230 - Manga in Motion 35 - Alita: Battle Angel

Halloween comes early with Night 5 of October Extravaganza! For our final night we examine the newest Junji Ito release, Sensor! Morgana is reading I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss and dakazu discusses his thoughts on Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw: reflesh!!! 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 Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, Halloween, Movie theaters 00:02:55 - Listener Mail: Reading the manga because of the anime 00:09:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, Morgana's very first light novel is I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss 00:10:57 - Unfortunately Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw: reflesh was not the series ending dakazu was hoping for 00:25:15 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Cats of the Louvre, We'll be reviewing Taiyo Matsumoto's Eisner award winning book about magical cats reside in the attic of the Louvre museum 00:27:42 - Main Segment One Shot: Sensor, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, We review Junji Ito's latest book about terrifying events involving cosmic horror that occur around Mount Sengoku 00:59:50 - Next Week's Topic: Cats of the Louvre, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

30 Loka 20211h 1min

Night 4 of October Extravaganza brings us to another Triple Dip! We're checking out Mermaid Saga, PTSD Radio, and The Silver Demon! dakazu also read Siren Rebirth, a reboot of a manga adaptation of the horror video game series Siren!!! 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 Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, Seamus and Fireworks 00:04:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, We recall the Hitler clone manga Neun 00:06:56 - dakazu thought Siren Rebirth failed to live up to the unsettling scares from the Siren video games 00:15:30 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Sensor, We'll be reviewing the latest Junji Ito's book about terrifying events occurring around Mount Sengoku 00:19:06 - Main Segment Triple Dip: PTSD Radio/The Silver Demon/Mermaid Saga, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, We read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:20:12 - PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama 00:39:58 - The Silver Demon by Hiromi Saki 00:56:27 - Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi 01:12:17 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series 01:16:08 - Next Week's Topic: Sensor, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

24 Loka 20211h 17min

October Extravaganza continues with Night 3 as we do a One Shot on Taiyo Matsumoto's Gogo Monster! dakazu also read the end of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, watched Ranking of Kings, talks about Kamen Rider with Tojima Tanzaburo wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, and rants about Spotted Flower and Shimoku Kio!!! 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 Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, Halloween, Ko-fi shout outs 00:07:43 - Listener Mail: Nobuyuki Fukumoto's manga on Manga Planet 00:14:22 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, The Ranking of Kings anime is fantastic, dakazu read the end of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku 00:18:17 - Tojima Tanzaburo wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai is about Kamen Rider fanatics who get to live out their dreams when criminals claiming to be Shocker appear in Japan 00:22:08 - *SPOILERS* Darfox is reminded of Samurai Flamenco's show changing twist 00:25:57 - Spotted Flower is an unofficial sequel to Shimoku Kio's Genshiken and dakazu hates it 00:43:10 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the first volume of three different horror manga, including: Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi, The Silver Demon by Saki Hiromi, and PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama 00:44:23 - Main Segment One Shot: Gogo Monster, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, We review Taiyo Matsumoto's story about a boy who can see another world filled with supernatural beings 01:25:21 - Next Week's Topic: Mermaid Saga, The Silver Demon, PTSD Radio, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

17 Loka 20211h 27min

Night 2 of October Extravaganza has us looking at Satoshi Kon's directorial debut with the psychological thriller Perfect Blue! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume 14 and dakazu talks about the ending of Kunihachibu and Shintaro Kago's Choudouryoku Mouko Daishuurai!!! 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 Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, Modern Muppets vs. Classic Muppets 00:03:33 - Listener Mail: The French and European manga scene 00:18:02 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, Darfox keeps the banger jokes coming with Chainsaw Man volume 7 00:19:46 - *SPOILERS* We discuss the events in BEASTARS volume 14 00:37:05 - Morgana read Captivated, by You and Uncle From Another World so she could listen to the recent Yen Press episodes 00:38:49 - The end and reveals of Kunihachibu still didn't make any sense 00:48:45 - Choudouryoku Mouko Daishuurai takes Shitaro Kago's erotic grotesque art and applies it to an alternate history where giant hands were used as horses 00:57:40 - News: Chainsaw Man wins the 2021 Harvey Award for Best Manga 00:59:35 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Gogo Monster, We'll be reviewing Taiyo Matsumoto's story about a boy who can see another world filled with supernatural beings 01:00:31 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Perfect Blue, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, We review Satoshi Kon's 1997 psychological thriller about an idol turned actress who starts to lose her grip on reality 02:01:53 - Next Week's Topic: Gogo Monster, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

10 Loka 20212h 3min

It's time for another month of horror themed episodes for this year's October Extravaganza! We're kicking off Night One of the festivities with a Triple Dip on Dai Dark, Cat Eyed Boy, and Otherside Picnic! Also, dakazu reads another version of Kasane along with Taeko Uzuki's newest book that was eighteen years in the making!!! 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 Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "The One Eyed Captain" by Ian Post, Opening, Introductions, New October Extravaganza promo video 00:02:42 - Listener Mail: Our manga recommendations for Muppets 00:08:36 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Can't Look Down" by Ty Simon, Darfox has gotten to the good stuff with Chainsaw Man volume 6 00:15:42 - Kasane is manga adaptation of the rakugo ghost story Shinkei Kasane-ga-fuchi drawn by Gou Tanabe 00:23:41 - *CONTENT WARNING*(Self Harm, Suicide) dakazu read Taeko Uzuki's newest manga Utsukushiki Hitobito no Uta: Jitsuroku - Heisa Byoutou which covered her experiences inside psychiatric hospitals 00:38:08 - News: Golgo 13 creator and pioneer of the Gekiga movement Takao Saito passes away from pancreatic cancer at age 84 00:39:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Perfect Blue, We'll be reviewing Satoshi Kon's psychological thriller about an idol turned actress who starts to lose her grip on reality 00:41:51 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Otherside Picnic/Dai Dark/Cat Eyed Boy, Transition Song: "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R" by Ian Post, We read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 00:42:51 - Otherside Picnic by Iori Miyazawa & Eita Mizuno & Shirakaba 01:11:02 - Dai Dark by Q Hayashida 01:36:41 - Cat Eyed Boy by Kazuo Umezu 02:08:57 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series 02:10:11 - Next Week's Topic: Perfect Blue, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Ghost Waltz" by Ziv Moran

3 Loka 20212h 11min

Ryan aka RUSH is back to fill in for Morgana and Seamus! He's been reading Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Claymore, BEASTARS, BLAME!, World Trigger, and more to impress Darfox-sempai! Afterwards, Ryan helps us check out Uncle From Another World, Mieruko-chan, and Eniale & Dewiela for a Yen Press Triple Dip!!! Save 20% off Manscaped products by using our discount code: MANGAMAC 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 Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:01:59 - Listener Mail: *SPOILERS* What shonen manga has a good female cast? 00:23:20 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, Ryan thought Mashle: Magic and Muscles was hilarious 00:31:51 - *SPOILERS* Ryan feels great shame for giving up on Claymore midway through 00:37:41 - *SPOILERS* Ryan catches up on BEASTARS and is amazed at everything that happens 00:50:16 - *SPOILERS* Darfox and dakazu try to explain the appeal of BLAME! to Ryan 01:04:39 - Ryan started reading World Trigger and likes it 01:10:17 - Ryan is looking forward to reading more Dandadan 01:11:42 - Magu-chan: God of Destruction is funny but Ryan might just wait to watch the upcoming anime 01:13:44 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different horror manga, including: Dai Dark by Q Hayashida, Cat Eyed Boy by Kazuo Umezu, and Otherside Picnic by Iori Miyazawa & Eita Mizuno & Shirakaba 01:15:15 - MANSCAPED ad break 01:17:18 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Eniale & Dewiela/Mieruko-chan/Uncle From Another World, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, We read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, Including: 01:18:28 - Eniale & Dewiela by Kamome Shirahama 01:34:26 - Mieruko-chan by Tomoki Izumi 01:49:22 - Uncle from Another World by Hotondoshindeiru 02:06:30 - We wrap up our discussion and pick our favorite series 02:09:29 - Next Week's Topic:Dai Dark/Cat Eyed Boy/Otherside Picnic, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

26 Syys 20212h 11min

Morgana is out on vacation but she left the guys a reading list for some Yen Press books! We're checking out Yama Wayama's pleasant collection of high school slice-of-life stories, Captivated, by You! Also, Seamus spoils Land of the Lustrous volume 11 and dakazu talks about humans turned into plants with Fool Night!!! Save 20% off Manscaped products by using our discount code: MANGAMAC 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 Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:01:17 - Listener Mail: Good manga with bad endings 00:16:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: "Funkymania" by The Original Orchestra, *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu discuss all the literal changes to Phosphorite in Land of the Lustrous volume 11 00:34:17 - Fool Night follows a man crushed by poverty in a world without sunlight where humans are implanted with seeds to grow plants 00:40:04 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, We will read the beginning of three different Yen Press manga to pick our favorite, Including: Mieruko-chan by Tomoki Izumi, Eniale & Dewiela by Kamome Shirahama, and Uncle from Another World by Hotondoshindeiru 00:41:36 - MANSCAPED ad break 00:43:39 - Main Segment One Shot: Captivated, by You, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, we review Yama Wayama's collection of slice-of-life stories revolving around the eccentric Hayashi and the gloomy Nikaido 01:07:15 - Next Week's Topic: Mieruko-chan/Eniale & Dewiela/Uncle from Another World, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

19 Syys 20211h 9min

It's time to celebrate 7 years of Manga Machinations with a super special guest! Manga artist Mieri Hiranishi joins us for a special interview about making manga while working on a full time job! She answers our questions about her viral hit The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend, her YouTube videos, and more, all while only speaking Japanese!!! Support Mieri Hiranishi on Patreon! Buy her merch! Read her manga! Watch her YouTube! Save 20% off Manscaped products by using our discount code: MANGAMAC 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 Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "Are You Ready For Me Baby" by Funky Giraffe, Opening, Introductions 00:01:39 - Guest Interview: Mieri explains her origins of manga/anime fandom and drawing manga 00:19:29 - Mieri recalls her first experiences being turned down by Japanese publishers and when her manga went viral online 00:26:58 - Mieri discusses her thoughts on making autobiographical work and being supported directly by her fans through Patreon 00:44:46 - Mieri talks about her process making her YouTube videos and her future goals for her manga career 00:52:51 - Mieri reveals her love of singing and shares her favorite video games 00:58:09 - MANSCAPED ad break 01:00:12 - Main Segment Guest Gaiden: The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend, Transition Song: "It's Over" by Generation Lost, we discuss Mieri Hiranishi's autobiographical comedy about being an androgynist girl who loves other androgynist girls that don't love her back 01:30:27 - Wrapping up with our final thoughts 01:35:53 - Next Week's Topic: Captivated, by You, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "Crazy for Your Love" by Orkas

12 Syys 20211h 38min