Manga Machinations

This episode Darfox is in absentia but that doesn’t stop us from starting a new Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto’s Ping Pong! Join us as we take a look at Matsumoto’s fantastic art work and cinematic use of perspectives that tells the tale of two friends who learn what competitive high school table tennis means to them!!! 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: “Tadahitori” by Bakudan Johnny from Ping Pong, Opening, Introductions, Darfox and Four Loko 00:01:51 - Listener Email: What topic to choose for writing a manga 00:14:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu got more songs to pair with chapters in Beast Complex 3 00:17:16 - Pop Life 2 deals with some heavier themes around family and death without being overly dramatic 00:20:46 -

This week we take a quiz on foreign manga publishers and talk about book publisher Shueisha creating an app for independent game developers! Then we examine yet another lackluster live-action adaptation on Netflix with Homunculus!!! 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: “Trepanation” by millennium parade from Homunculus, Opening, Introductions, Golden week 00:02:27 - Listener Email: German manga publisher quiz 00:13:41 - News: 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards winners include Land, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 00:16:11 - Shueisha is launching Shueisha Game Creators Camp app to help network independent game developers together 00:26:12 - WWE sells multi-episode anime series to Crunchyroll 00:34:28 - Next Episode Preview and

On this episode Morgana buys over $400 of BL, Darfox sees Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, and dakazu loves the diversity of representation in Akachan Honbucho! Then we hope to get more pull quotes on Glacier Bay Books by reviewing Children of Mu-Town and Ripples!!! Buy Children of Mu-Town and Ripples! 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: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Pull quotes 00:02:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana bought the Humble Manga Bundle: Yaoi by Media Do 00:07:52 - Rereading Chainsaw Man has Darfox concerned for the public perception of Denji’s pervy character 00:14:30 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train is canon to the

This week dakazu learns about the birth of the first weekly seinen manga magazine with Losers ~Nippon Hatsu no Seinen Mangashi no Tanjo~! He also decides to stop reading Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi Gurume de GO!! For our main topic, we check out Tokyo Revengers, Oishinbo, and Generation Witch 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 tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Dang Dang Kininaru” by Yuma Nakamura from Oishinbo, Opening, Introductions 00:01:18 - Listener Emails: Question about Kengo Hanazawa’s Under Ninja 00:06:18 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Losers ~Nippon Hatsu no Seinen Mangashi no Tanjo~ follows the careers of editor Bunjin Shimizu and manga artist Monkey Punch through the launch of Manga Action magazine in 1967 00:18:15 - dakazu learned

On this episode Morgana checks out Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises, Darfox started watching the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, and dakazu learns a new minor-sport with Shakunetsu Kabaddi! Then we dive into Sakuran, another gorgeous book by Moyoco Anno about the life of an Edo era courtesan!!! 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: “Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.)” by the Ringo Sheena from Sakuran, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s thoughts on our spoiler-talk about Zack Snyder’s Justice League 00:04:35 - Listener Emails: Our preference for manga volume cover designs 00:16:18 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana enjoyed Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises and is looking forward to reading more 00:23:25 - Darfox needs to watch all

This week Morgana talks about Harley Quinn variant covers, Darfox chomps into the sadness burrito of Violet Evergarden the Movie, and dakazu thinks Bokurano: Ours is effective at being awful. We also can’t stop talking about how much we loved ON-GAKU: Our Sound! And tune in afterwards for a bonus spoiler discussion on Zack Snyder’s Justice League(The real Seamus Cut)!!! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Peter Ivers” by the dresscodes from ON-GAKU: Our Sound, Opening, Introductions, Bonus spoiler-talk on Zack Snyder’s Justice League  00:02:24 - Listener Emails: Rereading Yu Yu Hakusho to compare translations 00:07:28 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana loves her Yoshitaka Amano variant cover of Harley Quinn Vol 4 #1 00:18:59 - Darfox describes Violet Evergarden the Movie as a sadness burrito 00:28:14 - *SPOILERS* dakazu thought the overly cruel dramatics of Bokurano: Ours was a product of its times  00:38:46 - Yorishiro Toranku is about a world where killing the mu

We were asked by 1 listener to release this very special "Seamus Cut" of Manga Machinations. Enjoy! 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

On this episode we discuss localization and dakazu reads about Ichiro Inoue living out of his car in #Rikon shite Shachuuhaku ni narimashita! Then we dive into a new Triple Dip where Seamus has picked all three titles! Enjoy this special Seamus selections on Sunny, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, and 7 Billion Needles!!! 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: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Changes to our emails 00:03:14 - Listener Email: Our dream team for localization 00:09:20 - Our localization pet peeves 00:27:56 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu is happy that Ichiro Inoue got to release his twitter manga #Rikon shite Shachuuhaku ni narimashita 00:34:20 - Dragon Quest: Dai

This week is all about Paru Itagaki as start with an extensive spoiler discussion on BEASTARS volume 11! Then we examine her debut manga Beast Complex, a collection of different stories that take place within BEASTARS’ complex animal society!!! 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: “Kaibutsu” by YOASOBI from BEASTARS, Opening, Introductions, Zack Snyder’s use of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah  00:03:16 - Listener Emails: Pomadours in Hajime no Ippo, Origins of our podcast name 00:08:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We discuss the conclusion of Legoshi’s showdown with Tem’s killer in BEASTARS volume 11 00:39:45 - dakazu read the newest volumes of 10 Dance and  Requiem of the Rose King 00:41:41 - News: Other winners of the 2021

On this episode we answer lots of emails and dakazu reads about the devastation on the Sanriku Railway during the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in Santetsu! Then we review Isaki Uta’s Mine-kun is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Leaper! All three doujinshi are available from Irodori Comics! Buy Leaper, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Mine-kun is Asexual! 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: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions 00:01:22 - Listener Emails: A manga artist quiz 00:10:49 - Our fanservice favorites 00:35:54 - Preference for older hand-drawn animation 00:53:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Santetsu - Nippon Tetsudou Ryokou Chizuchou Sanriku Tetsudou Daishinsai no Kiroku is about the Sanriku

This week we agree that Yusuke is superior to Gon, we celebrate the licensing of March comes in like a Lion, and we review Kakio Tsurukawa’s Sawanabe Zombie and Ikyoudo while complaining about comic book movies! Both titles are available from Star Fruit Books!!! Buy Sawanabe Zombie and Ikyoudo! 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: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, dakazu’s birthday 00:02:40 - Listener Emails: Who is the better main character between Yusuke Urameshi vs. Gon Freecss 00:13:23 - News: Denpa Books has licensed March comes in like a Lion for release in summer 2022 00:18:17 - VIZ Originals title World Piece set to release June 2021 00:20:51 - The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún being adapted to an anime 00:2

On this episode we keep discuss the success of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train and celebrate that Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! is streaming on Crunchyroll! Then, we can’t stop bringing up Zack Snyder’s Justice League and other movies as we discuss the final volumes of The Flowers of Evil! The hosts breakdown the ending and the overall themes of this work that popularized Shuzo Oshimi!!! 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: “Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-” by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Seamus and Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Star Trek 00:03:50 - Listener Emails: Sharing our favorite publishers 00:16:28 - Discussing the success of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 00:27:26 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transit

This week Seamus catches up on Vinland Saga, dakazu struggles to read Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi Gurume de GO!, and we examine the new license announcements! Then we return to our Retrospective on Shuzo Oshimi’s The Flowers of Evil, where a time skip has lead to a much more digestible story arc!!! 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: “Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-” by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Morgana on Shojo & Tell, The Law of Equivalent Exchange, Comparing radio to podcasts 00:04:00 - Listener Emails: Follow up on the ending of Haikyu!! 00:06:08 - Manga Mac pop quiz 00:14:58 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* Seamus has caught up with the English release of Vinland Saga 00:29:55 - Morgana wa

On this episode Morgana takes a break from terrible teens of The Flowers of Evil with the Real Friends series, while Darfox and dakazu check out the live-action movie adaptation of Misu Misou! Then we get Morgana’s thoughts on Phoenix, Mob Psycho 100, and Give My Regards to Black Jack for another round of Morgana’s Manga Makeup!!! 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: “99” by Mob Choir from Mob Psycho 100, Opening, Introductions, ad swap with The Law of Equivalent Exchange 00:02:1 - Listener Emails: Endings that we dislike 00:10:56 - Appreciating Tsutomu Nihei’s evolution of art in APOSIMZ 00:15:15 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana appreciated Shannon Hale’s autobiographical Real Friends series 00:20:53 - *SPOILERS* Darfox and

This week Darfox and dakazu return to indie manga with Glaeolia 2! Also dakazu returning to Saikin Kono Sekai wa Watashi dake no Mono ni Narimashita......! And we continue examining awful teenagers in part 2 of our The Flowers of Evil Retrospective!!! 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: “Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-” by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Phone notifications 00:01:22 - Listener Emails: Our picks for animals to be in BEASTARS 00:04:28 - Our favorite parody companies 00:08:32 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox and dakazu review Glaeolia 2 in hopes of getting another pull quote on GlacierBayBooks.com 00:24:46 - Curiosity got dakazu to finish Yui Toshiki’s Saikin Kono Sekai wa Watashi dake no Mon

On this episode dakazu revisits Toru Seino’s Sono ‘Okodawari’, Ore ni mo Kure yo to regale us with tales of wasteful book reading practices and Seino trolling an adult couple. Then we begin our Retrospective on Shuzo Oshimi’s The Flowers of Evil but Seamus is already calling it quits after one episode!!! 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: “Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-” by Uchujin from The Flowers of Evil, Opening, Introductions, Mogana guesting on Shojo & Tell 00:02:23 - Listener Emails: Lukewarm reactions to the beginning of BEASTARS 00:09:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Joukyou Seikatsuroku Ichijou is yet another spinoff of Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji 00:13:59 - dakazu finally finished Sono ‘Okodawari’, Ore ni mo Kure yo which

This week we share our favorite social media content and dive into a massive spoiler discussion for BEASTARS volume 10! Then it’s time for a new Triple Dip with Blue Giant, My Dress-Up Darling, and My Androgynous Boyfriend!!! 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: “Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO” by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Bernie Sanders Tokyo Tarareba Girls memes 00:01:11 - Answering our new iTunes review  00:05:33 - Listener Emails: Discussing manga piracy vs. light novel piracy 00:10:36 - Sharing our favorite social media content 00:32:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We discuss the major revelations in BEASTARS volume 10 00:52:42 - Asumiko Nakamura’s Oukoku Monogatari is filled with beautiful male

On this episode dakazu is pleasantly surprised with the uplifting Kyou mo Shinemasen deshita and is fascinated with the unique techniques used to create Michi Jigen. Then we rave about Junji Ito’s entertaining sci-fi horror story Remina for our latest One Shot review! 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: “Shichiten Battou no Blues” by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Thanking listeners for reviews 00:02:23 - Listener Emails: Hosts share media that makes them cry 00:18:04 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu was surprised the morbidly titled Kyou mo Shinemasen deshita was actually a positive story 00:26:28 - Michi Jigen is created by tracing real life humans posing and CG art but to mixed results 00:37

Morgana and Seamus are back to hear dakazu talk about all thing Paru Itagaki with BEASTARS, Beast Complex, and Bota Bota! dakazu also gives his impressions on the new DC manga series Batman Justice Buster and One Op Joker! Then we have an older manga themed Triple Dip with Basara, Claymore, and MPD-Psycho!!! 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: “endless loop” by ROUAGE from Basara, Opening, Introductions, Praising Chainsaw Man and complaining about One Piece 00:00:59 - Listener Emails: Our dream collaborations projects 00:13:32 - Recommendations for digital manga platforms and subscriptions  00:25:06 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox teases his newly arrived Glaeolia 2 00:26:47 - dakazu started 2021 by watching the new anime seas

Darfox and dakazu are here to kickoff 2021 with a New Chapter Check-in! dakazu talks about One Piece chapter 1000, Darfox praises Black Clover but feels lukewarm on the end of We Never Learn, and they both gush about Chainsaw Man again!!! 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: “BRAND NEW WORLD” by D-51 from One Piece, Opening, Introductions, Illegal fireworks 00:02:16 - News: Studio Khara releases new guidelines for Neon Genesis Evangelion fan content that restricts pornographic works 00:08:45 - Jujutsu Kaisen translator Stefan Koza arrested on 5 counts of Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography 00:11:04 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different older manga, including: Claymore by Norihiro Yagi, Basara by Yumi Ta