Manga Machinations

It’s once again that time of the year for our anime expert Miki’s Stopwatch to join us and review the last season of anime. We pick our favorites and also give quick takes on some of the new summer anime as well! 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: “Duvet” by Bôa from Serial Experiments Lain, Opening, Introductions 00:01:58 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus tries reading some shonen manga with My Hero Academia, the newest volume of Shojo Fight has Seamus concerned 00:07:24 - Seamus gives his 2 cents on My Solo Exchange Diary 00:10:47 - Miki has some suggestions for what to do while watching Serial Experiments Lain 00:14:41 - (SPOILERS) dakazu talks about the end of Hoshino, Me Wo Tsubutte 00:22:29 - News: Kodansha has released Harold Sakuishi’s

Special episode this week as returning guest translator Jocelyne Allen joins us! She back to answer more questions about translating, help us discuss LGBTQ+ representation in manga, and review the recently released My Solo Exchange Diary which she translated! 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: “More One Night” by Chito & Yuuri from Girls’ Last Tour, Opening, Introductions  00:03:09 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox is excited about getting his Spanish edition of BEASTARS  00:06:26 - We discuss why a manga like WOMBS may never get an official English release  00:10:40 - Questions: Jocelyne explains the process of translating for simultaneously published manga  00:21:17 - News: Publi

On this Seamus-less episode we check out some new manga that have begun their serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump this year! Will darfox be able to guess which ones are popular, struggling, or outright canceled? 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: “PAiNT it BLACK” by Bish from Black Clover, Opening, Introductions, Listener Comments 00:05:58 - Thanking listeners for iTunes ratings & reviews 00:07:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, the title of When a Stupid FPS Player Falls to Another World goads dakazu into reading it 00:10:40 - dakazu is excited by the sequel series Kiseijuu Reversi on Comic-Days 00:15:04 - The archaic English in Ooku: The Inner Chambers doesn’t bother darfox 00:18:45 - After catching up on the My Hero Acad

This week is a shorter episode but we also have two contenders for future retrospective reviews in Soil and Homunculus! We also discuss the LGBTQ+ representation of the late 90’s manga Family Compo! 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, Listener Comments 00:02:39 - Suggestions for horror manga 00:05:58 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu checks out Houkago Assault Girls and kinda likes it 00:10:23 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Darfox Dabbles, looking at new series in Weekly Shonen Jump 00:11:19 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Family Compo/Homunculus/Soil, Transition Song: “Shadow and Truth” by ONE III NOTES from ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., we’ve read the b

On this episode we’re joined by listener Chris from Canada and we’re reviewing Suehiro Maruo’s Ultra-Gash Inferno! Will the hosts be able to stomach the world of ero-guro?! 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 00:02:40 - Chris explains the secret origins to his manga/anime fandom 00:07:15 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus keeps finding manga with potential romantic relationships between adults & teens/children with House of the Sun and My Boy, we discuss why these relationships are so commonplace in manga 00:16:47 - dakazu breaks down Gantz manga artist Hiroya Oku’s B-movie appeal for darfox, Chris breaks down shonen manga tropes, darfox thinks the self promot

dakazu is back and ready to dive into more manga with a new Triple Dip! This week we dive into Machida-kun no Sekai, Sensei no Shiroi Uso, Yotsuba&! 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, Listener Questions: Is Inio Asano’s popularity tied to his weird art style? 00:06:42 - darfox wrote an amazing essay on BEASTARS and race parables 00:09:30 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox is reading & watching Black Clover, we talk about the inconsistent quality in long-running anime 00:13:04 - Newcomers to Megalo Box are getting upset about spoilers from Ashita no Joe 00:15:49 - dakazu has come around on Magical Girl Site and is now enjoying it 00:17:21 - dakazu gives a

dakazu is gone this week so Darfox and Seamus have to decipher Inio Asano by themselves! 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: “Linda Mcmahon’s Theme” by Mike Stock & Pete Waterman from WWE, Opening and Introductions. 00:03:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Yu Yu Hakusho Episode Preview Song, Seamus kicks it off with Aposimz and we talk about how differently Nihei Tsutomu is handling some of his story 00:08:37 - Seamus talks about sports manga with Farewell, My Dear Cramer and Shojo Fight. His patience and interest in sports manga remains ever so selective. 00:11:46 - Darfox talks about the fetished fueled manga Gigant and how manga artist Hiroya Oku’s work have some B Movie stylings, in premise and execution. 00:19:23 - Main Segment Creator Cross Section: Where we look at va

This week we take a look at the live-action adaptation of Mob Psycho 100 on Netflix! 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: “99” by Mob Choir from Mob Psycho 100, Opening, Introductions, comments from our Discord server 00:03:30 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus decides to read The Happy Youth of a Desperate Country just because it was in Inio Asano’s Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, Seamus makes a startling discovery about Violet Evergarden and stops watching it again 00:05:56 - Darfox gets his dad hooked on the Spanish edition of Vagabond 00:15:19 - dakazu didn’t enjoy the very yandere Ijousha no Ai 00:21:59 - dakazu reads an awful tale about a young girl who is beaten and sexually abused in Ai to Noroi, we discuss the appeal of shocking/

On this episode we dive into the hilarious comedy stylings of Gintama! 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: “Anata MAGIC” by monobright from Gintama, Opening, Introductions, Shoutouts, Chris from Canada’s gaming article 00:03:24 - Listener Questions: debating the difference between used books vs. scanlations 00:18:46 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus checks out Usamaru Furuya’s alternative manga Garden 00:23:45 - Seamus goes on a rant about finally beating Persona 3 and comparing the similarities with shonen/shoujo manga endings 00:27:42 - Darfox will soon need to start taking notes for all the different characters in Ooku: The Inner Chambers 00:30:58 - dakazu checks out If I were a Dictator & Perfect Stealth Camouflage-style Little Match Gi

This week we battle against technical difficulties to review A Lollypop and a Bullet! 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, the end of the YouTube channel 00:04:11 - Comments from our Discord server about Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita 00:06:10 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox catches up on Fumi Yoshinaga’s Ooku: The Inner Chambers while dakazu checks out her BL book Gerard et Jacques 00:11:35 - dakazu likes the multiple arc based on different characters in Trigger but thinks the part about them having a  license to kill anyone is pretty stupid 00:17:18 - Rin and Imposing cheer was all about breaking gender stereotypes through male ch

Seamus is out this episode so we get darfox to weigh in on various manga from Weekly Shonen Magazine! *WARNING* Our discussion about BokoKoi is extremely mature in nature and spoiler heavy. If you are offended by adult content please skip over it. 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: “Koi no Hime Hime Pettanko” by Kotori Himeno from Yowamushi Pedal, Opening,  Introductions, Listener Emails: responding to critiques, comparing Western comics to Japanese manga 00:08:55 - Talking about our experience with conventions 00:16:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox recognizes the same voice actor from My Hero Academia and Yowamushi Pedal 00:17:42 - dakazu is late to the party with the romantic comedy about high school couples, Tsure-dure Children 00:19:5

On this episode we watch Pom Poko in honor of the late Isao Takahata! 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: “Main Theme” by Hasso Gakudan from Pom Poko, Opening, Introductions, Manga Machinations Discord server, new YouTube video 00:03:10 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus is reading more The Land of the Lustrous 00:05:32 - My Hero Academia did cross promotional videos with Avengers: Infinity War 00:09:12 - dakazu is watching Persona 5 the Animation in lieu of playing the game 00:11:38 - Yotsuiro Biyori is  a surprise hit for dakazu 00:13:53 - dakazu checks out both the manga and Netflix drama of Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman 00:15:35 - dakazu thanks Chris from Canada for suggestion of Sexual Hunter Riot 00:19:39 - dakazu highlights manga arti

This week we revisit Helter Skelter and give it a full review! 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, addressing last week’s discussion about Jitsuroku: Nakumade Bokorarete Hajimete Koi ni Ochimashita 00:04:50 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus thinks To Your Eternity is going to go on for a long time 00:12:28 - dakazu loves a particular member of the cast of the Golden Kamuy anime 00:14:02 - We talk about the comic book Saga and how Image Comics allows creators to create original stories, discussing the book being challenged as anti-family 00:29:39 - dakazu pulls a Seamus maneuver and spoils himself on Legend of Galactic Heroes, darfox is over shock-based stories 0

On this episode we check out Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Hanako and the Terror of Allegory, and Helter Skelter for another round of Triple Dip! Apologies in advance for some technical problems toward the end of the podcast. 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, Listener Emails: Catching up with Dwayne 00:05:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song:Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox is ready to start watching the My Hero Academia so he can finally enjoy the most important part of anime: the openings and endings! 00:09:19 - we give our thoughts on the Golden Kamuy anime 00:14:40 - darfox loves Eyeball Daddy in Gegege no Kitarou with 00:18:19 - we praise Megalo Box for it’s high production values 00:21:20- Yo

This week we check out another Mamoru Hosoda film, Wolf Children! 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: “Ne ne” by Masakatsu Takagi from Wolf Children OST, Opening, Introductions 00:01:18 - Manga Machinations Discord server, reading a comment about outsourcing 00:04:01 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox brings up the controversy over female characters in the anime of My Hero Academia 00:06:39 - Seamus runs into some backstory and swearing with more Frau Faust and The Ancient Magus’ Bride 00:10:35 - The modern storylines of Gegege no Kitaro & Lupin III are fun but the art of Kitaro is strange 00:14:12 - Devils Line is reminiscent of True Blood, dakazu is jumping into Legend of Galactic Heroes with the new anime 00:17:33 - The inside baseball you

It’s that time of the year again to ask our reoccurring guest, Miki’s Stopwatch, to join us for an episode to recap the last season of anime! 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: “POP TEAM EPIC” by Sumire Uehara from Pop Team Epic, Opening, Introductions, the new Manga Machinations Discord server 00:03:38 - Listener Emails: how BLAME! is a great example of ‘Show Don’t Tell’ storytelling 00:10:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus is reading Manga Poverty by Shuho Sato while dakazu  checked out Sato’s new manga version of the subject matter, Stand by Me Kakuemon, discussing if assistants get credit for the manga they help create 00:19:35 - Miki has read Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey and weighs in on artist Akiko Higashimura’s autobio

This week we’ll be examining manga by the late, great Shotaro Ishinomori. He was a huge influence on children’s superhero shows in Japan. Does his manga hold up? We’re here 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 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “A.I.am Human” by MONKEY MAJIK from Cyborg 009: Call of Justice, Opening, Introductions 00:02:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, we confirm darfox’s hand fetish as he talks about My Hero Academia 00:06:23 - We discuss Kohei Horikoshi’s rocky road to success with his 2 failed series, Oumagadoki Doubutsuen & Barrage 00:08:36 - dakazu rants about the difficult competition between serializations in Shonen Jump 00:12:15 - Updates for the tumblr, the Hakyu Hoshin Engi anime is strangely only for people who know the source material 00:

On this episode we look at the beginning of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Seven Shakespeares, and APOSIMZ for another Triple Dip! 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 00:03:25 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox has been avoiding spoilers for My Hero Academia 00:05:56 - Seamus finishes Red Colored Elegy and talks about different cross-media projects it inspired 00:12:40 - Detective Conan: Hannin no Hanzawa-san is a spin-off manga dakazu can get behind 00:16:03 - Spin-off manga that we like and dislike 00:22:04 - dakazu is excited to check out an anthology of Yumiko Shirai’s early works 00:23:28 - News: Ecuador live-streaming Dragon Ball Super episode as a pub

We’ve had to make some changes this week. The Triple Dip will be pushed back to next week. Instead we’re joined by special guests Paula and Haile, two of dakazu’s friends! They’re here to talk about composing music based on Junji Ito, LGBT representation in manga/anime, and our Manga in Motion pick, the live-action Full Metal Alchemist! Make sure to check out Paula’s awesome webcomic Hoof Fellas and her amazing Spiral song! Also buy Haile’s shirts! 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: “Again” by Yui from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Opening, Introductions, our special guests Haile and Paula 00:03:16 - Haile’s secret manga/anime origins and her youthful encounter with BERSERK 00:05:52 - Paula’s secret manga/anime origins, composing an original song based on Junji Ito’s Spiral 00:11:51

We’ve finally reached the end of Princess Jellyfish! Get ready for a lengthy discussion about everything from the ending to our favorite parts! 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: “Just Between Us” by Chatmonchy from Princess Jellyfish, Opening, Introductions, our new YouTube video excerpt on BEASTARS 00:02:57 - Twitter discussion on Slam Dunk and BL 00:07:35 - Newsweek article getting facts on March Comes in like a Lion wrong 00:13:13 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus catches up on To Your Eternity with Crunchyroll’s new Simulpub program, Seamus shares other science fiction about immortal creatures 00:23:52 - dakazu describes the brand new series Bokurawa Mahou Shounen and darfox hypothesizes a possible transgender motif 00:32:11 - dakazu loves