Manga Machinations

Welcome to the final episode of 2020! We’re doing things a bit differently this year by launching the Manga Machinations Awards! Darfox8, dakazu, Morgana, and Seamus have all created unique awards to go with their top manga picks from 2020! Enjoy our picks and have yourself a safe and happy holidays from all of us here at Manga Machinations! See you next year!!! 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: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, St. Stephen’s Day 00:02:00 - Main Segment Manga Machinations Awards 2020: We present our personal awards along with our top manga picks of 2020 00:03:04 - Best New Series Discovered by dakazu Award 00:06:14 - Am I Gonna Over Analyze This Manga? Award 00:09:25 - Most Wholesome Manga Award 00:11:59 - Jack’s Tattoo Awa

We’re a year late to the zeitgeist but this episode the hosts review the 2019 hit anime film Promare! Also Morgana also talks about Junji Ito’s Remina and dakazu gushes about Ousama Ranking!!! 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: “Inferno” by Hiroyuki Sawano from Promare, Opening, Introductions, Irish sporting events 00:01:34 - Listener Emails: Anime adaptations and English editions of older manga we’d like to see 00:10:26 - Seamus’ colorful rant on the British monarchy 00:16:56 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Morgana enjoyed Junji Ito’s Remina mix of science fiction horror and wacky looney toons  00:27:09 - *SPOILERS* dakazu read through Jason Shiga’s award winning comic Demon 00:32:03 - Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective is Akira A

This week dakazu talks about heliocentrism with Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~ and shoujo romances with Busu ni Hanataba wo.! Then the hosts dive into a non-Japanese manga Triple Dip with Amazing Agent Luna, A Bittersweet Life, and Radiant!!! 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: “Utopia” by 04 Limited Sazbys from Radiant, Opening, Introductions, Limerick for Liam, Sport events without audiences 00:04:05 - Listener Emails: Soccer flopping, sports manga, reading Claymore 00:16:35 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, The historical drama Chi. ~Chikyu no Undou ni Tsuite~is about pursuing astronomy during the Copernican Revolution 00:25:51 - dakazu is enjoying the shoujo moments of Busu ni Hanataba wo. 00:40:50 - News: Digital edition of Blu

On this episode Seamus discusses the penultimate volume of Ôoku: The Inner Chambers and dakazu learns about Miki Yakata’s breast cancer recovery in 27-sai no Nyugan Diary! Then we learn about the appeal of manga artist Shigeru Tsuchiyama through his mastery of drawing food and using simple storylines for a new Creator Cross Section! 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: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Wrestling talk, Winner of our Star Fruit Books Giveaway 00:03:20 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss if the upcoming ending to Ôoku: The Inner Chambers will just follow historical events 00:15:12 - dakazu reflects on learning more about Nagata Kabi with the end of Meisou Sen

Morgana is away this week so the boys take advantage by having a lengthy discussion about professional wrestling and why New Japan Academy is strange! For our main segment we examine the impressive debut work of Waka Hirako, My Broken Mariko!!! 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: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Introductions, Star Fruit Books Giveaway 00:01:55 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, We breakdown the semi-realism of professional wrestling and how it relates to the adaptation of Tetsuya Naito’s career in New Japan Academy 00:32:18 - dakazu enjoyed Sawanabe Zombie but wanted more  00:34:39 - News: Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki faces up to 1 year and 6th months prison time 00:37:20 - Tokyopop licenses variou

Apologies in advance as we had to swap out two series we had announced last week. On this episode Morgana gets a chance to read An Invitation from a Crab, The Full-time Wife Escapist, and Seven Shakespeares for the first time! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 9 and discuss the implications of Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro returning to Weekly Shonen Jump!!! 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: “Koi” by Gen Hoshino from The Full-time Wife Escapist, Opening, Introductions, Changes to the schedule 00:03:12 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 9 00:21:32 - Darfox blazes through a new volume of Blood on the Tracks 00:22:23 - Pesuyama Poppy shares their #metoo story in Jibu

This week we’re joined by the owner of Star Fruit Books, Matt Haasch! Matt talks about what prompted him to start his publishing company and what he hopes to accomplish in the future! Then we discuss two series from Star Fruit Books: Q-ta Minami’s Pop Life and Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyako!!! Buy manga from Star Fruit Books! Follow Matt Haasch and Star Fruit Books on Twitter! 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: “Ready to” by Michiru Kagemori from BNA: Brand New Animal, Opening, Introductions 00:02:13 - Matt shares his origins in manga/anime fandom, The origins of Star Fruit Books, The process of working directly with manga artists 00:20:37 - Matt shares the most popular requests he gets for publishing, dakazu tries to sell Matt on WOMBS, Matt wants to publi

We are back with a new Triple Dip! This time we focus on Josei series including Everyone's Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, and Complex Age. We also visit some of our favorites like WOMBS Cradle during our Whatchu Been Reading segment!!! 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: “Emotion” by Sunbrain, Introductions. 00:01:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Grapefruit Diet” by Weird Al Yakovic, Darfox finally caught up with Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest by Aki Irie 00:10:59 - Datsu pocha. 20kg Yasete pocchari Jinsei Dasshutsu shimashita. by Ariko is a cute auto biographical story about losing weight. 00:23:49 - dakazu returns to one of his favorite sci-fi worlds with Wombs Cradle 00:34:11 - News: Yen Press License Announcements: Unc

This week we’re excited to return to the “what if?” ladies with Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! What has happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki since the ending of Tokyo Tarareba Girls? Akiko Higashimura gives us the answers with this sequel that the hosts have been dying to read!!! 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: “TOKYO GIRL” by Perfume from Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Opening, Introductions, October Extravaganza, Bonus Candy Taste Test episode 00:02:24 - Listener Emails: Josei and BL recommendations 00:08:25 - Recommendations for character driven horror manga 00:20:52 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Sayonara Shikyu Sono Ato follows Yuki Okada’s life after the surgery that removed her uterus 00:30:31 - dakazu loved the end of 

Happy Halloween everyone! We have a tasty bonus episode to end our October Extravaganza! Morgana, Darfox8, and dakazu taste a variety of Hawaiian favorite sweets like Li Hing Mui and also some of the worst rated candies as well! 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: “GeGeGe no Kitaro” by Ikuzo Yoshi from GeGeGe no Kitaro, Opening, Explanation on candy eating content, Tasting of Candy, Including: 00:02:41 - Li Hing Sour Apples 00:06:59 - Li Hing Gummy Bears 00:07:56 - Super Sweet Li Hing Mui 00:11:02 - Tomoe Ame 00:14:05 - Red Coconut Balls Confection 00:18:45 - Circus Peanuts 00:22:48 - Necco Wafers 00:26:38 - Good & Plenty 00:30:21 - Picking Best and Worst candy, Random food stories, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

We’re wrapping up October Extravaganza with the master of manga horror himself, Junji Ito! We’re reviewing his latest collection of spooky stories in Venus in the Blind Spot! Join us as we discuss our favorite stories from the book and share our admiration for Ito himself!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Shichiten Battou no Blues” by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s Monster, October Extravaganza bonus Candy Taste Test episode 00:04:48 - Listener Qcat clarifies the versions of Nobuyuki Fukumoto manga coming to Manga Planet 00:06:50 - *SPOILERS* Listener KaleidoscopicK felt betrayed by the end of Prison School 00:14:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu loved the aggressive and hilarious interviews in KamenTotsu no Manga Narazu Michi 00:24:36 - Kazuhiro Fujita’s Jagan wa Gachirin ni Tobu contains a horrific

For our next October Extravaganza we have a trio of horror series perfect for Halloween! We’re checking out Super-Dimensional Love Gun, Blood on the Tracks, and Chainsaw Man! dakazu also talks about some new anime and we revisit the dark history behind the creator of the recently licensed Kirby Manga Mania!!! 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: “Kaikai Kitan” by Eve from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Halloween fireworks and bonfires 00:03:17 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu has been enjoying the Inuyasha sequel Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon 00:09:22 - Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai anime nostalgia fuel for dakazu 00:11:06 - dakazu is surprised about how good the Jujutsu Kaisen anime is 00:14:20 - dak

Our October Extravaganza continues this week as we review the 2000 animated feature, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! The hosts talk about watching the movie together, Morgana geeks out about vampires, dakazu is shocked at how many parts John DiMaggio played, and we start a Darfox fire alarm beep counter! Also, dakazu talks about the end of BEASTARS!!! 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: “Tooku Made” by Do As Infinity from Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Opening, Introductions, Morgana’s new job at Yen Press 00:02:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus checks out more Susumu Katsumata with Red Snow 00:11:47 - Morgana is excited that dakazu started reading The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service 00:19:00 - Masoubanchou Bangaisuto

Welcome to the start of our October Extravaganza at Manga Machinations! We’re going to be covering creepy, spooky, and horrific content all month long! To start, we’re doing a One Shot on Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist! Dawn from The Anime Nostalgia Podcast joins us to discuss Asumiko Nakamura’s psychological thriller about a novelist haunted by a mysterious woman who threatens to expose his secret of plagiarism!!! Follow Dawn on Twitter! Listen to The Anime Nostalgia Podcast! 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: “Shichiten Battou no Blues” by THE PINBALLS from Junji Ito Collection, Opening, Introductions, Catching up with Dawn 00:03:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Dawn comments on how hefty the hardcover editions of

Morgana and Seamus are out this episode so Darfox8 and dakazu settle in for a New Chapter Check-in! They’re excited to dive into full spoiler discussions on My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Black Clover, and more!!! 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: “Starmaker” by KANA-BOON from My Hero Academia, Opening, Introductions 00:01:12 - News: Kodansha Comics’ November and December release schedule include new licenses Shangri-La Frontier and What I Love About You  00:03:20 - Yen Press set to release Mieruko-chan in November 00:03:55 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist, we will review Asumiko Nakamura’s story about the mysterious death of a novelist and we’ll be joined by Dawn from The Anime Nostalgia Podcast 00:05:27 - 

This week we dive into spoilers for volume 8 of BEASTARS, Morgana checks out Pop Life from Star Fruit Books, dakazu loves Requiem of the Rose King, and we rejoice at the upcoming release of Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! Then we revisit one of our beloved Retrospectives with A Silent Voice and find ourselves with a lot of critiques for Yoshitoki Oima’s 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! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “My Generation” by The Who from A Silent Voice, Opening, Introductions, Discord member shoutouts 00:02:12 - Listener Emails: Conveying jazz music through art in Blue Giant 00:11:47 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* We discuss the contents of BEASTARS volume 8 00:21:09 - We talk about eating exotic meats 00:23:53 

We’ve reach another milestone in Manga Machinations with our 6 year anniversary! We’re celebrating by interviewing On Takahashi, CEO of Irodori Comics and translator for game localization group Warlocs! On shares his childhood experiences learning Japanese through manga and anime, talks about his job working as a lecturer at a Japanese university, recounts his tough work schedule translating high profile video games, and stresses the importance of crediting localization staff. He breaks down the process of publishing doujinshi, informs us about the Japanese politics that will effect manga piracy, discusses the complicated issues of problematic content, and much more! Also, tune in after the outro for a bonus Death Stranding discussion by On and Darforx8! Follow On Takahashi on Twitter! Buy Doujinshi from Irodori Comics! 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://mangamachinatio

This week Seamus revisits Yuichi Yokoyama with World Map Room and Iceland, Morgana picked up Magician A on a whim, and dakazu talks about the bittersweet Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy! Then we dive into the world of sex workers and outlaws with Buffalo 5 Girls! This unfinished series by Moyoco Anno raises many questions like “Who did the coloring?” and “How was the story going to end?” for the hosts!!! 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: “Massara” by KANA-BOON from Sarazanmai, Opening, Take Me Home Country Roads, Introductions 00:02:23 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”,Seamus continues to enjoy Yuichi Yokohama’s unique comics with World Map Room and Iceland 00:11:56 - Morgana picked up the BDP’s first release Magici

The wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley is back to help lead this Saikyo Selection on Fushigi Yûgi! We dive into Yuu Watase’s beloved shoujo series along with the newest Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki which Sara lettered! We praise Watase’s amazing art, appreciate the 90′s pretty boys aesthetics, discuss the often dark drama, and explore the criticisms of certain cross-dressing characters!!! 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: “Itooshii Hito no Tame ni” by Akemi Satou from Fushigi Yûgi, Opening, Introductions, The language connection between Texas and Ireland, Different Fushigi Yûgi series 00:03:11 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Sara just started reading Ooku: The Inner

It’s time to bust out your Manga Machination bingo cards as we hit on all our classic references for this final Retrospective episode on Daruma Matsuura’s Kasane! The hosts share their thoughts on the mawkish and shocking ending and the series as a whole! We also tease future BEASTARS volumes and have a lengthy conversation about depictions of sexual violence in shonen manga!!! 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: “Black Bird” by Aimer from Kasane, Opening, Introductions 00:00:55 - Listener Emails: Feedback on Kasane, Thoughts on F-Ken and Claymore, Inquiry for a Retrospective on Homunculus 00:10:16 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, dakazu checks out Ayami Kazama’s Renai Sanjigen Debut ~Sanjudai Otaku Mangaka, Kekkon e no Mi