Manga Machinations

This week we agree that Yusuke is superior to Gon, we celebrate the licensing of March comes in like a Lion, and we review Kakio Tsurukawa's Sawanabe Zombie and Ikyoudo while complaining about comic book movies! Both titles are available from Star Fruit Books!!! Buy Sawanabe Zombie and Ikyoudo! 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, dakazu's birthday 00:02:40 - Listener Emails: Who is the better main character between Yusuke Urameshi vs. Gon Freecss 00:13:23 - News: Denpa Books has licensed March comes in like a Lion for release in summer 2022 00:18:17 - VIZ Originals title World Piece set to release June 2021 00:20:51 - The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún being adapted to an anime 00:23:48 - Amazon developing live-action film of Hellsing 00:29:23 - Stage play adaptation of World Trigger scheduled for November 2021 00:33:11 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Leaper/Mermaid In The Bottle/Mine-kun is Asexual, We'll be reviewing 3 doujinshi by Isaki Uta from Irodorilite 00:34:21 - Main Segment One Shot: Sawanabe Zombie/Ikyoudo, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review 2 works by Kakio Tsurukawa that are available from Star Fruit Books 01:19:12 - Next Week's Topic: Leaper/Mermaid In The Bottle/Mine-kun is Asexual, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we keep discuss the success of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train and celebrate that Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! is streaming on Crunchyroll! Then, we can't stop bringing up Zack Snyder's Justice League and other movies as we discuss the final volumes of The Flowers of Evil! The hosts breakdown the ending and the overall themes of this work that popularized Shuzo Oshimi!!! 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: "Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-" by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Seamus and Zack Snyder's Justice League, Star Trek 00:03:50 - Listener Emails: Sharing our favorite publishers 00:16:28 - Discussing the success of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 00:27:26 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu finished BL Metamorphosis and thought it was nice 00:30:15 - Darfox gives his pitch on why everyone should watch Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! now that it's available on Crunchyroll 00:34:57 - dakazu found a potential candidate for Manga Machination's Shitty Teacher Avengers in Shounen no Abyss by Ryou Minenami 00:37:57 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Cotton Valent's Creepy Cat 00:39:52 - Seven Seas Entertainment Ghost Ship releasing popular ecchi series Do You Like Big Girls? 00:42:11 - Mangasplaining is a new manga podcast where Deb Aoki, David Brothers, and Christopher Butcher introduce manga to Chip Zdarsky 00:45:16 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Sawanabe Zombie/Ikyoudo, We'll be reviewing 2 works by Kakio Tsurukawa from Star Fruit Books 00:47:05 - Main Segment Retrospective: The Flowers of Evil, Transition Song "Hana -a last flower-" by ASA-CHANG&Junrei from The Flowers of Evil, Comprehensive review of Shuzo Oshimi's story about a middle school boy who is blackmailed by his classmate who reveals his inner perversion(covers volumes 10-11) 01:43:33 - Next Week's Topic: Sawanabe Zombie/Ikyoudo, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Seamus catches up on Vinland Saga, dakazu struggles to read Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi Gurume de GO!, and we examine the new license announcements! Then we return to our Retrospective on Shuzo Oshimi's The Flowers of Evil, where a time skip has lead to a much more digestible story arc!!! 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: "Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-" by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Morgana on Shojo & Tell, The Law of Equivalent Exchange, Comparing radio to podcasts 00:04:00 - Listener Emails: Follow up on the ending of Haikyu!! 00:06:08 - Manga Mac pop quiz 00:14:58 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus has caught up with the English release of Vinland Saga 00:29:55 - Morgana was busy playing Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! 00:32:26 - Delinquents of justice protect the townspeople in WIND BREAKER 00:34:12 - *CONTENT WARNING*(Sexual Assault/Eating Disorders) dakazu struggles to read through Nagata Kabi's newest series Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi Gurume de GO! 00:57:13 - News: Yen Press licenses Megumi Hayashibara's The Characters Taught Me Everything: Living Life One Episode at a Time 00:58:55 - VIZ to publish Hideo Kojima's The Creative Gene 01:04:43 - New VIZ licenses include Animal Crossing: New Horizons-Deserted Island Diary, Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Rosen Blood, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Mao, My Love Mix-Up!, Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater and more 01:09:32 - Koyoharu Gotouge is the first manga artist to be on the TIME100 Next list 01:15:38 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on The Flowers of Evil, A complete review of Shuzo Oshimi's story about a young teen who's evil deed is discovered by a classmate with a destructive personality(covers volumes 10-11) 01:16:11 - Main Segment Retrospective: The Flowers of Evil, Transition Song "Hana -a last flower-" by ASA-CHANG&Junrei from The Flowers of Evil, Comprehensive review of Shuzo Oshimi's story about a middle school boy who is blackmailed by his classmate who reveals his inner perversion(covers volumes 7-9) 02:09:30 - Next Week's Topic: The Flowers of Evil, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Morgana takes a break from terrible teens of The Flowers of Evil with the Real Friends series, while Darfox and dakazu check out the live-action movie adaptation of Misu Misou! Then we get Morgana's thoughts on Phoenix, Mob Psycho 100, and Give My Regards to Black Jack for another round of Morgana's Manga Makeup!!! 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: "99" by Mob Choir from Mob Psycho 100, Opening, Introductions, ad swap with The Law of Equivalent Exchange 00:02:11 - Listener Emails: Endings that we dislike 00:10:56 - Appreciating Tsutomu Nihei's evolution of art in APOSIMZ 00:15:15 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana appreciated Shannon Hale's autobiographical Real Friends series 00:20:53 - *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu found some enjoyable bloody moments in the poorly acted Misu Misou movie 00:31:15 - dakazu has been enjoying the anime of Otherside Picnic 00:34:03 - Darfox pays respect tobeloved Spanish Latin American anime dub singer Ricardo Silva Elizondo who passed away 00:37:50 - News: Live-action movie adaptation of Gunjou scheduled for release on Netflix April 15th 00:39:36 - Seven Seas Entertainment announced new licenses which include volume 4 and 5 of Asumiko Nakamura's popular BL series Classmates 00:42:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on The Flowers of Evil, A complete review of Shuzo Oshimi's story about a young teen who's evil deed is discovered by a classmate with a destructive personality(covers volumes 7-9) 00:43:36 - Main Segment Morgana's Manga Makeup: Mob Psycho 100/Give My Regards To Black Jack/Phoenix, Transition Song "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: 00:44:34 - Mob Psycho 100 by ONE 01:09:26 - Give My Regards to Blackjack by Shuho Sato 01:36:13 - Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka 02:07:00 - Morgana picks her favorite of the three manga 02:09:09 - Next Week's Topic: The Flowers of Evil, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Darfox and dakazu return to indie manga with Glaeolia 2! Also dakazu returning to Saikin Kono Sekai wa Watashi dake no Mono ni Narimashita......! And we continue examining awful teenagers in part 2 of our The Flowers of Evil Retrospective!!! 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: "Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-" by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Phone notifications 00:01:22 - Listener Emails: Our picks for animals to be in BEASTARS 00:04:28 - Our favorite parody companies 00:08:32 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox and dakazu review Glaeolia 2 in hopes of getting another pull quote on GlacierBayBooks.com 00:24:46 - Curiosity got dakazu to finish Yui Toshiki's Saikin Kono Sekai wa Watashi dake no Mono ni Narimashita...... 00:37:23 - News: Black Clover anime will end March 30, 2021 00:44:13 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Morgana's Manga Makeup, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka, Give My Regards to Black Jack by Shuho Sato, and Mob Psycho 100 by ONE 00:47:48 - Main Segment Retrospective: The Flowers of Evil, Transition Song "Hana -a last flower-" by ASA-CHANG&Junrei from The Flowers of Evil, Comprehensive review of Shuzo Oshimi's story about a middle school boy who is blackmailed by his classmate who reveals his inner perversion(covers volumes 4-6) 01:35:49 - Next Week's Topic: Phoenix/Give My Regards to Black Jack /Mob Psycho 100, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu revisits Toru Seino's Sono 'Okodawari', Ore ni mo Kure yo to regale us with tales of wasteful book reading practices and Seino trolling an adult couple. Then we begin our Retrospective on Shuzo Oshimi's The Flowers of Evil but Seamus is already calling it quits after one episode!!! 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: "Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-" by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Morgana guesting on Shojo & Tell 00:02:23 - Listener Emails: Lukewarm reactions to the beginning of BEASTARS 00:09:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Joukyou Seikatsuroku Ichijou is yet another spinoff of Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji 00:13:59 - dakazu finally finished Sono 'Okodawari', Ore ni mo Kure yo which was jam packed with strange quirks and hilarious reactions from creator Toru Seino 00:40:20 - News: Manga Rock linked INKR Comics paying 1 cent per character to be translated and lettered 00:43:06 - Nana anime license rescued by Sentai Filmworks 00:45:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on The Flowers of Evil, A complete review of Shuzo Oshimi's story about a young teen who's evil deed is discovered by a classmate with a destructive personality(covers volumes 4-6) 00:45:48 - Main Segment Retrospective: The Flowers of Evil, Transition Song "Hana -a last flower-" by ASA-CHANG&Junrei from The Flowers of Evil, Comprehensive review of Shuzo Oshimi's story about a middle school boy who is blackmailed by his classmate who reveals his inner perversion(covers volumes 1-3) 01:29:17 - Next Week's Topic: The Flowers of Evil, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we share our favorite social media content and dive into a massive spoiler discussion for BEASTARS volume 10! Then it's time for a new Triple Dip with Blue Giant, My Dress-Up Darling, and My Androgynous Boyfriend!!! 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, Bernie Sanders Tokyo Tarareba Girls memes 00:01:11 - Answering our new iTunes review 00:05:33 - Listener Emails: Discussing manga piracy vs. light novel piracy 00:10:36 - Sharing our favorite social media content 00:32:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* We discuss the major revelations in BEASTARS volume 10 00:52:42 - Asumiko Nakamura's Oukoku Monogatari is filled with beautiful male twins 00:59:57 - News: Chainsaw Man and Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction among winners at the 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards 01:01:36 - Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku getting an anime adaptation 01:04:33 - Yumiko Shirai's WOMBS to be release in French 01:06:45 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on The Flowers of Evil, A complete review of Shuzo Oshimi's story about a young teen who's evil deed is discovered by a classmate with a destructive personality(covers volumes 1-3) 01:07:43 - Main Segment Triple Dip: My Androgynous Boyfriend/My Dress-Up Darling/Blue Giant, Transition Song "Moment's Notice" by John Coltrane, 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: 01:08:32 - My Androgynous Boyfriend by Tamekou 01:20:41 - My Dress-Up Darling by Shinichi Fukuda 01:38:12 - Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka 02:14:14 - We pick our favorite of the three manga 02:16:05 - Next Week's Topic: The Flowers of Evil, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu is pleasantly surprised with the uplifting Kyou mo Shinemasen deshita and is fascinated with the unique techniques used to create Michi Jigen. Then we rave about Junji Ito's entertaining sci-fi horror story Remina for our latest One Shot review! 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: "Shichiten Battou no Blues" by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Thanking listeners for reviews 00:02:23 - Listener Emails: Hosts share media that makes them cry 00:18:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu was surprised the morbidly titled Kyou mo Shinemasen deshita was actually a positive story 00:26:28 - Michi Jigen is created by tracing real life humans posing and CG art but to mixed results 00:37:39 - News: Recent Shueisha DMCA takedown notices are speculated to done by an cosplayer stalker posing as the publisher 00:42:35 - Controversy over Shueisha editor's browsing history reveals link to adult manga pirate site 00:49:17 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga, including: Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka, My Androgynous Boyfriend by Tamekou, and My Dress-Up Darling by Shinichi Fukuda, Upcoming Retrospective on The Flowers of Evil 00:52:00 - Main Segment One Shot: Remina, Transition Song: "The Shadow that Follows" by Yuki Hayashi from Junji Ito Collection, We review Junji Ito tale of mob violence and cosmic horror 01:30:32 - Next Week's Topic: Blue Giant/My Androgynous Boyfriend/My Dress-Up Darling , Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Morgana and Seamus are back to hear dakazu talk about all thing Paru Itagaki with BEASTARS, Beast Complex, and Bota Bota! dakazu also gives his impressions on the new DC manga series Batman Justice Buster and One Op Joker! Then we have an older manga themed Triple Dip with Basara, Claymore, and MPD-Psycho!!! 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: "endless loop" by ROUAGE from Basara, Opening, Introductions, Praising Chainsaw Man and complaining about One Piece 00:00:59 - Listener Emails: Our dream collaborations projects 00:13:32 - Recommendations for digital manga platforms and subscriptions 00:25:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox teases his newly arrived Glaeolia 2 00:26:47 - dakazu started 2021 by watching the new anime season of BEASTARS and rereading the manga 00:29:05 - Paru Itagaki returns to Weekly Shonen Champion with Beast Complex 00:33:49 - dakazu knows exactly why Paru Itagaki created her new short series Bota Bota 00:37:54 - dakazu is unsure about Batman Justice Buster but One Operation Joker seems to be a promising DC manga 00:43:03 - Deadpool: SAMURAI is a good self-aware Marvel manga 00:44:49 - News: Takehiko Inoue announces new Slam Dunk anime film 00:49:32 - Translator Stefan Koza was also arrested in Japan in 2014 for secret recordings of students 00:52:44 - Shueisha issuing copyright strikes against twitter users including official Dragon Ball artist Fenyo 00:55:56 - Glacier Bay Books announces new series along with digital release of Glaeolia 1 00:56:39 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Remina, we will review Junji Ito's chilling tale of a hell star attacking Earth 00:57:33 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Claymore/Basara/MPD-Psycho, Transition Song "Raison d'être" by Nightmare from Claymore, we read the beginning of each older manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 00:58:49 - Claymore by Norihiro Yagi 01:21:41 - Basara by Yumi Tamura 01:39:16 - MPD-Psycho by Eiji Otsuka & Shou Tajima 01:56:03 - *SPOILERS* The twists and ending of MPD-Psycho 02:10:28 - We pick our favorite of the three manga 02:12:49 - Next Week's Topic: Remina, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Darfox and dakazu are here to kickoff 2021 with a New Chapter Check-in! dakazu talks about One Piece chapter 1000, Darfox praises Black Clover but feels lukewarm on the end of We Never Learn, and they both gush about Chainsaw Man again!!! 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: "BRAND NEW WORLD" by D-51 from One Piece, Opening, Introductions, Illegal fireworks 00:02:16 - News: Studio Khara releases new guidelines for Neon Genesis Evangelion fan content that restricts pornographic works 00:08:45 - Jujutsu Kaisen translator Stefan Koza arrested on 5 counts of Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography 00:11:04 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different older manga, including: Claymore by Norihiro Yagi, Basara by Yumi Tamura, and MPD-Psycho by Eiji Otsuka & Shou Tajima 00:12:36 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: "We Go!" by Hiroshi Kitadani from One Piece, We will be doing *FULL SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga 00:13:21 - One Piece by Eiichiro Oda 00:30:15 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:34:26 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 00:41:05 - Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami 00:44:25 - Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 00:46:02 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 00:58:50 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui 01:02:49 - The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu 01:05:42 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations by Masashi Kishimoto & Mikio Ikemoto 01:09:20 - Other series ending in Weekly Shonen Jump 01:12:31 - Next Week's Topic: Claymore/Basara/MPD-Psycho, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Welcome to the final episode of 2020! We're doing things a bit differently this year by launching the Manga Machinations Awards! Darfox8, dakazu, Morgana, and Seamus have all created unique awards to go with their top manga picks from 2020! Enjoy our picks and have yourself a safe and happy holidays from all of us here at Manga Machinations! See you next year!!! 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, St. Stephen's Day 00:02:00 - Main Segment Manga Machinations Awards 2020: We present our personal awards along with our top manga picks of 2020 00:03:04 - Best New Series Discovered by dakazu Award 00:06:14 - Am I Gonna Over Analyze This Manga? Award 00:09:25 - Most Wholesome Manga Award 00:11:59 - Jack's Tattoo Award 00:14:17 - I Was Surprised I Enjoyed This Award 00:16:47 - Most Interesting Re-read Award 00:25:18 - Fuck This Award 00:35:01 - More Of This Award 00:37:34 - Best Manga-Adjacent Read Award 00:39:50 - Best Manga-Crafting Award 00:46:43 - WTF Did I Just Read Award 00:53:57 - Manga Machinations Listener Popularity Award 00:56:02 - Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Morgana's Top Manga of 2020 01:00:46 - Seamus' Top Manga of 2020 01:11:16 - Darfox8′s Top Manga of 2020 01:22:11 - dakazu's Top Manga of 2020 01:30:43 - Final Reflection on 2020, Next Week's Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Auld Lang Syne" by Home Free

We're a year late to the zeitgeist but this episode the hosts review the 2019 hit anime film Promare! Also Morgana also talks about Junji Ito's Remina and dakazu gushes about Ousama Ranking!!! 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: "Inferno" by Hiroyuki Sawano from Promare, Opening, Introductions, Irish sporting events 00:01:34 - Listener Emails: Anime adaptations and English editions of older manga we'd like to see 00:10:26 - Seamus' colorful rant on the British monarchy 00:16:56 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana enjoyed Junji Ito's Remina mix of science fiction horror and wacky looney toons 00:27:09 - *SPOILERS* dakazu read through Jason Shiga's award winning comic Demon 00:32:03 - Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective is Akira Amano's new series about a pretty boy detective with a killer record 00:41:38 - Datsusara 41-sai no Mangaka Saichousen explains how Sousuke Touka left his job at age 41 and created Ousama Ranking 00:50:51 - News: Netflix announces plans to create live-action Yu Yu Hakusho series 01:03:05 - Paru Itagaki will be doing a short series for Weekly Manga Goraku titled Bota Bota 01:05:27 - Yoshitaka Amano doing an upcoming variant cover for Harley Quinn #1 01:09:09 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga Machinations Awards 2020, we'll be looking back on the year 2020 with our top manga picks along with some unique awards 01:10:11 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Promare, Transition Song: "Gallant Ones" by Hiroyuki Sawano from Promare, we review the anime film directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and co-produced by studios Trigger and XFLAG 01:46:17 - Next Week's Topic: Manga Machinations Awards 2020, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week dakazu talks about heliocentrism with Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~ and shoujo romances with Busu ni Hanataba wo.! Then the hosts dive into a non-Japanese manga Triple Dip with Amazing Agent Luna, A Bittersweet Life, and Radiant!!! 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: "Utopia" by 04 Limited Sazbys from Radiant, Opening, Introductions, Limerick for Liam, Sport events without audiences 00:04:05 - Listener Emails: Soccer flopping, sports manga, reading Claymore 00:16:35 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", The historical drama Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~is about pursuing astronomy during the Copernican Revolution 00:25:51 - dakazu is enjoying the shoujo moments of Busu ni Hanataba wo. 00:40:50 - News: Digital edition of Blue Giant to be released January 2021 00:42:01 - Chainsaw Man ranked #1 in "Kono Manga ga sugoi" 2021 Male Demographic Top 10 list 00:45:01 - Chainsaw Man will move to Jump+ and will be adapted to an anime by studio MAPPA 00:52:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Promare, we'll be reviewing the anime film directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi about futuristic firefighting 00:55:21 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Amazing Agent Luna/A Bittersweet Life/Radiant, Transition Song "Radiant" by Polkadot Stingray from Radiant, we read the beginning of each non-Japanese manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 00:56:31 - Amazing Agent Luna by Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir & Shiei 01:15:51 - A Bittersweet Life by Donggeon Lee 01:34:08 - Radiant by Tony Valente 01:53:05 - Our final thoughts on non-Japanese manga 02:06:04 - Next Week's Topic: Promare, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Seamus discusses the penultimate volume of Ôoku: The Inner Chambers and dakazu learns about Miki Yakata's breast cancer recovery in 27-sai no Nyugan Diary! Then we learn about the appeal of manga artist Shigeru Tsuchiyama through his mastery of drawing food and using simple storylines for a new Creator Cross Section! 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, Wrestling talk, Winner of our Star Fruit Books Giveaway 00:03:20 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss if the upcoming ending to Ôoku: The Inner Chambers will just follow historical events 00:15:12 - dakazu reflects on learning more about Nagata Kabi with the end of Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi 00:18:10 - 27-sai no Nyugan Diary: Boku no Miki-chan ga Nyugan ni natta Hanashiis based on a documentary series about former idol Miki Yakata getting a mastectomy and undergoing cancer treatment 00:23:08 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment announces licenses for Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd): Greatest Heists - The Classic Manga Collection, Seaside Stranger: Umibe no Étranger, Mars Red, Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight!, Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star, among others 00:36:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different non-Japanese manga, including: Amazing Agent Luna by Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir & Shiei, Radiant by Tony Valente, and A Bittersweet Life by Donggeon Lee 00:39:26 - Main Segment Creator Cross Section, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we examine manga by Shigeru Tsuchiyama while searching for common themes throughout his works, Including: 00:43:58 - Kenka Ramen 00:58:45 - Shoku-King 01:05:58 - The Merchant King written by Kengo Kaji 01:14:49 - Kuishinbo! 01:23:14 - Risky Business 01:33:13 - Discussion on other works by Shigeru Tsuchiyama and our final thoughts about him as a manga creator 01:44:43 - Next Week's Topic: Amazing Agent Luna/Radiant/A Bittersweet Life, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Morgana is away this week so the boys take advantage by having a lengthy discussion about professional wrestling and why New Japan Academy is strange! For our main segment we examine the impressive debut work of Waka Hirako, My Broken Mariko!!! 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, Star Fruit Books Giveaway 00:01:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", We breakdown the semi-realism of professional wrestling and how it relates to the adaptation of Tetsuya Naito's career in New Japan Academy 00:32:18 - dakazu enjoyed Sawanabe Zombie but wanted more 00:34:39 - News: Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki faces up to 1 year and 6th months prison time 00:37:20 - Tokyopop licenses various titles which include Stitch and the Samurai 00:38:43 - Tsurikichi Sanpei creator Takao Yaguchi passes away at 81 00:41:52 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Creator Cross Section on Shigeru Tsuchiyama, we will examine Tsuchiyama's career through his various food manga 00:43:32 - Main Segment One Shot: My Broken Mariko, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, We review Waka Hirako's drama about a woman who decides to grant her friend's wish posthumously 01:05:12 - Next Week's Topic: Shigeru Tsuchiyama, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Apologies in advance as we had to swap out two series we had announced last week. On this episode Morgana gets a chance to read An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, and Seven Shakespeares for the first time! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 9 and discuss the implications of Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro returning to Weekly Shonen Jump!!! 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: "Koi" by Gen Hoshino from The Full-time Wife Escapist, Opening, Introductions, Changes to the schedule 00:03:12 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 9 00:21:32 - Darfox blazes through a new volume of Blood on the Tracks 00:22:23 - Pesuyama Poppy shares their #metoo story in Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade 00:29:27 - News: Live-action adaptation of A Man and His Cat will incorporate a cat puppet 00:31:25 - Kodansha Comics licenses Keito Gaku's Boys Run the Riot 00:32:37 - Complete Collector's edition of A Silent Voice coming in 2021 00:41:21 - Give My Regards to Black Jack is available in English for free on the Densha Bato website 00:43:47 - Seven Seas Entertainment announces new imprint, Airship, for light novels and Japanese prose novels 00:46:04 - Masashi Kishimoto replaces Ukyo Kodachi as the writer forBoruto: Naruto Next Generations 00:50:03 - *SPOILERS* The end of Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru 00:52:24 - Weekly Shonen Jump serializes Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's new manga Build King 01:06:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on My Broken Mariko, we will review Waka Hirako's story about a woman liberating her dear friend posthumously 01:07:23 - Main Segment Morgana's Manga Makeup: The Full-time Wife Escapist/Seven Shakespeares/An Invitation from a Crab, Transition Song: "HIT IN THE USA" by BEAT CRUSADERS from BECK, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined 01:08:30 - The Full-time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino 01:21:47 - Seven Shakespeares by Harold Sakuishi 01:34:11 - *SPOILERS* Seven Shakespeares 01:43:28 - An Invitation from a Crab by panpanya 02:00:58 - Morgana picks her favorite of the three manga 02:02:52 - Next Week's Topic: My Broken Mariko, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we're joined by the owner of Star Fruit Books, Matt Haasch! Matt talks about what prompted him to start his publishing company and what he hopes to accomplish in the future! Then we discuss two series from Star Fruit Books: Q-ta Minami's Pop Life and Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyako!!! Buy manga from Star Fruit Books! Follow Matt Haasch and Star Fruit Books on Twitter! Remember to 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: "Ready to" by Michiru Kagemori from BNA: Brand New Animal, Opening, Introductions 00:02:13 - Matt shares his origins in manga/anime fandom, The origins of Star Fruit Books, The process of working directly with manga artists 00:20:37 - Matt shares the most popular requests he gets for publishing, dakazu tries to sell Matt on WOMBS, Matt wants to publish kid's manga from Corocoro Comic 00:29:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Morgana's Manga Makeup, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka, Gunjou by Ching Nakamura, and The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino 00:30:19 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Pop Life & Look Into My Eyes, Transition Song: "Genesis of Next" by Globe from Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, We review the story of two single mothers living together and raising their kids along with a doujinshi about an idol group breaking up 00:34:49 - Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyako 00:46:30 - Pop Life by Q-ta Minami 01:05:59 - A special Star Fruit Books giveaway contest 01:07:59 - Next Week's Topic: Blue Giant/Gunjou/The Full-time Wife Escapist, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We are back with a new Triple Dip! This time we focus on Josei series including Everyone's Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, and Complex Age. We also visit some of our favorites like WOMBS Cradle during our Whatchu Been Reading segment!!! Remember to 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: "Emotion" by Sunbrain, Introductions. 00:01:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Grapefruit Diet" by Weird Al Yakovic, Darfox finally caught up with Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest by Aki Irie 00:10:59 - Datsu pocha. 20kg Yasete pocchari Jinsei Dasshutsu shimashita. by Ariko is a cute auto biographical story about losing weight. 00:23:49 - dakazu returns to one of his favorite sci-fi worlds with Wombs Cradle 00:34:11 - News: Yen Press License Announcements: Uncle from Another World 00:35:15 - Yoko Kanno will compose for the upcoming Takarazuka Revue season 00:39:17 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden on Pop Life by Minami Q-ta & Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyaoko with Matthew Haasch of Star Fruit Books 00:39:24 - Main Segment Triple Dip Everyone's Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, Complex Age, Transition Song "Koi" by Gen Hoshino, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three. We start with Complex Age by Yui Sakuma 01:06:05 - Everyone's Getting Married by Izumi Miyazono 01:18:58 - The Prince in His Dark Days by Hico Yamanaka 01:29:27 - Next Week's Topic: Pop Life & Look Into My Eyes, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we're excited to return to the "what if?" ladies with Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! What has happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki since the ending of Tokyo Tarareba Girls? Akiko Higashimura gives us the answers with this sequel that the hosts have been dying to read!!! Remember to 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: "TOKYO GIRL" by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Introductions, October Extravaganza, Bonus Candy Taste Test episode 00:02:24 - Listener Emails: Josei and BL recommendations 00:08:25 - Recommendations for character driven horror manga 00:20:52 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Sayonara Shikyu Sono Ato follows Yuki Okada's life after the surgery that removed her uterus 00:30:31 - dakazu loved the end of Blue Giant Supreme and is super excited with the sequel series Blue Giant Explorer 00:33:52 - News: CLAMP's Tokyo Babylon is getting an anime adaptation 00:36:49 - Netflix announces upcoming anime adaptations for Thermae Romae, The Way of the Househusband, and High-Rise Invasion 00:39:39 - 1st volume of Ching Nakamura's Gunjou is now available in English for free on her website 00:40:57 - Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Takako Shimura's Even Though We're Adults 00:42:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Everyone's Getting Married by Izumi Miyazono, Complex Age by Yui Sakuma, and The Prince in His Dark Days by Hico Yamanaka 00:43:44 - Main Segment One Shot: Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, Transition Song: Opening from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, We review Akiko Higashimura's sequel to Tokyo Tarareba Girls that shows what happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki 01:14:18 - Next Week's Topic: Everyone's Getting/Complex Age/The Prince in His Dark Days, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Happy Halloween everyone! We have a tasty bonus episode to end our October Extravaganza! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu taste a variety of Hawaiian favorite sweets like Li Hing Mui and also some of the worst rated candies as well! Remember to 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: "GeGeGe no Kitaro" by Ikuzo Yoshi from GeGeGe no Kitaro, Opening, Explanation on candy eating content, Tasting of Candy, Including: 00:02:41 - Li Hing Sour Apples 00:06:59 - Li Hing Gummy Bears 00:07:56 - Super Sweet Li Hing Mui 00:11:02 - Tomoe Ame 00:14:05 - Red Coconut Balls Confection 00:18:45 - Circus Peanuts 00:22:48 - Necco Wafers 00:26:38 - Good & Plenty 00:30:21 - Picking Best and Worst candy, Random food stories, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We're wrapping up October Extravaganza with the master of manga horror himself, Junji Ito! We're reviewing his latest collection of spooky stories in Venus in the Blind Spot! Join us as we discuss our favorite stories from the book and share our admiration for Ito himself!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Shichiten Battou no Blues" by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster, October Extravaganza bonus Candy Taste Test episode 00:04:48 - Listener Qcat clarifies the versions of Nobuyuki Fukumoto manga coming to Manga Planet 00:06:50 - *SPOILERS* Listener KaleidoscopicK felt betrayed by the end of Prison School 00:14:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu loved the aggressive and hilarious interviews in KamenTotsu no Manga Narazu Michi 00:24:36 - Kazuhiro Fujita's Jagan wa Gachirin ni Tobu contains a horrific giant owl with huge bleeding eyes 00:27:53 - News: Moyoco Anno's Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen will be adapted into a Broadway musical 00:31:41 - Netflix signs deal with Japanese creators CLAMP, Mari Yamazaki, Yasuo Ohtagaki, Shin Kibayashi, Otsuichi, and Tow Ubukata to develop anime originals 00:36:28 - Vinland Saga does crossover manga with Assassin's Creed Valhalla 00:42:17 - Kimagure Orange Road creator Izumi Matsumoto passes away at age 61 00:43:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, we will review this sequel to Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura that explores what happened to Ringo, Kaori, and Koyuki 00:45:36 - Main Segment One Shot: Venus in the Blind Spot, Transition Song: "The Shadow that Follows" by Yuki Hayashi from Junji Ito Collection, We review this new collection of horror stories by Junji Ito 01:44:14 - Next Week's Topic: Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster 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: "Shichiten Battou no Blues" by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster, October Extravaganza bonus Candy Taste Test episode 00:04:48 - Listener Qcat clarifies the versions of Nobuyuki Fukumoto manga coming to Manga Planet 00:06:50 - *SPOILERS* Listener KaleidoscopicK felt betrayed by the end of Prison School 00:14:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu loved the aggressive and hilarious interviews in KamenTotsu no Manga Narazu Michi 00:24:36 - Kazuhiro Fujita's Jagan wa Gachirin ni Tobu contains a horrific giant owl with huge bleeding eyes 00:27:53 - News: Moyoco Anno's Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen will be adapted into a Broadway musical 00:31:41 - Netflix signs deal with Japanese creators CLAMP, Mari Yamazaki, Yasuo Ohtagaki, Shin Kibayashi, Otsuichi, and Tow Ubukata to develop anime originals 00:36:28 - Vinland Saga does crossover manga with Assassin's Creed Valhalla 00:42:17 - Kimagure Orange Road creator Izumi Matsumoto passes away at age 61 00:43:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, we will review this sequel to Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura that explores what happened to Ringo, Kaori, and Koyuki 00:45:36 - Main Segment One Shot: Venus in the Blind Spot, Transition Song: "The Shadow that Follows" by Yuki Hayashi from Junji Ito Collection, We review this new collection of horror stories by Junji Ito 01:44:14 - Next Week's Topic: Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

For our next October Extravaganza we have a trio of horror series perfect for Halloween! We're checking out Super-Dimensional Love Gun, Blood on the Tracks, and Chainsaw Man! dakazu also talks about some new anime and we revisit the dark history behind the creator of the recently licensed Kirby Manga Mania!!! Remember to 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: "Kaikai Kitan" by Eve from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Halloween fireworks and bonfires 00:03:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu has been enjoying the Inuyasha sequel Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon 00:09:22 - Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai anime nostalgia fuel for dakazu 00:11:06 - dakazu is surprised about how good the Jujutsu Kaisen anime is 00:14:20 - dakazu and Morgana talk about Hideshi Hino's Hell Baby 00:18:11 - Shokushu to Shachiku no At Home na Kankei is all about a loving relationship between an overworked salary man and the tentacles that live next door 00:22:39 - News: VIZ announces upcoming releases that include The Fist of the North Star, Junji Ito's Sensor, and Taiyo Matsumoto's No. 5 00:27:20 - Upcoming VIZ release Kirby Manga Mania by Hirokazu Hikawa who has returned to the manga industry after a dark history of ghost writing 00:36:46 - Subscription service Manga Planet is adding Nobuyuki Fukumoto's The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa!, Gambling Emperor Legend Zero, and Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji 00:39:27 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Venus in the Blind Spot, we will review the new Junji Ito story collection from VIZ 00:40:33 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Super-Dimensional Love Gun/Blood on the Tracks/Chainsaw Man, Transition Song: "Chainsaw Man" from Chainsaw Man, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three 00:42:18 - Super-Dimensional Love Gun by Shintaro Kago 01:12:16 - *SPOILERS* Blood on the Tracks by Shuzo Oshimi 01:36:48 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 02:04:53 - We pick our favorite out of the three manga 02:08:20 - Next Week's Topic: Venus in the Blind Spot, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Our October Extravaganza continues this week as we review the 2000 animated feature, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! The hosts talk about watching the movie together, Morgana geeks out about vampires, dakazu is shocked at how many parts John DiMaggio played, and we start a Darfox fire alarm beep counter! Also, dakazu talks about the end of BEASTARS!!! Remember to 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: "Tooku Made" by Do As Infinity from Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Opening, Introductions, Morgana's new job at Yen Press 00:02:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus checks out more Susumu Katsumata with Red Snow 00:11:47 - Morgana is excited that dakazu started reading The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service 00:19:00 - Masoubanchou Bangaisuto is a wacky sentai parody by the assistant who did the Habuta bonus comics in Kasane 00:22:37 - dakazu gives his non-spoiler thoughts on the end of BEASTARS 00:29:36 - News: New key art for season 2 of BEASTARS 00:30:23 - Witch Hat Atelier wins Best Manga and Osamu Tezuka in inducted into the hall of fame at the 2020 Harvey Awards 00:34:08 - Jajaken.net has complied a comprehensive table of contents rankings for Weekly Shonen Jump manga 00:38:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Blood on the Tracks by Shuzo Oshimi, and Super-Dimensional Love Gun by Shintaro Kago 00:39:59 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Transition Song: "Vamprya Missa" by Marco D'Ambrosio from Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, we review the anime film adaptation of Hideyuki Kikuchi's and Yoshitaka Amano's Vampire Hunter D novel Demon Deathchase directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri 01:33:43 - Next Week's Topic: Chainsaw Man/Blood on the Tracks/Super-Dimensional Love Gun, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Welcome to the start of our October Extravaganza at Manga Machinations! We're going to be covering creepy, spooky, and horrific content all month long! To start, we're doing a One Shot on Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist! Dawn from The Anime Nostalgia Podcast joins us to discuss Asumiko Nakamura's psychological thriller about a novelist haunted by a mysterious woman who threatens to expose his secret of plagiarism!!! Follow Dawn on Twitter! Listen to The Anime Nostalgia Podcast! Remember to 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: "Shichiten Battou no Blues" by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Catching up with Dawn 00:03:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Dawn comments on how hefty the hardcover editions of The Rose of Versailles are 00:08:29 - Dawn has been reading The Drifting Classroom and reacquired Love Song: 4 Tales 00:12:32 - Seamus really wants us to know that he watched Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 00:13:14 - Darfox teases the shocks and terrors in Blood on the Tracks volume 2 00:15:20 - Burn the Witch focuses on Tite Kubo's strengths of "cool looking art" 00:23:37 - The Panorama of Hell was dakazu's first experience with Hideshi Hino 00:34:22 - dakazu finally got a hold of the Mother/Earthbound tribute comic Pollyanna 00:40:17 - News: Hobonichi Techo released manga tie-in covers for their daily and weekly planners 00:48:46 - One Piece on hiatus due to Eiichiro Oda's sudden illness 00:53:01 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, we'll be reviewing the anime adaptation of Hideyuki Kikuchi and Yoshitaka Amano's dark fantasy novels directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri 00:57:05 - Main Segment One Shot: Utsubora: The Story of a Novalist, Transition Song: "Hana -a last flower-" by ASA-CHANG&Junrei from The Flowers of Evil, We review Asumiko Nakamura's psychological thriller about a veteran novelist plagiarizing a young woman 02:01:17 - Shout outs to Dawn, Anime Mike, Next Week's Topic: Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Morgana and Seamus are out this episode so Darfox8 and dakazu settle in for a New Chapter Check-in! They're excited to dive into full spoiler discussions on My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Black Clover, and more!!! Remember to 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: "Starmaker" by KANA-BOON from My Hero Academia, Opening, Introductions 00:01:12 - News: Kodansha Comics' November and December release schedule include new licenses Shangri-La Frontier and What I Love About You 00:03:20 - Yen Press set to release Mieruko-chan in November 00:03:55 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist, we will review Asumiko Nakamura's story about the mysterious death of a novelist and we'll be joined by Dawn from The Anime Nostalgia Podcast 00:05:27 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: "Shout Baby" by Ryokuoushoku Shakai from My Hero Academia, We will be doing *FULL SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga 00:06:09 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 00:18:14 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 00:45:00 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:53:35 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui 00:57:46 - UNDEAD UNLUCK by Yoshifumi Tozuka 01:03:57 - BEASTARS by Paru Itagaki 01:05:13 - Next Week's Topic: Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we dive into spoilers for volume 8 of BEASTARS, Morgana checks out Pop Life from Star Fruit Books, dakazu loves Requiem of the Rose King, and we rejoice at the upcoming release of Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! Then we revisit one of our beloved Retrospectives with A Silent Voice and find ourselves with a lot of critiques for Yoshitoki Oima's beloved series!!! Remember to 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: "My Generation" by The Who from A Silent Voice, Opening, Introductions, Discord member shoutouts 00:02:12 - Listener Emails: Conveying jazz music through art in Blue Giant 00:11:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 8 00:21:09 - We talk about eating exotic meats 00:23:53 - Morgana got a copy of Pop Life by Minami Q-ta from Star Fruit Books 00:28:08 - dakazu finished Semai Sekai no Identity where manga artists like Inio Asano, Shuzo Oshimi, Kazuhiro Fujita, and Rensuke Oshikiri himself battle against evil publisher Kodensha 00:31:49 - dakazu loved Requiem of the Rose King for all the reasons Seamus dropped it 00:38:07 - News: Anime adaptation for Requiem of the Rose King 00:39:39 - Homonculus will be adapted into a live-action movie 00:41:36 - Upcoming new TV episodes of Naoki Urasawa's Manben 00:48:46 - Discotek Media announces Blu-Ray releases for The Rose of Versailles and Hajime no Ippo anime 00:57:21 - Kodansha Comics will digitally release Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns on October 6th 01:00:28 - Irodori Aqua, Star Fruit Books, and Glacier Bay Books team up for a small publisher manga event to announce upcoming releases like the second issue of Glaeolia 01:04:40 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite popular manga series 01:05:16 - Main Segment Retrospective Redux: A Silent Voice, Transition Song: "Koi wo Shita no wa" by aiko from A Silent Voice, we revisit Yoshitoki Oima's series about a bully who tries to reconcile with his hear impaired victim 02:31:53 - iTunes review shoutout, Next Week's Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We've reach another milestone in Manga Machinations with our 6 year anniversary! We're celebrating by interviewing On Takahashi, CEO of Irodori Comics and translator for game localization group Warlocs! On shares his childhood experiences learning Japanese through manga and anime, talks about his job working as a lecturer at a Japanese university, recounts his tough work schedule translating high profile video games, and stresses the importance of crediting localization staff. He breaks down the process of publishing doujinshi, informs us about the Japanese politics that will effect manga piracy, discusses the complicated issues of problematic content, and much more! Also, tune in after the outro for a bonus Death Stranding discussion by On and Darforx8! Follow On Takahashi on Twitter! Buy Doujinshi from Irodori Comics! Remember to 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: "Borderland" by Mami Kawada from Jormungand, Opening, Chris Evans' dick pic, Introductions 00:03:10 - Darfox's Manga Machinations October Extravaganza promo 00:04:51 - Crazy story about the owners of condiment company Mizkan kidnapping their newborn grandson 00:07:54 - On and dakazu share similar experiences of reading manga to learn Japanese, receiving VHS tapes of anime from their grandparents, and attending supplementary Japanese school 00:23:39 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: On talks about translating video games, low rates of Amimaru, the importance of crediting localizers, and the focus of sales analysis for Irodori Comics 01:16:03 - Transition Song: "Realize" by Nami Tamaki from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, On talks about the advantages of working directly with artists, Japanese politics related to manga piracy laws, content warnings for Western audiences, lolita-themed content, and "Lucky Sukebe" 02:27:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective Redux A Silent Voice, we'll be revisiting one of our old retrospective series to share our thoughts about rereading Yoshitoki Oima's masterpiece about bullying, hearing disabilities, and forgiveness 02:27:56 - Next Week's Topic: A Silent Voice, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster 02:29:31 - Bonus talk about Death Stranding

This week Seamus revisits Yuichi Yokoyama with World Map Room and Iceland, Morgana picked up Magician A on a whim, and dakazu talks about the bittersweet Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy! Then we dive into the world of sex workers and outlaws with Buffalo 5 Girls! This unfinished series by Moyoco Anno raises many questions like "Who did the coloring?" and "How was the story going to end?" for the hosts!!! Remember to 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, Take Me Home Country Roads, Introductions 00:02:23 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue",Seamus continues to enjoy Yuichi Yokohama's unique comics with World Map Room and Iceland 00:11:56 - Morgana picked up the BDP's first release Magician A by Natsuko Ishitsuyo 00:20:24 - dakazu really enjoyed the bittersweet story of Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy 00:24:53 - News: New licenses from Yen Press include Penguin Gentlemen, I Can't Reach You, and The Girl Without a Face 00:28:15 - Announcement of 2020 Harvey Award Nominees 00:39:23 - Fullmetal Alchemist adapted into a webtoon 00:40:56 - Manga translation and typesetting company Amimaru criticized over low wages 00:52:08 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden on Translating and Publishing Doujinshi with On Takahashi, we'll be interviewing the CEO of Irodori Comics to talk about his experiences translating manga and video games and publishing doujinshi 00:53:41 - Main Segment One Shot: Buffalo 5 Girls, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we review Moyoco Anno's unfinished Western themed adventure about sex workers escaping from their brothel and being pursued by outlaws 01:40:28 - Next Week's Topic: Translating and Publishing Doujinshi with On Takahashi, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

The wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley is back to help lead this Saikyo Selection on Fushigi Yûgi! We dive into Yuu Watase's beloved shoujo series along with the newest Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki which Sara lettered! We praise Watase's amazing art, appreciate the 90′s pretty boys aesthetics, discuss the often dark drama, and explore the criticisms of certain cross-dressing characters!!! Go follow Sara Linsley and check out her website! Remember to 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: "Itooshii Hito no Tame ni" by Akemi Satou from Fushigi Yûgi, Opening, Introductions, The language connection between Texas and Ireland, Different Fushigi Yûgi series 00:03:11 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Sara just started reading Ooku: The Inner Chambers 00:07:49 -Sara revisited Again!! for a Saturday Twitter thread because the lettering is so good 00:08:44 - Tite Kubo's limited series Burn the Witch was filled with element familiar to other Kubo works 00:15:57 - Suicide Girl plays fast and loose with the heavy subject matters surrounding suicides 00:23:50 - News: Shiro Usazaki releases statement asking fans not to blame the victims of Tatsuya Matsuki for the cancellation of Act-Age 00:26:51 - Seven Seas Entertainment announces new licences of Sadako-san and Sadako-chan, The Tale of the Outcasts, Bite Maker, Magical Angel Creamy Mami 00:31:07 -Kimio Alive manga artist Eguchi Kousei has passed away at age 23 00:33:43 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Buffalo 5 Girls, we will review Moyoco Anno's tale of two sex workers who escape from their brothel and go on the run 00:34:12 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections on Fushigi Yûgi: Transition Song: "Tokimeki no Doukasen" by Yukari Konno from Fushigi Yûgi, we examine the beginning of Yuu Watase famous work and the 1st volume of her newest sequel series Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki, 01:30:53 - Next Week's Topic: Buffalo 5 Girls, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

It's time to bust out your Manga Machination bingo cards as we hit on all our classic references for this final Retrospective episode on Daruma Matsuura's Kasane! The hosts share their thoughts on the mawkish and shocking ending and the series as a whole! We also tease future BEASTARS volumes and have a lengthy conversation about depictions of sexual violence in shonen manga!!! Remember to 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: "Black Bird" by Aimer from Kasane, Opening, Introductions 00:00:55 - Listener Emails: Feedback on Kasane, Thoughts on F-Ken and Claymore, Inquiry for a Retrospective on Homunculus 00:10:16 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu checks out Ayami Kazama's Renai Sanjigen Debut ~Sanjudai Otaku Mangaka, Kekkon e no Michi.~ and Totsuidemo Otaku desu only to be horrified that she married Azure Konno 00:28:25 - dakazu thinks Seamus would enjoy a dark sci-fi series about a military genius repeatedly sacrificing regenerating teen soldiers in This Communication 00:34:09 - Morgana has read volume 9 of BEASTARS and now she "knows" 00:36:15 - News: All digital editions of Act-Age has been removed from Japanese and English storefronts 00:39:07 - Online petition "We Boys are not Wolves" demands Weekly Shonen Jump put content warnings on panels depicting sexual violence 01:01:59 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Saikyo Selections on Fushigi Yûgi by Yuu Watase with Sara Linsley, Manga letterer Sara will join us as we discuss the popularity of this series about two teenager girls who are pulled into the world inside a mysterious book and the recently released prequel Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki 01:03:11 - Main Segment Retrospective: Kasane, Transition Song: "Dance of Salome" by Yugo Kanno from Kasane, Comprehensive review of Daruma Matsuura's dark fairy tale about a girl with an ugly face who uses a magical lipstick to swap faces and become an actress like her mother(covers volumes 13-14) 01:58:29 - Next Week's Topic: Fushigi Yûgi & Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Our penultimate episode on Kasane has brought us on a story trajectory we're not happy about! We desperately try to predict where Daruma Matsuura is trying to lead us with the upcoming ending to these literal dramatics! We also talk about I Don't Know How to Give Birth!, Meshi ni Shimashou, the cancellation of Act-Age, and more!!! Remember to 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: "Black Bird" by Aimer from Kasane, Opening, Introductions, Penultimate is a good word 00:01:19 - Listener Emails: Feedback on episode 306, dakazu's impressions on Dai Dark 00:08:12 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", I Don't Know How to Give Birth! was a manga about giving birth that Morgana wanted 00:12:38 - Morgana keeps waiting for the shoe to drop in Blue Flag 00:13:58 - Not Your Idol does a great job exploring how assault is processed differently between individuals and how complicated navigating life afterwards can be 00:17:55 - dakazu was overjoyed to find a sequel to the unfinished Versus Earth with Versus Earth - War Hammer but that too was also unfinished 00:23:29 - Meshi ni Shimashou is by Daruma Matsuura's former assistant Doumu Kobayashi and it incorporates behind-the-scenes stories from Matsuura's workplace 00:27:47 - dakazu is confused why someone took the dad from Crayon Shinchan and made a decent food manga about him called Nohara Hiroshi Hiru Meshi no Ryuugi 00:33:07 - News: Act-Age has been canceled from Weekly Shonen Jump in the the wake of writer Tatsuya Matsuki arrested, Act-Age stage play is canceled, VIZ will no longer publish Act-Age 00:37:38 - Pirating sites KissAnime and KissManga have been reportedly taken down 00:43:02 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Kasane, A complete review of Daruma Matsuura's drama about an ugly girl who uses a magical lipstick to pursue a career in acting(covers volumes 13-14) 00:43:25 - Main Segment Retrospective: Kasane, Transition Song: "Dance of Salome" by Yugo Kanno from Kasane, Comprehensive review of Daruma Matsuura's dark fairy tale about a girl with an ugly face who uses a magical lipstick to swap faces and become an actress like her mother(covers volumes 10-12) 01:31:51 - Next Week's Topic: Kasane, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Seamus talks about Fukushima Devil Fish, Morgana gets a preview of Venus in the Blind Spot, and dakazu buys Paruno Gurafiti! We also discuss the serious issues involving arrest of Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki for indecent acts against a minor. Finally, we return to Daruma Matsuura's Kasane but Seamus is soured by the flashback in volume 9!!! Remember to 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: "Black Bird" by Aimer from Kasane, Opening, Introductions 00:00:51 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", The artistry of Katsumata Susumu's Fukushima Devil Fish impresses Seamus 00:10:49 - Morgana is very exited after reading a preview of Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito 00:15:17 - dakazu loved Paruno Gurafiti for all the eccentric stories about Paru Itagaki's life 00:19:54 - *SPOILERS* dakazu didn't know Mingo: Italia-jin ga Minna Moteru to Omou na yo was being drawn by an Italian manga artist 00:24:34 - News: Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki has been arrested and has confessed to the crime of committing an indecent act against a minor 00:43:13 - Coolmic partners with Kodansha to bring 88 titles to its mobile manga service 00:48:54 - VIZ Media Vice President Publishing Sales Kevin Hamric say manga sales are extraordinary during this pandemic 00:51:31 - SuBLime licenses new yaoi title Dick Fight Island 00:54:39 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Kasane, A complete review of Daruma Matsuura's drama about an ugly girl who uses a magical lipstick to pursue a career in acting(covers volumes 10-12) 00:55:06 - Main Segment Retrospective: Kasane, Transition Song: "Dance of Salome" by Yugo Kanno from Kasane, Comprehensive review of Daruma Matsuura's dark fairy tale about a girl with an ugly face who uses a magical lipstick to swap faces and become an actress like her mother(covers volumes 7-9) 01:45:42 - Next Week's Topic: Kasane, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Seamus is out this week so Morgana, Darfox, and dakazu submit their top science fiction manga picks they'd like to license for another edition of Fantasy Magazine! We also discuss Monster #8, Chainsaw Man, I Had That Same Dream Again: The Complete Manga Collection, Lv1 Maou to One Room Yuusha, Mieruko-chan, and more!!! Remember to 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 00:00:56 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Monster #8 is a typical but solid shonen action series with yet another hero who uses evil powers for good 00:06:38 - Darfox is going through his backlog starting with No Guns Life 00:12:15 - Morgana revisits Chainsaw Man for the upcoming physical release of volume one 00:16:06 - Morgana enjoyed the emotional but happy I Had That Same Dream Again: The Complete Manga Collection 00:18:45 - dakazu knows Morgana will love the subtly kind delinquent in Bimyou ni Yasashii Ijimekko 00:21:36 - dakazu found that Lv1 Maou to One Room Yuusha has an engaging story if you can look past the fan service 00:26:06 - Mieruko-chan is a great horror manga about a girl who must ignore the horrific ghosts she can see 00:27:55 - A married couple end up swapping bodies and learn to understand each other better in Tsuma ga Otto de Otto ga Tsuma de 00:32:01 - News: Online manga subscription service Manga Planet's new licenses include Salary Man Kintaro, Charge!! Men's School, Peacock King, Silver Fang - The Shooting Star Gin, and Magical Taruruto 00:35:38 - Hello Kitty has been appointed copyright ambassador by the Education and Culture Ministry 00:39:23 - Square Enix Manga & Books licenses The Otherside Picnicand I Think Our Son Is Gay 00:45:20 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Kasane, A complete review of Daruma Matsuura's drama about an ugly girl who uses a magical lipstick to pursue a career in acting(covers volumes 7-9) 00:46:37 - Main Segment Fantasy Magazine - Science Fiction, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, We pick unlicensed and defunct manga to create our ideal science fiction manga magazine 00:49:35 - Himitsu by Reiko Shimizu 00:52:24 - Mugi no Wakusei by Shino Torino 00:54:59 - Angel Oil by Tatsuyuki Tanaka 00:56:25 - Senrei by Kazuo Umezu 00:58:30 - Yasha by Akimi Yoshida 00:59:27 - U wa Uchuusen no U by Ray Douglas Bradbury & Moto Hagio 01:01:05 - New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop by Katsuyuki Sumisawa 01:03:52 - Ginga no Shinanai Kodomotachi e by Yuki Shikawa 01:06:38 - WOMBS by Yumiko Shirai 01:18:14 - Homunculus by Hideo Yamamoto 01:22:52 - Juuza no Ulna by Toru Izu 01:26:19 - Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka 01:28:57 - Imuri by Ranjou Miyake 01:32:35 - Moonlight Mile by Yasuo Ohtagaki 01:37:00 - Bokyotaro by Yoshihiro Yamada 01:41:21 - Midori no Hoshi by Keigo Shinzo 01:43:43 - Lady & Oldman by Natsume Ono 01:48:04 - Juuman by Jun Hanyunyu 01:52:31 - We wrap up and discuss our favorite picks 01:54:33 - We discuss if manga magazine brand loyalty exists 02:00:18 - Next Week's Topic: Kasane, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Morgana joins Deb Aoki's Best & Worst 2020 Comi-Con panel, we celebrate the 2020 Eisner awards manga winners, and we discuss the newest volume of BEASTARS! Then our Retrospective on Daruma Matsuura's Kasane shocks us with a new character and we compare this tale of misery with spoilers from The Last of Us Part II!!! Remember to 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: "Black Bird" by Aimer from Kasane, Opening, Introductions, Morgana on Best & Worst Manga 2020 panel 00:03:04 - News: Cats of the Louvre and Witch Hat Atelier win Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia award 00:08:57 - Potential live drinking episode of Manga Machinations 00:10:25 - The Way of the Househusband wins Best Humor Publication category 00:15:35 - Junji Ito in conversations with Hideo Kojima about working on a horror-based game 00:22:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* We breakdown everything inside BEASTARS vol. 7 00:33:54 - dakazu checks out Sumomo Yumeka's drama Watashi to Watashi that was released under her seinen pen name Mizu Sahara 00:40:06 - Boku to Sanbon Ashi no Chiyonpi is a cute series about Doragon Odawara's three-legged miniature pinscher Chiyonpi 00:44:03 - Morgana reads Matt Alt's Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World 00:49:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Fantasy Magazine: Science Fiction, a new podcast format where each of the hosts will pick 5 unlicensed or out-of-print series to create their ideal science fiction themed manga magazine 00:51:19 - Main Segment Retrospective: Kasane, Transition Song: "Dance of Salome" by Yugo Kanno from Kasane, Comprehensive review of Daruma Matsuura's dark fairy tale about a girl with an ugly face who uses a magical lipstick to swap faces and become an actress like her mother(covers volumes 4-6) 01:31:43 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the discourse over the revenge story of The Last of Us Part II & The Last of Us compared to Kasane 01:37:57 - End of *SPOILERS* for The Last of Us Part II & The Last of Us 01:58:09 - Next Week's Topic: Fantasy Magazine: Science Fiction, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Welcome as we begin our newest Retrospective on Daruma Matsuura's Kasane! We're excited to dive into this dark fairy tale of Kasane Fuchi and her magical lipstick that allows her to swap her hideous face with others. Join us as we discuss everything from Kasane's addiction to beauty to the Japanese ghost story it's based on!!! Remember to 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: "Black Bird" by Aimer from Kasane, Opening, Introductions 00:00:59 - Seamus surprises us with his thoughts about last episode's Same Cell Organism 00:05:37 - Listener Emails: Suggestion for Amazing Agent Luna and non-Japanese manga 00:09:35 - Discussing deluxe editions of physical manga and sharing our physical book collecting habits 00:36:21 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana read Nagabe's anthology of love stories between humans and anthropomorphic animals, Love on the Other Side - A Nagabe Short Story Collection 00:39:20 - Morgana got Manhwa Contemporary Korean Comics for Free Comic Books Day 00:41:00 - Denjin N is the current horror series from the creators of Starving Anonymous 00:43:55 - *SPOILERS* dakazu feels like Seamus after finishing Ryuma no Gagou because of an ever so common story troupe 00:49:38 - *SPOILERS* Battle Ground Workers premise makes for an easily predictable twist 00:58:52 - News: Over 100 manga artists like Tetsuya Chiba join the MANGA Day to Day project to create daily comics about COVID-19 01:01:42 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Kasane, A complete review of Daruma Matsuura's drama about an ugly girl who uses a magical lipstick to pursue a career in acting(covers volumes 4-6) 01:01:58 - Main Segment Retrospective: Kasane, Transition Song: "Dance of Salome" by Yugo Kanno from Kasane, Comprehensive review of Daruma Matsuura's dark fairy tale about a girl with an ugly face who uses a magical lipstick to swap faces and become an actress like her mother(covers volumes 1-3) 02:02:48 - Next Week's Topic: Kasane, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Darfox recommends the luxurious indie comics anthology Glaeolia while dakazu shares the horrifying true story of child abuse in Uchi no Yome wa Jidougyakutai Survivor. Then we discuss the days of early BL by talking about Same Cell Organism by Sumomo Yumeka for our newest One Shot review! Remember to 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 00:01:48 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox and dakazu praise Glaeolia for being an excellent collection of independent manga and a great gateway into the genre 00:17:42 - *CONTENT WARNING: Child Abuse, Rape, Torture, Domestic Violence* Uchi no Yome wa Jidougyakutai Survivor recounts the terrible child abuse the manga artist's wife experienced from her parents 00:27:21 - News: Ahiru no Sora creator Takeshi Hinata condemns the on-going anime adaption 00:37:37 - Kodansha Comics will be releasing Shaman King manga digitally under ComiXology Originals 00:39:00 - Glacier Bay Books set to release Ripples by Rei Hagiwara and Children of Mu-Town by Jūshichi Masumura this year 00:40:46 - A reconstruction of apartments where manga legends lived opens as the Tokiwaso Manga Museum 00:47:00 - Manga artist Meiji Merou self published an English translated preview of their current series Jyukoku no Panagia over Twitter 00:52:40 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Kasane, A complete review of Daruma Matsuura's drama about an ugly girl who uses a magical lipstick to pursue a career in acting(covers volumes 1-3) 00:55:04 - Main Segment One Shot: Same Cell Organism, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we review Sumomo Yumeka's collection of BL stories 01:32:36 - Next Week's Topic: Kasane, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Morgana catches up on Witch Hat Atelier and SPY x FAMILY, dakazu experiences the 27 Club with Shiori Experience - Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Oji-san, and we run down all the new manga licensing announcements! Then it's time to make up for our last Triple Dip with three excellent series, as we examine A Man and His Cat, BL Metamorphosis, and Hi Score Girl!!! Also congratulations to the winners of our 300th episode manga giveaway contest, Dwayne, John, and Dawn! Thanks again to everyone who participated! Remember to 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Winners of the manga giveaway contest 00:03:41 - Listener Emails: *SPOILERS* Newest chapters of Chainsaw Man and Dragon Ball Super 00:08:27 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana does her own manga makeup by catching up on Witch Hat Atelier 00:11:19 - Morgana has read the preview of BEASTARS volume 8 00:13:47 - SPY x FAMILY continues to entertain Morgana 00:16:11 - The mix of Club 27 music legends as ghosts who possess humans in Shiori Experience - Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Oji-san is a homerun for dakazu 00:19:04 - Darwin Jihen is about a human-chimpanzee hybrid and the first chapter is shareable under the Creative Commons license 00:25:45 - News: Manga subscription app Mangamo is planning to release in multiple territories and on Android 00:28:51 - DENPA launches their own web reader on their website 00:31:28 - VIZ, Seven Seas Entertainment, DENPA, and other publishers announce a multitude of new licenses like Beast Complex, Dai Dark, Under Ninja, and Slayers 00:47:03 - Spider-Man: Fake Red manga canceled due to low sales 00:49:31 - Veteran manga artist George Akiyama passed away 00:53:14 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Same Cell Organism, we will review Sumomo Yumeka's collection of BL stories 00:54:27 - Main Segment Triple Dip: A Man and His Cat/BL Metamorphosis/Hi Score Girl, Transition Song: "flash" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three 00:55:11 - A Man and His Cat by Umi Sakurai 01:08:39 - BL Metamorphosis by Kaori Tsurutani 01:25:44 - Hi Score Girl by Rensuke Oshikiri 01:57:31 - We pick our favorite out of the three manga 02:00:29 - Upcoming Retrospective on Kasane, Next Week's Topic: Same Cell Organism, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Morgana and Seamus take a break this week so Darfox and dakazu can talk about the newest story arcs of their favorite popular manga! In this episode they gush over the brilliance of Chainsaw Man, comment on the endings of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and The Promised Neverland, and give their impressions on newer series like Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Time Paradox Ghostwriter, and Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin!!! Remember to 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: "Chainsaw Man" from Chainsaw Man, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, COVID-19 00:01:47 - The Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest 00:03:00 - News: New Japanese law aims to target manga leech sites 00:06:37 - New Gintama movie and web-anime announced 00:08:02 - Inuyasha sequel Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is scheduled to start fall 2020 00:09:13 - Anomaly on Eisner Award voting website leads to re-voting 00:12:10 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: A Man and His Cat by Umi Sakurai, BL Metamorphosis by Kaori Tsurutani, and Hi Score Girl by Rensuke Oshikiri 00:13:24 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: "Black Catcher" by Vickeblanka from Black Clover, We will be doing *FULL SPOILER* discussions on the newest story arcs of popular manga 00:14:04 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 00:32:32 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge 00:35:08 - The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu 00:39:59 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui 00:44:22 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:48:20 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles by Hajime Komoto 00:49:15 - East, Into the Night by ANGYAMAN 00:52:08 - Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru by Masashi Kishimoto & Akira Okubo 00:54:25 - Time Paradox Ghostwriter Kenji Ichima & Tsunehiro Date 00:59:14 - Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin by Ryuhei Tamura 01:02:18 - Next Week's Topic:A Man and His Cat/BL Metamorphosis/Hi Score Girl, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We've reached another milestone on Manga Machinations with 300 episodes! To celebrate, we're joined by the wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley! She's here to answers our questions about her job, tell us how she utilizes her background in software development for lettering, explain the differences between lettering manga and lettering Western comics, and give context for her lettering choices in Kintetsu Yamada's Sweat and Soap!!! Go follow Sara Linsley and check out her website! Remember to 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: "CHANGE THE WORLD" by V6 from Inuyasha, Opening, Introductions 00:01:50 - Learning about Sara's origins in anime/manga fandom and how she started manga lettering 00:07:32 - Sara answers our questions about manga lettering 00:31:55 - We have a discussion about fair wages within the industry 00:45:51 - Sara finishes answering more questions on manga lettering 00:54:32 - 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 00:55:11 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Sweat and Soap, Transition Song: "Come" by Namie Amuro from Inuyasha, We review volume 1 of Kintetsu Yamada's steamy romance series while Sara shares choices she made lettering the book 01:29:28 - We thank Sara for joining us, Next Week's Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Seamus finishes rereading Vinland Saga, Morgana enjoys BL Metamorphosis, and dakazu loves creepy girls with mind powers in Meiko no Asobiba! And we've finally arrived at the end of our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective! We discuss why Yoshihiro Togashi's ended the series, compare the manga ending to the anime ending, and share our final thoughts about the eternal bromance of Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei!!! Remember to 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Linkin Park AMVs 00:03:12 - Upcoming interview of manga letterer Sara Linsley, The Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest 00:05:07 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus has finished rereading Vinland Saga 00:13:25 - Morgana loved the wholesome BL Metamorphosis 00:15:18 - Goodbye, My Rose Garden is a yuri series about a Japanese maid and a wealthy young British woman in the early 1900′s 00:19:07 - dakazu finds another short-lived manga by Sakumo Okada called Meiko no Asobiba 00:24:57 - News: Tezuka AI manga Paidon is now available to read in English 00:26:18 - Upcoming digital release of Taiyo Matsumoto's TEKKONKINKREET: Black & White from VIZ 00:28:10 - D'ART Shtajio was Japan's first-ever predominantly Black-owned anime studio 00:33:55 - The Content Overseas Distribution Association is running an anti-piracy campaign where manga artist like Akira Akatsuki are contributing short comics about manga piracy 00:40:33 - Shaman King anime reboot announced for 2021 00:47:36 - Listener Emails: Our thoughts on 3D anime 00:57:30 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden on Sweat and Soap with Sara Linsley, We'll be interviewing Sara about her job as a manga letterer and discussing her work on Sweat and Soap by Kintetsu Yamada 00:58:00 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 17-19) 02:24:46 - Next Week's Topic: Sweat and Soap, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Join us for the penultimate episode of our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective! We discuss Yoshihiro Togashi's deteriorating art quality, major issues with the English translation, and parallels between the events of Chapter Black and current events! Also Seamus talks about Ooku: The Inner Chambers, dakazu follows up on last week's INVESTOR-Z and I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die, and we discuss the manga nominees for the 2020 Eisner Awards!!! Remember to 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions 00:00:53 - Discussing Black Lives Matter and Police Brutality 00:05:58 - Reminder about the Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest, Upcoming interview of Sara Linsley 00:07:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss the events of Ooku: The Inner Chambers Volume 16 00:22:12 - Morgana enjoyed Love Me for Who I Am but is concerned about the representation of the non-binary protagonist 00:28:20 - dakazu read through INVESTOR-Z to find that the theme was 'Love Money' 00:33:45 - Reading more I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die has dakazu hooked for even more 00:36:10 - dakazu found that the unfinished chapter 197 of World Trigger was much more finished than he expected 00:37:33 - News: Manga selected for the 2020 Eisner Award Nominations 00:43:50 - Denpa licenses Shuzo Oshimi's digital one-shot MISS KUSAKABE 00:50:31 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 17-19) 00:51:31 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 14-16) 01:49:28 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Morgana looks forward to reading more Blue Flag and BEASTARS while dakazu shares some of his favorite manga artists active on Twitter! Than the crew are ready to tear apart one of the three manga they read for Triple Dip! Will it be I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die, Crown of Love, or INVESTOR-Z!!! Remember to 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Upcoming 300th episode with manga letterer Sara Linsley 00:01:31 - Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest 00:06:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana's read volume 3 of Blue Flag 00:09:57 - *SPOILERS* We discuss plot bombs in the newly released BEASTARS volume 6 00:20:54 - Episodic stories of assassination targets having their last meal in Last Order -Saigo no Sentaku- comes off as psychotic 00:29:47 - Ryoichi Yokoyama is using Twitter to put out manga where characters change a little with every update 00:35:20 - Ichiro Inoue currently lives and works in his car and uses Twitter to post manga updates about his fascinating lifestyle 00:39:55 - AHOSUTA posts about everything from raising kids to her unrequited love for Trowa Barton from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 00:45:02 - News: Upcoming digital releases of Lychee Light Club, Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist, Dissolving Classroom, and Velveteen & Mandala from Vertical 00:47:17 - New World Trigger chapter will release unfinished due to Daisuke Ashihara's health problems 01:02:28 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 14-16) 01:03:16 - Main Segment Triple Dip: INVESTOR-Z/Crown of Love/I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, 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 01:04:05 - INVESTOR-Z by Norifusa Mita 01:26:44 - Crown of Love by Yun Kouga 01:37:17 - I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die by Umi Shiina 01:53:37 - We pick our favorite out of the three manga 01:54:37 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Seamus prepares to study Buddhist philosophy for Land of the Lustrous, Darfox checks out alternative manga Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, and dakazu continues to enjoy killer monkeys with Monkey Peak the Rock! Then Seamus sticks around for our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective as we finish up the dark tournament and get into the beginning of chapter black!!! Remember to 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Streaming Yu Yu Hakusho Super Famicom games on Discord 00:01:49 - Listener Emails: Follow up on our manga recommendations 00:08:29 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss the extreme changes to Phosphophyllite and truth reveals in the newest volumes of Land of the Lustrous 00:24:45 - Darfox checks out Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories by illustrator MISSISSIPPI 00:31:35 - The newest installment of the Monkey Peak horror series is Monkey Peak the Rock which is set within underground caves 00:35:31 - Mitsuharu Yanamoto's new series Ryu to Ichigo shares a similar protagonist from his other manga Hibiki – Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou 00:39:41 - dakazu reads a biographical story about an adult film actress who used to be afraid of men in Dansei Kyofusho datta watashi ga AV Joyu ni naru made no Hanashi 00:45:42 - News: Cardcaptor Sakura will be available on Netflix June 1st 00:48:00 - Upcoming Mother/Earthbound tribute anthology manga Pollyanna includes works by Inio Asano, Taiyo Matsumoto, Ryoichi Yokoyama, and Toby Fox among others 00:50:32 - Former Anime News Network executive editor Zac Bertschy has passed away 00:51:50 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: INVESTOR-Z by Norifusa Mita, I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die by Umi Shiina, and Crown of Love by Yun Kouga 00:54:03 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 11-13) 02:07:09 - Next Week's Topic: INVESTOR-Z/I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die/Crown of Love, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Morgana teases more BEASTARS, Seamus can't process what's happening in Land of the Lustrous, and dakazu read a manga adaptation of Nobel Prize winning The Unwomanly Face of War! We also discuss Shueisha's JUMP Manga School before getting back to our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective where we examine the Dark Tournament and find it exactly like wrestling booking!!! Remember to 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, The correct inflection of Yu Yu Hakusho 00:01:05 - Listener Emails: Power scaling in shonen battle manga 00:06:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", We talk around spoilers of BEASTARS Vol. 7 00:12:46 - Seamus isn't sure how to process what happens in Land of the Lustrous yet 00:16:13 - dakazu is enjoying a manga adaptation of Svetlana Alexievich's Nobel Award winning The Unwomanly Face of War 00:19:20 - News: Tsutomu Nihei designs his own stylized Japanese font called TOA Heavy Industries 00:22:04 - JUMP Manga School is a 10-part course on creating manga taught by JUMP editors and manga artists 00:38:19 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 11-13) 00:39:37 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 7-10) 01:44:19 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu finds the perfect manga for Manga Machinations with Olympia Kyklos and learns that Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 isn't completely terrible. Then we cancel Carl Jung and the collective unconsciousness as we breakdown Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent!!! Remember to 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Dream Island Obsessional Park" by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent, Opening, Introductions 00:01:17 - Listener Emails: Manga suggestions and digital manga readers 00:14:04 - Announcing super moves in anime and manga 00:21:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Mari Yamazaki's Olympia Kyklos features ancient Greeks who get inspired by Osamu Tezuka and professional wrestling 00:28:35 - dakazu thought Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 took advantage of it's CG animation for some unique effects 00:35:36 - Morgana could relate to the narrative of Lucy Knisley's Stepping Stones 00:36:38 - News: Inuyasha anime sequel Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon announcement 00:43:56 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 7-10) 00:44:32 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Paranoia Agent, Transition Song: "White Hill - Maromi's Theme" by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent, we examine Satoshi Kon's animated TV series 02:09:09 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Darfox is finally ready to read Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI while Seamus and dakazu discuss the unpredictable changes in To Your Eternity! Then we continue our Retrospetive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's Yu Yu Hakusho as Yusuke and the gang fully transition into shonen battle manga antics!!! Remember to 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Waiting for libraries to reopen 00:01:44 - Listener Emails: The meaning behind Yu Yu Hakusho's title and characters 00:06:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox has finally purchased the first volume of Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI 00:13:11 - *SPOILERS* dakazu and Seamus discuss the wildly different current arc of To Your Eternity 00:25:34 - We tangent to discuss Breaking Bad 00:29:18 - Morgana is in love with the gorgeous The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions 00:33:27 - A Man and His Cat perfectly captures how cat owners feel about their cats 00:34:26 - dakazu finished Paidon and thought it was a success as a Osamu Tezuka-like manga but it had no 'wow' factor 00:41:11 - dakazu loves Isekai Ojisan because it has video game humor and satirizes the isekai genre 00:45:01 - News: Kaori Tsurutani's BL Metamorphosis is now available from Seven Seas Entertainment 00:46:48 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Paranoia Agent, we'll be reviewing all 13 episodes of Satoshi Kon's 2004 thriller/horror anime 00:49:00 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 4-6) 02:14:59 - Next Week's Topic: Paranoia Agent, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

The time is finally here! We've been waiting over four years to start a Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho! Join us as we examine the first three volumes of Yoshihiro Togashi's beloved series about the delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, who goes from ghost to spirit detective! Morgana and Darfox have lots of love for the anime but dakazu has issues with the loose English translations! We also answer emails and Seamus rereads Vinland Saga!!! Remember to 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, New Darfox produced Manga Machinations episode previews 00:03:42 - Listener Emails: Any great manga that are ruined by outdated ideas and opinions? 00:15:34 - Opinions on Assassination Classroom being pretentious? 00:24:33 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus is reminded that sequential art is superior to text after rereading more Vinland Saga 00:31:29 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the absence of Jesus in Vinland Saga 00:39:37 - Taiyo Matsumoto's Ping Pong is gorgeous but tense for Morgana 00:43:55 - News: MangaRock has shut down with the launch of INKR Comics that partners with Tokyopop and other publishers 00:59:19 - Sony is developing a live-action One-Punch Man movie 01:06:03 - Seven Seas Entertainment announces a slew of new licenses including Nagata Kabi's My Alcoholic Escape from Reality 01:10:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 4-6) 01:11:22 - Main Segment Retrospective: Yu Yu Hakusho, Transition Song: "The Homework Doesn't End" by Matsuko Matsuwari from Yu Yu Hakusho, comprehensive review of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about Yusuke Urameshi's journey from ghost to spirit detective!(covers volumes 1-3) 02:29:44 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Our wonderful co-host Morgana Santilli is back from her maternity leave! She's been busy being a new mom while reading lots of manga like SPY x Family, Happy Mania, Blue Flag, Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition, and How Do We Relationship?! To celebrate Morgana's return we review her top manga from 2019, Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen by Moyoco Anno!!! Remember to 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Morgana's life as a mom 00:05:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana finally got to check out how great SPY x FAMILY is 00:08:57 - Morgana revisits another Moyoco Anno series called Happy Mania 00:12:39 - Morgana enjoyed Blue Flag which made it hard to review 00:23:21 - We discuss the need to continue reading a series even after it stops being interesting 00:26:44 - Morgana loved the manga industry jokes of Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition while dakazu enjoyed the anime adaptation 00:31:40 - Morgana found a college yuri comedy that Seamus can enjoy called How Do We Relationship? 00:35:03 - News: Prolific voice actor Keiji Fujiawa passes away at age 55 from cancer 00:38:03 - MangaRock website is back up without any scanlations but they can still be accessed from the app 00:43:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho, a comprehensive look at Yoshihiro Togashi's popular manga about a teenage delinquent turned spirit detective(covers volumes 1-3) 00:47:17 - Main Segment One Shot: Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we review Moyoco Anno's tale about French sex workers and their clients at the beginning of the 20th century 01:29:18 - Next Week's Topic: Yu Yu Hakusho, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito's adaptation of No Longer Human as we finish our Retrospective!!! Remember to 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "No Longer Human theme" by Hideki Taniuchi from Aoi Bungaku Series, Opening, Introductions, dakazu's reading 00:01:46 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", The House Spirit Tatami-chan is a short anime created and directed by Rensuke Oshikiri 00:05:22 - Shuzo Oshimi's new series Okaeri Alice is about a triangle relationship with a possible transgender twist 00:08:59 - *SPOILERS* dakazu dives into the abrupt changes to characters in the ending of Blue Flag 00:22:11 - dakazu couldn't stop crying while reading about Yuki Okada's experience with cervical cancer surgery and recovery in Sayonara Shikyu 00:25:57 - News: Possible COVID-19 contamination within the editorial staff leads to delay of upcoming Weekly Shonen Jump chapters 00:31:01 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, we will review Moyoco Anno's tale of sex workers and the clients they services 00:33:07 - Main Segment Retrospective: No Longer Human, Transition Song: "We say hello" by Manami from Aoi Bungaku Series, a comprehensive look at Junji Ito's manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's novel(covers chapters 13-24) 01:12:37 - Next Week's Topic: Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi's new series Meisou Senshi! Then we examine the first half of Junji Ito's manga adaptation on Osamu Dazai's classic novel, No Longer Human!!! Remember to 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "No Longer Human theme" by Hideki Taniuchi from Aoi Bungaku Series, Opening, Introductions, Banning eco-bags 00:05:06 - dakazu was a guest on the Ani-Gamers Podcast episode on BEASTARS 00:07:24 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi's new series Meisou Senshi which will focus on her exploration of love and relationships 00:14:14 - Yoshihiro Yamada's unfinished Dokyoboshi is like Space Brothers mixed with hyper-dimensional beings from Mars 00:19:28 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on No Longer Human, we'll be finishing Junji Ito's manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's famous novel(covers chapters 13-24) 00:20:03 - Main Segment Retrospective: No Longer Human, Transition Song: "We say hello" by Manami from Aoi Bungaku Series, a comprehensive look at Junji Ito's manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's novel(covers chapters 1-12) 00:55:02 - Next Week's Topic: No Longer Human, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster