Manga Machinations

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Mistaken identity with Manga Mavericks 00:01:54 - Listener Mail: Any disappointment with manga licensing from a specific publisher? 00:07:39 - Shout-out to Wyatt and his podcast Attack of the Stack 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 Fangs from her local library 00:18:40 - Morgana decided to reread her favorite Bakura fanfiction 00:20:29 - dakazu ended up getting bored with Gente 00:24:02 - Bye-Bye Atashi no Oniichan mixes maid cafes and rebirth 00:29:34 - dakazu loved the cute story of a young chef making meals for a house spirit in Zashiki Musume to Ryourinin 00:34:23 - The end of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction leads to a discussion on Inio Asano, Kengo Hanazawa, and Shuzo Oshimi 00:44:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden on Children's Manga with Matthew Haasch, The owner of Star 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

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 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 Grail Seamus 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 00:22:58 - ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S. fleshes out the back story of characters from ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department 00:26:52 - dakazu had issues revisiting Coppers 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

On this episode Seamus talks about how The Secret might have helped with licensing Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and dakazu loves the story of a granny battling hell demons in Guranba! Then we look at upcoming releases from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books for a Triple Dip! We review Invisible Parade, Town of Pigs, and From This Flame!!! Buy manga from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Bloody Mary and other scary dares 00:02:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Seamus believes in the power of The Secret after Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou gets licensed 00:08:29 - Morgana is still reading My Little Monster 00:09:37 - Rensuke Oshikiri got scolded by his mother for making the over-the-top battle manga Guranba 00:18:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Danza, We will review Natsume Ono's single volume collection of small stories about being a foreigner in your own home 00:19:14 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Invisible Parade/Town of Pigs/From This Flame, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We read each small manga publisher title for discussion before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:20:15 - Invisible Parade by MISSISSIPPI 00:43:52 - Town of Pigs by Hideshi Hino 01:04:36 - From This Flame by Konomi Oumi 01:24:47 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:28:14 - Next Week's Topic: Danza, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

Seamus is out this week so Morgana takes advantage to plan an extremely shojo Shojo Showdown! We're checking out Kiss Him, Not Me, Peach Girl, and My Little Monster! Also Darfox has been watching Steven Universe and dakazu read Pico Pico Shonen EX and Kyokuchiteki Oudou Shoku!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:00:58 - Listener Mail: Feedback on our anime recommendations 00:04:58 - dakazu's butt banned Morgana from the Discord 00:07:12 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has been watching the anime inspired Steven Universe 00:20:05 - Pico Pico Shounen EX follows Rensuke Oshikiri after the resolution of the SNK Playmore copyright infringement charges against Hi Score Girl 00:31:06 - dakazu enjoyed Eiko Matsumoto's love for minor foods in Kyokuchiteki Oudou Shoku 00:37:43 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read three different review titles from Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books to pick our favorite, including: Invisible Parade by MISSISSIPPI, From This Flame by Konomi Oumi, and Town of Pigs by Hideshi Hino 00:38:49 - Main Segment Shojo Shodown: Peach Girl/My Little Monster/Kiss Him, Not Me, 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, Including: 00:40:00 - Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda 01:04:04 - My Little Monster by Robico 01:21:51 - Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko 01:32:19 - *SPOILERS* Kiss Him, Not Me 01:45:17 - We picks our favorite out of the three shojo manga 01:47:04 - Next Week's Topic: Invisible Parade/From This Flame/Town of Pigs, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 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 00:12:45 - Morgana finally started Pokémon Legends: Arceus while dakazu has been playing Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master! 00:17:58 - *SPOILERS* Seamus read volume 3 of Even Though We're Adults 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

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Darfox being fired for mistakes in our Unboxing the Super Manga Gift Package YouTube video 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 Oz and 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: 00:48:30 - The Ghost and the Lady by Kazuhiro Fujita 00:55:39 - Ping Pong by Taiyo Matsumoto 00:58:16 - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani 01:02:35 - Crocodile Baron by Takuya Okada 01:10:34 - Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey by Akiko Higashimura 01:13:20 - Queen Emeraldas by Leiji Matsumoto 01:20:52 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 01:22:41 - Satoko and Nada by Yupechika 01:26:49 - Astra Lost in Space by Kenta Shinohara 01:32:32 - Next Week's Topic: Lu over the Wall, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

On this week's episode we recommend action anime, Darfox goes to a Naruto themed restaurant, and we have a spoiler discussion on BEASTARS volume 16! Then we dive into a One Shot retrospective on all four volumes of Keito Gaku's Boys Run the Riot!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Darfox looking like Guillermo del Toro 00:01:29 - Shout out for whimsydearest 00:02:31 - Listener Mail: Future Dragon Ball Z anime and action anime recommendations 00:13:44 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Darfox ate at Naruto 88 Bistro 00:28:39 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 16 00:48:39 - 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 00:52:11 - Main Segment One Shot: Boys Run the Riot, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We review Keito Gaku's drama about a trans teen starting a fashion brand with his friends 01:39:30 - 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

We've got a special Seamus selection Twiple Dip this week! We're reading the second volumes of Dai Dark, Even Though We're Adults, and The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service! Also Darfox talks about the new Mamoru Hosoda film Belle, Morgana reads Akiko Higashimura's webtoon A Fake Affair, and dakazu loves learning about manga artists in Mangaka Sainyumon!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:01:10 - Listener Mail: Our favorite anthropomorphic characters 00:11:01 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Darfox saw Mamoru Hosoda's latest film Belle 00:24:11 - Morgana has predictions about Akiko Higashimura's webtoon A Fake Affair 00:31:17 - Mangaka Sainyumon follows gag manga artist Isami Nakagawa as he interviews Katsuhiro Otomo, Taiyo Matsumomo, Junji Ito, Akiko Higashimura, and other mangaka to learn how to make story manga 00:40:04 - dakazu thought Nana to Kaoru - Kokosei no SM gokko was a fitting end to the series 00:43:11 - dakazu watched Taisho Otome Fairy Tale with his wife and was relieved that the anime did not follow the ending from the manga 00:50:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Check our Twitter account for an update on the next episode 00:50:40 - Main Segment Twiple Dip: Even Though We're Adults/The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service/Dai Dark, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We revisit a previous Triple Dip selection and read the next volume for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:51:17 - Even Though We're Adults by Takako Shimura 01:10:31 - The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki 01:30:35 - Dai Dark by Q Hayashida 01:52:21 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:53:39 - Next Week's Topic: TBA, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

This week Morgana checks out the webtoons of Morgana and Oz and Boyfriends while dakazu reads Yuichi Yokoyama's Outdoors and the 1600′s historical travel log Dampier no Oishii Bouken! Then we review Toranosuke Shimada's award-winning sci-fi saga of cyber-persons thriving in a world where humanity is dying with Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Our BEASTARS Compendium YouTube video 00:02:39 - Listener Mail: Middle school delinquents of Tokyo Revengers 00:15:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Morgana read the webtoons of Morgana and Oz and Boyfriends 00:19:40 - Morgana experienced older Junji Ito works with Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection 00:23:20 - dakazu was impressed by the sequential artwork in Yuichi Yokoyama's Outdoors 00:27:41 - Dampier no Oishii Bouken follows privateer William Dampier as he explores the tastes and sights of the 17th century oceans 00:31:44 - News: Naoki Urasawa works get digital releases 00:35:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Twiple Dip, We will revisit three Triple Dip picks and read their second volumes, Including: Dai Dark by Q Hayashida, Even Though We're Adults by Takako Shimura, and The Kurosagi Corspe Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki 00:36:47 - Main Segment One Shot: Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We review Toranosuke Shimada's award-winning science fiction saga about a world where artificial intelligence is replacing a dying humanity 01:15:09 - Next Week's Topic: Dai Dark/Even Though We're Adults/The Kurosagi Corspe Delivery Service, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

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! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 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 Clover by 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

Please enjoy a present from Manga Machinations with this final episode for 2021! It's time again for Darfox8, dakazu, Morgana, and Seamus to create unique awards to go with their top manga picks for this year's Manga Machinations Awards! Tune into our picks and we hope you all have yourselves a wonderful and safe holiday!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Christmas is Here" by The Delegates, Opening, Introductions 00:02:23 - Main Segment Manga Machinations Awards 2021: We present our favorite podcast moments and personal awards, along with our top manga picks of 2021 00:03:09 - Best Upgrade to Manga Machinations 00:04:40 - Best New Episode Type 00:08:41 - Most Enjoyable Manga Mac Discussion 00:13:44 - Best Manga Industry Interaction 00:16:44 - Best New Series Discovered by dakazu Award 00:19:15 - Small Press Book that Went Over My Head Award 00:20:35 - Manga I was Surprised I Liked/Didn't Like Award 00:24:02 - Manga Machinations Listener Popularity Award 00:25:01 - Best Repeat Manga on New Chapter Check-in Award 00:28:09 - Worst Adaptation Award 00:31:58 - Fuck This Award 00:40:38 - In Memoriam Kentaro Miura 00:41:39 - 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 00:42:10 - Transition Song: "Here Comes Christmas" by Bob Hart, dakazu's Top Manga of 2021 00:52:39 - Darfox8's Top Manga of 2021 01:02:56 - Seamus′ Top Manga of 2021 01:14:12 - Morgana's Top Manga of 2021 01:22:37 - Final reflection on 2021, Next Week's Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Auld Lang Syne" by Lone Star Vibes

This week Morgana picked out manga for a new Shojo Showdown! We read Drowning Love, Say I Love You., and Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju! We also answer listener emails and dakazu talks about Daruma Matsuura's current manga Taiyo to Tsuki no Hagane!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Pull quote from Holmboy 00:01:49 - Listener Mail: Recommendation for deluxe print editions of Fist of the North Star 00:10:29 - Old school vs. New school Delinquent fashion 00:17:29 - Which manga should get canceled, brought back, or promoted? 00:29:56 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, dakazu used Azuki to reread Shojo Fight 00:34:17 - Daruma Matsuura's new manga Taiyo to Tsuki no Hagane is a mix between a classic folktale and supernatural abilities 00:38:36 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga Machinations Awards 2021, we'll be looking back on the year 2021 with our top manga picks along with our individual awards and favorite podcast moments 00:39:32 - Main Segment Shojo Shodown: Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju/Say I Love You./Drowning Love, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each shojo/josei manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:40:47 - Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju by Haruko Kumota 00:57:09 - Say I Love You. by Kanae Hazuki 01:31:21 - Drowning Love by George Asakura 01:48:35 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:52:38 - Next Week's Topic: Manga Machinations Awards 2021, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Morgana guesting on Manga Mavericks 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

We have another small manga publisher Triple Dip this week, this time with Glacier Bay Books! We check out Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, Rabbit Game, and F! Also Morgana reads Moto Hagio's cute cat manga Lil' Leo and dakazu loves the comedy memoir of a Dominatrix manga artist and her masochist slave husband in Teishu Genki de Mazo ga Ii!!!! Buy manga from Glacier Bay Books! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:01:13 - Clarification on the lettering in Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic Folktales, Keishi Kuraibe's thank you illustration 00:03:53 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has finally upgraded his potato into an actual computer 00:08:50 - Morgana checked out Moto Hagio's Lil' Leo which features a cute cat who talks and attends school 00:15:10 - Former dominatrix manga artist Ryo Rokutan made manga about her masochistic husband called Teishu Genki de Mazo ga Ii! and Jyoou Returns! ~Bondage wo mou ichido!~ but changed her pen name to Yagi Saotome to make Aida ni Hatachi and Boku Tachi wa Hanshoku wo Yameta 00:25:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on the Netflix Cowboy Bebop, we will review and discuss season 1 of the live action adaptation of Shinichiro Watanabe's neo-noir anime Cowboy Bebop 00:27:10 - Main Segment Glacier Bay Books Triple Dip: Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories/Rabbit Game/F, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We review three books from Glacier Bay Books for discussion before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:28:25 - Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories by Mississippi 00:44:35 - Rabbit Game by Miyoshi 01:02:14 - *CONTENT WARNING* (Islamic State propaganda, Executions videos, Torture) F by Imai Arata 01:40:03 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:44:25 - Next Week's Topic: Netflix Cowboy Bebop, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

It's time to take a look at releases from Star Fruit Books! We've assembled Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic Folktales, Young, Alive, in Love, and The Town You Live in for this week's Triple Dip! Also Morgana loves Creepy Cat and dakazu talks about Blade Runner: Black Lotus!!! Buy manga from Star Fruit Books! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Avoiding arguments during Thanksgiving 00:01:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Morgana is excited that Creepy Cat finally got an English release 00:08:12 - Morgana and Darfox got their manga packages from dakazu 00:13:33 - Watching Blade Runner: Black Lotus and Blade Runner 2049 made dakazu realize how influential Blade Runner was on science fiction 00:28:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Glacier Bay Books Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different manga from Glacier Bay Books to pick our favorite, including: F by Imai Arata, Rabbit Game by Miyoshi, and Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories by MISSISSIPPI 00:30:22 - Main Segment Star Fruit Books Triple Dip: The Town You Live in/Young, Alive, in Love/Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic Folktales, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We review three books from Star Fruit Books for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:31:46 - The Town You Live in by uminoji 00:44:07 - Young, Alive, in Love by Daisuke Nishijima 00:57:03 - Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic Folktales by Keishi Kuraibe 01:11:26 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:13:03 - Next Week's Topic: F/Rabbit Game/Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

Seamus is out this week so the other hosts take advantage by looking at the second volume of previously visited series for a Twiple Dip! This time they check out My Dress-up Darling, Blue Giant, and Oishinbo! The hosts also give their first impressions of the live-action Cowboy Bebop show on Netflix!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Jet lag and time differences 00:02:35 - Listener Mail: What was our first manga from Big Comics? 00:07:37 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Reading Cheeky Brat and I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss reminded Morgana of her first time reading shojo manga 00:10:44 - The hosts give their first impressions on Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop 00:31:03 - Morgana's love of Vincent Valentine, Various video games her husband James is playing 00:33:40 - dakazu recalls his experiences at Mandarake, BOOK OFF, and other bookstores he visited in Japan 00:45:43 - dakazu checked out a Hideshi Hino book called Reishoujo Mako 00:48:34 - News: FAKKU licenses Ryuta Amazume's Nana & Kaoru for print release through DENPA 00:55:02 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Star Fruit Books Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different manga from Star Fruit Books to see if we'd keep reading and also pick our favorite, including: The Town You Live in by Uminoji, Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic Folktales by Keishi Kuraibe, and Young, Alive, in Love by Daisuke Nishijima 00:56:21 - Main Segment Twiple Dip: Oishinbo/My Dress-up Darling/Blue Giant, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We revisit a previous Triple Dip selection and read the next volume for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:57:30 - Oishinbo: Ramen and Gyoza Vol. 3 by Tetsu Kariya & Akira Hanasaki 01:24:34 - My Dress-up Darling by Shinichi Fukuda 01:37:48 - Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka 01:55:23 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:57:41 - Next Week's Topic: The Town You Live in/Vasilisa! The Wise Princess and Other Classic Folktales/Young, Alive, in Love, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

dakazu is back from his trip and very sleep deprived! He joins Darfox and Ryan aka RUSH to talk full spoilers about popular manga for a New Chapter Check-in! They discuss the recently canceled The Hunters Guild: Red Hood! Darfox pops for Black Clover while Ryan pops for Dr. STONE! Ryan also has a rant on Platinum End!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Japanese, dakazu's trip to Japan 00:02:24 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Twiple Dip, We will revisit three Triple Dip picks and read their second volumes, Including: My Dress-up Darling by Shinichi Fukuda, Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka, and Oishinbo: Ramen and Gyoza by Tetsu Kariya & Akira Hanasaki 00:03:23 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, We will be doing *FULL SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga, Including: 00:04:08 - The Hunters Guild: Red Hood by Yuki Kawaguchi 00:17:13 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:22:09 - One Piece by Eiichiro Oda 00:26:58 - Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 00:33:27 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 00:37:21 - PPPPPP by Mapollo 3 00:39:51 - Even If You Slit My Mouth by Akari Kajimoto 00:45:34 - Platinum End by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata 00:58:55 - All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka & Takeshi Obata 01:01:11 - Next Week's Topic: My Dress-up Darling/Blue Giant/Oishinbo: Ramen and Gyoza, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

Our main host dakazu is out on a mission this week. So it leaves the rest of the cast of Manga Mac to hold the reigns of this show. Listen to them talk about Taiyo Matsumoto's Cats of the Louvre. Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:02:50 - Darfox talks about My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission and the review video he made for the YouTube channel 00:09:23 - The group talk about Denis Villeneuve's new adaptation of DUNE. *Warning: FULL SPOILERS FOR ALL THE DUNE BOOKS* 00:27:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, Next week Darfox8 and RUSH(AKA Ryan) will talk about the currently running manga they're reading 00:28:09 - Main Segment One Shot: Cat's of the Louvre, by Taiyo Matsumoto, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, The group talks about the super cute kitties that aren't always super cut when we see them anthropomorphized 01:08:34 - Next Week's Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

Halloween comes early with Night 5 of October Extravaganza! For our final night we examine the newest Junji Ito release, Sensor! Morgana is reading I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss and dakazu discusses his thoughts on Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw: reflesh!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, Halloween, Movie theaters 00:02:55 - Listener Mail: Reading the manga because of the anime 00:09:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, Morgana's very first light novel is I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss 00:10:57 - Unfortunately Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw: reflesh was not the series ending dakazu was hoping for 00:25:15 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Cats of the Louvre, We'll be reviewing Taiyo Matsumoto's Eisner award winning book about magical cats reside in the attic of the Louvre museum 00:27:42 - Main Segment One Shot: Sensor, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, We review Junji Ito's latest book about terrifying events involving cosmic horror that occur around Mount Sengoku 00:59:50 - Next Week's Topic: Cats of the Louvre, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

Night 4 of October Extravaganza brings us to another Triple Dip! We're checking out Mermaid Saga, PTSD Radio, and The Silver Demon! dakazu also read Siren Rebirth, a reboot of a manga adaptation of the horror video game series Siren!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, Seamus and Fireworks 00:04:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, We recall the Hitler clone manga Neun 00:06:56 - dakazu thought Siren Rebirth failed to live up to the unsettling scares from the Siren video games 00:15:30 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Sensor, We'll be reviewing the latest Junji Ito's book about terrifying events occurring around Mount Sengoku 00:19:06 - Main Segment Triple Dip: PTSD Radio/The Silver Demon/Mermaid Saga, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, 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: 00:20:12 - PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama 00:39:58 - The Silver Demon by Hiromi Saki 00:56:27 - Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi 01:12:17 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series 01:16:08 - Next Week's Topic: Sensor, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 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

Night 2 of October Extravaganza has us looking at Satoshi Kon's directorial debut with the psychological thriller Perfect Blue! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 14 and dakazu talks about the ending of Kunihachibu and Shintaro Kago's Choudouryoku Mouko Daishuurai!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, Modern Muppets vs. Classic Muppets 00:03:33 - Listener Mail: The French and European manga scene 00:18:02 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, Darfox keeps the banger jokes coming with Chainsaw Man volume 7 00:19:46 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the events in BEASTARS volume 14 00:37:05 - Morgana read Captivated, by You and Uncle From Another World so she could listen to the recent Yen Press episodes 00:38:49 - The end and reveals of Kunihachibu still didn't make any sense 00:48:45 - Choudouryoku Mouko Daishuurai takes Shitaro Kago's erotic grotesque art and applies it to an alternate history where giant hands were used as horses 00:57:40 - News: Chainsaw Man wins the 2021 Harvey Award for Best Manga 00:59:35 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Gogo Monster, We'll be reviewing Taiyo Matsumoto's story about a boy who can see another world filled with supernatural beings 01:00:31 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Perfect Blue, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, We review Satoshi Kon's 1997 psychological thriller about an idol turned actress who starts to lose her grip on reality 02:01:53 - Next Week's Topic: Gogo Monster, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

It's time for another month of horror themed episodes for this year's October Extravaganza! We're kicking off Night One of the festivities with a Triple Dip on Dai Dark, Cat Eyed Boy, and Otherside Picnic! Also, dakazu reads another version of Kasane along with Taeko Uzuki's newest book that was eighteen years in the making!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, New October Extravaganza promo video 00:02:42 - Listener Mail: Our manga recommendations for Muppets 00:08:36 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, Darfox has gotten to the good stuff with Chainsaw Man volume 6 00:15:42 - Kasane is manga adaptation of the rakugo ghost story Shinkei Kasane-ga-fuchi drawn by Gou Tanabe 00:23:41 - *CONTENT WARNING*(Self Harm, Suicide) dakazu read Taeko Uzuki's newest manga Utsukushiki Hitobito no Uta: Jitsuroku - Heisa Byoutou which covered her experiences inside psychiatric hospitals 00:38:08 - News: Golgo 13 creator and pioneer of the Gekiga movement Takao Saito passes away from pancreatic cancer at age 84 00:39:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Perfect Blue, We'll be reviewing Satoshi Kon's psychological thriller about an idol turned actress who starts to lose her grip on reality 00:41:51 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Otherside Picnic/Dai Dark/Cat Eyed Boy, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, 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: 00:42:51 - Otherside Picnic by Iori Miyazawa & Eita Mizuno & Shirakaba 01:11:02 - Dai Dark by Q Hayashida 01:36:41 - Cat Eyed Boy by Kazuo Umezu 02:08:57 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series 02:10:11 - Next Week's Topic: Perfect Blue, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

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 Press Triple Dip!!! Save 20% off Manscaped products by using our discount code: MANGAMAC Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 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 01:15:15 - MANSCAPED ad break 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: 01:18:28 - Eniale & Dewiela by Kamome Shirahama 01:34:26 - Mieruko-chan by Tomoki Izumi 01:49:22 - Uncle from Another World by Hotondoshindeiru 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

Morgana is out on vacation but she left the guys a reading list for some Yen Press books! We're checking out Yama Wayama's pleasant collection of high school slice-of-life stories, Captivated, by You! Also, Seamus spoils Land of the Lustrous volume 11 and dakazu talks about humans turned into plants with Fool Night!!! Save 20% off Manscaped products by using our discount code: MANGAMAC Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 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 00:41:36 - MANSCAPED ad break 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

It's time to celebrate 7 years of Manga Machinations with a super special guest! Manga artist Mieri Hiranishi joins us for a special interview about making manga while working on a full time job! She answers our questions about her viral hit The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend, her YouTube videos, and more, all while only speaking Japanese!!! Support Mieri Hiranishi on Patreon! Buy her merch! Read her manga! Watch her YouTube! Save 20% off Manscaped products by using our discount code: MANGAMAC Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:01:39 - Guest Interview: Mieri explains her origins of manga/anime fandom and drawing manga 00:19:29 - Mieri recalls her first experiences being turned down by Japanese publishers and when her manga went viral online 00:26:58 - Mieri discusses her thoughts on making autobiographical work and being supported directly by her fans through Patreon 00:44:46 - Mieri talks about her process making her YouTube videos and her future goals for her manga career 00:52:51 - Mieri reveals her love of singing and shares her favorite video games 00:58:09 - MANSCAPED ad break 01:00:12 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: 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 androgynist girl who loves other androgynist girls that don't love her back 01:30:27 - Wrapping up with our final thoughts 01:35:53 - Next Week's Topic: Captivated, by You, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

This week dakazu and Darfox are joined by their friend Ryan(RUSH) who has been helping out with content on our YouTube channel! Ryan joins us to tell us about discovering anime through Toonami and reading One Piece in the Shonen Jump issues he bought at Blockbuster! Then we dive into the current story arcs on Ryan's reading list of popular shonen manga, such as Dr. STONE, Black Clover, Tokyo Revengers, and more! Save 20% off Manscaped products by using our discount code: MANGAMAC Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Guns & Roses" by Paradise Lunch from Baccano!, Opening, Introductions 00:02:07 - Ryan shares his anime/manga origins, Meeting through The Geekbox podcast community, Japanese language courses in high school 00:31:03 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 7 Year Anniversary and Guest Gaiden with Mieri Hiranishi, we interview Mieri about drawing manga while balancing a fulltime job and her popular bilingual manga The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend 00:33:30 - MANSCAPED ad break 00:35:33 - Main Segment State of Shonen, Transition Song: "canzoni preferite" by Yugo Kanno from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, *SPOILERS* we discuss the current arcs and happenings of various shonen manga series, Including: 00:36:44 - Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 00:48:26 - One Piece by Eiichiro Oda 01:00:49 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 01:10:14 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 01:21:06 - Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui 01:29:04 - Sakamoto Days by Yuto Suzuki, SPY X FAMILY by Tatsuya Endo, Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto 01:33:13 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 01:34:59 - Wrapping up our discussion 01:36:47 - Next Week's Topic: That Girl Who Can't Get a Girlfriend, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu tries to explain his issues with Shuzo Oshimi's Welcome Back, Alice and he gushes over Natsume Ono's Badon! Then we dive into the world of children's card games with a Saikyo Selections on Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh!! Morgana leads to charge on our discussion about everything from the 4Kids anime dub to the treatment of her favorite character Bakura!!! Save 20% off Manscaped products by using our discount code: MANGAMAC Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kH3ZnLqfw1-8MNSrO49jg Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Dreams'" by The Cranberries, Opening, Introductions, Shout out for Dliu3d 00:03:05 - Darfox face-revealing for the Manga Mac TV vlogs 00:05:10 - Our promotional partnership with MANSCAPED 00:06:32 - Listener Mail: Covering anime "inspired" series on Manga Mac TV 00:10:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana booted up Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution again only to lose repeatedly to Anzu 00:12:03 - Breaking down Shuzo Oshimi's transgender manga Welcome Back, Alice reveals some potentially problematic issues 00:26:06 - Badon takes place in the same world as ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department so dakazu loves it 00:31:27 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: State of Shonen with Ryan aka RUSH, We'll be joined by our friend Ryan to ask him about his manga/anime origins and discuss the current arcs of popular shonen series we're reading 00:33:29 - MANSCAPED ad break 00:35:32 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Transition Song: "Kawaita Sakebi" by Field of View from Yu-Gi-Oh!, we read the beginning of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World, and the Monster World arc of the popular manga series by Kazuki Takahashi for discussion 02:03:00 - Next Week's Topic: State of Shonen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Limerick You're a Lady" by Denis Allen & Denis Carey

This week dakazu reads about an adorable/horrifying cat creature with Neko wo Hirotta Hanashi. and about a romance between divorcee and spoiled teen with Promise Cinderella! Then we launch another Triple Dip offshoot called Shojo Showdown by looking at isekai shojo titles Magic Knight Rayearth, From Far Away, and Red River!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kH3ZnLqfw1-8MNSrO49jg Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Now We're Hurlin'" by Captain Moonlight, Opening, Introductions, CM Punk 00:01:25 - Support us through Ko-Fi, Coffee prices 00:04:25 - Listener Mail: Insight on the lettering for Blue Giant 00:07:19 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu knows Morgana will love the cat-like monster of Neko wo Hirotta Hanashi. 00:10:45- Manga Analyst's recommendation of an age gap romance between a divorcee and spoiled rich teen in Promise Cinderella wasn't for dakazu 00:17:27 - Jokes and yokes and sneakers on telephone lines 00:20:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Saikyo Selections on Yu-Gi-Oh!, We'll be taking an in-depth look at Kazuki Takahashi's popular series about teenager Yugi becoming the host for the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle(Covers Yu-Gi-Oh! chapter 1-3 & 50-59, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist chapter 1-4, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World chapter 1-5) 00:24:24 - Main Segment Shojo Shodown: Red River/From Far Away/Magic Knight Rayearth, Transition Song: "Asu e no Yuuki" by Keiko Yoshinari from Magic Knight Rayearth, 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, Including: 00:25:29 - Red River by Chie Shinohara 00:42:33 - From Far Away by Kyoko Hikawa 00:59:33 - Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP 01:36:58 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series 01:40:15 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Miseria Cantare" by AFI

We're back from our break! We're kicking things off with a Twiple Dip, where we'll be looking at the 2nd volume of a series previously covered on Triple Dip! In this inaugural episode we revisit Saint Young Men, Tokyo Revengers, and Boys Run the Riot! We also have spoiler talks on BEASTARS and Paru Itagaki's new manga SANDA!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kH3ZnLqfw1-8MNSrO49jg Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Green and Red of Mayo" by Saw Doctors, Opening, Introductions 00:01:34 - Launching our YouTube channel Manga Mac TV 00:11:57 - Listener Email: Feedback for the YouTube channel 00:20:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* We gush about everything in BEASTARS volume 13 00:33:09 - *SPOILERS* dakazu has read Paru Itagaki's weird new series SANDA 00:40:02 - News: Studio Orange confirms they are working on a new arc for the BEASTARS anime 00:41:59 - 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: Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP, From Far Away by Kyoko Hikawa, and Red River by Chie Shinohara 00:45:11 - Main Segment Twiple Dip: Saint Young Men/Tokyo Revengers/Boys Run the Riot, Transition Song: "Gag" by Gen Hoshino from Saint Young Men, we revisit a previous Triple Dip selection and read its second volume for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:47:04 - Saint Young Men by Hikaru Nakamura 01:04:10 - Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui 01:19:09 - Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku 01:45:08 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series 01:48:28 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Farewell Mayo" by Eamon Friel

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! Make sure to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kH3ZnLqfw1-8MNSrO49jg

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 Publisher Triple Dip! We review Drunks from Star Fruit Books, En Chan's House from Glacier Bay Books, and Silkscreen from Irodori Sakura!!! Buy Drunks from Star Fruit Books! Buy En Chan's House from Glacier Bay Books! Buy Silkscreen from Irodori Sakura! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 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 01:00:42 - Kodansha Comics licenses Akane Torikai's Sensei's Pious Lie 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 from Africa 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

We're giving Morgana and Seamus a break to bring you our first mashup episode! We'll be combining a long-overdue New Chapter Check-in with a Darfox Dabbles on more MANGA Plus titles! Join us for a Black Clover spoiler discussion and Darfox's first impressions on Kaiju No. 8 and Dandadan!!!. Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "PAiNT it BLACK" by BiSH from Black Clover, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and fireworks safety 00:05:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different small publisher manga to pick our favorite, Including: Drunks by Izumi Okaya, En Chan's House by Ayumu Arisaka, and Silkscreen by Uta Isaki 00:06:30 - 00:12:36 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, We will be doing *FULL SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga, Including: 00:07:44 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:23:37 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 00:37:11 - Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 00:38:38 - Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: MANGA Plus 3, Transition Song: "JUSTadICE" by Seiko Omori from Black Clover, We talk about 4 new manga available on MANGA Plus, Including: 00:39:58 - Dandadan by Tatsu Yukinobu 00:53:15 - The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui 01:02:12 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles by Hajime Komoto 01:12:19 - Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto 01:25:37 - Next Week's Topic: Drunks/En Chan's House/Silkscreen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We're ending our Pride Month Spectacular with a BL-themed Triple Dip! We're looking at Dick Fight Island, FAKE, and Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu! dakazu also checked out the newest DC manga release of Superman VS Meshi: Superman no Hitori Meshi!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Hikaru Utada coming out as non-binary 00:02:26 - Listener Email: Our first shoujo manga 00:14:23- Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu enters a world of craft beer and BL with Yorimichi Ale 00:25:15 - Superman VS Meshi: Superman no Hitori Meshi has Superman enjoying super delicious dine-in meals in Japan 00:30:23 - Smoking Savage is a sequel to Smoking that switched publishers 00:33:46 - News: Hajime no Ippo will be releasing all 131 volumes digitally in Japanese 00:43:45 - Shonen Jump+ launches reality show MILLION TAG where manga creators will compete for cash prize, chance for serialization, and possible anime adaptation 00:57:14 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in/Darfox Dabbles, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite popular manga series and Darfox will revisit Shueisha's Manga Plus app to checkout their newest titles 00:58:31 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Dick Fight Island/FAKE/Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, we read the beginning of each BL manga for discussion to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 00:59:56 -Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike 01:19:06 - FAKE by Sanami Matoh 01:37:11 -Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu by Mito 01:51:54 - We picks our favorite out of the three BL manga 01:54:31 - Next Week's Topic: New Chapter Check-in/Darfox Dabbles, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Morgana is off this week but that doesn't stop us from continuing our Pride Month Spectacular with a One Shot on I Love You So Much, I Hate You by yuni! What will the guys think of this yuri series about an office affair between superior and subordinate? Also, dakazu discusses the recently concluded Soloist in a Cage and spoils the strange premise of Oshi no Ko!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions 00:01:19 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Soloist in a Cage concludes after recently returning from a 2 year hiatus 00:04:06 - *SPOILERS* dakazu explains the overly complex premise of Mengo Yokoyari and Aka Akasaka's Oshi no Ko 00:14:13 - News: New digital manga service azuki to launch June 28th 00:18:55 - New teaser for the Uzumaki anime 00:20:58 - Anime adaptation announcement for Uncle from Another World 00:22:12 - Rumors that Hajime no Ippo will get a digital release in Japan in July 00:26:46 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different BL manga to see if we'd keep reading them and also pick our favorite, Including: Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike, FAKE by Sanami Matoh, and Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu by Mito 00:28:30 - Main Segment One Shot: I Love You So Much, I Hate You, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review yuni's single volume yuri series about an office romance between superior and subordinate 00:50:47 - Next Week's Topic: Dick Fight Island/FAKE/Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

For our second week of Pride Month Spectacular, we're doing a LGBTQ+ themed Triple Dip! We'll be looking at the first volumes of Boys Run the Riot, Even Though We're Adults, and I Think Our Son Is Gay! Also Darfox finally read Perfect World and dakazu learned about real Japanese communal bath houses in Nyuuyoku Yankees!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, The oxymoron of Death Stranding Director's Cut 00:02:20 - Listener Email: Appreciation for reviewing Amazing Agent Luna 00:07:29 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox read Perfect World and discusses the use of disability in fictional entertainment 00:21:48 - Volume 5 of Chainsaw Man hypes up Darfox for the rest of the series 00:25:33 - Delinquents enjoy real-life sentos in Nyuuyoku Yankees 00:29:45 - News: Nominees announced for 2021 Eisner Awards 00:38:18 - Gege Akutami will be taking a hiatus from Jujutsu Kaisen to recover his health 00:50:56 - Yoko Kanno to create new soundtrack for live-action Cowboy Bebop 00:54:51 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on I Love You So Much, I Hate You, We'll be reviewing yuni's single volume yuri series about an office romance between superior and subordinate 00:55:43 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Even Though We're Adults/Boys Run the Riot/I Think Our Son Is Gay, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, we read the beginning of each LGBTQ+ themed manga for discussion and see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 00:56:40 - Even Though We're Adults by Takako Shimura 01:11:01 - Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku 01:36:06 - I Think Our Son Is Gay by Okura 01:50:52 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:52:26 - Next Week's Topic: I Love You So Much, I Hate You, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Welcome to the start of our Pride Month Spectacular! We're kicking things off with a One Shot on the excellent Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani! We also discuss *SPOILERS* for BEASTARS volume 12!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Starting our Pride Month Spectacular 00:01:17 - Listener Email: Which manga artist would we be the editor or assistant to? 00:11:26 - Jocelyne Allen follows up on Nagata Kabi's fictional series Happy Birthday 00:12:49 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana has read Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection 00:17:23 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 12 00:31:33 - News: Paru Itagaki's Bota Bota to be published internationally in 5 languages 00:32:51 - Rumiko Takahashi starts Twitter and Naoki Urasawa starts a YouTube channel 00:35:36 - Romi Hoshino gets guilty verdict over his involvement with Mangamura manga piracy site 00:41:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different LGBTQ+ manga to see if we'd keep reading them and also pick our favorite, including: Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku, I Think Our Son is Gay by Okura, and Even Though We're Adults by Takako Shimura 00:42:18 - Main Segment One Shot: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review all 4 volumes of Yuhki Kamatani's beautifully drawn series about a closeted gay teenager who finds a Drop-in center with a LGBTQ+ community 01:18:13 - Breaking News: Star Fruit Books licenses Hideshi Hino's The City of Pigs 01:19:21 - Next Week's Topic: Boys Run the Riot/I Think Our Son is Gay/Even Though We're Adults, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

*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!! Follow Jocelyne on Twitter and visit her website! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 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 from Africa 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

On this episode we mourn the sudden death of Kentaro Miura, talk about the vast impact of Berserk, and discuss the strenuous work schedules of manga artists! Then we review the fantastic Ping Pong the Animation and examine the changes director Masaaki Yuasa made to the Taiyo Matsumoto's original manga!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Tadahitori" by Bakudan Johnny from Ping Pong the Animation, Opening, Introductions 00:01:04 - News: Berserk creator Kentaro Miura passes away at age 54 00:24:07 - Licensing announcements for Minami Q-ta's Not All Girls Are Stupid, Toranosuke Shimada's Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow, and Wakame Konbu's The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious 00:28:36 - Grappler Baki BL de wa Nai ka to 1-Nichi 30-Jikan 30-Nichi Kangaeta Otome no Kiroku book adapted into live-action show 00:31:09 - Ebay banning sexually explicit manga, anime, and video games 00:34:31 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on My Alcoholic Escape from Reality with Jocelyne Allen, Translator Jocelyne Allen will join us to discuss Nagata Kabi's newest book about being hospitalized from alcohol abuse 00:36:16 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Ping Pong, Transition Song: "'Ano Yoake Maeno' Bokura ni Tsuite" by Merengue from Ping Pong the Animation, Comprehensive review of the 2014 anime adaptation of Ping Pong directed by Masaaki Yuasa 01:34:37 - Next Week's Topic: My Alcoholic Escape from Reality, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Tadahitori" by Bakudan Johnny from Ping Pong the Animation, Opening, Introductions, Shout out from Mangasplaining 00:03:17 - Listener Email: What topic to choose for writing a manga 00:13:03 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana teases Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection 00:16:11 - Superhuman battles in Chojin X remind dakazu of Sui Ishida's unfinished The Penisman 00:21:49 - Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade ended while showing pesuyama poppy working though their trauma 00:25:25 - News: An interview with Nagata Kabi available for a limited time on Toronto Comic Arts Festival YouTube channel 00:26:35 - Winners of 45th Kodansha Manga Awards include Blue Lock, A Condition Called Love, and Yuria Sensei no Akai Ito 00:34:02 - Upcoming anime adaptation for Komi Can't Communicate in Fall 2021 00:34:58 - Yasuo Ohtagaki resumes work on Moonlight Mile after 10 year hiatus 00:38:27 - Virtual tour of the Tokiwa-sō Manga Museum now possible through Google Street View 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

This episode Darfox is in absentia but that doesn't stop us from starting a new Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto's Ping Pong! Join us as we take a look at Matsumoto's fantastic art work and cinematic use of perspectives that tells the tale of two friends who learn what competitive high school table tennis means to them!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Tadahitori" by Bakudan Johnny from Ping Pong, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and Four Loko 00:01:51 - Listener Email: What topic to choose for writing a manga 00:14:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu got more songs to pair with chapters in Beast Complex 3 00:17:16 - Pop Life 2 deals with some heavier themes around family and death without being overly dramatic 00:20:46 - News: Yen Press launches Yen Audio imprint for audiobooks 00:23:02 - A campaign to upvote a minor character in the One Piece Global Top 100 Popular Character poll 00:26:46 - Manga artist Mieri Hiranishi shares details about Japanese publisher rates on her Patreon 00:35:27 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Ping Pong, A complete review of Taiyo Matsumoto's story about friends Smile and Peco and the rivals they face as high school table tennis players(covers volume 2) 00:36:25 - Main Segment Retrospective: Ping Pong, Transition Song: "'Ano Yoake Maeno' Bokura ni Tsuite" by Merengue from Ping Pong, Comprehensive review of Taiyo Matsumoto's seinen sports series that explores how competitive high school table tennis effects different athletes 01:09:47 - Next Week's Topic: Ping Pong, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we take a quiz on foreign manga publishers and talk about book publisher Shueisha creating an app for independent game developers! Then we examine yet another lackluster live-action adaptation on Netflix with Homunculus!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Trepanation" by millennium parade from Homunculus, Opening, Introductions, Golden week 00:02:27 - Listener Email: German manga publisher quiz 00:13:41 - News: 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards winners include Land, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 00:16:11 - Shueisha is launching Shueisha Game Creators Camp app to help network independent game developers together 00:26:12 - WWE sells multi-episode anime series to Crunchyroll 00:34:28 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Ping Pong, A complete review of Taiyo Matsumoto's story about friends Smile and Peco and the rivals they face as high school table tennis players(covers volume 1) 00:38:09 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Homunculus, Transition Song: "COM (HOMUNCULUS MIX)" by Daisuke Tsuneta, We review the 2021 live-action film directed by Takashi Shimizu that is based on Hideo Yamamoto's psychological horror manga 01:02:41 - *SPOILERS* for the plot of the Homunculus manga 01:27:48 - Our final thoughts on the film 01:31:23 - Next Week's Topic: Ping Pong, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Morgana buys over $400 of BL, Darfox sees Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, and dakazu loves the diversity of representation in Akachan Honbucho! Then we hope to get more pull quotes on Glacier Bay Books by reviewing Children of Mu-Town and Ripples!!! Buy Children of Mu-Town and Ripples! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO" by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Pull quotes 00:02:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana bought the Humble Manga Bundle: Yaoi by Media Do 00:07:52 - Rereading Chainsaw Man has Darfox concerned for the public perception of Denji's pervy character 00:14:30 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train is canon to the main storyline 00:26:06 - dakazu finally took Jocelyne Allen's advice and read Akachan Honbucho 00:31:12 - News: VIZ Media will collaborate with Marvel to release Deadpool: Samurai, Marvel Meow, and Secret Reverse 00:37:29 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Homunculus, We will be reviewing the live-action film adaptation of Hideo Yamamoto's manga directed by Takashi Shimizu 00:38:06 - Main Segment One Shot: Ripples/Children of Mu-Town, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review 2 independent titles available from Glacier Bay Books, Including: 00:39:29 - Ripples by Rei Hagiwara 00:50:00 - Children of Mu-Town by Masumura Jushichi 01:34:33 - Next Week's Topic: Homunculus, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week dakazu learns about the birth of the first weekly seinen manga magazine with Losers ~Nippon Hatsu no Seinen Mangashi no Tanjo~! He also decides to stop reading Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi Gurume de GO!! For our main topic, we check out Tokyo Revengers, Oishinbo, and Generation Witch for a new Triple Dip!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Dang Dang Kininaru" by Yuma Nakamura from Oishinbo, Opening, Introductions 00:01:18 - Listener Emails: Question about Kengo Hanazawa's Under Ninja 00:06:18 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Losers ~Nippon Hatsu no Seinen Mangashi no Tanjo~ follows the careers of editor Bunjin Shimizu and manga artist Monkey Punch through the launch of Manga Action magazine in 1967 00:18:15 - dakazu learned new facts about manga lettering through YouTubers Muscle Grill 00:26:23 - dakazu decides to stop reading Nagata Kabi's Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi Gurume de GO! for now 00:34:50 - News: Anime adaptation announcement for My Dress-Up Darling 00:36:24 - New promotional video for Chainsaw Man anime at the upcoming MAPPA studios 10th anniversary event 00:38:23 - Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba begs readers to stop pirating on his blog 00:45:02 - Live-action Homunculus film will be available worldwide on Netflix on April 22, 2021 00:46:37 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Children of Mu-Town & Ripples, We'll be reviewing Masumura Jushichi's crime drama and Rei Hagiwara's dream-like work, both available from Glacier Bay Books 00:48:28 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Tokyo Revengers/Oishinbo/Generation Witch, Transition Song: "Cry Baby" by Official Hige Dandism from Tokyo Revengers, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 00:49:37 - Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui 01:08:12 - Oishinbo: à la Carte, Vol. 7: Izakaya - Pub Food by Tetsu Kariya & Akira Hanasaki 01:42:12 - Generation Witch by Uta Isaki 01:56:41 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:58:54 - Next Week's Topic: Children of Mu-Town/Ripples, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Morgana checks out Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises, Darfox started watching the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, and dakazu learns a new minor-sport with Shakunetsu Kabaddi! Then we dive into Sakuran, another gorgeous book by Moyoco Anno about the life of an Edo era courtesan!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.)" by the Ringo Sheena from Sakuran, Opening, Introductions, Morgana's thoughts on our spoiler-talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League 00:04:35 - Listener Emails: Our preference for manga volume cover designs 00:16:18 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana enjoyed Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises and is looking forward to reading more 00:23:25 - Darfox needs to watch all of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba before seeing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 00:40:00 - Shakunetsu Kabaddi is a solid sports manga but resorts to bad cliches 00:46:09 - dakazu notices that Beast Complex 2 won't be able to release in English until BEASTARS is completed 00:47:29 - News: Nagata Kabi will be a featured guest at the 2021 online Toronto Comics Arts Festival 00:50:16 - Anime adaptation announcements for Dance Dance Danseur and Peleliu - Rakuen no Guernica 00:51:58 - The World Ends with You anime opening song by the band ALI changed after their drummer arrested for bank refund scams 00:55:23 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, we will read the beginning of three different manga to see if we'd keep reading and also pick our favorite, including: Generation Witch by Uta Isaki, Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui, and Oishinbo: Izakaya--Pub Food, Vol. 7: A la Carte by Tetsu Kariya & Akira Hanasaki 00:58:24 - Main Segment One Shot: Sakuran, Transition Song: "Kono Yo no Kagiri" by Ringo Sheena & Junpei Shiina from Sakuran, we review Moyoco Anno's single volume story about the life of Yoshiwara courtesan Tomeki 01:47:42 - Next Week's Topic: Generation Witch/Tokyo Revengers/Oishinbo: Izakaya--Pub Food, Vol. 7: A la Carte, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Morgana talks about Harley Quinn variant covers, Darfox chomps into the sadness burrito of Violet Evergarden the Movie, and dakazu thinks Bokurano: Ours is effective at being awful. We also can't stop talking about how much we loved ON-GAKU: Our Sound! And tune in afterwards for a bonus spoiler discussion on Zack Snyder's Justice League(The real Seamus Cut)!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Peter Ivers" by the dresscodes from ON-GAKU: Our Sound, Opening, Introductions, Bonus spoiler-talk on Zack Snyder's Justice League 00:02:24 - Listener Emails: Rereading Yu Yu Hakusho to compare translations 00:07:28 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana loves her Yoshitaka Amano variant cover of Harley Quinn Vol 4 #1 00:18:59 - Darfox describes Violet Evergarden the Movie as a sadness burrito 00:28:14 - *SPOILERS* dakazu thought the overly cruel dramatics of Bokurano: Ours was a product of its times 00:38:46 - Yorishiro Toranku is about a world where killing the murderer revives the victim 00:50:29 - News: Announcements for a Black Clover and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 anime movies 00:55:11 - xxxHOLiC getting a stage adaptation for Fall 2021 00:56:44 - Editor of Attack on Titan threatening legal actions against illegal uploads and leaks for the upcoming final chapter 01:03:12 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Sakuran, We'll be reviewing Moyoco Anno's story about the spunky oiran Kiyoha 01:05:05 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: ON-GAKU: Our Sound, Transition Song: "Kimi no Yokogao" by Kobijutsu from ON-GAKU: Our Sound, we review the 2020 anime film based on Hiroyuki Ohashi debut manga that took director Kenji Iwaisawa 7 years to make 01:33:01 - Next Week's Topic: Sakuran, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster 01:34:32 - Bonus spoiler-talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League

We were asked by 1 listener to release this very special "Seamus Cut" of Manga Machinations. Enjoy! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac

On this episode we discuss localization and dakazu reads about Ichiro Inoue living out of his car in #Rikon shite Shachuuhaku ni narimashita! Then we dive into a new Triple Dip where Seamus has picked all three titles! Enjoy this special Seamus selections on Sunny, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, and 7 Billion Needles!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO" by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Changes to our emails 00:03:14 - Listener Email: Our dream team for localization 00:09:20 - Our localization pet peeves 00:27:56 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu is happy that Ichiro Inoue got to release his twitter manga #Rikon shite Shachuuhaku ni narimashita 00:34:20 - Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken - Yuusha Avan to Gokuen no Maou is a prequel to one of dakazu's favorite childhood manga 00:41:13 - Increasingly melodramatic story arcs have pushed Seamus into dropping Shojo Fight! 00:46:07 - dakazu enjoyed Paru Itagaki's second serialization of Beast Complex 00:47:32 - News: Graduation projects from JUMP Manga School are being released on Jump+ 00:54:42 - Denpa Books licenses Moto Hagio's THEY WERE ELEVEN 00:56:32 - New licenses from Kodansha Manga include Bomba!, When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, and Ciguatera 01:01:46 - Live action Yu Yu Hakusho show will be available simultaneously worldwide 01:03:09 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on On-Gaku: Our Sound, We will be reviewing the award winning anime film by Kenji Iwaisawa based on Hiroyuki Ohashi debut manga 01:05:39 - Main Segment Triple Dip: 7 Billion Needles/The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service/Sunny, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, we read the beginning of each Seamus selected manga for discussion and see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 01:07:29 - 7 Billion Needles by Nobuaki Tadano 01:24:26 - The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki 01:38:52 - Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto 01:58:58 - We picks our favorite of the three manga 02:01:45 - Next Week's Topic: On-Gaku: Our Sound, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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!!! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 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 in Hajime no Ippo, Origins of our podcast name 00:08:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "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 Dip Seamus 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 from BEASTARS, 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

On this episode we answer lots of emails and dakazu reads about the devastation on the Sanriku Railway during the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in Santetsu! Then we review Isaki Uta's Mine-kun is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Leaper! All three doujinshi are available from Irodori Comics! Buy Leaper, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Mine-kun is Asexual! Send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO" by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions 00:01:22 - Listener Emails: A manga artist quiz 00:10:49 - Our fanservice favorites 00:35:54 - Preference for older hand-drawn animation 00:53:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Santetsu - Nippon Tetsudou Ryokou Chizuchou Sanriku Tetsudou Daishinsai no Kiroku is about the Sanriku Railway recovering from the horrible tragedy of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami 01:04:56 - News: Kickstarter for a feature length anime of The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún has been met 01:08:01 - March comes in like a Lion wins Grand Prize for manga at the 2021 Japan Media Arts Festival 01:10:34 - Vertical Comics folded into Kodansha Books and Kodansha Comics 01:15:25 - Denpa Books licenses Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Beltorchika's Children 01:22:23 - Hobonichi Techo recruiting manga artist to participate in Pollyanna 2 01:23:31 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Beast Complex, We'll be reviewing Paru Itagaki's debut anthology about anthropomorphized animals living together in a complex society 01:24:24 - Main Segment One Shot: Mine-kun is Asexual/Mermaid in the Bottle/Leaper, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review 3 doujinshi by Isaki Uta that are available from Irodori Comics, including: 01:27:25 - *SPOILERS* Mine-kun is Asexual 01:38:03 - *SPOILERS* Mermaid in the Bottle 01:49:42 - *SPOILERS* Leaper 02:12:37 - We share our final thoughts and pick our favorite doujinshi 02:17:15 - Next Week's Topic: Beast Complex, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster