Manga Machinations

On this episode we talk about Sailor Moon translations, Something New, Gokurakugai, Demon Slayer - To the Swordsmith Village, and more! Then we start our long awaited Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s Planetes! We discuss the near-future story about space debris collectors and what puts the “hard” in hard science fiction!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Space Monkeys” by Ace, Opening, Introductions, Traveling while pregnant, Birthdays, Astrology - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Sailor Moon cosplay and translations - 00:05:33 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana is excited about the upcoming release of Bloody Sweet - 00:11:45 Morgana is reading another Lucy Knisley book, Something New - 00:14:03 Gokurakugai is a new stylish

Morgana is out this week so we take a look at Inio Asano’s Downfall! What do we think about this tale about a washed out manga artist who’s life starts to spiral out of control? We also discuss wrestling, Beat & Motion, Catch These Hands!, 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Drinking - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Professional wrestling tangent - 00:04:39 Our favorite comfort media - 00:10:48 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu check out the MILLION TAG manga Beat & Motion - 00:14:16 dakazu looks forward to Akiko Higashimura’s afterword segments in Omo ni Naitemasu - 00:26:18 Joushi to Dousei Shiteimasu is a doujinshi sequel to 

On this episode we talk about Nighttime for Just Us Two, Blissful Land, The JOJOLands, and more! Then we excitedly dive into Mieri Hiranishi’s hilarious autobiographical manga about an androgynous girl looking for the love of another androgynous girl!!! Support Mieri Hiranishi by following her on Twitter, Subscribing to her YouTube, buying something from her store, or becoming a Patreon! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Seamus returns to the pub - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Junji Ito character quiz - 00:00:54 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox is waiting to formulate his thoughts on Trigun Stampede - 00:08:16 Morgana encourages you to check the digital co

Seamus returns this week as we review Osamu Tezuka’s Ayako! We examine how the story about messy family drama intertwines with Tezuka’s commentary on post-war Japan! We also discuss Omo ni Naitemasu, an AI art manga, 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Alcoholic ginger beer - 00:00:00 Darfox Let’s Play video on Escape the Backrooms - 00:02:31 Listener Mail: Adapting The Twilight Zone - 00:05:43 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu discovered 10-Nenkan Tomodachida to Omotteta Otokonoko ni Kokuhaku sareru Ohanashi on Twitter - 00:13:05 dakazu checked out Akiko Higashimura’s Omo ni Naitemasu - 00:19:47 Kurage Bunch has posted an AI art manga, Cyberpunk M

On this episode dakazu talks about Vanilla Spider, Kimi to Picopico, and Futari Switch! Then we finish our Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura’s memoir about her beloved art teacher in Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Light up the Sky” by Evert Z, Opening, Introductions, The Manga Review, Seamus and puppies - 00:00:00 Our Go with the clouds, North-by-Northwest review video - 00:02:21 Listener Mail: Short Rumiko Takahashi quiz - 00:08:21 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana’s daughter turned 3 - 00:10:34 dakazu returned to Vanilla Spider and finished it - 00:12:30 Kimi to Picopico is a cute romantic comedy about high schoolers in a video game club - 00:18:50 Akira Hiramot

Join us for a new Retrospective on Akiko Higashimura’s autobiographical series about the art teacher who changed her life! Morgana and dakazu get personal with their own experiences relating to the fine arts and teaching! We also discuss live-action adaptions, video game manga, Yaiteru Futari, 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Light up the Sky” by Evert Z, Opening, Introductions, Shout-outs - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Our favorite live-action adaptations - 00:02:13 Video games we want adapted to manga - 00:21:38 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox watched RRR with dakazu - 00:29:04 Morgana has been enjoying Poker Face - 00:36:22 dakazu thought Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre was just as disappo

This week we share our favorite music manga, Darfox catches up on Blood on the Tracks, and dakazu reads the melancholy Nekomata to Asa Gohan! Then we finally sink our teeth into the final volume of BEASTARS and discuss our thoughts on the whole series! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Weather and seasons, Corrections - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Our favorite music manga - 00:03:10 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox caught up to new volumes of Blood on the Tracks - 00:17:59 Morgana has been watching her husband play Elden Ring - 00:38:13 dakazu did a follow up on Drowning Love and Kowloon Generic Romance - 00:44:21 dakazu immediately read 10 Dance vol

On this episode we discuss masterpieces, Tezuka Osamu Ashisutanto no Shokutaku, Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e, Trigun Stampede, and more! Then we return to Kowloon Generic Romance, Drowning Love, and Chainsaw Man for a Twiple Dip!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, New Manga Mac TV content - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Our choices for series we consider masterpieces - 00:03:10 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu really liked Embrace Your Size - 00:17:59 In Tezuka Osamu Ashisutanto no Shokutaku Akio Hotta shares behind-the-scenes stories and meals he ate while working as an assistant under Osamu Tezuka - 00:19:01 Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e follows a former

On this episode we share our most anticipated manga for 2023, Morgana talks about Embrace Your Size, Darfox has been watching Kaguya-sama: Love is War, and dakazu checks out Kaina of the Great Snow Sea! Then we review Welcome Back, Alice, Tales of the Kingdom, and Children of the Sea 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 YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, The Edvard Munch movie, Figma action figures, Bungo Stray Dogs - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Our most anticipated manga releases of 2023 - 00:06:50 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana really enjoyed the message of body positivity in Embrace Your Size - 00:12:18 Darfox is working his way through watching Kaguya-sama: Lov

Darfox8 and dakazu are bringing in the new year with a New Chapter Check-in! Darfox checked out The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins, Akane-banashi, and more! We also catch up on the latest arcs of Black Clover, My Hero Academia, and Chainsaw Man part 2!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps:  -Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, New year traditions - 00:00:00 Thanking Philip for being a Generous Manga Head - 00:05:30 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga, including: Welcome Back, Alice by Shuzo Oshimi, Children of the Sea by Daisuke Igarashi, and Tales of the Kingdom by Asumiko Nakamura - 00:06:14 Main Segment New Chapter Check-in, We will be doing *FULL-SPOILER* discussions on the n

We’ve got an amazing gift just in time for Christmas! Get ready for another year end celebration with the Manga Machination Awards! Seamus, Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu are ready to present their awards and top manga lists for 2022!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Christmas is Here” by The Delegates, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Main Segment Manga Machinations Awards 2022: We present our favorite podcast moments and personal awards, along with our top manga picks of 2022 - 00:01:40 Best for Manga Machinations Award - 00:01:54 Biggest Interest Darfox tried to Shoehorn into the Podcast Award - 00:03:54 “Manga I’m glad the guys were suckered into reading” Award - 00:06:18 Most Enjoyable Manga Mac Discussion Award - 00:07:48 Best Filmed but not yet Edited Manga Mac TV Con

This week we answer emails while dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi’s new manga, a Gengoroh Tagame food manga, Hunter x Hunter, and more! Then we present our suggestions for awesome single volume manga in a new edition of Recommendation Round-up!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, FIFA World Cup 00:06:35 - Listener Emails: World Cup and sports manga 00:13:46 - Disappointing anime adaptations 00:18:49 - Our picks for Manga artists redrawing another manga 00:23:13 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu read Nagata Kabi’s new manga, Suizou ga Kowaretara sukoshi Ikiyasuku narimashita. 00:27:21 - dakazu got an excellent recipe from Gengoroh Tagame’s BL food

On this episode we discuss oversized omnibuses, Netflix’s Wednesday, The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie, Hades-sama no Mujihi na Konin, and more! Then it’s time for Morgana to check out Darfox’s favorite teen S&M romantic comedy, Nana & Kaoru! It’s gonna be sexy!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Seamus’ drunk weekend - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Our opinions on oversized omnibuses - 00:01:50 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana is enjoying the new Adams Family Netflix series Wednesday - 00:07:42 *SPOILERS* We talk about the newest episodes of Chainsaw Man - 00:11:06 *SPOILERS* Darfox saw The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie - 00:15:46 *SPOILERS* daka

This week it’s all about Paru Itagaki! We spoil BEASTARS volume 21 and discuss the new chapter of Beast Complex! Then we examine her strange manga about a germaphobe looking for love in our One Shot on Drip Drip!!! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Netflix region lock on the Berserk anime - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Spin-off novelizations of manga - 00:02:06 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu is disappointed Seamus did not read more Land of the Lustrous - 00:14:30 *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 21 - 00:15:51 *SPOILERS* Morgana’s husband has started reading Chainsaw Man after watching the anime - 00:35:08 Morgana has been playing Pokémon

Order is up for our final Retrospective episode on Chainsaw Man! We’re joined by Darfox’s friend Amber to discuss the end of the Public Safety Arc with volumes 10 and 11! Amber also talks about her manga and anime origins, as well as her love for Case Closed, Fruits Basket, and more!!! Follow Amber! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Just the Way You Like It” by Guesthouse, Opening, Introductions, Prolific Amber and Procrastinator Darfox - 00:00:00 Amber talks about her manga/anime fandom origins and her love of Fruits Basket, Case Closed, cosplay, and ramen - 00:01:55 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Amber has been reading Rent-A-(Really Shy!)-Girlfriend - 00:09:25 *SPOILERS* Beyond The Promised Neverland features one shots and a

Halloween! This week we’re joined by the fantastic Marion “Microwavey” as he auditions to replace Darfox! Marion talks about Anime NYC, Trigun Stampede and more! Then we dive into volumes 7-9 for our penultimate Retrospective on Chainsaw Man!!! Follow Marion and check out his projects! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Just the Way You Like It” by Guesthouse, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Marion shares his manga/anime fandom origins and talks about becoming kindred souls with Darfox - 00:02:04 Marion talks about his experiences at Anime NYC - 00:12:18 Marion got to see the first episode of Trigun Stampede - 00:16:28 We discuss the manga licensing announcements of Innocent, Wind Breaker, Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen, Scribbles, and more - 00:29:30 Whatchu Been Reading: Transi

On this episode Morgana leads the charge for another Shojo Showdown! We examine the first volumes of MARS, Midnight Secretary, and Ouran High School Host Club! We also discuss Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, SPY X FAMILY, Tongari Boushi no Kitchen, The Gamestars, 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Work survivor’s guilt - 00:00:00 Listener Mail: Anime remakes - 00:04:51 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has a stupid power creep and looks great - 00:15:12 Anime discussion on Mob Psycho 100, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia, and Golden Kamuy - 00:20:35 Morgana has been watching C

This week dakazu and Morgana are back and we’re joined once again by Whimsy! We discuss Choujin X, Genkaku Picasso, Homunculus, The First Slam Dunk, and more! Then we dive into our Chainsaw Man Retrospective by examining volumes 4-6!!! Follow Whimsy and check out her YouTube and Blog! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “Just the Way You Like It” by Guesthouse, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Whimsy has been enjoying the wonderful art of Sui Ishida in Choujin X - 00:02:01 Genkaku Picasso by Usamaru Furuya was a tearjerker - 00:08:48 dakazu likes fact checking Yama to Hawaii with his wife - 00:14:32 News: Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Hideo Yamamoto’s Homunculus - 00:17:26 A trailer fo

October Extravaganza comes to a bloody end with the start of our Chainsaw Man Retrospective. But not before our special guest schools us on some of the current anime airing this season. Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast talks to us about Urusei Yatsura, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and more! Listen to the Anime Nostalgia Podcast and follow Dawn! 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 The Crew asks Dawn about her Halloween traditions. - 00:02:12 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Dawn talks about the absolutely stacked anime season - 00:05:27 Darfox and Dawn talks about the new Urusei Yatsura anime series and the audio commentary Dawn i

  October Extravaganza continues but this time dakazu is away. So Darfox, Seamus and Morgana must bravely tackle the Pet Shop of Horrors in our main segment. But not before talking about Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! and the new Urusei Yatsura anime. 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 Buy us a Kofi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: Intro Song: “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00   The Crew talks trick or treating and Halloween anticipation. - 00:01:23 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Can’t Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana talks about Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! - 00:04:41     Darfox talks about the new Urusei Yatsura anime series on HIDIVE - 00:13:40 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto. dakazu and Morgana will be aw