Podcasts about vandel buster

We don't always review manga but when we do, we do. And sometimes we do only one. But we're pretty sure that hasn't happened a whole lot. Unless it does and then we don't care. But we also don't want to be badgered by anyone if we're wrong. Tim has Beet the Vandel Buster. Beet, named after his father's favorite crop to grow because this is a fantasy universe originating from The Office. Dwight's long lost grandson fights Vandel's which are demons. There's power levels and spiritual powers. Also there's a guild and a dollar store knock off of Sauske. It's not as bad as all that might seem to … Continue reading "Manga Pulse 502: Ash Buster"

We don't always review manga but when we do, we do. And sometimes we do only one. But we're pretty sure that hasn't happened a whole lot. Unless it does and then we don't care. But we also don't want to be badgered by anyone if we're wrong. Tim has Beet the Vandel Buster. Beet, named after his father's favorite crop to grow because this is a fantasy universe originating from The Office. Dwight's long lost grandson fights Vandel's which are demons. There's power levels and spiritual powers. Also there's a guild and a dollar store knock off of Sauske. It's not as bad as all that might seem to … Continue reading "Manga Pulse 502: Ash Buster"

In this week's episode, we discuss Saint Seiya's second arc, Beet the Vandel Buster, Dragon Quest Adventures of Dai, Berserk's Exhibit in Japan, the Sony Showcase, VR Porn and much much more! Follow us on all socials @theanimepod

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

This week Morgana reads the strange Monthly Shoujo Sunday, dakazu enjoys the manga reality competition show MILLION TAG, and there is a rant about Fruits Basket! Then we have a Small Manga Publisher Triple Dip! We review Drunks from Star Fruit Books, En Chan's House from Glacier Bay Books, and Silkscreen from Irodori Sakura!!! Buy Drunks from Star Fruit Books! Buy En Chan's House from Glacier Bay Books! Buy Silkscreen from Irodori Sakura! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Follow up on Darfox's firework safety 00:03:29 - Podcast hiatus until mid-August, Teaser for upcoming announcement 00:07:00 - Listener Email: Yen Press licensing quiz 00:13:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana and dakazu examine the weird and enlightening Monthly Shoujo Sunday 00:21:39 - dakazu enjoyed the reality competition show between pairs of editors and manga artists in MILLION TAG 00:37:50 - *SPOILERS* dakazu rants about Fruits Basket after finishing the anime 00:56:56 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Until I Meet My Husband, Witches: The Complete Collection, Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero, and 2.5 Dimensional Seduction 01:00:42 - Kodansha Comics licenses Akane Torikai's Sensei's Pious Lie 01:04:06 - VIZ licenses Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai 01:07:09 - New chapters of Hajime no Ippo to be published in digital editions of Weekly Shonen Magazine 01:09:55 - Kazue Kato takes an extended hiatus from Blue Exorcist to draw manga adaptation of Fuyumi Ono's Eizen Karukaya Kaiitan 01:13:14 - Main Segment Small Manga Publisher Triple Dip: Drunks/Silkscreen/En Chan's House, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, we read the beginning of each small manga publisher book for discussion to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 01:14:49 - Drunks by Izumi Okaya from Star Fruit Books 01:24:04 - Silkscreen by Isaki Uta from Irodori Sakura 01:38:19 - En Chan's House by Ayumu Arisaka from Glacier Bay Books 02:01:52 - We picks our favorite out of the three titles 02:08:41 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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

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

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

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

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

*NOTE* We had some technical issues during the recording. Unfortunately some of Jocelyne’s audio is still garbled and will be presented as such. Welcome to a very special episode where we dive into Nagata Kabi’s newest  book, My Alcoholic Escape from Reality! We’re joined again by the translator of the book, Jocelyne Allen, as we discuss Nagata Kabi’s hospitalization and her struggles with her guilt from drawing non-fiction manga!! Follow Jocelyne on Twitter and visit her website! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Catching up with Jocelyne 00:05:16 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Our Dreams at Dusk: Shinanami Tasogare, We’ll be reviewing all 4 volumes of Yuhki Kamatai’s series about a troubled teen who discovers a LGBTQ+ drop-in center 00:07:22 - Main Segment One Shot: My Alcoholic Escape from Reality, Transition Song: “White-Collar Elegy” by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review Nagata Kabi’s 4th book that deals with her hospitalization from over drinking and her struggles deciding to make a manga about the experience 01:11:24 - Outro, Next Week’s Topic: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shinanami Tasogare, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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

This week dakazu talks about Sui Ishida’s new series Chojin X and the end of pesuyama poppy’s Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade! Then we finish up our Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto’s fantastic sports series, Ping Pong!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Tadahitori” by Bakudan Johnny from Ping Pong the Animation, Opening, Introductions, Shout out from Mangasplaining  00:03:17 - Listener Email: What topic to choose for writing a manga 00:13:03 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana teases Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection  00:16:11 - Superhuman battles in Chojin X remind dakazu of Sui Ishida’s unfinished The Penisman 00:21:49 - Jibun(Onna) no Karada wo Yurusumade ended while showing pesuyama poppy working though their trauma 00:25:25 - News: An interview with Nagata Kabi available for a limited time on Toronto Comic Arts Festival YouTube channel 00:26:35 - Winners of 45th Kodansha Manga Awards include Blue Lock, A Condition Called Love, and Yuria Sensei no Akai Ito 00:34:02 - Upcoming anime adaptation for Komi Can’t Communicate in Fall 2021 00:34:58 - Yasuo Ohtagaki resumes work on Moonlight Mile after 10 year hiatus 00:38:27 - Virtual tour of the Tokiwa-sō Manga Museum now possible through Google Street View 00:42:07 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Ping Pong the Animation, We’ll be reviewing all 11 episode anime adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto’s manga directed by Masaaki Yuasa  00:43:04 - Main Segment Retrospective: Ping Pong, Transition Song:  “‘Ano Yoake Maeno’ Bokura ni Tsuite” by Merengue from Ping Pong the Animation, Comprehensive review of Taiyo Matsumoto’s seinen sports series that explores how competitive high school table tennis effects different athletes 01:46:31 - Next Week’s Topic: Ping Pong the Animation, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This week is all about Paru Itagaki as start with an extensive spoiler discussion on BEASTARS volume 11! Then we examine her debut manga Beast Complex, a collection of different stories that take place within BEASTARS’ complex animal society!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Kaibutsu” by YOASOBI from BEASTARS, Opening, Introductions, Zack Snyder’s use of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah  00:03:16 - Listener Emails: Pomadours in Hajime no Ippo, Origins of our podcast name 00:08:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We discuss the conclusion of Legoshi’s showdown with Tem’s killer in BEASTARS volume 11 00:39:45 - dakazu read the newest volumes of 10 Dance and  Requiem of the Rose King 00:41:41 - News: Other winners of the 2021 Japan Media Arts Festival include My Broken Mariko for Newcomer Award and Golden Kamuy for Social Impact Award 00:43:28 - Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End wins 14th Manga Taisho Awards 00:45:24 - Aka Akasaka to serialize 3rd series in Young Jump 00:46:38 - BEASTARS collaboration with #1 cosplayer Enako leads to release of gravure cosplay photobook Wild Kick 00:47:41 - Voice actor Masahiro Anzai passes away at age 66 00:48:25 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip Seamus Selections, where we read the beginning of three different manga picked by Seamus, including: 7 Billion Needles by Nobuaki Tadano, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki, and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto 00:50:19 - Main Segment One Shot: Beast Complex 1, Transition Song: “Yasashii Suisei” by YOASOBI from BEASTARS, We review Paru Itagaki’s debut anthology about anthropomorphized animals living together in a complex society 01:35:29 - Next Week’s Topic: 7 Billion Needles/The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service/Sunny, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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

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

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

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

On this episode Morgana takes a break from terrible teens of The Flowers of Evil with the Real Friends series, while Darfox and dakazu check out the live-action movie adaptation of Misu Misou! Then we get Morgana’s thoughts on Phoenix, Mob Psycho 100, and Give My Regards to Black Jack for another round of Morgana’s Manga Makeup!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “99” by Mob Choir from Mob Psycho 100, Opening, Introductions, ad swap with The Law of Equivalent Exchange 00:02:1 - Listener Emails: Endings that we dislike 00:10:56 - Appreciating Tsutomu Nihei’s evolution of art in APOSIMZ 00:15:15 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana appreciated Shannon Hale’s autobiographical Real Friends series 00:20:53 - *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu found some enjoyable bloody moments in the poorly acted Misu Misou movie 00:31:15 - dakazu has been enjoying the anime of Otherside Picnic 00:34:03 - Darfox pays respect tobeloved Spanish Latin American anime dub singer Ricardo Silva Elizondo who passed away 00:37:50 - News: Live-action movie adaptation of Gunjou scheduled for release on Netflix April 15th  00:39:36 - Seven Seas Entertainment announced new licenses which include volume 4 and 5 of Asumiko Nakamura’s popular BL series Classmates 00:42:47 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on The Flowers of Evil, A complete review of Shuzo Oshimi’s story about a young teen who’s evil deed is discovered by a classmate with a destructive personality(covers volumes 7-9) 00:43:36 - Main Segment Morgana’s Manga Makeup: Mob Psycho 100/Give My Regards To Black Jack/Phoenix, Transition Song “The Firebird” by Igor Stravinsky, Morgana will read manga previously covered on Manga Machinations before she joined, including: 00:44:34 - Mob Psycho 100 by ONE 01:09:26 - Give My Regards to Blackjack by Shuho Sato 01:36:13 - Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka 02:07:00 - Morgana picks her favorite of the three manga 02:09:09 - Next Week’s Topic: The Flowers of Evil, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Happy Halloween everyone! We have a tasty bonus episode to end our October Extravaganza! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu taste a variety of Hawaiian favorite sweets like Li Hing Mui and also some of the worst rated candies as well! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “GeGeGe no Kitaro” by Ikuzo Yoshi from GeGeGe no Kitaro, Opening, Explanation on candy eating content, Tasting of Candy, Including: 00:02:41 - Li Hing Sour Apples 00:06:59 - Li Hing Gummy Bears 00:07:56 - Super Sweet Li Hing Mui 00:11:02 - Tomoe Ame 00:14:05 - Red Coconut Balls Confection 00:18:45 - Circus Peanuts 00:22:48 - Necco Wafers 00:26:38 - Good & Plenty 00:30:21 - Picking Best and Worst candy, Random food stories, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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