170 - 2017 Year End Review

On this episode we talk about Tamaki & Amane, A Witch's Life in Mongol, building Gunpla, Death Stranding, and more! Then we return to our Retrospective on Taiyo Matsumoto's No. 5 by reading chapters 13-26!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Tamaki & Amane - 00:01:41 A Witch's Life in Mongol - 00:05:22 The Mitchells vs. the Machines - 00:11:32 Levius/est - 00:14:11 Hades II - 00:15:03 Gunpla and Mobile Suit Gundam - 00:16:37 Death Stranding - 00:32:43 Next Episode Preview - 00:42:06 No. 5 - 00:42:43 Outro - 01:23:09 Song Credits: "Machine Heart" by Icarus "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Neon Dreams" by epshy "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

23 Maalis 1h 25min

We're back and ready to dive into a Retrospective on No. 5! We'll be covering chapters 1-12 of Taiyo Matsumoto's wonderfully strange sci-fi universe! We also discuss Wolfwalkers, The Men Who Created Gundam, Levius, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:05:15 Wolfwalkers - 00:29:56 The Men Who Created Gundam - 00:38:57 Levius - 00:53:03 Next Episode Preview - 00:56:28 No. 5 - 00:57:22 Outro - 01:36:29 Song Credits: "Machine Heart" by Icarus "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Neon Dreams" by epshy "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

16 Maalis 1h 38min

Morgana is back from COMICSPRO, Darfox saw Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, and dakazu read Yoko Nihonbashi's new manga, Kissa Rougoku! Then we finally get back to revisiting #DRCL, Innocent, 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 Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Morgana at COMICSPRO 2025 - 00:04:49 Innocent 2 - 00:16:03 Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You - 00:18:54 Call the Name of the Night - 00:24:47 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- - 00:27:49 Kissa Rougoku - 00:41:54 Next Episode Preview - 00:46:59 Chainsaw Man 18 - 00:48:55 #DRCL 3 - 01:13:25 Innocent 3 - 01:39:15 Our Rankings - 02:11:52 Outro - 02:13:39 Song Credits: "Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Green Light" by Emily Lewis "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

2 Maalis 2h 15min

Morgana is out, so it's time for a classic lineup of seinen titles for a Triple Dip! We take a look at MUJINA INTO THE DEEP, Search and Destroy, and Ciguatera! dakazu also talks about Fujiko F. Fujio's Mirai no Omoide!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Mirai no Omoide - 00:01:17 Next Episode Preview - 00:07:55 Search and Destroy - 00:09:59 Ciguatera - 00:31:36 *SPOILERS* Ciguatera - 00:53:46 MUJINA INTO THE DEEP - 01:02:24 Our Rankings - 01:27:58 Outro - 01:28:40 Song Credits: "Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Green Light" by Emily Lewis "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

24 Helmi 1h 30min

We're back from our week off! On this episode we discuss Gargoyles, Ghost in the Shell 2, Helena and Mr. Big Bad Wolf, World Trigger, and more! Then we dive into one of Morgana's favorite anime series, Mononoke!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro, Kingdom - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:03:55 Gargoyles - 00:10:37 Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface - 00:17:11 Barbie, The Princess Bride - 00:37:36 Helena and Mr. Big Bad Wolf - 00:39:51 World Trigger - 00:42:40 Next Episode Preview - 00:52:38 Mononoke - 00:54:13 Outro - 01:55:07 Song Credits: "Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Green Light" by Emily Lewis "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

16 Helmi 1h 56min

This week dakazu talks about Runashi and Darkeset Corners of the Heart! Then, we dive into a new Left to Right episode on Hellboy! What do the hosts think of Mike Mignola's titular series!? Has dakazu finally found a non-manga comic that he loves!? Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Morgana got injured - 00:02:28 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - 00:04:14 Runashi - 00:05:15 Darkeset Corners of the Heart - 00:13:12 Next Episode Preview - 00:17:25 Hellboy - 00:19:35 Manga vs Western Comics - 01:47:17 Outro - 02:20:48 Song Credits: "Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Green Light" by Emily Lewis "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

2 Helmi 2h 22min

On this episode we talk about reality TV, Beat & Motion, Paru Itagaki's new manga Taika no Risei, and more! Then we dive into Imai Arata's new manga about the assassination of Abe Shinzo and conspiracy theories, Flash Point!!! Buy Flash Point from Glacier Bay Books here! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Quest for Camelot - 00:07:55 The Traitors - 00:10:00 Beat & Motion - 00:14:50 Taika no Risei - 00:22:46 Next Episode Preview - 00:32:01 Flash Point - 00:34:56 Outro - 01:18:25 Song Credits: "Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Green Light" by Emily Lewis "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

26 Tammi 1h 20min

Seamus returns from Japan to regale us with tales of manga exhibitions, food, and of course, pro-wrestling! Then we dive into The Osamu Tezuka Story to discuss the man known as the god of manga!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Kaoru Mori and Aki Irie exhibit - 00:02:06 Atsushi Kamijo exhibit - 00:09:21 Kyoto International Manga Museum - 00:19:13 Food and travel adventures - 00:28:02 Pro wrestling shows at Toudokan - 00:42:41 Next Episode Preview - 00:58:06 The Osamu Tezuka Story - 00:58:27 Outro - 02:06:22 Song Credits: "Hopscotch" by Louis Adrien "Jiggin the Jig" by Bless & the Professionals "Green Light" by Emily Lewis "Tasty Bites" by ZISO

19 Tammi 2h 8min