doragon Odawara’s three-legged miniature pinscher Chiyonpi
00:44:03 - Morgana reads Matt Alt’s Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World
00:49:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Fantasy Magazine: Science Fiction, a new podcast format where each of the hosts will pick 5 unlicensed or out-of-print series to create their ideal science fiction themed manga magazine
00:51:19 - Main Segment Retrospective: Kasane, Transition Song: “Dance of Salome” by Yugo Kanno from Kasane, Comprehensive review of Daruma Matsuura’s dark fairy tale about a girl with an ugly face who uses a magical lipstick to swap faces and become an actress like her mother(covers volumes 4-6)
01:31:43 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the discourse over the revenge story of The Last of Us Part II & The Last of Uscompared to Kasane
01:37:57 - End of *SPOILERS* for The Last of Us Part II & The Last of Us
01:58:09 - Next Week’s Topic: Fantasy Magazine: Science Fiction, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
16 Jun 2024
504 - Manga in Motion 63 - BL Metamorphosis
01:18:58
This week we officially start this year's Pride and Panels by watching the live-action BL Metamorphosis movie! The sweet story of friendship is hampered by a snail-like pace! We also discuss anime for triathlon training, examine beauty discrimination with Busu Nante Iwanaide, and more!!!
Songs Credits: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
11 Feb 2024
486 - Saikyo Selections 16 - Berserk
01:40:25
This week we talk about the Solar New Year and the international popularity of Kagurabachi! Then, we look at the Birth Ceremony chapter in the Conviction arc of Berserk! We discuss Kentaro Miura's legacy for a special Saikyo Selections!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Kaerimichi" ("The Way Back Home") by OAU from What Did You Eat Yesterday Live Action Drama Opening, Introductions.
00:03:00 - Listener E-Mails! Conversations about Japan, Book Store/Comic Shop Retail, Speculator Markets.
00:17:13 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song Yu Yu Hakusho OST “Kuwabara’s Theme”, Seamus talks about Outdoors by Yuichi Yokoyama.
00:23:26 - darfox8 talks about Tom King’sMister Miracle.
00:49:44 - Main Seg- oops News!: New Licenses from Viz! Maison Ikkoku, Ping Pong, Mujirushi: The Signs of Dreams
01:02:08 - Funimation is localizing the Yu Yu Hakuso OVAs.
01:10:19 - Main Segment One Shot: All My Darling Daughters by Fumi Yoshinaga, Transition Song "i o you" by Friends from What Did You Eat Yesterday Live Action Drama Ending, the crew gives their experience and familiarity with Fumi Yoshinaga.
01:21:00- We describe the anthology set up of the series and attempt to find connective themes between the story.
01:42:15 - We dive deep into the last chapter and Morgana gets personal with her own experiences.
02:01:36 - Social Media Rundown and Goodbyes, Sign Off Song, “Day Dream Generation” from Yu Yu Hakusho OST
14 Oct 2019
264 - dakazu diversions 4 - dakazu’s Trip to Japan
01:00:04
On this episode a very jet-lagged and lethargic dakazu has returned to talk about his vacation to Japan! dakazu rambles on about disposable manga magazines, Japanese bathrooms, going to the Shonen Jump bar, and the aggressive animals at the famous Nara deer park by the Great Buddha Hall!!!
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00:05:19 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu talks about the disposable nature of the manga magazines
00:09:41 - dakazu loved Paru Itagaki’s short stories about her family in Paruno Gurafiti
00:13:08 - dakazu talks about his experience in Akihabara buying the newest volume of BEASTARS that came with a bonus illustration
00:16:29 - dakazu loves Japanese Netflix and gives his impressions of the BEASTARS anime
00:21:19 - Darfox asks dakazu about his experience with used book stores in Japan
00:25:25 - dakazu explains to Darfox what he was eating on a train ride to Kōchi
00:30:06 - dakazu saw a Yamanote Line train car covered with ads for Hajime no Ippo
00:33:36 - dakazu was excited to get his hands on Rene Hoshino’s Africa Shonen ga Nippon de Sodatta Kekka
00:35:16 - dakazu rants about the pros and cons of Japanese bathrooms and toilets
00:42:48 - dakazu read more Metamorphose no Engawa at a manga cafe
00:43:22 - dakazu and his wife went to the Shonen Jump bar and got a special Kimagure Orange Road menu item
00:50:30 - Darfox wants to know if dakazu had any issues with his silent cellphone camera
00:53:22 - dakazu got assaulted by some deer while he visited the Great Buddha Hall in Nara
00:56:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude where we’ll be discussing the past Summer 2019 season of anime and some of our early impressions for Fall 2019
00:58:48 - Next Week’s Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
17 May 2020
295 - Yu Yu Hakusho part 3
01:45:44
This week Morgana teases more BEASTARS, Seamus can’t process what’s happening in Land of the Lustrous, and dakazu read a manga adaptation of Nobel Prize winning The Unwomanly Face of War! We also discuss Shueisha’s JUMP Manga School before getting back to our Yu Yu HakushoRetrospective where we examine the Dark Tournament and find it exactly like wrestling booking!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, The correct inflection of Yu Yu Hakusho
00:01:05 - Listener Emails: Power scaling in shonen battle manga
00:06:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, We talk around spoilers of BEASTARS Vol. 7
00:12:46 - Seamus isn’t sure how to process what happens in Land of the Lustrous yet
00:16:13 - dakazu is enjoying a manga adaptation of Svetlana Alexievich’s Nobel Award winning The Unwomanly Face of War
00:19:20 - News: Tsutomu Nihei designs his own stylized Japanese font called TOA Heavy Industries
00:22:04 - JUMP Manga School is a 10-part course on creating manga taught by JUMP editors and manga artists
00:38:19 -Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi’s popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 11-13)
00:39:37 - Main Segment Retrospective:Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: “The Homework Doesn’t End” by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi’smanga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 7-10)
01:44:19 - Next Week’s Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
10 Dec 2023
477 - Triple Dip 78 - Innocent, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, Under Ninja
01:59:36
All the hosts are back to talk about Ireland riots, collapsing stairs, The Boy and the Heron, and more! Then we rally ourselves for the final Triple Dip of the 2023! We review Innocent, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, and Under Ninja!!!
*SPOILERS* Kimi ni Todoke: From me to You - 00:30:31
Next EpisodePreview - 00:38:45
Main Segment:Triple Dip - 00:40:20
Under Ninja by Kengo Hanazawa - 00:41:47
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto - 01:10:56
Innocent by Shin'ichi Sakamoto - 01:31:54
Our rankings - 01:55:48
Outro - 01:57:36
Songs Credits: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra “It’s Over” by Generation Lost “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
09 Sep 2019
259 - Creator Cross Section 6 - CLAMP
02:45:47
This week the 4 hosts dive into the world of CLAMP with X, Cardcaptor Sakura, Clover, Chobits, xxxHOLiC, and Gate 7! There's a lot to talk about from CLAMP's ability to adapt into different aesthetics to their representations of female characters and relationships!!!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Catch You Catch Me” by Gumi from Cardcaptor Sakura, Opening, Introductions, Social Media
00:01:31 - Listener Emails: Lack of functionality for legal manga apps
00:09:38 - We suggest utilizing local libraries for manga
00:12:28 - We talk about the issues of certain global regions not having access to legal apps or subscriptions
00:14:56 - dakazu read the crass superhero comic The Proa long time ago
00:16:44 - We discuss how we choose not to support creators we have fundamental problems with
00:19:48 - We give suggestions for horror manga from VIZ
00:24:20 - Listener dhilonv shares his thoughts on Jujutsu Kaisen
00:25:22 - News: In the wake of last week’s controversy Manga Rock is rebranding as MRComics and removing the app and website
00:32:13 - We explain why a legal manga aggregator doesn’t work
00:36:46 - We discuss why Japanese publishers maybe reluctant to launch digital manga services
00:46:41 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox talks about the one shot F-Ken by Yusei Matsui of Assassination Classroom fame
00:55:03 - Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi made an American comic where Iron Man and Spider-Man face off against an evil card game villain called Secret Reverse for Jump+
00:58:00 - dakazu is mortified when he realizes the identity of Marvel editor C. B. Cebulski who was interviewed for The Right Way to Make Jump!
01:02:22 - dakazu points out how Marvel is also working with Kodansha to make another Spider-Man manga called Spider-Man Fake Red on Magazine Pocket
01:04:00 - Kazuki Takahashi wanted to make an American comic and took this chance to pick his favorite superheroes
01:08:17 - Morgana is excited for the upcoming release of The Drifting Classroom: Perfect Edition
01:11:39 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Retrospective ReduxParasyte, we’ll be revisiting one of our old retrospective series to share our thoughts about rereading Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte
01:12:35 - Main Segment Creator Cross Section, Transition Song: “CARDCAPTORS Main Title” by Dave Dore from Cardcaptor Sakura, we examine the works by CLAMP, Including:
01:17:04 - X
01:34:44 - Cardcaptor Sakura
01:50:48 - Clover
02:01:21 - Chobits
02:17:19 - xxxHOLiC
02:27:03 - Gate 7
02:44:46 - Next Week’s Topic: Parasyte, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
27 Oct 2024
523 - Movie Machinations 3 - Bram Stoker's Dracula
01:33:34
We're celebrating Halloween by watching Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula! Plenty of discussion on gorgeous costumes, bad British accents, and how it inspired #DRCL midnight children and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! We also talk about Demon Slayer, The Queen of Villains, Baroque Ketsuraku no Paradigm, and more!!!
Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc - 00:13:22
The Queen of Villains - 00:20:47
Baroque Ketsuraku no Paradigm - 00:23:28
Next Episode Preview - 00:31:43
Bram Stoker's Dracula - 00:32:45
Outro - 01:31:29
Song Credits: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran
20 May 2019
243 - One Shot 20 - Tekkon Kinkreet
01:20:26
This week we take a look at Taiyo Matsumoto’s Tekkon Kinkreet! We talk about Matsumoto’s French comic influenced art style and his story about two orphans living in the streets of the fantastical Treasure Town!!!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Stranger” by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, WWE vs Game of Thrones, Social Media, Our new RSS feed, Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls
00:05:16 - Listener Questions: What are some series(manga, anime, etc.) you have dropped and why?
00:016:57 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu decides not to spoil Naoki Urasawa’s Asadora!
00:18:34 - Darfox wants dakazu’s thoughts on Mujirushi
00:19:17 - dakazu finished and really loved Kaori Ozaki’s Kin no Hitsuji
00:20:00 - Kurozuka ended up having an abrupt ending along with designs lifted right from Final Fantasy VII
00:25:45 - dakazu loved Sakumo Okada’s Mazarian and it’s gimmick of anomalies that mix people together with other objects
00:31:06 - Darfox and dakazu share their thoughts on Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaruwhich is written byMasashi Kishimoto
00:34:50 - News: Square Enix will be putting out English releases of Hi Score Girl and other works through Penguin Random House Publisher Services
00:40:43 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion for Tekkonkinkreet, we’ll be reviewing the 2006 anime movie by director Michael Arias
00:41:08 - Main Segment One Shot: Tekkon Kinkreet, Transition Song: “A Town In Blue” by Asian Kung-Fu Generation from Tekkonkinkreet, we review the series that launched Taiyo Matsumoto’s career
00:43:05 - Darfox and Seamus can’t remember when we reviewed Matsumoto’s No. 5 for one of our first Triple Dip episodes
00:44:44 - dakazu explains the origin of the strange title
00:45:36 - Darfox was impressed with how the super detailed art wasn’t confusing to follow
00:46:55 - dakazu and Darfox debate over how yakuza lieutenant Kimura’s story arc was handled
00:49:25 - The story was predictable but dakazu was surprised that Suzuki “The Rat” didn’t end up being the antagonist of the series
00:50:24 - Seamus points out that the story was filled with different animals and the city is a stand-in for change
00:53:16 - dakazu thinks the design of the assassin leader snake is inspired by Iyami from Osomatsu-kun
00:54:08 - Seamus notices how Matsumoto mixes aspects of French comics and Japanese manga to create a genre of visual storytelling
00:56:26 - We discuss how White’s character is very much akin to an idiot savant you find in Stephen King novels
00:57:31 - The other hosts help dakazu make sense of the events during the dream-like finale
00:59:16 - We dispute if White’s character ever changed throughout the story
01:01:05 - We explore how Black’s manic decent into violence is juxtaposed with White further disassociating himself from reality
01:03:46 - Seamus explains how we’re able to project so many ideas on this book because it stays true to it’s own internal fiction while drawing from the real world outside it
01:05:17 - dakazu praises Taiyo Matsumoto’s use of perspective and loves the chapter on Suzuki’s demise
01:07:38 - dakazu talks about the parallels between the arcs of Black & White and Kimura & Suzuki
01:09:06 - We compare the theme of change to Japan’s history of struggles between modernization/westernization and traditional values
01:13:24 - We deliberate over the fate of White and Black at the ending
01:16:49 - We give our final thoughts
01:19:12 - Next Week’s Topic: Tekkonkinkreet, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
21 Mar 2021
339 - One Shot 37 - Beast Complex 1
01:37:28
This week is all about Paru Itagaki as start with an extensive spoiler discussion on BEASTARS volume 11! Then we examine her debut manga Beast Complex, a collection of different stories that take place within BEASTARS’complex animal society!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Kaibutsu” by YOASOBI from BEASTARS, Opening, Introductions, Zack Snyder’s use of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah
00:03:16 - Listener Emails: Pomadours inHajime no Ippo, Origins of our podcast name
00:08:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We discuss the conclusion of Legoshi’s showdown with Tem’s killer in BEASTARS volume 11
00:39:45 - dakazu read the newest volumes of 10 Dance and Requiem of the Rose King
00:41:41 - News: Other winners of the 2021 Japan Media Arts Festival include My Broken Mariko for Newcomer Award and Golden Kamuy for Social Impact Award
00:43:28 - Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End wins 14th Manga Taisho Awards
00:45:24 - Aka Akasaka to serialize 3rd series in Young Jump
00:46:38 - BEASTARS collaboration with #1 cosplayer Enako leads to release of gravure cosplay photobook Wild Kick
00:47:41 - Voice actor Masahiro Anzai passes away at age 66
00:48:25 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Triple DipSeamus Selections, where we read the beginning of three different manga picked by Seamus, including: 7 Billion Needles by Nobuaki Tadano, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki, and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto
00:50:19 - Main Segment One Shot: Beast Complex 1, Transition Song: “Yasashii Suisei” by YOASOBI fromBEASTARS, We review Paru Itagaki’s debut anthology about anthropomorphized animals living together in a complex society
01:35:29 - Next Week’s Topic:7 Billion Needles/The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service/Sunny, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
08 Dec 2024
529 - Manga in Motion 66 - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
02:06:00
Seamus is still away, so it's time to indulge Morgana's fandom for Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz! We also discuss Solo Leveling - Reawakening, Flashpoint, BEASTARS Final Season, and more!!!
Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
17 Jul 2023
456 - Ryuko part 2
01:15:11
On this episode we discuss Helck, One-Punch Man, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Barbeque, Drunk Invader, Spunk, and more! Then we finish out our RyukoRetrospective!!!
Drunk Invader is an Isekai manga about introducing modern alcohol to an immortal witch queen - 00:27:39
dakazu is enjoying Hideki Arai's new S&M manga Spunk - 00:34:30
Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will revisit Shueisha’s Manga Plus app to checkout their newer titles - 00:40:40
Main Segment Retrospective:Ryuko, Transition Song: “Midnight Blues” by AR Ferdinand, We review Eldo Yoshimizu’s manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema about a beautiful Yakuza princess(covers volume 2) - 00:43:04
Next Week’s Topic:Manga Plus, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:12:55
22 Sep 2024
518 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 4
01:12:37
On this episode we return to the world of Fumi Yoshinaga's Ooku: The Inner Chambers! We discuss the end of the Redface Pox vaccination arc! We also talk about physical media, Ookiku Nattara Onnanoko, Lorn's Lure, and more!!!
Songs Credits: “Kumiko” by Roie Shpigler “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Reflection” by Aves “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
29 May 2022
397 - Manga in Motion 55 - Nicky Larson
01:41:28
For the final installment of our City Hunter Multimedia Retrospective we’re joined by our friend Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast to discuss the 2018 French action comedy Nicky Larson! We also have spoiler-talk for volume 18 of BEASTARS and impressions on the new Star Wars: Mandalorian and Star Wars: Visions manga!!!
*SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 18 - 00:05:14
dakazu checked out the manga adaptations of Star Wars: Visions and Star Wars: Mandalorian - 00:26:10
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Triple Dip, We will read the first volume of three different LGBTQ+ themed manga, including: A White Rose in Bloomby Asumiko Nakamura, Bad Boys, Happy Homeby Nobuyuki Fukumoto, and Banana Fishby Akimi Yoshida - 00:34:55
Main Segment Manga in Motion: Nicky Larson, Transition Song: “Sunset Ride” by HVRDVR, we review the 2018 French action comedy that is directed by and starring Philippe Lacheau - 00:36:51
This week we check out the 2019 Alita: Battle Angel: a live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s Sci-Fi seinen series! Have dakazu and Darfox finally found a good manga movie adaptation?!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Divide” by J2 Feat. Avery from Alita: Battle Angel, Opening, Introductions, French
00:02:05 - Listener Emails: Manga suggestion from Leo
00:04:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Dragon Ball Z” OST “Prologue”, We recommend the Manga Log podcast
00:06:06 - dakazu finds the post-murderer life in Boku no Namae wa “Shounen A” to be a little unrealistic
00:13:34 - GROUNDLESS is a war manga that’s oozes with World War II aesthetic
00:17:44 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will check out some available manga on Shueisha’s Manga Plus app
00:20:52 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: “Motorball” by Tom Holkenborg from Alita: Battle Angel, we discuss newly released James Cameron dream project directed by Robert Rodriguez
00:21:49 - We start with our expectations we had after seeing ‘bug-eyed’ Alita in the trailers
00:23:22 - We praise the film for keeping the essence of Battle Angel Alita despite changing the story from the source material
00:25:09 - We compare this good adaptation to other failed ones like the Bleach movie
00:26:56 - Alita is a strong female hero and Darfox praises her characterization
00:28:08 - *SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ON* We discuss the use of the F-word and Rodriguez’s use of clean violence
00:30:28 - Darfox thought the beginning felt like a cheesy young adult novel
00:33:32 - We discuss differences between the villian Grewishka and his manga counterpart Makaku
00:36:15 - The movie completely changes the character of Desty Nova
00:37:09 - dakazu breaks down how the movie combines the first three story arcs of Battle Angel Alita
00:38:41 - We feel side characters like Chiren and Vector were under utilized compared to Zapan
00:42:00 - The changes they made to Nova ruin possible story arcs that could’ve been done in a sequel
00:43:58 - dakazu compares Alita’s backstory in the movie to her origins from the manga
00:46:23 - dakazu explains how the movie’s ending pissed off his wife and how it was handled differently in the manga
00:51:52 - We love the design of the cyborgs, the look of Iron town, and the wonderful action sequences
00:53:34 - Darfox wishes there was more Motorball scenes and compares it to how Speed Racer focused on the race
00:55:16 - Guillermo del Toro helped James Cameron start this project and technology behind Avatar helped to complete it
00:58:05 - We’re happy to hear the creator of Battle Angel Alita, Yukito Kushiro, loved this movie
00:59:29 - We compare a bad scene to a good scene between Alita and Hugo
01:00:27 - While Christoph Waltz as Ido was fantastic, dakazu is mad his nurse Gerhad was just used as scenery
01:02:26 - Darfox wasn’t a fan of Hugo’s teen friends
01:03:38 - We praise Robert Rodriguez for making movies with diverse representation
01:04:23 - We explore the foreign sensation of having an adaptation we can recommend
01:06:54 - We have doubts about Alita: Battle Angel having financial success
01:07:53 - We talk about potential adaptations we’d like to see and the upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop & One Piece
01:10:10 - We laugh about the awful Dragonball: Evolution
01:11:49 - We give our final thoughts
01:12:57 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
31 Oct 2020
318.5 - Halloween Bonus Candy Taste Test
00:41:12
Happy Halloween everyone! We have a tasty bonus episode to end our October Extravaganza! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu taste a variety of Hawaiian favorite sweets like Li Hing Mui and also some of the worst rated candies as well!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “GeGeGe no Kitaro” by Ikuzo Yoshi from GeGeGe no Kitaro, Opening, Explanation on candy eating content, Tasting of Candy, Including:
00:02:41 - Li Hing Sour Apples
00:06:59 - Li Hing Gummy Bears
00:07:56 - Super Sweet Li Hing Mui
00:11:02 - Tomoe Ame
00:14:05 - Red Coconut Balls Confection
00:18:45 - Circus Peanuts
00:22:48 - Necco Wafers
00:26:38 - Good & Plenty
00:30:21 - Picking Best and Worst candy, Random food stories, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
09 Nov 2020
320 - Triple Dip 45 - Everyone's Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, Complex Age
01:41:07
We are back with a new Triple Dip! This time we focus on Josei series including Everyone's Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, and Complex Age. We also visit some of our favorites like WOMBS Cradle during our Whatchu Been Reading segment!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Emotion” by Sunbrain, Introductions.
00:01:31 -Whatchu Been Reading:Transition Song: “Grapefruit Diet” by Weird Al Yakovic, Darfox finally caught up withGo with the Clouds, North-by-Northwestby Aki Irie
00:10:59 -Datsu pocha. 20kg Yasete pocchari Jinsei Dasshutsu shimashita.by Ariko is a cute auto biographical story about losing weight.
00:23:49 - dakazu returns to one of his favorite sci-fi worlds withWombs Cradle
00:34:11 -News:Yen Press License Announcements:Uncle from Another World
00:35:15 - Yoko Kanno will compose for the upcoming Takarazuka Revue season
00:39:17 -Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Guest GaidenonPop Lifeby Minami Q-ta &Look Into My Eyesby Yoko Miyaoko with Matthew Haasch of Star Fruit Books
00:39:24 - Main Segment Triple Dip Everyone's Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, Complex Age, Transition Song “Koi” by Gen Hoshino, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three. We start withComplex Ageby Yui Sakuma
01:18:58 -The Prince in His Dark Daysby Hico Yamanaka
01:29:27 - Next Week’s Topic:Pop Life&Look Into My Eyes, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain fromBeet the Vandel Buster
07 May 2023
446 - Triple Dip 72 - PANDORA, Mothers, A Favorable Wind on Full Sails
01:32:45
Seamus and Morgana are back as we try out another live recording this week! We discuss shonen manga, Free Comic Book Day, Skip and Loafer, The Prince of Tennis, and more! Then we review PANDORA, Mothers, and A Favorable Wind on Full Sails for a Glacier Bay BooksTriple Dip!!!
Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Injuries and pregnancy, Live recordings - 00:00:00
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Seamus enjoyed Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku for being less shonen and more seinen - 00:04:07
Darfox got samples of Wandanceand Blackguard from Free Comic Book Day - 00:11:34
dakazu disliked Skip and Loafer the more he read it - 00:17:26
Our most anticipated upcoming anime and manga - 00:20:25
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:One Shot on Dream Fossil, We will reviewthe collection of 15 manga works by the late anime auteur Satoshi Kon - 00:32:26
We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:26:40
Next Week’s Topic:Dream Fossil, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:31:01
06 Mar 2022
385 - Manga in Motion 52 - Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
01:22:53
Your move! On this episode we prepare to duel by watching Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions! Also, Morgana reads the vampire BL Fangs, dakazu drops Gente but loves Bye-Bye Atashi no Oniichan and Zashiki Musume to Ryourinin, and Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction ended!!!
00:08:33 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu explain Elden Ring message memes to Morgana
00:12:48 - Morgana borrowed vampire BL Fangsfrom her local library
00:18:40 - Morgana decided to reread her favorite Bakura fanfiction
00:20:29 - dakazu ended up getting bored with Gente
00:44:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Guest Gaiden on Children’s Manga with Matthew Haasch, The owner ofStar Fruit Books will join us for a special Triple Dip on children’s manga, including: Super Mario Manga Mania by Yukio Sawada, Kirby Manga Mania by Hirokazu Hikawa, and Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World by Asaya Miyanaga
00:45:48 - Main Segment Manga in Motion:Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review the 2017 Yu-Gi-Oh! anime film directed by Satoshi Kuwabara
01:21:08 - Next Week’s Topic: Super Mario Manga Mania/Kirby Manga Mania/Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
16 May 2021
347 - Ping Pong part 2
01:48:11
This week dakazu talks about Sui Ishida’s new series Chojin X and the end of pesuyama poppy’s Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade! Then we finish up our Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto’s fantastic sports series, Ping Pong!!!
00:42:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Manga in Motion on Ping Pong the Animation, We’ll be reviewing all 11 episode anime adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto’s manga directed by Masaaki Yuasa
00:43:04 - Main Segment Retrospective: Ping Pong, Transition Song: “‘Ano Yoake Maeno’ Bokura ni Tsuite” by Merengue from Ping Pong the Animation, Comprehensive review of Taiyo Matsumoto’s seinen sports series that explores how competitive high school table tennis effects different athletes
01:46:31 - Next Week’s Topic: Ping Pong the Animation, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
25 Jul 2022
405 - Guest Gaiden 11 - Glaeolia 3 with Emuh Ruh & zhuchka of Glacier Bay Books
02:54:58
On this episode we’re joined by Emuh Ruh and zhuchka from Glacier Bay Books! We’ll be talking about how Glacier Bay Books got started and learn more about everything involved with being a small manga publisher! Then we do a deep dive into the contents of their newest indie comics anthology, Glaeolia 3!!!
Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00
Guest Interview: Learning about the origins of Glacier Bay Books- 00:03:30
Discovering and working with various manga creators - 00:17:00
Backstory behind publishing Imai Arata’s F - 00:23:21
Stories about proper etiquette when communicating with Japanese companies - 00:27:38
“Bucket List” manga creators Emuh and zhuchka want to publish - 00:33:56
Discussing the issues with the lopsided support Japanese publishers give to manga creators - 00:44:18
The impact of the pandemic on printing schedules - 00:54:43
Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Glaeolia 3, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, *SPOILERS* We do a deep analysis of Glacier Bay Books newest indie comics anthology with Emuh Ruh & zhuchka - 01:11:38, Full-spoiler discussions on:
30th Century by Yuichi Yokoyama - 01:16:05
In the Doggsoup by Junichiro Saito - 01:21:14
Everyday Scenery by oratnir - 01:24:09
The Invisible Woman vs the Master Swindler by Tsuchika Nishimura - 01:28:01
White Dream by Isao Yamada - 01:31:26
Rain in Nakasu by Hadena Kangofu - 01:35:55
Impatient Ms. S by KOYUBI - 01:47:26
Move Forward by Konomi Oumi - 01:51:18
Specimen Room of Existence by Kotaro Mitsuhashi - 01:54:05
Baby It’s You by Reiji Fukitsu - 02:01:43
New York Diaries by Akino Kondoh - 02:08:35
2⁹⁹⁹ by Nagaharu Yagi - 02:21:46
September Friends by Suzuka Komachiya - 02:29:23
Our final thoughts, Outro - 02:41:14
Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 02:53:32
21 Jan 2019
226 - Manga in Motion 34 - From Up on Poppy Hill
01:11:13
This week we watch Studio Ghibli’s From Up on Poppy Hill to see how Seamus and Darfox fare with their first Goro Miyazaki film.
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “The Breakfast Song” by Aoi Teshima from From Up on Poppy Hill, Opening, Introductions, Spotify
00:02:57 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu checks out some anime for next week
00:04:56 - Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? is filled with gross fan service but still helps dakazu by giving his good advice about exercising at the gym
00:11:31 - dakazu ended up enjoying the mystery in the horror thriller High-Rise Invasion
00:16:27 - The Your Name. parody in Mr. TONEGAWA Middle Management Blues makes darfox question if these spin-offs are canonical
00:22:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude where we’ll be discussing the past Fall 2018 season of anime and some of our early impressions for Winter 2019 with Miki’s Stopwatch
00:23:52 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: “From Up on Poppy Hill” by Aoi Teshima from From Up on Poppy Hill, we discuss the 2011 Studio Ghibli film directed by Goro Miyazaki
00:26:59 - Darfox compares Goro against his father Hayao Miyazaki
00:28:57 - dakazu explains how this movie focuses on highlighting the lifestyle of Japan in 1964
00:32:08 - We complain how everything is explained instead of allowing the audience to infer it for themselves
00:35:24 - The design of the Latin Quarter building was a turning point for dakazu
00:37:19 - We lament the wasted potential of the colorful extended cast
00:39:28 - dakazu goes over the large amount of Japanese text in the movie
00:41:46 - We praise the attention to detail in the backgrounds and settings
00:43:27 - We laugh at the use of dialogue and songs that spell-out everything during scenes
00:45:31 - In comparison to Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise or The Wind Rises darfox found this film lacking in it’s overall animation
00:50:13 - Along with thoughts on Tales of Earthsea we wonder why Goro tries to imitate his father
00:53:52 - This movie made dakazu think about the concept of boarding houses being unfamiliar with modern America
00:56:45 - We discuss the use of possible incest in this movie and it’s prevalence within other Japanese stories like Marmalade Boy or Old Boy or Fire Punch
01:03:20 - We go on a tangent about fan fiction of the TV show Supernatural
01:05:26 - We talk about the creepy chairman of the school board
01:06:24 - We give our final thoughts on the movie
01:08:19 - dakazu noticed that some songs to higher billing than the actors in the credits
01:09:34 - Next Week’s Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
This week Morgana reads the strange Monthly Shoujo Sunday, dakazu enjoys the manga reality competition show MILLION TAG, and there is a rant about Fruits Basket! Then we have a Small Manga PublisherTriple Dip! We review Drunks from Star Fruit Books, En Chan’s House from Glacier Bay Books, and Silkscreen from Irodori Sakura!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Follow up on Darfox’s firework safety
00:03:29 - Podcast hiatus until mid-August, Teaser for upcoming announcement
00:07:00 - Listener Email: Yen Press licensing quiz
00:13:55- Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana and dakazu examine the weird and enlightening Monthly Shoujo Sunday
00:21:39 - dakazu enjoyed the reality competition show between pairs of editors and manga artists in MILLION TAG
00:37:50 - *SPOILERS* dakazu rants about Fruits Basket after finishing the anime
00:56:56 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Until I Meet My Husband, Witches: The Complete Collection, Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero, and 2.5 Dimensional Seduction
01:04:06 - VIZ licenses Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai
01:07:09 - New chapters of Hajime no Ippo to be published in digital editions of Weekly Shonen Magazine
01:09:55 - Kazue Kato takes an extended hiatus from Blue Exorcist to draw manga adaptation of Fuyumi Ono’s Eizen Karukaya Kaiitan
01:13:14 - Main Segment Small Manga Publisher Triple Dip: Drunks/Silkscreen/En Chan’s House, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka fromAfrica Salaryman, we read the beginning of each small manga publisher book for discussion to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including:
01:14:49 -Drunks by Izumi Okaya from Star Fruit Books
01:24:04 - Silkscreen by Isaki Uta from Irodori Sakura
01:38:19 -En Chan’s House by Ayumu Arisaka from Glacier Bay Books
02:01:52 - We picks our favorite out of the three titles
02:08:41 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
30 Mar 2020
288 - Manga in Motion 42 - BEASTARS
01:23:55
It finally time for Manga Machinations to review the BEASTARS anime! We have A LOT to say about the choices made adapting Paru Itagaki’s phenomenal manga and we’re not pulling any punches when it comes to this beloved series!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Wild Side” by Ali from BEASTARS, Opening, Introductions, Upcoming return of dakazu’s reading
00:03:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus returns to Shojo Fight! and reaches the arc that connects the series to G Senjou Heaven’s Door
00:10:50 - Darfox really appreciates ONE’s comedic art in Mob Psycho 100
00:15:00 - *SPOILERS* The final arcs leading to the ending of The Seven Deadly Sins finally makes sense to dakazu now that they’ve announced a sequel series
00:22:22 - dakazu was disappointed that Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth was an early access game
00:24:43 - PSYCHO-PASS 3: First Inspector is a great end cap to the PSYCHO-PASS 3
00:26:43 - News: Kengo Hanazawa’s Under Ninja has been licensed for release in April 2020
00:28:30 - Dark Horse Comics licenses Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! for release in September 2020
00:29:56 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Retrospective on No Longer Human, we’ll be reading Junji Ito’s manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai’s famous novel(covers chapters 1-12)
00:31:18 - Main Segment Manga in Motion:BEASTARS, Transition Song: “BEASTARS” by Satoru Kosaki from BEASTARS, we review the 1st season of the anime adaptation by studio Orange
00:34:16 - The Spanish cast had passionate performances that Darfox finds common in Spanish dubbing while dakazu questioned some of the English casting choices
00:41:06 - dakazu found a multitude of questionable translation choices in the subtitles and English dub script
00:49:56 - We get into our issues with the 3D animation and it’s combinations with interspersed traditional 2D animation
00:53:47 - Darfox compares the fight sequence between Legoshi and the Shishigumi Boss against the moment Legoshi pounces on Haru
00:57:11 - We discuss numerous scenes like that were cut from the story
01:00:11 - We explain why scenes like Legoshi’s blood boiling fail to capture the dense world building Itagaki has put into the manga
01:04:50 - The short cameo of Legomu along with complete omissions of of favorite manga scenes left us unsatisfied
01:09:27 - We praise how Haru was extremely well represented in the anime and we examine the 2 experimental animated sequences
01:14:37 - We quickly run through various points including the multiple endings and subdued sexual tension between Legoshi and Louis
01:17:53 - We attempt to wrap up our thoughts on this anime adaptation
01:22:38 - Next Week’s Topic: No Longer Human, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
Darfox is out sick this episode, but that doesn't stop us from getting into week 3 of October Extravaganza! We've got a horror manga Triple Dip of #DRCL midnight children, Panorama of Hell, and Homunculus! We also talk about Gogogo Go Go Ghost and more!!!
Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Darfox out with COVID, Seamus goes Riichi-or-Bust - 00:00:00
Whatchu Been Reading: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana really enjoyed the fun yuri romance Cheerful Amnesia and more horrors in The Summer Hikaru Died- 00:03:47
Gogogo Go Go Ghost is about a woman who teams up with her guardian spirit ghost to get revenge by cursing people - 00:06:21
Doll Oji is a subculture manga about bisque dolls and figurines - 00:10:17
dakazu checked out the Under Ninja anime - 00:15:52
Main Segment Triple Dip:Homunculus/Panorama of Hell/#DRCL midnight children, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We read horror themed three manga for discussion and pick our favorite - 00:21:49
Welcome to our very special 400th episode! To celebrate, we’ve recorded a video version! Watch us show off our physical media! Also, we continue our Pride and Panels celebration of Pride Month by reviewing the Doukyusei -Classmates- BL anime film!
Main SegmentMain Segment Manga in Motion: Doukyusei -Classmates-, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We review the 2016 anime film adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura’s popular BL series that is directed by Shouko Nakamura - 00:46:00
Reflecting on 400 episodes of Manga Machinations - 01:23:28
Both dakazu and Seamus are not present. Manga Machinations goes to Mars to transmit this unique episode. We talk about Viz Originals Resenter, Devil's Candy, and I'm the Grim Reaper.
Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak "Come Closer" by Notize "Ghost Train" by Yarin Primak "Taste of Freedom" by Steve Beddall
03 Sep 2023
463 - Manga in Motion 59 - Belle
01:42:28
This week we talk about Mamoru Hosoda's Belle! What does dakazu have to say about the singing?! We also share our thoughts on the new Netflix One Piece show!!!
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox shows off his decorated card from The Anime Nostalgia Podcast's Dawn - 00:10:55
Darfox and dakazu give their impressions on the Netflix One Piece show - 00:16:43
D. Diver is about a criminal law student who gets criminals to confess by beating them up in his dreams - 00:54:11
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:9 Year Anniversary Retrospective Redux: Pluto with Aidan Clarke, We will be celebrating 9 years of Manga Machinations with guest Aidan Clarke by discussing manga lettering and Billy Bat, along with revisiting Naoki Urasawa's adaptation of the classic Astro Boy story "The Greatest Robot on Earth" - 00:59:46
Main Segment Manga in Motion: Belle, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We watch Mamoru Hosoda’s anime film based on Beauty and the Beast - 01:03:55
Next Week’s Topic: Pluto, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:40:42
31 May 2021
349 - One Shot 40 - My Alcoholic Escape from Reality with Jocelyne Allen
01:13:45
*NOTE* We had some technical issues during the recording. Unfortunately some of Jocelyne’s audio is still garbled and will be presented as such.
Welcome to a very special episode where we dive into Nagata Kabi’s newest book, My Alcoholic Escape from Reality! We’re joined again by the translator of the book, Jocelyne Allen, as we discuss Nagata Kabi’s hospitalization and her struggles with her guilt from drawing non-fiction manga!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Catching up with Jocelyne
00:05:16 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:One Shot on Our Dreams at Dusk: Shinanami Tasogare, We’ll be reviewing all 4 volumes of Yuhki Kamatai’s series about a troubled teen who discovers a LGBTQ+ drop-in center
00:07:22 - Main Segment One Shot: My Alcoholic Escape from Reality, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka fromAfrica Salaryman, We review Nagata Kabi’s 4th book that deals with her hospitalization from over drinking and her struggles deciding to make a manga about the experience
01:11:24 - Outro, Next Week’s Topic: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shinanami Tasogare, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
06 Oct 2024
520 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers part 6
01:54:19
Join us, as we finish our Ooku: The Inner ChambersRetrospective this episode! We discuss the final volumes, reflect on the whole series, and even rank all the shoguns! We also discuss Tiger & Bunny 2, Dandadan, and more!!!
Songs Credits: “Kumiko” by Roie Shpigler “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Reflection” by Aves “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
24 Sep 2023
466 - One Shot 62 - Okinawa
01:31:47
This week we talk about Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage, Cowboy Bebop LIVE, and Yaruki Nante Arimasen! Then we review Susume Higa's fantastic historical manga Okinawa, published through Fantagraphics Books and MSX:Mangasplaining Extra!!!
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga, including: ATOM: The Beginning by Masami Yuuki & Tetsuro Kasahara, Boy's Abyss by Ryo Minenami, and The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren - 00:36:06
Main Segment One Shot:Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We will review Susumu Higa’s tales of the Battle of Okinawa and the modern life of the people living in the aftermath - 00:36:50
This week Darfox talks about Masaaki Yuasa’s Ride Your Wave and dakazu is saddened by the abrupt ending of Oni Shine. Then we examine the long running popular series Space Brothers! What will Seamus and Darfox think of Chuya Koyama’s comedic tale of two brothers pursing their childhood dreams of going to space!?
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Feel So Moon” by Unicorn from Space Brothers, Opening, Introductions, Request for more emails
00:02:00 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox thought Ride Your Wave was the most straight forward Masaaki Yuasa anime he’s seen
00:13:19 - *SPOILERS* Oni Shine ended abruptly due to cancellation and dakazu is upset with the ending
00:18:17 - *SPOILERS* dakazu was enjoying Aura Battler Dunbine until the morose ending that reflected director Yoshiyuki Tomino’s depression
00:24:43 - News: New Seven Seas Entertainment licenses include Blue Giant and What the Font?! – A Manga Guide to Western Typeface
00:28:21 - Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is a metrodvania-style platformer coming soon to Steam
00:29:51 - Kodansha is releasing a 20th Anniversary edition of Chobits
00:30:49 - Witch Hat Atelier creator Kagome Shirahama will guest at this year’s Toronto Comic Art Festival
00:31:54 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Retrospective on Girls’ Last Tour, we will be reviewing this series by Tsukumizu about two girls wandering through a desolate world(covers volumes 1-3)
00:33:05 - Main SegmentSaikyo Selections: we examine the beginning and parachute drone arc of Space Brothers by Chuya Koyama, Transition Song: “Space Brothers’ Theme” by Toshiyuki Watanabe from Space Brothers
00:38:37 -Darfox thinks the first chapter of Space Brother is one of the strongest openings to any series
00:42:22 - dakazu points out the obvious comparisons of Pico and Vincent’s backstory to October Sky
00:43:29 - Darfox and dakazu love how Mutta has an ability to succeed by failing forward
00:45:25 - Seamus was uninterested in the positive space romanticism and we make comparisons to Planetes and Moonlight Mile
00:48:05 - We discuss the wide all-ages appeal of Space Brothersand how it’s surprisingly funny
00:52:24 - *SPOILERS* We talk about the framing of the world from current arcs of Space Brothers compared to real-life geopolitics
00:57:54 - *SPOILERS* Darfox asks dakazu if there is an ending coming soon
01:00:33 - dakazu explains how new chapters are released semi-weekly despite Space Brother serialization in Weekly Morning Magazine
01:01:42 - We compare Koyama’s clean and unique character art style to Naoki Urasawa
01:05:22 -dakazu explains the underwater training arc that he originally wanted to cover for the podcast
01:08:43 - We wrap up our final thoughts on Space Brothers
01:10:07 - Next Week’s Topic: Girls’ Last Tour, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
15 Apr 2019
238 - Anime Interlude 10 - Dororo
02:31:27
Miki's Stopwatch returns and fights through his audio problems as we discuss anime from the 2019 winter season and new stuff from the 2019 spring season!!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Kaen” by Queen Bee from Dororo, Opening, Introductions
00:01:53 - Listener Emails: Using synopsis in our retrospective episodes
00:05:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus checks out a collection of stories from Tadao Tsuge in Slum Wolf
00:10:29 - dakazu checks out Q-Hayashida's new space horror manga Dai Dark
00:12:27 - Beautiful fractals fill the imaginative world of Children of the Whales
00:18:52 - Miki enjoyed the feel-good Machida-kun no Sekai
00:25:22 - Kamichu! is about a middle school girl who becomes a Shinto goddess
00:27:36 - News: Leonardo DiCaprio is producing the live-action Akira movie with possible director Taika Waititi
00:33:58 - The cast for live-action Cowboy Bebop show will have John Cho as Spike Spiegel
00:42:20 - Kodansha will be releasing Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men this month
00:44:08 - JanMaga Gakuen is free manga website collaboration between Shueisha and Kodansha that promotes their best shonen series
00:46:38 - Controversy over Funamation's quality in their Blu-ray box set for Dragon Ball Z and the Blu-ray of Dragon Ball Super: Broly
00:55:29 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Kiichi!! by Hideki Arai, The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn by Waki Yamato, and Kurozuka by Baku Yumemakura & Takashi Noguchi
00:57:29 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: “Uragirimono no Requiem” by Daisuke Hasegawa from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, We review anime from the 2019 winter season and discuss anime from the upcoming 2019 spring season
00:58:40 - The Promised Neverland
01:03:39 - Mob Psycho 100 II
01:07:12 - Dororo
01:11:54 - My Roommate is a Cat
01:13:46 - Run with the Wind
01:14:56 - Rinshi!! Ekodachan
01:17:11 - Sarazanmai
01:34:37 - Carole & Tuesday
01:39:38 - We Never Learn: BOKUBEN
01:48:24 - Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san
01:50:40 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
01:54:46 - Kono Oto Tomare!
01:59:12 - One Punch Man 2
02:05:26 - Fruits Basket
02:07:54 - Gunjou no Magmel
02:11:17 - Fairy Gone
02:14:18 - Kenja no Mago
02:16:00 - Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu
02:17:25 - RobiHachi
02:20:01 - Mix
02:25:43 - Senryu Girl
02:27:01 - Hi no Tori: Dogo Onsen-hen
02:28:37 - Lupin the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no Uso
02:30:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Kiichi!! & The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn & Kurozuka, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
28 Feb 2021
336 - The Flowers of Evil part 4
01:45:05
On this episode we keep discuss the success of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train and celebrate that Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! is streaming onCrunchyroll! Then, we can’t stop bringing up Zack Snyder’s Justice League and other movies as we discuss the final volumes of The Flowers of Evil! The hosts breakdown the ending and the overall themes of this work that popularized Shuzo Oshimi!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-” by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Seamus and Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Star Trek
00:16:28 - Discussing the success of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train
00:27:26 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, dakazu finished BL Metamorphosis and thought it was nice
00:30:15 - Darfox gives his pitch on why everyone should watch Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! now that it’s available on Crunchyroll
00:34:57 - dakazu found a potential candidate for Manga Machination’s Shitty Teacher Avengers in Shounen no Abyss by Ryou Minenami
00:37:57 - News:Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Cotton Valent’s Creepy Cat
00:39:52 - Seven Seas EntertainmentGhost Ship releasing popular ecchi series Do You Like Big Girls?
00:42:11 -Mangasplaining is a new manga podcast where Deb Aoki, David Brothers, and Christopher Butcher introduce manga to Chip Zdarsky
00:45:16 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:One Shot on Sawanabe Zombie/Ikyoudo, We’ll be reviewing 2 works by Kakio Tsurukawa from Star Fruit Books
00:47:05 - Main Segment Retrospective: The Flowers of Evil, Transition Song “Hana -a last flower-” by ASA-CHANG&Junrei from The Flowers of Evil, Comprehensive review of Shuzo Oshimi’s story about a middle school boy who is blackmailed by his classmate who reveals his inner perversion(covers volumes 10-11)
01:43:33 - Next Week’s Topic: Sawanabe Zombie/Ikyoudo, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
27 Nov 2022
423 - Chainsaw Man part 4
01:29:08
Order is up for our final Retrospective episode on Chainsaw Man! We’re joined by Darfox’s friend Amber to discuss the end of the Public Safety Arc with volumes 10 and 11! Amber also talks about her manga and anime origins, as well as her love for Case Closed, Fruits Basket, and more!!!
Rensuke Oshikiri breaks the 4th wall with his one shot Daigen-chan- 00:22:30
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:One Shot on Drip Drip, We will review Paru Itagaki’s story of a woman who gets nosebleeds from extreme germaphobia trying to find love - 00:26:44
Main Segment Retrospective:Chainsaw Man. Transition Song: “Get Ready” by Midnight Noise, We discuss Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series(covers vols 10-11) - 00:27:47
Next Week’s Topic: Drip Drip, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:27:32
03 Apr 2022
389 - One Shot 51 - My Wandering Warrior Existence with Jocelyne Allen
01:03:15
Translator Jocelyne Allen returns to Manga Machinations to talk about My Wandering Warrior Existence! Join us as we discuss Nagata Kabi’s newest book that explores what it is to love and be loved!!!
00:00:00 -Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions
00:02:02 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Retrospective on Blue Giant, A complete review of Shinichi Ishizuka’s manga drama about a young man’s journey to become the greatest saxophone player in the world(covers omnibuses vols. 1-6)
00:03:04 - Main Segment One Shot: My Wandering Warrior Existence, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review Nagata Kabi’s book where she embarks on a journey to seek love and happiness
01:01:48 - Next Week’s Topic: Blue Giant, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
17 Feb 2020
282 - Triple Dip 40 - Witch Hat Atelier, Inuyashiki, Devil’s Line
01:13:20
On this episode dakazu talks about amateur agriculture and Cool Japan Ambassadors with Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nouen and Nihon no koto wa, Manga to Geemu de Manabimashita.! Then we jump into another round of Triple Dip with Inuyashiki, Devil’s Line, and Witch Hat Atelier!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “My Hero” by MAN WITH A MISSION from Inuyashiki, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s baby
00:01:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox and dakazu challenge listeners to Anime Music Quiz
00:02:45 - dakazu is enjoying Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nouen which follows the manga artist as he starts a farm in Hokkaido to make curry from scratch
00:07:41 - Cool Japan Ambassador Benjamin Boas stars in Nihon no koto wa, Manga to Game de Manabimashita. as an American who learned about Japanese culture though manga and video games
00:15:45 - News: Manga Rock update reveals their subscription service will fund development of their new comic app
00:19:10 - Doujin artist wins court case against piracy website for posting their work without permission
00:23:50 - Various new licenses from VIZ includes Chainsaw Man, Remina, and Mermaid Saga
00:24:51 - 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards winners include Aoashi, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, and Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san
00:26:18 - Hi Score Girl II will be available worldwide through Netflix on April 9th 2020
00:29:34 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Saikyo Selections on Space Brothers by Chuya Koyama, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at this popular series about a middle-aged man pursuing his childhood dream of being an astronaut like his younger brother
00:30:34 - Main Segment Triple Dip:Inuyashiki/Devil’s Line/Witch Hat Atelier, Transition Song: “Eclipse” by Shouta Aoi from Devil’s Line, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three
00:31:09 -Inuyashiki by Hiroya Oku
00:45:17 - *SPOILERS* for Inuyashiki
00:48:22 - Devil’s Line by Ryo Hanada
00:57:38 - Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama
01:10:58 - We pick our favorite out of the three manga
01:11:58 - Next Week’s Topic: Space Brothers, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
18 Sep 2022
413 - Dorohedoro part 6
01:22:10
On this episode Darfox catches up on The Fable and dakazu checks out Keito Gaku’s new series Aoba no Basuke! Then we rack our brains trying to solve the mysteries of Q Hayashida’s Dorohedoro!!!
Listener Mail: Congratulations for 8 years of Manga Machinations - 00:06:58
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has been reading the rapidly releasing volumes of The Fable- 00:10:26
dakazu checks out Keito Gaku’s new basketball manga Aoba no Basuke- 00:20:38
Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 19-21) - 00:23:33
Main Segment Retrospective: Dorohedoro, Transition Song: “Paranormal” by Jay Ray, We review Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 16-18) - 00:24:10
Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:20:36
03 Jul 2022
402 - One Shot 52 - Our Colors
01:22:19
Join us for an encore episode ofPride and Panels this week! We’re doing a One Shot on Gengoroh Tagame’s new release, Our Colors! Also Morgana checked out Weeaboo, Darfox continues following RuriDragon, and dakazu loved Boku to Kowasareta Hatsukoi!!!
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Retrospective on Dorohedoro, A complete review of Q Hayashida’s violent fantasy manga about amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman, who hunts sorcerers in a post-apocalyptic world to search for clues of his origins(covers vols. 1-3) - 00:28:23
Main Segment One Shot: Our Colors, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We review Gengoroh Tagame’s book about a closeted gay teenager who’s world changes when he meets an openly gay man - 00:29:24
Next Week’s Topic: Dorohedoro, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:20:53
24 Dec 2023
479 - Manga Machinations Awards 2023
01:56:12
Happy holidays everyone! Welcome to our annual awards show! dakazu, Darfox8, Morgana, and seamus2389 celebrate with their individual awards, such as Why Are These Boy Problems™ So Fucking Boring and Not All Teen Fiction! Then we share our top manga picks of the year!!!
"Why Are These Boy Problems™ So Fucking Boring" Award - 00:12:13
Best Reread by Seamus Award - 00:14:06
Best Reread by dakazu Award - 00:14:32
Best Use of Livestreams So Far - 00:16:38
Most Enjoyable Manga Mac Discussion Award - 00:21:06
Not All Teen Fiction Award - 00:24:03
Best Ramrodded Hong Kong Cinema Conversation - 00:26:21
Style is Substance Award - 00:34:02
Most Surprising Manga Award - 00:38:18
The Obliteration of the Self Award - 00:41:44
Best Older Unknown Manga Award - 00:43:05
Most Majestic Manga Mac Mahjong Meme - 00:45:04
"Fuck This" Hall of Fame - 00:50:29
List of Vintage Horror Award - 00:54:38
Clever But Not Smart Award - 00:57:40
Manga Machinations Listener Popularity Award - 01:10:22
Food Interlude - 01:12:39
Seamus’ Top Manga of 2023 - 01:20:41
dakazu’s Top Manga of 2023 - 01:25:32
Morgana’s Top Manga of 2023 - 01:31:04
Darfox’s Top Manga of 2023 - 01:34:55
Final reflection on 2023, Thank yous - 01:45:08
Songs Credits: “Christmas is Here” by The Delegates “Here Comes Christmas” by Bob Hart “Auld Lang Syne” by Lone Star Vibes
08 Oct 2023
468 - One Shot 63 - Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!
01:32:41
Welcome to the start of this year's October Extravaganza! We're kicking things off by looking into Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, a collection spooky stories from veteran horror manga artist Kanako Inuki! We also discuss Occult Detective Club: Doll Cemetery, Doubutsu Ningen, and more!!!
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:One Shot on Betwixt, We will review this horror manga anthology with works by Ryo Hanada, Aki Shimizu, Shima Shinya, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Leslie Hung, Sloane Leong, and Hua Hua Zhu - 00:58:01
Main Segment Triple Dip:Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We review an anthology that collects stories from various series by veteran horror manga artist Kanako Inuki - 01:00:29
Next Week’s Topic:Betwixt, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran - 01:30:39
10 May 2020
294 - Manga in Motion 43 - Paranoia Agent
02:10:32
On this episode dakazu finds the perfect manga for Manga Machinations with Olympia Kyklos and learns that Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 isn’t completely terrible. Then we cancel Carl Jung and the collective unconsciousness as we breakdown Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Dream Island Obsessional Park” by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent, Opening, Introductions
00:01:17 - Listener Emails: Manga suggestions and digital manga readers
00:14:04 - Announcing super moves in anime and manga
00:21:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Mari Yamazaki’s Olympia Kyklos features ancient Greeks who get inspired by Osamu Tezuka and professional wrestling
00:28:35 - dakazu thought Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 took advantage of it’s CG animation for some unique effects
00:35:36 - Morgana could relate to the narrative of Lucy Knisley’s Stepping Stones
00:43:56 -Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi’s popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 7-10)
00:44:32 - Main Segment Manga in Motion:Paranoia Agent, Transition Song: “White Hill - Maromi's Theme” by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent, we examine Satoshi Kon’s animated TV series
02:09:09 - Next Week’s Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
11 Feb 2019
229 - Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection part 2
01:07:18
On this episode we continue our review of Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection with stories about Toru Oshikiri, a scary doll, unfortunate face clamps, and the Ito family dog Non-non!
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Time Stamps:
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Shichiten Battou no Blues” by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito: Collection, Opening, Introductions, our website project
00:07:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox puts Black Clover on blast for the current filler episodes
00:10:54 - The newest volume of Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction makes way for more predictions from Seamus
00:18:31 - We discuss reading ongoing manga and the release schedules for official English volumes
00:20:22 - dakazu talks spoilers for the end of the dark adult series Naraku no Hitsuji
00:27:05 - dakazu really likes the group of half monster/half human detectives in Kemono Jihen
00:30:22 - News:BEASTARS is getting an anime adaptation but we have a lot of concerns
00:43:15 - The screenings of I want to eat your pancreas were preceded by cast interviews filled with spoilers
00:45:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion for Alita: Battle Angel, we’ll be reviewing the newly released James Cameron dream project directed by Robert Rodriguez
00:47:52 - Main Segment Retrospective:Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Transition Song: “Otogai no Uchuu” by JYOCHO from Junji Ito: Collection, we review the rest of the stories from the book
00:49:42 - dakazu talks about how earlier Junji Ito works show heavy influence from an almost shoujo-like art style
00:51:29 - Darfox weighs on his favorite of the Oshikiri stories
00:52:40 - The alternate universe plot makes us wonder how each of the Oshikiri stories are tied together
00:54:32 - Darfox points out how many Junji Ito stories have some obvious plot holes about victims not escaping horrific places
00:57:00 - Darfox felt a strong presence from translator Jocelyn Allen in the Face-Firmly in Place story
00:58:03 - We agree that The Hell of the Doll Funeral was solely made so Ito could draw that final page
00:59:26 - dakazu found a lot of humor in Face-Firmly in Place
01:00:13 - The stories of Non-non felt like a predecessor for Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu
01:02:00 - Seamus comments about eeriness of the final page of The Strange Tales of Oshikiri: The Walls
01:02:59 - We discuss the use of [ghost orb] as apposed to [will-o’-wisp]
01:04:40 - We give our final thoughts
01:05:42 - Next Week’s Topic: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
13 Nov 2022
421 - Shojo Showdown 4 - MARS, Midnight Secretary, Ouran High School Host Club
01:44:19
On this episode Morgana leads the charge for another Shojo Showdown! We examine the first volumes of MARS, Midnight Secretary, and Ouran High School Host Club! We also discuss Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, SPY X FAMILY, Tongari Boushi no Kitchen, The Gamestars, and more!!!
Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Work survivor’s guilt - 00:00:00
Listener Mail: Anime remakes - 00:04:51
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has a stupid power creep and looks great - 00:15:12
dakazu loved Natsume Ono’s new manga TheGamestars- 00:43:18
Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Chainsaw Man, We will discuss and review Tatsuki Fujimoto’s horror comedy shonen battle series with special guest Marion(covers vols 7-9) - 00:47:36
Main Segment Shojo Showdown: Ouran High School Host Club/Midnight Secretary/MARS, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each shojo manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three - 00:49:04, Including:
We pick our favorite out of the three shojo manga - 01:40:05
Next Week’s Topic: Chainsaw Man, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:42:51
03 May 2020
293 - Yu Yu Hakusho part 2
02:16:37
This week Darfox is finally ready to read Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI while Seamus and dakazu discuss the unpredictable changes in To Your Eternity! Then we continue our Retrospetive review of Yoshihiro Togashi’s Yu Yu Hakusho as Yusuke and the gang fully transition into shonen battle manga antics!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Waiting for libraries to reopen
00:01:44 - Listener Emails: The meaning behind Yu Yu Hakusho’s title and characters
00:06:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox has finally purchased the first volume of Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI
00:13:11 - *SPOILERS* dakazu and Seamus discuss the wildly different current arc of To Your Eternity
00:25:34 - We tangent to discuss Breaking Bad
00:29:18 -Morgana is in love with the gorgeous The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions
00:33:27 - A Man and His Cat perfectly captures how cat owners feel about their cats
00:34:26 - dakazu finished Paidon and thought it was a success as a Osamu Tezuka-like manga but it had no ‘wow’ factor
00:41:11 - dakazu loves Isekai Ojisan because it has video game humor and satirizes the isekai genre
00:45:01 - News: Kaori Tsurutani’s BL Metamorphosis is now available from Seven Seas Entertainment
00:46:48 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Paranoia Agent, we’ll be reviewing all 13 episodes of Satoshi Kon’s 2004 thriller/horror anime
00:49:00 - Main Segment Retrospective:Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: “The Homework Doesn’t End” by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi’smanga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 4-6)
02:14:59 - Next Week’s Topic: Paranoia Agent, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
17 Oct 2021
365 - One Shot 44 - Gogo Monster
01:27:12
October Extravaganza continues with Night 3 as we do a One Shot on Taiyo Matsumoto’s Gogo Monster! dakazu also read the end of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, watched Ranking of Kings, talks about Kamen Rider with Tojima Tanzaburo wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, and rants about Spotted Flower and Shimoku Kio!!!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain” by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, Halloween, Ko-fi shout outs
00:07:43 - Listener Mail:Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s manga on Manga Planet
00:14:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, The Ranking of Kings anime is fantastic, dakazu read the end of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku
00:18:17 - Tojima Tanzaburo wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai is about Kamen Rider fanatics who get to live out their dreams when criminals claiming to be Shocker appear in Japan
00:22:08 - *SPOILERS* Darfox is reminded of Samurai Flamenco’s show changing twist
00:25:57 - Spotted Flower is an unofficial sequel to Shimoku Kio’s Genshiken and dakazu hates it
00:43:10 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Triple Dip, where we read the first volume of three different horror manga, including: Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi, The Silver Demon by Saki Hiromi, and PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama
00:44:23 - Main Segment One Shot:Gogo Monster, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We review Taiyo Matsumoto’s story about a boy who can see another world filled with supernatural beings
01:25:21 - Next Week’s Topic:Mermaid Saga, The Silver Demon, PTSD Radio, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Ghost Waltz” by Ziv Moran
12 Dec 2021
373 - Manga in Motion 50 - Netflix Cowboy Bebop
01:56:16
Join us this week as we examine Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop! We breakdown everything from the stellar casting to the questionable story structure! We also finally get around to a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 15!!!
00:04:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 15
00:36:36 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Shojo Showdown, We will read the beginning of three different shojo manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Drowning Love by George Asakura, Say I Love You. by Kanae Hazuki, and Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinji by Haruko Kumota
00:39:46 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Netflix Cowboy Bebop, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review and discuss the live action adaptation of Shinichiro Watanabe’s neo-noir anime Cowboy Bebop
01:54:44 - Next Week’s Topic: Drowning Love/Say I Love You./Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinji, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
28 Jul 2024
510 - Shojo Showdown 8 - My Love Mix-Up!, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, Otomen
01:28:41
This week, it's time for another Shojo Showdown! We discuss My Love Mix-Up!, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, and Otomen! We also talk about Sanzoku Diary, Komen Fufu, Jungle Juice, and more!!!
Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
06 Feb 2022
381 - Manga in Motion 51 - Lu over the Wall
01:17:52
On this episode we answer some emails, talk about Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Taiko no Tatsujin, and Seamus reads more Even Though We’re Adults! Then we review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 film about a teenager meeting a song loving mermaid, Lu over the Wall!!!
00:00:00 -Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Shout-out to Wyatt for being a Generous Manga Head
00:01:32 - Listener emails: Feedback on Recommendation Round-up
00:04:04 - Our goals and hopes for 2022
00:11:06-Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox isn’t getting good impressions from the Ride Your Wave manga
00:29:46 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Shojo Showdown, We will read the beginning of three different shojo manga to see if we’d keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda, Kiss Him, Not Me! by Junko, and My Little Monster by Robico
00:30:50 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Lu over the Wall, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, we review Masaaki Yuasa’s 2017 anime film about pessimistic middle school boy who meets a music loving dancing mermaid
01:16:23 - Next Week’s Topic: Peach Girl/Kiss Her, Not Me!/My Little Monster, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
31 Mar 2024
493 - Manben Machinations 1 - Wataru Watanabe
01:37:24
It's time to examine Naoki Urasawa's Manben! We'll be diving into the episode on Wataru Watanabe and discussing his signature series, Yowamushi Pedal! We also talk about Anime Boston, Rascal Does Not Dream, Ore Yori Yowai Yatsu ni Ai ni Iku, and more!!!
Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
21 Sep 2020
313 - Retrospective Redux 3 - A Silent Voice
02:35:23
This week we dive into spoilers for volume 8 of BEASTARS, Morgana checks out Pop Life from Star Fruit Books, dakazu loves Requiem of the Rose King, and we rejoice at the upcoming release of Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! Then we revisit one of our beloved Retrospectives withA Silent Voice and find ourselves with a lot of critiques for Yoshitoki Oima’s beloved series!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “My Generation” by The Who from A Silent Voice, Opening, Introductions, Discord member shoutouts
00:02:12 - Listener Emails: Conveying jazz music through art in Blue Giant
00:11:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 8
00:21:09 - We talk about eating exotic meats
00:23:53 - Morgana got a copy of Pop Life by Minami Q-ta from Star Fruit Books
00:28:08 - dakazu finished Semai Sekai no Identity where manga artists like Inio Asano, Shuzo Oshimi, Kazuhiro Fujita, and Rensuke Oshikiri himself battle against evil publisher Kodensha
00:31:49 - dakazu loved Requiem of the Rose King for all the reasons Seamus dropped it
00:38:07 - News: Anime adaptation for Requiem of the Rose King
00:39:39 - Homonculus will be adapted into a live-action movie
00:41:36 - Upcoming new TV episodes of Naoki Urasawa’s Manben
00:48:46 - Discotek Media announces Blu-Ray releases for The Rose of Versailles and Hajime no Ippo anime
00:57:21 - Kodansha Comics will digitally release Tokyo Tarareba GirlsReturns on October 6th
01:00:28 - Irodori Aqua, Star Fruit Books, and Glacier Bay Books team up for a small publisher manga event to announce upcoming releases like the second issue of Glaeolia
01:04:40 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite popular manga series
01:05:16 - Main Segment Retrospective Redux: A Silent Voice, Transition Song: “Koi wo Shita no wa” by aiko fromA Silent Voice, we revisit Yoshitoki Oima’s series about a bully who tries to reconcile with his hear impaired victim
02:31:53 - iTunes review shoutout, Next Week’s Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
27 Feb 2022
384 - One Shot 49 - Danza
01:11:08
This week Darfox finally finishes Ride Your Wave while dakazu reads the end of Fire Force and does extra reading with Ristorante Paradiso, ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S, and Coppers! Then we review Natsume Ono’s short story collection Danza!!!
00:00:00 -Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Streaming Elden Ring on Darfox’s Twitch
00:02:31- Extra context about Town of Pigs from Matt Haasch
00:05:25 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox can finally return his borrowed copy of Ride Your Wave
00:10:15 - After reading Holy Blood, Holy GrailSeamus thinks you should just watch Misfits
00:16:15 - The end of Fire Force confirms a connection to a previous series Atsushi Ohkubo did
00:20:41 - dakazu did extra homework and read more Natsume Ono with Ristorante Paradiso
00:31:17 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Manga in Motion on Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, we will review the 2017 Yu-Gi-Oh! anime film directed by Satoshi Kuwabara
00:32:54 - Main Segment One Shot:Danza, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review Natsume Ono’s single volume collection of small stories about being a foreigner in your own home
01:09:41 - Next Week’s Topic: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas
15 Sep 2024
517 - Manga in Motion 65 - The First Slam Dunk
01:44:51
While Seamus is out we talk about Astro Bot, Dracula, Ryukishi Senmon Gakkou, Go! Happy Mania, and more! Then, our Manga in Motion on Takehiko Inoue directing debut, The First Slam Dunk, leads to divisive opinions!
Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
07 Apr 2024
494 - Triple Dip 81 - Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking, Kemono Jihen
01:47:16
Seamus is actually out this week so we take advantage with a Triple Dip he would never agree to do! We look at Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking, and Kemono Jihen! We also talk about Zom 100, Wind Breaker, and more!
Songs Credits: “Galaxy Groove” by Yarin Primak “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Whipped Cream” by Steven Beddall “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z
13 Dec 2020
325 - Triple Dip 46 - Radiant, A Bittersweet Life, Amazing Agent Luna
02:07:21
This week dakazu talks about heliocentrism with Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~ and shoujo romances with Busu ni Hanataba wo.! Then the hosts dive into a non-Japanese manga Triple Dip with Amazing Agent Luna, A Bittersweet Life, and Radiant!!!
00:16:35 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, The historical drama Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~is about pursuing astronomy during the Copernican Revolution
00:25:51 - dakazu is enjoying the shoujo moments of Busu ni Hanataba wo.
00:40:50 - News: Digital edition ofBlue Giantto be released January 2021
00:42:01 - Chainsaw Manranked #1 in "Kono Manga ga sugoi" 2021 Male Demographic Top 10 list
00:45:01 - Chainsaw Man will move to Jump+ and will be adapted to an anime by studio MAPPA
00:52:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Manga in Motion on Promare, we’ll be reviewing the anime film directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi about futuristic firefighting
00:55:21 - Main Segment Triple Dip:Amazing Agent Luna/A Bittersweet Life/Radiant, Transition Song “Radiant” by Polkadot Stingray from Radiant, we read the beginning of each non-Japanese manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including:
00:56:31 - Amazing Agent Luna by Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir & Shiei
01:15:51 -A Bittersweet Lifeby Donggeon Lee
01:34:08 - Radiant by Tony Valente
01:53:05 - Our final thoughts on non-Japanese manga
02:06:04 - Next Week’s Topic: Promare, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
22 Jan 2023
431 - BEASTARS
01:42:13
This week we share our favorite music manga, Darfox catches up on Blood on the Tracks, and dakazu reads the melancholy Nekomata to Asa Gohan! Then we finally sink our teeth into the final volume of BEASTARS and discuss our thoughts on the whole series!
Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Weather and seasons, Corrections - 00:00:00
Listener Mail: Our favorite music manga - 00:03:10
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox caught up to new volumes of Blood on the Tracks- 00:17:59
Morgana has been watching her husband play Elden Ring- 00:38:13
Nekomata to Asa Gohan is about a retired widower and his nekomata-turned-cat - 00:46:59
Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, We will be discussing Akiko Higashimura’s autobiographical series about her beginnings and the art teacher who whipped her into shape(covers volumes 1-3) - 00:50:42
Main Segment Retrospective: BEASTARS, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We discuss the final volume 22 of Paru Itagaki’s anthropomorphic animal drama and the series as a whole - 00:51:48
Our wonderful co-host Morgana Santilli is back from her maternity leave! She’s been busy being a new mom while reading lots of manga like SPY x Family, Happy Mania, Blue Flag, Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition, and How Do We Relationship?! To celebrate Morgana’s return we review her top manga from 2019, Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen by Moyoco Anno!!!
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00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s life as a mom
00:05:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana finally got to check out how great SPY x FAMILY is
00:08:57 -Morgana revisits another Moyoco Anno series called Happy Mania
00:12:39 - Morgana enjoyed Blue Flag which made it hard to review
00:23:21 - We discuss the need to continue reading a series even after it stops being interesting
00:26:44 - Morgana loved the manga industry jokes of Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition while dakazu enjoyed the anime adaptation
00:31:40 - Morgana found a college yuri comedy that Seamus can enjoy called How Do We Relationship?
00:35:03 - News: Prolific voice actor Keiji Fujiawa passes away at age 55 from cancer
00:38:03 - MangaRock website is back up without any scanlations but they can still be accessed from the app
00:43:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi’s popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 1-3)
00:47:17 - Main Segment One Shot:Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, Transition Song: “Fiction” by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we review Moyoco Anno’s tale about French sex workers and their clients at the beginning of the 20th century
01:29:18 - Next Week’s Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
04 Jun 2023
450 - Left to Right 1 - Pretty Deadly, Ursula, East of West
02:35:35
Welcome to a new kind of episode this week! We’re adapting our Triple Dip formula to Western comics with Left to Right! We review Pretty Deadly, Ursula, and East of West for our inaugural episode! We also talk about House of Five Leaves, Tamon's B-Side, Shojo Fight, and more!!!
Listener Emails: Good parent characters - 00:18:19
Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu watched Street Fighter in preparation for Street Fighter 6- 00:29:31
Tamon’s B-Side is about an idol fan becoming the housekeeper of her stan who is completely different from his on-stage persona - 00:37:54
dakazu reread all of Shojo Fight and still thinks it’s fantastic - 00:44:06
News-K Manga launched its website with no changes from the app - 00:48:17
Next Episode Preview and Rundown:One Shot on Is Love The Answer?, We will review Uta Isaki’s coming of age story about a young woman discovering that she is aromantic asexual - 00:51:14
Main Segment Left to Right:Ursula/East of West/Pretty Deadly, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read three Western comics for discussion - 00:52:29, Including:
Discussing dakazu’s background in Western comics - 01:14:42
East of Westby Johnathan Hickman & Nick Dragotta - 01:23:49
Pretty Deadly by Emma Rios & Kelly Sue DeConnick - 01:57:58
We pick our favorite of the three comics - 02:20:41
Next Week’s Topic:Is Love The Answer?, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 02:33:48
14 Jun 2020
299 - Yu Yu Hakusho part 6
02:26:34
On this episode Seamus finishes rereading Vinland Saga, Morgana enjoys BL Metamorphosis, and dakazu loves creepy girls with mind powers in Meiko no Asobiba! And we’ve finally arrived at the end of our Yu Yu HakushoRetrospective! We discuss why Yoshihiro Togashi’s ended the series, compare the manga ending to the anime ending, and share our final thoughts about the eternal bromance of Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei!!!
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00:26:18 - Upcoming digital release of Taiyo Matsumoto’s TEKKONKINKREET: Black & White from VIZ
00:28:10 - D’ART Shtajio was Japan’s first-ever predominantly Black-owned anime studio
00:33:55 - The Content Overseas Distribution Association is running an anti-piracy campaign where manga artist like Akira Akatsuki are contributing short comics about manga piracy
00:40:33 - Shaman King anime reboot announced for 2021
00:47:36 - Listener Emails: Our thoughts on 3D anime
00:57:30 -Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden on Sweat and Soap with Sara Linsley, We’ll be interviewing Sara about her job as a manga letterer and discussing her work on Sweat and Soapby Kintetsu Yamada
00:58:00 - Main Segment Retrospective:Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: “The Homework Doesn’t End” by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi’smanga about Yusuke Urameshi’s journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 17-19)
02:24:46 - Next Week’s Topic: Sweat and Soap, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
15 Jul 2019
251 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls part 2
02:01:50
This week we continue our Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura’s Tokyo Tarareba Girls with Morgana “Manga Maven” Santilli! We also talk about bugs and critters for a long time!!!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “TOKYO GIRL” by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Introductions, Social Media
00:01:48 - We will be doing a BEASTARS vol. 1 giveaway to commemorate the official English release
00:04:49 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu discuss the politics and meta-commentary of Batman: White Knight
00:15:36 - Batman and the Justice League was a fun superhero manga for Morgana
00:17:58 - We discuss various comic/manga crossovers like X-Men Misfits and Wolverine: Snikt!
00:22:49 - Morgana really enjoyed the different artwork in POPOCOMI
00:23:48 - Waves is a beautiful autobiographical french comic about a woman who had a still birth
00:24:18 - dakazu revisits the awkward and embarrassing situations with another volume of Utsu Gohan
00:28:59 - We share stories dealing with bugs and critters
00:35:47 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Metamorphose no Engawa
00:37:49 - Gigant has been licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment
00:41:45 - Farewell, My Dear Cramer will be getting a physical release from Kodansha
00:44:21 - Kodansha will putting out hard cover editions of Saiyuki with new translations
00:48:09 - Revolutionary Girl Utena, Boogiepop Phantom, Sweet Blue Flowers are among the titles that will be streaming exclusively on Funimation
00:50:12 - African Japanese manga artist Rene Hoshino was mistaken for Romi Hoshino, who was arrested in the Philippines for running a manga pirating website
00:52:20 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, we will continue our comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura’s horror comedy manga(covers volumes 6-7)
00:52:32 -Main Segment Retrospective:Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Transition Song: Opening from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura’s manga
00:53:09 - We recap the events of volume 4
00:55:56 - We discuss the whiplash personality of Key
00:57:10 - We debate the possibility of Rinko and Key ending up together by the end of the series
01:01:37 - Darfox predicts that Hayasaka will try to mold Mami into a replacement for Rinko
01:04:13 - We talk about Okuda completely dismissing Rinko’s interests in favor of his own
01:07:04 - We laugh about Higashimura’s commentary on Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight
01:10:10 - Morgana shares how women’s entertainment is demeaned by society and Darfox thinks there’s so much to learn from shoujo and josei manga
01:15:46 - Rinko’s stance about men and women have different values is a harmful mindset that sets herself up for failure
01:17:48 - Rinko focusing on writing was a moment that resonated with Morgana
01:19:12 - dakazu hopes that the girls will learn to love themselves by the end of the series
01:21:04 - We recap the events of volume 5
01:26:01 - The cliffhanger ending of volume 5 made Morgana lose her mind
01:27:01 - We comment on the existence of “marriage rushes” and share our own experiences at weddings
01:33:41 - We explain how classmates have a stronger bond for reunions in Japan
01:35:42 - dakazu knows from experience how Yoshio is manipulating Koyuki
01:39:46 - dakazu is excited about the possibility that Ryo is actually an evil genius
01:42:33 - Morgana dives into the societal pressures of being a “Good Woman”
01:45:10 - We discuss how pregnancy is not a topic often explored in manga
01:47:31 - We make predictions on how Kaori’s pregnancy scare will pan out
01:51:49 - We talk about the possibility of abortion and how other fiction approach it
01:54:20 - The girls having a fight are an extension of the pain they’re experiencing
01:59:03- Next Week’s Topic: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
17 Jan 2021
330 - One Shot 34 - Remina
01:31:54
On this episode dakazu is pleasantly surprised with the uplifting Kyou mo Shinemasen deshita and is fascinated with the unique techniques used to create Michi Jigen. Then we rave about Junji Ito’s entertaining sci-fi horror story Remina for our latest One Shot review!
00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Shichiten Battou no Blues” by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Thanking listeners for reviews
00:02:23 - Listener Emails: Hosts share media that makes them cry
00:18:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, dakazu was surprised the morbidly titled Kyou mo Shinemasen deshita was actually a positive story
00:26:28 - Michi Jigen is created by tracing real life humans posing and CG art but to mixed results
00:37:39 - News: Recent Shueisha DMCA takedown notices are speculated to done by an cosplayer stalker posing as the publisher
00:42:35 - Controversy over Shueisha editor’s browsing history reveals link to adult manga pirate site
00:49:17 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown:Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga, including: Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka, My Androgynous Boyfriend by Tamekou, and My Dress-Up Darling by Shinichi Fukuda, Upcoming Retrospective on The Flowers of Evil
00:52:00 - Main Segment One Shot: Remina, Transition Song: “The Shadow that Follows” by Yuki Hayashi fromJunji Ito Collection, We review Junji Ito tale of mob violence and cosmic horror
01:30:32 - Next Week’s Topic: Blue Giant/My Androgynous Boyfriend/My Dress-Up Darling , Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
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