Manga Machinations

Morgana and Seamus take a break this week so Darfox and dakazu can talk about the newest story arcs of their favorite popular manga! In this episode they gush over the brilliance of Chainsaw Man, comment on the endings of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and The Promised Neverland, and give their impressions on newer series like Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Time Paradox Ghostwriter, and Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin!!! 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: “Chainsaw Man” from Chainsaw Man, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, COVID-19 00:01:47 - The Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest 00:03:00 - News: New Japanese law aims to target manga leech sites 00:06:37 - New Gintama movie and web-anime announced 00:08:02 - Inuyasha sequel Yashahime: Princ

We’ve reached another milestone on Manga Machinations with 300 episodes! To celebrate, we’re joined by the wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley! She’s here to answers our questions about her job, tell us how she utilizes her background in software development for lettering, explain the differences between lettering manga and lettering Western comics, and give context for her lettering choices in Kintetsu Yamada’s Sweat and Soap!!! 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: “CHANGE THE WORLD” by V6 from Inuyasha, Opening, Introductions 00:01:50 - Learning about Sara’s origins in anime/manga fandom and how she started manga lettering 00:07:32 - Sara answers our questions about manga lettering 00:31:55 - We have a discus

On this episode Seamus finishes rereading Vinland Saga, Morgana enjoys BL Metamorphosis, and dakazu loves creepy girls with mind powers in Meiko no Asobiba! And we’ve finally arrived at the end of our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective! We discuss why Yoshihiro Togashi’s ended the series, compare the manga ending to the anime ending, and share our final thoughts about the eternal bromance of Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Linkin Park AMVs 00:03:12 - Upcoming interview of manga letterer Sara Linsley, The Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest 00:05:07 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* Seamus has finished rereading Vinland Saga 00:13:

Join us for the penultimate episode of our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective! We discuss Yoshihiro Togashi’s deteriorating art quality, major issues with the English translation, and parallels between the events of Chapter Black and current events! Also Seamus talks about Ooku: The Inner Chambers, dakazu follows up on last week’s INVESTOR-Z and I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die, and we discuss the manga nominees for the 2020 Eisner Awards!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions 00:00:53 - Discussing Black Lives Matter and Police Brutality 00:05:58 - Reminder about the Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest, Upcoming interview of Sara Linsley 00:07:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Pr

This week Morgana looks forward to reading more Blue Flag and BEASTARS while dakazu shares some of his favorite manga artists active on Twitter! Than the crew are ready to tear apart one of the three manga they read for Triple Dip! Will it be I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die, Crown of Love, or INVESTOR-Z!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Upcoming 300th episode with manga letterer Sara Linsley 00:01:31 - Manga Machinations 300th episode manga giveaway contest 00:06:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana’s read volume 3 of Blue Flag 00:09:57 - *SPOILERS* We discuss plot bombs in the newly released BEASTARS volume 6 00:20:54 - Episodic stories of assassination targets having their last me

On this episode Seamus prepares to study Buddhist philosophy for Land of the Lustrous, Darfox checks out alternative manga Tsukiko and the Satellite and other stories, and dakazu continues to enjoy killer monkeys with Monkey Peak the Rock! Then Seamus sticks around for our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective as we finish up the dark tournament and get into the beginning of chapter black!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Streaming Yu Yu Hakusho Super Famicom games on Discord 00:01:49 - Listener Emails: Follow up on our manga recommendations 00:08:29 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss the extreme changes to Phosphophyllite and truth reveals in the newest volum

This week Morgana teases more BEASTARS, Seamus can’t process what’s happening in Land of the Lustrous, and dakazu read a manga adaptation of Nobel Prize winning The Unwomanly Face of War! We also discuss Shueisha’s JUMP Manga School before getting back to our Yu Yu Hakusho Retrospective where we examine the Dark Tournament and find it exactly like wrestling booking!!! 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, The correct inflection of Yu Yu Hakusho 00:01:05 - Listener Emails: Power scaling in shonen battle manga 00:06:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, We talk around spoilers of BEASTARS Vol. 7 00:12:46 - Seamus isn’t sure how to process what happens in Land of the Lustrous yet 00:16:13 - dakazu

On this episode dakazu finds the perfect manga for Manga Machinations with Olympia Kyklos and learns that Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 isn’t completely terrible. Then we cancel Carl Jung and the collective unconsciousness as we breakdown Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent!!! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Dream Island Obsessional Park” by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent, Opening, Introductions 00:01:17 - Listener Emails: Manga suggestions and digital manga readers 00:14:04 - Announcing super moves in anime and manga 00:21:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Mari Yamazaki’s Olympia Kyklos features ancient Greeks who get inspired by Osamu Tezuka and professional wrestling 00:28:35 - dakazu t

This week Darfox is finally ready to read Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI while Seamus and dakazu discuss the unpredictable changes in To Your Eternity! Then we continue our Retrospetive review of Yoshihiro Togashi’s Yu Yu Hakusho as Yusuke and the gang fully transition into shonen battle manga antics!!! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, Waiting for libraries to reopen 00:01:44 - Listener Emails: The meaning behind Yu Yu Hakusho’s title and characters 00:06:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox has finally purchased the first volume of Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI 00:13:11 - *SPOILERS* dakazu and Seamus discuss the wildly d

The time is finally here! We’ve been waiting over four years to start a Retrospective on Yu Yu Hakusho! Join us as we examine the first three volumes of Yoshihiro Togashi’s beloved series about the delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, who goes from ghost to spirit detective! Morgana and Darfox have lots of love for the anime but dakazu has issues with the loose English translations! We also answer emails and Seamus rereads Vinland Saga!!! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Smile Bomb” by Matsuko Matawari from Yu Yu Hakusho, Opening, Introductions, New Darfox produced Manga Machinations episode previews 00:03:42 - Listener Emails: Any great manga that are ruined by outdated ideas and opinions? 00:15:34 - Opinions on Assassination Classroom

Our wonderful co-host Morgana Santilli is back from her maternity leave! She’s been busy being a new mom while reading lots of manga like SPY x Family, Happy Mania, Blue Flag, Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition, and How Do We Relationship?! To celebrate Morgana’s return we review her top manga from 2019, Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen by Moyoco Anno!!! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s life as a mom 00:05:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana finally got to check out how great SPY x FAMILY is 00:08:57 - Morgana revisits another Moyoco Anno series called Happy Mania 00:12:39 - Morgana enjoyed Blue Flag which made it h

This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito’s adaptation of No Longer Human as we finish our Retrospective!!! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “No Longer Human theme” by Hideki Taniuchi from Aoi Bungaku Series, Opening, Introductions, dakazu’s reading 00:01:46 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, The House Spirit Tatami-chan is a short anime created and directed by Rensuke Oshikiri 00:05:22 - Shuzo Oshimi’s new series Okaeri Alice is about a triangle relationship with a possible transgender twist 00:08:59 -  *SPOILERS* dakazu dives into the abrupt changes to characters in the ending of Blue Flag 00:22:11 - dakazu couldn’t st

On this episode dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi’s new series Meisou Senshi! Then we examine the first half of Junji Ito’s manga adaptation on Osamu Dazai’s classic novel, No Longer Human!!! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “No Longer Human theme” by Hideki Taniuchi from Aoi Bungaku Series, Opening, Introductions, Banning eco-bags 00:05:06 - dakazu was a guest on the Ani-Gamers Podcast episode on BEASTARS 00:07:24 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi’s new series Meisou Senshi which will focus on her exploration of love and relationships 00:14:14 - Yoshihiro Yamada’s unfinished Dokyouboshi is like Space Brothers mixed with hyper-dimensional beings from Mars 00:19:28 -

It finally time for Manga Machinations to review the BEASTARS anime! We have A LOT to say about the choices made adapting Paru Itagaki’s phenomenal manga and we’re not pulling any punches when it comes to this beloved series!!! Remember to send us emails! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Wild Side” by Ali from BEASTARS, Opening, Introductions, Upcoming return of dakazu’s reading 00:03:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus returns to Shojo Fight! and reaches the arc that connects the series to G Senjou Heaven’s Door 00:10:50 - Darfox really appreciates ONE’s comedic art in Mob Psycho 100 00:15:00 - *SPOILERS* The final arcs leading to the ending of The Seven Deadly Sins finally makes sense to dakazu now that they’ve an

We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doraemon by doing a Triple Dip on Fujiko F. Fujio’s Long Tales manga adaptations of the anime movies! We’re reading VOL. 4: Noby in Devilfish Castle, VOL. 7: Noby vs. the Mecha Army, and VOL. 8: Noby and the Dino Knights!!! Remember to send us emails! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Doreamon” by Gen Hoshino from Doraemon, Opening, Introductions, Staying safe during the Corona virus outbreak 00:02:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox checks out the first volume of Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest 00:09:45 - *SPOILERS* dakazu thought the big reveal at the end of Kankinjou was a let down 00:20:33 - dakazu loves Kouji Yoshimoto’s monthly allowance budgeting chronicle Teiga

Seamus is out this week so Darfox and dakazu dive into the current arcs of popular series! Chainsaw Man continues to entertain them and they have a lot to say about the unorthodox ending of We Never Learn!!! Remember to send us emails! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Can Now, Can Now” by Study from We Never Learn, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:01:18 - News: Seven Seas Entertainment books were taken off the Kobo store for adult content 00:03:34 - Kaiten Books is a new manga publisher 00:06:32 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read three different Doraemon’s Long Tales by Fujio F Fujiko, including: Noby in Devilfish Castle, Noby vs. the Mecha Army, and Noby and the Dino Knights 00:11:46 - Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, Trans

This week we finish our retrospective on Tsukimizu’s Girls’ Last Tour! Join us as our discussion takes us through everything from existentialism to Buddhism to flashbacks!!! Remember to send us emails! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, End of Anime Interlude 00:02:33 - Listener Emails: Love for World Trigger and Chainsaw Man 00:06:09 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu reads about robots outliving humanity in Robo Sapiens Zenshi 00:12:03 - News: East, Into the Night gets digital volume release 00:13:16 - Huge growth in active users for MANGA Plus in the last 3 months 00:15:31 - ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S. licensed by Y

On this episode Darfox rejoices in the English release of Blood on the Tracks while dakazu checks out a new manga made by an Osamu Tezuka AI called Paidon! Then we begin our retrospective on the empty world of Girls’ Last Tour by Tsukimizu and discuss it’s themes of finality. Remember to send us emails! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, Heavy Irish accents 00:01:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox is excited about the English edition of a Manga Machination favorite, Blood on the Tracks 00:08:28 - *SPOILERS* dakazu finished Devil’s Line and enjoyed it 00:12:48 - Satoko and Nada creator Yupechika’s one shot Marin no Uchuu Ryokou is abou

This week Darfox talks about Masaaki Yuasa’s Ride Your Wave and dakazu is saddened by the abrupt ending of Oni Shine. Then we examine the long running popular series Space Brothers! What will Seamus and Darfox think of Chuya Koyama’s comedic tale of two brothers pursing their childhood dreams of going to space!? Remember to send us emails! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Feel So Moon” by Unicorn from Space Brothers, Opening, Introductions, Request for more emails 00:02:00 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox thought Ride Your Wave was the most straight forward Masaaki Yuasa anime he’s seen 00:13:19 - *SPOILERS* Oni Shine ended abruptly due to cancellation and dakazu is upset with the ending 00:18:17 - *SPOILERS* dakazu

On this episode dakazu talks about amateur agriculture and Cool Japan Ambassadors with Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nouen and Nihon no koto wa, Manga to Geemu de Manabimashita.! Then we jump into another round of Triple Dip with Inuyashiki, Devil’s Line, and Witch Hat Atelier!!! Remember to send us emails! 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 server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “My Hero” by MAN WITH A MISSION from Inuyashiki, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s baby 00:01:59 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox and dakazu challenge listeners to Anime Music Quiz 00:02:45 - dakazu is enjoying Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nouen which follows the manga artist as he starts a farm in Hokkaido to make curry from scratch 00:07:41 - Cool Japan Ambassador Benjamin Boas stars in Nihon no