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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays! Our final podcast of 2017 will be our year end review where we cover our favorite manga and anime from the past year! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Back Alley Space Boy" by The Cobra Twisters from Daiguard, Opening, Introductions, Holiday greetings 00:03:45 - Listener Emails: discussing the difference between common tropes and copying ideas with two similar manga 00:09:51 - Nick Simmons blatantly copying Bleach, Marvel's new Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski moonlighting as an Asian writer 00:16:27 -Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox and dakazu check out a new manga Blue Phobia 00:19:45 - News: The Promised Neverland places first in This Manga is Amazing! 2018 list and BEASTARS places second, Seamus reads the first volume of The Promised Neverland 00:24:42 - Seamus finally finds a BL manga he likes with I hear the Sunspot 00:30:52 - dakazu rants about the heavy handed themes of Shin Jidoyogo Shisetsu no Kodomotachi and whether they're exploitative or not 00:39:30 - Fire Punch is ending while Helck, Tokkou no Shima, and Mob Psycho 100 have ended 00:43:33 - New Chapter Check In: Chi no Wadachi 00:47:43 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: darfox on Shonen, dakazu will be presenting manga from Weekly Shonen Sunday and Weekly Shonen Magazine to darfox and he'll give his reactions 00:48:46 - Main Segment 2017 Year End Review, Transition Song: "Free Bird" by New Cinema Tokage from Project ARMS, discussing the types of episodes we did this year, listener twitter suggestion PTSD Radio 00:52:35 - manga discussion and our Top 3 of 2017 01:17:35 - anime discussion and dakazu's Top 3 of 2017 01:43:15 - 2018 goals, Thank yous, House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Next Week's Topic: darfox on Shonen, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

25 Joulu 20171h 47min

This week we review a horror manga suggested to us by a listener called Ibitsu. We also have a discussion about what makes manga masterpieces and the increase of manga franchises filled with sequels and spin-offs. Please enjoy! Here is a link to the horror web manhwa darfox mentioned. Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Back Alley Space Boy" by The Cobra Twisters from Daiguard, Opening, Introductions 00:01:32 - Listener Emails: answering if we get manga "burnout" or "genre fatigue" 00:11:10 - Debating what makes a manga a masterpiece 00:21:07 - Discussing misconceptions of Osamu Tezuka's influence of manga 00:23:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu talks about the endings of Hyouge Mono, RINNE, and the final volume of Baby Steps 00:30:15 - Seamus is reading volumes of The Ancient Magus' Bride and Frau Faust in tandem and comparing them 00:33:47 - News: BEASTARS and Chi no Wadachi tying for 3rd place in Freestyle magazine's 2017 Read this Manga! list, discussion about manga industry relying on sequels of popular series like The Poe Clan for sales 00:41:40 - New Captain Tsubasa anime in 2018, Transition Song: "Los Super Championes", darfox's love of Spanish anime openings 00:43:39 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: 2017 Year End Review, we'll each be presenting a Top 3 list for anime & manga and discussing everything from 2017 00:44:59 - Main Segment One Shot: Transition Song: "Free Bird" by New Cinema Tokage from Project ARMS, single episode retrospective on Ibitsu by Ryou Haruto and suggested by listener Chris, we praise the art design but debate the effectiveness of spreading the story out over 2 volumes 01:00:58 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Next Week's Topic: Golgo 13, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

18 Joulu 20171h 2min

On this episode we'll be reviewing In This Corner of the World, another anime hit from 2016, to find out if it can pull at darfox's heartstrings! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Dandelion" by Kotoringo from In This Corner of the World, Opening, Introductions, Listener Emails: we reveal our next retrospective Princess Jellyfish 00:05:04 - responding to Jeff Ruberg(@jeffinitlyjeff) from VIZMedia and Podigious podcast on twitter, official translated manga and our podcast philosophy, Seven Seas Entertainment's December survey 00:19:25 - News: Ashita no Joe 50th anniversary project anime Megalo Box, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness on NPR's Best Books of 2017 list 00:25:09 - Upcoming live action adaptation of My Brother's Husband and Video Girl Ai 00:29:02 - Official trailer for Alita: Battle Angel and discussing the choice to enlarge Alita's eyes 00:42:13 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: "I Can't Bear How Sad It Is" by Kotoringo from In This Corner of the World, we give our impressions on the lovely art style, quick vignettes, and surprisingly light tone of In This Corner of the World 01:12:33 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot single episode retrospective of Ibitsu by Haruto Ryo suggested by listener Chris 01:13:05 - New Chapter Check In: BEASTARS, Chi no Wadachi 01:23:46 - Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

11 Joulu 20171h 25min

This week we'll be looking at the longest running manga ever, Golgo 13! Does it stand the test of time? Listen to hear our thoughts! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Back Alley Space Boy" by The Cobra Twisters from Daiguard, Opening, Introductions, Listener Emails: suggesting Ghibli-esque Kazan by Gaku Miyao 00:05:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Paru Itagaki's Beast Complex sends darfox and dakazu even deeper into the world of anthropomorphic animals 00:11:45 - dakazu finds an amazing payoff 60 chapters into the popular Helck 00:17:57 - Aji Ichi Monme Tabete Kaku! mixes interviewing famous manga artists and the meals they ate while working 00:21:44 - News: New trailer for Junji Ito Collection reveals the inclusion of Tomoe 00:23:11 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion where we will watch and review In This Corner of the World 00:24:57 - Main Segment Saikyo Selections: Transition Song: "Take the Wave" by Naifu from Golgo 13, we discuss the chapters Operation Big Safe, Sleepers in the Cage, Who!?, and Famine in the Republic, along with the Manben, manga artist documentary, episode on Takao Saito. 01:04:18 - New Chapter Check In: Chi no Wadachi, BEASTARS 01:18:21 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Next Week's Topic: In This Corner of the World, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

4 Joulu 20171h 18min

Quick heads for this week's episode. We have a serious discussion about the ramifications of selling lolita hentai in Japan. It's time stamped in the description so you can skip over it if the subject matter offends you. This week we check out Coppelion, Shigurui, and Mardock Scramble for Triple Dip! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Back Alley Space Boy" by The Cobra Twisters from Daiguard, Opening, Introductions 00:01:44 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus is reading the listener suggested In-Spectre, 00:04:26 - Tengoku Nyobo, Hiroyuki Sugahara's documentary manga about the death of his wife, hits dakazu hard 00:08:30 - darfox is fed up with all the padding and filler in the Black Clover anime 00:16:20 - News: New trailer for Masaaki Yuasa's Devilman Crybaby on Netflix 00:18:32 - Ruroni Kenshin manga artist Nobuhiro Watsuki charged with possessing child pornography, the sale of lolita hentai in Japan 00:32:12 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Saikyo Selections on Golgo 13. We'll be reading a few manga arcs from the famous series 00:35:05 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Mardock Scramble by Yoshitoki Oima, Shigurui by Takayuki Yamaguchi, and Coppelion by Tomonori Inoue, Transition Song: "ANGEL" by angela from Coppelion, Volume 1 for each manga is discussed and then we pick our favorite 01:16:38 - House Keeping, Social Media Rundown, Next Week's Topic: Golgo 13, Sign Off, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

27 Marras 20171h 18min

Seamus is out sick this week but it isn't stopping us from doing a One Shot retrospective on A Distant Neighborhood! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 – Intro Song: "Back Alley Space Boy" by The Cobra Twisters from Daiguard, Opening, Introductions, Social Media Rundown, Listener Emails: Seven Seas Entertainment licensing My Solo Exchange Diary, best of the year podcast, our goals for 2018 00:14:48 – News: death of voice actress Hiromi Tsuru 00:16:09 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", darfox catches up on Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond, we discuss the bullying arc of March Comes in like a Lion 00:22:10 – dakazu explains the significance of the Iyami character in Naoki Urasawa's new series Mujirushi 00:28:54 – dakazu is getting frustrated with the main character of Land of the Lustrous, dakazu loves how Akiko Higashimura splits the page layout between serious history and comedy in Yukibana no Hana 00:34:44 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga including: Mardock Scramble by Yoshitoki Oima, Shigurui by Takayuki Yamaguchi, and Coppelion by Tomonori Inoue 00:39:13 – Main Segment One Shot: Transition Song: "Free Bird" by New Cinema Tokage from Project ARMS, single episode retrospective on A Distant Neighborhood by Jiro Taniguchi, we examine the story and discuss the simple art style Taniguichi uses 00:53:53 – Next Week's Topic: Triple Dip on Mardock Scramble, Shigurui, and Coppelion, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: wish men by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

20 Marras 201755min

This week we'll be examining seinen manga artist Tsutomu Takahashi. What will first time readers, darfox and Seamus, think of this slightly unknown manga artist!? Tune in to find out! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Back Alley Space Boy" by The Cobra Twisters from Daiguard, Opening, Introductions, News: New Patlabor anime, marriage scandal of Oh My Goddess mangaka Fujishima Kosuke 00:07:29 - Listener Emails: we discuss manga 'not turning out what you expected' from it's beginning 00:13:48 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus enjoys more The Ancient Magus' Bride and Fran Faust 00:17:40 - darfox is interested in Kaguya-sama: Love is War 00:22:22 - dakazu loves Nayuka Mine's behind the scene extras in Arasa-chan and can't explain why he likes Juni Taisen: Zodiac War 00:32:04 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot single episode retrospective on Taniguchi Jiro's A Distant Neighborhood 00:36:11 - Main Segment Creator Cross Section: Transition Song: "Free Bird" by New Cinema Tokage from Project ARMS, we examine Tsutomu Takahashi's background, unique drawing techniques, and manga throughout his career: including Jiraishin, Alive, Tetsuwan Girl, Sky High, and Hito Hitori Futari, we discuss his common theme of afterlife and his beautiful ink brush art style 01:13:32 - Next Week's Topic: One Shot of A Distant Neighborhood, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

13 Marras 20171h 14min

Darfox is back and we're ready to review the anime movie adaptation of A Silent Voice for our main segment Manga in Motion! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "My Generation" by The Who, Opening, The business of Doujinshi, Social Media Rundown, Introductions 00:09:00 - Listener Emails: Underground manga, Triple Dip recommendations, Lady Snowblood 00:17:45 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Seamus reads volume 2 of Shojo Fight, Anime of Ancient Magus' Bride 00:23:27 - Prison School cracks darfox up 00:27:39 - The abrupt ending of Baby Steps confuses dakazu 00:32:04 - News: live action adaptation of Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou, Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Creator Cross Section where we examine Takahashi Tsutomu's manga throughout his career: including Alive, Jiraishin, Hito Hitori Futari, Sky High, and Tetsuwan Girl 00:36:11 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Transition Song: "Koi wo Shita no wa" by aiko from A Silent Voice, we give our impressions and compare it to the manga 01:11:13 - New Chapter Check In: BEASTARS, Chi no Wadachi 01:22:49 - House Keeping, Next Week's Topic: Creator Cross Section of Takahashi Tsutomu, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

6 Marras 20171h 24min