181 - Manga in Motion 26 - Fullmetal Alchemist 2017

Darfox returns to help finish out our Pride and Panels for Pride Month! We do a Triple Dip on Until I Love Myself, To Strip the Flesh, and JACKASS!! dakazu also talk about Nature Jimon and supplemental What Did You Eat Yesterday? media!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions, Darfox moving woes, New listeners - 00:00:00 Mahjong Machinations meetup, Street Fighter 6 meetup - 00:05:03 Listener Emails: Licensing and translating manga in the 2000's - 00:08:36 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu watched What Did You Eat Yesterday? drama movie and read the hardcore BL doujinshi - 00:17:27 Nature Jimon is about eccentric meat and stag beetle hobbies of Japanese comedian Jimon Terakado - 00:21:51 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Ryuko, We will review Eldo Yoshimizu's manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema about a beautiful Yakuza princess - 00:25:38 Main Segment Triple Dip: To Strip the Flesh/Until I Love Myself/JACKASS!, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We read three LGBTQIA+ themed manga for discussion and pick our favorite - 00:26:46 Including: To Strip the Flesh by Oto Toda - 00:27:52 Until I Love Myself by Poppy Pesuyama - 00:41:43 JACKASS! by Scarlet Beriko - 01:01:36 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 01:15:20 Next Week’s Topic: Ryuko, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:17:27

2 Heinä 20231h 19min

Apologies in advance as we had to change up our schedule this week. We have a short episode as dakazu runs solo to talk about the current state of Weekly Shonen Jump, Weekly Shonen Sunday, Weekly Shonen Magazine, and Weekly Shonen Champion!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Change in schedule, Congratulations to Morgana, Mahjong Machinations - 00:00:00 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different LGBTIQA+ manga, including: To Strip the Flesh by Oto Toda, Until I Love Myself by Poppy Pesuyama, and JACKASS! by Scarlet Beriko - 00:02:36 Main Segment dakazu diversions: State of Shonen Magazines, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, dakazu runs down the current lineup of the weekly shonen magazines - 00:02:59 Including: Weekly Shonen Jump - 00:04:17 Weekly Shonen Sunday - 00:13:59 Weekly Shonen Magazine - 00:21:54 Weekly Shonen Champion - 00:26:39 #mangamacbump, Next Week’s Topic: To Strip the Flesh/Until I Love Myself/JACKASS!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 00:33:44

25 Kesä 202335min

Welcome to week 2 of our Pride and Panels month! Darfox and dakazu are here to talk about the live-action What Did You Eat Yesterday? drama! Will they be able figure out what that black thing on the fridge is!? They also discuss Blood on the Tracks, Gaic to no France Gurashi, 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Marshmallow” by Fassounds, Opening, Introductions - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Darfox reaches a major change in Blood on the Tracks - 00:01:44 *SPOILERS* The Full-Time Wife Escapist drama 2021 special episode had a current event twist dakazu wasn't expecting - 00:07:49 Gaic to no France Gurashi is a diary manga about a Japanese woman and her French husband that started on social media - 00:11:49 News: Teaser trailer for the live-action One Piece Netflix show - 00:16:33 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different LGBTIQA+ manga, including: To Strip the Flesh by Oto Toda, Until I Love Myself by Poppy Pesuyama, and JACKASS! by Scarlet Beriko - 00:21:31 Main Segment Manga in Motion: What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Transition Song: “Come to My Summer Dreams” by Alex Makemusic, We watch season 1 of the live-action adaptation drama of Fumi Yoshinaga’s BL food manga about middle-aged gay couple Shiro and Kenji - 00:22:32 #mangamacbump, Next Week’s Topic: To Strip the Flesh/Until I Love Myself/JACKASS!, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 00:50:36

18 Kesä 202353min

Welcome to the start of this year's Pride and Panels! We're looking at LGBTQIA+ content for the rest of June and we're kicking things off with Uta Isaki's Is Love the Answer?! We also discuss Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Babanbabanban Vampire, Kashimashi Meshi, 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Chairs talk - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: Superhero comics and Spinoff manga - 00:07:41 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana got the BL The (Pet) Detective Agency from her library - 00:20:35 Darfox finally finished watching Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable - 00:25:47 Babanbabanban Vampire is a wacky BL comedy about a 450 year old vampire living in a bathhouse to protect the virginity of a teenage boy - 00:34:12 Kashimashi Meshi is about 3 friends who share meals together to overcome the troubles in their lives - 00:42:42 Verses is a new manga by ONE about human survivors from different universes pitting their ultimate evils against each other - 00:46:32 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on What Did You Eat Yesterday?, We will watch season 1 of the live-action adaptation drama of Fumi Yoshinaga's BL food manga about middle-aged gay couple Shiro and Kenji - 00:49:44 Main Segment One Shot: Is Love The Answer?, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review Uta Isaki’s coming of age story about a young woman discovering that she is aromantic asexual - 00:51:51 #mangamacbump, Next Week’s Topic: What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:36:28

11 Kesä 20231h 38min

Welcome to a new kind of episode this week! We’re adapting our Triple Dip formula to Western comics with Left to Right! We review Pretty Deadly, Ursula, and East of West for our inaugural episode! We also talk about House of Five Leaves, Tamon's B-Side, Shojo Fight, 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Reading manga, Darfox’s luxurious hair - 00:00:00 #mangamacbump- Libraries and Kerrygold Butter - 00:12:58 Listener Emails: Good parent characters - 00:18:19 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Darfox and dakazu watched Street Fighter in preparation for Street Fighter 6 - 00:29:31 dakazu finished House of Five Leaves and loved it - 00:35:37 Tamon’s B-Side is about an idol fan becoming the housekeeper of her stan who is completely different from his on-stage persona - 00:37:54 dakazu reread all of Shojo Fight and still thinks it’s fantastic - 00:44:06 News- K Manga launched its website with no changes from the app - 00:48:17 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Is Love The Answer?, We will review Uta Isaki’s coming of age story about a young woman discovering that she is aromantic asexual - 00:51:14 Main Segment Left to Right: Ursula/East of West/Pretty Deadly, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read three Western comics for discussion - 00:52:29, Including: Ursula by Erika Price & Lane Yates - 00:55:13 Discussing dakazu’s background in Western comics - 01:14:42 East of West by Johnathan Hickman & Nick Dragotta - 01:23:49 Pretty Deadly by Emma Rios & Kelly Sue DeConnick - 01:57:58 We pick our favorite of the three comics - 02:20:41 Next Week’s Topic: Is Love The Answer?, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 02:33:48

4 Kesä 20232h 35min

On this episode we return to read the next volumes of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Dai Dark, and Chainsaw Man for our next Twiple Dip! We also discuss the Prison School and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime and the live action dramas of The Full-Time Wife Escapist and What Did You Eat Yesterday!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Mono no horny, Metal Gear Solid Δ - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana shares a funny story about Airbnb and Berserk - 00:05:20 Darfox has been watching My Love Story!!, Prison School, KONOSUBA, Black Clover, and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure with a friend - 00:10:07 Darfox has been playing The Outlast Trials and MahjongSoul - 00:31:14 dakazu started watching the live action dramas of The Full-Time Wife Escapist and What Did You Eat Yesterday? with his wife - 00:36:27 Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru is about quality assurance debuggers trapped in a video game world - 00:40:35 *SPOILERS* dakazu is disappointed with Parasyte Reveri on K Manga in more ways than one - 00:49:20 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Left to Right, We will read three Western comics for discussion, Including: Pretty Deadly by Emma Rios & Kelly Sue DeConnick, East of West by Johnathan Hickman & Nick Dragotta, and Ursula by Erika Price & Lane Yates - 01:03:05 Main Segment Triple Dip: Chainsaw Man 14/Dai Dark 4/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 2, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We revisit three manga covered on the podcast and read the next volume for discussion - 01:05:06 Including: Chainsaw Man 14 by Tatsuki Fujimoto - 01:06:49 Dai Dark 4 by Q Hayashida - 01:35:55 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 2 by Hitoshi Ashinano - 01:54:58 We play Fuck/Marry/Kill with our manga - 02:18:47 Next Week’s Topic: Pretty Deadly/East of West/Ursula, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 02:21:36

28 Touko 20232h 23min

Get ready for tangents galore this week as we keep veering away from a Triple Dip on manga from the new VIZ Manga subscription service! While reviewing Orochi, House of Five Leaves, and Saturn Apartments we also go off on review scores, wrestling, Star Trek, long running fandoms, 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Root beer, Scheduling YouTube streams - 00:00:00 Listener Emails: Rating manga with review scores - 00:04:00 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, dakazu finished Gannibal - 00:27:47 dakazu stayed up too late rereading Reborn no Kishi - 00:34:15 Flame of Recca has some liberal swearing that reflects its age - 00:41:54 dakazu says K Manga does lots of good promotions for free chapters that let you check out Kodansha’s large library - 00:47:16 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Twiple Dip, We will revisit three manga covered on the podcast and read the next volume, Including: Dai Dark 4 by Q Hayashida, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 2 by Hitoshi Ashinano, and Chainsaw Man 14 by Tatsuki Fujimoto - 00:49:35 Main Segment Triple Dip: House of Five Leaves/Saturn Apartments/Orochi, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We read three manga from the new VIZ Manga subscription service for discussion and pick our favorite - 00:51:45 Including: House of Five Leaves by Natsume Ono - 00:54:38 Saturn Apartments by Hisae Iwaoka - 01:08:32 Orochi by Kazuo Umezz - 01:25:59 We pick our favorite out of the three manga - 02:02:16 Next Week’s Topic: Dai Dark 4/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 2/Chainsaw Man 14, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 02:04:27

21 Touko 20232h 6min

On this episode we delve deep into the late Satoshi Kon’s origins as we review his collection of early manga shorts with a One Shot on Dream Fossil! dakazu also breaks down the newly released K Manga app in comparison to the new VIZ Manga subscription service!!! 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 Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Faking illness for money, Songs playing in your head - 00:00:00 Listener Email: Our International Dub choices - 00:06:28 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Seamus thinks Usamaru Furuya made the superior No Longer Human adaptation - 00:14:00 Darfox and Seamus won’t stop comparing the Election movies to The Wire - 00:22:24 Morgana started playing Cozy Grove - 00:33:12 Blue Giant Explorer ended in the middle of Dai’s journey in the USA - 00:35:13 dakazu is slowly making his way through Parasyte Reversi - 00:39:03 News: Kodansha launched their USA-only manga service K Manga - 00:45:21 The VIZ Manga app started a new subscription service for Shogakukan manga simulpubs - 01:04:48 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different manga on the VIZ Manga app, including: Orochi by Kazuo Umezz, House of Five Leaves by Natsume Ono, and Saturn Apartments by Hisae Iwaoka - 01:12:11 Main Segment One Shot: Dream Fossil, Transition Song: “It’s Over” by Generation Lost, We review the collection of 15 manga works by the late anime auteur Satoshi Kon - 01:12:55 Next Week’s Topic: Orochi/House of Five Leaves/Saturn Apartments, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:37:21

14 Touko 20231h 39min