247 - Manga in Motion 38 - Mind Game

On this episode Morgana buys over $400 of BL, Darfox sees Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, and dakazu loves the diversity of representation in Akachan Honbucho! Then we hope to get more pull quotes on Glacier Bay Books by reviewing Children of Mu-Town and Ripples!!! Buy Children of Mu-Town and Ripples! 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: "Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO" by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Pull quotes 00:02:38 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana bought the Humble Manga Bundle: Yaoi by Media Do 00:07:52 - Rereading Chainsaw Man has Darfox concerned for the public perception of Denji's pervy character 00:14:30 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train is canon to the main storyline 00:26:06 - dakazu finally took Jocelyne Allen's advice and read Akachan Honbucho 00:31:12 - News: VIZ Media will collaborate with Marvel to release Deadpool: Samurai, Marvel Meow, and Secret Reverse 00:37:29 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Homunculus, We will be reviewing the live-action film adaptation of Hideo Yamamoto's manga directed by Takashi Shimizu 00:38:06 - Main Segment One Shot: Ripples/Children of Mu-Town, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review 2 independent titles available from Glacier Bay Books, Including: 00:39:29 - Ripples by Rei Hagiwara 00:50:00 - Children of Mu-Town by Masumura Jushichi 01:34:33 - Next Week's Topic: Homunculus, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

25 Huhti 20211h 36min

This week dakazu learns about the birth of the first weekly seinen manga magazine with Losers ~Nippon Hatsu no Seinen Mangashi no Tanjo~! He also decides to stop reading Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi Gurume de GO!! For our main topic, we check out Tokyo Revengers, Oishinbo, and Generation Witch for a new Triple Dip!!! 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: "Dang Dang Kininaru" by Yuma Nakamura from Oishinbo, Opening, Introductions 00:01:18 - Listener Emails: Question about Kengo Hanazawa's Under Ninja 00:06:18 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Losers ~Nippon Hatsu no Seinen Mangashi no Tanjo~ follows the careers of editor Bunjin Shimizu and manga artist Monkey Punch through the launch of Manga Action magazine in 1967 00:18:15 - dakazu learned new facts about manga lettering through YouTubers Muscle Grill 00:26:23 - dakazu decides to stop reading Nagata Kabi's Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi Gurume de GO! for now 00:34:50 - News: Anime adaptation announcement for My Dress-Up Darling 00:36:24 - New promotional video for Chainsaw Man anime at the upcoming MAPPA studios 10th anniversary event 00:38:23 - Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba begs readers to stop pirating on his blog 00:45:02 - Live-action Homunculus film will be available worldwide on Netflix on April 22, 2021 00:46:37 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Children of Mu-Town & Ripples, We'll be reviewing Masumura Jushichi's crime drama and Rei Hagiwara's dream-like work, both available from Glacier Bay Books 00:48:28 - Main Segment Triple Dip: Tokyo Revengers/Oishinbo/Generation Witch, Transition Song: "Cry Baby" by Official Hige Dandism from Tokyo Revengers, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 00:49:37 - Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui 01:08:12 - Oishinbo: à la Carte, Vol. 7: Izakaya - Pub Food by Tetsu Kariya & Akira Hanasaki 01:42:12 - Generation Witch by Uta Isaki 01:56:41 - We picks our favorite out of the three manga 01:58:54 - Next Week's Topic: Children of Mu-Town/Ripples, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

18 Huhti 20212h

On this episode Morgana checks out Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises, Darfox started watching the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, and dakazu learns a new minor-sport with Shakunetsu Kabaddi! Then we dive into Sakuran, another gorgeous book by Moyoco Anno about the life of an Edo era courtesan!!! 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: "Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.)" by the Ringo Sheena from Sakuran, Opening, Introductions, Morgana's thoughts on our spoiler-talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League 00:04:35 - Listener Emails: Our preference for manga volume cover designs 00:16:18 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana enjoyed Kageki Shojo! The Curtain Rises and is looking forward to reading more 00:23:25 - Darfox needs to watch all of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba before seeing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 00:40:00 - Shakunetsu Kabaddi is a solid sports manga but resorts to bad cliches 00:46:09 - dakazu notices that Beast Complex 2 won't be able to release in English until BEASTARS is completed 00:47:29 - News: Nagata Kabi will be a featured guest at the 2021 online Toronto Comics Arts Festival 00:50:16 - Anime adaptation announcements for Dance Dance Danseur and Peleliu - Rakuen no Guernica 00:51:58 - The World Ends with You anime opening song by the band ALI changed after their drummer arrested for bank refund scams 00:55:23 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, we will read the beginning of three different manga to see if we'd keep reading and also pick our favorite, including: Generation Witch by Uta Isaki, Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui, and Oishinbo: Izakaya--Pub Food, Vol. 7: A la Carte by Tetsu Kariya & Akira Hanasaki 00:58:24 - Main Segment One Shot: Sakuran, Transition Song: "Kono Yo no Kagiri" by Ringo Sheena & Junpei Shiina from Sakuran, we review Moyoco Anno's single volume story about the life of Yoshiwara courtesan Tomeki 01:47:42 - Next Week's Topic: Generation Witch/Tokyo Revengers/Oishinbo: Izakaya--Pub Food, Vol. 7: A la Carte, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

11 Huhti 20211h 49min

This week Morgana talks about Harley Quinn variant covers, Darfox chomps into the sadness burrito of Violet Evergarden the Movie, and dakazu thinks Bokurano: Ours is effective at being awful. We also can't stop talking about how much we loved ON-GAKU: Our Sound! And tune in afterwards for a bonus spoiler discussion on Zack Snyder's Justice League(The real Seamus Cut)!!! 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: "Peter Ivers" by the dresscodes from ON-GAKU: Our Sound, Opening, Introductions, Bonus spoiler-talk on Zack Snyder's Justice League 00:02:24 - Listener Emails: Rereading Yu Yu Hakusho to compare translations 00:07:28 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Morgana loves her Yoshitaka Amano variant cover of Harley Quinn Vol 4 #1 00:18:59 - Darfox describes Violet Evergarden the Movie as a sadness burrito 00:28:14 - *SPOILERS* dakazu thought the overly cruel dramatics of Bokurano: Ours was a product of its times 00:38:46 - Yorishiro Toranku is about a world where killing the murderer revives the victim 00:50:29 - News: Announcements for a Black Clover and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 anime movies 00:55:11 - xxxHOLiC getting a stage adaptation for Fall 2021 00:56:44 - Editor of Attack on Titan threatening legal actions against illegal uploads and leaks for the upcoming final chapter 01:03:12 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Sakuran, We'll be reviewing Moyoco Anno's story about the spunky oiran Kiyoha 01:05:05 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: ON-GAKU: Our Sound, Transition Song: "Kimi no Yokogao" by Kobijutsu from ON-GAKU: Our Sound, we review the 2020 anime film based on Hiroyuki Ohashi debut manga that took director Kenji Iwaisawa 7 years to make 01:33:01 - Next Week's Topic: Sakuran, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster 01:34:32 - Bonus spoiler-talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League

5 Huhti 20212h 55min

We were asked by 1 listener to release this very special "Seamus Cut" of Manga Machinations. Enjoy! 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

1 Huhti 20216min

On this episode we discuss localization and dakazu reads about Ichiro Inoue living out of his car in #Rikon shite Shachuuhaku ni narimashita! Then we dive into a new Triple Dip where Seamus has picked all three titles! Enjoy this special Seamus selections on Sunny, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, and 7 Billion Needles!!! 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: "Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO" by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions, Changes to our emails 00:03:14 - Listener Email: Our dream team for localization 00:09:20 - Our localization pet peeves 00:27:56 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", dakazu is happy that Ichiro Inoue got to release his twitter manga #Rikon shite Shachuuhaku ni narimashita 00:34:20 - Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken - Yuusha Avan to Gokuen no Maou is a prequel to one of dakazu's favorite childhood manga 00:41:13 - Increasingly melodramatic story arcs have pushed Seamus into dropping Shojo Fight! 00:46:07 - dakazu enjoyed Paru Itagaki's second serialization of Beast Complex 00:47:32 - News: Graduation projects from JUMP Manga School are being released on Jump+ 00:54:42 - Denpa Books licenses Moto Hagio's THEY WERE ELEVEN 00:56:32 - New licenses from Kodansha Manga include Bomba!, When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, and Ciguatera 01:01:46 - Live action Yu Yu Hakusho show will be available simultaneously worldwide 01:03:09 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on On-Gaku: Our Sound, We will be reviewing the award winning anime film by Kenji Iwaisawa based on Hiroyuki Ohashi debut manga 01:05:39 - Main Segment Triple Dip: 7 Billion Needles/The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service/Sunny, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, we read the beginning of each Seamus selected manga for discussion and see if we'd continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three, including: 01:07:29 - 7 Billion Needles by Nobuaki Tadano 01:24:26 - The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki 01:38:52 - Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto 01:58:58 - We picks our favorite of the three manga 02:01:45 - Next Week's Topic: On-Gaku: Our Sound, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

28 Maalis 20212h 3min

This week is all about Paru Itagaki as start with an extensive spoiler discussion on BEASTARS volume 11! Then we examine her debut manga Beast Complex, a collection of different stories that take place within BEASTARS' complex animal society!!! 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: "Kaibutsu" by YOASOBI from BEASTARS, Opening, Introductions, Zack Snyder's use of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah 00:03:16 - Listener Emails: Pomadours in Hajime no Ippo, Origins of our podcast name 00:08:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", *SPOILERS* We discuss the conclusion of Legoshi's showdown with Tem's killer in BEASTARS volume 11 00:39:45 - dakazu read the newest volumes of 10 Dance and Requiem of the Rose King 00:41:41 - News: Other winners of the 2021 Japan Media Arts Festival include My Broken Mariko for Newcomer Award and Golden Kamuy for Social Impact Award 00:43:28 - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End wins 14th Manga Taisho Awards 00:45:24 - Aka Akasaka to serialize 3rd series in Young Jump 00:46:38 - BEASTARS collaboration with #1 cosplayer Enako leads to release of gravure cosplay photobook Wild Kick 00:47:41 - Voice actor Masahiro Anzai passes away at age 66 00:48:25 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip Seamus Selections, where we read the beginning of three different manga picked by Seamus, including: 7 Billion Needles by Nobuaki Tadano, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki, and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto 00:50:19 - Main Segment One Shot: Beast Complex 1, Transition Song: "Yasashii Suisei" by YOASOBI from BEASTARS, We review Paru Itagaki's debut anthology about anthropomorphized animals living together in a complex society 01:35:29 - Next Week's Topic: 7 Billion Needles/The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service/Sunny, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

21 Maalis 20211h 37min

On this episode we answer lots of emails and dakazu reads about the devastation on the Sanriku Railway during the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in Santetsu! Then we review Isaki Uta's Mine-kun is Asexual, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Leaper! All three doujinshi are available from Irodori Comics! Buy Leaper, Mermaid in the Bottle, and Mine-kun is Asexual! 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: "Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO" by ALI from Jujutsu Kaisen, Opening, Introductions 00:01:22 - Listener Emails: A manga artist quiz 00:10:49 - Our fanservice favorites 00:35:54 - Preference for older hand-drawn animation 00:53:42 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Santetsu - Nippon Tetsudou Ryokou Chizuchou Sanriku Tetsudou Daishinsai no Kiroku is about the Sanriku Railway recovering from the horrible tragedy of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami 01:04:56 - News: Kickstarter for a feature length anime of The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún has been met 01:08:01 - March comes in like a Lion wins Grand Prize for manga at the 2021 Japan Media Arts Festival 01:10:34 - Vertical Comics folded into Kodansha Books and Kodansha Comics 01:15:25 - Denpa Books licenses Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Beltorchika's Children 01:22:23 - Hobonichi Techo recruiting manga artist to participate in Pollyanna 2 01:23:31 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot on Beast Complex, We'll be reviewing Paru Itagaki's debut anthology about anthropomorphized animals living together in a complex society 01:24:24 - Main Segment One Shot: Mine-kun is Asexual/Mermaid in the Bottle/Leaper, Transition Song: "White-Collar Elegy" by Akio Ootsuka from Africa Salaryman, We review 3 doujinshi by Isaki Uta that are available from Irodori Comics, including: 01:27:25 - *SPOILERS* Mine-kun is Asexual 01:38:03 - *SPOILERS* Mermaid in the Bottle 01:49:42 - *SPOILERS* Leaper 02:12:37 - We share our final thoughts and pick our favorite doujinshi 02:17:15 - Next Week's Topic: Beast Complex, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

14 Maalis 20212h 18min