Manga Machinations

This week translator extraordinaire Jocelyne Allen returns to answer our questions about working as an interpreter and how it differs from translating books! Check out Jocelyne’s blog & her professional website! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Shadow and Truth” by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Opening, Introductions 00:01:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu tried to go back to My Boy but it only confirmed his fears 00:04:47 - The potential horror in I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die has dakazu interested to read more 00:09:27 - dakazu found Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas surprisingly enjoyable 00:12:32 - News: Eleven Arts will be bringing A Silent Voice back to movie theaters in January 2019 00:15:09 -

Our final episode reviewing Scum’s Wish along with the epilogue volume of Scum’s Wish décor! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish, Opening, Introductions 00:01:16 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox was able to go see Mamoru Hosoda’s newest movie Mirai at the movie theater, discussing whether we’ll see an increase of screenings of anime films in the future 00:11:24 - Discussion about Hayao Miyazaki and his upcoming  documentary Never-Ending Man 00:15:45 - Shigan no Yuusha is a typical fantasy light novel adaptation aside from logs 00:21:04 - No surprise that dakazu is not OK with the Shota manga My Boy 00:28:33 - News: Trailer for CG animated NETFLIX anime Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac reveals a ge

This week we continue our Retrospective review of Scum’s Wish! Will the dramatic events change how we feel about certain characters? Tune in to find out! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish, Opening, Introductions, The holiday season,  requesting listener top 3 lists for 2018 00:02:39 - promoting Anime Feminist’s crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo 00:05:23 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox watches more Goblin Slayer and compares it to Batman 00:12:58 - Seamus has started A Pantyhose Like World and doesn’t think there’s any deep meaning behind the stories so far 00:15:20 - dakazu checks out the newest volume of Black Lagoon but feels the series just doesn’t hold up anymore 00:24:28 - dakazu had high

Welcome to the first part of our Retrospective review of Scum’s Wish! There’s lots of unrequited love to deal with from both the manga and even our hosts?! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish, Opening, Introductions, updates on our tumblr 00:01:58 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Requiem of the Rose King has Seamus comparing historical events to Shakespeare’s play 00:12:52 - dakazu finds a greater appreciation for Karakuri Circus now that he’s rereading it as an adult 00:16:31 - Darfox and dakazu discuss strong villains of popular shonen manga using wrestling references, *SPOILERS for Fairy Tail 00:22:52 - Both Sentou Hakai Gakuen Dangerous & Dangerous 1969 are mixing X-Men superpowers with juvenile se

Get ready for another Triple Dip this week with Kasane, Higanjima and Give My Regards to Black Jack! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions 00:00:32 - News: BEASTARS will be officially licensed by VIZ Media for release in summer 2019, comparing the release schedule of  Western publishers 00:12:10 - Dr. STONE anime adaptation for 2019, dakazu talks about the honest reveal behind the final anime season of Gintama on it’s last episode 00:14:47 - New York city added to locations for the Sailor Moon musical performances in March 2019 00:18:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, A Pantyhose Like World has completely confused and baffled dakazu 00:34:09 - dakazu gives spoilers abou

On this episode we check out 3 more manga for another Triple Dip! Seamus picks the ultimate unrequited love story of Scum’s Wish, darfox with the crime drama about a legendary hitman in The Fable, and dakazu brings the grotesque horror of Starving Anonymous! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish, Opening, Introductions 00:01:02 - Listener Questions: Giving our picks for manga with good endings 00:08:52 - The Manga Machinations authoritative official anime canon list 00:11:13 - an important announcement about fixing our discord server, shout-out to Iyasu in the Manga Translation Battle 00:14:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox talks about the roundabout progression in harem manga like We Never Learn 00:

This week we wrap up our Retrospective review of Ode to Kirihito by Osamu Tezuka! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, Christmas decorations 00:01:55 - Listener Emails: Comparing manga reading habits to anime viewing habits, the zeitgeist of new media, the convenience of streaming services and digital distribution effecting how anime/manga is consumed 00:20:26 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus talks about his lack of historical knowledge for Ooku: The Inner Chambers 00:26:34 - Darfox about some free samples of Aposimz, Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night and Other Stories, Shibuya Goldfish, and Junji Ito’s Frankenstein 00:37:46 - dakazu is apprehensive about diving i

On this episode we present part 1 of our Retrospective review of Ode to Kirihito! We explore the themes of discrimination in this mature series from Osamu Tezuka! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions, wrestlers exposing themselves 00:03:05 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu doesn’t like how Tokumei no Kanojotachi can’t mixes fictional drama with travel guides to Japanese red-light districts 00:09:35 - Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san is very informative about the business of working at bookstores 00:13:56 - Darfox is enjoying the comedic relationships of Mitsuro Kubo’s Again!! 00:23:03 - The names of the chapters in the newest volume of Shojo Fight surprise Seamus

This week we launch our first special guest themed Gaiden series with Amelia Cook, creator of the Anime Feminist website! Get ready for a mega-sized episode as we interview Amelia about her manga/anime origins and how she started Anime Feminist. Then she joins us for a in-depth discussion about representation in manga/anime as we analyze our own positive and negative examples of female characters in shonen battle manga! Support Anime Feminist on patreon! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Re:Call” by i☆Ris from Twin Star Exorcists, Opening, Introductions, 00:03:07 - Secret Origins: Amelia tells us how she began her anime/manga fandom with Castle in the Sky, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing & Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend 00:07:13 - The dark days of buying 4 episode DVDs for 20 poun

On this episode Miki’s Stopwatch is here to talk about anime, again! We pick our favorites from both summer and fall of 2018! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Stranger” by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, manga genres that represent us best 00:04:24 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox is pleasantly not surprised by a tournament arc in Black Clover, Black Clover Quartet Knights manga on Jump+ promotes the new video game 00:07:44 - Seamus continues reading Seven Shakespeares and enjoys it 00:11:35 - Miki loved Kaiji: Against All Rules but thought the final arc was out shined by the first one 00:16:27 - dakazu and Miki give love for Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro 00:18:10 - A new volume of Kyukyoku Chojin R was released 31 ye

Apologies in advance as Seamus had to skip this week’s podcast so we changed from our planned retrospective to another Manga in Motion instead. So at darfox’s request we look at the Chinese Animal World based on Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Mirai wa Bokura no Te no Naka ” by Kaiji and the Redbound Cherries from Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Opening, Changes in scheduling, Introductions 00:02:32 - Listener Emails: Manga introduced through the podcast that we love 00:12:44 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox agrees with Will Eisner’s Comics & Sequential Art that comics count as reading 00:15:15 - dakazu dove into the manga and life of Taeko Uzuki, Shin Kazoku Keikaku may be fiction but Uzuki created it from real pe

This episode we look at the recent live-action adaptation of Bleach and ask ourselves the question “was this ever good to begin with?” Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Milk” by [Alexandros] from Bleach, Opening, Introductions, Birthdays 00:02:52 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Reading more Seven Shakespeares makes Seamus realize he doesn’t know that much about William Shakespeare 00:09:41 - *SPOILERS* dakazu thought the ‘ending’ of Gintama was hilarious, background song: “Tenipuri te iina” by Takeshi Konomi from The Prince of Tennis 00:15:58 - Desuraba makes dakazu question the type of manga that is published on official web-manga sites 00:19:27 - dakazu is loving Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s A Drifting Life 00:23:09 - News: Inio Asano married The Teacher

Darfox is out this week so we’ve picked a wide array of seinen titles for Seamus to check out! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Gokudoll Music” by Gokudolls Male Squad from Back Street Girls, Opening, Introductions 00:02:27 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus and dakazu talk about *SPOILERS* for Land of the Lustrous 00:12:47 - dakazu has been really enjoying Japanese dubs of American cartoons such as BoJack Horseman, Steven Universe and Rick and Morty 00:19:42 - News: The newest Weekly Shonen Champion was dedicated to the late Hirotaka Sato and his popular sumo manga series Bachi Bachi/Samejima, Saigo no Juugonichi 00:23:18 - Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Akiko Higashimura’s autobiography manga Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Jour

Please join us for our special 4 year anniversary of Manga Machinations! We’ve asked our friend Ryan Higgins from the Comic Conspiracy store and podcast to join us as we talk about the comics industry through a retail store and learn how manga is sold! Follow Ryan Higgins on twitter! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps:  00:00:00 - Intro Song: “New Stranger” by sora tob sakana from Hi Score Girl, Opening, Introductions, tropical storms 00:04:34 - Update on our podcast feed and re-uploaded episodes 00:05:42 - Listener Emails: Announcing our next Retrospective review 00:09:05 - dakazu read the end of Dorohedoro, we discuss other ongoing decade-long comics and manga projects 00:13:13 - We talk about our preference for physical or digital media, comparing web manga sites to their Western equivalents 00:23:23 -  Mai

This week we look at the 2012 anime project that grew into it’s own full television show, Little Witch Academia! We’ll be looking at the original short and the crowd funded movie! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Shiny Ray” by YURiKA from Little Witch Academia, Opening, Introductions, Adventure Time, Corrections about Tokyo Tarareba Girls 00:03:45 - Listener Email: Do we listen to music or do anything else to enhance our manga reading experience? 00:09:32 - Soundtracks for manga, manga artist who multitask while drawing 00:16:51 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox thinks Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has a strong 1st chapter 00:19:50 - dakazu explains to darfox why random characters were suddenly appearing in Black Clover, we examine the lack

On this episode we each selected a manga for another Triple Dip! Seamus picks Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Darfox picks Tobaku Haoden Zero, and dakazu picks Asahinagu! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “TOKYO GIRL” by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Introductions 00:01:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Reading Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s Fallen Words has perked Seamus’s interest in rakugo 00:08:22 - Seamus is enjoying the vibrant look of Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 00:13:49 - Darfox is interested in DOUBLE DECKER! DOUG & KIRILL because it might be related to Tiger & Bunny 00:15:35 - dakazu didn’t know about the upcoming anime adaptation of The Rising of the Shield Hero 00:18:12 - dakazu can relate to Rene Hoshino’s twitter manga abo

This week we take a look at the beloved children’s manga icon, Doraemon! Will Seamus and darfox find anything to enjoy in this manga for kids? Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Boku Doraemon” by Nobuyo Oyama from Doraemon, Opening, Introductions, Thanking Listeners 00:02:48 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox checks out anime Children of the Whales on Netflix 00:07:01 - dakazu ponders if he’s spoiling the anime to himself after reading the manga endings of Banana Fish and Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion 00:09:43 - Green Worldz was generic but fairly entertaining and was available on the now defunct Manga Box app 00:15:04 - News: dakazu hopes the anime adaptation of We Never Learn will get darfox raging 00:17:52 - Crunchyroll producing the

On this episode we review Inio Asano’s Nijigahara Holograph! Will dakazu, Darfox, and Seamus be able to decipher this strange story? Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “orion” by Kenshi Yonezu from March comes in like a Lion, Opening, Introductions 00:01:49 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, After reading more Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction Seamus draws even more parallels to Noritoshi Furuichi’s novel The Happy Youth of  a Desperate Country 00:12:19 - dakazu wonders why Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction was licensed in the west 00:15:06 - Inio Asano’s one shot Tempest questions the value of elders in society, Kengo Hanazawa’s new series Takaga Tasogare is about a modern society where men no long exist 00:20:22 - Darfox checks out Black T

We’re joined by lovely manga journalist Deb Aoki this week to talk about the changes in the Western manga industry, compare them to the problems in Japanese publishing that are addressed in Shuho Sato’s memoir Manga Poverty, and rejoice over the plethora of recent manga licensing news! Check out Deb’s twitter, professional site and Manga Answerman articles! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, getting to know Deb, Deb learning to draw from Dave Throne in Hawaii 00:08:36 - Questions: Deb explains how fans can help get manga localized, discussing what publishers consider when choosing what to publish 00:15:25 - Deb tells us how Japanese publishers still focus on Japan first despite the growth of worldwide manga sales 00:

On this episode dakazu present’s Gainax’s first feature film Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise to Darfox and Seamus! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Fade” by Ryuichi Sakamoto from The Wings of Honneamise, Opening, Introductions 00:00:51 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus is disappointed to learn that My Boy was headed into similar territory as Bunny Drop, we discuss The Tale of Genji as being the propagator for stories about grooming 00:06:21 - darfox is into the 2nd season of Kaiji and he’s really enjoying the allegories it draws into our society today 00:13:57 - Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou is a Kaiji spinoff that dakazu can get behind 00:18:33 - The cute characters juxtapose the horrors of World War 2 in Peleliu: Rakuen no Gue