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Last time we spoke about the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki amidst relentless Allied aerial campaigns, chaos engulfed Japan. Prime Minister Suzuki's cabinet debated surrendering to avoid annihilation while fearing for the imperial family's future. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union launched an unexpected invasion of Manchuria, rapidly advancing and catching Japanese forces off guard. As negotiations unfolded, a group of military conspirators, led by Major Hatanaka, attempted a coup to halt the surrender, believing they could rally support. They seized the Imperial Palace but failed to find the Emperor's recorded surrender speech amid the chaos. In a decisive moment, Emperor Hirohito accepted the Potsdam Declaration, stipulating the emperor's continuation, thus sealing Japan's fate. That same day, the world learned of Japan's capitulation, marking the end of the Pacific War. The once powerful nation now lay in ruins, yet the Emperor's decision bore the weight of a nation saved from further destruction, embodying a fragile hope for the future amidst the horrors of war. This episode is the Battle for South Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  As we previously discussed, the Japanese Empire made the difficult decision to surrender on August 14, amid the turmoil of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and South Sakhalin. The following day, this decision was announced to the world. However, in Manchuria, General Yamada's Kwantung Army chose to continue fighting until they received a clear ceasefire order. At this moment, several developments unfolded. General Hongo's 44th Army was on a forced retreat toward the Hsinking-Mukden line under General Ushiroku's command, leaving their 107th Division trapped behind Soviet lines. Meanwhile, General Iida's 30th Army was redeploying to Hsinking, which was starting to be evacuated, while General Uemura's 4th Army had orders to withdraw to Meihokou, taking over positions left by the 30th Army.  The advance of enemy armored columns in the west was severely hindering the evacuation of Japanese nationals. On the 10th, the Kwantung Army requested the Manchukuoan Government to facilitate the evacuation of Japanese residents in Hainking and its surroundings. They directed the Continental Railway Command to prepare ten trains for this purpose, with the first train scheduled to depart from Hsinking that same day. However, the Manchukuoan Government found it nearly impossible to carry out the withdrawal swiftly. They managed to transport only the families of officers and civilians linked to the army, and these families had to flee with just a few hours' notice, taking almost nothing but the clothes on their backs. By the 12th, Hsinking was in a state of chaos. The advance of enemy armored units, coupled with the retreat of the main force of the 44th Army, led to the evacuation of the capital by the Kwantung Army General Headquarters. This turmoil coincided with the arrival of the first refugee trains, carrying Japanese evacuees from the western border areas, causing widespread panic among local residents. Many hurried to the already overcrowded train station, desperate to escape the unfolding crisis. In the face of enemy pressure, the 80th Independent Mixed Brigade and the 119th Division continued to resist assaults at Hailar and Pokotu, respectively. The 123rd Division and the 135th Independent Mixed Brigade were heavily engaged in the fortified regions of Sunwu and Aihun, and the 136th Independent Mixed Brigade was directed to reinforce Tsitsihar, while the 134th Division retreated to Fangcheng. General Shimizu's 5th Army prepared for a last stand at Mutanchiang, while the isolated 124th Division made plans to withdraw. The 132nd Independent Mixed Brigade had already retreated to Tachienchang, and the 128th Division was getting ready to confront the enemy advance at Lotzokou, with General Murakami's 3rd Army holding strong in the Tumen fortified region. Meanwhile, the Nanam Divisional District Unit successfully repelled an amphibious invasion in Chongjin, and the 88th Division's 125th Regiment staunchly defended Furuton on South Sakhalin. In a desperate bid to avoid further disaster, Yamada finally instructed Ushiroku to adhere to their original plan and prepare for a withdrawal to the Hunjen area, even if it meant leaving Japanese citizens and their cities vulnerable to the approaching Soviets. Ushiroku hesitantly agreed to the order but never got the chance to act on it. On August 15, Marshal Vasilevsky's offensive advanced much like the previous days, facing an enemy that continued to resist fiercely. To counter this, orders came to intensify the assault to gain control of key operational and strategic points as quickly as possible. In Marshal Malinovsky's Transbaikal Front, General Pliyev's cavalry-mechanized units encountered heavy opposition from the Inner Mongolian 3rd, 5th, and 7th Cavalry Divisions at Kanbao. Meanwhile, General Danilov's 17th Army pressed toward Chihfeng but was hindered by water shortages, intense heat, and challenging sandy terrain. General Managarov's 53rd Army began its advance toward Kailu, while General Kravchenko's 6th Guards Tank Army continued its march along two fronts. The 7th Guards Mechanized Corps moved east toward Changchun, while both the 9th Guards Mechanized Corps and the 5th Guards Tank Corps advanced southeast toward Mukden. Notably, General Lyudnikov's 39th Army finally captured Tepossi and Wangyemiao.  Heavy Japanese resistance persisted in the sector of the 36th Army, notably in the Hailar Fortified Region and along the road and rail line through the Grand Khingan Mountains leading to Pokotu. The Japanese 119th Infantry Division put up a determined defense of Pokotu, successfully delaying the Soviet forces of the 2nd Rifle Corps from August 15 to 17, despite heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, in the rear of the 36th Army, the fighting in Hailar remained intense. The 86th Rifle Corps employed heavy artillery to systematically dismantle enemy strongholds in the hills to the northwest and southwest of the city. Position after position fell to relentless artillery bombardments, combined with sapper and infantry assaults. Ultimately, the Soviets extinguished the last vestiges of Japanese resistance in Hailar on August 18 when the remaining garrison of 3,827 men surrendered. Concurrently, in Marshal Meretskov's 1st Far Eastern Front, forward detachments of General Zakhvatayev's 35th Army secured Poli. General Beloborodov's 1st Red Banner Army broke through the frontline of the 135th Division and initiated an assault on the last Japanese positions just outside Yehho. Meanwhile, General Krylov's 5th Army, having successfully breached the Ssutaoling heights the previous evening, launched attacks against the 126th Division's positions at Aiho but was ultimately repelled by the defenders. In light of these developments, Generals Kita and Shimizu decided to order a withdrawal toward Hengtaohotzu, which they executed successfully after sunset, leaving behind some units to cover the retreat. Further south, General Chistyakov's 25th Army split into two columns at Heitosai. The 17th Rifle Corps and the 72nd Mechanized Brigade advanced west toward the Taipingling Pass, while the 39th Rifle Corps, along with the 72nd and 257th Tank Brigades, headed southwest toward Wangching. The 17th Rifle Corps effectively breached the main defenses of the Japanese 128th Division, forcing it to retreat to second-line positions southwest of Taipingling. On the morning of August 15, enemy air activity against Army Headquarters intensified significantly. Meanwhile, the Army Commander and several staff officers set out via Pataohotzu to inspect the defenses in the Hoeryong area, where the 101st Regiment was retreating from the Chonghak sector. At noon, while at the headquarters of the 127th Division in Pataohotzu, General Murakami and his accompanying staff listened to the Emperor's broadcast announcing the termination of the war. Opinions among the officers were divided regarding the veracity of this broadcast. After a brief discussion, they decided to continue military operations as per existing instructions until they received a formal cessation order. Later that night, a formal order arrived from First Area Army Headquarters, directing that all active resistance be halted, though self-defense measures were still to be implemented if necessary. Around the same time, a report came in from the 1st Mobile Brigade indicating that their positions in the Wangching area, about 25 miles northeast of Army Headquarters at Yenchi, were under attack by a sizable Soviet tank force. In response, a counterattack force was hastily assembled, consisting of two infantry battalions from the 127th Division. They were directed to advance to Wangching along the Yenchi-Chiulungping road to confront the enemy tanks. These battalions likely included the 3rd Battalion of the 280th Regiment and the 3rd Battalion of the 281st Regiment. Additionally, the 88th Rifle Corps took control of Hunchun and crossed the Inanho River, where they encountered well-entrenched Japanese forces from the 112th Division. To further pressure the enemy, the 258th Rifle Division crossed the Tumen River at Hunyong to attack the Japanese right flank. In General Purkayev's 2nd Far Eastern Front, General Mamonov's 15th Army continued its two-pronged advance toward Chiamussu, while General Pashkov's 5th Rifle Corps pushed forward to Poli. Meanwhile, General Teryokhin's 2nd Red Banner Army assigned some elements to maintain the siege of Sunwu and Aihun while forward detachments bypassed these fortified regions, moving south toward Nencheng and Peian. In South Sakhalin, General Cheremisov's 16th Army faced fierce resistance from Japanese forces at Furuton. Admiral Andreyev's Northern Pacific Flotilla prepared for an amphibious landing at Toro, while the Pacific Fleet, under Admiral Yumashev, successfully landed Major-General Vasily Trushin's 13th Naval Infantry Brigade at Chongjin in the early hours of August 15. This effort aimed to relieve the besieged Soviet naval units and gradually push back against the defending Japanese forces. On August 16, the entire Soviet force, commanded by Lieutenant-General Sergey Kabanov, secured Chongjin city and its port after overcoming strong resistance, just as the 393rd Rifle Division was arriving in the area. Simultaneously, Andreyev's fleet departed from Sovetskaya Gavan and approached Toro in the early hours of the day. At 05:17, 141 marines from the initial reconnaissance detachment successfully landed ashore quietly, and by 06:00, they had taken the port with virtually no opposition. The reconnaissance group then advanced about three kilometers east, where they encountered heavy resistance; meanwhile, the rest of the marine battalion landed successfully by 10:00. After securing Shakhtyorsk at midday, the Soviet marines began their push south toward Esutoru, their main objective, while a supporting infantry battalion landed behind them. To the north, the 56th Rifle Corps managed to break through and capture Furuton, though it failed to seize the strategically significant Happo Mountain. In Manchuria, the 88th Rifle Corps continued its attacks on the 112th and 79th Divisions but was unsuccessful. The 39th Rifle Corps column advanced toward Tumen and Yenchi, while the 17th Rifle Corps column effectively expelled Japanese forces from the Taipingling area to secure the pass. By evening, units from the 1st Red Banner Army cleared Mutanchiang, and the 5th Army units moved south of the city to continue their southwest advance toward Ningan. The 15th Army executed a coordinated amphibious assault, successfully capturing Chiamussu. The 39th Army advanced along the railroad from Wangyemiao to Changchun, with its main force ultimately securing Taonan by the end of the day, while other units reduced the Halung-Arshaan fortified region. Finally, forward detachments of the 5th Guards Tank Corps and the 9th Guards Mechanized Corps secured Tungliao and Kaitung, respectively. On August 17, Prince Takeda Tsuneyoshi, on behalf of the Emperor, arrived at Hsinking to deliver the official ceasefire order. However, this did not cancel ongoing operational missions, as the order stipulated that the cessation of hostilities did not apply to unavoidable acts of self-defense during enemy attacks made before the completion of armistice negotiations. Tokyo's orders demonstrated that Yamada was authorized to conduct on-the-spot negotiations for an armistice with the Soviets. Consequently, the Manchurian Campaign continued amidst the negotiations. Pliyev's Soviet-Mongolian units successfully defeated the Inner Mongolians at Kanbao; the 17th Army overcame light opposition from the 108th Division to occupy Chihfeng; the 39th Army concentrated its forces at Taonan while the 94th Rifle Corps mopped up rear areas; and the 36th Army defeated the 119th Division to capture Pokotu. Simultaneously, the 2nd Red Banner Army directed heavy artillery and air strikes to reduce the Aihun and Sunwu Fortified Regions, while the 15th Army initiated a push south along the Sungari River toward Sansing. The 363rd Rifle Division passed through Chihsi, with the 66th Rifle Division focusing on Poli. Units from the 1st Red Banner Army advanced northwest toward Harbin, and the 72nd Rifle Corps marched southward along the east bank of the Mutan River, attempting unsuccessfully to cross the river north of Ningan. The 17th Rifle Corps pursued the 128th Division, and forward elements of the 10th Mechanized Corps moved sixty kilometers from the Taipingling Pass to secure the critical rail and road junction at Tahsingkou. Additionally, the reinforced 72nd Tank Brigade intercepted the counterattacking force of the 127th Division at Nianyantsun. The 39th Rifle Corps broke through the northern defenses of the 79th Division to seize the outskirts of Tumen, while the 88th Rifle Corps successfully pushed aside enemy defenders at Mayusan to occupy Onsang. At South Sakhalin, as the marine force surrounded Esutoru, the 22nd Independent Machinegun Company was deployed to support the marine assault, which quickly penetrated the urban area and secured the city by midday. Meanwhile, fighting continued around Mount Happo, where the 214th Tank Brigade was dispatched south toward the ultimate objective of Toyohara. However, given the distance involved, it was decided to conduct a second amphibious assault on the port of Maoka. On August 18, Yamada finally issued the ceasefire orders to the 1st, 3rd, and 17th Area Armies, as well as to the 4th Army and the 2nd Air Army. His chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Hata Hikosaburo, met with Marshal Vasilevsky in Harbin to discuss procedures for disarmament, the protection of Japanese nationals in Manchuria, and related matters. Meanwhile, the Kwantung Army Headquarters made extensive efforts to relay as much information as possible about the termination of hostilities and disarmament to its subordinate commands using all available communication methods. However, these efforts were hindered by the wide dispersal of forces, many of which initially refused to surrender. General Higuchi's 5th Area Army received the ceasefire orders on August 17. Although he quickly notified his units—particularly those in Sakhalin and the Kuriles, war continued in these islands for a short period as he sought to prevent a potential invasion of Hokkaido. In Sakhalin, Major Yoshio Suzuki, the Chief of Staff of the 88th Division, received Higuchi's combat order on the afternoon of August 16, preparations for ceasefire were already underway, such as the disbandment of mobilized units, the discharge of some troops, and the disposal of the regimental flag. The division had no tanks or aircraft, and certainly no anti-tank or anti-aircraft weapons that could withstand Soviet forces. In light of this, Suzuki quickly ordered the re-arming of units and the occupation of positions, in accordance with the desire of Mineki and Higuchi to prevent the fall of South Sakhalin and a possible invasion of Hokkaido. Civilians, at this point, were already voicing complaints, wondering if the military was still going to continue fighting. After the surrender of the 125th Infantry Regiment, the Japanese command in the Northern District was effectively assumed by the staff of the 88th Division stationed at Kamishikika. During the fighting on the central military road, by the morning of August 17, evacuation of the civilian population from Kamishikika had been completed, and the town was burned to the ground by Japanese forces' scorched earth tactics, along with an air raid by 20 Soviet aircraft. Kamishikika was abandoned on August 20, marking the start of a full retreat. The construction of a defensive line involving the destruction of the Uro Bridge and the Chidori River Bridge was considered but ultimately abandoned due to the presence of evacuees. Meanwhile, in the Kuriles, a new operation was unfolding. According to Vasilevsky's orders, once operations against Manchuria and South Sakhalin were sufficiently advanced, a small force from the Kamchatka Defense Region, supported by naval units from the Petropavlovsk Naval Base, was to conduct amphibious assaults on the Kuril Islands in preparation for a future landing at the port of Rumoi on Hokkaido's west coast On August 15, President Truman and Soviet Premier Stalin agreed that Japanese forces north of the 38th Parallel would surrender to the Soviets, while those to the south would surrender to the Americans. Stalin's agreement surprised the US, as there was little chance of American forces landing on the Korean peninsula at that time. In what many scholars interpret as an attempt to achieve reciprocal generosity from Truman, Stalin proposed amending the order to include the northern half of Hokkaido and all of the Kuril Islands in the region of surrender to Soviet forces. This northern portion, he stated, should be demarcated by a line drawn ‘from the town of Kushiro on the eastern coast . . . to the town of Rumoe (Rumoi) on the western coast . . .', with both towns included in the occupation area However, Truman only acquiesced concerning the Kuriles, honoring the pact reached at Yalta, while specifying that all the islands of mainland Japan were to surrender to General MacArthur. Nonetheless, concerned by the exclusion of the Kuriles from the original agreement, Stalin instructed Vasilevsky to organize landings to occupy the islands. This mission was assigned to Purkayev's 2nd Far Eastern Front and Yumashev's Pacific Fleet, which, in turn, designated Major-General Aleksei Gnechko's Kamchatka Defense Region and Captain Dmitri Ponomarev's Petropavlovsk Naval Base to execute the first landings on Shumshu and Paramushir, followed by a subsequent amphibious assault on Onekotan. These inexperienced commanders had limited time to plan for their operations, assemble the necessary commercial vessels for transportation, and hurriedly gather the army units dispersed across Kamchatka. Ultimately, the primary unit chosen for the landings was Major-General Porfiry Dyakov's 101st Rifle Division, supplemented by a battalion of marines. Meanwhile, Ponomarev managed to gather an invasion flotilla of 64 vessels. Although the Soviets had air superiority, it was unreliable due to the peculiar climatic conditions. “There were very peculiar climatic conditions in the Far East and Sakhalin; almost every airfield had its own special microclimate. In the coastal zone, frequent outbursts of moist sea air, forming a curtain of thick fog, caused a lot of trouble.”. The limited firepower of Ponomarev's flotilla forced the Soviets to land on the northeast corner of Shumshu, which could be targeted by the coastal guns at Cape Lopatka. Additionally, Gnechko planned a diversionary landing on the southeast side of the island. Opposing the Soviets, Higuchi had Lieutenant-General Tsutsumi Fusaki's 91st Division garrisoning the northern islands of Shumshu and Paramushir, the 41st Independent Mixed Regiment on Matsuwa Island, the 129th Independent Mixed Brigade on Uruppu Island, and Lieutenant-General Ogawa Gonosuke's 89th Division stationed on the southern islands of Etorofu, Shikotan, and Kunashiri.  Shumshu is the northernmost island in the Kuril chain, separated from Cape Lopatka, the southernmost tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula, by the 11-kilometer-wide First Kuril Strait. Covering an area of approximately 388 square kilometers and roughly oval in shape , Shumshu's proximity to Soviet territory, similar to its larger neighbor to the south, Paramushir, ensured that it was strongly defended. The garrison on Shumshu comprised about 8,500 troops, whereas the larger island boasted a garrison of approximately 14,500. The strait between the two islands narrows to about 2.5 kilometers at its smallest point, thus allowing these garrisons to provide mutual support. As Slavinsky notes: “Shumshu and Paramushir, with their naval bases located opposite each other on both sides of the Second Kuril Strait, were, in essence, a single key position.” The capture of Shumshu was crucial to the success of subsequent island operations. While there were several airfields on these islands, they housed very few aircraft, which had been withdrawn earlier to the Japanese main islands in preparation for the anticipated “final battle” with the Americans. However, Shumshu was defended by a tank force from the 11th Tank Regiment, commanded by Colonel Sueo Ikeda. This force consisted of thirty-nine medium tanks, including nineteen Type-97 Chi-Ha tanks and twenty Type-97 ShinHoTo Chi-Ha (improved Type-97) tanks, alongside twenty-five Type-95 Ha-Go light tanks. Both Shumshu and Paramushir were equipped with permanent defensive works along the coast and inland. On Shumshu, these defenses included 34 bunkers and 24 pillboxes within several powerful strongpoints, featuring around 100 guns of varying calibers, some reaching up to 100mm. Approximately 300 prepared firing points were established for both heavy and light machine guns. Most of Shumshu's coast is bordered by cliffs, leading to a concentration of the strongest defenses in areas deemed vulnerable to amphibious assault. Notably, a battery was installed in the wreck of the Soviet tanker Mariupol, which had become stranded on the beach between Cape Kokutan and Cape Kotomari in 1943. Although the island is relatively flat, it possesses several hills with sides that are nearly bare of trees, and these heights also housed additional strongpoints. Shumshu features 120 kilometers of roads, which facilitated terrestrial communication between various points. Additionally, the garrison constructed numerous dummy installations to mislead reconnaissance efforts. Nevertheless, Ponomarev's flotilla departed from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at approximately 05:00 on August 17, moving slowly and stealthily toward their objective in foggy conditions. This weather ultimately forced Gnechko to cancel the planned diversionary landing. In any event, the first landing craft approached the beach at 04:22 hours on 18 August still hidden in the murk, but were forced to halt some 100–150m from shore in water up to 2m deep; they had been overloaded which prevented them getting closer in. The troops of the advanced detachment (two companies of marines, a maritime border guard company, and a submachine gun company) had then to wade, heavily burdened, to dry land. This went on undisturbed until personnel on one of the landing craft opened fire; this, spreading to the other ships, alerted the defenders, who replied with ‘promiscuous' machine-gun fire. Nevertheless, by 05:00 hours, and having suffered only ‘insignificant' losses, the advanced detachment was ashore and its main force, under Major Pyotr Shutov, was moving off the beach into the interior of the island. Two groups of marines moved left and right to deal with enemy positions on the capes flanking the landing ground. They managed to destroy several firing points, but were too few to overcome the stronger resistance nests protecting the gun positions. A series of hills inland formed the initial objective of the advance. Behind them, Dyatlov's first wave faced heavy bombardment from Japanese artillery, suffering significant casualties as the troops struggled to scramble ashore by 09:00. The second wave experienced a similar fate but managed to disembark by 13:00, joining the first wave in advancing on the high ground to the southwest. This second wave successfully repelled a series of Japanese tank counterattacks, resulting in the loss of Colonel Sueo. Despite being pushed back somewhat, the Soviets held their position while their aircraft targeted the naval bases on the island's southern side, aiming to hinder reinforcements from Paramushir. By nightfall, Gnechko's forces had secured a beachhead approximately 4 kilometers wide and 5 kilometers deep, while assault groups successfully destroyed Japanese artillery positions on Cape Kokutan and Cape Kotomari. Meanwhile, Kabanov's new Southern Defense Region command was ordered to quickly land naval units at Odaejin and Gensan to prevent the Japanese from evacuating their forces from Korea to the Home Islands. Consequently, a small naval force from the 13th Naval Infantry Brigade departed from Chongjin, successfully landing unopposed at Odaejin at 08:00 on August 18. Elsewhere in eastern Manchuria, the 25th Army consolidated its hold on northeastern Korea, dispatching the 10th Mechanized Corps west toward Tunhua and Kirin and northwest toward Tungchingcheng amidst the surrender of Murakami's 3rd Army. The 72nd Rifle Corps successfully crossed the Mutan River north of Ningan, while units from the 1st Red Banner Army and the 5th Army were deployed to receive and process surrendering Japanese units of Shimizu's 5th Army. To the north, the 2nd Red Banner Army maintained pressure on the Aihun and Sunwu Fortified Regions, leading to the surrender of the 123rd Division, although the 135th Independent Mixed Brigade continued to resist at Aihun. Be that as it may, the Japanese artillery positioned at Cape Kokutan and Cape Kotomari wreaked havoc on the second echelon, which was comprised of the 373rd Rifle Regiment. During this engagement, a patrol boat and four landing craft were lost, while eight others sustained serious damage. Once again, Soviet troops were forced to improvise ways to reach dry land; however, this time, the echelon's commander, Colonel P.A. Artyushen, along with his headquarters, managed to land via a torpedo boat. It took until 13:00 hours to fully disembark the second echelon, by which point its forward units had linked up with those forces advancing on the high ground to the southwest. By then, Artyushen had assumed command of all the forces ashore. While the number of troops was considerable, they still lacked heavy weapons, with only four 45mm anti-tank guns having been landed. Unsurprisingly, the Japanese counterattacked as soon as possible, with the advanced forward units under Shutov bearing the brunt of the assault. In a reversal of the combat situations previously encountered throughout the war with Japan, Soviet infantry now found themselves facing several tank attacks from the Japanese. One of these assaults was personally led by Colonel Sueo Ikeda, the commander of the 11th Tank Regiment, who was reported to be waving a samurai sword and Japanese flag from the turret, according to some accounts. Fortunately for the Soviets, these Japanese tanks were relatively weak compared to the T-34. While they posed a threat to unsupported infantry, they proved vulnerable to Degtyarev PTRD-41 anti-tank rifles and RPG-43 anti-tank grenades. The tank-led attacks were ultimately repelled, with Colonel Sueo perishing in the fighting. Despite being pushed back somewhat, the Soviets managed to withstand the onslaught. For his heroism during this challenging combat situation, in which he was wounded three times, Shutov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, along with the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal. Despite being somewhat pushed back, the Soviets held their ground while their aircraft targeted the naval bases on the southern side of the island to hinder reinforcements from Paramushir. The weather cleared sufficiently in the late morning, allowing Soviet air strikes to commence that afternoon. These strikes involved groups of eight to sixteen aircraft and were primarily directed at the Kataoka and Kashiwabar naval bases, successfully preventing the transfer of Japanese reinforcements from Paramushir. However, the sky remained cloudy enough to hinder any close battlefield support. As Zakharov et al. described it, the situation on the ground “remained tense.” The thinning fog later allowed seven Japanese aircraft to appear at 10:30 hours, attempting to strike at the shipping gathered off the landing beach. Their first strike targeted the Kirov, but it was unsuccessful, and the attackers were driven off by anti-aircraft fire. A second attempt at 12:00 hours focused on the minesweeper T-525, which also failed, resulting in two of the attacking aircraft being shot down by gunfire.  By nightfall on 18 August, it was evident that the Soviet landing had succeeded to the point where the forces would not be driven back into the sea. The invasion force had established a beachhead approximately 4 kilometers wide and 5 kilometers deep, and they were capable of defending this position against any immediate Japanese counterattacks, despite most of their artillery still being stuck offshore. Gnechko, stationed at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, ordered that enough artillery be transported ashore overnight to resume the offensive, with the goal of occupying the island by the end of 19 August. He also dispatched several self-propelled barges and kungas (shallow-draft boats used for fishing or transport) to assist with the unloading, although these vessels could not arrive until the following morning. To eliminate further artillery attacks on shipping, assault groups were formed to attack and destroy the Japanese strongpoints on Cape Kokutan and Cape Kotomari during the hours of darkness. Shortly after midnight on 17 August, a second order regarding the cessation of hostilities was received from the First Area Army, directing that all fighting be stopped. At daybreak, General Murakami dispatched his intelligence chief, Lt. Col. Fujimoto, to Chiulungping to inform the Soviet tank battalion commander of the end of hostilities. Simultaneously, he ordered all divisions under his command to cease all combat operations. At approximately 16:00 hours, the Soviet tank battalion commander arrived at the Army Officers Club in Yenchi, where he conferred with Major General Hanjiro Iketani, the Army Chief of Staff. The following day, General Iketani traveled to Wangching to conduct armistice negotiations. The 72nd Rifle Corps finally crossed the Mutan River north of Ningan, while units from the 1st Red Banner Army and the 5th Army were deployed to receive and process the surrendering Japanese units of Shimizu's 5th Army. Since the Army began its withdrawal, communications with Area Army Headquarters in Tunhua had been completely disrupted. On the morning of the 17th, a member of the Manchurian Telegraph and Telephone Company's Harbin office sent a message via railway telephone concerning disarmament, stating that he had been asked by the First Area Army Headquarters to relay the information. The Army Commander and his staff, however, suspected it might be another ruse from the enemy's fifth column. They agreed to exercise caution in addressing the matter and decided to send Staff Officer Maeda to Area Army Headquarters in Tunhua by railway gasoline engine car to verify the truth. Colonel Maeda proceeded to the railway station, and while preparing to depart, he received a railway telephone call from Staff Officer Tsumori at Area Army Headquarters regarding the cease-fire order. Subsequently, around 14:00 hours, the Army convened a meeting with representatives from each unit to announce the cease-fire orders. That evening, Soviet forces began entering Hengtaohotzu and immediately started disarming Japanese forces.  Looking west, the bulk of the 36th Army advanced southward and seized the railroad station at Chalantun amid the surrender of the 119th Division. The 86th Rifle Corps, after several days of intense artillery bombardment, finally extinguished the last remnants of Japanese resistance at Hailar, forcing the 80th Independent Mixed Brigade to surrender. Meanwhile, the 39th Army forces prepared for transport to Changchun and then on to the Liaotung Peninsula. The 17th Army moved toward the coast, capturing Pingchuan and Linguan before reaching the coastline at Shanhaiguan, directly across from the Liaotung Peninsula. Additionally, Pliyev's Soviet-Mongolian forces approached the outskirts of Kalgan, where they encountered a small contingent of the China Expeditionary Army. Indeed, with the surrender of the Kwantung Army, the war was coming to an end. However, several independent units, including the one mentioned, would continue to resist into the last days of August, thereby prolonging the Pacific War by another week. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. In August 1945, amidst Japan's turmoil, the Soviet Union surprisingly invaded Manchuria. As chaos ensued, Japanese forces in South Sakhalin faced robust Soviet resistance. Ultimately, Japan's surrender shattered its imperial power, marking a historic end to the Pacific War, leaving a nation in ruins yet igniting a fragile hope for the future beyond the horrors of conflict.

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Randall Fujimoto is a game-based learning designer with over a decade of experience at GameTrainLearning.org, a non-profit where he develops educational experiences for classrooms and other learning environments. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky

Randall Fujimoto is a game-based learning designer with over a decade of experience at GameTrainLearning.org, a non-profit where he develops educational experiences for classrooms and other learning environments. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky

Mitä yhteistä on Tatsuki Fujimoton one-shot-mangaan perustuvalla Look Back -elokuvalla ja Salkkareilla? Molemmat menee tunteisiin. Lisäksi yksi asia on aivan varma: tässä jaksossa nimet Fujimoto ja Fujino menevät monta kertaa sekaisin. Tervetuloa mukaan! ----- 0:00 Alkuturinat 1:26 Viime aikoina katseltua Vinland Saga, 2. kausi Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK Code Geass -leffat Thermae Romae The Galaxy Railways Great Teacher Onizuka 17:17 Täydellisiä ja tärkeimpiä animeja 24:53 Look Back - johdanto ja synopsis 33:21 Look Back - kipuilua taiteen ja kateuden parissa 38:18 Look Back - päähahmojen kasvua yhdessä ja erilleen 41:52 Look Back - mangakan omien kokemusten peili? 43:14 Look Back - spoilerivaroitus: elokuvan loppuratkaisu 48:51 Look Back - tekninen toteutus 50:17 Look Back - erinomaisuus ja onnellisuus, voiko saada molemmat? 57:10 Look Back - meidän ja Internetin loppumietteet 1:02:48 Lopputurinat ja katseluläksyt ----- Tavoitat Animurot-tiimin seuraavissa kanavissa: Instagramissa @animurotpodcast Sähköpostitse animurot@gmail.com 

C'est le retour de pause manga ! Avec Roland, on aborde une pépite de Tatsuki Fujimoto, un manga que l'on considère indispensable pour les amoureux de cinéma et d'originalité, Adieu Eri !N'hésitez à me donner votre avis en commentaires, partager et noter cet épisode !Voici les liens de la radio qui me fait le plaisir de m'accueillir dans ses locaux pour l'enregistrement du podcast https://www.diaradio.live/Les liens du Freaky Cast et notamment leur très bon dernier épisode sur Alice au pays des merveilleshttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5Nq8V8JCIJGylpivwftwTP?si=XGhmZNDiSKys6AXK3k5-ZgLe lien du discord de l'imaginaire https://discord.gg/WHmqggADA bientôt pour de prochaines aventures

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Welcome to The Legacy Warriors Podcast! Highlighting and breaking down the two best feeder leagues to the big show, LFA and Cage Warriors. THIS PATREON IS FOR THE FIGHT LINK DATABASE, NOT MY PICKS/BETS/WRITE UPS.

In this episode, we dive into the emotional roller coaster that is Look Back, the 2024 anime movie adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's powerful one-shot manga. We explore the film's deep themes of creativity, friendship, grief, and artistic growth while reflecting on how it captures Fujimoto's signature storytelling.Join us as we break down Look Back scene by scene, share our thoughts, and most importantly—did it leave us emotionally wrecked? (Spoiler: Yes.)

Come, sit down, and take a break with the BakaBois as they shoot the breeze on this laid back episode of BakaBites. Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage talk about some random TikTok rumors spreading, the long-awaited English release of Kingdom, and plenty more. We're all about relaxing and unwinding on this episode, so take a breather and come chill with us on this week's mellowed out episode!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Twitch: BakacopodcastTikTok: @bakacopodcastInstagram: @bakacopodcastBlueSky: @bakaco.bsky.socialYouTube: @bakacopodcast---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#anime #animepodcast #podcast #manga #animenews #animereviews #animepreviews #animerecommendations #mangacollectionSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bakacompany-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how basically all of Fujimoto's staff have become huge names in the manga community and how Spy x Family has been going crazy recently with 5-page chapters. Jinwoo continues to be hot as the highest-level characters in anime without any stoppage in sight.Send us a text

IR is cold into 2013. An injured champion on the rise. Putting teenagers in main events. No competition for Shida and Fujimoto. The promotion is not drawing, so what are they to do? Shows covered - Yokohama 5/24/13 & Shinjuku Face 7/14/13 Key matches include: International Ribbon Tag Team Title / REINA X World Tag Team Title Match Aoi Kizuki & Tsukushi (c) vs. Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto ICEx60 Title / IW-19 Title Match Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs. Tsukushi (c) Join the patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BowlingJD

Inaki fulfills patron DustyStars’ Golden Ticket request to read and review Fire Punch by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Regular Book Club cohost David also appears to assist in dissecting and pondering Fujimoto’s weird-ass manga. Topics include film nerd psychology, Inaki’s classic literature fixation, and Attack on Titan. Note: we get the name of a character confused so when we say Neneto, we actually mean Togata 99% of the time. Sorry. Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Review: Fire Punch Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Inaki David writes for Otaku USA Magazine Inaki and David stream video games every Saturday night on Twitch

Em mais um One-Shot, discutimos 22-26: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu! Tatsuki Fujimoto conseguiu refinar sua narrativa e arte nesse novo compilado, ou ainda dá para sentir que ele estava experimentando? Venha descobrir escutando o podcast. Obs: este programa tem Spoilers, então, por favor, leia o mangá antes de ouvir o episódio! Você foi avisado!

Evie Fujimoto (RPTA '10), Crew Planner at Hawaiian Airlines, and Mattie O'Grady (RPTA '10), Interim Director of Community Services at the Town of San Anselmo (CA), talk with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about their life and career to date.

This episode, we're jumping into the mind of Fujimoto Tatsuki, creator of Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch, as we talk his latest animated outing – Look Back!This 50-minute film is a beautiful semi-autobiographical tale of two young girls who bond over manga, showcasing the mangaka journey and the struggles it entails!This film doesn't pull its punches and showcases Fujimoto's ability to write and draw complex characters and emotions with some incredibly unique scenes.All this, plus a flood of anime news, manga recommendations - and a LOT of tangents for some reason!MANGA:https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/look-backhttps://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/shinobi-undercoverhttps://www.viz.com/kagurabachihttps://www.viz.com/terra-formarsVIDEOS!Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFiKyle's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbitTifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy EPISODE SEGMENTS00:00:00 – Show Opener00:02:52 – What We're Watching00:26:09 – Cinema Club: Look Back00:49:26 – Anime Communique01:13:49 – Next Time, Zoids and… Cured Meats? SUPPORT USPatreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFiBuy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITYTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kawaiifianimeDiscord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ LISTEN ELSEWHERE?Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotifyApple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAppleYT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YMCastbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastboxGoodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpodAmazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazonPocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocketTags:anime,podcast,anime news,anime podcast,anime reviews,anime recommendation,Look Back,Chainsaw Man,Fire Punch,Fujimoto Tatsuki,Shinobi Undercover,Kagurabachi,Terra Formars,Crunchyroll,Yurucamp,Laid-Back Camp,Godzilla,Pompo the Cinephile,Beastars,Oshi no ko,Go Go Loser Ranger

Em mais um One-Shot, discutimos 17-21: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu! Será que Tatsuki Fujimoto começou bem a carreira, ou suas primeiras obras são apenas experimentos iniciais de um jovem mangaká? Venha descobrir escutando o podcast. Obs: este programa tem Spoilers, então, por favor, leia o mangá antes de ouvir o episódio! Você foi avisado!

Like it or not, Japan has become one of the most critical actors in contemporary international politics. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: A naval exercise conducted by Japan. Credit: World History Archive / Alamy Stock Photo 

In this episode, Phillip and Eric return to the shonen action manga Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Now that Eric is finally caught up, they discuss their reactions to Denji's character development, the differences between Part 1 and Part 2, and gush over Fukimoto's twisted sense of humor.

In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Emily Gonzalez and Christina Kundrak from the USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education (CANDLE). They are joined by AUHSD's Diana Fujimoto (Professional Development Coordinator) and Michael Switzer (English Curriculum Specialist). During the talk, the group discusses CANDLE's partnership with AUHSD, transcendent thinking, learning loss, purpose, finding the right language and mindset, intentional practice to support students, pausing to reflect, the connection between the 5Cs and transcendent thinking, and where can an educator begin with transcendent thinking.Emily Gonzalez is pursuing a PhD in Education at USC's Rossier School of Education. Before entering the PhD program, Emily worked as a researcher at Project Zero. She earned her EdM in Mind, Brain, and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and her BS in Elementary Education from Wheelock College. Emily is interested in promoting equitable educational practices and systems by reimagining educational opportunities for students and teachers. Her research uncovers the biological, psychological, and social processes engaged in effective K-12 teaching practices and dispositions, and how they impact learners' agentic development of interests, scholarly and social identities, and ability to self-author and engage with societal complexities.Christina Kundrak is a Senior Research Associate at the USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education (CANDLE). Kundrak received her PhD in Urban Education Policy from USC Rossier School of Education. Kundrak was previously a high school science teacher and also worked in educational technology. She attended Pepperdine University, where she earned her bachelor's in psychology. Kundrak's research interests include neurobiological and psychological factors affecting student and teacher beliefs, motivation, engagement, and learning and the application of the aforementioned topics to educational systems to better support students in their academic and personal growth. Her current projects include an observational and neuroimaging study of teachers, funded by the Templeton Foundation and new work on agentic identity development and meaning-making from the Jacobs Foundation.

The episode may be late, but Gee and Ray have LOTS to say about the popularly divisive, oft-misunderstood, Tatsuki Fujimoto! From the bleak future of Fire Punch, to the quirky portrait of grief Goodbye Eri, Fujimoto's macabre madness is worth exploring, even for the squeamish in the audience.... Follow Ray on her channel ⁠Whimsical Pictures⁠ and ⁠Twitter⁠ And if you can't get enough of me, Gee, be sure to follow me on my ⁠YouTube Channel⁠ and ⁠Twitter a mangaka spotlight

¡Bienvenidos al Club de Lectura de Zona Negativa! ¿En qué consiste esto? Pues no es más que otro Club de Lectura como cualquier otro, aunque con dos particularidades. La primera, en cada programa tenemos a un grupo de redactores en representación de alguna de nuestras secciones habituales. Y segundo particularidad, nuestros redactores tienen que hacer frente a una lectura propuesta -con mayor o menor mala baba- por los compañeros de otra sección. En el programa de hoy la sección de Cine comentará un título recomendado por la sección de Manga. Y la obra en cuestión es… ¡Goodbye, Eri, de FUJIMOTO Tatsuki! Aviso: El programa puede contener spoilers importantes de la trama y el argumento de la obra. Colaboradores: Sergio Fernández, Samuel Secades, Juan Luis Daza y Jordi T. Pardo. Suscríbete a nuestro podcast en... iVoox - https://bit.ly/znpivoox Spotify - https://bit.ly/znpspo Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/znpapple Google Podcast - http://bit.ly/znpgoogle Y búscanos en tu app de podcast favorita. Música de entrada y salida: "IkouZe ! - acoustic" de Sumashu - https://bit.ly/ZNPintro Para estar al día de todo el mundo del cómic y sus galaxias cercanas, ¡visita Zona Negativa!

Chainsaw Man's creator, Tatsuki Fujimoto's latest box office hit Look Back, has already been making waves and a new comment by Fujimoto reveals he has nothing but the highest praise for the new film. Despite only releasing in Japan on 28 June, 2024, the praise for Fujimoto's latest anime film Look Back is already pouring in both from fans and critics alike and now, Fujimoto has also expressed his approval of the adaptation with the most touching message ever. In a comment posted on X by the Look Back anime's official account, Fujimoto greatly praises the film, its animation, and the voice acting performances. Fujimoto goes as far as to say he cried from the thought that he may never be able to experience his work being adapted with so much sincerity again in his life. Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5knAeTAYpIE0RuswBrKfVe? si=a713499c4f2a42a5 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roose366 Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RooseJp

Find out where skateboarders like to eat at their favorite eateries before or after shredding their skateboards. We take you on a journey with them, eating & skateboarding…… In the nineteenth episode of Roast Beef ( Hawaiian Edition ) Spencer Fujimoto shredding at ” Makiki Skatepark aka Rat Cage & Jurian owner of Guaiqueri Empanadas meets up with them at the skatepark Host & Produce by Carl Carpentier Edit by Micheal Bell Sponosr by: Yabai, Lakai, & Rad Jerky http://www.tsmmedia.website Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/true-skateboard-mag/message

Join us as we read the next volumes of #DRCL midnight children, Innocent, and Chainsaw Man for another installment of Twiple Dip! We also talk about the American Manga Awards, Jump Toon, Keibuho Daimajin, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 American Manga Awards - 00:13:52 Jump Toon - 00:20:39 00:37:25 - Fantom Comics X-Men '97 - 00:41:55 Keibuho Daimajin - 00:45:40 Next Episode Preview - 00:51:59 Chainsaw Man 17 - 00:55:16 #DRCL midnight children 2 - 01:14:32 Innocent 2 - 01:38:15 Our Rankings - 02:00:01 Outro - 02:01:10 Songs Credits: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds “Slappy” by Ido Maimon “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic “Psychedelic Funkadelic” by Evert Z

Sue and Leah welcomed the first anonymous guest “Ryan” to the HeySue podcast! He kicked off the conversation by explaining that he is in the market for a coach who can help him get out of a funk. Sue and Leah invited Ryan to reflect on different parts of himself – from the achievement-oriented “higher self” to the cheese-loving slacker “Gary.” Ryan's curiosity and self-reflection shine through in this conversation that spans creativity, self-worth, quantified-self journaling, and Miyazaki's Fujimoto from Ponyo. This is a great listen for anyone (i.e. everyone) familiar with patterns of “productivity” and “laziness.” To go deeper, here is an exploration about how to allow yourself to rest. If you want to explore Ryan's pop culture references, listen to some Sufjan Stevens or watch the 1983 movie Wind in the Willows.

2012 review in joshi. Plus wrestlers of the year, attendances, and top 10 matches of the year. Ribbonmania from Ice Ribbon focuses on the debut of Risa Sera, and the pushing of new talent in big matches. Narumiya goes for the main title while Kizuki attempts at the tag titles while Shida and Fujimoto take on some "passion."Shows covered - Ice Ribbon Ribbonmania 12/31/2012Key matches include: Icex60 Title MatchMaki Narumiya vs. Mio Shirai (c) You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BowlingJD

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's second Countdown miniseries of 2023, a podcast first focusing entirely on the works of Japanese animator, Hayao Miyazaki: the Miyazaki Countdown. To honor one of the living legends of animation, the countdown crew of Scott, Scott, and Jay will watch all 11 of Miyazaki's films to-date, rewinding all the way back to his directorial origins with 1979's action-adventure heist thriller LUPIN III: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, all the way to his then-final film, 2013's biographical epic romance drama, THE WIND RISES. Join us each week over the next 11 weeks, as we build up to what is Miyazaki's self-proclaimed now-final film (we'll see...), the fantasy epic, THE BOY AND THE HERON.   In Part 10 of the Miyazaki Countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay discuss Hayao Miyazaki's 2008 animated family fantasy film, PONYO. PONYO follows the eldest fish-like daughter, Brunhilde, of a once-human wizard, Fujimoto, who now lives underwater on a four-flippered submarine, after she secretly escapes on the top of a jellyfish. Emerging above water and eventually washing ashore in a small fishing village, a 5-year-old boy named Sōsuke finds Brunhilde and releases her from a glass jar she had become trapped in. Sōsuke cuts himself in the process, but Brunhilde magically cures his wound with a lick of her tongue, motivating Sōsuke to keep Brunhilde as a pet fish, name her Ponyo, and promise to protect her. After discovering Ponyo missing, Fujimoto searches for his lost daughter, whom he believes was kidnapped, eventually locating her at Sōsuke's home on the cliff by the sea, where he sends his wave spirits to rescue her. Ponyo's successful return to Fujimoto leaves Sōsuke deeply saddened and confused. but Ponyo quickly begins to rebel against her father again, refusing to respond to her birth name, Brunhilde, and beginning to transform herself into a human, thanks to the blood she licked off of Sōsuke's wound. The battle of wills between Ponyo and Fujimoto continues, while Sōsuke must reckon with Ponyo's (at least temporary) departure. The countdown crew discuss Miyazaki's first film specifically made with families and children in mind, whether the themes of the film still resonate for adults, and how the new cast of characters and advancements in animation stack up against the other films in Miyazaki's catalog so far.

I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die on Umi Shiinan kauhua, romantiikkaa, mysteerinratkaisua ja huumoria yhdistelevä kummitustarina, jossa päähenkilön poikaystävä kuoltuaan palaatakaisin haamuna. Ajankohtaisina aiheina puhumme siitä, miten Crunchyroll sulkee mangapalvelunsa kymmenen vuoden jälkeen, Petterin vierailusta Ylen Kulttuuriykkösen Ghibli-jaksossa sekä siitä, miten Japanin uusi verolaki vaikuttaa manga- ja animealan työntekijöihin. Lukujonossa aloitamme lopultakin Natsumi Andon wagashi-teemaisen murhamysteerin Something's Wrong With Us ja luemme Ogeretsu Tanakan Happy of the Endin kakkospokkarin. --- Kommentoi | Bluesky | Mastodon | X | Instagram --- (01:17) – KUULUMISET: PETTERI KÄVI JAPANISSA - Tokyo Banana - Jakso 9, jossa puhuimme British Museumin manganäyttelystä - Petterin ruoka- ja hintaketju Mastodonissa, X:ssä ja Blueskyssä (07:45) – AONO-KUN: ESITTELY - I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die - Afternoon-lehti (14:16) – AONO-KUN: SARJA YLEISESTI - Paha Aono näyttäytyy Horielle ovikamerassa Kariyana (kuva) - Seksuaalisuus on isossa osassa (kuva) - "Päästä minut sisään" (kuva) - Säännöt ovat tärkeitä kummitustarinoissa (kuva) - Unet ovat epämääräisen ahdistavia (kuva) - Näitä sanoja et saa koskaan sanoa (kuva) - Koomista ilmeilyä (kuva) (26:28) – AONO-KUN: YUURI KARIYA JA RYUUHEI AONO - Romanssi normaalin Aonon kanssa on suloinen… - Salainen suudelma (kuva) - Aono ei pysty riisumaan vaatteitaan (kuva) - Sähkötolppahali (kuva) - …mutta pahan Aonon obsessiivisuus ja pyrkimys alistaa ja hyväksikäyttää on sen kanssa ikävässä kontrastissa (kuva) - Kariya kasvattaa selkärankaa (kuva) - Kariya oppii neuvottelemaan pahan Aonon kanssa, joka loppujen lopuksi on pakkomielteinen Kariyasta (kuva) - Kariya vaatii kaikki suudelmat takaisin (kuva) - Kariya ja Aono varsinaisesti vasta tutustuvat sen jälkeen, kun Aono on jo kuollut (kuva) - Aono (jota Fujimoto ei tässä näe, vaan he keskustelevat kännykän avulla) kokee ristiriitaisia tunteita, kun toisaalta haluaisi Kariyan siirtyvän eteenpäin elämässä, mutta toisaalta kaipaa Kariyaa (kuva) - Aono (Kariyan kehossa) kertoo Fujimotolle, miten koki syyllisyyttä siitä miten Kariya tykkäsi hänestä (kuva) (42:12) – AONO-KUN: FUJIMOTO JA HORIE - Fujimoto on söpö äksy poika (kuva) - Et voi pussailla tyttöjä kehossani, etkä varsinkaan asettaa kättäsi tissin alle! (Aono on Kariyan kehossa) (kuva) - Horie on kauhuleffaharrastaja (kuva) (53:11) – AONO-KUN: TAIDE JA KERRONTA - Häät hautausmaalla (kuva) - Suudelma akvaariossa (kuva) - Eteisen kukkakimppu lisääntyy ja valtaa koko asunnon (kuva) - Riivauksesta vapautumisen hämmennys (kuva) - Land of the Lustrous - Beastars, josta puhuimme jaksossa 13 (01:03:03) – AONO-KUN: KANNET - Sarjan kannet (01:07:41) – AONO-KUN: JULKAISU - Ihan hauska käännös (Aono on Fujimoton kehossa) (kuva) (01:09:30) – AONO-KUN: SPOILERIOSIO - Toisen suojeleminen tälle valehtelemalla on oikeastaan vain itsensä suojelua (kuva) - Jakso 91, jossa puhuimme sarjasta The Girl from the Other Side - Neitsyitä uhrilahjoiksi (kuva) - X-viilto (Aono on Fujimoton kehossa) (kuva) - Skitso isosisko ja välinpitämättömät vanhemmat (kuva) - Aono kommentoi asiaa (kuva) - Takauma menneisyydestä: miksi on nöyryyttävää olla se jota lyödään? (kuva) - Aonon äidillä oli rankkaa (kuva) - Käskikö äiti? (kuva) - Dinosaurus (kuva) - The Song of Saya - Yotsukubi-saman rituaali (kuva) (01:39:24) – AONO-KUN: YHTEENVETO - Higurashi: When They Cry - Pan's Labyrinth - Jakso 31, jossa puhuimme Kasanesta - Afternoon-lehti (01:44:16) – CRUNCHYROLL SULKEE DIGIMANGAPALVELUNSA - Crunchyrollin tiedote mangapalvelun sulkemisesta - Lista sarjoista, jotka palvelussa vielä on - Jakso 41, jossa puhuimme Crunchyroll Mangan HTML5-version päällekääntämisestä - Jakso 52, jossa puhuimme mangapalvelu Azukin perustamisesta - Crunchyrollin uutinen mangapalvelun avaamisesta vuodelta 2013: alun perin mangapalvelu sisältyi hintaan vain kalliimman tilauksen ostaneille - Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer - Sun-Ken Rock - Spirit Circle - Scum's Wish - Investor Z - Girl May Kill - Joshi Kausei - Inside Mari - Insufficient Direction - Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen - Kodansha veti sarjansa muista palveluista ja perusti oman palvelunsa - Crunchyrollin uusi mobiilipelitarjooma - Animenstriimauspalvelun striimiboksipalveluitakin on päivitetty tänä kesänä (01:52:18) – YLEN KULTTUURIYKKÖNEN JA GHIBLI - Ylen Kulttuuriykkönen 8.11.2023: Maailman tunnetuin animaattori Hayao Miyazaki sekä Studio Ghiblin uutuusleffa Poika ja haikara - Pekka Lehtosaari - Myy Lohi - Maaretin vierailu Kulttuuriykkösessä 13.7.2023, josta puhuimme Mangakartan jaksossa 87 - Afureko-blogin Äänijälki-podcast - Mamoru Hosoda - Hiromasa Yonebayashi - Petterin uutinen Ghiblin tuotannon sulkemisesta Anime-lehdessä 6/2013 (kuva) - Petterin uutinen Ghiblin tuotannon jatkumisesta Anime-lehdessä 4/2017 (kuva) - Petterin jatkoartikkeli Ghiblin tuotannon jatkumisesta Anime-lehdessä 7/2017 (kuva) - Tuottaja Toshio Suzukilla on alkanut mennä firman rahat ja omat rahat sekaisin - NTV osti Studio Ghiblin ja teki siitä tytäryhtiönsä syyskuussa 2023 - Poika ja haikara (01:59:46) – JAPANIN VEROUUDISTUS - Fullfrontal.moen informatiivinen Twitter-ketju verouudistuksesta - Unseen Japan: Will Voice Actors Quit Over Japan's New Tax Law? - The Japan Times: Freelancers aren't happy with Japan's new invoice system - The Mainichi: 27% of voice actors in Japan may quit due to 'hellish choice' with new invoice system - Ääninäyttelijöiden etujärjestö Voictionin englanniksi tekstitetty animaatiovideo verouudistuksesta (YouTube) (02:08:38) – HAMPAANKOLOSSA: EISNER JA HARVEY 2023 - Jakso 75, jossa puhuimme vuoden 2022 Eisner- ja Harvey- palkinnoista - ANN: Chainsaw Man Manga Wins Best Manga Harvey Award for 3rd Straight Year - ANN: Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey Wins Eisner Award - ANN: The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: A Spotlight on Quality or A Sticker for Sales? (02:14:02) – HAMPAANKOLOSSA: MANGA PLUS MAX - Jakso 91, jossa puhuimme Manga Plus -palvelun uudesta kuukausimaksullisesta tilausmallista - Henri Björnin kommentti X:ssä (ent. Twitter) (02:14:37) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: VANITAKSEN KIRJA JA VAMPIIRIT - Jakso 90, jossa puhuimme siitä, miten Vanitaksen kirja -mangan suomennoksessa käytetään sanaa “vampiiri” - Antti Valkaman kommentti X:ssä (ent. Twitter) - Jakso 47, jossa puhuimme sarjasta Black Rose Alice, jossa vampyyrit ovat “verta imeviä puita” (吸血樹, kyuuketsuki) eivätkä “verta imeviä hirviöitä” (吸血鬼, kyuuketsuki) kuten tavallista (02:18:13) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: DEVILMAN JA EPÄSOVINNAISUUS - Jakso 89, jossa puhuimme Devilmanista - Jarmon kommentti Mastodonissa - Geekkicastin sarjissilmäys Devilmanista (YouTube) - Jakso 77, jossa puhuimme Chainsaw Manista (02:20:43) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: COMICS CODE - Äänijälki-pocastin Cillan kommentti X:ssä (ent. Twitter) - Comics Code Authority - Seduction of the Innocent (02:24:07) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: THE GUY SHE WAS INTERESTED IN WASN'T A GUY AT ALL - Jakso 91, jossa puhuimme sarjasta The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All - Vampirenaomin kommentti X:ssä (ent. Twitter) (02:24:44) – LUKUJONOSSA: SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH US - Something's Wrong With Us - Natsumi Ando - Kitchen Princess - Valssin aika, josta puhuimme jaksossa 58 - Be-Love-lehden lukijakunta on varsin vanhaa - Wagashit, perinteiset japanilaiset makeiset - Seirou Opera, josta puhuimme jaksossa 7 (02:39:21) – LUKUJONOSSA: HAPPY OF THE END 2 - Happy of the End - Jakso 88, jossa puhuimme Ogeretsu Tanakan tuotannosta ja sarjan ykköspokkarista - Sarjan kolmannen ja viimeisen pokkarin kansi (02:50:51) – LOPETUS - Podcast Addict - Pocket Casts  

In this episode, Phillip and Eric discuss the manga, Goodbye, Eri by Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto. They discuss Fujimoto's unique blend of the coming-of-age story with his characteristic dash of genre fantasy, its cinematic visual framing to emulate movies, and Eric shames Phil for contributing to the death of cinema.

Steven, James and Will group up to talk about the latest one-shot manga from Tatsuki Fujimoto. Most famous for Chainsaw Man, Fujimoto flexes his storytelling muscles by occasional doing shorter stories. Perhaps this is the key to him being a good storyteller overall.  In 'Goodbye, Eri' we get a meditation on how stories are powerful and reality defining. Fujimoto also experiments with a meta-narrative as we see the main character Yuta make his own story up through the course of the pages. Skip synopsis @ 6:46   Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com   125: Goodbye, Eri By Tatsuki Fujimoto Translation by Amanda Healy Lettering by Snir Aharon   Synopsis:   The story starts with 12 years old Yuta receiving a smart phone for his birthday. His mom makes a request towards him, that he must use his smartphone to record her through her sickness, so that he may have something to remember her by when she is gone. The days go by and his mom's health declines as Yuta keeps a cool detachment towards his assignment. But in her last moments, Yuta breaks, running away from the hospital and choosing not to film his mom's final moments. As he runs away, the hospital behind him blows up like an action movie setpiece.   Yuta edited his video footage of his mom into a short film, and after presenting it to his school he gets a class clown reputation and is condemned for mocking his mother. Feeling suicidal, Yuta goes to the hospital his mother died in and thinks of jumping off the roof. He is in terrupted by a school mate, a girl who after seeing the film thinks highly of Yuta's talents and considers the film as something awe inspiring, Eri. Eri decides to show her film collection off to Yuta and school him on how to make a good movie. After a lot of movie watching, the two decide to make one togeather with Eri playing as a terminally ill vampire.   The lines between the two narratives begin to blur, Eri does become terminally ill, just like Yuta's mother and the planned story of the film. But Yuta again gets cold feet, and instead of going to school and facing Eri he hides in his room all day. Yuta's father speaks to him, he reveals that he recorded his mom's final moments and decides to show Yuta the video. In the video, unlike Yuta's film, where we saw a saintly and good mother, we see a side of her that was narcissistic, ungreatful, unloving and abusive. Only wanting Yuta to film her as part of a documentary she wanted to produce, in the hopes that she would survive her illness. Yuta's dad, tells him that he has a gift. That he can choose how to remember someone and portray the goodness in people.   Yuta finishes the film, and it proves a sucess with his school, moving them to tears. But years go by and Yuta dissastified with his film ceaselessly re edits and re cuts it. A much older and once again suicidal Yuta, returns to Eri's den / make-shift theatre after losing his wife and child in a car crash. A familiar voice speaks to him and Yuta finally gets some satisfaction. He finds a way to film a new ending but first he has to say goodbye to Eri.       Topics:   ·       Zoe thorogood's 'It's Lonely at the Center of the Earth' and meta-narrative storytelling. ·       Fujimoto and dominant women. ·       Similarities to 'Sundome' and 'Your Lie in April'.   ·       Fujimoto's way of dividing panels to convey the passage of time. ·       Foreshadowing the ending, the unreliable narrator. ·       the message, the importancee in story telling, andd how it shapes reality or becomes and how it can be a coping mechanism towards making sense and understanding a senseless world. sometimes escapism. e.g. neil gaiman's death.   ·       Who out of our hosts is the most like Eri or Yuta? ·       Character pastime activity as an excuse to find love and or a driving force for character     Cultural References:   ·       David fincher's 'Fight Club' (1996), based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuck.         Facebook Instagram Twitter Official Website   Email

This week, the Mangasplainers go back for a TRIPLE Chip-Dip into the oeuvre of one Mr. Tatsuki Fujimoto, creator of Chainsaw Man and Look Back. Have we pushed Chip too far this episode, making him read a third title by the same person? Does liking those first two titles automatically mean that he'll like the "rug-pull" of the third? Are Canadians 60% 'Rube'? Listen on, listeners, and find out!Read along with the extensive show-notes at Mangasplaining.com, and please subscribe to our newsletter at MangasplainingExtra.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On Episode 322 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you'll learn how to prevent injuries and strengthen your body with Kayla Fujimoto Epperson. Kayla is a Physical Therapist (PT), Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). She is also a Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist. She is the owner of the Athlete Connection since 2020. Kayla is a Former Division I tennis player at Indiana University and she completed a Kovacs Institute Tennis Serve Biomechanics Fellowship. She currently trains Jennifer Brady (U.S. Open Doubles Semifinalist and 3rd round Singles). On the show, you'll learn about the most common injuries for amateur tennis players, a simple warm up routine to prevent injuries, Kayla's experience at US Open training Jennifer Brady, and much more! I hope you enjoy my interview with Kayla! Let us know what you think about the episode in the comments below! And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight to your inbox! @theathleteconnection Instagram Jessica the Sports RD The Society for Tennis Medicine and Science - Free upcoming virtual conference Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode we discuss wrasslin, antipork bias, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Master Keaton Remaster, Quantum Break, Blood on the Tracks, Welcome Back, Alice, and more! Then we examine the collection of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one shot works with Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, upcoming YouTube updates, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Seamus rants about wrasslin - 00:03:55  Darfox reveals his antipork bias - 00:11:36 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox watched Cowboy Bebop: The Movie with Amber - 00:19:03 00:22:43 - dakazu and Darfox gush over Guan Yu's epic journey through 5 gates in Romance of the Three Kingdoms Seamus has more grievances against the upcoming digitally available Pluto - 00:27:25 Master Keaton Remaster is a short sequel to Master Keaton - 00:28:49 dakazu and Darfox talk about Quantum Break - 00:38:55 dakazu talks about the recently finished Blood on the Tracks and Welcome Back, Alice - 00:49:30 News: Yu Yu Hakusho is now available via the Shonen Jump app - 00:52:45 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Okinawa, We will review Susumu Higa's story of the horrors of war and subsequent US military occupation on the island of Okinawa - 00:54:15 Main Segment One Shot: Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man, Transition Song: “It's Over” by Generation Lost, We review the 2 volume collection of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one shot works - 00:55:41 Next Week's Topic: Okinawa, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:27:42

The second tag tournament for Wave after a successful first year. Kana and Kurihara return while Gami struggles to put in any effort. Heel Ohata and Fujimoto along with Syuri are certainly a focus.Shows covered - Dual Shock Wave tournament 9/25-11/16/12 16.11.2012 Pro Wrestling WAVE WAVE Weekday Wave Vol. 55 - Dual Shock League Tag 6 Tokyo, Japan Card   04.11.2012 Pro Wrestling WAVE WAVE Sunday Night Wave #12 - Dual Shock League Tag 5 Tokyo, Japan Card   23.10.2012 Pro Wrestling WAVE WAVE Weekday Wave Vol. 54 - Dual Shock League Tag 4 Tokyo, Japan Card   05.10.2012 Pro Wrestling WAVE WAVE Osaka Rhapsody Vol. 18 - Dual Shock League Tag 3 Osaka, Japan Card   30.09.2012 Pro Wrestling WAVE WAVE Nagoya Wave - Dual Shock League Tag 2 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Card   25.09.2012 Pro Wrestling WAVE WAVE Weekday Wave Vol. 53 - Dual Shock League Tag 1 Tokyo, JapanKey matches include: teams: Gami and Nakagawa, Syuri and Shibutani, Kana and Hamada, Fujimoto and Ohata You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast. Join the patreonFor LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Website: https://redleafretrocast.blogspot.comhttps://linktr.ee/RedLeafRetrocastTwitter: @BowlingJD

This week we finish our Retrospective on Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series Fire Punch! We also discuss Tenchu, My Love Story!!, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, MANGA Plus, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Tenchu, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Bsky.social account, Anime Music Quiz, Mahjong Machinations - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: Media we revisit - 00:13:04 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox rewatched My Love Story!! - 00:24:46 Darfox checked out Cromartie High School and The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! - 00:26:55 Darfox and dakazu started watching the 1994 TV show Romance of the Three Kingdoms - 00:30:59 History's Mentalist makes dakazu question why some manga launch day one on MANGA Plus - 00:42:51 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Twiple Dip, We will revisit three manga covered on the podcast and read the next volume, Including: Dai Dark 5 by Q Hayashida, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 3 by Hitoshi Ashinano, and Chainsaw Man 15 by Tatsuki Fujimoto - 00:57:06 Main Segment Retrospective: Fire Punch, Transition Song: “Fire IT” by IamDayLight, We finish Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 7-8) - 00:56:36 Next Week's Topic: Dai Dark 5/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 3/Chainsaw Man 15, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:58:46

On this episode dakazu gives his thoughts on the anime movie The First Slam Dunk! Then we talk about how everything happened in the volumes we read for our Fire Punch Retrospective!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Seamus joins Mahjong Machinations, The end of #mangamacbump - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: Manga artist quiz - 00:04:29 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has finished watching Dragon Ball Z movies - 00:14:44 dakazu thought The First Slam Dunk was weird - 00:17:10 *SPOILERS* Breaking down the differences between The First Slam Dunk and Slam Dunk - 00:26:19 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Fire Punch, We will finishi Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 7-8) - 00:44:06 Main Segment Retrospective: Fire Punch, Transition Song: “Fire IT” by IamDayLight, We read Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 4-6) - 00:44:46 Next Week's Topic: Fire Punch, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:30:04

Join us as we start our Retrospective on Fire Punch! We'll be comparing Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series to his current hit Chainsaw Man! We also talk about coffee, Mike Mignola, Dogs Red, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Coffee and caffeine - 00:00:00 #mangamacbump: Drink root beer - 00:08:58 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Seamus has been reading an array of Mike Mignola comics - 00:13:00 Darfox made a Dragon Ball Z story presentation that got out of control - 00:15:25 Dogs Red is Satoru Noda's reboot of his hockey manga Supinamarada! - 00:20:55 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Fire Punch, We will read Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 4-6) - 00:24:20 Main Segment Retrospective: Fire Punch, Transition Song: “Fire IT” by IamDayLight, We read Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series about a man on constant fire seeking revenge in a frozen post-apocalyptic world(covers volumes 1-3) - 00:25:05 Next Week's Topic: Fire Punch, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:07:42

In this episode, Phillip and Eric discuss the Eisner-nominated manga Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of Chainsaw Man. They also give a sobering discussion of the #comicsbrokeme hashtag and revelations that came out about scumbag indie comic publishers like Iron Circus, and the realities facing comic creators today. Music by rodneyretro. https://traktrain.com/rodneyretro

At the 1976 Olympics, the Japanese gymnast Shun Fujimoto horrified the world by continuing to compete in the team event despite breaking his knee during the floor exercise. Determined not to let down his team-mates, Fujimoto braved almost unbearable pain to achieve good scores on the pommel horse and rings, and help Japan to gold. Shun Fujimoto relives his agony with Ashley Byrne. The programme is a Made-In-Manchester Production for the BBC World Service and was first broadcast in 2016. (Photo: Shun Fujimoto on the rings. Credit: Colorsport/Shutterstock)

Twitter was born in 2006, with few understanding the platform's power and the repercussions that come from it. On the last day 2013, Carmelo Anthony got embroiled in a Twitter fight with one of his biggest fans, which lead to one of the great insults and collection of words that have ever graced the human ear. Keith Fujimoto, social coordinator at The Ringer, joins the pod to talk about this iconic tweet (11:03), getting blocked by Andre Drummond (14:50), and some of the best NBA tweets of all time (24:50).   Showtime codes:  01:36 -  The First Ballot Theme Song 04:30 - NBA Trivia 14:50 - How Keith Got Blocked by Andre Drummond  24:50 - What are the Best NBA tweets of all time? 35:05 - Keith's rap name 46:30 - MVP of the tweet 50:43 - More Important - America's Favorite Podcast Segment 56:03 - Special Guest Cameo:  The Guy Carmelo Anthony Called a Glazed Donut Face Ass!  He gives his side of the story 1:07:04 - Voting Committee Deliberation 1:09:20 - Co Sign 1:10:25 - Induction Speech

EPISODE #368-- For this long, overdue episode we talk LONE WOLF AND CUB: SWORD OF VENGEANCE (1972), the first installment of the famed "Baby Cart" chambara series. It's a fun one (and currently available on HBO Max). We also talk PUSS IN BOOTS (2023), the SANDMAN TV show on Netflix, THE TERMINATOR (1984), and ON THE SILVER GLOBE (1988). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag (http://www.juliustanag.com) and Sef Joosten (http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com). The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY on Apple Podcasts, at dracularadio.podbean.com, and at the Long Beach Playhouse at https://lbplayhouse.org/show/dracula And, as always, please leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcatcher you listened to us on!

Welcome back to Mangasplaining, the podcast where we recommend manga to folks who haven't read much manga before! We're kicking off Season 4, aka episode 85, with the biggest manga out there right now, Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man Vol. 1.  Will the Mangasplaininers, Deb, David, Chris, and Chip, love this title as much as they did the author's LOOK BACK? Listen to find out! And hey, check out the show notes at Mangasplaining.com, and the newsletter at MangasplainingExtra.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode we talk spoiler free about our love for 'Dandadan' before going into spoiler territory and discussing chapters 51-62 and the Evil Eye Arc!   VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/DlxrHQ5hCxc

In this episode we discuss and review chapter 105 of Chainsaw Man... VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/W77_nTTyumE

Ionatan and Ravi prepare for the 'Chainsaw Man' anime adaptation by discussing the mangaka behind the series: Tatsuki Fujimoto. They first recount their experiences reading manga and how it differs from watching anime before diving into Fujimoto's rise as one of the youngest stars in the manga industry. Then, they analyze how Fujimoto is able to craft complete narratives in 'Look Back' and 'Goodbye, Eri,' two brilliant one-shots that tackle themes such as the motivation for creating art, coping with trauma and loss, and the delineation between fantasy and reality.

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Jayzen is excited to welcome Donna Fujimoto Cole to the show. With support and encouragement from her clients, Donna started Cole Chemical & Distributing, Inc. at the age of 27 as a certified minority and women owned business to help them meet their government purchasing goals.. She has grown the company to be a global force in the industry by focusing on what she does best, fostering strong relationships with those around her. She has an amazing leadership style and years of insight to share. She has served on many national and regional boards and currently serves as Trustee of the Rockwell Fund, Boards of the Center Asian Pacific American Women, Executive Advisory Board of ISM Houston, The National Veterans Network, the Women's Home and Capital Campaign forAsian Health Coalition dba Hope Clinic. In 2021, Ms. Cole received the Japanese Imperial Decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays for her contribution to promote regional exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and the United States. Guest Bio Donna Fujimoto Cole President/CEO Cole Chemical & Distributing, Inc. After four years in the chemical industry, Donna Fujimoto Cole founded Cole Chemical in 1980 at the age of 27, divorced with a four-year old daughter with $5,000 from savings at the encouragement of the chemical buyers at Exxon, Shell, Monsanto and Dupont to start a certified minority and women owned business to help them meet their government purchasing goals. Ms. Cole not only hires minority and women she pioneered 2nd tier reporting of their own m/wbe purchases to her customers in 1982. After 42 years, Ms. Cole has started, sold, invested and divested many types of businesses; from civil construction, to drilling loss circulation materials, chemical manufacturing, real estate, promotional advertising, distribution, warehousing, blending and packaging, to provide financing alternatives, back office support and IT integration with supply chain management services. She has relationships with Fortune 500 global companies on the supply and customer side of business while receiving quality service awards, recognition for leadership and mentoring others with awards from the US Small Business Administration and Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency. She has served on many national and regional boards and currently serves as Trustee of the Rockwell Fund, Boards of the Center Asian Pacific American Women, Executive Advisory Board of ISM Houston, The National Veterans Network, the Women's Home and Capital Campaign for Asian Health Coalition dba Hope Clinic. Autumn 2021 Ms. Cole received the Japanese Imperial Decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays for her contribution to promote regional exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and the United States. Ms. Cole attended University of Texas - Pan American and graduated from Manpower Business Training Institute in Computer Operations and Programming in1972. Links To learn more about Lead With Your Brand system, please visit: LeadWithyYourBrand.com To book Jayzen for a speaking engagement or workshop at your company, visit: JayzenPatria.com

A heroic intervention saves the day in Undead Unluck, Jimbei ultimately stands out in One Piece, and Goodbye, Eri is another Fujimoto classic.   3:16 - My Hero Academia 350 22:03 - Undead Unluck 106 29:53 - Edens Zero 187 40:20 - Akane-banashi 9 49:03 - Blue Box 48 61:20 - Doron Dororon 18 68:24 - Goodbye, Eri 79:19 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 82:37 - PPPPPP 28 92:26 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 103 101:14 - The Elusive Samurai 58 108:13 - Black Clover 329 112:56 - One Piece 1046 122:49 - Favorite Series and MVP