Manga Machinations

In this episode Morgana leads the charge as we examine Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Deborah is My Rival, and Ceres: Celestial Legend for a Shojo Showdown! We also discuss music, Don't Call it Mystery, Scott Pilgram Takes Off, Nobu and her? and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro, Thanksgiving turkey, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Corrections about Joji Morikawa - 00:03:24 dakazu revisits music from his past - 00:07:36 Darfox’s bought more Pocky - 00:20:40 Don't Call it Mystery - 00:22:34 Scott Pilgram Takes Off - 00:26:38 Nobu and her? - 00:31:35 Next Episode Preview - 00:34:58 Main Segment: Shojo Showdown - 00:36:20 Deborah is My Rival by Kaoru Tada - 00:37:45 *SPOILERS* for Deborah is My Rival - 00:53:20 Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You by Karuho Shiina - 01:02:43 Ceres: Celestial Legend by Yuu Watase - 01:

We've got a mega-sized episode for you this week! Morgana gets to experience Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!, Trigun, and Scum's Wish for the first time! We also talk about libraries, Asian market snacks, Tower Dungeon, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Email: Movie to manga adaptations - 00:02:10 Public library rental items - 00:10:27 Darfox's trip to an Asian market - 00:26:06 Darfox's 1st time trying Pocky - 00:35:12 Tsutomu Nihei's new manga Tower Dungeon - 00:42:25 Next Episode Preview - 00:47:50 Main Segment: Morgana's Manga Makeup - 00:49:56 Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow - 00:51:11 Scum's Wish by Mengo Yokoyari - 01:33:49 Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! by Joji Morikawa - 01:53:53 Morgana's ranking - 02:42:45 Outro - 02:45:12 Songs Credits: “Are You Ready For Me Bab

This week dakazu returns as Seamus leaves for Ireland! We discuss the end of Attack on Titan, Sexy Tanaka-san, Akuma-kun and more! Then we dive into Poppy Pesuyama's Until I Love Myself for a tough but ultimately positive autobiographical journey about workplace harassment and trauma!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro, The truth behind Seamus - 00:00:00 dakazu's Chicago trip - 00:03:49 Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning - 00:08:26 Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS - 00:19:22 Ghostbusters - 00:28:40 My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder - 00:37:48 Sexy Tanaka-san - 00:47:49 Akuma Kun - 00:52:40 Pluto - 00:55:45 Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho - 01:00:24 Next Episode Preview - 01:10:55 Until I Love Myself by Poppy Pesuyama - 01:14:36 Outro - 02:16:42 Songs Credits: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe “Funky

Darfox is reunited with ALMOST all the crew. dakazu is still gone but Morgana and Seamus help Dar record a fun tangent filled podcast. With a great conversation about Daisuke Igarashi's Witches: The Complete Collection in the main segment. Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Talk about decorating empty rooms and Metal Gear Solid 2 - 00:07:19 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana has been watching the classic horror film Nosferatu with her daughter - 00:15:28 Alan Wake 2 talk and the whole Remedy-verse - 00:27:00 Disco Elysium talk and the ramification of role-playing unsavory choices - 00:34:38 Pluto Anime Talk. Dar watched episode two - 00:39:33 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot - Unti

Everyone is gone! It's up Darfox and Special Guest ARGBombshell to host the finale of the October Extravaganza for 2023. They are reading three WEBTOON series: #Killstagram, Scroll if You Dare, and WEBTOON at Midnight!!! Soju Wanna Read Manhwa https://twitter.com/SojuManhwaPod Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song:  “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and ARGBombshell talk about their New York Trip - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, ARG talks about a variety of books she read including Go With the Clouds North by Northwest Vol 6 - 00:17:28 Dar and ARG talk about the Pluto anime on Netflix - 00:22:02 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One-shot of Witches: The Complete Collection by Daisuke Igarashi - 00:41:13 Main Segment Triple Dip: #Kills

Darfox is out sick this episode, but that doesn't stop us from getting into week 3 of October Extravaganza! We've got a horror manga Triple Dip of #DRCL midnight children, Panorama of Hell, and Homunculus! We also talk about Gogogo Go Go Ghost and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song:  “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Darfox out with COVID, Seamus goes Riichi-or-Bust - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana really enjoyed the fun yuri romance Cheerful Amnesia and more horrors in The Summer Hikaru Died - 00:03:47 Gogogo Go Go Ghost is about a woman who teams up with her guardian spirit ghost to get revenge by cursing people - 00:06:21 Doll Oji is a subculture manga about bisque dolls and figurines - 00:10:17 dakazu checked o

This week we talk about The Poe Clan, Land of the Lustrous, Blue Giant, new anime, Hotel Metsäpeura e Youkoso, and more! Then we examine Betwixt for week 2 of our October Extravaganza!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song:  “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Four Loko and Sambuca - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana finally started reading her copy of The Poe Clan - 00:03:10 *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu talk about the contents of Land of the Lustrous volume 12 - 00:08:56 dakazu really liked the Blue Giant movie - 00:20:25 dakazu gives a rundown on new anime like Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Migi & Dali, Shangri-la Frontier, I'm in Love with the Villainess, Undead Unluck, and others - 00:25:22 Hotel Metsäpeura e Youko

Welcome to the start of this year's October Extravaganza! We're kicking things off by looking into Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki!, a collection spooky stories from veteran horror manga artist Kanako Inuki! We also discuss Occult Detective Club: Doll Cemetery, Doubutsu Ningen, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song:  “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, October Extravaganza 2023 schedule video - 00:00:00 Thanking our Manga Machinations Ko-fi supporters - 00:03:46 Listener Emails: Plot changes we dislike - 00:05:38 Whatchu Been Reading: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, We discuss the upcoming Hideshi Hino from Star Fruit Books, Occult Detective Club: Doll Cemetery - 00:22:12 Seamus talks about review scales and his thoughts on Boy's Abyss - 00:32:42 dakazu is

On this episode we birthday presents, Crazy Food Truck, Youkoso! FACT (Tokyo S-ku Dai Ni Shibu) e, and more! Then we dig into a Triple Dip on The Summer Hikaru Died, ATOM: The Beginning, and Boy's Abyss!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Birthday presents - 00:00:00 Blood on the Tracks YouTube Review - 00:04:27 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu answers a listener's request to talk about Crazy Food Truck - 00:08:54 Youkoso! FACT (Tokyo S-ku Daini Shibu) e is a comedy that flirts with dangerous real-life conspiracy theories - 00:16:33 Darfox watched the experimental horror film Skinamarink - 00:29:46 News: Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! has been released digitally

This week we talk about Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage, Cowboy Bebop LIVE, and Yaruki Nante Arimasen! Then we review Susume Higa's fantastic historical manga Okinawa, published through Fantagraphics Books and MSX:Mangasplaining Extra!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Crocheting quilts - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana loves Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage - 00:02:40 Darfox talks about his experience seeing Cowboy Bebop LIVE - 00:08:26 dakazu really enjoys Tommy Okuno's middle school drama Yaruki Nante Arimasen - 00:29:49 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga, including: ATOM: The Beginning by Masami Yuuki & Tetsuro

On this episode we discuss wrasslin, antipork bias, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Master Keaton Remaster, Quantum Break, Blood on the Tracks, Welcome Back, Alice, and more! Then we examine the collection of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one shot works with Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, upcoming YouTube updates, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Seamus rants about wrasslin - 00:03:55  Darfox reveals his antipork bias - 00:11:36 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox watched Cowboy Bebop: The Movie with Amber - 00:19:03 00:22:43 - dakazu and Darfox gush over Guan Yu's epic journey through 5 gates in Romance of the Three Kingdoms Seamus has more grievances against the u

We're celebrating 9 years of Manga Machinations by revisiting Pluto! We're joined by manga letterer Aidan Clarke to talk about all things Naoki Urasawa! We discuss Monster, Yawara!, Master Keaton, 20th Century Boys, and especially Billy Bat!!! Follow Aidan Clarke and support him on Ko-fi! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Darfox and Amber's review of Netflix's One Piece - 00:02:53 Support us on the Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:04:01 Aidan's manga and anime origins - 00:05:52 Aidan shares his love of Naoki Urasawa manga - 00:10:41 We deep dive into Billy Bat along with Naoki Urasawa's strengths and weaknesses - 00:16:25 Aidan talks about working as a manga letterer - 00:38:23 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Tatsuki

This week we talk about Mamoru Hosoda's Belle! What does dakazu have to say about the singing?! We also share our thoughts on the new Netflix One Piece show!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Holidays, Mahjong Machinations - 00:00:00 Seamus is going to AEW All Out - 00:03:40 Replies about The First Slam Dunk - 00:09:24 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox shows off his decorated card from The Anime Nostalgia Podcast's Dawn - 00:10:55 Darfox and dakazu give their impressions on the Netflix One Piece show - 00:16:43 *SPOILERS* Netflix One Piece show - 00:27:43 D. Diver is about a criminal law student who gets criminals to confess by beating them up in his dreams

On this episode we talk about anime shops, Check, Please!, Meanwhile, Black Clover, and more! Then, we explore the tragic and extraordinary lives of troubled teens in Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge for a One Shot! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Morgana joins Mahjong Machinations, Darfox's weekly schedule - 00:00:00 Darfox's weekly schedule - 00:03:35 Learning Koi Koi - 00:06:20 Morgana went to Arisu anime store - 00:09:45 Listener Emails: Iconic items in manga and video games - 00:17:32 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana is working her way through Check, Please! - 00:27:18 Meanwhile is Jason Shiga's wild "choose your own adventure" comic - 00:31:34 We discuss the news of Black Clover movin

Morgana is back and ready to revisit manga for a Twiple Dip! We're checking out the next volumes of Chainsaw Man, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and Dai Dark!!! 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 Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Morgana and her new baby - 00:00:00 Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Mahjong Machinations - 00:03:23 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana enjoyed Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran's Chivalry - 00:09:15 Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula covers the life of Bella Lugosi - 00:13:33 Darfox absolutely loves himbo Lu Bu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms - 00:20:55 dakazu is sad over the passing of Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto creator Nami Sano - 00:33:18 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on River's Edge, We wi

This week we finish our Retrospective on Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series Fire Punch! We also discuss Tenchu, My Love Story!!, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, MANGA Plus, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Tenchu, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Bsky.social account, Anime Music Quiz, Mahjong Machinations - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: Media we revisit - 00:13:04 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox rewatched My Love Story!! - 00:24:46 Darfox checked out Cromartie High School and The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! - 00:26:55 Darfox and dakazu started watching the 1994 TV show Romance of the Three Kingdoms - 00:30:59 History's Mentalist makes dakazu question why some manga launch day one on MANGA Plus - 00:

On this episode dakazu gives his thoughts on the anime movie The First Slam Dunk! Then we talk about how everything happened in the volumes we read for our Fire Punch Retrospective!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Seamus joins Mahjong Machinations, The end of #mangamacbump - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: Manga artist quiz - 00:04:29 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox has finished watching Dragon Ball Z movies - 00:14:44 dakazu thought The First Slam Dunk was weird - 00:17:10 *SPOILERS* Breaking down the differences between The First Slam Dunk and Slam Dunk - 00:26:19 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Fire Punch, We will finishi Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series about

Join us as we start our Retrospective on Fire Punch! We'll be comparing Tatsuki Fujimoto's debut series to his current hit Chainsaw Man! We also talk about coffee, Mike Mignola, Dogs Red, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Hard Way” by AlexGroh, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Ko-fi, Coffee and caffeine - 00:00:00 #mangamacbump: Drink root beer - 00:08:58 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Seamus has been reading an array of Mike Mignola comics - 00:13:00 Darfox made a Dragon Ball Z story presentation that got out of control - 00:15:25 Dogs Red is Satoru Noda's reboot of his hockey manga Supinamarada! - 00:20:55 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Fire Punch, We will read Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut series about a man on consta

This week dakazu and Darfox examine the newer series like Shibatarian, Red Cat Ramen, and Show-ha Shoten! on MANGA Plus for a Darfox Dabbles! We also discuss Slam Dunk, Dark Gathering, and Truck Driver no Kaidan FIRST GEAR!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Stomach bugs, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: English publisher quiz - 00:04:02 Mahjong Machination Mondays, #mangamacbump: Watch Beard Meets Food - 00:10:02 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox watched Slam Dunk with our listeners - 00:14:49 dakazu watched Dark Gathering with his wife - 00:19:58 Truck Driver no Kaidan FIRST GEAR is an entertaining mix of ghost stories and truck driver safety - 00:24:42 Next Episode P

On this episode we discuss Helck, One-Punch Man, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Barbeque, Drunk Invader, Spunk, and more! Then we finish out our Ryuko Retrospective!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Femme Fatale” by Jakub Pietras, Opening, Introductions, Darfox's upgraded PC, Manga Machinations Ko-fi - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu wanted more comedy from the Helck anime - 00:05:27 Darfox and dakazu talk about the newest One-Punch Man chapters - 00:10:26 Seamus arrives to tell us about his lunch at Smoque BBQ, sports team hats, and this week's #mangamacbump - 00:14:34 The new season of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is good - 00:24:45 Drunk Invader is an Isekai manga about introducing modern alcohol to an immortal witch quee