Manga Machinations

Miki's Stopwatch returns and fights through his audio problems as we discuss anime from the 2019 winter season and new stuff from the 2019 spring season!! 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: "Kaen" by Queen Bee from Dororo, Opening, Introductions 00:01:53 - Listener Emails: Using synopsis in our retrospective episodes 00:05:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus checks out a collection of stories from Tadao Tsuge in Slum Wolf 00:10:29 - dakazu checks out Q-Hayashida's new space horror manga Dai Dark 00:12:27 - Beautiful fractals fill the imaginative world of Children of the Whales 00:18:52 - Miki enjoyed the feel-good Machida-kun no Sekai 00:22:27 - Miki checked out Akiyuki Shinbo's Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha 00:25:22 - Kamichu! is about a middle school girl who becomes a Shinto goddess 00:27:36 - News: Leonardo DiCaprio is producing the live-action Akira movie with possible director Taika Waititi 00:33:58 - The cast for live-action Cowboy Bebop show will have John Cho as Spike Spiegel 00:42:20 - Kodansha will be releasing Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men this month 00:44:08 - JanMaga Gakuen is free manga website collaboration between Shueisha and Kodansha that promotes their best shonen series 00:46:38 - Controversy over Funamation's quality in their Blu-ray box set for Dragon Ball Z and the Blu-ray of Dragon Ball Super: Broly 00:55:29 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Kiichi!! by Hideki Arai, The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn by Waki Yamato, and Kurozuka by Baku Yumemakura & Takashi Noguchi 00:57:29 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: "Uragirimono no Requiem" by Daisuke Hasegawa from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, We review anime from the 2019 winter season and discuss anime from the upcoming 2019 spring season 00:58:40 - The Promised Neverland 01:03:39 - Mob Psycho 100 II 01:07:12 - Dororo 01:11:54 - My Roommate is a Cat 01:13:46 - Run with the Wind 01:14:56 - Rinshi!! Ekodachan 01:17:11 - Sarazanmai 01:34:37 - Carole & Tuesday 01:39:38 - We Never Learn: BOKUBEN 01:48:24 - Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san 01:50:40 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 01:54:46 - Kono Oto Tomare! 01:59:12 - One Punch Man 2 02:05:26 - Fruits Basket 02:07:54 - Gunjou no Magmel 02:11:17 - Fairy Gone 02:14:18 - Kenja no Mago 02:16:00 - Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu 02:17:25 - RobiHachi 02:20:01 - Mix 02:25:43 - Senryu Girl 02:27:01 - Hi no Tori: Dogo Onsen-hen 02:28:37 - Lupin the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no Uso 02:30:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Kiichi!! & The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn & Kurozuka, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Translator Jocelyne Allen returns as we finish the trilogy of Kabi Nagata books by reviewing My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2!!! Check out Jocelyne's awesome blog! https://brainvsbook.com Hire Jocelyne for translation and interpertation! http://kaikatsu.ca/ 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 00:01:10 - Jocelyne talks about her work schedule 00:02:39 - We share our enthusiasm for titles like My Solo Exchange Diary being licensed for the West 00:04:57 - Jocelyne talks about the upcoming Toronto Comic Arts Festival 00:07:29 - TCAF will be Junji Ito's first visit to North America and Hiromi Takashima will participate in the "100 Years of Yuri" exhibit 00:09:40 - Jocelyne talks about the requirements that make booking manga artists for TCAF difficult 00:11:43 - Jocelyne recommends the upcoming English release of Witch Hat Atelier for everyone 00:16:11 - Darfox asks Jocelyne about her process of traveling back and forth from Japan to Canada 00:17:55 - Listener Questions: Jocelyne talks about how much she enjoyed Inio Asano's Reiraku 00:22:36 - Jocelyne talks about her experience being on BBC and learning about a useful interpreting tool 00:27:40 - We get Jocelyne's thoughts on the announcement of VIZ Originals 00:29:00 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Jocelyne and dakazu discuss the heavy subject matter and problematic elements of Sensei no Shiroi Uso 00:33:12 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude where we'll be discussing the past Winter 2019 season of anime and some of our early impressions for Spring 2019 with guest Miki's Stopwatch 00:33:32 - Main Segment One Shot: My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2, Transition Song: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we discuss the third book of the autobiographical manga series by Kabi Nagata 00:34:13 - Darfox could see the realism of Nagata's struggles directly reflected in the simplification of her art and dakazu compares it to Taeko Uzuki's Ningen Karimenchuu 00:39:00 - We discuss the harm Nagata perceives she has caused on her family and the resulting despair she feels despite her success 00:40:57 - Darfox discusses the reader's guilt he felt for reading about Nagata's life and her negative reaction she felt after sharing it 00:43:50 - Jocelyne and Darfox talk about the importance of separating the art from the artist 00:45:33 - Jocelyne thinks Nagata's turn to alcohol is a step in her overall progression to try and help herself 00:48:18 - dakazu gives his take on why this book was the hardest out of the three to get through 00:51:02 - Darfox thought Nagata reconciling and coming to terms with her family relationships were very positive and quite surprising 00:54:07 - dakazu can relate to Nagata being self conscious and how it's actually more about how she herself thinks others perceive her 00:57:54 - We need Jocelyne to try and explain what was up with the 'Bodytalk' treatment 00:59:57 - Seamus comments on Nagata's continued use of breaking outside the panel layouts to represent an openness or freedom 01:00:54 - Darfox found a cautionary lesson about waiting for arbitrary changes before things get better 01:03:39 - dakazu felt the abrupt change of mood between chapters really captured the way depression symptoms similarly effect him sometimes 01:07:09 - We talk about the bonus one shot Chika-chan's Depression 01:08:42 - A comment from Darfox about the resumes gets Jocelyne explaining her thought process for how to better translate it 01:11:20 - Jocelyne isn't sure if she's made a random reference with 'More than friends, less than lovers' 01:12:45 - We give our final thoughts on My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2 01:14:30 - Jocelyne sheds some light in the ways fiction and non-fiction are viewed differently in Japanese culture 01:18:11 - Next Week's Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we reach the end of Give My Regards to Black Jack! Join us as we give our final thoughts on Shuho Sato's medical drama that asks, "What does it mean, to be a doctor?"!!!! 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: "I am Just Feeling Alive" by UMI KUUN from Young Black Jack, Opening, Introductions 00:01:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox wonders if My Hero Academia will start some inter-series promotion like they do with superhero comics 00:06:10 - dakazu watches a mockumentary based on Sono 'Okodawari', Ore ni mo Kure yo! that strangely blends fact and fiction of the two main actresses 00:16:50 - Fukushuu no Miboujin is all about a widow getting revenge on the people who drove her husband to his death 00:21:53 - News: Inio Asano did some artwork for the upcoming Doraemon movie 00:24:16 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2, Translator Jocelyne Allen will return to talk about this book and we'll compare it to Kabi Nagata's other works 00:26:08 - Main Segment Retrospective: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Transition Song: "LIFE is... ?another story?" by Ken Hirai from Give My Regards to Black Jack, comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's medical drama 00:26:46 - We recap the events of volume 11 00:32:18 - Darfox and Seamus compare how the story has shifted it's focus to the media like in The Wire 00:35:17 - We explain the tragic outcome Mr. Ozawa comes to in volume 12 00:39:48 - Darfox was impressed how Mr. Ozawa's suicide attempt was handled 00:43:56 - Seamus points out that Sayuri's backstory could have been handled much worse 00:46:45 - We get into the conclusion of the mental patient arc and the end of the series 00:49:47 - Darfox's prediction about the ending was partially accurate 00:50:26 - Seamus was not a fan of how Sato included parts of Kadowaki's article to spell out his point to the reader 00:52:01 - We debate how happy the ending for Mr. Ozawa and Sayuri was 00:53:04 - We talk about the abrupt ending to the series 00:54:34 - We give our general thoughts about the mental patient arc 00:58:06 - We compare Sato's approach to addressing systematic problems to how it's done in The Wire 01:02:41 - We share our favorite parts of Give My Regards to Black Jack 01:07:27 - We comment on how while we haven't discussed Sato's artwork, we thought it was good 01:10:28 - dakazu gives a full spoiler synopsis of the fate of Dr. Saito in New Give My Regards to Black Jack 01:14:55 - Seamus and Darfox give their thoughts about the Saito focused sequel series 01:22:54 - We give our final thoughts about the series and also The Wire 01:24:35 - Next Week's Topic: My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we conclude the cancer patient arc, move onto the psychiatry ward, and talk a lot about The Wire as we continue our retrospective on Shuho Sato's Give My Regards to Black Jack! 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: "I am Just Feeling Alive" by UMI KUUN from Young Black Jack, Opening, Introductions 00:02:09 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu is enjoying women's football with Farewell, My Dear Cramer 00:10:20 - The extra round episodes of Hi Score Girl on Netflix resolve the cliffhanger from the season finale 00:11:32 - News: A new season of Hi Score Girl will start October 2019 00:12:23 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Give My Regards to Black Jack, we will conclude our comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's manga(covers volumes 11-13) 00:13:08 - Main Segment Retrospective: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Transition Song: "LIFE is... ?another story?" by Ken Hirai from Give My Regards to Black Jack, comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's medical drama 00:13:59 - We talk about the end of the cancer patient arc 00:17:07 - We praise the appropriate amount of dramatic moments for the patient, Mrs. Tsujimoto, but think Dr. Usami's pep-talk was a bit much 00:19:06 - We were satisfied with how this story arc was resolved 00:20:29 - We discuss if Sato's storytelling has improved since the beginning of the series 00:22:02 - We dive into Saito's next internship with the Psychiatry ward 00:29:19 - Darfox and dakazu talk about whether the scenes of discrimination against the new patient, Mr. Ozawa, felt heavy-handed 00:32:08 - We talk about the major event that push the story of this psychiatry arc 00:37:48 - Darfox and Seamus are reminded of The Wire and other shows that portray problems with the media 00:40:03 - dakazu explains the reference to Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack 00:41:33 - dakazu talks about his experiences working with special needs clients and the representation he found in this manga compared to what he wanted 00:46:00 - We find out that Sato has taken this story line from the Osaka school massacre of 2001 00:48:50 - We make a few prediction on how this arc will end 00:50:57 - Darfox and Seamus continue to compare this manga to The Wire 00:54:07 - We give our final thoughts about what we read this week 00:55:52 - Next Week's Topic: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we continue learning about modern Japanese medicine through the lens of Shuho Sato's Give My Regards to Black Jack! 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: "I am Just Feeling Alive" by UMI KUUN from Young Black Jack, Opening, Introductions, Gaelic Football 00:03:25 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox reads volume 1 of Mob Psycho 100 and praises ONE's bad art 00:08:18 - We discuss the similarities between ONE and Nobuyuki Fukumoto 00:12:25 - Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? opens Seamus into the manga genre of real estate 00:17:43 - dakazu checks out the brand new prequel to Jisatsutou(Suicide Island) called Muhoutou(Lawless Island) 00:23:05 - Finding out that Otto no Chinpo ga Hairanai is non-fiction has dakazu agreeing that "truth is stranger than fiction" 00:30:54 - News: BEASTARS anime will premier October 2019 00:32:54 - VIZ will be releasing a deluxe edition of Kazuo Umezu's horror classic The Drifting Classroom 00:35:09 - VIZ launches VIZ Originals which will publish original graphic novels by manga-inspired creators 00:43:45 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Give My Regards to Black Jack, we will continue our comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's manga(covers volumes 8-10) 00:44:15 - Main Segment Retrospective: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Transition Song: "LIFE is... 〜another story〜" by Ken Hirai from Give My Regards to Black Jack, comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's medical drama 00:46:10 - We talk about Saito's brief stint in Pediatrics 00:49:52 - We ponder if Sato got his storylines from the current news headlines 00:53:23 - We discuss whether we should start fact checking the medical information presented in this manga 00:55:43 - Saito's next arc takes him into the world of cancer patients and the problem Japan faces with approving new anti-cancer drugs 00:59:18 - The romance between Dr. Usami and Noriki within the flashback leaves much to be desired 01:04:23 - Darfox questioned the Japanese laws regarding disclosure presented in this arc 01:06:41 - We praise this series for showing nuance in the three different ideologies of each doctor 01:08:55 - Seamus looks ups some facts about full-disclosure in Japanese medical practice that match the information presented in the manga 01:13:19 - We debate the appropriateness of Sato's portrayal of cancer patient Mrs. Tsujimoto compared to other media 01:21:33 - We share how reading a manga with such heavy themes of mortality and disease have effected us 01:22:47 - Darfox thinks the two female characters are presented as a reflection of Saito's righteous passion and rational mind 01:26:26 - Seamus was surprised to see anti-cancer drug testing facts but relieved nothing like the talking prenatal twins appeared in these volumes 01:27:42 - We some final thoughts about the series so far 01:28:30 - Next Week's Topic: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we begin our retrospective review of Shuho Sato's Give My Regards to Black Jack! 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: "I am Just Feeling Alive" by UMI KUUN from Young Black Jack, Opening, Introductions, Curry 00:01:29 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus checks out some dramatic scenes in volume 5 of Shojo Fight 00:05:51 - Seamus explains the difference between cramer and cremer 00:06:52 - The ending of Starving Anonymous is REALLY nuts *FULL SPOILERS* 00:12:09 - dakazu reads some more Kakegurui -Compulsive Gambler - from last week's Triple Dip 00:14:44 - News: 3rd season of the anime Psycho-Pass is announced 00:15:50 - Darfox gives *FULL SPOILERS* on the twist of Psycho-Pass and why the protagonist Akane was great 00:21:19 - The popular 90's action manga Spriggan will be getting an anime adaptation 00:23:35 - Rumors about the live-action One Piece show being on Netflix and discussing what we want from it 00:26:12 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Give My Regards to Black Jack, we will continue our comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's manga(covers volumes 5-7) 00:26:47 - Main Segment Retrospective: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Transition Song: "LIFE is... 〜another story〜" by Ken Hirai from Give My Regards to Black Jack, comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's medical drama 00:29:08 - We discuss the introduction of main character Eijirou Saito and his harsh reality check with the world of doctors 00:31:06 - Seamus doesn't like Saito's idealistic character and would prefer the attending doctors characters who have more experience 00:32:25 - We talk about the 1st story arc with the comatose old man on life support 00:35:20 - We get into the heavy drama of cardiac surgery patient Mr. Miyamura and Dr. Kita's putting down the scalpel 00:39:12 - Darfox recognizes Sato has an agenda when presenting the evil doctors in this arc 00:42:31 - Seamus wonders if Saito will eventually suffer from burnout after caring so much for each patient 00:43:37 - We laugh about how useless Saito is and the fits he throws 00:44:17 - We get into the heavy subject matter of newborn intensive care unit with the prenatal twins in the 4th arc 00:50:36 - We discuss the dramatic storytelling and the questionable scenes of the prenatal twins talking to each other 00:58:23 - dakazu praises Sato's believable characterization of the father 01:00:02 - We remember to discuss the 3rd arc about fellow intern Hisayoshi Michiba and concept of a family oriented doctor 01:01:45 - We introduce some other side characters and lament that some of them don't even have names 01:05:47 - Seamus enjoys the medical information introduced in this and points out that Saito is the audience surrogate to learn these facts 01:09:48 - We talk about Sato's beautiful use of heavy ink lines and shadowing to show dramatic scenes 01:06:49 - dakazu compares this series to another medical manga Team Medical Dragon 01:14:22 - We share our thoughts about the series so far and give some predictions about what will happen next 01:20:07 - Next Week's Topic: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week Seamus is back to check out Crocodile Baron, Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler-, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba for a 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 00:02:08 - Listener Questions: We discuss the potential behind a manga subscription aggregate service in the future 00:11:13 - We recap how we started Manga Machinations and share our future goals 00:19:49 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus visited JAPAN HOUSE in Los Angeles to see This is MANGA – the Art of NAOKI URASAWA exhibit 00:25:13 - We explain what tea towels are to Darfox 00:28:09 - Gintama still hasn't ended after it's run in JUMP GIGA so they will end it on soon to be released Gintama App 00:29:27 - dakazu felt the live-action Gintama movie was good because the self-deprecating comedy fit 00:34:26 - Seeing the live-action Kagura character made dakazu realize just how unrealistic the body proportions of shonen heroines are 00:37:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Give My Regards to Black Jack, we will do a comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's manga about the problems within Japanese Medicare(covers volumes 1-4) 00:38:50 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba/Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler -/Crocodile Baron, Transition Song: "Deal with the devil" by Tia from Kakegurui, we read the beginning of each manga to see if we'd keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:39:30 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge 00:58:36 - Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler - by Homura Kawamoto & Toru Naomura 01:19:53 - Crocodile Baron by Takuya Okada 01:35:53 - Next Week's Topic: "Give My Regards to Black Jack", Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we get Darfox to checkout a slew of titles available in English(and Spanish) through Shueisha's globally available MANGA Plus app! 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, shout-outs 00:01:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu didn't think the live-action adaptation of Asahinagu was very good 00:07:08 - Satoru Noda's debut title Supinamarada! shares similar jokes and some characters to his next work Golden Kamuy 00:10:01 - Toripan is a light-hearted comedy about birds and their sometimes hilarious behavior 00:13:09 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge, Crocodile Baron by Takuya Okada, and Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler by Homura Kawamoto & Toru Naomura 00:16:10 - Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: MANGA Plus, Transition Song: "FIRE GROUND" by Official HIGE DANdism from Hinomaru Sumo, dakazu explains the difference between the MANGA Plus and Shonen Jump Manga & Comics apps, we talk about 9 manga available through MANGA Plus, Including: 00:23:35 - Land Lock by Ai Odahara 00:29:04 - Nano Hazard by Shosho Kurihara & Kazaana 00:36:47 - Spotless Love: This Love Cannot Be Any More Beautiful by Otaro Maijo & Arata Momose 00:44:02 - Hinomaru Sumo by Kawada 00:53:26 - Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku by Yuji Kaku 01:00:52 - Soloist in A Cage by Shiro Moriya 01:10:13 - Blue Flag by KAITO *HEAVY SPOILERS* 01:18:18 - KoLD8: King of the Living Dead by Pageratta 01:23:57 - Abyss Rage by Nariaki Narita 01:32:03 - Darfox gives his final thoughts and picks his favorites 01:35:53 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we check out the 2019 Alita: Battle Angel: a live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's Sci-Fi seinen series! Have dakazu and Darfox finally found a good manga movie adaptation?! 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 Divide" by J2 Feat. Avery from Alita: Battle Angel, Opening, Introductions, French 00:02:05 - Listener Emails: Manga suggestion from Leo 00:04:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Dragon Ball Z" OST "Prologue", We recommend the Manga Log podcast 00:06:06 - dakazu finds the post-murderer life in Boku no Namae wa "Shounen A" to be a little unrealistic 00:13:34 - GROUNDLESS is a war manga that's oozes with World War II aesthetic 00:17:44 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, Darfox will check out some available manga on Shueisha's Manga Plus app 00:20:52 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: "Motorball" by Tom Holkenborg from Alita: Battle Angel, we discuss newly released James Cameron dream project directed by Robert Rodriguez 00:21:49 - We start with our expectations we had after seeing 'bug-eyed' Alita in the trailers 00:23:22 - We praise the film for keeping the essence of Battle Angel Alita despite changing the story from the source material 00:25:09 - We compare this good adaptation to other failed ones like the Bleach movie 00:26:56 - Alita is a strong female hero and Darfox praises her characterization 00:28:08 - *SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ON* We discuss the use of the F-word and Rodriguez's use of clean violence 00:30:28 - Darfox thought the beginning felt like a cheesy young adult novel 00:33:32 - We discuss differences between the villian Grewishka and his manga counterpart Makaku 00:36:15 - The movie completely changes the character of Desty Nova 00:37:09 - dakazu breaks down how the movie combines the first three story arcs of Battle Angel Alita 00:38:41 - We feel side characters like Chiren and Vector were under utilized compared to Zapan 00:42:00 - The changes they made to Nova ruin possible story arcs that could've been done in a sequel 00:43:58 - dakazu compares Alita's backstory in the movie to her origins from the manga 00:46:23 - dakazu explains how the movie's ending pissed off his wife and how it was handled differently in the manga 00:51:52 - We love the design of the cyborgs, the look of Iron town, and the wonderful action sequences 00:53:34 - Darfox wishes there was more Motorball scenes and compares it to how Speed Racer focused on the race 00:55:16 - Guillermo del Toro helped James Cameron start this project and technology behind Avatar helped to complete it 00:58:05 - We're happy to hear the creator of Battle Angel Alita, Yukito Kushiro, loved this movie 00:59:29 - We compare a bad scene to a good scene between Alita and Hugo 01:00:27 - While Christoph Waltz as Ido was fantastic, dakazu is mad his nurse Gerhad was just used as scenery 01:02:26 - Darfox wasn't a fan of Hugo's teen friends 01:03:38 - We praise Robert Rodriguez for making movies with diverse representation 01:04:23 - We explore the foreign sensation of having an adaptation we can recommend 01:06:54 - We have doubts about Alita: Battle Angel having financial success 01:07:53 - We talk about potential adaptations we'd like to see and the upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop & One Piece 01:10:10 - We laugh about the awful Dragonball: Evolution 01:11:49 - We give our final thoughts 01:12:57 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we continue our review of Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection with stories about Toru Oshikiri, a scary doll, unfortunate face clamps, and the Ito family dog Non-non! 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: "Shichiten Battou no Blues" by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito: Collection, Opening, Introductions, our website project 00:07:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox puts Black Clover on blast for the current filler episodes 00:10:54 - The newest volume of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction makes way for more predictions from Seamus 00:18:31 - We discuss reading ongoing manga and the release schedules for official English volumes 00:20:22 - dakazu talks spoilers for the end of the dark adult series Naraku no Hitsuji 00:27:05 - dakazu really likes the group of half monster/half human detectives in Kemono Jihen 00:30:22 - News: BEASTARS is getting an anime adaptation but we have a lot of concerns 00:43:15 - The screenings of I want to eat your pancreas were preceded by cast interviews filled with spoilers 00:45:41 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion for Alita: Battle Angel, we'll be reviewing the newly released James Cameron dream project directed by Robert Rodriguez 00:47:52 - Main Segment Retrospective: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Transition Song: "Otogai no Uchuu" by JYOCHO from Junji Ito: Collection, we review the rest of the stories from the book 00:49:42 - dakazu talks about how earlier Junji Ito works show heavy influence from an almost shoujo-like art style 00:51:29 - Darfox weighs on his favorite of the Oshikiri stories 00:52:40 - The alternate universe plot makes us wonder how each of the Oshikiri stories are tied together 00:54:32 - Darfox points out how many Junji Ito stories have some obvious plot holes about victims not escaping horrific places 00:57:00 - Darfox felt a strong presence from translator Jocelyn Allen in the Face-Firmly in Place story 00:58:03 - We agree that The Hell of the Doll Funeral was solely made so Ito could draw that final page 00:59:26 - dakazu found a lot of humor in Face-Firmly in Place 01:00:13 - The stories of Non-non felt like a predecessor for Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu 01:02:00 - Seamus comments about eeriness of the final page of The Strange Tales of Oshikiri: The Walls 01:02:59 - We discuss the use of [ghost orb] as apposed to [will-o'-wisp] 01:04:40 - We give our final thoughts 01:05:42 - Next Week's Topic: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we dive into the wonderful horror of Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection! We'll specifically be reviewing Ito's take on Frankenstein! 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: "Shichiten Battou no Blues" by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Kingdom Hearts 3, shout-outs 00:07:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", we go into spoilers for the final volume of After Hours 00:12:27 - We gab on about drama adaptations and learn that Seamus' loathes Boys over Flowers 00:17:08 - dakazu loves how Monkey Peak is like a classic horror movie that lasts for hours 00:20:51 - dakazu talks about the re-serialization of Ryoko and World Trigger after a long hiatus 00:23:13 - The combinations of food and fantasy makes Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi an isekai series that dakazu can get behind 00:27:40 - News: We discuss the wonderful global launch of Shueisha's MANGA PLUS app 00:33:05 - We comment of Deb Aoki's twitter thread about the increase of vertical manga layouts for smartphones 00:37:51 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Continuing our review of Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, we'll cover the rest of the stories in this book 00:38:19 - Main Segment Retrospective: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Transition Song: "Monster Mash" by Bobby Pickett, we review the Frankenstein story from Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection 00:39:22 - We look at the changes Ito made to the story from Mary Shelly's original novel 00:42:42 - We praise the fantastic artwork and design of the Monster 00:45:58 - We examine the portrayal of both the Monster's suffering and Dr. Frankenstein's madness 00:48:29 - Seamus explains how lots of the internal dialogue from the novel was not included 00:51:48 - Darfox starts talking about rocks on shingles being exclusive to Japan 00:52:49 - dakazu has some questions about Dr. Frankenstein and Elizabeth's incestual relationship 00:54:42 - Seamus likes this as a Junji Ito horror manga but not necessarily as an full adaption of the novel 00:57:19 - We talk about the 'Dude! Let Me In! I'm A Fairy!' meme born from this manga 00:58:15 - We discuss the various iterations of Frankenstein in movies and comics 01:00:10 - We get into how the children's television show Wishbone covered Frankenstein and other questionable books 01:03:22 - We give our final thoughts on this story 01:03:58 - Next Week's Topic: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

*We had some technical issues during recording. We apologize for the audio quality this episode. On this episode Miki's Stopwatch helps us review anime from the 2018 Fall season and check out some from the current 2019 winter season!! 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 - Warning, Intro Song: "Catch up, latency" by Union Square Garden from Run with the Wind, Opening, Introductions, Shout-outs 00:04:14 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Miki's been reading some In/Spectre 00:07:35 - dakazu finally checked out Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou and is loving the main character 00:12:05 - News: Rumiko Takahashi has won the Grand Prix at FIBD Angoulême 00:13:01 - New promotional stills of the actors for the What Did You Eat yesterday? live-action dramatization 00:14:01 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, we will specifically be covering the Frankenstein adaptation 00:14:50 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: "Book-end, Happy-end" by TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND feat. Hiroshi Takano from Skull-faced Bookseller Honda-san, We review anime from the 2018 fall season and discuss some anime from the upcoming 2019 winter season 00:15:33 - Miki checks out some classic anime like Space Adventure Cobra 00:18:15 - Takarajima 00:19:15 - SoulTaker 00:21:47 - Miki rants about Megalo Box 00:29:44 - Run with the Wind 00:31:08 - Karakuri Circus 00:32:58 - Tokyo Ghoul:re 00:34:27 - Radiant 00:35:32 - Zombie Land Saga 00:38:22 - Bloom Into You 00:41:35 - Boarding School Juliet 00:45:26 - The Girl in Twilight 00:48:36 - Golden Kamuy 00:49:49 - Hinomaru Sumo 00:50:30 - DOUBLE DECKER! DOUG & KIRILL 00:52:24 - Goblin Slayer 00:53:18 - The Rising of the Shield Hero 01:03:28 - That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 01:04:43 - Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san and other mentions from fall 2018 01:05:32 - Mob Psycho 100 II 01:07:49 - The Promised Neverland 01:16:03 - Boogiepop and Others 01:17:48 - Rinshi!! Ekodachan 01:20:35 - Dororo 01:24:49 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War 01:30:37 - The Quintessential Quintuplets and Domestic Girlfriend 01:34:32 - Ueno-san wa Bukiyou 01:35:59 - Dimension High School 01:37:45 - Virtual-san wa Miteiru 01:42:32 - My Roommate is a Cat 01:45:04 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 01:46:48 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we watch Studio Ghibli's From Up on Poppy Hill to see how Seamus and Darfox fare with their first Goro Miyazaki film. 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 Breakfast Song" by Aoi Teshima from From Up on Poppy Hill, Opening, Introductions, Spotify 00:02:57 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu checks out some anime for next week 00:04:56 - Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? is filled with gross fan service but still helps dakazu by giving his good advice about exercising at the gym 00:11:31 - dakazu ended up enjoying the mystery in the horror thriller High-Rise Invasion 00:16:27 - The Your Name. parody in Mr. TONEGAWA Middle Management Blues makes darfox question if these spin-offs are canonical 00:22:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude where we'll be discussing the past Fall 2018 season of anime and some of our early impressions for Winter 2019 with Miki's Stopwatch 00:23:52 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: "From Up on Poppy Hill" by Aoi Teshima from From Up on Poppy Hill, we discuss the 2011 Studio Ghibli film directed by Goro Miyazaki 00:26:59 - Darfox compares Goro against his father Hayao Miyazaki 00:28:57 - dakazu explains how this movie focuses on highlighting the lifestyle of Japan in 1964 00:32:08 - We complain how everything is explained instead of allowing the audience to infer it for themselves 00:35:24 - The design of the Latin Quarter building was a turning point for dakazu 00:37:19 - We lament the wasted potential of the colorful extended cast 00:39:28 - dakazu goes over the large amount of Japanese text in the movie 00:41:46 - We praise the attention to detail in the backgrounds and settings 00:43:27 - We laugh at the use of dialogue and songs that spell-out everything during scenes 00:45:31 - In comparison to Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise or The Wind Rises darfox found this film lacking in it's overall animation 00:50:13 - Along with thoughts on Tales of Earthsea we wonder why Goro tries to imitate his father 00:53:52 - This movie made dakazu think about the concept of boarding houses being unfamiliar with modern America 00:56:45 - We discuss the use of possible incest in this movie and it's prevalence within other Japanese stories like Marmalade Boy or Old Boy or Fire Punch 01:03:20 - We go on a tangent about fan fiction of the TV show Supernatural 01:05:26 - We talk about the creepy chairman of the school board 01:06:24 - We give our final thoughts on the movie 01:08:19 - dakazu noticed that some songs to higher billing than the actors in the credits 01:09:34 - Next Week's Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we review the surreal stories in An Invitation from a Crab by panpanya! 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Pepsi vs. Coke 00:02:44 - New update on Manga Machinations podcast hosting 00:04:02 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox is interested to read more of the brand new Chainsaw Man 00:09:03 - We give quick impressions of Mob Psycho 100 II and The Promised Neverland 00:11:05 - Boss Renoma: Shuujin Riku Gaiden is a prequel that dakazu liked but ultimately didn't really need 00:13:08 - Seamus checks out vol. 3 of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction and has some wild speculations about where the plot 00:25:08 - News: We discuss some highlights from Inio Asano's manga exhibition Ctrl+T2 00:28:18 - Seven Seas Entertainment publishing announcements for Nicola Traveling Around the Demon's World and The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms 00:30:06 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion, reviewing studio Ghibli's From Up on Poppy Hill 00:30:50 - Main Segment One Shot: An Invitation from a Crab, Transition Song: "Book-end, Happy-end" by TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND feat. Hiroshi Takano from Skull-faced Bookseller Honda-san, we discuss panpanya's An Invitation from a Crab 00:33:29 - Seamus explains how the stories all presented "as is" without context or explanation 00:36:13 - dakazu theorizes that panpanya takes real-life photographs and then deconstructs them to create the unique backgrounds 00:39:45 - Darfox compares THE PERFECT SUNDAY to Wallace and Gromit 00:40:54 - dakazu explains why he feels this manga is closer to fine art than commercial entertainment akin to movies like Under the Skin and Upstream Color 00:42:30 - Seamus explores how this manga uses defamiliarization to give the reader an emotional reaction 00:45:33 - We praise the shifting art styles that sometimes occur from panel to panel 00:49:39 - Darfox explains how after he stopped trying to find consistent themes he enjoyed the book as an emotional trip with some reoccurring images 00:53:03 - Seamus compares the surrealist themes of this book to other alternative manga 00:54:37 - We talk about the numerous written passages scattered within the book 00:57:24 - dakazu expresses his struggle with the kindle browser reader 00:59:41 - We discuss the Index and Table of Contents in this book 01:03:32 - We each give our final thoughts 01:06:41 - Seamus wants to know about manga that satire manga genres 01:10:32 - Next Week's Topic: From Up on Poppy Hill, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we look into Moyoco Anno's character study of an obese woman with In Clothes Called Fat! 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, Holidays, Awesome Games Done Quick, MOBA manga 00:03:14 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", The premise of a fictional manga artist's one-sided rivalry against Osamu Tezuka in Chaser has dakazu hooked 00:07:57 - dakazu has gone full-in with The Full-Time Wife Escapist and even watched the live-action drama adaptation 00:13:37 - Darfox takes the fidelity of old video game scanlines in Hi Score Girl very seriously 00:18:56 - The ridiculousness of BAKI is entertaining for Darfox 00:21:07 - Darfox checks out some more manga on from the Shonen Jump app 00:41:42 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on An Invitation from a Crab, we will review this indie manga by panpanya 00:24:09 - Main Segment One Shot: In Clothes Called Fat, Transition Song: "Freebird" by New Cinema Tokage from Project ARMS, we discuss Moyoco Anno's In Clothes Called Fat 00:25:52 - dakazu makes comparisons to Darren Aronofsky's movie about drug addiction, Requiem for a Dream 00:28:22 - We explain the Japanese business practice of window seat jobs 00:30:46 - We discuss the similarities to Kyoko Okazaki's Helter Skelter 00:34:31 - We debate the use of simple one-dimensional side characters 00:36:25 - Darfox praises the main character and discusses his own experiences with body image 00:38:28 - dakazu thought that mixing the chronological order of event in the ending was interesting 00:40:58 - We all agree that this manga is a mixed bag of really good parts and some more disappointing parts, we praise the way Anno drew the pretty women to be visually off-putting 00:43:15 -We debate if this book is worth recommending, Darfox compares it against A Silent Voice 00:47:21 - Seamus finds similarities of the boyfriend character and the main character of the French novel series In Search of Lost Time 00:48:57 - Next Week's Topic: An Invitation from a Crab, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we look into the first volumes of The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, and Bokutachi ga Yarimashita 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: "Koi" by Gen Hoshino from The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Opening, Introductions, upcoming updates to Manga Machinations 00:02:30 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus dives into some full spoilers for the newest volume of Land of the Lustrous 00:07:47 - dakazu checks out the cute comedy about a woman and her window in Mado kara Madoka-chan 00:09:12 - dakazu compares the thematically similar Kankinjou and Ijousha no Ai 00:16:27 - darfox catches up on Black Clover and We Never Learn with his Shonen Jump digital subscription 00:21:00 - we discuss Hi Score Girl now that it's on Netflix 00:34:09 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on In Clothes Called Fat, we will review Moyoco Anno's tale of self-loathing and societal struggles of body shaming 00:27:40 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin/Bokutachi ga Yarimashita/The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Transition Song: "We're not alone" by Coldrain from Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, we've read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'll keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:28:44 - Rainbow by George Abe & Masasumi Kakizaki 00:42:48 - Bokutachi ga Yarimashita by Muneyaki Kaneshiro & Hikaru Araki 00:53:00 - The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino 01:07:40 - Next Week's Topic: In Clothes Called Fat, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Welcome to our special year end episode! This year returning guest Morgana "Manga Maven" Santilli joins us to pick our favorite manga & anime from 2018! Check out Morgana's website and follow her on twitter! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions 00:03:59 - Reviewing News of 2018: BEASTARS licensed in Spanish this year along with English/French for 2019 and won numerous awards 00:07:08 - Shonen Jump will launch a digital platform with new chapters being released for free day & date with Japan and a subscription based back library 00:14:12 - we ponder if the drastic changes to Shonen Jump will have an effect on piracy *NOTE*we taped prior to the 12/17/18 release) 00:18:22 - The various anti-manga-piracy campaigns from Japanese publishers this year 00:20:16 - Nobuhiro Watsuki's arrest over child pornography and the messy aftermath 00:28:30 - Rumiko Takahashi was finally inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame 00:31:03 - Seamus reviews the stage play for Naoki Urasawa's Pluto from it's international run 00:34:52 - A discussion about manga adaptations to other media 00:37:50 - The wild saga of manga retailer Mandarake auctioning off manuscript pages of Ai to Makoto that were stolen over 40 years ago 00:42:01 - In memoriam of Momoko Sakura of Chibi Maruko-chan, Takahiro Satou of Samejima, Saigo no Juugonichi, Isao Takahata of Studio Ghibli 00:44:48 - Manga of 2018: Transition Song: "Katachi" by Shugo Tokumaru, The giant 2019 British Museum Manga Exhibition 00:46:22 - Best & worst manga of 2018 00:47:11 - Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano 00:49:02 - Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura 00:50:29 - My Solo Exchange Diary by Kabi Nagata 00:55:07 - Satoko and Nada by Yupechika 01:02:58 - Juza no Ulna by Toru Izu 01:04:57 - Ningen Karimenchu by Taeko Uzuki 01:10:03 - Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari 01:13:50 - Red Colored Elegy by Seiichi Hayashi 01:19:56 - Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda 01:27:08 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura 01:35:42 - Manga picks from our listeners 01:41:34 - Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino, The Wallflower by Tomoko Hayakawa 01:42:54 - Girls' Last Tour by Tsukumizu 01:43:07 - Jitsuroku: Naku made Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita. by Poppy Pesuyama 01:48:20 - BEASTARS by Paru Itagaki 01:57:37 - Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 01:56:37 - Garden by Yuichi Yokoyama 01:58:50 - Ultra-Gash Inferno by Suehiro Maruo, A Pantyhose like World by Shun Umezawa 02:00:07 - Dead Tube by Mikoto Yamaguchi & Touta Kitakawa, Satsukare by Daisuke + Asahi 02:01:19 - My Boy by Hitomi Takano, Bunny Drop by Yumi Unita 02:06:51 - Anime of 2018: Transition Song: "Merigo" by Robert Yoshino ft. Sky-Hi from Gurazeni, Best & worst anime of 2018 02:07:28 - A Place Further than the Universe 02:08:32 - Violet Evergarden 02:09:42 - Serial Experiments Lain 02:10:18 - Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 02:12:37 - Devilman Crybaby 02:16:40 - Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues 02:18:48 - Kaiji 02:21:18 - DOUBLE DECKER! DOUG & KIRILL 02:22:21 - Lupin III PART 5 02:23:20 - Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san 02:26:44 - The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl 02:28:56 - Ushio and Tora 02:32:10 - Banana Fish 02:33:44 - Golden Kamuy 02:36:14 - Hi Score Girl 02:38:53 - Run with the Wind 02:40:16 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku 02:41:01 - Megalo Box 02:42:16 - The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These 02:43:51 - Happy Sugar Life 02:45:57 - Pop Team Epic 02:48:57 - Anime picks from our listeners 02:49:34 - Dragon Ball Super 02:52:06 - Oniisama e…, 02:52:57 - Liz and the Blue Bird 02:54:35 - Darfox rants about spinning limousines from Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line 02:57:43 - Darling in the FranXX 03:00:39 - Junji Ito Collection 03:04:25 - Thanking all our guests and listeners from this year 03:06:30 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe, and Bokutachi ga Yarimashita by Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Hikaru Akari 03:07:19 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Auld Lang Syne" by Home Free

This week translator extraordinaire Jocelyne Allen returns to answer our questions about working as an interpreter and how it differs from translating books! Check out Jocelyne's blog & her professional 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 Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Opening, Introductions 00:01:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu tried to go back to My Boy but it only confirmed his fears 00:04:47 - The potential horror in I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die has dakazu interested to read more 00:09:27 - dakazu found Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas surprisingly enjoyable 00:12:32 - News: Eleven Arts will be bringing A Silent Voice back to movie theaters in January 2019 00:15:09 - Fans want a new translation for Viz Media'z Dragon Ball manga box set 00:17:54 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 2018 Year End Review with Morgana "Manga Maven" Santilii, we'll be presenting Top 3 lists for anime & manga and discussing everything from 2018 00:18:59 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: Transition Song: "Free Bird" by New Cinema Tokage from Project ARMS, Translator Jocelyne Allen explains what interpreting is 00:20:54 - Jocelyne explains how her role as an interpreter varies based on the needs of the client 00:23:25 - We ask Jocelyne how she got started as an interpreter 00:27:49 - Working as both a translator and an interpreter is uncommon, Jocelyne shares how her experiences translating & interpreting have effect each other 00:31:25 - Jocelyne researches everything about her interpreter clients to prepare 00:34:50 - Darfox wants to know if Jocelyne ever had to protect her clients from rude questions 00:40:33 - Darfox and dakazu share personal stories about interpreting for their parents, we discuss the difficulty of translating from one language to another 00:44:55 - We complain about being asked to translate for the sake of entertaining friends 00:46:53 - We ask Jocelyne why Inio Asano is seemingly being mocked in his cameos within other people's manga 00:52:47 - Jocelyne current favorite manga is Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito 00:54:49 - Next Week's Topic: 2018 Year End Review, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Our final episode reviewing Scum's Wish along with the epilogue volume of Scum's Wish décor! 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: "Uso No Hibana" by Kuroneko from Scum's Wish, Opening, Introductions 00:01:16 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox was able to go see Mamoru Hosoda's newest movie Mirai at the movie theater, discussing whether we'll see an increase of screenings of anime films in the future 00:11:24 - Discussion about Hayao Miyazaki and his upcoming documentary Never-Ending Man 00:15:45 - Shigan no Yuusha is a typical fantasy light novel adaptation aside from logs 00:21:04 - No surprise that dakazu is not OK with the Shota manga My Boy 00:28:33 - News: Trailer for CG animated NETFLIX anime Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac reveals a gender-swapped character, darfox shares some choice Chilean anime openings 00:33:08 - Hulu makes deal with Funimation for first distribution rights for 2019 new titles 00:35:32 - Discussing the possibilities with Shonen Jump announcing the end of the digital magazine and moving to a free-to-read and digital library subscription model 00:49:50 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Special interview with translator Jocelyne Allen about the difference of translating literary works and being an interpreter 00:52:11 - Main Segment Retrospective Review: Transition Song: "Heikousen" by Sayuri from Scum's Wish, retrospective review of Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari, we give our thoughts on the ending, discuss the character of Akane and the change she goes through, relate to Sanae ending things, compare the relationships of Mugi/Hanabi & Sanae Hanabi, hate on Mugi, explain Akane's change, praise the use of shading in the art, discuss the epilogue stories, get angry about pairing Mugi with Hanabi in Scum's Wish décor, compare Scum's Wish to the movie American Pie 2, re-write the ending, ponder if Mugi is worse than Akane, give our final impressions, and name Moka the MVP(covers volume 7-8 & Scum's Wish décor) 01:41:44 - Next Week's Topic: Interviewing Jocelyne Allen, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we continue our Retrospective review of Scum's Wish! Will the dramatic events change how we feel about certain characters? Tune in to find out! 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: "Uso No Hibana" by Kuroneko from Scum's Wish, Opening, Introductions, The holiday season, requesting listener top 3 lists for 2018 00:02:39 - promoting Anime Feminist's crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo 00:05:23 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox watches more Goblin Slayer and compares it to Batman 00:12:58 - Seamus has started A Pantyhose Like World and doesn't think there's any deep meaning behind the stories so far 00:15:20 - dakazu checks out the newest volume of Black Lagoon but feels the series just doesn't hold up anymore 00:24:28 - dakazu had high hopes for Chichi Chichi because the same creator made Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon but it ended up being a shallow and pervy cash-in 00:28:42 - Talking about trying to read a different manga from an artist you like and it doesn't compare to their other work 00:32:54 - News: Stage play adaptations of My Hero Academia & Karakuri Circus along with TV drama of What did you Eat Yesterday and a Blade Runner anime, debating what we like and dislike about various adaptations from manga 00:41:54 - Neon Genesis Evanglion will be coming to Netflix 00:47:24 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Scum's Wish, we will conclude our comprehensive review and read the epilogue volume (covers volume 7-8 & Scum's Wish décor) 00:48:01 - Main Segment Retrospective Review: Transition Song: "Heikousen" by Sayuri from Scum's Wish, retrospective review of Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari, we praise Moka's character arc, examine the various juxtaposing plot lines, feel heartbroken for Sanae, discuss both of the main confessions, enjoy the seamless interweaving of spoken & inner dialogue, explain the problems with Atsuya, compare the series to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, explore the themes of self worth through relationships, pick our favorite characters, expose the issues with catgirls, and make our final predictions on the ending(covers volumes 4-6) 01:23:40 - Next Week's Topic: Scum's Wish, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Welcome to the first part of our Retrospective review of Scum's Wish! There's lots of unrequited love to deal with from both the manga and even our hosts?! 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: "Uso No Hibana" by Kuroneko from Scum's Wish, Opening, Introductions, updates on our tumblr 00:01:58 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Requiem of the Rose King has Seamus comparing historical events to Shakespeare's play 00:12:52 - dakazu finds a greater appreciation for Karakuri Circus now that he's rereading it as an adult 00:16:31 - Darfox and dakazu discuss strong villains of popular shonen manga using wrestling references, *SPOILERS for Fairy Tail 00:22:52 - Both Sentou Hakai Gakuen Dangerous & Dangerous 1969 are mixing X-Men superpowers with juvenile sexual humor and dakazu is not having any of it 00:32:08 - Although 18 Rin is about an adult film production company dakazu was impressed with how it was focused more on characters and telling a good story 00:35:13 - News: There will be a new anime of Fruits Basket that will finally cover all the source material with a new voice cast 00:36:56 - Manga.club has licensed volume 1 of STEVES and is crowd funding to try and publish the other 5 volumes 00:41:20 - We give some suggestions for the massive Seven Seas Entertainment licensing survey 00:45:00 - Anime Feminist is launching an Indiegogo campaign so they can raise money to overhaul their website 00:48:04 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Scum's Wish, we will continue our comprehensive review(covers volume 4-6) 00:48:49 - Main Segment Retrospective Review: Transition Song: "Heikousen" by Sayuri from Scum's Wish, retrospective review of Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari, we resonate with character's feelings, are pleasantly surprised with the lack of fan service, notice the rapid pace of dramatic events, cheer on the Sanae Ebato, enjoy the change of character perspectives in the narrative, praise the use of black water-color inking throughout the series, try to decode the extra Nyan-Nyan chapters, and make predictions for what will happen at the end(covers volumes 1-3) 01:15:32 - Next Week's Topic: "Scum's Wish", requesting listener top 3 lists for 2018, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Get ready for another Triple Dip this week with Kasane, Higanjima and Give My Regards to Black Jack! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions 00:00:32 - News: BEASTARS will be officially licensed by VIZ Media for release in summer 2019, comparing the release schedule of Western publishers 00:12:10 - Dr. STONE anime adaptation for 2019, dakazu talks about the honest reveal behind the final anime season of Gintama on it's last episode 00:14:47 - New York city added to locations for the Sailor Moon musical performances in March 2019 00:18:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", A Pantyhose Like World has completely confused and baffled dakazu 00:34:09 - dakazu gives spoilers about the mystery thriller Yokohamasen Doppelganger 00:37:21 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Give My Regards to Black Jack/Higanjima/Kasane, Transition Song: "SYNERGY" by m-flo feat. Shishido Kafka from Higanjima, we've read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'll keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:38:20 - Give My Regards to Black Jack by Shuho Sato 00:57:26 - Higanjima by Koji Matsumoto 01:08:52 - Kasane by Daruma Matsuura 01:21:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Scum's Wish, we will do a comprehensive review of this series about unrequited love (covers volume 1-3) 01:24:39 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we check out 3 more manga for another Triple Dip! Seamus picks the ultimate unrequited love story of Scum's Wish, darfox with the crime drama about a legendary hitman in The Fable, and dakazu brings the grotesque horror of Starving Anonymous! 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: "Uso No Hibana" by Kuroneko from Scum's Wish, Opening, Introductions 00:01:02 - Listener Questions: Giving our picks for manga with good endings 00:08:52 - The Manga Machinations authoritative official anime canon list 00:11:13 - an important announcement about fixing our discord server, shout-out to Iyasu in the Manga Translation Battle 00:14:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox talks about the roundabout progression in harem manga like We Never Learn 00:20:22 - dakazu revisits Himegoto: Juukyusai no Seifuku and realizes it has the same appeal as a daytime soap opera 00:31:36 - News: Upcoming movie adaptation of Flowers of Evil and anime adaptation of Dorohedoro 00:37:34 - Crowd funding has secured the creation of a life-size statue of Punpun to be on display at Inio Asano's world exhibition Ctrl+T2 00:41:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Give My Regards to Black Jack by Shuho Sato, Higanjima by Koji Matsumoto, and Kasane by Daruma Matsuura 00:44:32 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Starving Anonymous/Scum's Wish/The Fable, Transition Song: "Heikousen" by Sayuri from Scum's Wish, we've read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'll keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:45:23 - Starving Anonymous by Yuu Kuraishi & Kazu Inabe 01:00:39 - The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami 01:12:03 -Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari 01:25:10 - Next Week's Topic: Give My Regards to Black Jack & Higanjima & Kasane, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we wrap up our Retrospective review of Ode to Kirihito by Osamu Tezuka! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, Christmas decorations 00:01:55 - Listener Emails: Comparing manga reading habits to anime viewing habits, the zeitgeist of new media, the convenience of streaming services and digital distribution effecting how anime/manga is consumed 00:20:26 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus talks about his lack of historical knowledge for Ooku: The Inner Chambers 00:26:34 - Darfox about some free samples of Aposimz, Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night and Other Stories, Shibuya Goldfish, and Junji Ito's Frankenstein 00:37:46 - dakazu is apprehensive about diving into Tsutomu Takahashi's Nazi story of Neun 00:43:03 - Ningen Karimenchu Tsuzuki continues Taeko Uzuki's struggles with Schizophrenia and her loving relationship with her elder boyfriend 00:47:34 - News: Kengo Hanazawa throws some shade on Inio Asano in the 2000th issue of Big Comic Spirits 00:52:36 - Members from the Sailor Moon musical in Japan will be performing at the 2019 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC 00:53:46 - Shueisha will be releasing a special issue called Paralympic Jump in association with the Paralympics 00:54:56 - The fans of Karakuri Circus were concerned about the anime adaptation because of the limited episodes but creator Kazuhiro Fujita says it's about getting the best moments from the series into this adaptation 00:59:54 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari, Starving Anonymous by Yuu Kuraishi & Kazu Inabe, and The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami 01:01:55 - Main Segment Retrospective Review: Transition Song: "? no Boomerang" by Tomoko Tokugaki from The Three-Eyed One, retrospective review of Ode to Kirihito by Tezuka Osamu, we discuss the fates of the antagonists, talk about all the references to Jesus, interpret Tezuka's disdain for doctors, praise the reoccurring artistic themes, detest the negative use of mental illness, debate forgiveness vs vengeance, explain the postmortem problems with Urabe, and wonder why the Monmow epidemic was never resolved.(covers chapters 11-20) 01:39:20 - Next Week's Topic: Scum's Wish & Starving Anonymous & The Fable, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we present part 1 of our Retrospective review of Ode to Kirihito! We explore the themes of discrimination in this mature series from Osamu Tezuka! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, wrestlers exposing themselves 00:03:05 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu doesn't like how Tokumei no Kanojotachi can't mixes fictional drama with travel guides to Japanese red-light districts 00:09:35 - Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san is very informative about the business of working at bookstores 00:13:56 - Darfox is enjoying the comedic relationships of Mitsuro Kubo's Again!! 00:23:03 - The names of the chapters in the newest volume of Shojo Fight surprise Seamus 00:26:39 - News: Premium Japanese television channel WOWOW is doing a manga tie-in of their Para Athletes documentary series Who I AM in Weekly Young Jump magazine 00:28:06 - Volume 1 of Mob Psycho 100 has been released by Dark Horse Comics 00:31:27 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Ode to Kirihito, we will conclude our comprehensive review of this Osamu Tezuka title(covers chapters 11-20) 00:31:48 - Main Segment Retrospective Review: Transition Song: "? no Boomerang" by Tomoko Tokugaki from The Three-Eyed One, retrospective review of Ode to Kirihito by Tezuka Osamu, we discuss the duality of outdated caricatures with decent representation, praise Tezuka's experimentation with art and paneling, question the treatment of Reika's sexuality, debate the treatment of all female characters, explore the religious themes, examine the character of Dr. Urabe, compare this to other Tezuka works, and make predictions for how the story will end(covers chapters 1-10) 01:09:49 - Next Week's Topic: Ode to Kirihito, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we launch our first special guest themed Gaiden series with Amelia Cook, creator of the Anime Feminist website! Get ready for a mega-sized episode as we interview Amelia about her manga/anime origins and how she started Anime Feminist. Then she joins us for a in-depth discussion about representation in manga/anime as we analyze our own positive and negative examples of female characters in shonen battle manga! Support Anime Feminist on patreon! 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: "Re:Call" by i☆Ris from Twin Star Exorcists, Opening, Introductions, 00:03:07 - Secret Origins: Amelia tells us how she began her anime/manga fandom with Castle in the Sky, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing & Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend 00:07:13 - The dark days of buying 4 episode DVDs for 20 pounds makes Amelia appreciate the accessibility of modern streaming services 00:10:33 - The lack of a space to discuss issues in anime/manga helped create Anime Feminist but also had positive and negative consequences 00:19:55 - we talk about our experience with harassment and the lessons we learned 00:29:56 - Listener Questions: Answering what future goals Anime Feminist are planning 00:34:42 - Amelia explains why proper payment & representation with writers is key 00:43:30 - Darfox asks Amelia to elaborate the process of pitching to Anime Feminist, working with an editor to shape new articles 00:54:33 - Seamus and Amelia praise the stage adaptation of Naoki Urasawa's Pluto 00:58:37 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Ode to Kirihito, we will do a comprehensive review of this Tezuka Osamu title(covers chapters 1-11) 00:59:03 - Main Segment Machinations Gaiden: Transition Song: "Haruka Kanata" by Asian Kung-fu Generation from Naruto, we have an open discussion about representation within manga/anime 01:02:52 - Discussing the shonen battle manga heroine archetype, dakazu and Amelia share their issues on Sakura's character arc in Naruto 01:11:09 - We lament the typical fate of female characters being reduced to moms/wives in shonen epilogues, the body proportions of characters like Orihime from Bleach are a deal breaker for Amelia 01:17:23 - Amelia explains with Black Clover and Blue Exorcist how personal experiences effect which representations are overlooked while others are jarring, dakazu doesn't like the non-consensual male pursuit of females represented in all entertainment 01:21:40 - We discuss the various groping perverts that are seen as comedic characters in shonen manga, we examine shonen manga as a commercial product and how that effects English adaptations 01:26:11 - We explain how despite having passionate fandoms for manga such as the female MMA manga Teppu, they still might struggle in finding a market in the West, we attribute the increase of BL/Yuri releases to the fujoshi buying them out 01:31:22 - We explore female characters in sports manga, Farewell, My Dear Cramer reflects the real life popularity of female soccer for Amelia 01:37:34 - The ensemble cast of My Hero Academia help bring a little diversity to it's female representation, Amelia makes a case for diversity of physical body types in Keijo!!!!!!!! 01:41:03 - Personally, Amelia can appreciate the representation in Please tell me! Galko-chan while disliking it due to the character designs, But Re:Zero on the other hand has such great representation it let's her look past the cutesy moe designs 01:46:32 - Darfox and dakazu praise how the sexually active for Haru from BEASTARS isn't portrayed as shameful female character trait, Amelia likes Scum's Wish for giving it's characters complex relationships with sex 01:56:04 - Darfox likes the tough but maternal growth in Reiko Tamura from Parasyte, we wonder if pairing atypical manga/anime female characteristics to non-human characters makes them more acceptable 01:58:03 - Amelia catches an ingrained generic convention in dakazu's perception of Emma from The Promised Neverland as gender-less, we discuss how crying for Midoriya from My Hero Academia is looked down upon, the portrayal of dirty ugly men in Kaiji are praiseworthy in darfox's eyes 02:07:50 - Seamus and dakazu praise Shojo Fight for having excellent representation of character interactions that avoid false-conflict, we praise My Love Story!! for exploring relationships after they've formed, Seamus appreciates manga that explores relationships between adults without the possibility of breakups in both Friday Night Lights and What did you eat Yesterday? 02:11:54 - Amelia's favorite relationships are couples in Nodame Cantabile and Twin Star Exorcists who support and push each other to greater success, dakazu recommends Kekkaishi for Amelia 02:18:09 - Amelia stresses the importance of getting LGBTQ+ perspectives from o

On this episode Miki's Stopwatch is here to talk about anime, again! We pick our favorites from both summer and fall of 2018! 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: "New Stranger" by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, manga genres that represent us best 00:04:24 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox is pleasantly not surprised by a tournament arc in Black Clover, Black Clover Quartet Knights manga on Jump+ promotes the new video game 00:07:44 - Seamus continues reading Seven Shakespeares and enjoys it 00:11:35 - Miki loved Kaiji: Against All Rules but thought the final arc was out shined by the first one 00:16:27 - dakazu and Miki give love for Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro 00:18:10 - A new volume of Kyukyoku Chojin R was released 31 years after the last one 00:20:21 - A manga about cults called Charisma was terrifying for dakazu 00:23:48 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden with Amelia Cook, Amelia will join us for a discussion about positive and negative representation in manga 00:25:52 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: "Break In To Break Out" by Lyn from Persona 5 the Animation, We review anime from the 2018 summer season and discuss some anime from the upcoming 2018 fall season, Including: 00:26:34 - *SPOILERS* Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion 00:34:22 - Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun - 00:37:42 - Banana Fish 00:41:32 - Happy Sugar Life 00:46:29 - Back Street Girls 00:51:10 - Mr. Tonegawa Middle Management Blues, Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou 00:57:20 - Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food From Another World 00:59:07 - Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight 01:02:59 - Cells at Work 01:06:48 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 01:11:41 - DOUBLE DECKER! DOUG & KIRILL 01:16:55 - RADIANT 01:18:41 - IRODUKU - The World in Colors 01:22:54 - Karakuri Circus 01:27:46 - Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san 01:31:34 - Goblin Slayer 01:40:07 - Run with the Wind 01:41:33 - As Miss Beelzebub Likes it. 01:42:59 - Zombie Land Saga 01:44:26 - Bloom into You 01:45:42 - Anima Yell! 01:47:02 - Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood. 01:48:54 - SSSS.GRIDMAN 01:51:35 - Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight 01:55:25 - New Chapter Updates: *SPOILERS* catching up on the finale of the New Years arc in BEASTARS 02:14:40 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Machinations Gaiden with Amelia Cook, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Apologies in advance as Seamus had to skip this week's podcast so we changed from our planned retrospective to another Manga in Motion instead. So at darfox's request we look at the Chinese Animal World based on Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji! 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: "Mirai wa Bokura no Te no Naka " by Kaiji and the Redbound Cherries from Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Opening, Changes in scheduling, Introductions 00:02:32 - Listener Emails: Manga introduced through the podcast that we love 00:12:44 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox agrees with Will Eisner's Comics & Sequential Art that comics count as reading 00:15:15 - dakazu dove into the manga and life of Taeko Uzuki, Shin Kazoku Keikaku may be fiction but Uzuki created it from real personal experiences she went through 00:20:29 - dakazu is moved from learning about Taeko Uzuki's life as a cult porno star, her struggles with Schizophrenia, multiple suicide attempts, and her hallucination laden recovery back to health that are covered in her memoir Ningen Karimenchu 00:33:21 - dakazu checks out Prison School creator Akira Hiramoto's Me and the Devil Blues and his brand new RaW Hero 00:39:11 - News: My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness wins the 2018 Harvey Awards for Best Manga, Harold Sakuishi wins the International Spotlight Award 00:42:22 - NANA creator Ai Yazawa drew illustrations for Street Tradition: Men's Fashion is Learning from the Past 00:44:00 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude where we'll be discussing the past Summer 2018 season of anime and some of our early impressions for Fall 2018 00:45:29 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: "Bad Ass" by Red Light Saints from Animal World, we explain how closely this mirror's "Kaiji", ponder why they made the changes from Kaiji to Kaisi, examine the need for the high budget special effects & action scenes, praise the production values of the gambling part, disagree with making some characters more pure good/evil, wonder if Michael Douglas will be in the sequel, and complain about the complete lack of zawa-zawa 01:16:40 - Next Week's Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This episode we look at the recent live-action adaptation of Bleach and ask ourselves the question "was this ever good to begin with?" 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: "Milk" by [Alexandros] from Bleach, Opening, Introductions, Birthdays 00:02:52 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Reading more Seven Shakespeares makes Seamus realize he doesn't know that much about William Shakespeare 00:09:41 - *SPOILERS* dakazu thought the 'ending' of Gintama was hilarious, background song: "Tenipuri te iina" by Takeshi Konomi from The Prince of Tennis 00:15:58 - Desuraba makes dakazu question the type of manga that is published on official web-manga sites 00:19:27 - dakazu is loving Yoshihiro Tatsumi's A Drifting Life 00:23:09 - News: Inio Asano married The Teacher's White Lie creator Akane Torikai 00:25:25 - @IyasuN translated Rene Hoshino's An African Boy Grew up in Japan 00:28:04 - BEASTARS will be getting a French release in 2019, we discuss how English publishers of manga specifically pick titles they know will be successful in the West 00:35:03 - Junji Ito is joining a campaign against manga piracy 00:36:50 - The release of Alita: Battle Angel has been pushed back to February 14 2019 00:40:26 - The other Kaiji spin-off Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou will be getting an anime this fall 00:44:00 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Ode to Kirihito, we will reviw this Tezuka Osamu title(covers chapters 1-11) 00:27:43 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: "Number One" by Hazel Fernandes from Bleach, we complain about Bleach in general, argue over the look of Ichigo, regret everything about movie version Rukia, praise the CG and action, be disappointed that they failed to make a good movie or a faithful adaptation, and question our decisions to keep doing this 01:15:57 - Next Week's Topic: Ode to Kirihito, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Tane wo Maku Hibi" by Kousuke Atari from Bleach

Darfox is out this week so we've picked a wide array of seinen titles for Seamus to check out! 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: "Gokudoll Music" by Gokudolls Male Squad from Back Street Girls, Opening, Introductions 00:02:27 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus and dakazu talk about *SPOILERS* for Land of the Lustrous 00:12:47 - dakazu has been really enjoying Japanese dubs of American cartoons such as BoJack Horseman, Steven Universe and Rick and Morty 00:19:42 - News: The newest Weekly Shonen Champion was dedicated to the late Hirotaka Sato and his popular sumo manga series Bachi Bachi/Samejima, Saigo no Juugonichi 00:23:18 - Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Akiko Higashimura's autobiography manga Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey 00:25:59 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion, reviewing the live-action version of Bleach on Netflix 00:27:43 - Main Segment Seamus on Seinen: Transition Song: "Binary Star" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Uru from Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These, Seamus reviews a few seinen titles that dakazu mostly skims through, Including: 00:32:20 - Happiness by Shuzo Oshimi 00:36:05 - Back Street Girls by Jasmine Gyuh 00:40:10 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Ryu Fujisaki & Yoshiki Tanaka 00:44:41 - Jagaaaaaan by Kensuke Nishida & Muneyuki Kaneshiro 00:48:30 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War by Aka Akatsuka 00:51:41 - Tokusatsu Gagaga by Niwa Tanaba 00:55:51 - Yamikin Ushijima-kun by Shohei Manabe 01:00:10 - Ateya no Tsubaki by Kanji Kawashita 01:03:40 - Ousamatachi no Viking by Sadayasu 01:07:28 - Bokura Wa Mahou Shounen by Teppei Fukushima 01:15:57 - Next Week's Topic: live-action Bleach, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Please join us for our special 4 year anniversary of Manga Machinations! We've asked our friend Ryan Higgins from the Comic Conspiracy store and podcast to join us as we talk about the comics industry through a retail store and learn how manga is sold! Follow Ryan Higgins on twitter! 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, tropical storms 00:04:34 - Update on our podcast feed and re-uploaded episodes 00:05:42 - Listener Emails: Announcing our next Retrospective review 00:09:05 - dakazu read the end of Dorohedoro, we discuss other ongoing decade-long comics and manga projects 00:13:13 - We talk about our preference for physical or digital media, comparing web manga sites to their Western equivalents 00:23:23 - Main Segment Comics & Manga sales: Transition Song: "Don't Make Me Wild Like You" by Etsuko Nishio from Ranma ½, Ryan recaps his history that lead him to be the owner of Comics Conspiracy, Ryan talks about the single issue sales of Ranma ½ 00:27:56 - We discuss what we think caused the recent resurgence of the manga market 00:33:10 - Round table discussion about manga/anime piracy linked to early days of fan translations compared to modern options 00:38:52 - Ryan tells us why he only carries the 1st volume of most manga, he explains the importance of pre-ordering for retail stores 00:49:45 - Banpresto figures sell really well, Ryan looks at newsletters and forums for his manga suggestions 00:54:13 - darfox wants to know why Ryan stocked My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, Dragon Ball is the best selling manga franchise for Ryan 00:59:46 - we love it when more unknown manga find success 01:02:56 - darfox wonders if the Western success of One Punch Man and My Hero Academia is linked to their superhero themes 01:08:39 - Ryan weighs in the rise of digital comics/manga releases and what it means for physical retailers like him 01:13:49 - Listener Questions: Ryan recommends some independent comics and horror comics 01:18:59 - A quick synopsis of the Comics Conspiracy podcast 01:22:58 - Ryan want to know why light novel titles are so damn long 01:33:36 - darfox asks Ryan about Tom King's The Vision 01:40:28 - Next Week's Topic: Seamus on Seinen, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we look at the 2012 anime project that grew into it's own full television show, Little Witch Academia! We'll be looking at the original short and the crowd funded movie! 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: "Shiny Ray" by YURiKA from Little Witch Academia, Opening, Introductions, Adventure Time, Corrections about Tokyo Tarareba Girls 00:03:45 - Listener Email: Do we listen to music or do anything else to enhance our manga reading experience? 00:09:32 - Soundtracks for manga, manga artist who multitask while drawing 00:16:51 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox thinks Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has a strong 1st chapter 00:19:50 - dakazu explains to darfox why random characters were suddenly appearing in Black Clover, we examine the lack of permanence in shonen manga 00:28:03 - Seamus was surprised with the story pacing in After Hours but accepted it after learning there are only 3 total volumes 00:34:52 - dakazu revisits his favorite R-rated space development drama, Moonlight Mile 00:39:58 - News: We discuss the #BoycottVIZ controversy from Shueisha issuing copyright strikes on YouTube 00:52:01 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 4 More Years, 4-year Anniversary with guest Ryan Higgins from the Comic Conspiracy podcast where we'll be asking comic industry questions and answering questions on lite novels 00:55:11 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Little Witch Academia/Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade, Transition Song: Opening from The Worst Witch, we talk about the origins of Little Witch Academia, notice the close resemblance to The Worst Witch children's books from 1970, enjoy the lack of fan-service, praise the dynamic animation Trigger is known for, complain about the annoying main character, lament how unoriginal and generic it is, make predictions about the TV series, and discuss other Kickstarted anime projects 01:19:30 - Next Week's Topic: 4-Year Anniversary, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we each selected a manga for another Triple Dip! Seamus picks Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Darfox picks Tobaku Haoden Zero, and dakazu picks Asahinagu! 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 00:01:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Reading Yoshihiro Tatsumi's Fallen Words has perked Seamus's interest in rakugo 00:08:22 - Seamus is enjoying the vibrant look of Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 00:13:49 - Darfox is interested in DOUBLE DECKER! DOUG & KIRILL because it might be related to Tiger & Bunny 00:15:35 - dakazu didn't know about the upcoming anime adaptation of The Rising of the Shield Hero 00:18:12 - dakazu can relate to Rene Hoshino's twitter manga about growing up as a foreigner in a different country 00:24:34 - News: Chibi Maruko-chan creator Momoko Sakura passed away at 53 00:26:35 - Kabi Nagata got anonymous encouragement, we discuss the value placed on fictional story manga over non-fictional biographical manga in Japan 00:36:50 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion, reviewing the original short and the follow up movie of Little Witch Academia 00:38:43 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Tobaku Haoden Zero/Asahinagu/Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Transition Song: "Itsuka Dekiru Kara Kyou Dekiru" by Nogizaka46 from Asahinagu, we've read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'll keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:39:39 - Tobaku Haoden Zero by Nobuyuki Fukumoto 00:54:52 - *SPOILERS* for Tobaku Haoden Zero 00:58:46 - Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki 01:09:52 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura 01:30:17 - Next Week's Topic: Little Witch Academia, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we take a look at the beloved children's manga icon, Doraemon! Will Seamus and darfox find anything to enjoy in this manga for kids? 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: "Boku Doraemon" by Nobuyo Oyama from Doraemon, Opening, Introductions, Thanking Listeners 00:02:48 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox checks out anime Children of the Whales on Netflix 00:07:01 - dakazu ponders if he's spoiling the anime to himself after reading the manga endings of Banana Fish and Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion 00:09:43 - Green Worldz was generic but fairly entertaining and was available on the now defunct Manga Box app 00:15:04 - News: dakazu hopes the anime adaptation of We Never Learn will get darfox raging 00:17:52 - Crunchyroll producing their own cartoon series High Guardian Spice has got us wondering what the future holds for self publishing on streaming services 00:21:19 - There were plans for a Live-action Saint Saiya show called Star Storm that looked awful 00:22:23 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura, Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki, and Tobaku Haoden Zero by Nobuyuki Fukumoto 00:25:16 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections: we examine chapters, long tales, spin-offs and fan endings of Doraemon by Fujio F. Fujiko, Transition Song: "Doraemon no Uta" by Satoko Yamano from Doraemon, we talk about the popularity of Doraemon, explain the history behind the manga artist duo of Fujio Fujiko, compare the variety of themes from edutainment to horror, complain about the coloring and translation of the kindle version, review a tribute story by Taiyo Matsumoto, discuss the famous fan-made ending, reminisce about the influence and importance of the series on dakazu's childhood, and explain the changes to the anime cast 00:55:45 - Next Week's Topic: Triple Dip on Tokyo Tarareba Girls & Asahinagu & Tobaku Haoden Zero, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we review Inio Asano's Nijigahara Holograph! Will dakazu, Darfox, and Seamus be able to decipher this strange story? 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: "orion" by Kenshi Yonezu from March comes in like a Lion, Opening, Introductions 00:01:49 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", After reading more Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Seamus draws even more parallels to Noritoshi Furuichi's novel The Happy Youth of a Desperate Country 00:12:19 - dakazu wonders why Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction was licensed in the west 00:15:06 - Inio Asano's one shot Tempest questions the value of elders in society, Kengo Hanazawa's new series Takaga Tasogare is about a modern society where men no long exist 00:20:22 - Darfox checks out Black Torch & Kenka Bancho Otome: Love's Battle Royale from a VIZ manga sampler, dakazu tells darfox about My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 00:26:18 - dakazu learns about the life of Pliny the Elder in Mari Yamazaki's PLINIVS 00:30:45 - After the surreal end of Jiro Matsumoto's Joshi Kouhei Darfox asks dakazu if they made good on the unique storytelling 00:33:46 - The alternate final volumes of BTOOOM! dumbfounds dakazu 00:36:51 - News: Hi Score Girl anime will come to American Netflix this December 00:39:30 - Your Name., My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, My Brother's Husband and others are nominated for the Best Manga category of the 2018 Harvey Awards 00:41:42 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Saikyo Selections on Doraemon by Fujio Fujiko, we'll be taking an in-depth look at this famous children's manga series 00:44:24 - Main Segment One Shot: Nijigahara Holograph, Transition Song: "Solanin" by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION from Solanin, we discuss Inio Asano's Nijigahara Holograph, attempt to explain the almost circular plot, consider the supernatural elements in the town, get disgusted by the perversions of every character, consider the real life child murders that inspired this story, compare this to Asano's other books, and ponder what attracts readers to these dark stories 01:03:46 - Next Week's Topic: Doraemon, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We're joined by lovely manga journalist Deb Aoki this week to talk about the changes in the Western manga industry, compare them to the problems in Japanese publishing that are addressed in Shuho Sato's memoir Manga Poverty, and rejoice over the plethora of recent manga licensing news! Check out Deb's twitter, professional site and Manga Answerman articles! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, getting to know Deb, Deb learning to draw from Dave Throne in Hawaii 00:08:36 - Questions: Deb explains how fans can help get manga localized, discussing what publishers consider when choosing what to publish 00:15:25 - Deb tells us how Japanese publishers still focus on Japan first despite the growth of worldwide manga sales 00:17:55 - darfox wonders what influence a series' popularity in the west does for new series in Weekly Shonen Jump 00:22:10 - we discuss the grueling process of creating under deadlines and the effect it had the family life of Masashi Kishimoto & Hayao Miyazaki and the health of Osamu Tezuka and Shotaro Ishinomori, Deb talks about the franchising of manga series 00:30:37 - Deb gives her thoughts on the quality of user interface/experience for digital manga readers of comixology/cruchyroll/VIZ, we discuss the growth of comics adapting from a published page format to a more digital friendly layout 00:38:03 - Main Segment One Shot: Manga Poverty, Transition Song: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we talk about Shuho Sato's history with publishers, Sato providing an affordable rental work space for manga artist, the current interest into cultivating online manga stores in Japan, Cork agency, the amount of control manga artist get over their intellectual property, the debt that manga artists accumulate even after success, Felipe Smith having to finance his own assistant, the varying representation of manga artists within manga, how honest and accurate Sato is being about the manga industry, the Japanese version that comes with a manga foreword, how libraries are normalizing comics/manga to the current American society, the Manga Reborn project 01:13:26 - News: brand new manga publisher Denpa Books will be publishing Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, Inside Mari, PEZ, Maiden Railways, and others 01:17:03 - Deb gives some insight on why the licensing of books like Urusei Yatsura, Baki, Devilman, and The Poe Clan have happened recently 01:23:04 - We talk about the business potential of bringing over Japanese theatrical adaptations of manga/anime, Deb's says Haikyu!! over The Prince of Tennis 01:28:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Deb hated Shibuya Goldfish but is looking forward to Witch Hat Atelier 01:30:32 - dakazu clarifies his thoughts about Spicy Cafe Girl to darfox, darfox has become a mega fan of Kaiji 01:36:52 - Deb really likes Investor Z despite the ugly artwork, One Punch Man season 2 is coming in Spring of 2019 01:41:27 - Seamus has read a collection of Masahiko Matsumoto manga that has simple art but mature storylines, Deb suggests the upcoming Yoshiharu Tsuge book from Drawn & Quarterly 01:44:38 - dakazu finds the popularity of pretty boy serial killers of Satsukare a little disturbing 01:47:28 - Next Week's Topic: One Shot of Nijigahara Holograph by Inio Asano, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode dakazu present's Gainax's first feature film Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise to Darfox and Seamus! 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: "Fade" by Ryuichi Sakamoto from The Wings of Honneamise, Opening, Introductions 00:00:51 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus is disappointed to learn that My Boy was headed into similar territory as Bunny Drop, we discuss The Tale of Genji as being the propagator for stories about grooming 00:06:21 - darfox is into the 2nd season of Kaiji and he's really enjoying the allegories it draws into our society today 00:13:57 - Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou is a Kaiji spinoff that dakazu can get behind 00:18:33 - The cute characters juxtapose the horrors of World War 2 in Peleliu: Rakuen no Guernica 00:23:47 - The creators of Deadman Wonderland have made a new series Smokin' Parade which is basically a carbon copy 00:26:50 - News: Space Adventure Cobra is going out of licence at the end of August 2018 00:29:04 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise Transition Song: "Flight" by Ryuichi Sakamoto from The Wings of Honneamise, we talk about the impressive animation set pieces, the wonderful analog themed world, the assault scene's purpose, Bryan Cranston, and the upcoming sequel Uru in Blue 01:03:46 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we've each picked a manga for our Triple Dip. Which one of these between Yawara!, Goblin Slayer, and Nana will be our favorite? Tune in to find out! 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: "Miracle Girl" by Mariko Nagai from Yawara!, Opening, Introductions 00:01:43 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus gets caught up on To Your Eternity and examine the unique perspective an immortal character brings to story arcs 00:09:05 - Reading Ooku: The Inner Chambers so intermittently makes Seamus promise to commit to it 00:10:07 - darfox has decided to watch the first season of Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor and loves it 00:22:30 - darfox is very happy with the quality of the Hi Score Girl anime, Seamus is rewatching Serial Experiments Lain and reminded of how influential it was during it's time 00:27:46 - Ninjas secretly exist within modern society in Kengo Hanazawa's new series Under Ninja 00:31:32 - The crazy story about the children's manga Kirby of the Stars being ghost written shocks dakazu 00:37:10 - dakazu binge-watched Laid-Back Camp and really enjoyed it 00:38:20 - Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita and Tokyo Ghoul:re both ended and dakazu has thoughts 00:43:20 - News: Paru Itagaki will be doing a manga project about humans 00:44:42 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion, reviewing Gainax's classic Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamis 00:45:58 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Goblin Slayer, Yawara!, Nana, Transition Song: "YOU AND I" by Mariko Nagai from Yawara!, we've read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'll keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:46:46 - Goblin Slayer by Kumo Kagyuu & Kousuke Kurose 00:57:34 - Yawara! by Naoki Urasawa 01:06:24 - Nana by Ai Yazawa 01:25:23 - Next Week's Topic: Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Join us for the 200th episode of Manga Machinations! We celebrate with special guest Morgana Santilli aka "Manga Maven" from the Comicopia Comics Store! She's here to answer our questions about selling manga and to share some of her current favorite LGBTQ+ and Josei manga! Check out Morgana's website and follow her on twitter! 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: "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Mawatari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions 00:03:27 - Morgana explains the secret origins to her manga/anime fandom, we talk about the changes made to the very first English localization of the Sailor Moon manga 00:14:53 - Morgana tells us how she started working at Comicopia and became the store's manga buyer 00:17:59 - Questions: Morgana tells us whether there is a crossover between customers buying manga and Western comics, we express our concerns with Western comics 00:26:38 - We discuss if there is animosity between manga readers and Western comics readers, we lament over the stereotypes and stigma manga receives 00:35:05 - Morgana tells us how she decides what manga to order for Comicopia 00:38:52 - Morgana gives her opinion on if buying new releases when they come out helps support them the most 00:42:30 - Morgana gives some insight about buying manga through different distributors 00:46:02 - Morgana talks about how the culture of Comicopia was formed and the benefits of making a welcoming place for LGBTQ+ customers 00:55:02 - Morgana tells us what age group gets into seinen manga 00:58:15 - News: Rumiko Takahashi was finally inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame, Morgana wishes manga weren't isolated in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia category 01:08:52 - The Akira 35th Anniversary Edition wins the Eisner Award for Best Publication Design 01:12:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl by Naoki Urasawa, Nana by Ai Yazawa, and Goblin Slayer by Kumo Kagyuu & Kousuke Kurose 01:13:43 - Main Guest Picks Galore: Transition Song: "Fiction" by sumika from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Morgana presents LGBTQ+ and Josei manga that she's excited to share with us, Including: 01:14:49 - The Bride was a Boy by Chii 01:26:47 - Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda 01:28:28 - That Blue Sky Feeling by Okura & Coma Hashii and Classmates by Asumiko Nakamura 01:30:42 - Go for it, Nakamura! by Syundei & I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness by Yuki Fumino 01:31:37 - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shinagami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani 01:37:25 - Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura 01:47:11 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku by Fujita 01:54:48 - Thank yous, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

It's once again that time of the year for our anime expert Miki's Stopwatch to join us and review the last season of anime. We pick our favorites and also give quick takes on some of the new summer anime as well! 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: "Duvet" by Bôa from Serial Experiments Lain, Opening, Introductions 00:01:58 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus tries reading some shonen manga with My Hero Academia, the newest volume of Shojo Fight has Seamus concerned 00:07:24 - Seamus gives his 2 cents on My Solo Exchange Diary 00:10:47 - Miki has some suggestions for what to do while watching Serial Experiments Lain 00:14:41 - (SPOILERS) dakazu talks about the end of Hoshino, Me Wo Tsubutte 00:22:29 - News: Kodansha has released Harold Sakuishi's Seven Shakespeares, Kodansha will be releasing 10 Dance & Witch Hat Atelier, a new edition of Sailor Moon will be coming as well as a new anime 00:28:30 - the news of a live-action Mobile Suit Gundam reminds darfox of the last time Hollywood tried to adapt Gundam 00:35:25 - Kengo Hanazawa's new manga Under Ninja will be about modern ninjas 00:36:52 - dakazu is very saddened by the recent death of Samejima, Saigo no Juugonichi manga artist Takahiro Satou 00:40:58 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden with Morgana "Manga Maven" Rhalina, Morgana will be presenting her picks for upcoming and newly released josei and LGBTQ+ manga she recommends 00:43:02 - Main Segment Anime Interlude: Transition Song: "Update" by miwa from My Hero Academia, We review anime from the 2018 spring season and discuss some anime from the upcoming 2018 summer season, Including: 00:44:19 - Megalo Box 00:49:58 - The Legend of Galactic Heros: Die Neue These 00:51:49 - Amanchu! Advance 00:54:52 - Lupin III: Part V 00:56:11 - Captain Tsubasa 00:57:48 - Golden Kamuy 01:01:04 - Gurazeni: Money Pitch 01:02:11 - Magical Girl Ore 01:05:35 - Yotsuiro Biyori 01:06:35 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku 01:09:23 - *SPOILERS* Darling in the Franxx 01:14:16 - Tokyo Ghoul:re 01:15:33 - Banana Fish 01:17:56 - Mr TONEGAWA: Middle Management Blues 01:22:24 - Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion 01:25:23 - Back Street Girls 01:27:11 - Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs 01:28:47 - Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight 01:30:39 - Hi Score Girl 01:33:55 - Happy Sugar Life 01:36:38 - Cells at Work! 01:39:48 - Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun - 01:51:20 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Picks Galore, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Special episode this week as returning guest translator Jocelyne Allen joins us! She back to answer more questions about translating, help us discuss LGBTQ+ representation in manga, and review the recently released My Solo Exchange Diary which she translated! Check out Jocelyne's blog & her professional 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 Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions 00:03:09 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox is excited about getting his Spanish edition of BEASTARS 00:06:26 - We discuss why a manga like WOMBS may never get an official English release 00:10:40 - Questions: Jocelyne explains the process of translating for simultaneously published manga 00:21:17 - News: Publisher Kodansha joins Shogakukan in putting anti-piracy ads in their manga magazines 00:27:28 - We discuss how LGBTQ+ representation in manga has changed over the past 20 years, how the TV drama of My Brother's Husband brings LGBTQ+ to the Japanese mainstream, how getting more queer creators helps with better representation 00:45:28 - Listener Quetions: Jocelyne picks her favorite manga she would want be translated into English immediately: including Witch Hat Atelier, Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan, and Akachan Honbucho 00:51:12 - Jocelyne tells us which manga was most difficult to translate and what manga are easy to translate 00:58:55 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Anime Interlude where we'll be discussing the past Spring 2017 season of anime and some of our highly anticipated picks for Summer 2017 00:59:29 - Main Segment One Shot: My Solo Exchange Diary, Transition Song: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we talk about Kabi Nagata's follow up to My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, explore the themes of expectations vs. perception, dive into what makes Nagata's manga so relatable to the reader, ponder what effects putting out autobiographical manga might have on the artist, explain the stigmata towards mental health in Japanese culture, praise the visual representations of Nagata's explanations, and take a trip to bummertown 01:30:43 - Next Week's Topic: Anime Interlude, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this Seamus-less episode we check out some new manga that have begun their serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump this year! Will darfox be able to guess which ones are popular, struggling, or outright canceled? Tune in to find out! 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: "PAiNT it BLACK" by Bish from Black Clover, Opening, Introductions, Listener Comments 00:05:58 - Thanking listeners for iTunes ratings & reviews 00:07:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", the title of When a Stupid FPS Player Falls to Another World goads dakazu into reading it 00:10:40 - dakazu is excited by the sequel series Kiseijuu Reversi on Comic-Days 00:15:04 - The archaic English in Ooku: The Inner Chambers doesn't bother darfox 00:18:45 - After catching up on the My Hero Academia anime darfox appreciates Kohei Horikoshi's realistic tone of superhero school life 00:25:01 - News: Hiro Mashima's new manga Eden's Zero is being stimulpublished in 5 different languages 00:31:07 - Seven Seas Entertainment is licensing popular LGBTQ+ manga Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare 00:34:10 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot of My Solo Exchange Diary by Kabi Nagata, we'll be reading this sequel to My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and discussing it with special guest Jocelyn Allen who translated the book 00:36:09 - Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: Transition Song: "Peace Sign" by Kenshi Yonezu from My Hero Academia, we talk about 6 rookie manga that are featured in Viz Media's JUMP START series and whether they stack up to the other giants of Weekly Shonen Jump, Including: 00:40:09 - Momiji no Kisetsu by Masayoshi Satoshou 00:47:28 - comparing the JUMP START site and manga reader to other sites 00:53:23 - Ziga by Kentarou Hidano & Rokurou Sano 01:01:08 - Jujutsu Kaisen by Akutami Gege 01:06:18 - Kimi wo Shinryakuseyo! by Kazusa Inaoka 01:14:02 - BOZEBEATS by Ryoji Hirano 01:20:09 - Noah's Notes by Haruto Ikezawa 01:25:43 - darfox picks his favorite JUMP START series and guesses if they're popular, unpopular, or already canceled 01:36:59 - We talk about the struggle JUMP START series have and why they fail to compete against Black Clover or One Piece in popularity polls 01:46:31 - Next Week's Topic: My Solo Exchange Diary, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Mountain A Go Go Two" by Captain Straydum from Naruto

This week is a shorter episode but we also have two contenders for future retrospective reviews in Soil and Homunculus! We also discuss the LGBTQ+ representation of the late 90's manga Family Compo! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, Listener Comments 00:02:39 - Suggestions for horror manga 00:05:58 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu checks out Houkago Assault Girls and kinda likes it 00:10:23 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, looking at new series in Weekly Shonen Jump 00:11:19 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Family Compo/Homunculus/Soil, Transition Song: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we've read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to decide if we'd keep reading and pick a favorite 00:12:45 - Family Compo by Tsukasa Hojo 00:30:30 - *SPOILERS* for Family Compo 00:31:53 - Homunculus by Hideo Yamamoto 00:44:39 - Soil by Atsushi Kaneko 00:55:39 - Next Week's Topic: Weekly Shonen Jump, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we're joined by listener Chris from Canada and we're reviewing Suehiro Maruo's Ultra-Gash Inferno! Will the hosts be able to stomach the world of ero-guro?! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions 00:02:40 - Chris explains the secret origins to his manga/anime fandom 00:07:15 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus keeps finding manga with potential romantic relationships between adults & teens/children with House of the Sun and My Boy, we discuss why these relationships are so commonplace in manga 00:16:47 - dakazu breaks down Gantz manga artist Hiroya Oku's B-movie appeal for darfox, Chris breaks down shonen manga tropes, darfox thinks the self promotion in GIGANT is ridiculous 00:27:34 - Chris loves the shonen plot structure with seinen subject matter in Jagaaaaaan 00:30:30 - Chris has been reading a manga dakazu covered back in the first few episodes of podcast called Sprite, Jiro Matsumoto's Netsutai no Citron confuses Chris and was a manga dakazu was looking for 00:33:37 - We discuss the difference between reading manga and reading western comics, Chris liked Jiro Matsumoto's Freesia but read Houkago Assault Girls instead of Joshi Kouhei by accident 00:41:31 - dakazu pitches synopses of multiple horror manga he's read to Chris: including Kyoumeigai, Shibuya Goldfish, Satsuriku Morph, Chijou Hyakkai, Mushibue 00:51:08 - dakazu loves Rensuke Oshikiri's collection of depressing stories in Nekoze wo Nobashite 00:57:38 - News: Anti-Piracy ads in all Shogakukan magazines 00:59:09 - Lakeside Ike no Taira hotel issues an apology about not being gender inclusive with its Pretty Cure themed room advertising 01:04:24 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Homunculus by Hideo Yamamoto, Soil by Atsushi Kaneko, Family Compo by Tsukasa Hojo 01:07:08 - Main Segment One Shot: Ultra-Gash Infreno, Transition Song: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we dive into the vile content of Ultra-Gash Inferno, praise Suehiro Maruo's detailed artwork, lament not reading another Maruo work instead, talk about literal shit, compare Maruo with other horror manga artists, seriously discuss the fine line of violent fetishes, and talk about the effect of relationships presented in manga on the masses 01:37:36 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

dakazu is back and ready to dive into more manga with a new Triple Dip! This week we dive into Machida-kun no Sekai, Sensei no Shiroi Uso, Yotsuba&! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, Listener Questions: Is Inio Asano's popularity tied to his weird art style? 00:06:42 - darfox wrote an amazing essay on BEASTARS and race parables 00:09:30 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox is reading & watching Black Clover, we talk about the inconsistent quality in long-running anime 00:13:04 - Newcomers to Megalo Box are getting upset about spoilers from Ashita no Joe 00:15:49 - dakazu has come around on Magical Girl Site and is now enjoying it 00:17:21 - dakazu gives a sad update about the newest chapter of Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita 00:22:01 - Risou no Himo Seikatsu is just another lite novel based male fantasy fulfillment manga, Chimoguri Ringo to Kingyobachi Otoko has a weird premise that dakazu digs 00:25:56 - News: Anime adaptions for The Promised Neverland, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Kaguya-sama: Love is war 00:27:25 - We ponder what causes manga artists to work with different publishers, Publisher Shogakukan puts an anti-piracy ad in Weekly Big Comic Spirits 00:30:25 - Viz Media chooses not to publish English versions of Rurouni Kenshi: Hokkaido Arc after Nobuhiro Watsuki's child pornography charges, dakazu rants about publisher Shueisha releasing unfinished manuscripts in Weekly Shonen Jump 00:38:01 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot of Ultra-Gash Inferno by Suehiro Maruo, we'll be reading this collection of Maruo's most disturbing & extreme works for a single episode retrospective review with listener Chris for Canada 00:39:38 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Sensei no Shiroi Uso/Machida-kun no Sekai/Yotsuba&!, Transition Song: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we've read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to decide if we'd keep reading and pick a favorite 00:40:43 - Sensei no Shiroi Uso by Akane Torikai 00:56:32 - Machida-kun no Sekai by Yuki Andou 01:09:09 - Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma 01:20:13 - Next Week's Topic: Ultra-Gash Inferno, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

dakazu is gone this week so Darfox and Seamus have to decipher Inio Asano by themselves! 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: "Linda Mcmahon's Theme" by Mike Stock & Pete Waterman from WWE, Opening and Introductions. 00:03:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Yu Yu Hakusho Episode Preview Song, Seamus kicks it off with Aposimz and we talk about how differently Nihei Tsutomu is handling some of his story 00:08:37 - Seamus talks about sports manga with Farewell, My Dear Cramer and Shojo Fight. His patience and interest in sports manga remains ever so selective. 00:11:46 - Darfox talks about the fetished fueled manga Gigant and how manga artist Hiroya Oku's work have some B Movie stylings, in premise and execution. 00:19:23 - Main Segment Creator Cross Section: Where we look at various works made by one creator and compare and contrast any possible repeating motifs or themes, this time we look at Inio Asano's Solanin and Dead Dead Demon's DeDeDeDe Destruction, Transtion Song: "Solanin" by Asain Kung Fu Generation from Solanin, Darfox and Seamus note the difference in tone and lightheartedness between Inio's earlier work and speculate what exactly Dead Dead Demon's DeDeDeDe Destruction ongoing plot will be like. 01:07:07 - Next Week's Topic: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Machida-kun no Sekai by Yuki Andou, Sensei no Shiroi Uso by Akane Torikai, and Chapter 54 of Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma as recommended by listener Curtis from Canada, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Solanin" with vocals from Aoi Meiko from Solanin.

This week we take a look at the live-action adaptation of Mob Psycho 100 on Netflix! 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: "99" by Mob Choir from Mob Psycho 100, Opening, Introductions, comments from our Discord server 00:03:30 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus decides to read The Happy Youth of a Desperate Country just because it was in Inio Asano's Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, Seamus makes a startling discovery about Violet Evergarden and stops watching it again 00:05:56 - Darfox gets his dad hooked on the Spanish edition of Vagabond 00:15:19 - dakazu didn't enjoy the very yandere Ijousha no Ai 00:21:59 - dakazu reads an awful tale about a young girl who is beaten and sexually abused in Ai to Noroi, we discuss the appeal of shocking/violent content to younger audiences 00:27:59 - News: Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest has been licensed for an English release 00:29:44 - Manga retailer Mandarake auctioned off a manuscript page of Ai to Makoto that was stolen over 40 years ago for 4 million yen($40,000) 00:40:40 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Creator Cross Section on Inio Asano, we'll be reading Asano's Solanin and Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction to discuss his common themes and art style 00:43:50 - Main Manga in Motion: reviewing the live-action 12 episode drama adaptation of Mob Psycho 100, Transition Song: "Ai wa Kiseki Ja Nai" by Thinking Dogs from Mob Psycho 100, we talk about the casting choices, address the cheap production values, enjoy the bodybuilding club, compare this to the superior anime, and address the sexism & "gay panic" of creator ONE 01:21:25 - Next Week's Topic: Solanin & Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode we dive into the hilarious comedy stylings of Gintama! 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: "Anata MAGIC" by monobright from Gintama, Opening, Introductions, Shoutouts, Chris from Canada's gaming article 00:03:24 - Listener Questions: debating the difference between used books vs. scanlations 00:18:46 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus checks out Usamaru Furuya's alternative manga Garden 00:23:45 - Seamus goes on a rant about finally beating Persona 3 and comparing the similarities with shonen/shoujo manga endings 00:27:42 - Darfox will soon need to start taking notes for all the different characters in Ooku: The Inner Chambers 00:30:58 - dakazu checks out If I were a Dictator & Perfect Stealth Camouflage-style Little Match Girl and one is a typical Jiro Matsumoto manga while the other is not 00:37:47 - News: Castle of Cagliostro is available on Netflix 00:38:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion review of live-action Mob Psycho 100 on Netflix, we'll be review all 12 episodes and comparing it to the manga/anime 00:32:31 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections: looking at a few selected story arcs to learn and comment about the long running series Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi, Transition Song: "Hana Ichi Monme" by BURNOUT SYNDROME from Gintama, we talk about the history and origin of the Gintama world, examine Madao diaries, compare the dramatic arcs to the comedy arcs, and laugh about Armstrong Cannons 01:11:35 - Next Week's Topic: live-action Mob Psycho 100, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

This week we battle against technical difficulties to review A Lollypop and a Bullet! 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: "More One Night" by Chito & Yuuri from Girls' Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, the end of the YouTube channel 00:04:11 - Comments from our Discord server about Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita 00:06:10 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox catches up on Fumi Yoshinaga's Ooku: The Inner Chambers while dakazu checks out her BL book Gerard et Jacques 00:11:35 - dakazu likes the multiple arc based on different characters in Trigger but thinks the part about them having a license to kill anyone is pretty stupid 00:17:18 - Rin and Imposing cheer was all about breaking gender stereotypes through male cheerleading 00:22:20 - News: the irony of SNK congratulating Hi Score Girl for their upcoming anime 00:26:15 - BEASTARS wins the shonen category for the 42nd annual Kodansha Manga Awards, BEASTARS is getting an official Spanish release 00:31:59 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Saikyo Selection on Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi, We'll be reading a few different arcs from this long running comedy series 00:32:31 - Main Segment One Shot: full retrospective review of A Lollypop or a Bullet by Kazuki Sakuraba & Iqura Sugimoto, Transition Song: "orion" by Kenshi Yonezu from March Comes in like a Lion, we discuss the obvious ending, the strange S&M scene, the brother being a surrogate for the author, and pretentiousness 01:02:54 - Next Week's Topic: Gintama, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Seamus is out this episode so we get darfox to weigh in on various manga from Weekly Shonen Magazine! *WARNING* Our discussion about BokoKoi is extremely mature in nature and spoiler heavy. If you are offended by adult content please skip over it. 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: "Koi no Hime Hime Pettanko" by Kotori Himeno from Yowamushi Pedal, Opening, Introductions, Listener Emails: responding to critiques, comparing Western comics to Japanese manga 00:08:55 - Talking about our experience with conventions 00:16:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox recognizes the same voice actor from My Hero Academia and Yowamushi Pedal 00:17:42 - dakazu is late to the party with the romantic comedy about high school couples, Tsure-dure Children 00:19:54 - dakazu re-visits Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita to talk about how the series explores the artist's self-hate & gender identity issues (WARNING: heavy spoilers & mature topics) 00:48:01 - News: New bonus Yu Yu Hakusho OVA for the upcoming blu-ray release, streaming licenses ending for Case Closed & KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple at FUNimation 00:52:50 - Deb Aoki's article on Anime News Network breaking down the profit from official English editions of manga 01:00:33 - Main Segment Darfox Dabbles: Transition Song: "Sakamichi" by Kan Sawada from Yowamushi Pedal, Darfox gives his opinion on the following manga running in Weekly Shonen Champion, including: 01:04:31 - Yowamushi Pedal 01:07:42 - Baki-Dou 01:17:08 - Shuujin Riku 01:22:27 - Bachi Bachi 01:24:25 - Magical Girl Site 01:32:04 - Harigane Service 01:35:24 - Rokudou no Onnatachi 01:40:42 - Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 01:50:35 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot of A Lollipop or a Bullet by Kazuki Sakuraba & Iqura Sugimoto, we'll read the series for a single episode retrospective review, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster