Manga Machinations

It finally time for Manga Machinations to review the BEASTARS anime! We have A LOT to say about the choices made adapting Paru Itagaki's phenomenal manga and we're not pulling any punches when it comes to this beloved series!!! 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: "Wild Side" by Ali from BEASTARS, Opening, Introductions, Upcoming return of dakazu's reading 00:03:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus returns to Shojo Fight! and reaches the arc that connects the series to G Senjou Heaven's Door 00:10:50 - Darfox really appreciates ONE's comedic art in Mob Psycho 100 00:15:00 - *SPOILERS* The final arcs leading to the ending of The Seven Deadly Sins finally makes sense to dakazu now that they've announced a sequel series 00:22:22 - dakazu was disappointed that Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth was an early access game 00:24:43 - PSYCHO-PASS 3: First Inspector is a great end cap to the PSYCHO-PASS 3 00:26:43 - News: Kengo Hanazawa's Under Ninja has been licensed for release in April 2020 00:28:30 - Dark Horse Comics licenses Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! for release in September 2020 00:29:56 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on No Longer Human, we'll be reading Junji Ito's manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's famous novel(covers chapters 1-12) 00:31:18 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: BEASTARS, Transition Song: "BEASTARS" by Satoru Kosaki from BEASTARS, we review the 1st season of the anime adaptation by studio Orange 00:34:16 - The Spanish cast had passionate performances that Darfox finds common in Spanish dubbing while dakazu questioned some of the English casting choices 00:41:06 - dakazu found a multitude of questionable translation choices in the subtitles and English dub script 00:49:56 - We get into our issues with the 3D animation and it's combinations with interspersed traditional 2D animation 00:53:47 - Darfox compares the fight sequence between Legoshi and the Shishigumi Boss against the moment Legoshi pounces on Haru 00:57:11 - We discuss numerous scenes like that were cut from the story 01:00:11 - We explain why scenes like Legoshi's blood boiling fail to capture the dense world building Itagaki has put into the manga 01:04:50 - The short cameo of Legomu along with complete omissions of of favorite manga scenes left us unsatisfied 01:09:27 - We praise how Haru was extremely well represented in the anime and we examine the 2 experimental animated sequences 01:14:37 - We quickly run through various points including the multiple endings and subdued sexual tension between Legoshi and Louis 01:17:53 - We attempt to wrap up our thoughts on this anime adaptation 01:22:38 - Next Week's Topic: No Longer Human, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doraemon by doing a Triple Dip on Fujiko F. Fujio's Long Tales manga adaptations of the anime movies! We're reading VOL. 4: Noby in Devilfish Castle, VOL. 7: Noby vs. the Mecha Army, and VOL. 8: Noby and the Dino Knights!!! 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: "Doreamon" by Gen Hoshino from Doraemon, Opening, Introductions, Staying safe during the Corona virus outbreak 00:02:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox checks out the first volume of Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest 00:09:45 - *SPOILERS* dakazu thought the big reveal at the end of Kankinjou was a let down 00:20:33 - dakazu loves Kouji Yoshimoto's monthly allowance budgeting chronicle Teigakusei Otto no Kozukai Banzai 00:27:19 - News: SPY x FAMILY and Chainsaw Man place in the Top 10 of the 2020 Manga Taisho Awards 00:28:55 - Bleach anime returning and Tite Kubo's Burn the Witch confirmed for serialization this summer and anime movie adaptation this fall 00:37:22 - BEASTARS anime season 2 scheduled for 2021 00:38:04 - Listener Emails: Praise for Chainsaw Man and Black Cat 00:42:47 - Darfox and dakazu give a quick update on the current state of We Never Learn 00:45:59 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on BEASTARS, Reviewing season 1 of the anime and comparing it to the manga 00:47:04 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Noby in Devilfish Castle/Noby vs. the Mecha Army/Noby and the Dino Knights, Transition Song: "Shounenki" by Tetsuya Takeda from Noby's Little Space War, we read three Doraemon's Long Tales for comparison of common themes and then pick our favorite of the three 00:50:31 - Noby in Devilfish Castle, Transition Song: "Umi wa Bokurato" by Makoto Iwabuchi 01:04:08 - Noby vs. the Mecha Army, Transition Song: "Watashi ga Fushigi" by Kumiko Ōsugi 01:20:26 - Noby and the Dino Knights, Transition Song: "Tomodachi dakara" by Nobuyo Ōyama 01:33:54 - We pick our favorite out of the three Doraemon's Long Tales 01:40:34 - Next Week's Topic: BEASTARS, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Seamus is out this week so Darfox and dakazu dive into the current arcs of popular series! Chainsaw Man continues to entertain them and they have a lot to say about the unorthodox ending of We Never Learn!!! 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: "Can Now, Can Now" by Study from We Never Learn, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:01:18 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment books were taken off the Kobo store for adult content 00:03:34 - Kaiten Books is a new manga publisher 00:06:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read three different Doraemon's Long Tales by Fujio F Fujiko, including: Noby in Devilfish Castle, Noby vs. the Mecha Army, and Noby and the Dino Knights 00:11:46 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: "Seishun Seminar" by Study from We Never Learn, We will be doing a *FULL SPOILER* discussion on the newest story arcs of popular manga 00:12:36 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui 00:32:37 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 00:44:22 - dakazu give an update on Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, ZIPMAN!!, Mitama Security: Spirit Busters, and Mission: Yozakura Family 00:45:54 - Dear Sa-chan by Iori Asaga 00:50:33 - Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama 00:59:07 - We discuss the thin line between admiring historical generals for their tactics and their ideals 01:04:49 - Next Week's Topic: Doraemon's Long Tales VOL4/VOL7/VOL8, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we finish our retrospective on Tsukimizu's Girls' Last Tour! Join us as our discussion takes us through everything from existentialism to Buddhism to flashbacks!!! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, End of Anime Interlude 00:02:33 - Listener Emails: Love for World Trigger and Chainsaw Man 00:06:09 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu reads about robots outliving humanity in Robo Sapiens Zenshi 00:12:03 - News: East, Into the Night gets digital volume release 00:13:16 - Huge growth in active users for MANGA Plus in the last 3 months 00:15:31 - ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S. licensed by Yen Press 00:16:57 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite manga series 00:17:30 - Main Segment Retrospective: Girls' Last Tour, Transition Song: "Ugoku, Ugoku" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, comprehensive review of Tsukimizu's manga about two girls surviving in an giant empty city structure(covers volumes 4-6) 00:18:54 - We discuss the ending and our thoughts on the fate of the girls 00:24:53 - We appreciate the minutia of mundane survival such as laundry 00:27:07 - dakazu sensed an overarching feeling of finality throughout the whole manga that resonated with him 00:32:58 - We debate the inclusion of the flashback chapter and the overuse of flashbacks in story narratives 00:38:29 - Seamus really enjoyed this series for focusing on the finality of humanity and existence 00:39:49 - We examine the arc with the penis creatures 00:44:21 - We decide that this manga is post-post-apocalyptic 00:47:33 - Seamus explains the themes of existentialism in the series 00:49:04 - We discuss what nirvana is in Buddhism and how it opposes finality 00:53:29 - Darfox brings up Dr. STONE and his issues with Senku wanting to restore humanity without fixing issues 00:59:20 - We give our final impressions on the series as a whole 01:02:46 - Next Week's Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Darfox rejoices in the English release of Blood on the Tracks while dakazu checks out a new manga made by an Osamu Tezuka AI called Paidon! Then we begin our retrospective on the empty world of Girls' Last Tour by Tsukimizu and discuss it's themes of finality. 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, Heavy Irish accents 00:01:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox is excited about the English edition of a Manga Machination favorite, Blood on the Tracks 00:08:28 - *SPOILERS* dakazu finished Devil's Line and enjoyed it 00:12:48 - Satoko and Nada creator Yupechika's one shot Marin no Uchuu Ryokou is about a girl who meets her dead mother on a space simulator ride 00:14:42 - News: Paidon is a manga created by an AI that studied Osamu Tezuka manga for the TEZUKA2020 Project 00:20:54 - Shuho Sato hypothesizes that Kodansha's low quality of their digital editions are from scanning print images 00:26:34 - Public backlash about the name of a character in My Hero Academia makes creator Kohei Horikoshi issue an apology 00:33:25 - Japanese blu-ray of High Score Girl II will feature a bonus manga chapter with a reveal of Ono's mother 00:34:14 - Glacier Bay Books will be publishing a collections of works from 12 indie artists called ~Glaeolia~ 00:35:44 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Girls' Last Tour, we will be finishing this series by Tsukumizu about two girls wandering through an empty city(covers volumes 4-6) 00:35:54 - Main Segment Retrospective: Girls' Last Tour, Transition Song: "Ugoku, Ugoku" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, comprehensive review of Tsukimizu's manga about two girls surviving in an giant empty city structure(covers volumes 1-3) 00:39:08 - We explore the obvious similarities between this manga and BLAME! 00:41:06 - We discuss the themes of finality and the melancholy tone that resonate in the longer story arcs 00:52:36 - Seamus points out the re-occurrence of fish throughout the story 00:55:49 - We talk about our favorite single chapter episodes 00:57:36 - We speculate on why the girls are dressed in military garb and drive around in a World War 2 era motorcycle tank Kettenkrad 01:01:41 - We praise Tsukimizu's art style and compare her character work to Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction 01:03:13 - Darfox doesn't want a lore dump about the history of the world unless it's discovered through the eyes of the girls 01:07:44 - Seamus explain how the philosophical dialogue between the girls are a staple for dying earth science fiction stories 01:12:18 - Darfox and Seamus can't give specific predictions about how the story will end because the title implies the girls will die 01:14:23 - dakazu is happy to hear Darfox and Seamus are both enjoying this series 01:15:30 - Next Week's Topic: Girls' Last Tour, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Darfox talks about Masaaki Yuasa's Ride Your Wave and dakazu is saddened by the abrupt ending of Oni Shine. Then we examine the long running popular series Space Brothers! What will Seamus and Darfox think of Chuya Koyama's comedic tale of two brothers pursing their childhood dreams of going to space!? 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: "Feel So Moon" by Unicorn from Space Brothers, Opening, Introductions, Request for more emails 00:02:00 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox thought Ride Your Wave was the most straight forward Masaaki Yuasa anime he's seen 00:13:19 - *SPOILERS* Oni Shine ended abruptly due to cancellation and dakazu is upset with the ending 00:18:17 - *SPOILERS* dakazu was enjoying Aura Battler Dunbine until the morose ending that reflected director Yoshiyuki Tomino's depression 00:24:43 - News: New Seven Seas Entertainment licenses include Blue Giant and What the Font?! – A Manga Guide to Western Typeface 00:28:21 - Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is a metrodvania-style platformer coming soon to Steam 00:29:51 - Kodansha is releasing a 20th Anniversary edition of Chobits 00:30:49 - Witch Hat Atelier creator Kagome Shirahama will guest at this year's Toronto Comic Art Festival 00:31:54 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Girls' Last Tour, we will be reviewing this series by Tsukumizu about two girls wandering through a desolate world(covers volumes 1-3) 00:33:05 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections: we examine the beginning and parachute drone arc of Space Brothers by Chuya Koyama, Transition Song: "Space Brothers' Theme" by Toshiyuki Watanabe from Space Brothers 00:38:37 - Darfox thinks the first chapter of Space Brother is one of the strongest openings to any series 00:42:22 - dakazu points out the obvious comparisons of Pico and Vincent's backstory to October Sky 00:43:29 - Darfox and dakazu love how Mutta has an ability to succeed by failing forward 00:45:25 - Seamus was uninterested in the positive space romanticism and we make comparisons to Planetes and Moonlight Mile 00:48:05 - We discuss the wide all-ages appeal of Space Brothers and how it's surprisingly funny 00:52:24 - *SPOILERS* We talk about the framing of the world from current arcs of Space Brothers compared to real-life geopolitics 00:57:54 - *SPOILERS* Darfox asks dakazu if there is an ending coming soon 01:00:33 - dakazu explains how new chapters are released semi-weekly despite Space Brother serialization in Weekly Morning Magazine 01:01:42 - We compare Koyama's clean and unique character art style to Naoki Urasawa 01:05:22 - dakazu explains the underwater training arc that he originally wanted to cover for the podcast 01:08:43 - We wrap up our final thoughts on Space Brothers 01:10:07 - Next Week's Topic: Girls' Last Tour, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu talks about amateur agriculture and Cool Japan Ambassadors with Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nouen and Nihon no koto wa, Manga to Geemu de Manabimashita.! Then we jump into another round of Triple Dip with Inuyashiki, Devil's Line, and Witch Hat Atelier!!! 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: "My Hero" by MAN WITH A MISSION from Inuyashiki, Opening, Introductions, Morgana's baby 00:01:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox and dakazu challenge listeners to Anime Music Quiz 00:02:45 - dakazu is enjoying Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nouen which follows the manga artist as he starts a farm in Hokkaido to make curry from scratch 00:07:41 - Cool Japan Ambassador Benjamin Boas stars in Nihon no koto wa, Manga to Game de Manabimashita. as an American who learned about Japanese culture though manga and video games 00:15:45 - News: Manga Rock update reveals their subscription service will fund development of their new comic app 00:19:10 - Doujin artist wins court case against piracy website for posting their work without permission 00:23:50 - Various new licenses from VIZ includes Chainsaw Man, Remina, and Mermaid Saga 00:24:51 - 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards winners include Aoashi, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, and Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san 00:26:18 - Hi Score Girl II will be available worldwide through Netflix on April 9th 2020 00:29:34 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Saikyo Selections on Space Brothers by Chuya Koyama, we'll be taking an in-depth look at this popular series about a middle-aged man pursuing his childhood dream of being an astronaut like his younger brother 00:30:34 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Inuyashiki/Devil's Line/Witch Hat Atelier, Transition Song: "Eclipse" by Shouta Aoi from Devil's Line, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three 00:31:09 - Inuyashiki by Hiroya Oku 00:45:17 - *SPOILERS* for Inuyashiki 00:48:22 - Devil's Line by Ryo Hanada 00:57:38 - Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama 01:10:58 - We pick our favorite out of the three manga 01:11:58 - Next Week's Topic: Space Brothers, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Darfox is back to talk about Weather with You and dakazu gets a behind-the-scenes look at Yoshihiro Togashi in Sensei Hakusho! Then we review our very first Western comic with The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network!!! 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: "rise" by Origa from Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, Opening, Introductions 00:01:53 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue",Darfox was impressed with bold stances Weather with You took 00:09:17 - dakazu is baffled about the existence of a manga where Stitch from Lilo and Stitch ends up in warring states period Japan called Tonosama to Stitch 00:12:30 - dakazu loved learning about manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi in Sensei Hakusho 00:18:33 - News: The Japanese Mangaka Association and publishers are discussing legislation to crackdown on piracy and manga aggregate websites with the Japanese government 00:21:51 - MyAnimeList adds In/Spectre, Drifting Dragons, and Smile Down the Runway to their free manga service 00:22:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Devil's Line by Ryo Hanada, Inuyashiki by Hiorya Oku, and Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama 00:23:20 - Main Segment One Shot: The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, Transition Song: "Making of Cyborg" by Yoko Kanno from Ghost in the Shell, we review this anthology of stories that take place in the world of Shirow Masamune's Ghost in the Shell done by Western comic writers and artists 00:24:58 - Automatic Behavior by Max Gladstone & David López 00:33:24 - dakazu did not like seeing one page spreads split into multiple panels 00:37:08 - Redbloods by Alex de Campi & Giannis Milonogiannis 00:44:35 - Darfox and dakazu debate whether themes of transhumanism were intentional in this story 00:47:24 - After the Ball is Over by Genevieve Valentine & Brent Schoonover 00:56:03 - dakazu notes how Western comics rely on colors to add texture to the art compared to the various inking techniques manga artists use 00:59:12 - Star Gardens by Brenden Fletcher & LRNZ 01:06:03 - We discuss how the characterization of Major Kusanagi doesn't match her other iterations 01:13:16 - We discover that we might be the perfect audience for this book 01:20:09 - We share our final thoughts on this anthology 01:22:52 - Next Week's Topic: Devil's Line & Inuyashiki & Witch Hat Atelier, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Morgana and Darfox are out this week so Seamus leads the charge into the uncharted territory of light novels this week! We'll be reviewing Gengen Kusano's award winning Last and First Idol to see how dakazu handles reading a book without pictures!!! 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 00:01:00 - Revealing our fantastic new host avatars by Chess Albaneze 00:02:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* dakazu finished the epic sci-fi war series Juuza no Ulna 00:10:44 - dakazu is excited for Boys Run the Riot with its trans-man narrative 00:15:38 - News: Editor-in-Chief of Jump+ tweets about the increase in readership for Manga PLUS after major scanlation groups stopped working on Weekly Shonen Jump manga 00:23:20 - Netflix officially announces the live-action One Piece series with Eiichiro Oda overseeing production 00:27:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, we will review this anthology of stories by Western comic creators that take place in the world of Ghost in the Shell 00:28:04 - Main Segment Prose Picks: Last and First Idol, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we read and review the award winning hard sci-fi tales by newcomer Gengen Kusano 00:29:07 - Seamus explains the connection between this book and the British science fiction novel Last and First Man 00:30:44 - dakazu explain why he doesn't like light novels in general 00:33:32 - We breakdown the plot of the first story Last and First Idol 00:36:56 - Seamus thought this story was trying to take the piss out of Last and First Man 00:40:26 - We discuss how the creative and transcendental ideas fall flat from the lack of interesting plot or characters to connect them 00:42:52 - We breakdown the plot of the second story Evolution Girls and compare it to Spore 00:47:59 - We breakdown the plot of the third story Dark Seiyuu and how its main concept of aether has been scientifically debunked 00:51:24 - dakazu notes the inclusion of casual cannibalism that adds to the edgelord factor of these stories 00:54:48 - Seamus explains what Jainism is until dakazu recognizes it from Osamu Tezuka's Buddha 00:55:48 - We discuss the prose filled with casual swearing that gives the book a juvenile tone 00:58:50 - dakazu doesn't understand why certain words weren't translated for a better explanations 01:03:58 - We share our final thoughts on the book 01:11:00 - Next Week's Topic: Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we're doing a special Boys' Love edition Triple Dip! Morgana leads the charge as we dive into sweet romances and problematic troupes in the first volumes of Classmates: Dou kyu sei, I Hear the Sunspot, and 10 Dance!!! 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 00:02:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus has finally caught up to the most recent volume of Ooku: The Inner Chambers 00:11:50 - Seamus can't continue with Knights of Sidonia after revisiting BLAME! 00:12:40 - After last week's episode dakazu decided to finally finish reading Biomega 00:16:38 - Playing Anime Music Quiz lets Darfox and dakazu be nostalgic for old anime shows 00:22:40 - Morgana has been playing Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution on her Switch 00:25:05 - Our Dining Table is a sweet BL story about a lonely salary man who befriends two brothers over meals 00:27:33 - Morgana loves Cross because it's a Catholic supernatural garbage shoujo romance from the 90′s 00:31:54 - dakazu can't really talk about Hi Score Girl DASH because it would spoil Hi Score Girl 00:34:11 - News: Square Enix Manga & Books puts out lengthy previews of the upcoming releases of A Man and His Cat and Hi Score Girl 00:36:41 - My Anime List adds The Island of Giant Insects to it's free manga service 00:39:55 - Kojima Productions is interested in developing anime, manga, and smaller games along with their big blockbuster game projects 00:44:57 - E-book Japan shares their best-selling shonen manga of the 21st century along with best manga of 2019 lists 00:47:48 - Comics Beat posts the 500 top-selling graphic novels and comics of 2019 00:57:17 - Comics Beat had ended it's deal with Lion Forge and will be independent again 00:58:47 - Vertical is being consolidated under Kodansha USA 01:02:41 - Live-action film adaptation of The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese will be premiering June 5th in Japan 01:03:58 - Rumors circulate that BEASTARS will be ending soon 01:08:19 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Prose Picks, we will read and review the light novel Last and First Idol by Gengen Kusano 01:10:40 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Classmates: Dou kyu sei/I Hear the Sunspot/10 Dance, Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumiko from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, we read the beginning of each BL manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three 01:11:49 - We each share our various experiences with BL content 01:20:13 - Classmates: Dou kyu sei by Asumiko Nakamura 01:39:37 - I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino 01:59:21 - 10 Dance by Inouesatoh 02:15:55 - *SPOILERS* for 10 Dance 02:21:43 - We pick our favorite manga out of the 3 BL manga 02:27:13 - Next Week's Topic: Land and First Idol, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we revisit the cyberpunk world of BLAME!. It's Morgana's first time reading a manga by Tsutomu Nihei and she has a lot to say about the impressive artwork and confusing story. How does returning to this sci-fi adventure hold up for the other hosts? Tune in to find out!!! 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: "Megastructure" by Onogawa Hiroyuki from BLAME! Salvaged Disc, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:01:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus has decided to drop Requiem for a Rose King because of an unfortunate shojo troupe 00:03:50 - After checking out Knights of Sidonia Seamus was disappointed by the fan service and audience surrogates 00:07:53 - We discuss the risk aversion of the current manga industry 00:12:23 - Darfox watched the French live-action adaptation of City Hunter called Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume 00:17:44 - Darfox and dakazu saw Dragon Ball Super: Broly but Darfox was distracted by Goku's titty muscles 00:27:01 - *SPOILERS* dakazu was happy to find out there was a new volume of The Full-Time Wife Escapist to read 00:29:13 - Butakai Ouji to 100 Kai no Kiss starts off as a fun take The Swineherd fairytale with modern twists but becomes extremely problematic with it's treatment of the young princess 00:37:35 - dakazu gives a quick rundown on the anime adaptations of In/Spectre, Smile Down the Runway, Dorohedoro 00:41:18 - News: BEASTARS anime will be available on Netflix March 13th 00:41:44 - Koyama Press started a monthly program of giving 00:44:39 - Chiyahafuru creator Suetsugu has setup a 1 million yen grant to help vitalize the Karuta sport 00:48:55 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different BL manga, including: 10 Dance by Inouesatoh, I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino, and Classmates: Dou kyu sei by Asumiko Nakamura 00:50:46 - Main Segment Retrospective Redux: BLAME!, Transition Song: "Cibo" by Onogawa Hiroyuki from BLAME! Salvaged Disc, we revisit Tsutomu Nihei's sci-fi series about a man traveling through an endless city structure 00:51:17 - dakazu explains the basic plot of BLAME! and the various factions within the world 00:55:51 - Morgana was confused by the story but appreciated Nihei's amazing artwork 01:00:10 - Morgana and Darfox talk about how Cibo is pronounced in Italian and Spanish while dakazu questions to choice of using the name Kyrii 01:02:31 - We discuss the change of tone in the story as Kyrii changes and how other characters change allegiances 01:05:50 - Morgana noticed Nihei use of interchangeable female bodies 01:12:26 - Revisiting BLAME! made Seamus connects the series to video games and literature while finding the core nature of Kyrii's character 01:18:05 - Morgana questioned if the world was actually a digital reality or the far future while reading 01:22:19 - Darfox explains how you can find anti-technology themes in BLAME! 01:27:51 - We try to parse Kyrii's morality by examining his actions throughout the story 01:34:15 - We rip on the BLAME! anime movie and talk about the experimental OVA shorts 01:38:40 - We discuss Nihei's Marvel comic Snikt! 01:40:46 - We talk about Nihei's background in architecture and how he applies that to his designs and action scenes 01:44:23 - Darfox is disappointed after dakazu shares the origins of the silicon life from the prequel manga NOiSE 01:51:01 - BLAME! Academy and So On is filled with hilarious parodies and an epilogue chapter about Pcell and Kyrii 01:54:45 - We theorize about the happened in the ending 02:03:01 - Morgana can see why Nihei's creative process starts with panel layouts 02:06:12 - None of us know why Dhomochevsky placed that vial in that small room 02:09:36 - Morgana was pleasantly surprised that there was no romantic relationship between Kyrii and Cibo 02:12:14 - We share our final thoughts on the series 02:20:41 - Next Week's Topic: 10 Dance & I Hear the Sunspot & Classmates: Do kyu sei, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu checks out more volumes of Maiden Railways, Darfox experiences his first Kazuo Umezu manga with The Drifting Classroom, and Morgana wasn't expecting the dark turns in BEASTARS. Then we compare Studio Ponoc's debut movie, Mary and the Witch's Flower, to Ghibli films for Manga in Motion!!! 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: "Rain" by SEKAI NO OWARI from Mary and the Witch's Flower, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Website updates, New host avatars 00:03:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu checks out some recommendations from Morgana with Nicola Traveling around the Demons' World and The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms 00:08:26 - dakazu was surprised to see the exotic pets represented in human forms in Pet Shop of Horrors 00:09:48 - dakazu is disappointed to learn that the further volumes of Maiden Railways aren't anthologies 00:15:06 - Kekkon madeno Ayumi wo Rirei Manga ni shitemimashita is a fun dual perspective story by husband and wife manga artists Ryoichi Yokoyama and Mayumi Katou 00:18:21 - dakazu continues to love the mix of manga industry gripes, dramatic versions of real life manga artists, and intense battles of Semai Sekai no Identity 00:25:18 - darfox finds out Kazuo Umezu doesn't pull any punches for the fate of children in The Drifting Classroom 00:33:01 - Breaking news about the whereabouts of Seamus 00:37:22 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! seems perfect for Masaaki Yuasa's eclectic animation style 00:39:20 - Morgana is confused why Dark Horse is republishing What's Michael? but she isn't complaining 00:47:34 - *SPOILERS* Volume 5 of BEASTARS takes Morgana to some dark places she wasn't expecting 00:54:17 - News: Japanese Jump+ Editor-in-Chief shares meetings about ad revenue for manga artists from Manga PLUS 00:55:34 - Digital Manga, Inc issues updates about delays to their Psyche Delico and Kodomo no Jikan Kickstarters 01:06:09 - Anime adaptation announced for To Your Eternity and Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai 01:07:35 - Hiroya Oku is starting a historical spin-off of his Gantz series called Gantz:E 01:10:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective Redux BLAME!, we'll be revisiting one of our old retrospective series to share our thoughts about rereading Tsutomu Nihei's BLAME! 01:12:15 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Mary and the Witch's Flower, Transition Song: "Mary's Theme (Piano Ver.)" from Mary and the Witch's Flower, we review the 2017 anime film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and produced by Studio Ponoc 01:13:38 - Darfox questions if Studio Ponoc is cashing in on Ghibli with their identical looking movie 01:19:02 - Morgana questions Mary's decision at the end to turn her back on magic 01:22:49 - We share our favorite characters and moments from the movie 01:26:25 - Morgana and dakazu both thought the sequence at the end of the movie were reminiscent of Castle in the Sky 01:27:15 - We all agree that Mary and the Witch's Flower is feel like a Ghibli film and wonder what Studio Ponoc's goals for the future are 01:29:31 - Morgana wishes Ghibli films weren't automatically associated with Hayao Miyazaki's works 01:33:18 - We ponder why Spirited Away resonated so well with Western audiences despite it's heavy themes of Japanese folklore and mythology 01:34:50 - Darfox praises the depiction of magic in this movie 01:36:12 - dakazu loved the magical robots but was creeped out by the flying duck creatures 01:38:02 - We wonder why Goro Miyazaki chose to follow in his father's footsteps 01:40:40 - Darfox and Morgana praise the accurate depiction of cats and their behaviors 01:41:25 - We give our final thoughts on the film 01:42:23 - We comment on the cast performances and talk about celebrity voice-overs for Ghibli films 01:46:04 - Breaking news about a possible future meetup between Seamus and Darfox 01:46:42 - Next Week's Topic: BLAME!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Darfox and dakazu are ready to kickoff 2020 with a New Chapter Check-in to talk all about the current story arcs of their favorite popular series! Darfox continues to love Black Clover and Chainsaw Man while dakazu tries to explain the hot mess that Attack on Titan has become. Also a followup bonus spoiler discussion about Death Stranding!!! 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: "Guren no Yumiya" by Linked Horizon from Attack on Titan, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Bonus Death Stranding spoiler discussion at the end of the episode 00:02:30 - News: Japanese Jump+ Editor-in-Chief comments on Manga Stream announcement to stop scanlating Weekly Shonen Jump titles 00:06:06 - Digital Manga, Inc will no longer be printing seven Osamu Tezuka titles promised from their Wonder 3 Kickstarter 00:08:07 - Hideaki Anno releases statement regarding the misinformation that links himself and Neon Genesis Evangalion to current Studio Gainax 00:11:53 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Mary and the Witch's Flower, we'll be reviewing Hiromasa Kobayashi's 2017 anime based on The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart 00:12:40 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: "RiGHT NOW" by EMPIRE from Black Clover, We will be doing a *FULL SPOILER* discussion on the newest story arcs of popular manga 00:13:37 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:20:10 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 00:31:34 - Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama 00:40:56 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui 00:46:33 - The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu 00:51:25 - Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira 00:54:46 - dakazu give an update to Double Taisei, Beast Children, Tokyo Shinobi Squad, Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru 00:56:24 - Discussing our upcoming schedule, Next Week's Topic: Mary and the Witch's Flower, Social Media Rundown, Transition Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster 00:58:29 - dakazu and Darfox talk *FULL SPOILERS about Death Stranding, Praising the gameplay, Comparing this game to Metal Gear Solid V, Complaining about the ending, Hideo Kojima's relationship with social media, Sign Off Song: "BB's Theme" by Ludvig Forssell from Death Stranding

Welcome to the final episode of Manga Machinations for 2019! Seamus is back, which means all the hosts are ready to discuss all the news stories from this year before sharing their personal top 3 manga, honorable mentions, and worst manga of the year!!! 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:00:58 - Listener Emails: Clarifying our points from our discussion on Kojinsa Arimasu 00:13:09 - Reviewing News of 2019: We discuss the good news from 2019 like the British Museum's Manga Exhibit and Akiko Higashimura's Eisner win 00:21:17 -We talk about various titles published this year along with the launch of new publishers like Square Enix and new manga services from Manga Planet and MyAnimeList 00:28:36 - We discuss the scandals of Manga Rock, Japanese publishers joining forces to battle manga piracy, and the end of scan groups like Manga Stream 00:39:22 - We revisit the strange news stories of 2019 like Serial Experiments Lain becoming open source and the father-daughter relationship reveal of Keisuke Itagaki and Paru Itagaki 00:43:11 - We discuss some anime/movie specific news like the saga of the live-action Akira movie and the various controversies of Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix 00:50:46 - We discuss the bad news of 2019 including the tragic arson attack on Kyoto Animation 00:57:47 - We take a moment to remember the deaths of Hideo Azuma, Monkey Punch, and Kazuo Koike 00:59:08 - Manga of 2019: Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN from Run with the Wind, We share our best & worst manga we read in 2019 01:00:17 - An Invitation from a Crab by panpanya 01:01:49 - Give My Regards to Black Jack by Shuho Sato 01:10:50 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura 01:14:33 - Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi 01:18:24 - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani 01:19:24 - Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen by Moyoco Anno 01:26:30 - Outdoors by Yokoyama Yuichi 01:28:27 - Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura 01:37:57 - Gyakutai Chichi ga Youyaku Shinda by Piyoro Arai 01:40:58 - Kono Oto Tomare! by Amyu 01:45:02 - Reflecting on all our top 3 lists 01:46:25 - BEASTARS by Paru Itagaki 01:48:12 - The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino 01:49:07 - ASTRA LOST IN SPACE by Kenta Shinohara 01:50:07 - Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou by Paru Itagaki 01:51:15 - The Magnificent Grand Scene by Cuvie 01:51:52 - Ooku: The Inner Chambers by Fumi Yoshinaga, To Your Iternity by Yoshitoki Oima , Land of the Lustrous by Haruko Ichikawa 01:54:03 - Nicola Traveling Around the Demons' World by Asaya Miyanaga 01:57:10 - We praise the global launch of Manga PLUS 01:57:52 - Mad Bull 34 by Kazuo Koike & Noriyoshi Inoue 01:59:03 - Razor by Kazuo Koike & Kazuhiro Iga 02:01:42 - B - Brahms 20-sai no Tabiji by Rusu Key, Ijousha no Ai by Daisuke Chida 02:03:06 - Kunihachibu by Hiroaki Kakamu 02:08:56 - The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese by Setona Mizushiro 02:13:03 - We take one last moment to reflect on 2019 and share what we're excited for in 2020 02:16:01 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite manga series, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Auld Lang Syne" by Home Free

2019 is coming to a close and it's time to do our annual wrap up! This year we're splitting our Year End Review between anime and manga. So for part 1 we're joined by LumRanmaYasha and Colton from the Manga Mavericks podcast to talk about our top anime of 2019!!! Go listen to the Manga Mavericks podcast! Follow LumRanmaYasha and Colton! 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: "Rock the Panet" by Stephanie from Urusei Yatsura, Opening, Introductions 00:01:57 - Colton explains his manga/anime origins with Dragon Ball Z on Toonami leading him to pick up the English edition of Weekly Shonen Jump 00:11:27 - Lum got into anime when he started watching Dragon Ball GT as it ended 00:16:55 - We discuss the positives of Dragon Ball GT against it's negative reputation 00:19:48 - We get into a lengthy discussion about Dragon Ball Super 00:29:35 - Colton talks about the multitude of podcast projects that eventually led him to the funny coincidence of starting Manga Mavericks with Lum 00:39:52 - We commiserate on the amount of work it takes to make a podcast 00:44:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 2019 Year End News and Manga Review, we'll be presenting Top 3 lists for manga and discussing the news from 2019 00:44:50 - Main Segment Anime of 2019: Transition Song: "Wo Ai Ni" by Hitomi Takahashi x BEAT CRUSADERS from Gintama, we share our best & worst anime of 2019, Including: 00:45:51 - Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ 00:52:07 - Mob Pyscho 100 II 00:56:38 - The Promised Neverland 01:09:02 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 01:16:38 - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 01:23:04 - Fire Force 01:30:21 - Sarazanmai 01:32:32 - PSYCHO-PASS 3 01:39:01 - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet 01:46:21 - Weathering With You 01:54:56 - Promare 01:59:47 - Stars Align 02:02:03 - ASTRA LOST IN SPACE 02:03:23 - Carole & Tuesday 02:05:12 - Dororo 02:06:50 - How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? 02:09:10 - Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life 02:10:10 - My Roommate is a Cat 02:11:16 - BEASTARS 02:13:36 - Dragon Ball Super: Broly 02:15:03 - Black Clover 02:21:24 - We Never Learn: BOKUBEN 02:24:44 - Pokémon 02:28:23 - LUPIN THE 3rd PART 5 02:33:40 - ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? 02:34:35 - Fruits Basket 02:36:40 - Hi Score Girl II 02:38:08 - One Punch Man Season 2 02:43:09 - If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord 02:44:12 - ​SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac 02:45:47 - Saga of Tanya the Evil - the Movie - 02:47:06 - Gundam Reconguista in G Movie Part 1: Go, Core Fighter 02:52:40 - KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!- Legend of Crimson 02:57:22 - Thanking Lum and Colton for joining us, sharing where to find them and the Manga Mavericks podcast and patreon 03:01:00 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 2019 Year End News & Manga Review, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We're launching a new episode where our new host Morgana will read her way through some of Manga Machinations favorites! It'll be Morgana's first time reading through these manga and we're excited to hear what she thinks! She'll be checking out Vinland Saga, Golden Kamuy, and Shojo FIGHT!!!! 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: "Reimei" by Sayuri x MY FIRST STORY from Golden Kamuy, Opening, Introductions, Seamus in absentia, Counting the days to Christmas 00:02:53 - Listener Emails: Discussing dynamic style over visible readability in Tokyo Ghoul 00:09:02 - Sharing our experiences with fighting games 00:13:58 - Talking about things we're happy that are ending and what we're looking forward to in 2020 00:17:48 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana knows Darfox and dakazu are excited that she's read BEASTARS volume 4 00:24:06 - Thanking @kpossibles​ for their suggestion to cover BL in a future Triple Dip episode 00:25:33 - dakazu is concerned with the narrative that gender is linked to sexual attraction in Kojinsa Arimasu 00:36:45 - News: New publishing imprint BDP launching a Kickstarter for their first book Magician A by Natsuko Ishitsuyo 00:41:42 - Warner Brothers have removed the live-action Akira film from their schedule 00:52:08 - Interview of Tatsuya Moriyama from Kodansha Overseas Licensing Department breaks down international manga sales 00:58:39 - Comics Beat's The 100 Best Comics of the Decade list includes a few manga choices 01:06:34 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 2019 Year End Review with Manga Mavericks, we'll be presenting our Top 3 lists for anime from 2019 01:07:27 - Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: Morgana's Manga Makeup, Transition Song: "MUKANJYO" by Survive Said The Prophet from Vinland Saga, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, Including: 01:09:11 - Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda 01:13:52 - Morgana explains how she rates books on Goodreads 01:32:21 - Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura 01:47:38 - Shojo FIGHT! by Yoko Nihonbashi 02:12:11 - dakazu was annoyed with the misalignment of 2-page spreads and the abundance of cursing in the digital edition by Kodansha 02:18:37 - We discuss giving and receiving recommendations for manga that aren't personally for us 02:21:07 - Morgana picks her favorite out of the 3 series she read 02:24:50 - Next Week's Topic: 2019 Year End Review Anime, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu has gone back to watch everything Psycho-Pass and talks about the brilliant job Psycho-Pass 3 does to reboot the series. Then it's time for Darfox to revisits MANGA Plus and check out the new titles! Get his impressions on The Vertical World, SPY x FAMILY, East, Into The Night, 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:01:54 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu loved learning camping tips in Futari Solo Camp 00:05:54 - *SPOILERS* dakazu gives his impressions about Psycho-Pass & Psycho-Pass 2 and talks about why he loves Psycho-Pass 3 00:21:37 - News: BEASTARS was included on Comics Beat's The Best Comics of 2019 list 00:22:55 - BEASTARS gets a stage adaptation 00:24:00 - Sony's PS4 Lineup Music Video Winter Mix was filled with plagiarized animation 00:31:52 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Morgana's Manga Makeup, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura, Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda, and Shojo FIGHT! by Yoko Nihonbashi 00:33:05 - Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: MANGA Plus 2, Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN from Run with the Wind, we talk about 11 new manga available through MANGA Plus, Including: 00:34:04 - 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess by Robinson Haruhara & Hirakei 00:38:44 - The Vertical World by Kuu Tanaka 00:43:02 - SPY x Family by Tatsuya Endo 00:47:53 - Moon Land by Sai Yamagishi 00:53:25 - Hina Change by Gaku Kajikawa *SPOILERS* 01:00:51 - HEART GEAR by Tsuyoshi Takaki 01:06:11 - Dricam!! by Yu Chiba 01:08:58 - East, Into The Night by ANGYAMAN *SPOILERS* 01:15:26 - Dear Sa-chan by Iori Asaga 01:20:08 - Curtain's up, I'm off by Akitaka Imakoshi 01:24:38 - Arata Primal: The New Primitive by Katsutoshi Murase & Daisuke Oikawa 01:29:54 - Darfox picks his favorite titles 01:32:50 - Next Week's Topic: Vinland Saga & Golden Kamuy & Shojo FIGHT!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we launch our new format called Fantasy Magazine! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu have all drafted non-licensed or out-of-print series to create their ultimate horror-themed manga magazine! Listen in as we present our picks of Petshop of Horrors, Dai Dark, and Jisatsutou and then debate whether or not they fall under the category of horror!!! 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: "Akuma-kun" by Koorogi '73 & WILD CATS from Akuma-kun, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Working retail on Black Fridays 00:02:13 - Reminder to listen to us guest on the BEASTARS episode of Manga Mavericks 00:02:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu talks about the end of Silver Spoon along with Hiromu Arakawa's family medical issues 00:05:24 - The true story of 8-nengoshi no Hanayome: Kiseki no Jitsuwa made dakazu cry 00:09:10 - dakazu was surprised Jiro Taniguchi made a sci-fi manga called Chikyu Hyokai Jiki 00:10:59 - The normalization of aggressive romantic pursuits in Ase to Sekken bothered dakazu 00:17:46 - dakazu was really impressed with how Stars Align approached it's narrative for an x-gender character and trans man character 00:21:10 - dakazu questions some of the drug abuse scenarios raised in Matorism 00:32:01 - News: Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs clarifies what constitutes illegal downloads of manga 00:35:46 - Takehiko Inoue's PLUS/SLAM DUNK ILLUSTRATIONS 2 will not include any new story for SLAM DUNK 00:41:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will revisit Shueisha's Manga Plus app to checkout their newer titles 00:42:19 - Main Segment Fantasy Magazine - Horror, Transition Song: "Jikuu Ryokou" by LEGOLGEL from Petshop of Horrors, We will pick unlicensed and defunct manga to create our ideal horror manga magazine 00:44:59 - Darfox starts off with the psychological drama Homunculous by Hideo Yamamoto 00:45:34 - Darfox picks the campy B-movie gorefest Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw by Rei Mikamoto 00:47:35 - Darfox picks the giant creepy monster filled Hakaijuu by Shingo Honda 00:50:13 - Darfox picks God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand by Kazuo Umezu based on a single panel he saw 00:53:32 - Pale faces in the shadows scare Darfox so he picks Fuan no Tane by Masaaki Nakayama 00:55:39 - Darfox and dakazu get into a debate whether Jisatsutou by Kouji Mori can be considered a horror manga 01:02:11 - Darfox picks the surreal society with revenge enforcers title Freesia by Jiro Matsumoto 01:05:17 - We discuss our own various experiences with horror and what aspects of horror effect us 01:15:56 - dakazu is surprised Darfox didn't pick Misu Misou by Rensuke Oshikiri 01:16:41 - Morgana starts with one of her favorite series Petshop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino 01:19:45 - Morgana is all about a demonic baby seeking revenge in Hell Baby by Hideshi Hino 01:21:48 - Morgana is curious about various circus freaks in Circus Kitan by Hideshi Hino 01:25:22 - Morgana's pick Cat Eyed Boy by Kazuo Umezu is disqualified because it's licensed by VIZ 01:26:45 - Morgana wants to bring over the light novel based Psychic Detective Yakumo by Manabu Kaminaga & Ritsu Miyako & Suzuka Oda 01:29:46 - Morgana picks another bug eyed child series called Presents by Kanako Inuki 01:32:13 - Morgana goes with the cute and creepy black cat manga Kuro by somato 01:35:13 - dakazu 100% agrees with Morgana's final pick Ushio to Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita 01:38:34 - dakazu picks Q Hayashia's new sci-fi horror series Dai Dark 01:42:35 - dakazu picks the trashy but creepy vampire monster series Higanjima by Kouji Matsumoto 01:47:37 - dakazu picks the endless horror of survivors hunted by monkey men in Monkey Peak by Kouji Shinasaki & Akihiro Kumeta 01:49:47 - Underwater depths lead to cosmic horror and insanity in dakazu's pick 6000 by Nokuto Koike 01:51:07 - dakazu picks the beautifully drawn body horror of battling vampire familiars in Shigahime by Hirohisa Satou 01:52:11 - dakazu plans to cash in with Parasyte Reversi by Moare Ohta 01:53:24 - dakazu rounds out his picks with the comedic horror Derodero by Rensuke Oshikiri 01:56:37 - dakazu runs through some backup picks he had like Shigurui by Takayuki Yamaguchi, 14-sai by Kazuo Umezu, Akuma-kun by Shigeru Mizuki, and Terror Night by Takashi Tsukimi 01:59:42 - We discuss taking all our picks to make a super sized horror magazine 02:03:16 - Next Week's Topic: Darfox Dabbles, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Morgana loves the wholesome Nicola Traveling Around the Demons' World while dakazu reads Nagata Kabi's newest book and absolutely hates the illogical Kunihachibu. We also discuss updates to piracy litigation and Japanese censorship laws. Finally, we dive into Kazuhiro Fujita's historical ghost story about the Man in Grey and Florence Nightingale in The Ghost and the Lady!!! 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: "Gekkou" by BUMP OF CHICKEN from Karakuri Circus, Opening, Introductions, 00:01:07 - The BEASTARS episode of Manga Mavericks is finally out, a Manga Machinations sitcom pitch 00:02:29 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana is in love with the all-ages story of friendly demons in Nicola Traveling Around the Demons' World 00:07:31 - *SPOILERS* Morgana and dakazu cry while reading the end of Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare 00:12:20 - *SPOILERS* Darfox compares the tight narrative of Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare to the questionable stance on discrimination found in Blue Flag 00:21:51 - dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi's newest book Genjitsu Touhi shitetara Boroboro ni natta Hanashi 00:25:49 - dakazu gives some teasers for Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns and Tokyo Tarareba Girls Season 2 00:35:38 - Kekkai no Noah is a horror manga about a cruise ship filled with vampires and their unknowing human prey 00:37:50 - dakazu thinks a remote village full of cannibals in Gannibal is terrifying 00:41:19 - There's a lot of modern conflict and political commentary to be interpreted in Senshi ni Ai wo 00:48:05- dakazu disliked the old yaoi troupes of Fumi Yoshinaga's Solfege and Fumi Yoshinaga's: Lovers in the Night but loved Antique Bakery 00:53:31 - Morgana talks about Not Love But Delicious Foods and the Japanese stigma against women who enjoy eating 00:56:50 - The illogical premise of Kunihachibu makes dakazu rage 01:06:01 - News: MR Comics have taken down their app in the Apple and Google Play stores but it can still be found elsewhere 01:09:49 - Manga leech site Haruka Ume no Ato to pay 1.6 million in damages to Kodansha 01:18:16 - Launch of new manga subscription service Manga Planet 01:27:26 - Upcoming releases by Square Enix Manga and Books include Hi Score Girl, A Man and His Cat, Beauty and the Feast, and My Dress-Up Doll 01:33:14 - Rensuke Oshikiri will be doing a sequel series to Hi Score Girl called Hi Score Girl Dash 01:36:05 - Carlsen Manga will be releasing a German edition of Blue Giant Supreme and skip over the prequel series Blue Giant 01:42:19 - A movement to remove Japanese pornography censorship meets opposition over 2D shota and lolita hentai 01:58:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Fantasy Magazine: Horror, a new podcast format where each of the hosts will draft picks to create their ideal Horror themed manga magazine 02:01:21 - Main Segment One Shot: The Ghost and the Lady, Transition Song: "Mazeruna Kiken" by Kinniku Shōjo Tai from Ushio to Tora, we review Kazuhiro Fujita's story about the Man in Grey and Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War 02:02:50 - Morgana is thrilled to learn that Kazuhiro Fujita is the same manga artist behind Ushio to Tora 02:05:05 - We discuss Fujita's unique drawing process that skips over sketching and goes directly to inking 02:08:49 - dakazu recognizes a lot of Fujita trademarks of horrific monster designs, dynamic action scenes, and distinct otherworldly eyes in this manga 02:12:19 - We praises Fujita for the relationship between Florence Nightingale and the Man in Grey 02:17:31 - We lament the lack of availability for Fujita's other book in the Black Museum series, Springald 02:19:48 - dakazu is not a fan of Fujita's current series Sobotei Kowasubeshi 02:20:40 - dakazu runs down the list of famous manga artists who worked as Fujita's assistants like Nobuyuki Anzai, Makoto Raiku, and Kazurou Inoue 02:23:02 - dakazu recounts Kazuhiro Fujita's appearances as a character in Semai Sekai no Identity and Hoeyo Pen 02:27:14 - We discuss Zack Davisson's use of Victorian era dialogue 02:28:47 - We comment on the real historical figures that are utilized as characters in The Ghost and the Lady 02:30:06 - We discuss the design of Monsieur Black and other minstrel and blackface looking African characters in manga 02:33:16 - Morgana shares her distaste for the abundance of scenes showing a naked Nightingale being subjected to violence 02:40:52 - We discuss how the relationship between Grey and Nightingale ends 02:44:52 - We give our final thoughts on the manga 02:47:46 - Discussing sappy melodrama leads us on a tangent about Naruto 02:50:26 - Next Week's Topic: Fantasy Magazine: Horror, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wis

Welcome to New Chapter Check-in where dakazu and Darfox8 will be talking full spoilers about the newest story arcs for popular manga every month! Our inaugural episode will cover Black Clover, Haikyu!!, My Hero Academia, and more!!! Also bonus discussion about Death Stranding! 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: "RiGHT NOW" by EMPIRE from Black Clover, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, bonus Death Stranding discussion at the end of the episode 00:03:03 - News: DENPA LLC has licensed The Men Who Created "Gundam", Baby Bear's Bakery, and Lil' Leo 00:05:41 - Kodansha has licensed Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan, and Ex-Enthusiasts: Motokare Mania 00:08:57 - MEGALOBOX is getting a 2nd season 00:11:10 - Stars Align have issued a statement and credited the 2 dancers they took dance choreography from 00:13:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on The Ghost and the Lady, we will review Kazuhiro Fujita's Victorian era horror action series 00:14:43 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Transition Song: "Polaris" by BLUE ENCOUNT from My Hero Academia, We will be doing a *FULL SPOILER* discussion on the newest story arcs of popular manga 00:15:27 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 00:26:46 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge 00:31:34 - Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate 00:37:46 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 00:43:19 - The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu 00:48:03 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 00:53:19 - dakazu gives a quick rundown on the state of Double Taisei, Beast Children, Tokyo Shinobi Squad, Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, and Mission: Yozakura Family 00:56:48 - Next Week's Topic: The Ghost and the Lady, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster 00:58:44 - dakazu and Darfox discuss everything about Death Stranding, from the reviews, their impressions, the overbearing storytelling, and problematic female characters from Hideo Kojima games

We're joined by a very special guest this week! Anne Lee from Shojo Power! is here to talk about her love of Sailor Moon, geek out about Takarazuka Revue, ask us about translating onomatopoeias, and tell us about feminists of Taisho Era Japan!!! Follow Anne Lee! https://twitter.com/ShojoPower https://shojopower.com/ https://www.instagram.com/shojopower/ https://www.facebook.com/Shojo-Power-545398795521757/ Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "Sailor Star Song" by Kae Hanazawa from Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:03:06 - Learning about Anne's origins in anime/manga fandom 00:07:59 - Anne gives us her hot take on Sailor Moon Crystal 00:10:14 - Anne explains how volunteering for an ESL class in college led her to teach English in Japan 00:14:10 - After giving a panel about Sailor Moon and feminism Anne decided to create her blog Shojo Power! 00:16:12 - Anne tells us about Takarazuka Revue and the various Sailor Moon musicals 00:23:26 - We discuss why manga musicals aren't made available for the International market 00:26:23 - Anne shares her experience seeing the 2019 Sailor Moon Musical in New York 00:30:31 - Morgana tells Anne about what manga she recommended to girls while working at Comicopia 00:34:41 - dakazu asks Anne about her thoughts on problematic elements in Japanese manga & anime such as lolicon 00:44:28 - dakazu is concerned about the ramifications of Japanese brothels that cater to train molestation fantasies 00:50:09 - Anne shares her thoughts on the perception that Sailor Guardians are sexy 00:58:04 - Anne points out the existence of the Sailor Moon branded condom 00:59:18 - Anne gives some thoughts about why Sailor Moon is finally getting a digital release 01:01:58 - Anne gives her recommendation on how to get into Sailor Moon for the first time 01:05:42 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite manga series 01:06:41 - Main Segment Sailor Moon Translations & Taisho Era Feminists, Transition Song: "Rashiku Ikimasho" by Miyuki Kajitani from Sailor Moon SuperS, We discuss translations and learn about feminists from the Taisho Era of Japan 01:07:34 - Anne explains the various translations the Sailor Moon manga has gone through 01:10:48 - Anne asks the hosts for their preferences on translating sound effects and onomatopoeias 01:20:24 - We discuss the use of honorifics in English translations 01:23:50 - Morgana hated renaming characters with English names in Yo-kai Watch 01:29:26 - Darfox brings up the different character names used in the Spanish dub of Sailor Moon 01:32:58 - Darfox comments on how hilarious Minako was in the 90′s anime 01:35:13 - Searching for Japanese feminism led Anne to learn about Raicho Hiratsuku 01:43:17 - We discuss the relevance of Raicho's motivations for women's rights with the current discourse about no female editors working at Weekly Shonen Jump 01:48:44 - Anne shares a story about Beate Sirota Gordon writing the women's rights section of the new Japanese constitution in 1946 01:56:07 - Anne shares a list of books about Japanese feminism 01:59:00 - We thank Anne for joining us, Next Week's Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Due to technical difficulties we were unable to record the planned Guest Gaiden with Anne Lee this week. So instead Morgana, Darfox, and dakazu do a prolonged Whatcha Been Reading section to talk lots about Chainsaw Man, The Pits of Hell, Yasuko to Kenji, Shiyakusho, and other manga!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "Flyers" by BRADIO from Death Parade, Opening, Introductions, Technical Difficulities 00:01:47 - New update to our Manga Mavericks guest appearance episode on BEASTARS 00:02:44 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Darfox likes the potential in the newest villain of Chainsaw Man 00:16:11 - Morgana did not like The Pits of Hell but saw it's significance as a piece of alternative manga history 00:32:34 - Darfox brings up I am a Hero as an prime example of a series with a frustrated men narrative 00:35:42 - The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television is a graphic biography about Rod Serling's career that Morgana loved 00:48:56 - *SPOILERS* Unfortunately O Maidens in Your Savage Season never becomes a meaningful exploration of adolescent female sexuality 00:59:19 - *SPOILERS* dakazu finished Gunjou and was enamored with the antagonist relationship between the wife and the lesbian until the bitter end 01:07:39 - dakazu knew he would love Yasuko to Kenji because it's done by the artist of My Love Story!! 01:12:17 - Shiyakusho is about the a death ministry that processes the recently deceased and it gave dakazu severe anxiety 01:17:13 - Bureaucracy tied with the afterlife reminds Darfox of Death Parade 01:19:37 - Darfox and Morgana share personal stories about death and it gives dakazu anxiety 01:23:26 - News: After endless delays Udon Entertainment will finally be releasing The Rose of Versailles in January of 2020 01:27:07 - Next Week's Topic: Sailor Moon translations & Taisho-era feminists with Anne Lee, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Happy Halloween everyone! This week Seamus continues his quest to catch up on Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Morgana enjoys Jujutsu Kaisen, and dakazu reads a heartwarming epilogue for Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita! Then we get spooky with H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories by Gou Tanabe!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Pronouncing last names, Halloween and fireworks, Introductions, Social Media 00:04:39 - Update to our Manga Mavericks guest appearance, Morgana was a guest on their 100th episode 00:05:57 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus continues to read more Ooku: The Inner Chambers to keep our podcast from ending 00:11:41 - We discuss the importance of readability in text and font choices 00:13:59 - *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu compare the use of immortality in the current arc of To Your Eternity to respawning in video games 00:18:43 - Seamus had dropped The Ancient Magus' Bride but plans to start reading The Girl from the Other Side 00:20:30 - Darfox and Morgana talk about the Japanese manga magazines they got from dakazu 00:29:21 - Darfox was surprised that he didn't see any incomplete manga in his Japanese magazines 00:32:12 - Darfox would totally eat the Ultimate Muscle double burger featured on the Shonen Jump bar menu he got 00:33:32 - dakazu is posting photos from his Japan trip in the Manga Machinations Discord server 00:35:15 - Morgana continues to love Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey 00:36:21 - Jujutsu Kaisen's protagonist appealed to Morgana's attachment for characters with 2 souls in one body 00:42:03 - We compare Jujutsu Kaisen to Chainsaw Man 00:46:22 - dakazu has been waiting to talk with Morgana about the best girl from BEASTARS 00:51:00 - dakazu is overjoyed to find out Pesuyama Poppy has been getting the help and support they need in a bonus epilogue to Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita 00:56:55 - Darfox shares his conflicting feelings about reading tell-all autobiographical manga because of the effect they have on the creators themselves 01:02:12 - dakazu finishes Fumi Fumiko's semi-autobiographical Ai to Noroi and it breaks his heart 01:06:54 - dakazu finished Monkey Peak and looks forward to reading the sequel Monkey Circle 01:08:29 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed LOVE ON THE OTHER SIDE - A NAGABE SHORT STORY COLLECTION 01:13:22 - Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 will be a 3D animated series premiering on Netflix in 2020 01:14:56 - We praise the Netflix Castlevania anime and get sidetracked with horrible American cover art 01:19:43 - Uramichi Oniisan will be getting an anime adaptation 01:21:29 - Controversy over 2 dancers claiming their choreography was used without permission for the Ending of Stars Align 01:27:47 - dakazu is convinced a soundtrack in Stars Align is copying a part from the main theme from Yuri!! on Ice 01:32:24 - Hideo Azuma, creator of Disappearance Diary, has passed away at age 69 01:33:49 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden with Anne Lee, we'll be joined by the founder of Shojo Power!, Anne Lee, to talk about various Sailor Moon translations and Taisho-era feminists 01:35:16 - Main Segment One Shot: H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories, Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN from Run with the Wind, we review Gou Tanabe's manga adaptions of H.P. Lovecraft works 01:36:31 - Morgana explains why she doesn't prefer H.P. Lovecraft's brand of horror 01:39.27 - Morgana noticed that Tanabe lifted his design of the Necronomicon right out of Evil Dead 01:40:35 - We discuss Lovecraft's cosmic horror and it's influence to games like Bloodborne and similarity to manga like Uzumaki 01:41:58 - We praise Tanabe's monster designs but want more of them, dakazu points out how Tanabe's other adaptations like At the Mountains of Madness include a lot more scenes of different creatures 01:45:13 - Seamus enjoyed The Temple because he's reading Moby Dick so Morgana suggest an expensive version by Evan Dahm 01:48:34 - Darfox thought the characters from The Temple and The Hound were pretty despicable 01:51:25 - We agree that the facial expressions by Tanabe felt lacking 01:56:21 - Because dakazu first read this book in Japanese, he was shocked with the English version as it incorporated Lovecraft's original text 02:00:45 - We discuss the symbolism behind the hidden race in The Nameless City 02:03:23 - We talk how Lovecraft's politics might have influenced his horror themes and how those themes changed the horror medium 02:04:23 - Seamus points out the relationship betwee

Miki's Stopwatch returns to join us for another episode of Anime Interlude! We discuss our favorite series from the summer 2019 season and our impressions of new anime from fall 2019. Also dakazu won't shut up about his man-crush Kenjiro Tsuda!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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 Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Inferno" by Mrs. GREEN APPLE from Fire Force, Opening, Introductions, Older and younger sisters 00:02:14 - Miki has been analyzing Studio Ghibli movies on the Nausicaäst 00:04:24 - Miki talks about his future project to figure out the best anime of 2010′s with his brother 00:06:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu gives some clarification on why they play the Astro Boy theme at the Takadanobaba train station 00:08:21 - Miki loves the small town community in Barakamon 00:14:07 - Miki realizes Yona of the Dawn is still heavily inspired by Japanese Role Playing Games 00:18:08 - News: Production on Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop has been delayed after John Cho was injured on set 00:21:39 - Nagata Kabi's new manga will be coming out on Nov. 7th 2019 00:25:39 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound & Other Stories, we will review Gou Tanabe's manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft 00:26:44 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: "Good Morning World" by BURNOUT SYNDROMES from Dr. STONE, We review anime from the 2019 summer season and discuss anime from the upcoming 2019 fall season 00:28:18 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season 00:36:33 - Are You Lost? 00:39:11 - Fruits Basket 00:40:38 - Fire Force 00:43:03 - Vinland Saga 00:46:28 - Cop Craft 00:51:17 - Carole & Tuesday 00:54:35 - Astra Lost in Space 00:56:55 - Dr. STONE 00:58:07 - Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Season 2 01:00:59 - Miki explains why you should watch Chihayafuru 01:02:58 - Darfox is apprehensive about PSYCHO-PASS 3 01:04:57 - BEASTARS 01:25:40 - Blade of the Immortal 01:31:03 - Africa Salaryman 01:34:52 - Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit 01:37:59 - Kemono Michi: Rise Up 01:43:52 - ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? 01:48:37 - Stars Align 01:50:51 - Ahiru no Sora 01:55:50 - We Never Learn: BOKUBEN Season 2 01:57:03 - My Hero Academia Season 4 02:00:10 - Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life 02:01:39 - Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 02:06:36 - Miki gives a quick rundown on other fall 2019 shows 02:08:53 - True Cooking Master Boy 02:09:58 - No Guns Life 02:13:30 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound & Other Stories, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode a very jet-lagged and lethargic dakazu has returned to talk about his vacation to Japan! dakazu rambles on about disposable manga magazines, Japanese bathrooms, going to the Shonen Jump bar, and the aggressive animals at the famous Nara deer park by the Great Buddha Hall!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Super Typhoons, Introductions, Social Media 00:02:22 - Tables falling over, Wrestle talk, Forgetting Rail Passes 00:05:19 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu talks about the disposable nature of the manga magazines 00:09:41 - dakazu loved Paru Itagaki's short stories about her family in Paruno Gurafiti 00:13:08 - dakazu talks about his experience in Akihabara buying the newest volume of BEASTARS that came with a bonus illustration 00:16:29 - dakazu loves Japanese Netflix and gives his impressions of the BEASTARS anime 00:21:19 - Darfox asks dakazu about his experience with used book stores in Japan 00:25:25 - dakazu explains to Darfox what he was eating on a train ride to Kōchi 00:30:06 - dakazu saw a Yamanote Line train car covered with ads for Hajime no Ippo 00:33:36 - dakazu was excited to get his hands on Rene Hoshino's Africa Shonen ga Nippon de Sodatta Kekka 00:35:16 - dakazu rants about the pros and cons of Japanese bathrooms and toilets 00:42:48 - dakazu read more Metamorphose no Engawa at a manga cafe 00:43:22 - dakazu and his wife went to the Shonen Jump bar and got a special Kimagure Orange Road menu item 00:50:30 - Darfox wants to know if dakazu had any issues with his silent cellphone camera 00:53:22 - dakazu got assaulted by some deer while he visited the Great Buddha Hall in Nara 00:56:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude where we'll be discussing the past Summer 2019 season of anime and some of our early impressions for Fall 2019 00:58:48 - Next Week's Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Our regular host dakazu is away this week so it's up to darfox8, Seamus, and Morgana to do a One Shot on Fumi Yoshinaga's All My Darling Daughters Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "Kaerimichi" ("The Way Back Home") by OAU from What Did You Eat Yesterday Live Action Drama Opening, Introductions. 00:03:00 - Listener E-Mails! Conversations about Japan, Book Store/Comic Shop Retail, Speculator Markets. 00:17:13 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song Yu Yu Hakusho OST "Kuwabara's Theme", Seamus talks about Outdoors by Yuichi Yokoyama. 00:23:26 - darfox8 talks about Tom King's Mister Miracle. 00:49:44 - Main Seg- oops News!: New Licenses from Viz! Maison Ikkoku, Ping Pong, Mujirushi: The Signs of Dreams 01:02:08 - Funimation is localizing the Yu Yu Hakuso OVAs. 01:10:19 - Main Segment One Shot: All My Darling Daughters by Fumi Yoshinaga, Transition Song "i o you" by Friends from What Did You Eat Yesterday Live Action Drama Ending, the crew gives their experience and familiarity with Fumi Yoshinaga. 01:21:00 - We describe the anthology set up of the series and attempt to find connective themes between the story. 01:42:15 - We dive deep into the last chapter and Morgana gets personal with her own experiences. 02:01:36 - Social Media Rundown and Goodbyes, Sign Off Song, "Day Dream Generation" from Yu Yu Hakusho OST

On this episode as we have a great time discussing Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Erased, O Maidens in Your Savage Season for another Triple Dip episode!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "Re:Re:" by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION from Erased, Opening, Introductions, Listening to podcasts at half speed 00:03:27 - Announcement about being guests on the Manga Mavericks podcast to discuss BEASTARS 00:04:34 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu found the perfect manga for Morgana with Majo wa Mioji kara 00:09:25 - dakazu loved the friendship between a 75 year-old woman and a 15 year-old girl over BL manga in Metamorphose no Engawa 00:11:31 - dakazu compares the horror manga Mother Ghoul to Lord of the Flies 00:16:24 - *SPOILERS* dakazu was creeped out by Ogeha because of the child kidnapping and confinement themes 00:20:35 - *SPOILERS* dakazu finished Ginga no Shinanai Kodomotachi e and talks about the fate of it's 2 immortal children 00:25:57 - News: Akiko Higashimura starts Tokyo Tarareba Musume Season 2 00:29:24 - Kodansha will be hosting a wine salon event in California for The Drops of God wine manga 00:32:10 - 13 volumes of Golgo 13 are now available digitally through VIZ 00:36:41 - Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kadokawa, and Kodansha release a joint statement with Japan Mangaka Association to work against manga piracy 00:43:47 - Darfox and Morgana discuss the state of Marvel and DC comics industry 00:54:16 - dakazu has a rant on the newest trailer for the BEASTARS anime 01:02:39 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on All My Darling Daughters, we will review Fumi Yoshinaga's single volume drama 01:05:43 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Erased/Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare/O Maidens in Your Savage Season, Transition Song: "Otome domo yo" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks from O Maidens in Your Savage Season, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd keep reading it before picking our favorite of the three 01:06:42 - Erased by Kei Sanbe 01:25:44 - *SPOILERS* for Erased 01:35:24 - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani 01:55:07 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season by Mari Okada & Nao Emoto 02:13:02 - *SPOILERS* for O Maidens in Your Savage Season 02:16:38 - We pick our favorite manga out of the 3 manga 02:18:43 - Next Week's Topic: All My Darling Daughters, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Darfox explains why he didn't finish the graphic novel Lighter Than My Shadow, Seamus catches up on more To Your Eternity, and dakazu enjoyed the colorful web manga Mousou Telepathy! Then our hosts discuss themes of rural romanticism with the anime film A Letter to Momo!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "Uruwashi Mahoroba ~Utsukushiki Basho~" by Yuko Hara from A Letter to Momo, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:01:07 - Listener Emails: Discussion on the popularity of scanlations leading to official English publications 00:10:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox didn't finish Katie Green's graphic memoir about eating disorders, Lighter Than My Shadow 00:18:12 - *SPOILERS* Seamus is almost caught up on To Your Eternity 00:23:29 - Rereading the beginning of Vinland Saga got Seamus to make some predictions about where the current story will be headed 00:28:21 - dakazu really loved the web manga Mousou Telepathy for it's use of color and cute character designs 00:30:22 - Bateribaisu - Ningen Denchi to Suna no Kyozou is a stylishly drawn sci-fi story about rebels fighting against nobles who control them in a world where human harness their own electricity to power weapons and pilot colossal robots 00:33:38 - dakazu is happy to have finally finished Soul Catchers since it jumped serializations between different magazines 00:38:09 - News: BEASTARS creator Paru Itagaki revealed to be the daughter of Baki series creator Keisuke Itagaki 00:46:56 - Japanese publishers Shueisha, Kodansha, Kadokawa, and Shogakugan filed lawsuits against several U.S.-hosted manga pirate websites 00:52:05 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani, Erased by Kei Sanbe, and O Maidens in Your Savage Season by Mari Okada & Nao Emoto 00:53:35 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: A Letter to Momo, Transition Song: "Kigatsukeba, Tomodachi" by Mina Kubota from A Letter to Momo, we review the 2011 anime film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura 00:55:31 - We can't help but compare A Letter to Momo to My Neighbor Totoro 00:58:01 - Seamus notes that this movie fits into a genre of stories that romanticize the simple country lifestyle 01:00:39 - Darfox makes comparisons with the similarly themed Wolf Children 01:01:57 - We ponder what Japanese audiences think of these rural romanticism stories 01:03:51 - We agree that jumping off bridgesr is very dangerous 01:05:10 - We discuss the designs of three guardians and how they are portrayed as mischievous creatures commonly found in Japanese folklore 01:08:33 - We praise the great looking and realistic facial expressions 01:09:39 - We debate whether we would recommend this movie over other family anime movies 01:10:41 - Stories that focus on reconciling with the deceased are too common in Irish plays Seamus has seen 01:11:48 - Seamus recommends the movie Our Little Sister which did a better job at handling the similar themes 01:14:01 - Next Week's Topic: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare & Erased & O Maidens in Your Savage Season , Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Come join us as we celebrate 5 years of podcasting! dakazu's made a top 5 list of the most bizarre/interesting manga he's ever talked about and we take a look back at one of our first Retrospectives ever, Parasyte! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "Let Me Hear" by Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas from Parasyte -the maxim-, Opening, Reflecting on 5 years, Introductions 00:02:09 - To celebrate 5 years dakazu picked the top 5 most bizarre/interesting manga he's ever talked about 00:03:23 - dakazu starts his list with the ghost writer scandal from Kirby of the Stars 00:07:26 - Joshi Kouhei was divisive for it's unique story telling and over-the-top fan service 00:11:37 - dakazu recalls amazing behind-the-scenes reveals from ex-porn star Nayuka Mine's memoir Sexy Joyuu-chan – Girigiri Mosaic 00:14:12 - Morgana has A LOT of question about dakazu's #2 choice SXMCN 00:16:46 - X-Power Yojigen Nikutai Shinka might not even classify as an actual manga and might be an advertisement for a scam but it tops dakazu's list 00:27:35 - We discuss the Japanese cultural reverence of Oda Nobunaga 00:30:42 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion for A Letter to Momo, we'll be reviewing Hiroyuki Okiura's 2011 anime drama 00:32:31 - Main Segment Retrospective Redux: Parasyte, Transition Song: "IT'S THE RIGHT TIME" by Daichi Miura from Parasyte -the maxim-, we revisit Hitoshi Iwaaki's classic horror series about a boy getting infected by an alien organism that replaces his right arm 00:34:12 - After reading Parasyte for the first time Morgana expresses her disappointment with the female characters being mostly plot devices 00:38:18 - We discuss Migi's abrupt change in relationship with Shinichi towards the end of the series 00:39:55 - Morgana really liked Shinichi because he reminded her of Yusuke from Yu Yu Hakusho 00:41:55 - Morgana talks about the fascinating logic the parasytes have that conflict with human morals 00:43:52 - We discuss the horrors of human nature that happens at battle between the army and parasytes at the municipal building 00:45:51 - An exploration of moral choices weren't what Morgana expected to read about in Parasyte 00:48:34 - Morgana was surprised Shinichi was able to keep Migi a secret throughout most of the series 00:50:04 - We comment on how the series ends without any focus on the parasytes 00:52:55 - We explain how the certain plot points had be contrived with the modernization of the anime 00:55:31 - After rereading Seamus thought many character arcs reflected the growth of a child 00:57:29 - Old lady Mitsuyo and small town girl Makiko were female characters we really liked 00:58:53 - Morgana wished the series explained the origin of the parasytes 01:01:11 - After rereading Darfox noticed the repetitive pattern of female character deaths throughout the series 01:04:10 - Now Darfox has stronger feelings towards the philosophical questions about overpopulation raised in Parasyte 01:07:53 - We discuss the influence of Japanese culture that impacted the way the government reacted to the existence of parasytes 01:12:18 - We appreciate that despite it's serious story Parasyte had a lot of comedic moments 01:16:12 - We explore the varied personalities of the different parasytes throughout the series 01:17:15 - Morgana is confused why the story abruptly stops following Yuko after her run in with the Shimada parasyte 01:18:17 - dakazu talks about the various Parasyte spin-offs stories from Neo Parasyte Volume f, Neo Parasyte Volume m, Parasyte Reversi, and Neo Kiseijuu f 01:24:38 - We discuss the reluctance of exploring older manga and anime in Western audiences 01:26:58 - Darfox comments on the realistic portrayal of violence in Parasyte 01:27:59 - Iwaaki gave thoughtful responses to reader questions but also admitted to cutting his finger with a knife 01:29:21 - dakazu praises Iwaaki for his creative process that led him to end Parasyte despite it's popularity 01:32:16 - During the original retrospectives Seamus made correct predictions about what would happen in the story 01:34:46 - dakazu recalls the existence of a hentai doujinshi shipping Uda with Tamura Reiko 01:39:18 - We praise Iwaaki's use of different techniques to make a wide range of art 01:43:27 - Morgana liked how Migi and Shinichi would take time to strategize 01:44:38 - Darfox had some slight complaints about some ham-fisted direct translations 01:47:43 - Seamus thought Parasyte stood up well for rereading besides the final confrontation between Goto and Shinichi 01:49:55 - dakazu is considering revisiting Iwaaki's current manga Historie 01:51:58 - We tease a future episode about fantasy manga publishing 01:54:35 - Seamus promises to catch up on Ooku: T

This week the 4 hosts dive into the world of CLAMP with X, Cardcaptor Sakura, Clover, Chobits, xxxHOLiC, and Gate 7! There's a lot to talk about from CLAMP's ability to adapt into different aesthetics to their representations of female characters and relationships!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "Catch You Catch Me" by Gumi from Cardcaptor Sakura, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:01:31 - Listener Emails: Lack of functionality for legal manga apps 00:09:38 - We suggest utilizing local libraries for manga 00:12:28 - We talk about the issues of certain global regions not having access to legal apps or subscriptions 00:14:56 - dakazu read the crass superhero comic The Pro a long time ago 00:16:44 - We discuss how we choose not to support creators we have fundamental problems with 00:19:48 - We give suggestions for horror manga from VIZ 00:24:20 - Listener dhilonv shares his thoughts on Jujutsu Kaisen 00:25:22 - News: In the wake of last week's controversy Manga Rock is rebranding as MRComics and removing the app and website 00:32:13 - We explain why a legal manga aggregator doesn't work 00:36:46 - We discuss why Japanese publishers maybe reluctant to launch digital manga services 00:46:41 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox talks about the one shot F-Ken by Yusei Matsui of Assassination Classroom fame 00:55:03 - Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi made an American comic where Iron Man and Spider-Man face off against an evil card game villain called Secret Reverse for Jump+ 00:58:00 - dakazu is mortified when he realizes the identity of Marvel editor C. B. Cebulski who was interviewed for The Right Way to Make Jump! 01:02:22 - dakazu points out how Marvel is also working with Kodansha to make another Spider-Man manga called Spider-Man Fake Red on Magazine Pocket 01:04:00 - Kazuki Takahashi wanted to make an American comic and took this chance to pick his favorite superheroes 01:08:17 - Morgana is excited for the upcoming release of The Drifting Classroom: Perfect Edition 01:11:39 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective Redux Parasyte, we'll be revisiting one of our old retrospective series to share our thoughts about rereading Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte 01:12:35 - Main Segment Creator Cross Section, Transition Song: "CARDCAPTORS Main Title" by Dave Dore from Cardcaptor Sakura, we examine the works by CLAMP, Including: 01:17:04 - X 01:34:44 - Cardcaptor Sakura 01:50:48 - Clover 02:01:21 - Chobits 02:17:19 - xxxHOLiC 02:27:03 - Gate 7 02:44:46 - Next Week's Topic: Parasyte, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

When Seamus is away, shonen will save the day! Morgana is back as an official member of the hosts this episode so we discuss the current arcs and happenings of our favorite shonen manga series, such as We Never Learn, Black Clover, Fire Force, and more!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "Seishun Seminar" by Study from We Never Learn, Opening, Morgana's official host debut, Introductions, Social Media 00:02:31 - Listener Emails: Manga suggestions for Tokyo Shinobi Squad, Spy x Family, HEART GEAR 00:07:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox accidentally read Mission: Yozakura Family instead of Spy x Family 00:11:50 - We talk about the difficulty of predicting manga success in Weekly Shonen Jump 00:15:13 - Darfox checked out some newly released episodes of Carole & Tuesday on Netflix 00:17:17 - Taiyo Matsumoto's Cats of the Louvre is a strange manga about cats that Morgana loved 00:20:34 - Morgana is reading Parasyte and surprised she didn't read it sooner 00:21:29 - Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples is a beautiful dark twist on Snow White 00:24:09 - dakazu found a sequel to Nana to Kaoru called Nana to Kaoru Last Year 00:29:06 - Franken Fran Frantic is sequel that seems like a cash-in to dakazu 00:30:26 - Vampire familiars battling in Shiga Hime isn't original but filled with amazing body horror art 00:33:15 - dakazu read Natsume Ono's Have a Great Sunday and loved the story about an old writer hanging out with his son and son-in-law every Sunday 00:35:55 - News: Controversy over scanlations with the Manga Rock app on Apple and Google Play stores 00:45:11 - We discuss the reality of manga artists like Junji Ito who need to work constantly to make a living 00:51:18 - An anime for Junji Ito's Uzumaki will be airing on Toonami in 2020 00:54:20- The Japanese voice actors were interviewed for the 25th anniversary of Yu Yu Hakusho 00:57:35 - Leaked outtake recordings from Funimation have cast members of Dragon Ball Z making juvenile jokes and homophobic slurs 01:03:06 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Creator Cross Section, where we examine CLAMP and their manga throughout their career: including X, Cardcaptor Sakura, Clover, Chobits, xxxHOLiC, and Gate 7 01:04:29 - Main Segment State of Shonen, Transition Song: "Inferno" by Mrs.GREEN APPLE from Fire Force, we discuss the current arcs and happenings of various shonen manga series, Including: 01:06:16 - We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui 01:15:16 - Fire Force by Atsushi Ohkubo 01:21:51 - Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi 01:25:42 - Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 01:28:53 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 01:39:57 - My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 01:44:41 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge 01:47:34 - Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 01:59:30 - Hajime no Ippo by George Morikawa 02:14:03 - Komi Can't Communicate by Tomohito Oda 02:20:38 - Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio 02:22:26 - Yowamushi Pedal by Wataru Watanabe 02:25:43 - Next Week's Topic: Creator Cross Section on CLAMP, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu talks about Kimi ga Bokura wo Akuma to Yonda Koro, Shigeru Mizuki's Hitler, and Ichigeki! Then we dive into the tragic tale of Ian in Natsume Ono's not simple!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Darfox's back pains, Introductions, Social Media 00:02:37 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: The State of Shonen, we will talk in-depth about the current arcs of popular shonen series we're reading, Sharing our upcoming episode schedule 00:05:19 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Kimi ga Bokura wo Akuma to Yonda Koro's protagonist is so vile dakazu feel no need to keep reading 00:11:34 - The seamless transition from cartoony to serious artwork in Shigeru Mizuki's Hitler impressed dakazu 00:14:10 - Seamus plans on reading Osamu Tezuka's Message to Adolf 00:16:11 - Jiro Matsumoto's brand of sex and violence work perfectly with samurai assassins in Ichigeki 00:21:26 - News: Berserk creator Kentarou Miura's manga studio Gaga is starting a new series Duranki 00:22:59 - One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows fighting game will have a unique mechanic involved with Saitama 00:24:42 - Junji Ito accepted his Eisner award and Akiko Higashimura cracked jokes about hers on her podcast 00:26:03 - Main Segment One Shot: not simple, Transition Song: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we review Natsume Ono's tragedy about the life of a man named Ian *FULL SPOILERS* 00:27:41 - Darfox explains how starting the story with the possible death of Ian allows the reader to perceive his fate while reading 00:29:16 - We run through all the tragedy Ian suffers through from his birth origins to his fate of mistaken identity 00:32:47 - We comment on the unexplained motive of Kylie leaving Ian to go to America 00:36:22 - Seamus liked Ono's art work was great but the story was awful 00:37:50 - Darfox thought the understated tone of the story worked well with all the melodrama 00:41:16 - We expand on Jim's relationship with Ian and what his fate was 00:42:11 - We discuss if the "story within a story" narrative structure added anything to the narrative 00:43:07 - We talk about Ono's choice making the epilogue chapter about the time Ian met the mobster's wife 00:45:21 - Darfox enjoyed not simple and compares Ian to Forrest from Forrest Gump 00:46:34 - We debate the possibility of Ian being developmentally delayed from his birth 00:48:34 - dakazu is unsure if he'd recommend not simple to others 00:49:38 - Rick was a background character who was possibly having a relationship with Jim 00:50:29 - Next Week's Topic: The State of Shonen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode Darfox and dakazu spend a ridiculously long time discussing Garth Ennis' The Boys. Then we dive into another round of Triple Dip with Gunjou, Area 51, and No. 6!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Puck Fair, Introductions, Social Media 00:03:37 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus went to Worldcon and attended Ada Palmer's Gender in Anime and Manga panel 00:12:43 - We discuss the stigma against female manga artists who continue to work after having a child 00:17:41 - *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu both watched The Boys on Amazon Prime 00:22:42 - *SPOILERS* dakazu is really impressed with this adaptation of The Boys and compares how it differs from the original comic 00:29:08 - *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu breaks down the brutal airplane scene 00:34:54 - *SPOILERS* Darfox makes predictions for season 2 and dakazu shares the ending from the comics 00:39:33 - *SPOILERS* Seamus praises Garth Ennis' run on The Punisher and his WWII series Battlefields 00:49:40 - Kazuo Koike's Razor is one of the worst and ill-researched series dakazu has ever read 00:54:57 - dakazu wasn't impressed with the Netflix Original anime Cannon Busters 00:57:52 - News: The 2019 Harvey Awards nominees have been announced 00:59:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on not simple, we will review Natsume Ono's tragedy about the life of a man named Ian 00:59:55 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Area 51/No. 6/Gunjou, Transition Song: "Spell" by LAMA from No. 6, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd keep reading it before picking our favorite of the three 01:01:03 - Area 51 by Masato Hisa 01:09:06 - No. 6 by Atsuko Asano & Hinoki Kino 01:17:07 - Gunjou by Ching Nakamura 01:30:40 - Next Week's Topic: not simple, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we take a look at Mamoru Hosoda's latest anime movie, Mirai! Tune in to hear what we thought about this story about a boy learning to accept his baby sister and how it compares to Hosoda's other films!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "Uta no Kisha" by Tatsuro Yamashita from Mirai, Opening, Darfox watching Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Our new website, Social Media, Introductions 00:03:03 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus is determined to catch up on Ōoku: The Inner Chambers this year 00:08:38 - dakazu is enjoying the anime of Vinland Saga and Seamus plans on rereading the manga 00:16:56 - dakazu won't be watching anymore given now that he's checked out the manga 00:19:06 - Dämons is an adaption of a story by Osamu Tezuka about a man who's will for revenge allows him to control prosthetic arms for battle 00:22:36 - dakazu is convinced the creators of B - Brahms 20-sai no Tabiji filled the series with pointless filler because they didn't have enough material to actually cover Johannes Brahms' early career 00:28:06 - We discuss stories ending with a character writing that story 00:32:11 - News: A new trailer for the BEASTARS anime shows more animated sequences and features voice actors 00:39:29 - Tatsuki Fujimoto wrote Fire Punch with the intent to deconstruct the revenge genre and make readers question whether they should sympathize with the protagonist 00:43:51 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: No. 6 by Atsuko Asano & Hinoki Kino, Gunjou by Ching Nakamura, and Area 51 by Masato Hisa 00:45:50 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Mirai, Transition Song: "Mirai no Theme" by Tatsuro Yamashita from Mirai, we review the 2018 anime film directed by Mamoru Hosoda 00:47:38 - Seamus thought the design of the family house was very unique 00:49:00 - dakazu was surprised with the amount of CG animation 00:50:07 - We discuss how the story revolves around Kun learning a lesson and then forgetting it immediately 00:51:33 - Darfox thought the movie was like an episode of Rugrats directed by Hosoda 00:52:26 - dakazu thought the parents were not treating Kun fairly when Mirai joined the family 00:54:28 - dakazu was surprised the movie didn't just focus on the future version of Mirai meeting Kun 00:56:00 - Darfox appreciated that the dog was included in the family tree 00:56:46 - We agree that Kun is a bratty child and may come off as unwatchable to some viewers 00:58:13 - Seamus points out how this movie had a saccharine tone to them 00:59:12 - We wonder if Hosoda is trying to send a message about older generations by having the great-grandfather be the most sensible adult 01:01:17 - We compare Mirai to Hosoda's other movies we've seen 01:02:46 - This movie might be the first Hosoda film not to have a scene of a character breathing heavily 01:04:26 - Darfox notices that there was a digital effect on the tree whenever Kun would transition to one of the fantastical sequences 01:05:09 - Darfox explain how Hosoda came up with the idea of Mirai after his son had a dream about meeting his sister from the future 01:06:13 - We give our final thought about the movie 01:08:53 - Next Week's Topic: No. 6 & Gunjou & Area 51, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we reach the end of our Tokyo Tarareba Girls Retrospective! The hosts and Morgana "Manga Maven" Santilli discuss the ending and how they feel about the series as a whole!!! Make sure to follow Morgana on Twitter and check out her website! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new 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: "TOKYO GIRL" by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Announcement about our new website, Introductions 00:05:56 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu checks out some questionable modern military fiction with Marginal Operation 00:22:18 - News: Digital archives were miraculously saved from the Kyoto Animation arson attack 00:23:22 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion for Mirai, we'll be reviewing Mamoru Hosoda's latest anime movie 00:23:59 - Main Segment Retrospective: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Transition Song: Opening from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura's manga 00:25:22 - We recap the events of volume 8 00:28:35 - We express our disappointment at the abundance of the Codfish Milt and Liver in these final volumes 00:32:59 - We recap the events of volume 9 00:36:57 - We feel conflicted about the ending 00:42:51 - dakazu doesn't feel like Rinko and Key ending up together is earned throughout the series 00:45:06 - dakazu is amazed how accurate Seamus was with his story predictions 00:47:14 - We talk about how Higashimura's sharp commentary on women's hardships raised our expectations for what turned out to be a typical drama 00:55:24 - dakazu checked out Himawari: Kenichi Legend and Mama wa Tenparist that are about Higashimura's father and her son. 00:57:34 - dakazu picked up on Higashimura's blunt tone after checking out her advice podcast 01:01:22 - dakazu points out a translation from Act 15 that made Key come across harsher in English than in the original Japanese text. 01:04:30 - dakazu thinks the TV Drama adaptation did a better job setting up the relationship between Key and Rinko 01:05:41 - Morgana shares how she still liked Tokyo Tarareba Girls despite it not having a satisfying ending 01:06:37 - dakazu runs down game changing story changes that were made in Drama adaptation 01:11:53 - The Drama gave a hopeful epilogue for Kaori and Koyuki 01:15:10 - *SPOILERS* Darfox compares the ending montage to the montage from Gone Girl 01:17:00 - Key's comment about Rinko needing to be a "Cool Woman" confused us and added to the conflicting final message of the series 01:19:11 - We're glad that Hayasaka was a good guy til the end 01:24:25 - We share our thoughts about the series as a whole 01:28:42 - We comment on the Tarare-Bar where a woman is in love with an anime character 01:31:46 - We give our final thoughts on Tokyo Tarareba Girls 01:35:32 - Morgana will be joining Manga Machinations as an official host 01:36:53- Next Week's Topic: Mirai, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week our buddy CrossXhunteR joins us as we talk about Sarazanmai and other anime from the 2019 spring season along with new series from the 2019 summer season like Vinland Saga!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Massara" by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening 00:01:54 - Announcing the winners to our BEASTARS giveaway, Introductions 00:03:45 - Learning about CrossXhunteR's origins in anime/manga fandom 00:06:08 - CrossXhunteR got back into anime after trading series like Log Horizon and Death Parade on the Geekbox forums 00:10:35 - The Kase-san and... series got CrossXhunteR into romance and yuri manga 00:16:24 - CrossXhunteR shares a few of his favorite manga like Actually, I am..., Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl, and Mousou Telepathy 00:21:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", CrossXhunteR has been enjoying Neko no Otera no Chion-san 00:23:35 - The sweet romance of Kakao 79% is right up CrossXhunteR's alley 00:25:28 - CrossXhunteR appreciates the character's names in Komi Can't Communicate 00:27:38 - CrossXhunteR has questions about the use of honorifics in English translations 00:31:39 - dakazu and CrossXhunteR both dislike reading the Pig Latin in Dr. STONE 00:35:20 - Darfox started reading Tom King's Mister Miracle 00:39:05 - dakazu has been reading a dark tale about a girl who loves controlling another girl's life in Saeism 00:44:04 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, we will continue our comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura's horror comedy manga(covers volumes 8-9) 00:45:59 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: "Dash&Daaash!!" by Fudanjuku from Gunjou no Magmell, We review anime from the 2019 spring season and discuss anime from the upcoming 2019 summer season 00:48:18 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 00:56:23 - One Punch Man 2 01:04:04 - Sarazanmai 01:08:38 - *SPOILERS* Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 01:15:06 - Kono Oto Tomare! 01:17:42 - Fruits Basket 01:22:27 - Carole & Tuesday 01:28:07 - RobiHachi 01:29:42 - Senryu Girl 01:31:36 - Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 01:32:47 - Joshi Kausei 01:34:36 - *SPOILERS* The Rising of the Shield Hero 01:38:47 - Dororo 01:41:40 - We Never Learn: BOKUBEN 01:42:54 - Dr. STONE 01:53:14 - Vinland Saga 01:59:05 - To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts 02:03:16 - Fire Force 02:11:18 - Cop Craft 02:17:36 - Astra Lost in Space 02:22:28 - How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? 02:32:06 - Are You Lost? 02:35:33 - O Maidens In Your Savage Season 02:41:03 - Granbelm 02:44:29 - given 02:46:52 - Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Season 2 02:49:00 - Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 2 02:51:55 - Wasteful Days of High School Girl 02:54:47 - Magical Sempai 02:55:53 - Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? 02:59:18 - If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord 03:03:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we celebrate with Morgana "Manga Maven" Santilli about Tokyo Tarareba Girls winning the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia before we continue with our Retrospective review into volumes 6 & 7!!! Make sure to follow Morgana on Twitter and check out her website! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "TOKYO GIRL" by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Tokyo Tarareba Girls won an Eisner 00:04:19 - Reminder about our BEASTARS vol. 1 giveaway commemorating the official English release 00:05:22 - Correction for news about Funamation getting exclusive streaming rights for Revolutionary Girl Utena, Boogiepop Phantom, and Sweet Blue Flowers, Introductions 00:07:23 - News: Tokyo Tarareba Girls wins the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia 00:11:15 - We celebrate other Eisner winners 00:13:13 - Kodansha will be publishing an digital English edition of Smile Down the Runway 00:16:36 - Tokyo Otaku Mode and Otaku-Coin are hiring translators and paying them with cryptocurrency only redeemable to purchase their own products 00:23:53 - Warner Brothers has pulled production on the live-action Akira movie 00:27:02 - The tragedy of an arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio is the worst Japanese mass killing in decades 00:34:29 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox enjoys a drama-free story in Natsume Ono'sRistorante Paradiso 00:43:13 - Morgana dives into the life of Akiko Higashimura with Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey 00:45:15 - dakazu and Morgana discuss the supernatural element in Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare 00:47:15 - The characters in Asumiko Nakamura's Classmates: Dou kyu sei looked a little weird for Morgana 00:51:48 - dakazu was all about the old school delinquents in Matsuri Akino's Colorful Crow 00:57:40 - dakazu was singing along while reading a manga adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables 01:01:54 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude where we'll be discussing the past Spring 2019 season of anime and some of our early impressions for Summer 2019 01:03:00 - Main Segment Retrospective: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Transition Song: Opening from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura's manga 01:03:41 - We talk about the bonus Tarare-Bar segments found at the end of the volumes 01:11:40 - We recap the events of volume 6 01:16:25 - dakazu thinks Seamus is psychic for accurately predicting the false pregnancy of Kaori 01:20:38 - dakazu is disappointed that Ryo is not an evil genius and just an idiot 01:22:54 - The reoccurring visuals of the fake Eiffel Tower(Tokyo Tower) represent romance for Seamus 01:25:50 - Koyuki getting caught in bed with Yoshio breaks our hearts 01:28:55 - Seamus wonders about the significance of pregnancy because it was involved in the end of both Kaori and Koyuki's relationships 01:30:17 - We ponder if Ryo or Yoshio will return before the end of the series 01:33:10 - We recap the events of volume 7 01:36:30 - Rinko repeatedly saying she loves Hayasaka makes us question if she really does 01:40:54 - Morgana and dakazu share stories about making comments to their significant others about hairstyles 01:45:25 - Seamus likes a joke that was used in Princess Jellyfish 01:47:09 - We groan at the grooming-like trauma that was revealed about Key's backstory 01:49:51 - We agree that Yoko was not visually similar enough to Rinko for us to understand the connection they were supposed have 01:52:54 - We think Key fits exactly into the tragic archetype love interest 01:54:59 - We debate how we feel now that Higashimura is leading the story into a rote romance ending 02:01:38 - We compare the possible rote ending of Tokyo Tarareba Girls to the open ended conclusion of Princess Jellyfish 02:05:12 - We make our final predictions for how the series will end 02:07:45- Next Week's Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we continue our Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura's Tokyo Tarareba Girls with Morgana "Manga Maven" Santilli! We also talk about bugs and critters for a long time!!! Make sure to follow Morgana on Twitter and check out her website! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "TOKYO GIRL" by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:01:48 - We will be doing a BEASTARS vol. 1 giveaway to commemorate the official English release 00:04:49 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu discuss the politics and meta-commentary of Batman: White Knight 00:15:36 - Batman and the Justice League was a fun superhero manga for Morgana 00:17:58 - We discuss various comic/manga crossovers like X-Men Misfits and Wolverine: Snikt! 00:22:49 - Morgana really enjoyed the different artwork in POPOCOMI 00:23:48 - Waves is a beautiful autobiographical french comic about a woman who had a still birth 00:24:18 - dakazu revisits the awkward and embarrassing situations with another volume of Utsu Gohan 00:28:59 - We share stories dealing with bugs and critters 00:35:47 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Metamorphose no Engawa 00:37:49 - Gigant has been licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment 00:41:45 - Farewell, My Dear Cramer will be getting a physical release from Kodansha 00:44:21 - Kodansha will putting out hard cover editions of Saiyuki with new translations 00:48:09 - Revolutionary Girl Utena, Boogiepop Phantom, Sweet Blue Flowers are among the titles that will be streaming exclusively on Funimation 00:50:12 - African Japanese manga artist Rene Hoshino was mistaken for Romi Hoshino, who was arrested in the Philippines for running a manga pirating website 00:52:20 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, we will continue our comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura's horror comedy manga(covers volumes 6-7) 00:52:32 - Main Segment Retrospective: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Transition Song: Opening from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura's manga 00:53:09 - We recap the events of volume 4 00:55:56 - We discuss the whiplash personality of Key 00:57:10 - We debate the possibility of Rinko and Key ending up together by the end of the series 01:01:37 - Darfox predicts that Hayasaka will try to mold Mami into a replacement for Rinko 01:04:13 - We talk about Okuda completely dismissing Rinko's interests in favor of his own 01:07:04 - We laugh about Higashimura's commentary on Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight 01:10:10 - Morgana shares how women's entertainment is demeaned by society and Darfox thinks there's so much to learn from shoujo and josei manga 01:15:46 - Rinko's stance about men and women have different values is a harmful mindset that sets herself up for failure 01:17:48 - Rinko focusing on writing was a moment that resonated with Morgana 01:19:12 - dakazu hopes that the girls will learn to love themselves by the end of the series 01:21:04 - We recap the events of volume 5 01:26:01 - The cliffhanger ending of volume 5 made Morgana lose her mind 01:27:01 - We comment on the existence of "marriage rushes" and share our own experiences at weddings 01:33:41 - We explain how classmates have a stronger bond for reunions in Japan 01:35:42 - dakazu knows from experience how Yoshio is manipulating Koyuki 01:39:46 - dakazu is excited about the possibility that Ryo is actually an evil genius 01:42:33 - Morgana dives into the societal pressures of being a "Good Woman" 01:45:10 - We discuss how pregnancy is not a topic often explored in manga 01:47:31 - We make predictions on how Kaori's pregnancy scare will pan out 01:51:49 - We talk about the possibility of abortion and how other fiction approach it 01:54:20 - The girls having a fight are an extension of the pain they're experiencing 01:59:03- Next Week's Topic: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We're joined by the awesome Morgana "Manga Maven" Santilli as we jump into a full Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura's Tokyo Tarareba Girls!!! How will we feel about Higashimura's meta-commentary about women in their 30s needing love and marriage to find happiness? Make sure to follow Morgana on Twitter and check out her website! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "TOKYO GIRL" by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Introductions 00:01:18 - Morgana catches us up on her new life as a freelance writer 00:05:46 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus reports on his visit to the Manga Exhibition at The British Museum 00:14:50 - Morgana enjoyed more Satoko and Nada and Asumiko Nakamura's Classmates 00:17:35 - Morgana picked up POPOCOMI went she went to the Toronto Comic Art Festival 00:22:43 - News: Kodansha will be putting out a Katsuhiro Otomo Complete Works Collection 00:25:21 - Katsuhiro Otomo's next movie is Orbital Era 00:26:33 - Akira will be getting a 4K remaster and Katsuhiro Otomo is working on a new Akira anime project 00:32:10 - Dark Horse Comics is finally releasing the 5th omnibus for Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service 00:36:03 - VIZ Media will be releasing KAITO's Blue Flag and Inio Asano's Downfall 00:38:19 - Dragon Head is now available digitally from Kodansha 00:41:07 - The success of digital sales helped Saint Young Men get a physical release 00:41:52 - Serial Experiments Lain will be open source for the next 9 years 00:44:28 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, we will continue our comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura's horror comedy manga(covers volumes 4-5) 00:44:56 - Main Segment Retrospective: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Transition Song: Opening from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, comprehensive review of Akiko Higashimura's manga 00:46:51 - We recap the events of volume 1 00:49:17 - We discuss Higashimura's anti-romance themes 00:53:16 - Darfox and Morgana talk about how they each related to Tokyo Tarareba Girls differently as a man and a woman 00:56:51 - Morgana shares moments from the book that hit her hard 00:58:31 - Seamus points out the brilliance of using baseball as a metaphor for the girls missing their chance at love 01:00:24 - dakazu thinks the imaginary Codfish Milt and Liver are the comedic stars 01:01:39 - We praise Higashimura's use of visual analogies to better represent the internal state of the girls 01:03:35 - We recap the events of volume 2 01:06:55 - Morgana talks about how the men are taking advantage of the girls 01:09:34 - Seamus notes that Key fits into a character type often found in Japanese novels 01:10:48 - Kaori perspective as the woman who was with an unsuccessful man was something Darfox hadn't experienced before 01:14:05 - We explain Higashimura's use of boxing as the girls act like sandbags for the men 01:15:32 - We love the analogy of conveyor belt sushi 01:18:02 - We comment on how the bonus Valentine's Day story is more like an extra episode for a television drama 01:22:20 - Morgana really doesn't like Key 01:24:00 - We recap the events of volume 3 01:26:53 - We don't trust Mr. Okuda 01:28:53 - We think Yoshio is a manipulative scumbag 01:31:33 - We explore the meta-commentary made by Higashimura about media for women through a manga for women 01:34:22 - Seamus comments that Rinko's concern about career or marriage make sense for a woman in modern Japanese society 01:38:21 - dakazu points out more visual analogies through roller coasters and talk shows 01:39:18 - Darfox compares Tokyo Tarareba Girls as a story about Shoko from Princess Jellyfish 01:44:13 - Seamus predicts Mr. Okuda will be like Trent from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 01:46:00 - The lack of different body type representation in the series concerned dakazu 01:49:07 - We comment on the hilariously bad advice given in the bonus story Tarare-Bar 01:50:46 - We make some predictions about what will happen next 01:53:16 - News: Vertical has licensed Shuzo Oshimi's A Trail of Blood 00:55:23- Next Week's Topic: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Seamus is away this week so we've taken the opportunity to do another Darfox Dabbles! We're revisiting Weekly Shonen Sunday and Weekly Shonen Magazine to check out some of their newer series!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions 00:01:25 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, we will be reviewing this comedy from Akiko Higashimura about ladies in their 30's looking for love with special guest Morgana "Manga Maven" Santilli(covers volumes 1-3) 00:03:28 - Listener Emails: Responding to comments from listener Leo about Tsutomu Nihei and Fire Punch 00:08:24 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox checks out the anthology of alternative manga stories in POPOCOMI with the help of listener Qcat 00:14:00 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the events of the newest Blue Flag chapter and share our problems with it's current message 00:20:01 - dakazu finishes My Brother's Husband and praises Gengoroh Tagame for sharing his queer perspective on LGBTQ+ issues 00:25:17 - Darfox doubts dakazu that Gintama finally ended 00:28:32 - News: Japanese Sailor Moon manga will be available digitally in Japan starting July 1st 2019 00:33:09 - Netflix changed the American end credits of Neon Genesis Evangelion 00:35:38 - Fan outrage over Netflix's new English translation of Neon Genesis Evangelion 00:40:53 - Netflix had to pull the Italian dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion and has promised to redo the subtitles 00:43:18 - Netflix is hiring for an Editor-in-chief Anime position 00:46:09 - Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: Weekly Shonen Sunday & Weekly Shonen Magazine, Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind , we talk about 8 newer manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday & Weekly Shonen Magazine, Including: 00:48:48 - MAO by Rumiko Takahashi 00:53:35 - Undine wa Kyou mo Koi wo Suruka? by Shinya Misu 00:59:07 - Gofun-go no Sekai by Hiroshi Fukuda 01:05:02 - Switch by Atsushi Namikiri *HEAVY SPOILERS* 01:11:26 - Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Yuusuke Nomura 01:19:14 - Gamblers Parade by Kazutaka Kodoka & Atsushi Nakayama 01:23:52 - Hitman by Kouji Seo 01:31:30 - Runway de Waratte by Kotoba Inoya 01:35:36 - Darfox picks his least favorite and favorite series 01:36:42 - Darfox guesses which of these series has been cancelled 01:38:47 - Next Week's Topic: Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we take a look at Tsutomu Nihei's short sci-fi series Abara! We talk about Nihei's focus on bioorganic designs and compare it to his other works BLAME! and APOSIMZ!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Abara is available for purchase from VIZ. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Summer solstice, Working retail on Black Friday, Social Media, Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls 00:05:01 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox is interested in seeing more of the portrayal of a sane Joker in Batman: White Knight 00:12:17 - *SPOILERS* dakazu loves the odd couple pairing of an old man and little girl in Alice & Zoroku 00:16:03 - *SPOILERS* Jun Hanyunyu's Juuman is a unique twist on battling giant alien monsters a la Ultraman 00:23:50 - dakazu finds an enjoyable sports manga formula with the ballet focused The Magnificent Grand Scene 00:26:28 - News: Masashi Kishimoto is basing his characters in Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru on the cast of Doraemon 00:29:08 - *SPOILERS* Discussion about articles on Attack on Titan and it's fascist and nationalistic themes 00:47:13 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will revisit Weekly Shonen Sunday and Weekly Shonen Magazine to check out some of their newer manga 00:47:48 - Main Segment One Shot: Abara, Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, we review Tsutomu Nihei's 2005 sci-fi tale of humanity's losing battle against grotesque alien invaders 00:52:17 - Seamus notices that Nihei has moved on from his robotic & mechanical designs in BLAME! for more organic designs here 00:55:49 - Seamus enjoyed Abara for it's direct and short story 00:57:25 - Darfox and dakazu comment on Nihei's signature use of scale and perspective in his action scenes 01:00:05 - Darfox points out Nihei's use of tiny robot characters in his works 01:01:46 - dakazu loved the comedic scene of an old lady trying to eat her dinner 01:03:02 - We question the validity of the plot synopsis on Wikipedia 01:05:32 - This manga fits in the Dying Earth subgenre of science fiction that Seamun enjoys 01:06:58 - dakazu wants some clarity on the ending of the story 01:09:58 - Darfox thought the human survivors ended up in cyber space based on the similar environment found in BLAME! and the video game SOMA 01:11:45 - Nihei has given interviews explaining more context for the story of BLAME! so Darfox thinks there might be information he's shared about Abara as well 01:12:21 - Darfox wanted more lore explaining why the structures were built they way they were 01:15:01 - We discuss how Nihei's design aesthetic alone can appeal to the reader 01:17:31 - dakazu is surprised that the main character doesn't have an overpowered gun as a weapon, like in other Tsutomu Nihei series 01:18:10 - We share our thoughts on the short Digimortal story included within Abara 01:21:10 - The video game E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy and the table top game A.V.A. share similar design elements found in Nihei's works 01:23:35 - We praise BLAME! and discuss why it's timeless 01:25:34 - We share our final thoughts and compare Abara against BLAME! 01:29:05 - Next Week's Topic: Darfox Dabbles on Weekly Shonen Sunday & Weekly Shonen Magazine, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

It was a surprise that Seamus was available this week so we changed our schedule around to bring you another Manga in Motion instead! We take a look at the trippy avant-garde animation sequences in Masaaki Yuasa's directorial debut, Mind Game!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "VIVA!" by Fayray from Mind Game, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls 00:02:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus is enjoying some more To Your Eternity 00:10:01 - dakazu thought To Your Eternity was doing poorly with popularity because of it's position in Weekly Shonen Magazine 00:11:39 - dakazu pours one out for the end of Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma 00:14:55 - The current arc of My Hero Academia seems to be struggling 00:18:11 - dakazu loves the serious comedy and unique panel perspectives of Jun Hanyunyu's Koi no Mon 00:21:29 - Misakigaokaite is a lovely collection of stories about different people living in the same city 00:26:19 - dakazu takes a look at the listener suggested Nameless Asterism for it's unstable love triangle structure and LGBTQ+ themes 00:30:04 - News: In/Spectre will be adapted to an anime for winter 2020 00:31:06 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations will be moving from Weekly Shonen Jump to V Jump 00:33:37 - Funamation will be putting out a Blu-ray/DVD collection of Tatami Galaxy 00:35:12 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on Abara, we will review this sci-fi series by Tsutomu Nihei 00:35:54 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Mind Game, Transition Song: "MIND GAME" by Fayray from Mind Game, we review the 2004 anime film directed by Masaaki Yuasa based on the manga by Robin Nishi 00:40:28 - Seamus thought this was the anime equivalent of a spotfest in pro-wrestling 00:42:09 - Some of the musical sequences remind dakazu of Disney's Fantasia movies 00:43:17 - Darfox and dakazu praise the ever changing imagery of God 00:44:32 - Darfox points out that Yuasa retells the same overall story with Tatami Galaxy and The Night is Short, Walk on Girl 00:44:58 - dakazu thinks the intro/outro montage is brilliant 00:47:27 - We agree that the sex scene is one of the most impressive animation sequences in the whole movie 00:48:53 - Logic goes out the door with running on water during the ending climix 00:50:11 - Seamus might have been numb to the movie because he considers Yuasa's other works to be superior in contrast 00:52:23 - The montage of possible futures of the main characters reference earlier events that happened 00:53:34 - The scene of future Nishi as a successful manga artist has similar comedy to the Principal of Prison School 00:54:53 - After rewatching Darfox thinks that the sexual assault by Atsu could have been handled better 00:56:08 - dakazu thought the mix of photos of the voice actors on top of the animation was a little off-putting 00:56:54 - We discuss how Yuasa put everything he could into this movie because it was his directorial debut 00:58:25 - We compliment the eclectic soundtrack 00:59:41 - Darfox explain the significance of Diego Maradona's Hand of God from the film 01:03:56 - Next Week's Topic: Abara, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we check out the yōkai mystery of In/Spectre, surmise the Asian influences from Yona of the Dawn, and analyze a blunt genius in Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou for another round of Triple Dip! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Upcoming retrospective Tokyo Tarareba Girls 00:02:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox checks out the Spanish dub of A Silent Voice with his parents 00:09:10 - Darfox made a Death Stranding gameplay analysis video 00:10:42 - dakazu is enjoying the cute chibi 4-panel comics about the real life older otaku husband and his younger Chinese wife in Chuugoku Yome Nikki 00:13:05 - dakazu desperately tries to promote Natsume Ono's not simple without giving spoilers 00:15:53 - BENJIE is a full color manga about being a zookeeper at the interactive North Safari Sapporo zoo, which actually exists in Japan 00:19:56 - News: Expiring Netflix Licensed Originals like Knights of Sidonia have problems finding new deals due to a lack of viewership statistics 00:26:30 - We discuss the possibilities behind a company putting big money up for exclusive manga publishing 00:30:32 - A stage play of Blood Blockade Battlefront is scheduled for November 2019 in Japan 00:32:35 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will revisit Weekly Shonen Sunday and Weekly Shonen Magazine to check out some of their newer manga 00:33:38 - Main Segment Triple Dip: In/Spectre/Yona of the Dawn/Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou, Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd keep reading it before picking our favorite of the three 00:34:52 - In/Spectre by Kyo Shirodaira & Chashiba Katase 00:46:07 - Yona of the Dawn by Mizuho Kusanagi 00:59:41 - Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou by Mitsuharu Yanamoto 01:15:59 - Next Week's Topic: Darfox Dabbles on Weekly Shonen Sunday & Weekly Shonen Magazine, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We're happy to have the host of Manga Log join us this week! John is here to tell us about his fandom origins, why he decided to launch his own manga podcast, and discuss his favorite digital series, Blue Flag!!! Listen to the Manga Log Podcast and follow John on twitter. You can read Blue Flag for free on MANGA Plus. Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "the WORLD" by Nightmare from Death Note, Opening, Introductions, Listening to podcasts at 1.5+ speeds 00:01:19 - John explains his goals for the Manga Log Podcast 00:03:23 - Learning about John's origins in anime/manga fandom 00:06:57 - John would reenact fights from Naruto with his friends and participate in Naruto role-play forums 00:09:04 - Death Note became the gateway into more mature anime/manga for John 00:11:07 - John started reading the Naruto manga to bypass the anime filler arcs 00:13:03 - The Manga Machinations Goodnight Punpun retrospective helped inspire John to start his own podcast 00:21:27 - Darfox goes on a tangent about the upcoming Hideo Kojima game Death Stranding 00:22:31 - Listener Questions: We share some of our favorite and least favorite manga like Goodnight Punpun, Platinum End, Eden Zero, Trigun, Devil Ecstasy, Monster and Naoki Urasawa's Pluto 00:38:24 - Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Updates on our RSS feed 00:40:35 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", John is enjoying Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man so Darfox warns him about some taboo topics in Fire Punch 00:42:56 - John is really enjoying the mix of fantasy cooking and character stories of Drifting Dragons 00:45:21 - Howl's Moving Castle,and KonoSuba, A Song of Ice and Fire, are some of the books John is reading 00:46:36 - dakazu learned that there are 2 other spin-offs of Cells at Work called Hatarakanai Saibou and Hataraku Saikin 00:51:09 - News: The June schedule for anime on Netflix includes March comes in like a Lion and A Silent Voice 00:54:30 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: In/Spectre by Chashiba Katase, Yona of the Dawn by Mizuho Kusanagi, and Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou by Mitsuharu Yanamoto 00:56:23 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Blue Flag, "Catch up, latency" by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, John joins us on a "SPOILER* filled discussion about this romance manga by KAITO available on MANGA Plus 00:58:00 - We discuss the complex web of relationships all the characters have with each other 01:00:20 - dakazu points out the translation in chapter 5 which totally changes the context and reveal of Touma's feelings 01:01:52 - John and dakazu praises the subtle storytelling told through the character's dynamic facial expressions 01:03:19 - Seamus didn't read past volume 1 because he's done with love triangle stories 01:05:51 - John thought a certain character died during the dramatic events of the baseball tournament arc 01:08:53 - We are impressed with the deeper characterization of the evil rival girl Mami 01:12:19 - Darfox sees the comfort zones of characters are challenged both intellectually and personally 01:13:28 - dakazu breaks down the most current chapters about Touma's secret being revealed 01:15:52 - We discuss the events of from the most recent chapter 01:17:25 - Darfox thinks Kensuke is problematic and toxic 01:20:48 - John appreciates that despite their problems, the characters are representative of teenagers 01:23:11 - Darfox thinks the manga needs to clarify it's thoughts on these opposing viewpoints made by Shingo 01:25:03 - Seamus would be interested in reading again if the series tries to do something different than the typical redemption arc for a character like Kensuke 01:26:48 - The cliffhanger makes the wait for the newest chapter torture for dakazu and John 01:27:40 - We share some predictions and where we want the story to go from here 01:30:10 - dakazu shares how Blue Flag exists within the same universe as Kaito's other works Cross Manage and Buddy Strike 01:32:43 - Next Week's Topic: In/Spectre & Yona of the Dawn & Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We follow up our last episode by checking out the 2006 anime film adaptation of Tekkonkinkreet! We compare the anime to Taiyo Matsumoto's manga and talk about why it looks like so much like a Masaaki Yuasa film! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "A Town In Blue" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation from Tekkonkinkreet, Opening, Introductions, Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Social Media 00:01:37 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", The new character in Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru presents some problematic gender stereotyping for Darfox and dakazu 00:06:30 - dakazu really likes Sakumo Okada's Oni Shine for it's dual dynamic between two demons brothers pretending to be human who are jealous of each other 00:09:22 - Tokyo Alien Brothers is another manga about human impersonating brothers but here they are aliens inspecting Earth as a possible site for colonization 00:13:53 - dakazu drops Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl 00:14:48 - News: Blade of the Immortal started a spin-off sequel called Mugen no Juunin: Bakumatsu no Sho and will be getting a new anime adaptation to cover the whole series 00:18:20 - The live-action Akira movie directed by Taika Waititi will premier 5/21/21 00:27:10 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden with John from Manga Log Podcast, John will join us to talk about starting his manga podcast along with discussion on the Manga Plus series Blue Flag by Kaito 00:28:06 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Tekkonkinkreet, Transition Song: "White's Dream" by Plaid from Tekkonkinkreet, we review the 2006 anime film directed by Michael Arias 00:29:12 - dakazu explains how Michael Arias's work on a CG pilot film of Tekkon Kinkreet might have led him to the director role 00:30:07 - Seamus points out how you can choose to either watch the movie or read the manga and doing both doesn't really add anything 00:30:59 - Darfox and dakazu disagree about Yuu Aoki's performance as White 00:33:39 - dakazu thought the film's direction was too direct and not subtle unlike the voice acting 00:34:27 - Darfox explains the connections this movie has with Masaaki Yuasa's Mind Game through anime Studio 4°C 00:37:36 - Seamus praises the non-distinct design of Treasure Town in the film 00:38:44 - We agree that adapting the manga too closely messes with the overall flow of the story 00:39:56 - Darfox thought the editing made the fate of Kimura confusing 00:41:39 - dakazu was disappointed that they didn't make full use of the random vendor from the beginning and the end of the manga 00:42:26 - dakazu points out the connection Storyboard lead Kouji Morimoto has with other Manga in Motion titles we've covered 00:43:00 - Darfox nominates Mind Game as a future movie to cover 00:43:52 - We give our final thoughts on Tekkonkinkreet 00:45:53 - dakazu praises the chill electronica soundtrack by Plaid 00:46:48 - Next Week's Topic: Blue Flag by Kaito with John from Manga Log Podcast, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we take a look at Taiyo Matsumoto's Tekkon Kinkreet! We talk about Matsumoto's French comic influenced art style and his story about two orphans living in the streets of the fantastical Treasure Town!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, WWE vs Game of Thrones, Social Media, Our new RSS feed, Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls 00:05:16 - Listener Questions: What are some series(manga, anime, etc.) you have dropped and why? 00:016:57 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu decides not to spoil Naoki Urasawa's Asadora! 00:18:34 - Darfox wants dakazu's thoughts on Mujirushi 00:19:17 - dakazu finished and really loved Kaori Ozaki's Kin no Hitsuji 00:20:00 - Kurozuka ended up having an abrupt ending along with designs lifted right from Final Fantasy VII 00:25:45 - dakazu loved Sakumo Okada's Mazarian and it's gimmick of anomalies that mix people together with other objects 00:31:06 - Darfox and dakazu share their thoughts on Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru which is written by Masashi Kishimoto 00:34:50 - News: Square Enix will be putting out English releases of Hi Score Girl and other works through Penguin Random House Publisher Services 00:40:43 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion for Tekkonkinkreet, we'll be reviewing the 2006 anime movie by director Michael Arias 00:41:08 - Main Segment One Shot: Tekkon Kinkreet, Transition Song: "A Town In Blue" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation from Tekkonkinkreet, we review the series that launched Taiyo Matsumoto's career 00:43:05 - Darfox and Seamus can't remember when we reviewed Matsumoto's No. 5 for one of our first Triple Dip episodes 00:44:44 - dakazu explains the origin of the strange title 00:45:36 - Darfox was impressed with how the super detailed art wasn't confusing to follow 00:46:55 - dakazu and Darfox debate over how yakuza lieutenant Kimura's story arc was handled 00:49:25 - The story was predictable but dakazu was surprised that Suzuki "The Rat" didn't end up being the antagonist of the series 00:50:24 - Seamus points out that the story was filled with different animals and the city is a stand-in for change 00:53:16 - dakazu thinks the design of the assassin leader snake is inspired by Iyami from Osomatsu-kun 00:54:08 - Seamus notices how Matsumoto mixes aspects of French comics and Japanese manga to create a genre of visual storytelling 00:56:26 - We discuss how White's character is very much akin to an idiot savant you find in Stephen King novels 00:57:31 - The other hosts help dakazu make sense of the events during the dream-like finale 00:59:16 - We dispute if White's character ever changed throughout the story 01:01:05 - We explore how Black's manic decent into violence is juxtaposed with White further disassociating himself from reality 01:03:46 - Seamus explains how we're able to project so many ideas on this book because it stays true to it's own internal fiction while drawing from the real world outside it 01:05:17 - dakazu praises Taiyo Matsumoto's use of perspective and loves the chapter on Suzuki's demise 01:07:38 - dakazu talks about the parallels between the arcs of Black & White and Kimura & Suzuki 01:09:06 - We compare the theme of change to Japan's history of struggles between modernization/westernization and traditional values 01:13:24 - We deliberate over the fate of White and Black at the ending 01:16:49 - We give our final thoughts 01:19:12 - Next Week's Topic: Tekkonkinkreet, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we check out Masaaki Yuasa's The Night is Young, Walk on Girl! Will we be able to spot all the references to Tatami Galaxy? Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "Kouya wo Aruke" by Asian Kung-fu Generation from The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Updating our RSS feed 00:02:37 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* Seamus finishes Frau Faust but isn't sure if he should keep reading The Ancient Magus' Bride 00:10:31 - dakazu is looking forward to reading more of Rumiko Takahashi's new series, MAO 00:12:51 - dakazu has started reading Kin no Hitsuji, created by The Gods Lie manga artist Kaori Ozaki 00:17:08 - Murder Incarnation is drawn using 3D model and it looks very strange to us 00:24:58 - News: Japanese publishers have banded together to use the Authorized Books of Japan seal to combat pirate sites that sell illegal copies of manga 00:31:08 - Masaaki Yuasa will be doing an TV anime adaptation of Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! 00:32:21 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on Tekkon Kinkreet, we will review Taiyo Matsumoto's surreal series about two boys living in a strange town 00:33:17 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Transition Song: Opening from The Night is Short, Walk on Girl by Michiru Oshima, we discuss Masaaki Yuasa's recent animated feature film 00:36:34 - As a fan of Tatami Galaxy, Darfox really loved the movie half way through 00:38:01 - dakazu thought the movie was like four episodes of an anime show put together 00:41:12 - Seamus wasn't a big fan of the final arc because of it's similarity to Tatami Galaxy's ending 00:42:00 - Darfox talks about his difficulty keeping up with subtitles during a sequence at the end 00:44:00 - We discuss the main story that focuses on the romance between the Raven-haired Girl and Senpai 00:45:38 - Darfox talks about how the movie focuses on romanticism 00:48:12 - We think the original author, Tomihiko Morimi, is to blame for the cliche pervert 00:49:51 - dakazu was disappointed with the choices they made during the end of the guerrilla theater arc 00:52:48 - We praise the story for connecting all the minor characters throughout the film 00:53:54 - Seamus noticed references to Paranoia Agent and Kick-Heart 00:54:58 - dakazu praises the wonderful cast for their performances 00:55:55 - We surmise that the movie takes place after the events of Tatami Galaxy 00:58:47 - We love the Raven-haired Girl's character and design 01:00:27 - We think the movie is like a fairy tale or a dream as we dissect the main theme of perception of time 01:04:00 - We compare it to Yuasa's surreal film Mind Game 01:05:05 - Seamus wanted to drink and eat along with the events of the movie 01:06:10 - Next Week's Topic: Tekkon Kinkreet, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we read about relationships that meet and travel at trains and train stations in Asumiko Nakamura's Maiden Railways! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Update to our RSS feed 00:02:14 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus gets to talk about Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl because dakazu started reading it 00:07:08 - *SPOILERS* dakazu breaks down the entire story of Boku no Namae wa 'Shonen A' 00:14:11 - Fukushuu no Miboujin goes to a darker place that dakazu wasn't expecting 00:17:13 - dakazu loved the short series about the world's luckiest girl trying to save a boy who's misfortune is causing the moon to fall on Earth in Yakubyougami to Baka Megami 00:20:19 - News: The conversation about Crunchyroll's translator fee takes us into tangents of wrestling and Walmart 00:33:10 - Denpa Books will be distributed by Consortium in September 2019 00:33:54 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion for The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl, we'll be reviewing Masaaki Yuasa's 2017 movie about a girl who likes to drink and read books 00:35:00 - Main Segment One Shot: Maiden Railways, Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, we review this collection of stories about relationships and trains by Asumiko Nakamura 00:36:55 - Darfox really enjoyed this manga 00:38:03 - Seamus noticed the characters all had long bodies 00:39:51 - dakazu was surprised to see how much of a train otaku Nakamura was 00:41:23 - dakazu explains how shoujo magazines often release one shot stories that are later collected into a volume release 00:43:09 - dakazu liked how Nakamura used atypical shoujo-style backgrounds in panels 00:44:15 - We love the ghost story Night after Night 00:46:41 - We compare the husband and wife relationships of Savarin Thursdays and All Aboard for a Romantic Getaway 00:48:45 - We discuss He Lives in Iriuda 00:50:32 - Seamus really liked Overpass Crossing and Blue and White Ream 00:54:04 - Darfox and dakazu learn's that they're at bad at picking up queer ques from LGBTQ+ relationships 00:56:08 - dakazu thinks A Day Off was and extra chapter Nakamura added to the volume release 00:56:58 - Seamus notes how trains and train stations are used to help represent the status of relationships 00:58:15 - dakazu points out the significance of the Katase-Enoshima train station 00:59:49 - We give our final thoughts 01:01:56 - Next Week's Topic: The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we pay tribute to manga writer Kazuo Koike who passed away recently. We examine his themes of historical facts, violence, nudity, and tattoos throughout his work on Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Crying Freeman, and Mad Bull 34!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: Lone Wolf and Cub theme song by Herb Satake, Opening, Introductions, Golden Week, Social Media 00:02:03 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus continues his slow journey to read more Ōoku: The Inner Chambers 00:07:17 - dakazu praises the animation and soundtrack of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 00:08:52 - Ne0;lation has ended and Hell Warden Higuma looks like it will follow suit but Chainsaw Man continues for now 00:12:08 - dakazu loved the listener recommended Bibliomania that was inspired by experimental animated shorts of different visual artists 00:14:31 - News: 2019 Eisner Award nominees now include translator credits 00:16:01 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on Maiden Railways, we will review this new release from Denpa Books by Asumiko Nakamura 00:16:33 - Main Segment Creator Cross Section: Transition Song: Crying Freeman theme by Hiroaki Yoshino, we examine Kazuo Koike's manga: 00:20:05 - Lone Wolf and Cub drawn by Goseki Kojima 00:34:47 - Lady Snowblood drawn by Kazuo Kamimura 00:44:05 - Crying Freeman drawn by Ryoichi Ikegami 00:52:43 - Mad Bull 34 drawn by Noriyoshi Inoue 01:04:01 - Next Week's Topic: Maiden Railways, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we read The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, Kurozuka, and Kiichi! for Triple Dip! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Social Media, Easter Sunday, Introductions 00:03:14 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu has been reading a manga adaptation about a Japanese World War 2 suicide bomber who returned alive from 9 missions called Fujimi no Tokkouhei 00:08:20 - dakazu accidentally watched the Persona 5 anime OVAs out of order 00:10:12 - Darfox and dakazu take a tangent and talk about Kingdom Hearts III 00:13:08 - Popular anime series like Yowamushi Pedal and Baby Steps are collaborating with the Paralympics in AniPara, their website is available through English at https://www.nhk.or.jp/anime/anipara/en 00:16:32 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? 00:17:27 - A special edition of Inio Asano's What a Wonderful World! will include a brand new chapter 00:19:11 - Controversy over Kodansha's recent release of Initial D for using translations from Tokyopop 00:23:29 - J-Novel Club is licensing manga such as Riichi Ueshiba's Discommunication 00:24:11 - Golden Kamuy is now available on the Shonen Jump app 00:25:06 - Lupin III creator Monkey Punch and Lone Wolf and Cub writer Kazuo Koike passed away 00:27:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Creator Cross Section where we examine Kazuo Koike's manga throughout his career: including Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Crying Freeman, and Mad Bull 34 00:28:45 - Main Segment Triple Dip: The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn/Kurozuka/Kiichi!, Transition Song: "Catch up, latency" by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, we read the beginning of each manga to see if we'd keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:29:45 - The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn by Waki Yamato 00:47:37 - Kurozuka by Baku Yumemakura & Takashi Noguchi 00:57:48 - Kiichi! by Hideki Arai 01:11:34 - Next Week's Topic: Creator Cross Section on Kazuo Koike, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster